Israeli Civil Aviation Authority among world's top 20 agencies

The International Civil Aviation Organization has named the Israeli Civil Aviation Authority among the world's top 20 best aviation authorities.

Four ICAO officials arrived in Israel last week to review the Israeli authority's aviation safety protocols and procedures, and gauged its compliance at 90 percent. South Korea, whose civil aviation authority is considered the best in the world, received 100%.

The score represented a considerable improvement from Israel's 2007 review, in which it scored 60% compliance, 1% lower than the global average, and was ranked 105 out of 190 nations inspected. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration downgraded Israel's status to Category 2 in 2008.

The authority applied for another ICAO review in 2013, after the FAA reinstated Israel's Category 1 status for aviation safety.

Israel's ICAO score is still pending the approval of the Canada-based organization's headquarters. The ICAO is expected to ratify the findings within a few weeks.

The review "placed Israel among the top-tier countries when it comes to aviation safety," a statement by the Transportation and Road Safety Ministry said.

Transportation and Road Safety Minister Yisrael Katz said the review proved that "Israel has been able to erase the poor safety perception that has plagued our civil aviation industry for years. One can safely say that we are now at the cutting edge of global aviation."

Civil Aviation Authority Director Giora Romm said, "The International Civil Aviation Organization's recognition that the CAA is one of the top 20 civil aviation authorities worldwide with respect to aviation safety completes five years of hard work meant to rectify serious safety failures which were detected in 2007 and 2008 by the Lapidot report, the FAA and the ICAO."

Romm thanked Katz for "the faith, support and encouragement the CAA has been given through the years."

　

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