USTDA Helps Strengthen Civil Aviation Safety in Eastern Indonesia
June 2, 2016
(USTDA)
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Today, the U.S. Trade and
Development Agency awarded a grant to
Indonesia’s Directorate General of Civil
Aviation (DGCA) for the development of aviation
safety systems in the country’s eastern region.
The project will develop a concept of
operations, capital investment plan and
implementation timeline to help improve flight
safety and air navigation practices in Papua
and Maluku.
“As a large, populous and mobile archipelago,
air transport is crucial for Indonesia’s
economy and its citizens, both in terms of
passenger and cargo traffic,” said Ambassador
Robert Blake, the U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia,
who witnessed the signing of the grant along
with Indonesia’s Transportation Minister
Ignasius Jonan at a U.S.-Indonesia Aviation
Working Group meeting. “This grant supports
the Government of Indonesia’s efforts to
improve air safety and to promote economic
development, particularly in Papua and
Maluku.”
The technical assistance will help the DGCA, a
component of Indonesia’s Ministry of
Transportation, in updating air navigation
capabilities and improving the safety and
operations of commercial and general aviation
in the eastern region of the country. Over the
long term, the project is designed to help
increase the efficiency of the civil aviation
sector and improve airspace management.
The opportunity to conduct this USTDA-sponsored
technical assistance will be competed through
Federal Business Opportunities (FBO). A link
to the FBO announcement will be posted to
USTDA’s website at www.ustda.gov.
Interested U.S. firms should submit proposals
according to the instructions in the FBO
announcement.
The project supports the U.S.-Indonesia
Aviation Working Group’s efforts to share best
practices and to identify innovative solutions
that support Indonesia’s aviation sector
growth.
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