The Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr. Harold Demuren has been elected the Chairman, of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Africa-Indian Ocean Regional Aviation Safety Group (RASG – AFI/1).
He was elected at the first meeting of the Regional Aviation Safety Group which is on-going in Kampala, Uganda. The meeting is to entrench safety initiatives that will improve safety in the region.
In attendance at the meeting are representatives of all the Civil Aviation Authorities in Africa and the Indian Ocean.
Other attendees are representatives of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), Boeing Company, International Air Transport Association [IATA], International Federation of Airline Pilots’ Associations [IFALPA], The Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa known as Agence pour la Securitie de la Navigation Aerienne en Afrique[ASECNA] and several donor nations among others.
The office of the Chairman has a subsisting tenure of two years.