ࡱ> }|#` R.bjbjmmP%q.......Bjjj8 B~8<<<~~~~~~~$Ӏh;^4~!.<@<<4~..U~ <..~ <~ ~q8..y &lj$uX~k~0~|ulyyN.6}<< <<<<<4~4~L ^<<<~<<<<BBBBBBBBB...... The UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) reported significantsafety concerns with Thailands air safety practices last week. The negativereport may prevent some flights from coming out of the kingdom and forcedThailands government to deal quickly with the results on Monday. Responding to the ICAOs negative review, Japan and South Korea decidedto block new charter and scheduled flights from Thailand. This meansexisting flights can still land in Japan and Korea. However, they cannotchange their equipment or schedules. Thailand is concern that other countries, including the United States, will takesimilar action. That action might come if the ICAO changes the rating of airsafety in Thailand from Category 1 to Category 2. The ICAOs Category 1rating means the country does obey ICAO standards. A Category 2 ratingmeans the country does not follow ICAO standards for airline safety. A U.S. government source - speaking off the record said the ICAO reportwould probably cause the Federal Aviation Administration to review Thailand'sflight safety practices. He said the ICAO review results were a seriouswarning signal for the FAA. Thailands government quickly met to review the report Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha met on Monday with CivilAviation department Director-General Somchai Piputvat and officials of theThai transport ministry to discuss the report. The prime minister was the army chief when he overthrew Thailand'sgovernment in a military coup last May. He said he discussed the Japaneseand South Korean bans on new flights with the leaders of both countries. Theprime minister said they promised to further consider the problem. Prime Minister Prayuth also said he would use powersunder Section 44 of the interim constitution to fix theproblems of Thailand's airlines. Section 44 allows theleader of the junta to issue any orders he thinks areneeded without asking a judge or lawmakers forsupport. This is a national issue. The transport ministry willquickly solve the problem" because "dominos arestarting to fall," transport Minister Prajin Juntong toldreporters after the meeting. Officials blame previous governments Thailand's officials are blaming previous administrations for not payingattention to the problem. "The ICAO has warned us since 2005 about ouraviation management and asked us to improve our systems," Prajin said. On March 2, the civil aviation department gave the ICAO its plan for improvingsafety. It was reported that the ICAO rejected the plan because it proposed atwo-year period to fix problems. The ICAO's regional office in Bangkok said it could not comment on thereport. It has not yet been made public. The office referred all questions to itsheadquarters in Montreal, Canada. Some media reports Monday said that in the review by ICAO, Thailandpassed only 21 out of 100 areas. This mean Thailands overall score waslower than any other ASEAN nation. Critics have said there are many reasons for the problems in Thailand's civilaviation sector. Among these are frequent changes of government andcorruption. ICAO concerns Industry sources said the most serious concerns involve weaknesses insafety regulations for low-cost airline companies. These include permission tooperate flights and to move dangerous goods. On professional pilots' forums on the Internet, there have been commentsabout the ICAO safety warning. Some industry workers say that governmentinspectors took bribes. That is, they accepted cash and massages to sign off on paperwork. One comment came from an employee of a "substandard" Thai charter airline. He quit when he heard that executives had decided to not purchase any moreparts for maintenance. He refused to fly planes that were not fixed. The effect of a lower FAA rating The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is an agency that oversees airlineregulation for the United States. The FAA will probably carry out its ownreview of Thailands air safety practices. A lower rating by FAA for Thailand would mean, among other things, that Thaiairlines could no longer have code share operations with U.S. airlines. With acode share operation, one airline can operate the planes while another airlinesells tickets and markets the flights. In addition to the kingdom's main airline, Thai Airways, the ICAO safetywarning is also affecting low-cost carriers Thai Air Asia X, NokScoot and AsiaAtlantic Airlines. Travel industry officials in Thailand worry that people will get the idea that thecountry's airlines are now unsafe. That could hurt tourism. Tourism is veryimportant to the Thai economy, because it employs millions of people. Overthe past 18 months, tourism has decreased because of concerns abouttourists' safety and political unrest. Steve Herman wrote this story for VOA News. Dr. Jill Robbins adapted it forLearning English. Hai Do was the editor. _____________________________________________________________ Words in This Story charter - adj. hired for temporary use aviation - n. the business or practice of flying airplanes, helicopters, etc. coup (coup detat) - n. a sudden attempt by a small group of people to takeover the government usually through violence junta - n. a military group controlling a government after taking control of it byforce interim - adj. used or accepted for a limited time; not permanent sector - n. an area of an economy : a part of an economy that includescertain kinds of jobs bribe - n. something valuable (such as money) that is given in order to getsomeone to do something Now its your turn. What do you think of the concerns over air safety? 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