ICAO appoints CAAi to strengthen aviation safety oversight in Sierra Leone

CAA International (CAAi), the technical cooperation arm of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA), is to assist the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA) to strengthen its regulatory oversight capability. Financed by the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) SAFE Fund, CAAi will aim to help the SLCAA resolve its safety-related deficiencies in several target areas including, air navigation services, aerodromes and ground aids. The project will also optimise the organisational design of SLCAA to improve its oversight effectiveness. In a statement, Mattijs Smith, head of international development for CAAi said: “It is extremely positive that SLCAA, with the support