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Notice of the 45th EAC-CASSOA Board Meeting

8th January, 2019. Notice is hereby given of the Forty-Fifth Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency (CASSOA) Board Meeting to be held on Thursday, 7th and Friday, 8th February 2019 in Entebbe, Uganda.

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Notice of the 44th EAC-CASSOA Board Meeting

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13th November, 2018. Notice is hereby given of the Forty-Fourth East African Community Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency (EAC-CASSOA) Board Meeting to be held on Thursday, 15th and Friday, 16th November 2018 in Entebbe, Uganda.

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Emile Nguza Arao

EAC Council of Ministers appoints new CASSOA Executive Director

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20th October 2018. The 37th Extra Ordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers held in Arusha via video conference appointed Mr Emile Nguza Arao as the Executive Director of the Agency. Mr Arao was the Deputy Executive Director (Technical)  at EAC CASSOA. (more…)

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CAA Inspectors get FAA Surveillance Training

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17th October 2018. EAC CASSOA and Federal Aviation Administration organized a seven days Surveillance Training in Entebbe – Uganda. The training was attended by Inspectors from Civil Aviation Authorities in the region. Mr Carlos Agueda and Gary Ask from FAA Academy were the Instructors for this Training. (more…)

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Tanzania to receive ICAO Council Presidential Award

Tanzania is among the eight countries which have been recognised to receive the international Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) – Council Presidential award for outstanding performance of the Universal Safety Oversight Audits Programme USOAP took place in 2017, whereby the country performance raised from 37.8 percent of 2013 audit to 64.35 percent (more…)

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Meeting to review and amend aircraft accident and incident investigation regulations concludes in Entebbe

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31st August 2017. The meeting of the Joint Draft Persons, Safety Management, Aircraft Accident Investigation and Legal Experts was held to review stakeholder’s comments and finalise amendments to the EAC Model Civil Aviation (Safety Management) Regulations and EAC Model Civil Aviation (Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation) Regulations. (more…)

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EAC UFIR Project Team, AN Regulators, Drafters and Legal Experts Meet in CASSOA HQ.

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20th August 2018. A joint EAC working group meeting to review the Manual of air navigation services operations (Air Traffic Management and Communication, Navigation and Surveillance) in order to incorporate EAC UFIR seamless operation took place in Entebbe, Uganda. The meeting was attended by EAC UFIR (Upper Flight Information Region) Project team, Air Navigation Regulators, Draftspersons and Legal experts. (more…)

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The EAC Anthem

The 12th Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State meeting in Arusha adopted the EAC Anthem, Wimbo wa Jumuiya Afrika Mashariki, on 3 December 2010. The adoption of the Anthem brought to an end a decade-long search for a song that East Africans would call their own.

Wimbo wa Jumuiya Afrika Mashariki is a melodic three-stanza composition written in Kiswahili. It exhorts East Africans to pursue the virtues of unity, patriotism and hard work, while cultivating a spirit of comradeship.

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An Interactive Meeting with UK CAA

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17th July 2018. Head of International Development, UK CAA Mr. Mattijs Smith and Mr. Liam Byrne who is a Senior Manager International Development at UK CAA paid a Visit to CASSOA offices in Entebbe Uganda. The two were received by Ag. Executive Director Mr. Emile Arao and members of staff present. (more…)

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Project Loon – Aviation Powered Internet

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26th June 2018. Project Loon Briefing workshop kicked off in Nairobi Kenya at Ole Sereni Hotel. Google Inc’s ‘’Project Loon’’ aims to employ unmanned free balloons at high altitude to provide trans-global internet access. (more…)

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