U.S. grant supports Caribbean aviation safety
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency has awarded a $207,000 technical assistance grant to help improve Caribbean aviation safety.
The grant with the Executive Secretariat of the Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System (CASSOS) will promote the development and harmonization of civil aviation regulations, practices and procedures in the region by supporting a Caribbean Airport Certification Process whose objective is to develop or update master airport safety plans.
'These plans cover procedures for the operation and inspection of airport facilities, in order to ensure compliance with international standards,' said Nathan Younge, USTDA regional director, in a statement.
The goal of the program is to foster trade between the United States and CASSOS member countries, which include Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucie, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Suriname.
Opportunities for U.S. companies to compete for the grant will be competed on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site, which may be linked through the USTDA Web site.
U.S. grant supports Caribbean aviation safety
