Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Korea Meteorological Administration Agree to Mutual Cooperation to Improve 'Air Service Quality'

An airplane is flying over the silver grass field at the Sky Garden of Incheon Airport. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Meteorological Administration announced on the 26th that they signed a mutual cooperation and support agreement on the 24th to strengthen collaboration in the navigation and aviation meteorology sectors and to improve the quality of aviation services for the public.

Through this agreement, the two agencies have established a mutual cooperation and support system in the navigation and aviation meteorology fields, enabling efficient preparation for the upcoming 2023 International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety evaluation.

ICAO continuously evaluates the aviation safety management systems of 193 countries worldwide, designating countries with inadequate safety management as safety concern states, thereby restricting new route approvals or additional flights.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Meteorological Administration will actively cooperate in responding to the aviation safety evaluation by faithfully implementing ICAO's international standards and recommended practices.

They will also cooperate in establishing and implementing South Korea's navigation and aviation meteorology policies in accordance with ICAO's Global Air Navigation Plan and future air traffic system transition plans.

Policy and institutional support measures will be prepared to ensure that the Ministry's air traffic management agencies and the Korea Meteorological Administration's aviation meteorology agencies can smoothly provide air traffic and aviation meteorology services.

According to the National Air Navigation Plan, the Ministry and the Korea Meteorological Administration will also join forces in the 'smart meteorological information' sector, which analyzes real-time 4D meteorological information supporting flight operation decision-making and the probability of hazardous weather occurrences.

Bang Yoon-seok, Director of Aviation Safety Policy at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, stated, "To handle air traffic safely and efficiently, sharing real-time flight and meteorological information that supports decision-making by aviation personnel such as pilots and air traffic controllers is essential," adding, "the two agencies will cooperate to provide high-quality aviation services."

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