By NNN-BSS,
Dhaka : The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) for cooperation on aviation safety issues.
Under the agreement, according to a press release of American Center, the FAA will conduct a technical review of civil aviation safety in Bangladesh to help ensure international civil aviation
safety standards.
Deputy Chief of Mission of U.S. Embassy Nicholas Dean, FAA South Asia Senior Representative and Civil Aviation Attach Aaron Wilkins, and CAAB Chairman Air Commodore Mahmud Hossain were present on the occasion here.
This agreement underscores the U.S. government’s commitment to engage with Bangladesh on civil aviation issues and facilitate increased U.S.-Bangladesh aviation links, including the plans of
Biman Bangladesh Airlines to resume flights to the United States, the release added.