{"id":171368,"date":"2025-06-18T02:06:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T19:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/?post_type=caat_media&#038;p=171368"},"modified":"2025-09-28T02:08:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T19:08:44","slug":"171368","status":"publish","type":"caat_media","link":"https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/en\/caat-media\/171368\/","title":{"rendered":"CAAT and DGAC France Sign Annex 9 to Extend Technical Cooperation on Civil Aviation Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On 17 June 2025, The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) and the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC France) officially signed Annex 9 to the Memorandum of Understanding on Technical Cooperation during a formal ceremony held in Paris, France. The agreement reinforces the longstanding partnership between the two regulatory agencies and their shared commitment to aviation safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agreement was signed by Air Chief Marshal Manat Chavanaprayoon, Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand, and Mr. Damien Caz\u00e9, Director General of the French Civil Aviation Authority. This renewed annex expands cooperation in three key areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>State Safety Programme (SSP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organization and Training<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Airworthiness (AIR), Flight Operations (OPS), and Personnel Licensing (PEL)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Supported by Airbus, this annex builds on the previous agreement signed on 11 May 2023 and extends the cooperation period for an additional two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DGAC France continues to play a vital role in supporting CAAT, particularly during Thailand\u2019s regulatory transition to the Thai Civil Aviation Regulations (TCARs) and in preparation for the upcoming ICAO USOAP Audit scheduled for August\u2013September 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This signing reaffirms CAAT\u2019s commitment to enhancing civil aviation safety standards in line with international practices, while further strengthening high-level collaboration between the two authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-caat-image-radius\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1216\" height=\"811\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/508565424_1156952553141239_7415011007006799658_n-1216x811.jpg\" alt=\"508565424 1156952553141239 7415011007006799658 n\" class=\"wp-image-171371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/508565424_1156952553141239_7415011007006799658_n-1216x811.jpg 1216w, https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/508565424_1156952553141239_7415011007006799658_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/508565424_1156952553141239_7415011007006799658_n-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/508565424_1156952553141239_7415011007006799658_n-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/508565424_1156952553141239_7415011007006799658_n.jpg 1567w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1216px) 100vw, 1216px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1216\" height=\"811\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/509431363_1156952549807906_3519557375791067597_n-1216x811.jpg\" alt=\"509431363 1156952549807906 3519557375791067597 n\" class=\"wp-image-171369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/509431363_1156952549807906_3519557375791067597_n-1216x811.jpg 1216w, https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/509431363_1156952549807906_3519557375791067597_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/509431363_1156952549807906_3519557375791067597_n-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/509431363_1156952549807906_3519557375791067597_n-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/509431363_1156952549807906_3519557375791067597_n.jpg 1567w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1216px) 100vw, 1216px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":171371,"template":"","caat_media_category":[5560],"class_list":["post-171368","caat_media","type-caat_media","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","caat_media_category-news-en"],"meta_box":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/caat_media\/171368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/caat_media"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/caat_media"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/caat_media\/171368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"caat_media_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caat.or.th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/caat_media_category?post=171368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}