AIRTRANSPORTANNUALREPORT2012 - Archive
AIRTRANSPORTANNUALREPORT2012 - Archive
AIRTRANSPORTANNUALREPORT2012 - Archive
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
EASTASIAANDPACIFIC<br />
PacificAviaonInvestmentProgram(P128939,P128938,P128940)<br />
PROJECTHIGHLIGHTS<br />
Based on the successful implementaon of the<br />
aviaoncomponentoftheTongaTransportSec<br />
tor Consolidaon Project, the World Bank ap<br />
proved a grant of US$ 125 Million in Dec 2011<br />
forthePacificAviaonInvestmentProgram.The<br />
objecveoftheregionalprogramincludingTon<br />
ga, Kiriba and Tuvalu in a first and Vanuatu,<br />
SamoaandSolomonIslandsinsubsequentphas<br />
es, is to improve operaonal safety and over<br />
sightofinternaonalairtransportinfrastructure<br />
inthePacific.<br />
Themaincomponentsoftheprojectinclude:(i)<br />
Aviaon Infrastructure Improvements in order<br />
tomeetICAOstandards(ii)AviaonSectorRe<br />
formsupporngtheCivilAviaonDepartments/<br />
Authories of each country to strengthen<br />
State’scivilaviaonsystemandtoassistinthe<br />
capacity and eciency of the regional safety<br />
oversight agency, the Pacific Aviaon Safety<br />
Oce (PASO) (iii) Strengthening Airport Opera<br />
ons and Management Capacity; and (iv) Pro<br />
gramSupportandTrainingtotheTechnicaland<br />
FiduciaryServicesUnit(TFSU)toimplementthe<br />
Program and Implemenng Agent (Tonga Air<br />
ports Limited) to support the project as<br />
necessary.<br />
<br />
InFY12theprogramhasalreadyachievedcon<br />
siderableprogress.ICAOauditsoftherespecve<br />
airports have been conducted idenfying the<br />
deficienciesthatneedtobeaddressedinorder<br />
tomakeairportscompliantwithICAOStandards<br />
and Recommended Pracces (SARPs).The De<br />
signandSupervision(D&S)Consultantforinfra<br />
structurehasbeenappointedandaremobilizing<br />
staandequipmenttocommencethedetailed<br />
designworkforeachrunway,withtheobjecve<br />
ofbiddingbyJune2013.<br />
AspartoftheprojectthePacificAviaonSafety<br />
Oceistoberestructuredtoprovidemoree<br />
cient and costeecve services to its member<br />
states.Aconsultanthasbeenappointedtopre<br />
parethePASObusinessplan.Thedraplanwas<br />
presented to the PASO Council at the PASO<br />
Meeng on October 3031 in Tonga. In the<br />
event that the PASO Council agrees to imple<br />
mentthisplan,theprojectwillthen:(i)finance<br />
the costs of restructuring PASO to implement<br />
thebusinessplan;and,(ii)Tongawillbeableto<br />
use the project funds to finance PASO services<br />
toTonga.<br />
<br />
<br />
20
Change language