France Provides US$500,000 to Improve Cambodia’s Civil Aviation Sector

• 3 November 2021
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The French government will provide grant aid of approximately US$500,000 to help improve the civil aviation sector in Cambodia.

The announcement was made at the signing ceremony of an agreement between the Secretariat of State for Civil Aviation HE Mao Havannal, Director General of the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) Mr Damien CAZE, and Director of the French Agency for Development (AFD) Ms Ophélie BOURHIS on Tuesday 2 November.

The grant will be used to improve the security system and airport environment in Cambodia, with the aim of increasing the attractiveness of air travellers.

The project focuses on four priority areas including strengthening the airport environmental management system, training in aviation technical maintenance, training in aviation medical capacity, and improving airport security.

This is not the first time that France has provided assistance to Cambodia. Since 1999, the French Civil Aviation Authority has helped implement various projects such as improving the capacity of technical officers, drafting regulations and guidelines, and studying impacts of air transport on the economy, among others.

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