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by Rajmi Manatunga Sri Lanka must develop its aviation industry through the Open Skies policy and encourage domestic airlines to fly on regional and international routes, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Chairman Air Vice Marshal Paddy Mendis said. Addressing a ceremony to mark the recruitment of a new batch of Civil Aviation Officers to the Authority, Mendis said that Sri Lanka lagged behind all other countries in this respect. "Whilst the early ships developed the ports, today's aviation develops the entire nation. But today's highly advanced technology and the proliferation of aircraft and airlines have made it necessary to regulate air transport for which the Civil Aviation Authority was set up," he said. The Chairman further said that there are several shortcomings in the country's aviation sector today which included lack of another international airport, properly trained cadres and new equipment. "We are grateful for the co-operation we get from the European Union, USA, the ICAO and COSCAP. Whilst we receive this type of assistance we must also help ourselves where we can," he added. At the ceremony 29 new Civil Aviation Officers received appointment letters from Ports, Aviation and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera. |
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