Civil Aviation Authority of Macau SAR - News Releases

AACM completes the draft law on “Aviation Accident and Incident Investigation and Aviaton Safety Information Protection Law” and holds a consultation session to collect comments

www.aacm.gov.mo — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 CST

To define the principles for aviation accident and incident investigation, and the protection of safety information, the Civil Aviation Authority of Macao SAR (AACM) has completed the draft law on “Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation and Aviaton Safety Information Protection Law”. On 02 September 2010, the Authority invited a number of government bodies and the local aviation industry to attend a consultation session to collect their opinions on the draft text. The consultation of the draft law started in August 2010 and will continue for two months. To ensure that the law

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Estrada de Sede Tanques in Taipa: the new Instrument Guidance System was carried out according to renewal plan and the building height is within limits stipulated by aeronautical restriction regulation

www.aacm.gov.mo — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 CST

With reference to some media reports on the new Instrument Guidance System in Estrada de Sede Tanques in Taipa, due to the fact that some of the description was not accurate, AACM takes this opportunity to provide the following factual information:

Most of the systems operated by Macau International Airport have been running for more than 10 years. For this reason, the airport has been working on the renewal of the systems since some years ago, including the installation of the new Instrument Guidance System (IGS).

During the planning stage of the renewal of the new IGS, as th

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AACM solicits views on the draft regulation of minimum air transport passenger rights for studying appropriate amendments

www.aacm.gov.mo — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 CST

To increase the protection for the air transport passenger rights, the Civil Aviation Authority of Macao SAR (AACM) has studied into the legislation for the issue since several years ago. The Authority has now completed the draft administrative regulation of “Minimum Air Transport Passenger Rights in case of Denied Boarding, Flight Cancellation or Delay”. To ensure that the draft regulation is practical for implementation by the industry operators, AACM has launched a one-month consultation period to solicit views from the aviation sector and the tourism sector and so on. A consult

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Consultation Session on the draft text of “Aviation Accident and Incident Investigation and Aviation Safety Information Protection Law ”

www.aacm.gov.mo — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 CST

The Civil Aviation Authority of Macao Special Administrative Region will conduct a consultation session on the draft text of “Aviation Accident and Incident Investigation and Aviation Safety Information Protection Law” to seek views of the aviation industries and the related government departments. The consultation session will take place at the following date and venue:

Date: 02 September 2010

Time: 3:00pm

Venue: Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) Multi-function room, 18/F, Cheng Feng Commercial Centre, 336-342, Alameda Dr. Carlos D’Assumpção, Macao

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Consultation Session on the draft regulation on “Minimum Air Transport Passengers Rights in Case of Denied Boarding and Cancellation or Delay of Flights”

www.aacm.gov.mo — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 CST

To further strengthen the protection for air passengers, the Civil Aviation Authority of Macao Special Administrative Region aims to solicit views of the aviation and tourism industries and so forth on the draft regulation on “Minimum Air Transport Passengers Rights in Case of Denied Boarding and Cancellation or Delay of Flights”. The consultation session will take place at the following date and venue:

Date: 17 August 2010

Time: 3:00pm

Venue: Conselho Consultivo para o Reordenamento dos Bairros Antigos de Macau (CCRBAM), 5^th floor, CNAC Building, No. 398, Alameda Dr.Carlos d'Ass

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Heliport emergency safety exercise was smoothly carried out with goal achieved

www.aacm.gov.mo — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 CST

The annual emergency safety exercise at the heliport was carried out on the 26 July night to 27 July early morning at the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal. The exercise simulated the rescue work done according to the respective emergency plan by the concerned parties in response to a helicopter accident, which was participated by 9 government bodies and operators. The drill was deemed smooth with its goal achieved.

Originally planned on 20 July but postponed due to tropical storm "CHANTHU", the exercise took place at 23:00 yesterday to 01:00 this early morning and was organized in accorda

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Bomb Threat Exercise 2010 was smoothly carried out

www.aacm.gov.mo — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 CST

With the objective of testing and assessing the efficiency of the Airport Emergency Plan, the government bodies and the aviation operators involved in airport security jointly conducted the “Bomb Threat Exercise 2010” which simulated the activation of the Airport Emergency Plan and the security contingency procedures in response to a bomb threat that occurred in the passenger terminal of the airport. About 100 people participated in the exercise which was deemed smooth.

The exercise took place from 02:00 to 05:30 this morning. The scenario simulated a suspect baggage being fou

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Helicopter Emergency Landing Accident (follow-up news)