Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan (AAK) hosted regional seminar of International Air Transport Association (IATA) dedicated to safety and sustainability development on 1 and 2 of October 2024.

At the opening part of the seminar, the Chairman of the Civil Aviation Committee, Ms. Saltanat Tompiyeva and the General Director of the AAK Mr. Catalin Radu made welcoming speeches, wishing the participants fruitful work and thanking the IATA Regional Vice President for Europe Mr. Rafael Schwartzman for organizing the regional event in Kazakhstan. This seminar with the participation of so many IATA experts, headed by the Vice President, was held for the first time in Kazakhstan.

The seminar were attended by more than 70 participants from the aviation authorities, as well as Safety and Sustainability experts from airlines, airports, air navigation service providers and fuel suppliers from 7 countries – Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova, Mongolia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan (Aeroflot, Azeraeronavigation, Azerbaijan Airlines, Air Astana, Berkut, Centrumair, FlyArystan, Qazaq Air, SCAT, Prime Aviation, International Airport Almaty, International Airport Aktau, International Airport Nursultan Nazarbayev, KazMunayGas-Aero, KazMunayGas National Company, Uzbekistan Airways, Qanot Sharq, TezJet, United Airports of Georgia).

The seminar offered a unique opportunity for discussion of the latest trends and best practices in safety, ground handling, and sustainable development within the aviation industry. The organization of the seminar was led by Zhanat Abdugalimov for safety and Zhanna Shek for sustainability. Seminar program included presentations by leading IATA experts (Giancarlo Buono - Director Safety and Flight Operations for Europe, Sergejs Balonuskovs – Senior Manager Regional External Affairs and Sustainability, Malvyn Tan - Head Commercial Fuel, Léa Jouannin – Manager Climate Policy), experts of the domestic civil aviation industry and representatives of AAK, interactive discussions, and networking opportunities with colleagues from aviation sector.