Botswana�s aviation safety faces fresh scrutiny

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MAUN: The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) will next month make a decision on whether to lift the Significant Safety Concerns (SSC) slapped on Botswana aviation two years ago.

If granted, the lifting of the concerns will simultaneously lead to the  revocation of a suspension on licensing of new aircrafts in Botswana imposed by Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB).

CAAB halted the licensing of new aircrafts as part of conformity to solving the security concerns identified by ICAO.

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