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Viewing cable 09DHAKA894, CIVIL AVIATION OFFICIALS KEEN TO REGAIN CAT 1 STATUS;

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09DHAKA894 2009-09-14 09:09 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Dhaka
VZCZCXRO4757
RR RUEHAST RUEHBI RUEHCI RUEHDBU RUEHLH RUEHNEH RUEHPW
DE RUEHKA #0894/01 2570909
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 140909Z SEP 09
FM AMEMBASSY DHAKA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9445
INFO RUCNCLS/ALL SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA COLLECTIVE
RUEHBK/AMEMBASSY BANGKOK 8606
RUEHGP/AMEMBASSY SINGAPORE 3087
RUEHMT/AMCONSUL MONTREAL 0002
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 1201
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 DHAKA 000894 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
STATE FOR SCA/INSB AND SCA/RA 
STATE PASS TO USTDA FOR JACOB FLEWELLING 
STATE PASS TO FAA FOR THOMAS NASKOVIAK 
NEW DELHI PASS TO FAA AARON WILKINS 
BANGKOK FOR USTDA MARK DUNN 
SINGAPORE FOR FAA 
MONTREAL FOR FAA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAIR ECON ETRD BEXP BG
SUBJECT: CIVIL AVIATION OFFICIALS KEEN TO REGAIN CAT 1 STATUS; 
SUPPORTING BIMAN PLANS TO BUY BOEINGS FOR US FLIGHTS 
 
REF A: DHAKA 770  B: DHAKA 691  C: DHAKA 540  D: 08 DHAKA 474 
 
DHAKA 00000894  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
SUMMARY 
------- 
 
1.  (SBU) Bangladesh civil aviation officials voiced their keen 
desire to see Bangladesh upgraded to Category 1 status during a 
recent visit by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 
representatives.  By improving aviation safety to reach Category 1 
status, civil aviation authorities would help state-owned Biman 
Airlines resume and sustain weekly flights to the United States, as 
part of a high-profile effort to revitalize Biman.  Civil aviation 
safety officials shared the results of an International Civil 
Aviation Organization (ICAO) audit and discussed Bangladesh's action 
plan to address aviation safety deficiencies.  FAA reps said they 
might be able to provide technical assistance and recommended 
further consultations at an ICAO regional meeting in Osaka in 
October.  Biman's plan to resume U.S. flights has galvanized civil 
aviation officials to try to achieve Cat 1 status by the time Boeing 
delivers its first tranche of new aircraft in 2011; however, many 
bureaucratic, technical and financial challenges remain. 
 
POLITICAL PRESSURE FOR CAT 1 STATUS 
----------------------------------- 
 
2.  (SBU) Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Chairman 
Sakeb Majlis told the Senior FAA Representative South Asia, Aaron 
Wilkins, that Bangladesh needed to obtain Category 1 status "at any 
cost" to support Biman's planned flights to the United States.  CAAB 
staff discussed their prior engagement with the FAA, preliminary 
results from a 2009 ICAO audit, and a draft action plan to address 
deficiencies identified in the audit. 
 
3. (SBU) Wilkins reaffirmed the FAA's willingness to work with the 
CAAB to strengthen civil aviation security, but cautioned that CAAB 
would need strong and sustained political support from the GOB 
through the long process towards Category 1 certification.  He noted 
the CAAB had failed to follow through on similar requests to the FAA 
in 2007 due to CAAB concerns over a draft agreement and CAAB's 
limited funding for technical assistance. 
 
4. (SBU) Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism Ghulam Quader said 
FAA recertification was critical to Biman's plans and pledged strong 
political support for CAAB's efforts.  He asked for details of 
technical assistance and funding requirements but emphasized the 
CAAB would "have to get it done," regardless of the cost.  Wilkins 
noted that different resources might be tapped to improve aviation 
safety, including the FAA's joint program with the U.S. Trade and 
Development Agency (USTDA) that could share the cost of an initial 
technical assessment. 
 
BIMAN WANTS TO RESUME JFK FLIGHTS 
--------------------------------- 
 
5. (SBU) National airline Biman Bangladesh plans to resume bi-weekly 
flights to JFK airport, which were suspended in 2006 in part because 
Biman's aging aircraft could not make the long flight from Dhaka to 
New York.  Biman began these flights in 1993 when the CAAB had a 
"pass" rating with the FAA, but the flights were frozen in 1997 
after the FAA's assessment under its International Aviation Safety 
Assessments (IASA) program placed the CAAB in Category 2 status. 
The FAA withdrew its approval for Biman's JFK flights in April 2008 
after Biman failed to use the route for over a year.  Biman recently 
reacquired landing rights at JFK and wants to resume flights by 
early 2010, using 777-300 aircraft "wet-leased" from an operator in 
a Category 1 country.  In the longer term, Biman plans to purchase 4 
777-300ERs from Boeing, two of which will be used for JFK flights 
following their delivery in late 2011 (ref B, C and D).  This will 
require the CAAB to achieve Cat 1 status by the time these planes 
are delivered in 2011.  Post will provide an update septel on 
Biman's plans for leasing and acquiring aircraft. 
 
NEXT STEPS: MOU AND OSAKA BILAT 
------------------------------- 
 
6. (SBU) The FAA rep offered to share a draft memorandum of 
understanding CAAB would need to sign to establish a framework for 
FAA assistance.  One CAAB safety manager explained that a memorandum 
of agreement (MOA) proposed by the FAA in 2007 included some 
 
DHAKA 00000894  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
provisions that were "not in favor of the interest of Bangladesh". 
After hesitating over this language, they chose to defer the 
agreement until after the ICAO audit.  FAA later noted the draft MOA 
proposed in 2007 did not differ significantly from the current 
template FAA used for technical assistance programs. 
 
7.  (SBU) FAA rep Wilkins promised to share the audit and action 
plan with FAA technical staff and recommended follow-up bilateral 
meetings at the Directors General of Civil Aviation Conference in 
Osaka, Japan October 12-16, where FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt 
will lead a U.S. delegation.  During these meetings, the parties can 
begin discussing an action plan to prepare the CAAB for an eventual 
IASA assessment before Boeing delivers planes to Biman in 2011.  At 
the same time, CAAB will need to finalize the draft MOU before 
requesting a technical assessment by FAA flight standards staff. 
 
COMMENT 
------- 
 
8.  (SBU) A convergence of factors - the ICAO audit, Biman's 
rebranding and the expected delivery of Boeings starting in 2011 - 
is setting the stage for Bangladesh to make real progress on civil 
aviation safety.  By supporting these efforts, we can help lay the 
foundation for the Boeing deal to move forward.  Since more than a 
decade has passed since its last IASA assessment, the CAAB will need 
to devote considerable energy and resources to prepare for an IASA 
audit.  While the CAAB seems to have strong political backing, it 
will need to overcome many bureaucratic, technical and financial 
obstacles to reach Cat 1 status.  Post will coordinate with FAA, 
USTDA and the CAAB to facilitate this process, which advances 
Mission goals of improving aviation safety and supporting the USD 
1.2 billion sale of Boeing planes to Biman. 
 
MORIARTY