The Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA) says the process toward regaining the region’s category one aviation rating is continuing, with Director-general Anthony Whittier confirming that regular coordination with U.S. authorities is already underway and will resume fully once the U.S. government reopens.
“We do have uh monthly meetings between our team and their team and in fact due to the recent US shutdown we have had to you know sort of reschedule some meetings,” Whittier told participants at ECCAA’s legal seminar on Thursday.
“So when the government is back in in in order we will continue those interactions and I could say we have two um two milestones ahead. One is uh on-site visit prior to the assessment and then the on-site visit itself for the assessment.”
Whittier said ECCAA has now completed all major regulatory reforms required for the FAA’s review, including finalizing regulations tied to aviation safety management and operational practices — areas central to the assessment for restoring category one status.
With the regulatory phase completed, ECCAA is now awaiting confirmation of the FAA technical team’s preliminary visit before the formal assessment that will determine whether the region regains its top-tier rating.
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