ICAO EUR and NAT Regional Office has organized a workshop on Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) dedicated to States from the Caucuses and Central Asia. The workshop was kindly hosted by Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan (AAK) and Air Astana, conducted in cooperation with IATA and supported by Airbus from 24 to 28 June 2024.
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Global safety data collected by ICAO and IATA indicates that loss of control in-flight (LOC-I) remains one of the top 5 Global High-Risk Categories of Occurrences. UPRT training is considered to be one of the most effective safety barriers for the prevention of these types of events, aligning with existing global standards and recommended practices.
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The workshop was aimed at civil aviation authorities, airlines, pilots, and other personnel involved in the approval or delivery of UPRT training. An important part of the workshop was the practical demonstration session led by Airbus instructors on the Air Astana Full Flight Simulators (FFS).
The workshop was attended by more than 60 participants from the aviation authorities of Georgia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, as well as representatives of airlines and aviation training centers in these countries.
