Somalia signs aviation safety agreement with IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) signed a memorandum of understanding in Mogadishu with Somalia’s Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation and the Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA). Under the agreement, the SCAA will recognize IATA’s IOSA and ISAGO audits as acceptable means of compliance with national regulations, complementing its own safety oversight. The collaboration aims to strengthen aviation safety and advance harmonized, internationally recognized audit standards across Africa. The agreement was signed by IATA’s Kamil Alawadhi, Minister Mohamed Farah Nuh and SCAA Director General Ahmed Moallim Hassan.