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MOTC chief talks aviation safety with French official

Minister of Transportation and Communications Lin Ling-san (林陵三) met with his French counterpart, with the two exchanging views on bilateral cooperation in an effort to secure an aviation-safety agreement.

Lin, who arrived in France on June 12 mainly to witness the delivery of the fourth of eight A330-300s that China Airlines has ordered from the French giant Airbus, met with French Minister of Transportation Dominique Perben on June 17 for talks on issues of mutual interest, particularly the signing of a bilateral aviation safety agreement between the two countries.

According to Lin, Perben was not quite familiar with his ministry's affairs since he had been in office for only two weeks. Beh he said the French transportation minister had a sincere and positive attitude toward bilateral cooperation between France and Taiwan.

As the signing of a safety agreement involves professional and technical affairs, the two ministers agreed that the matter would be referred to civil aeronautics bureaus from the two countries, Lin said.

Lin was in Toulouse, the headquarters of Airbus, on June 16 to participate in the delivery ceremony of the fourth A330-300 that China Airlines has received from Airbus.

In an advertisement by the Council of Agriculture to promote sales of Taiwan's butterfly orchid, one of its most important agricultural exports, the CAL's fourth A330-300 was painted with an image of butterfly orchids on its fuselage.

At the invitation of European aviation groups, Lin also attended the Paris Air Show held from June 13 to June 16, and traveled by France's high-speed TGV train to compare the high-speed rail systems of Japan and Europe.

Lin said that Taiwan boasts a strong industrial foundation and is promoting its aviation industry. With Taiwan's certification on aviation products already recognized by the US, Taiwan also hoped it could be recognized by the EU, Lin said.
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