Former Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) director-general Jean Shen (沈啟) has been appointed by the Executive Yuan as the new Aviation Safety Council (ASC) chairperson, becoming the first woman to head the agency that investigates aviation accidents.
The position of ASC chairperson became vacant earlier this month after Chang Yu-hern (張有恆), left to become China Airlines president.
Shen’s appointment comes only seven months after she retired in January from the CAA — she was also the first female director-general of that agency.
Shen said her position at the council would be different from that at the CAA, adding that she expects her new role to be challenging.
She said she plans to grow into her new post as quickly as possible by taking on board opinions from all relevant parties.
Shen added that the ASC could improve its channels of communication and exchange of information with airline companies, which would help enhance aviation safety.
ASC Executive Director Thomas Wang (王興中) said he has known Shen since she was Air Navigation and Weather Services director at the CAA.
Although the TransAsia Airways Flight GE222 crash in July last year happened while Shen was CAA director-general, Wang said that her appointment would not affect an investigation into the accident because it was being undertaken by an independent investigative committee.
Shen was also in charge of completing a 10-year communication, navigation, surveillance and air traffic management project while head of the CAA.
She led a delegation to participate in the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) General Assembly in 2013 as a special guest of ICAO Council president Roberto Kobeh Gonzalez.
The Republic of China was excluded from the ICAO in 1971.
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