The Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA) is a civil aviation authority serving the

Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS; French: ''Organisation des États de la Caraïbe orientale'', OECO) is an inter-governmental organisation dedicated to economic harmonisation and integration, protection of human and legal ri ...

(OECS). The headquarters are in Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda. The agency serves as the aviation accident and incident investigation authority of its jurisdiction. ()

History

The agency originated from the Directorate of Civil Aviation - Eastern Caribbean States. The

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appointed the directorate's first director in 1957. The UK-

West Indies Associated States West Indies Associated States was the collective name for a number of islands in the Eastern Caribbean whose status changed from being British colonies to states in free association with the United Kingdom in 1967. These states were Antigua, Do ...

(WIAS) Council of Ministers took responsibility for the directorate's operations in 1968. The directorate became an

institution when that agency was established in 1982.About Us
" Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on 23 December 2012. In 2002, the participants in the 35th meeting of the OECS Heads of Governments declared that a self-financed, fully autonomous authority should regulate civil aviation. The OECS ministers who were responsible for civil aviation signed the agreement establishing the ECCAA in October 2003. Five OECS member states had passed the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority Agreement Act by October 2004, causing the establishment of the ECCAA.

Offices

The headquarters are in Saint John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda. The ECCAA also operates outstations, which serve the other eight OECS states. The outstations include the

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Outstation at Wallblake Airport, the Antigua Outstation at V.C. Bird International Airport, the BVI Outstation at

Terrance B. Lettsome Airport Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport , previously known as Beef Island Airport, is the main airport serving the British Virgin Islands, a British overseas territory in the Caribbean. The airport serves as the gateway to just about all of ...

, the Dominica Outstation at

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, the George Charles Outstation at

George F. L. Charles Airport George F. L. Charles Airport (commonly known as Vigie Airport) is the smaller of the two airports in Saint Lucia, the other being Hewanorra International Airport. It is located north of Castries, the capital city. George F. L. Charles Airport is ...

in Saint Lucia, the Grenada Outstation at

Maurice Bishop International Airport Maurice Bishop International Airport , formerly known as Point Salines Airport, is an international airport located in the parish of St. George's. The town of St. George's is about north of the airport and is the capital of the island natio ...

, the Hewanorra Outstation at

Hewanorra International Airport Hewanorra International Airport , located near Vieux Fort Quarter, Saint Lucia, in the Caribbean, is the larger of Saint Lucia's two airports and is managed by the Saint Lucia Air and Seaports Authority (SLASPA). It is on the southern cape of ...

in Saint Lucia, the St. Kitts Outstation at

Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport Robert L. Bradshaw Airport , formerly known as ''Golden Rock Airport'', is an international airport located just northeast of Basseterre, on the island of Saint Kitts, serving the nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. It was named after the first Pr ...

, and the St. Vincent Outstation at

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.St. Vincent Outstation
" Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on 23 December 2012.

References

External links

Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority
{{Aviation accident orgs Aviation in North America East Caribbean Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Organizations investigating aviation accidents and incidents Transport organisations based in Antigua and Barbuda