26. Criteria for issue of certificate

In regard to domestic air carriers, the Director shall consider fitness, qualifications, insurance, and responsibility, as well as the public interest (among other criteria), in making his decision to grant an air operator’s certificate.

In regard to foreign air carriers, in addition to the criteria mentioned in subsection (1), the Director shall consider the terms of any existing international agreement or temporary operating permit between

As a condition for the issue of the operating licence required by section 24(1), the Director may require both domestic and foreign carriers to submit for approval their security programmes, in the interests of maintaining safety and security of civil aviation.