Turkey’s Keyvan Aviation Group has received a Type 1 DAT Provider Certificate from European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

This is the first essential step in qualifying Keyvan Aviation to provide the Aeronautical and Navigation Database to the global customers when complying with the global requirement and EU regulations.

Securing the Type 1 DAT Certificate highlights that Keyvan Aviation has all the professional infrastructure, capabilities, knowledge and complies to all safety and aeronautical data processing standards and regulations needed for aeronautical data analytic and navigation database processing and has proven full completion of stringent inspection by European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

By receiving Type 1 DAT Provider Certificate, Keyvan Aviation becomes first and only company in Turkey and fourth globally who approved by European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to process and delivery Aeronautical and navigation database to the customers in ARINC 424 standard format. With this achievement, Turkey is one of four countries (USA, Switzerland, France and Turkey) globally to have developed approved aeronautical data processing and able to offer the Navigation database to local and international customers.

“The Type 1 DAT Provider Certificate is an important milestone for our company and is proof of the know-how and experience we have developed in our organization. Although it is very challenging in setting up and launching such a system during the pandemic, obtaining the certificate during this time reflect our commitment to the aviation development of Turkey. I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank my team and authority in the application processing,” said Mehmet Keyvan , CEO of Keyvan Aviation.