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29 March 2024

UAE August air movements up 5%

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In a sign that travel and tourism are proving to be resilient in the face of growing global economic worries, air traffic movements in the UAE grew at a rate of 4.8 per cent in August 2011 compared to the same month last year.

The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) announced in its monthly report that total air traffic movements in August 2011 were 56,100 with an average of 1,810 air traffic movements per day. The report showed Dubai ranked first among UAE airports with 24,934, or 44.44 per cent, air traffic movements. Over flights stood next at 12,959 air traffic movements while Abu Dhabi ranked third with 8,443 air traffic movements.

Air traffic movements in Sharjah International Airport ranked fourth with 5,124 movements and local flights between UAE airports were in the fifth position with 3,516 movements. Al Maktoum International Airport witnessed 406 movements, Fujairah International Airport witnessed 328 movements, while Ras Al Khaimah International Airport had 223 air traffic movements and Al Ain Airport had 167 air traffic movements.

The report indicated that as far as air safety is concerned, the GCAA renewed 2 Air Operator Certificates (AOC), completed 34 licensing transactions for aircraft maintenance companies. Further, GCAAGCAA conducted 6 inspections and audits, issued 18 simulator certificates, and renewed one license for aircraft Design Company. In terms of (ROSI) system, 68 aviation incidents were reported. In addition, the GCAA conducted 12 inspections and audits for Air Navigation and Aerodromes operations.

As for licensing, GCAA issued 240 new crew licenses, renewed 289 licenses, conducted 18 crew examinations. Further, it issued 4 new aircraft maintenance engineers licenses, and conducted 10 aircraft maintenance engineer examinations.

Concerning air traffic controller transactions, the report showed that GCAA issued one new license, and renewed 24 licenses.

Regarding Aeromedical activities, the report indicated that GCAA issued and renewed 1352 medical certificates in various qualified categories, appointed 9 medical committees. As such, licensing related transactions in August 2011 stood at 3144.

As for Aviation Security Affairs, one license for dangerous goods cargo agency was issued and renewed 4, and renewed 2 certificates for dangerous goods training centers, and conducted 3 inspections and audits.

In terms of International Affairs, the UAE initialed in August one Air Transport Agreement and signed a memoranda of understanding with Sierra Leon.

The GCAA signed in August a cooperation agreement with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), for search and rescue between UAE and African countries.

It also managed to obtain the ISO 1002 management system for customer complaints, after successfully passing the audit.