The General Civil Aviation Authority (GACA) today entered into an agreement at its headquarters in Riyadh to collaborate with the British International Civil Aviation Authority on projects focusing on aviation security and standards, including updating the aviation security regulatory framework. , and the development of a national security program. The agreement was signed by the Executive Vice President of the Office for Safety and Standards, Air Captain Sulaiman bin Saleh Al-Muhaimidi, and also signed by the UK International Civil Aviation Authority, International Group Director Ben Olcott in the presence of His Excellency the President of the General Directorate of Civil Air Force Mr. Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Dwailej and British Ambassador to the Kingdom Neil Crompton.
The agreement aims to keep pace with the continuous development of the aviation sector and safety management, as well as to create an aviation environment that attracts investment and ensures the expected economic growth of the aviation sector in the Kingdom, in addition to improving quality. safety management for all operators and beneficiaries of aviation operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This cooperation is carried out as part of the desire of the General Directorate of Civil Aviation to ensure the transfer of knowledge and training of national competencies in line with the future goals of the next stage by introducing new modes of air transport and separating the regulatory and supervisory parties from the operational side at airports and keep pace with the achievement of the goals. Saudi Vision 2030.
It is also in line with the objectives of the civil aviation sector strategy to build international partnerships and sign new bilateral agreements that will support the strategy’s ambitious goals of expanding the Kingdom’s air links with the world to 250 destinations to become a global logistics platform and transport 330 million aircraft by 2030. passengers per year.
