UAE establishes aviation study centre

Abu Dhabi: The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) have joined forces to establish the Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies (GCAS) in Abu Dhabi.

In a ceremony held at Abu Dhabi International Airport, Saif Mohammad Al Suwaidi, Director General of the GCAA, and Dr Taib Cherif, Secretary General of ICAO, presented Khalifa Al Mazroui, Chairman and Managing Director of ADAC, with the certificate giving ADAC the status of the Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies.

"Our achievement today signals a new era in building a national institution ... necessary to advance, promote and protect the national aviation interests of the UAE," Said Al Suwaidi.

"The unprecedented growth of our aviation sector and massive investments in the physical infrastructure require intellectual and policy platforms to protect and advance the objectives of our aviation industry," he added.

"The aviation industry in the Gulf region is growing at unprecedented levels. This requires collective and structured efforts among all parties ... to find solutions to the various new and emerging challenges in civil aviation," added Cherif.

Research

"This centre will focus on training, learning, research, studies and symposia and will further work with ICAO to achieving this objective."

Al Mazroui said the GCAS will partner with ICAO's Aviation Training Programme offering specialised training.