Civil Aviation conducted training on Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft

H.E. Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director General of GCAA highlighted the need to work closely with the Gulf States to enhance collaboration in safety assessment of foreign aircraft to be in line with the UAE government strategy to foster the cooperation between the Gulf States while maintaining highest level of aviation safety.

Engineer Aqeel Al Zarouni, Director of Foreign Operators stated that GCAA is constantly aiming for evolving its internal resources and acquiring this new capability is a great achievement to be proud off.

Al Zarouni stated that this training will be customized in near future for the UAE aviation industry.

Al Suwaidi cited a steady and gradual progress achievement since the task force formulated which optimistically indicates the willingness of the GCC member states to have common grounds and unified approach for the GCC SAFA program.
Within the framework of the SAFA program, a number of processes were agreed upon to launch and implement the unified program, including but not limited, the preparation of the draft legal framework for the proposed GCC SAFA unified program. It was also emphasized by the member states the importance of providing training and workshops to the GCC inspectors to gain the required knowledge.