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gcaa office The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) was established in 1996 by Federal Cabinet Decree (Law 4) to regulate Civil Aviation and provide designated aviation services with emphasis on safety and security and to strengthen the aviation industry within the UAE and its upper airspace. The main office is located in Abu Dhabi and the regional office is located in Dubai to serve the northern Emirates.

The GCAA, which is the sole authority for the control and regulation of civil aviation in the UAE, is responsible for the provision of en-route air navigation services and all aspects of flight safety. In late 2009, the GCAA opened its new Air Navigation Centre, The Sheikh Zayed Centre....



 
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DG Photo I am pleased to present the 2013 Operational Plan for the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). This plan reflects the GCAA operation during this year, taking into account our Mission Statement, Strategic Objectives and associated performance measures to manage Authority’s operations.
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Dec 31, 2013
Strategy Event
GCAA will launch its triennial Strategy Plan 2014-2016 in an event that will be....
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Dec 26, 2013
National Day Celebration
GCAA celebrates the National Day of UAE each year to commemorate the union of U....
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Nov, 2013
CAR 66/147 Workshop Event
This event aims at briefing concerned aviation professionals with the applicati....
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Nov 17, 2013
Dubai Airshow
Dubai Airshow has a distinct mark and impact on the global aviation arena. Duba....
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Dec 01, 2012
ISO 20000:2005 ITSM Certification
GCAA IT strives to provide best services to its customers in acco....
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May 13, 2012
Best Federal Department Information Technology
Quality Assurance and Corporate Excellence Section congratulated ....
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Jan 04, 2012
Network World Middle East Award – 2012 for Best Virtualization Project of the Year
The GCAA Management proudly announced that the IT Department has ....
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Jan 01, 2012
CIO 50 Award – 2012
GCAA IT was awarded with the Best 50 IT Leaders in the Middle Eas....
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H.E. Eng. Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori  more
Aviation Safety  Safety Affairs
The safety affairs Department implement the highest international standards to cope with the development, stand-up to the 21st Century challenges and expansion and to ensure constant compliance with the international obligations.
Aviation Security & Infrastructure Security Affairs
The main objective of Cabin Safety discipline is to ensure that UAE operators as well as foreign operators comply with the stipulated safety requirements in the ICAO Annex 6 and the UAE Civil Aviation Regulations.

Air Accident Investigation Air Accident Investigation
Air Accident Investigation Department in the GCAA is responsible for the investigation of civil accidents and incidents within and outside the UAE in accordance with Annex 13 to the ICAO Convention.
General Management
Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi  more
Air Navigation Services  Air Navigation Services
Air Navigation Services (ANS) is structured along standard organisational ICAO principles.
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Helping the organization to identify, develop, implement and monitor Business Excellence initiatives, concepts and sustain integration of Management Systems across the board to ensure continuous quality improvement in every business units.
Finance & Admin Department Support Services
Support services are responsible for the day-to day administrative needs of the Authority.
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Following a directive from the Board of Directors, GCAA embarked on an ISO 9001:1994 accreditation process in April of 2000.

Following a directive from the Board of Directors, GCAA embarked on an ISO 9001:1994 accreditation process in April of 2000. Throughout the years of constant improvement and strive to enhance, GCAA has remained faithful to the Quality Management principals and developed further an Integrated Man ...


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