GACA steering committee plan strategy for aviation sector
RIYADH, January 2, 2022
Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) held the fourth meeting of the steering committee to activate the national strategy for the aviation sector.
The meeting was held in the presence of GACA President Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Duailej, with the participation of officials from the Red Sea Development Company, Amaala Company, chief executives and representatives of companies operating in the Kingdom's civil aviation sector, Saudi Press Agency SPA reported.
Al-Duailej stated that the Cabinet’s approval of the civil aviation sector strategy contributes to achieving the goals of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. This is in order to advance and develop the sector to achieve the best results locally, regionally and internationally; and to be an important contributor to the country's economic development.
He noted the importance of improving the general performance of the sector and to strengthen the role of civil aviation to raise the level of the sector and increase its competitive value to serve citizens and travellers in general. He praised all employees of the sector for their team work in light of the serious challenges facing it.
The participants also discussed the recent developments in the project to activate the civil aviation sector strategy, and what has been achieved regarding the recommendations of the third meeting of the committee.
Furthermore, the meeting covered the extent of the sector’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. This is in addition to presenting the latest achievements and projects of the aviation sector for 2021, plus the strategic initiatives for aviation for the year 2022.
