- City Fajr Shuruq Duhr Asr Magrib Isha
- Dubai 05:43 07:02 12:28 15:26 17:48 19:07
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has announced that air traffic movements in the country grew at an unprecedented rate of 12.8 per cent in September 2010 compared to the same month last year.
The GCAA monthly report indicated that total air traffic movements in September were 52,693 with an average of 1,756 per day.
GCAA's monthly report for September showed the number of air traffic movements at each UAE airport.
Dubai ranked first with 24,068 air traffic movements while over flights stood next at 11,674. Abu Dhabi ranked third with 7,753 air traffic movements.
According to the report, air traffic movements at Sharjah International Airport ranked fourth with 5,350 movements. Local flights between UAE airports were in the fifth position with 3,194 movements. Fujairah International Airport witnessed 339 movements, while Al Ain Airport and Ras Al Khaimah International Airport had 224 and 84 air traffic movements, respectively.
The recently opened Al Maktoum International Airport witnessed seven shipping movements.
The report indicated that as far as air safety is concerned, GCAA completed 23 licensing transactions for aircraft maintenance companies, seven aircraft registration certificate transactions and 50 airworthiness certificate transactions.
Further, GCAA conducted 10 inspections and audits, issued one air operator certificate, completed one aircraft modification transaction and issued 24 simulator certificates and 13 examination permits. In terms of Safa system, 20 inspections were carried out.
Finally, 46 aviation incidents were reported.
For security and infrastructure operations, GCAA conducted 18 inspections and audits and issued five licences for companies operating in dangerous goods shipping.
GCAA prepared 202 airport control tower reports, held 30 internal and external meetings in relation to security and infrastructure operations with several institutions and companies operating in the field of civil aviation in the UAE, provided one emergency training course, and issued four infrastructure safety violation tickets.
As for crew licensing, GCAA issued 329 new crew licences, renewed 299 licences, issued 70 temporary permits and 27 letters certifying aircraft licence details, completed 46 type additions to licences, issued 33 replacement licences, and conducted 128 crew examinations, thereby bringing the number of crew licensing transactions in September to 932.
For aircraft maintenance engineers licensing, GCAA issued 33 new licences, renewed 38 licences, completed 227 type additions to licences, issued four replacement licences and 13 temporary permits, and conducted 167 aircraft maintenance engineer examinations, thereby bringing the number of aircraft maintenance engineers licensing transactions last month to 485.
Regarding aeromedical activities, the report indicated that GCAA issued and renewed 414 medical certificates in various qualified categories, appointed three medical committees to hold medical councils, approved two decisions by medical committees, and carried out 47 transactions to return crew licences. As such, aeromedical-related transactions in September stood at 466.
Further, concerning air traffic controller transactions, the report showed that GCAA issued three new licences, renewed eight licences and completed 14 type additions to licences. As for urgent service transactions, there were 577 crew transactions, 25 aero medical transactions, 84 aircraft maintenance engineer transactions, and 4 aircraft crew card transactions. As such, urgent service transactions stood at 690.
Regarding training courses, there were three external courses attended by eight trainees and five in-house courses attended by 68 trainees.
Saif Mohammad Al Suwaidi, Director General, GCAA, said: "The growth of air traffic movement reached its highest, compared to same month last year. This is a clear indication of the continued growth of the civil aviation sector in the UAE and the increasing demand from services offered."
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