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INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT - AVIATION AGREEMENTS
 UAE signs Air Services MoU with Sri Lanka
Posted on 15/12/2009
The United Arab Emirates represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has signed an Air Services Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sri Lanka in Colombo, to increase flights between the two countries.
The MoU was signed by Omar Bin Ghaleb, Deputy Director General of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and K V P Rajunth De Silva, Secretary, Ministry of Ports and Aviation of Sri Lanka. Representatives from Abu Dhabi Department of Transport, Dubai Civil Aviation,
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 UAE joins IATA's bilateral air services agreement
Posted on 18/11/2009
The UAE has joined a group of seven countries in further liberalising its air space by signing Bilateral Air Service Agreements under the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Multilateral Statement of Policy Principles.
The signing countries include Chile, Malaysia, Panama, Singapore, Switzerland, the UAE, the US and the European Commission, representing about 60 per cent of global aviation.
IATA commissioned InterVISTAS to study the potential impact of liberalisation in 12
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 UAE, Bulgaria sign aviation accord
Posted on 19/07/2009
The UAE represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has signed an Air Services Agreement (ASA) and Memorandum of Understanding with Bulgaria.
The agreement was signed by Saif Mohammad Al Suwaidi, Director General of the GCAA.
The agreement allows unrestricted capacity and types of aircraft, whether owned or leased, to be operated by the designated airlines of each country in any type of service (passenger or cargo) on the routes between Bulgaria and the UAE.
The agreement
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![]() UAE signs "liberal" Air Services MoU with Sudan
Posted on 12/06/2009
Khartoum - The United Arab Emirates represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) signed an "open" Air Services Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sudan in Khartoum today.
The MoU was signed by H.E Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director General of the GCAA and Eng. Mohammed Abdel Aziz Ahmad, Director General of Sudan Civil Aviation Authority. Representatives from Abu Dhabi Department of Transport, Dubai Civil Aviation, Sharjah Civil Aviation, Emirates airline, Etihad Airways and
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 UAE signs air services MoU with Korea
Posted on 10/05/2009
The United Arab Emirates represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) signed an Air Services Memorandum of Understanding with the Republic of Korea on 7th May 2009 in Abu Dhabi, to discuss and establish operations on the Korea and Abu Dhabi route.
The MoU was signed by Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi Director General of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Mr. Sang-Do KIM, Director of International Air Transport Division, Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs.
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 UAE signs Air Services MoU with Indonesia
Posted on 04/05/2009
The United Arab Emirates represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) signed an Air Services Memorandum of Understanding with the Indonesia Air Civil Aviation Authority on 21st April 2009 in Jakarta, to increase flights using any type of aircraft (whether owned or leased) and without capacity restrictions between the two countries.
The MoU was signed by Deputy Director General of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Omar Bin Ghaleb, and Director of Air Transport of
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 Etihad Airways, Kuwait Airways sing codeshare agreement
Posted on 29/01/2009
Etihad Airways has said it will provide Kuwait-based air travellers with greater access to its expanding global network, following the signing of a new code share agreement with Kuwait Airways on flights between Kuwait and Abu Dhabi, said the UAE national carrier in a press release.
Under the deal, which comes into effect on 1 February 2009, the Abu Dhabi-based airline will place its two-letter 'EY' code on both of Kuwait Airways' weekly services between Kuwait and Etihad's own home base. In
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 UAE, Tunisia, MoU to increase passenger flights
Posted on 19/01/2009
The UAE and Tunisia have signed an air services agreement to increase passenger flights between the two countries. The MoU was signed by deputy director general of the UAE General Authority for Civil Aviation (GCCA) Omar Ghalib and head of the Tunisian General Directorate of Civil Aviation Hammadi Bin Khalifa in presence of senior officials from both countries.
The two bodies agreed to designate the Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, Air Arabia, RAK Airways and Fly Dubai as national carriers
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 Etihad gets flying rights to Japan
Posted on 22/12/2008
The country's flag carrier shall start its direct flights to Japan from March 2010.
This is based on a flying rights agreement secured between the UAE and Japan last week, according to a source from the Etihad Airways Corporate Communications Department.
A press statement on Thursday said that the agreement was a result of the bilateral talks which took place in Tokyo during the past week between officials and representatives of both governments, the aviation industry and the Etihad Airways.
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 UAE signs air services MoU with Iran
Posted on 11/12/2008
The United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Civil Aviation Organisation of Islamic Republic of Iran (CAOIRI) for regulating air flights.
The MoU was signed by Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director General of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Hussein Khanlari, Vice Minister of Roads and Transportation and President of CAOIRI.
The two bodies agreed to designate the Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, Air
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 UAE, Qatar sign MoU to increase flights between them
Posted on 30/11/2008
The United Arab Emirates represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Qatar to increase the number of flights between the two countries.
According to the MoU, Fly Dubai was appointed as the UAE national carrier along with Emirates, Etihad, Air Arabia and Rak Air as the UAE's national carriers while Qatar Airways was appointed as Qatar's national carrier.
The MoU also provides for operating an unlimited number of scheduled and
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 UAE, Romania sign ASA Open Sky Agreement
Posted on 20/10/2008
The United Arab Emirates represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has initialed an "open" Air Services Agreement (ASA) and has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Romania in Bucharest this 15 October 2008.
The agreement was signed by Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director General of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Catalin Radu, Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Romania. Representatives from Abu Dhabi Department of
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 GCAA, ICAO sign agreements
Posted on 24/09/2008
The UAE achieved significant gains yesterday on the way to establishing national institutions and global leadership in the field of civil aviation and international prominence.
On the margins of a global conference held by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on 15 - 20 September 2008 in Montreal to address aviation economics, Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director General of the General Civil Aviation Authority, signed agreements with ICAO to establish two significant national
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 Etihad enters codeshare agreement with Malaysia Airlines
Posted on 16/09/2008
Etihad Airways is to extend further its expanding global network by providing its customers with greater access to destinations in Asia, following the signing of a new codeshare agreement with Malaysia Airlines.
Under the deal, the Abu Dhabi-based airline will place its two-letter 'EY' code on Malaysia Airlines' flights between the country's capital city, Kuala Lumpur, and the popular islands of Kota Kinabalu, Penang, Kuching and Langkawi.
In turn, Malaysia Airlines will place its 'MH' code
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 UAE, Syria sign air transport agreement
Posted on 20/06/2008
Damascus - The United Arab Emirates and Syria yesterday initialled Air Services Agreement (ASA) in Damascus.
The agreement was signed by Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director General of UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Major General Hazem Al Khadraa, Director General of the Syrian Civil Aviation Authority.
Both parties agreed to designate all UAE national airlines for unrestricted passenger flights to Syrian cities, with the exception of Damascus.
The two sides also
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