GCAA to tackle airspace capacity issues
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As per recent statistics from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Middle East is one of the fastest growing aviation markets in the world. This is based on a forecast annual growth rate of 6.3% for the region.
This is reflected by Dubai International Airport ousting London’s Heathrow as the world’s busiest airport for international flights earlier this year. In order to keep pace with this growth, heavy investments in high capacity airports are being made in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha.
Similar investments to modernize the region’s airspace are required to keep up with Air Traffic Management (ATM) capacity demands which, in turn, could begin to constrain the region’s economic development. To help tackle these issues, the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is hosting the Future Air Transportation Systems Summit in Dubai from 18-19 January 2015. The summit will be held alongside another GCAA-hosted event, the ICAO Middle East ATM Enhancement Program (MAEP) Meeting that will also be held in Dubai from 20-22 January 2015.
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