The Assistant Director General for Aviation Safety Affairs at the General Civil Aviation Authority, Engineer Aqeel Ahmed Al Zarouni, said that the authority is in the process of licensing 4 helipads for electric powered helicopters in Dubai, during the next few months in 2025, indicating that licensing these airstrips comes in conjunction with the taxi project. Aerial.
Al Zarouni added in press statements, on the sidelines of the Emirates Aviation Safety Conference 2024, which is held under the slogan “Safety: A Constant Priority in a Changing Industry,” that the General Civil Aviation Authority is working with its strategic partners to launch the air taxi project in the country and prepare the legislative base. And its regulatory framework, adding: “We have taken great steps in this framework, and in the coming months at the beginning of next year we will complete the regulatory framework for the project in an integrated manner for the air taxi system in the UAE.”
He continued: “For example, we launched the legislative framework for airstrips equipped with clean energy in the country, and we continue to develop this system, including the operational frameworks.”
He said, “The Authority is currently considering launching an advisory council to attract investments into the private aviation sector and businessmen, in coordination with our partners in airports, operators and other regulatory bodies, in an attempt to support and drive the growth of the private aviation sector, by examining the provision of facilities and regulatory frameworks.”
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