Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority

Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
Agency overview
Formed December 7, 1982 (1982-12-07)
Preceding agency
  • Civil Aviation Department
Dissolved December 1982 (1982-12)
Jurisdiction  Pakistan
Headquarters Jinnah International Airport
Karachi
24°53′55″N 67°09′08″E / 24.898636°N 67.152087°E / 24.898636; 67.152087Coordinates: 24°53′55″N 67°09′08″E / 24.898636°N 67.152087°E / 24.898636; 67.152087
Annual budget 47,584 billion PKR Annual Report 2014[1]
Deputy Ministers responsible
  • Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan Abbasi[2],
    (Advisor to the Prime Minister on Aviation)
  • Sqd Ldr (Retd.) Muhammad Irfan Elahi[3],
    (Secretary Aviation)
Agency executive
  • Air Marshal (Retd.) Asim Suleiman[4],
    (Director General CAA)
Parent agency Aviation Division, Government of Pakistan
Website http://www.caapakistan.com.pk

Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (Urdu: پاکستان سول ایوی ایشن اتھارٹی) (abbreviated as CAA) is a regulatory authority, which oversees and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in Pakistan. CAA's head office is situated in Terminal-1 of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi.[5] CAA is a member of the International Civil Aviation Organization.[6] Safety Investigation Board (SIB) conduct air safety investigations on direction of Federal Government. Nearly all civilian airports in Pakistan are owned and operated by the CAA.

Air Marshal (Retd.) Asim Suleiman was appointed to head the CAA as its Director General on 27th November, 2015.[7]

Air Traffic

Map of airports in Pakistan

Pakistan's Airspace is divided into two Flight Information Regions (FIRs).[8]

Air Crash Investigations

CAA Safety Investigation Board (SIB) held four air crash investigations on direction of the federal Government of Pakistan.[9]

Recognition

According to Service Performance Survey (SPS), a recent survey conducted by Singapore Airlines, the Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore is ranked the world’s leading airport in terms of service performance out of 18 airports from around the world, including Dubai Airport, Cape Town Airport, Mumbai Airport and Campbell Town Airport, U.K. for its good terminal services and effective management.

According to a London Based magazine, unofficial Twitter account of CAA was ranked as the 'Worlds most optimistic & brilliant' in 2014.[10]

Major Traffic Flows by Airport

Training

Civil Aviation Training Institute (CATI), Hyderabad works under Civil Aviation Authority. CATI is accredited by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and is member of ICAO TRAINAIR programme. The institute was established in 1982 to fulfill training requirement of Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority and that of the fellow countries of the region.[11]

Civil Aviation Training Institute (CATI) provides training in the disciplines of :

See also

References

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