The UAE celebrates today the Civil Aviation Day, which falls on the 5th of October each year.
Indicators and figures reflect the tremendous development and continuous growth witnessed by the UAE aviation sector at the end of 2018, as the UAE national carriers operate flights to 108 countries and 224 cities around the world, while the civil aviation sector in the UAE includes 8752 pilots, 37 thousand and 972 hosts and hosts and 4472 engineers. In addition to 352 air relays, 49 maintenance centers, 18 specialized medical centers, and 56 training and consulting centers.
The UAE's investments in the aviation sector amounted to $ 270 billion, while the number of international companies operating at the airports reached 1048 companies, and 883 thousand air traffic operations were carried out in 2018, while Dubai International Airport came in sixth place globally in shipping. Registering about 68.658 million kilograms.
The UAE has one of the world's largest fleet of Boeing 777 wide-body aircraft with 191 aircraft, and Airbus 380 with 119 aircraft. The UAE's four national carriers have 498 aircraft, while the country's eight airports continue to shine on a map. Global Aviation Industry.
The UAE has achieved an advanced position in the number of passengers, which reached the number of airports in the country last year 134 million, leading Dubai International Airport globally in the number of passengers in 2018, exceeding 89 million passengers.
The UAE also ranked first in the world in the application of the highest standards of aviation safety, and in the application of aviation security standards according to the International Civil Aviation Organization, in addition to the first place in the quality of air transport infrastructure, according to the Global Competitiveness Report issued by the Institute of Administrative Development, and ranked first in Number of air transport services agreements: 176
The UAE's winning a seat on the ICAO Council, for the fifth time, marks a new qualitative achievement that reflects the UAE's position among the top players in the global aviation sector, with 152 votes out of 177 votes. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy and Chairman of the General Authority of Civil Aviation, said: “The UAE civil aviation sector has achieved successive achievements at all levels, including infrastructure, air carriers, security, safety, smart solutions, air control and shipping industry, reflecting the UAE's global leadership in Air Transport Industry. Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director General of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GCAA), said that the UAE aviation sector continues to achieve exceptional achievements, as the UAE is today one of the largest centers attracting passengers around the world, while our airports and airlines are ranked among the best in the international level. , Under the bright future of the sector.