Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia to establish its regional headquarters in the Kingdom.

The agreement was signed by President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) Abdulaziz Al-Duailej and Vice President of the IATA for Africa and Middle East region Kamel Hassan Al-Awadi at the GACA’s headquarters in Riyadh.

Speaking on the occasion, the GACA chief wished the IATA success, highlighting the importance of strengthening joint and effective cooperation with international and regional organizations for the progress in the air transport sector at the local and global levels.

The agreement comes as part of the Kingdom’s interest to support regional and international civil aviation organizations and to provide them with various forms of support for their role in developing air transport, to complement the Kingdom’s efforts to support and empower organizations based in the Kingdom.

The IATA in the Kingdom in extending necessary support to air transport companies locally and regionally. It is also providing the civil aviation sector in the Kingdom with data and information related to international air transport.