The emphasis is also on people and environment, and focuses on strengthening relationships with strategic partnerships, creating a culture that is adaptive to change and capable of taking the organisation on a successful journey. The strategy tackles different areas that contribute to achieve a globally competitive level of performance while safely and efficiently managing the Saudi airspace. The corporatisation was intended to give shape to the ANSP industry and give it more flexibility to grow and ensure a sustainable future for this sector in the kingdom. Driving financial sustainability, focused CAPEX investment in line with the strategy and transformation, and greater productivity are also important elements.Īir navigation service is the soul of the aviation sector. It provided a new strategic approach that has transformed SANS into a performance-based independent entity focused on safety and the efficiency of services. How has that corporatisation process shaped SANS?
Several developments later, we ended up in 2015 corporatising two international airports, and ANS into the Saudi Air Navigation Services Company (SANS), which officially came into being on 1 July 2016. PCA was split from the Ministry of Defense and transformed into the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), an independent government organisation. There were two main directorates under its umbrella Air Traffic Management for the operational side and Airways Engineering for the technical side.Ī new chapter was introduced through a major restructuring in 2004. PCA was responsible for all aviation sectors in the country, such as the provision of air navigation services. In 1977, these two main entities were split by the inauguration of the Presidency of Civil Aviation (PCA) under the umbrella of the Ministry of Defense and Aviation and the transformation of SAUDIA into an independent government-owned entity.
Gradually, Saudi Civil Aviation capabilities were built through the establishment of the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority, which comprised the Civil Aviation Directorate (CAA) and Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA) in 1948. This was a year after the first ever national aviation regulations and fees scheme had been established, including air navigation and airport fees. It used very basic equipment, including voice communication through radio channels. How has air traffic management evolved in Saudi Arabian airspace?Īir navigation services started in Saudi Arabia in 1945 through the Flight Information Center (FIC) in Jeddah’s old airport. Abdulaziz Alzaid, CEO of SANS, explores how air navigation services are developing in the Middle East through SANS’ transformational journey.
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