Retail
AFIS is provided at airfields where
flight information is required, but
where the aircraft traffic does not
warrant having a full Air Traffic Control
service. AFIS can provide information
to pilots about other known traffic
that is landing, taking off, or flying in
the vicinity of the airfield, as well as
relevant meteorological information
and status of the runway. Based upon
information received from AFIS, the
pilot will determine how best to safely
operate the flight.
H.E. Eng. Awaidah Murshed Al Marar,
Chairman of Abu Dhabi Airports
commented: “The successful delivery
of this project means that Sir Bani Yas
is the first unit within the UAE to obtain
this type of certification. We thank
all our partners and stakeholders for
their kind support, and look forward
to the further development of this
airport.”
H.E. Saif Al Suwaidi – Director
General GCAA commented: “The
Aerodrome
Flight
Information
Service Regulations are the first in
this region, and in fact amongst the
first in the world. Thus the issue of a
certificate for this service is a new
concept, and it has taken a great deal
of preparation in order to achieve
the high standard necessary for the
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Services are to be congratulated for
their accomplishment as the first unit
in the region to receive this ground-
breaking certification”.
Mr. Mohammad Al Dossari –
GCAA Director Air Navigation and
Aerodromes - awarded the first AFIS
certificate in accordance with Civil
Aviation Regulations. Mr. Al Dossari
praised the company for its application
and for the significant amount of
diligent work that has been applied
in order to process the required
documentation and procedures.
To achieve certification Aerodrome
Flight Information Service Officers
(AFISOs) had to be trained to GCAA
standards, new AFIS procedures
were introduced, a watch tower built,
and technical equipment, including
communication
and
recording
systems, installed.
ADAC successfully obtained the
certification after upgrading the
service provided by the previous radio
operator service.