RIYADH: The Kingdom and New Zealand have signed an air services agreement to set a comprehensive regulatory framework for air transport, operating on a safe and organized basis.
The deal was signed at the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) headquarters here by Captain Abdulhakim Mohammed Al-Badr, assistant president for safety, security and air transport on behalf of GACA and by Hamish MacMaster, New Zealand ambassador in Riyadh, on Thursday.
Speaking to Arab News on Friday, MacMaster said, “New Zealand attaches great importance to relations with Saudi Arabia, and the bilateral aviation agreement adds another strand to a growing relationship.”
Commenting on the salient features of this cooperation, he said, “The agreement provides access to carriers in both the markets and establishes rights to form code sharing partnership and move air cargo.”
He underscored that this agreement builds on an already strong relationship between GACA and New Zealand which includes New Zealand’s state-owned Enterprise Airways Corporation (EAC) training of Saudi air traffic and safety controllers.
The agreement includes provisions that promote international air transport services to be effective and competitive besides enabling the designated airlines of the two countries to offer a range of options to travelers and workers in the field of civil aviation and to ensure the highest safety and security standards.
It also aims to establish transparency of market access and opportunities for trade and to allow fair competition between designated carriers of the two countries.
It was a very swift and smooth cooperation agreement and the Kingdom and New Zealand expressed alignment in ideas as a GACA official echoed the views on the cooperation, saying that the signing of the agreement comes in the context of strengthening bilateral relations between the Kingdom in New Zealand in the field of air transport.
Moreover, it also contributes to the development of economic activity as well as to encourage airlines to provide flights between the two countries, the official added.
Notably, New Zealand has world leading expertise in a number of areas of the aviation sector.
These include pilot training, aircraft maintenance, aviation regulation and airport management.
Moreover, there is great interest from a number of New Zealand companies to further pursue opportunities in these areas, the envoy said.
The deal was signed at the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) headquarters here by Captain Abdulhakim Mohammed Al-Badr, assistant president for safety, security and air transport on behalf of GACA and by Hamish MacMaster, New Zealand ambassador in Riyadh, on Thursday.
Speaking to Arab News on Friday, MacMaster said, “New Zealand attaches great importance to relations with Saudi Arabia, and the bilateral aviation agreement adds another strand to a growing relationship.”
Commenting on the salient features of this cooperation, he said, “The agreement provides access to carriers in both the markets and establishes rights to form code sharing partnership and move air cargo.”
He underscored that this agreement builds on an already strong relationship between GACA and New Zealand which includes New Zealand’s state-owned Enterprise Airways Corporation (EAC) training of Saudi air traffic and safety controllers.
The agreement includes provisions that promote international air transport services to be effective and competitive besides enabling the designated airlines of the two countries to offer a range of options to travelers and workers in the field of civil aviation and to ensure the highest safety and security standards.
It also aims to establish transparency of market access and opportunities for trade and to allow fair competition between designated carriers of the two countries.
It was a very swift and smooth cooperation agreement and the Kingdom and New Zealand expressed alignment in ideas as a GACA official echoed the views on the cooperation, saying that the signing of the agreement comes in the context of strengthening bilateral relations between the Kingdom in New Zealand in the field of air transport.
Moreover, it also contributes to the development of economic activity as well as to encourage airlines to provide flights between the two countries, the official added.
Notably, New Zealand has world leading expertise in a number of areas of the aviation sector.
These include pilot training, aircraft maintenance, aviation regulation and airport management.
Moreover, there is great interest from a number of New Zealand companies to further pursue opportunities in these areas, the envoy said.
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