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Egyptian government ministry From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ministry of Civil Aviation of Egypt (MCA,[1] Arabic: وزارة الطيران المدني) is the ministry in charge of civil aviation in Egypt.
| وزارة الطيران المدني | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 2002 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Egypt |
| Headquarters | New Administrative Capital, Cairo Governorate |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | www |
The ministry sets civil aviation regulations, sets airworthiness and all flight rules, and air standards that must be met, making amendments, as needed.[2][3] It ensures Egyptian airline and flight operations follow safety rules such as those put forth by International Aviation - European Common Aviation Area (ECAA).[4]
One of the ministry's most important duties is to conduct investigations of airplane crashes and to provide progress reports on such investigations.[5] Then the ministry negotiates the resumption of flights from the country that suffered the airline crash to or from Egypt.[6]
The ministry is supposed to manage the fair competition between state-run airlines such as EgyptAir and private airlines, of which there are 14 but private airlines complain that EgyptAir has monopolized the industry.[7][8]
The ministry was established in 2002[9] by separating out the responsibilities for civil aviation from the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The Ministry of Civil Aviation is headquartered in Cairo.
The Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA, Arabic: الهيئة المصرية العامة للطيران المدنى), subordinate to the ministry, is the civil aviation authority of Egypt.[10]
In early 2018, the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the Ministry of Tourism and other interested stakeholders discussed the roadblocks that ought to be addressed if the country is to develop the tourism sector near Taba, Egypt, where there is a small airport.[11]
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