GACA President Assistant chaired a meeting with Sport and Recreational Aviation officials --- The introduction of a new set Aviation Sport regulations and the reduction of small aircraft registration fees.

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Jeddah – March 8, 2016
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) Assistant to the President for safety, security and air transport, Capt. Abdul Kareem Albadur held a meeting recently at his office in Jeddah with officials of the Saudi Aviation Club, and the Saudi Federation for Aviation Sport. 
Albadur, welcomed the General Manager of the Saudi Aviation Club, Mr. Mansour Aljauni and H.E. the General Secretary of the Saudi Federation for Aviation Sport, Dr. Mubarak Alswailem, stressing that the meeting aims to enhance communication and to improve coordination between GACA, the Saudi Aviation Club and the Saudi Federation for Aviation Sport.
Albadur pointed out that GACA commenced on the 1^st of March, applying a new sets of safety regulations, in recognition to the Sport and Recreational Aviation that has started to attract a lot of practitioners.
He also pointed that GACA’s Board of Directors approved GACA request for a reduction in GACA registration fees from 1000 SR to 500 SR, for aircrafts that do not exceed (5000) Kg in weight.  This in addition to reducing some other fees for small aircrafts.
Capt. Albadur, said that GACA has set a special sport aviation unit at King Khalid International Airport (KKIA), this unit has been staffed by specialized professionals, which help in the smooth organization of this activity and raise the safety level as well.
For their part each of the Executive Director of the Aviation Club and the General Secretary of the Saudi Federation for Aviation Sport, thanked H.E. GACA’s President for the attention and care he has given for this kind of activities, stressing that this serve as an incentive to achieve the goals of these clubs and a push forward to those who are interested in various aviation science in the Kingdom.