The Saudi Air Navigation Services Company (SANS) and UK’s National Air Traffic Services (NATS) have entered into a partnership by signing cooperation agreement to enhance the capacity of airports.
The agreement was signed by Eng. Abdulaziz bin Salem Al-Zaid, CEO of SANS, and Martin Rolfe in the presence of Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Duailej, General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA). The signing took place during a meeting between Saudi and Britain at Farnborough International Airshow.
This initiative will strengthen the strategic relationship between the two countries and support in achieving mutual objectives. The agreement falls in line with SAN’s strategy to optimize Saudi airspace and enhance the capacity of this sector.
Al-Zaid stressed that the company is dedicated to establishing strategic partnerships with other key global companies to contribute to the targets of the Saudi Vision 2030, where the kingdom seeks to expand the economy by centering on aviation and tourism sector. The vision intends to reach 300 million air passengers by 2030.
The CEO also stated that the company aims to improve the runaway capacity to meet the continuous growth in air traffic and passenger numbers at the Kingdom’s airports, also highlighting that the SANS increased the runaway capacity by 46 percent last year and intends to reach a 100 percent increase by 2030.
Martin Rolfe, CEO of NATS, expressed his enthusiasm in strengthening collaboration with SANS that, “This agreement is a testament to our shared vision of advancing aviation in Saudi Arabia, and we look forward to being part of SANS’ journey to make lasting and impactful changes to aviation in the region.”
