South Sudan to establish civil aviation authority
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January 27, 2012 (JUBA) – South Sudan which gained independence from
Sudan six months ago on 9 July 9 2011 will soon establish a civil
aviation authority that will manage its potential civil aviation
industry in the new country, says the Vice President, Riek Machar.
Machar announced the plan on Thursday in a meeting with senior South
Sudanese pilots, some of whom have over 30 years of experience as
pilots, engineers and technicians in the civil aviation in Sudan and
abroad.
He informed the pilots that the bill for the establishment of the
civil aviation authority is already before the parliament for
enactment.
The meeting which took place in the presence of the minister of
Transport, Agnes Poni Lukudu, also discussed the importance of
establishing a national carrier that would also manage aircrafts in
the airports all over the country.
Vice President’s Press Secretary, James Gatdet Dak, said Machar
stressed the importance of the new country investing in the civil
aviation industry as a landlocked nation, adding that a plan is
underway to build one of the world’s biggest airports in Tali in
Central Equatoria state as part of the plan for the building of the
new capital, Ramciel, in Lakes state.
He said the country would partner with some of the world’s most
advanced civil aviation industries in order to develop its capability
and make Tali an international hub.
He further explained that advanced international carriers would handle
long flights such as to Asia, America and the Middle East while South
Sudan’s national carrier would take care of shorter flights to
neighbouring countries as well as internal flights to the ten states.
The pilots expressed their readiness to establish the base for a
national carrier. They presented a list of over 50 South Sudanese
experts in the civil aviation including pilots, engineers and
technicians.
Machar said the issue would be discussed and resolved in the Council
of Ministers.
(ST)
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