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CAA to get first corporate head

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KARACHI: The country’s aviation regulator is likely to get first private sector head from a European petroleum giant in a move believed to add much needed market reorientation to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) (www.caapakistan.com.pk).

Farooq Rehmatullah, currently serving as Managing Director Shell Pakistan, is expected to take charge on August 22, 2006 as Director General CAA in August 2006, when the contract of the existing chief Air Marshal (Retd) Pervez Akhtar Nawaz expires, aviation sources confirmed on Monday.

“The government move is in line with its plan to make the CAA more commercial operation regulators,” said an aviation source close to the development. “It is too early to pinpoint the priorities of the new DG but it is clear that he may bring privatisation process in place in handling aviation operations across the country.”

He said Rehmatullah would be the first CAA chief from corporate sector since its inception in 1982 to handle all matters related to the aviation, as senior officials of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) both, serving and retired, have been heading the autonomous body.

Created in December 1982, the CAA does not only serve as a regulatory body, its functions include provision of services such as facilitation, air space management, air traffic control and fire fighting services.

The Authority is also responsible for the planning, development and maintenance of all civil aviation infrastructures in the country. “The CAA may also witness some in house changes with the induction of new management,” said the source. “Currently the authority is overburdened with 109 general managers, mostly serving on deputation or hired on contracts by the Authority.”

He said the situation had also hindered due promotion process of the regular employees, which would get resumed after August 2006. “The government plans to go with two-way strategy to bring reforms in overall aviation industry of the country,” added the source. “First one is operational and the second commercial. With commercial strategy the CAA by the end of this year could introduce privatisation of airports operations and it could also outsource several other services, which could general revenue and trigger competition among the operators.”

The CAA, since its inception, has managed increase number of airports to 42 from 23 in 1982. Besides new airports, 11 new terminal buildings, three new runways, and two new Haj lounges were constructed by the CAA, in addition to the maintenance, extension and renovation of existing lounges.

Source: The News
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