South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority Explained

Agency Name:South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority
Preceding1:Sudan Civil Aviation Authority
Headquarters:Juba International Airport
Chief1 Position:Administrator (acting)
Parent Agency:Ministry of Transportation of South Sudan

South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority is the civil aviation authority of South Sudan with its head office being located in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. The organization has been responsible for licensing, monitoring, and regulating civil aviation matters.

History

In 2011, when South Sudan had announced its split from its northerly neighbor Sudan. The SSCAA was formed and officially recognized by the International Civil Aviation Organization as its 193rd Member.[1]

President Salva Kiir officially signed the decree for the establishment of the countries first civil aviation authority to regulate the industry on February 26, 2013.[2] Police general Agasio Akol was appointed as chairman of a seven-member board.[3]

On May 24, 2021, the SSCAA announced to ground all privately owned Antonov An-26 being flown in South Sudan after a series of incidents involving those planes.[4] [5]

In July 2021, NavPass an aviation solutions provider and the SSCAA was able to launch a lower airspace using the global-standard Performance-based navigation (PBN) system that uses an AI-powered platform to record all flights in real time while automatically collecting overflight fees.[6] [7]

Incidents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us | SSCAA.
  2. https://sudantribune.com/article44849/
  3. https://eturbonews.com/south-sudan-establishes-independent-civil-aviation-authority/
  4. Web site: South Sudan Aviation Authority Grounds all Antonov An-26 following incident. May 21, 2021.
  5. Web site: South Sudan CAA grounds An-26s after incident. ch-aviation.
  6. Web site: South Sudan claims ownership of airspace and will collect air navigation fees – Airport World.
  7. Web site: South Sudan launches new air traffic management system. July 6, 2021. Sudan Tribune.