Spanish Aviation Safety and Security Agency explained

Agency Name:	Aviation Safety and Security Agency
Nativename:	Spanish; Castilian: Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea
Jurisdiction:	Spain
Headquarters:	Paseo de la Castellana 112 Madrid, Spain
Coordinates:	40.451°N -3.693°W
Employees:	420 (2020)^[1]
Budget:	€ 83.7 million, 2023
Chief1 Name:	Montserrat Mestres Domènech
Chief1 Position:	Director
Parent Agency:	Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda

The Spanish Aviation Safety and Security Agency, also known by the acronym AESA (Spanish: Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea), is the civil aviation authority for Spain.

The agency is based in Madrid, where it occupies offices on the Paseo de la Castellana.^[2]

History

The agency was set up in 2008,^[3] taking over supervisory duties from the Dirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC),^[4] a division of the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, the former Ministry of Public Works and Transport.

Its 2022 budget was €83.7 million.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cuentas anuales e informe de gestión 2018 . es . Annual accounts and management report 2018 . PDF . 2020-01-29 .
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20170304193206/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-420714459.html Refurbishment of the Interior of the Headquarters of the State Agency for Aviation Safety, Located on the Paseo De la Castellana (Madrid).
3. http://www.seguridadaerea.gob.es/media/4247814/texto_consolidado_rd_184_2008.pdf Royal Decree 184/2008
4. http://www.seguridadaerea.gob.es/media/3999114/cuadriptico_aesa_ingles.pdf What is AESA?
5. Web site: State Budget 2023 .