About CANSO's Middle East Regional Office

CANSO established its Middle East Regional Office in June 2009. As agreed by CANSO Members in the region, the Office focuses on pushing forward progress on Safety, Airspace Planning, Technology, and ANSP Cooperation.

During the Global ATM Summit & AGM 2010, CANSO took the opportunity to speak with His Excellency Abdullah Rehaimi, GACA President, for his views on the event and the new Waypoint 2013 Strategy.

Salem Jahdli, Director Middle East Affairs

Mr. Jahdli joined CANSO in June 2009 as Director Middle East Affairs on secondment from GACA Saudi Arabia. As well as leading CANSO activities in the Middle East, Mr. Jahdli is working to expand the Association’s presence in the region.

  • 31 May 2010Continuing to Develop the Middle East Region
    Developing a new Region is hard work – but it is very rewarding at the same time. True to two of our fundamental principles – 'collaboration with all partners in the Aviation Value Chain' and 'providing benefits to our customers'- we have involved all stakeholders – in particular our customers, the Airlines, and one of our main partners, the Airports, from the very beginning.
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  • 26 Mar 2010An Important Month for CANSO's Middle East Region
    March was a very busy and important month for CANSO's Middle East region, with several of our Middle East Members participating in, and actively contributing to, CANSO's Operations Conference. Several Middle East Members also attended the ATC Global exhibition in Amsterdam.
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