Monday 4 April 2011

Federal demographic body forms Emiratisation panel for aviation sector

Abu Dhabi, 2 Apr 2011 (WAM) -- The Deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister and Chairman of the Federal Council for Demographic Structure, Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has affirmed that provision of job opportunities to UAE citizens is a national priority in line with instructions of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and continuous follow up of Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
''This should be done within an integrated, concerted government initiatives and policies seeking to build constructive partnerships with the public sector with the aim of stimulating the a knowledge-based national economy that generates proper jobs to qualified national professionals,'' Sheikh Saif said while chairing a meeting of the council.
Sheikh Saif paid gratitude to President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan for his recent initiatives that included the doubling of the capital of the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development and expansion of its scope of services to all the country and for establishing the Khalifa Emiratisation Empowerment Fund.
During the meeting, which discussed a number of Emiratisation initiatives, decided to set up a higher committee for Emiratisation of the civil aviation sector under the chairmanship of Sultan Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy and Chairman of the General Civil Aviation Authority.
Sheikh Saif instructed the committee to immediately begin preparing a vision on mechanisms for increasing the Emirati staff in the sector.
The plan with a time line for implementation will be submitted to the federal cabinet for approval.
''The civil aviation sector is dynamic contributor to the national economy and can create jobs for national job-seekers in the long-run given its sustained growth and huge expansion,' Sheikh Saif said.
Projections show that the sector, which reports a 13 per cent growth per annum, will enjoy a maximum growth rate of 6 per cent up to 2020. Aircraft fleet is expected to increase by 16.2 per cent by 2014 while the number of aircrafts is projected to grow 6 per cent by 2012.
A taskforce was formulated to follow up implementation of initiatives launched by the council


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