Kenya Civil Aviation Authority

Kenya Civil Aviation Authority

Logo of the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
Authority overview
Formed October 24, 2002 (2002-10-24)[1]
Superseding agency
  • Kenya Directorate of Civil Aviation
Headquarters Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya
Minister responsible
  • Eng. Michael Kamau[2], Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure
Authority executives
  • Hon. Samuel Poghisio, Chairman
  • CPA Joseph Kiptoo, Ag. Director General
Key document
  • kenya civil aviation regulations (KCARS) 2013
Website www.kcaa.or.ke

Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) is a state corporation of Kenya that is responsible for regulating the aviation industry in Kenya and for providing air navigation services in the Kenya flight region.

The KCAA offers training in the aviation professions through its affiliated East African School of Aviation.[3]

The agency maintains its headquarters in the Aviation Building at the Junction entry to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Kenya Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on 14 January 2011. "The Authority’s head offices are currently situated at KAA Complex, JKIA in Nairobi."[4]

History

The Civil Aviation (Amendment) Act, 2002 established the KCAA in 2002. The functions of the KCAA were previously performed by two departments of the Ministry of Transport: the Civil Aviation Board (CAB) and the Directorate of Civil Aviation (DCA).[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kenya Civil Aviation Authority – Corporate Profile
  2. ↑ Kenya Civil Aviation Authority – Directors
  3. ↑ http://www.easa.ac.ke/
  4. ↑ "Contact Us." Kenya Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on 14 January 2011. "KCAA Headquarters KAA Complex, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Embakasi."
  5. ↑ "Welcome to KCAA." Kenya Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on 14 January 2011. "The Authority’s head offices are currently situated at KAA Complex, JKIA in Nairobi."


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