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RIYADH: The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) on Tuesday observed International Day of the Air Traffic Controller.
Events to mark the occasion were held at GACA facilities across the Kingdom, a GACA official told Arab News.
With more than 700 Saudi air traffic controllers, GACA has achieved 100 percent Saudization in this profession.
鈥�(We are) celebrating the (700) Saudi air traffic controllers who are equipped with education and competence, and are qualified to manage air traffic in the most difficult weather variables throughout the Kingdom,鈥� the authority said in a statement.
In 1960, an internal institute was established to train Saudi youth. In 2019, the first batch of Saudi female air traffic controllers was appointed.