Government Allocates 14.5 Million Dinars to Modernize Air Control Towers and Air Navigation Systems

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Government Allocates 14.5 Million Dinars to Modernize Air Control Towers and Air Navigation Systems

The Cabinet decided, in its session held on Sunday chaired by Prime Minister Jafar Hassan, to establish an escrow account within the Ministry of Finance’s 2027 budget, valued at 14.5 million dinars, from the revenues generated from air overflight fees deposited by the Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission, to cover the costs of constructing air control towers and modernizing navigation systems and equipment.

The Cabinet also decided to task the Public Service and Administration Commission, in coordination with the General Budget Department, with covering the Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission’s needs for air control tower personnel.

The decision comes as a continuation of a governmental model in managing public resources, and as an investment of the returns achieved by the Jordanian Airspace Redesign Project, which was executed at a cost not exceeding 2.8 million dinars and achieved an economic return since its first year, as the revenues of the Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission rose from 18 million dinars to 32 million dinars.

According to the decision, the government adopts an approach of reinvesting the proceeds of success in infrastructure development, without placing additional burdens on the state treasury, by allocating 14.5 million dinars from air overflight fees to fund the modernization of the aviation system during the year 2027, ensuring the sustainability of self-financing.

This includes establishing modern air control towers and developing navigation systems and equipment, aiming to raise the efficiency of airspace management and comply with international safety standards approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

The decision also targets enhancing technical capabilities and staff by filling the shortage in the numbers of air traffic controllers and qualified personnel, in coordination between the General Budget Department and the Public Service and Administration Commission, to ensure the efficient operation of the modernized system.

It is expected that modernizing the aviation system will contribute to keeping pace with the rapid growth in air transport traffic and attracting more transit routes through Jordanian airspace, thereby enhancing the Kingdom’s position as a safe and competitive regional air corridor and hub.