The budget set for the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority for the just beginning financial year is 143.4 million birr according to the authority.
The budget will go to finance projects that range from implementing control mechanisms for the aviation industry to the various airport and airstrip projects across the country.
The projects to upgrade the tower and to improve radar at Bole International Airport, as well as the construction of the Gambella Airport tower, the tower and air navigation facility construction at Kombolcha airport and the purchase of flight calibration consoles will all be financed by the proposed budget.
The authority planned its budget for the coming fiscal year as part of its goal to establish an internationally competitive and accredited civil aviation industry by the year 2025 said Endeshaw Yigezu, Air Transport and Planning Director with the Authority.Goals included under the plan are reducing airplane accidents, enhancing the safety and quality of service of airports, improving the air space and air traffic control mechanisms, increasing air transport coverage including in the private sector and producing competent aviation professionals he said.
The ECAA also aims to enter into air transport service agreements with new countries which improving on already existing agreements added Endeshaw.
It is to be remembered that the authority signed air transport agreements with several countries including Malawi, Portugal, Israel, Italy, Singapore, Germany, and the Scandinavian countries, Norway, Denmark and Sweden in the last fiscal year.
Source: Capital.
