Paris, 14 October 2026, As part of its efforts to strengthen institutional relations with the civil aviation authorities of friendly countries and consolidate cooperation and coordination, H.E. Eng. Khalid Cherkaoui, Director General of the Arab Civil Aviation Organization (ACAO), held a meeting in Paris on 14 October 2026 with H.E. Eng. Chams Chlioua, Director General of Civil Aviation of the French Republic.
The meeting provided an opportunity to commend the strong bonds of friendship and cooperation between the Arab Civil Aviation Organization and the French Directorate General of Civil Aviation, and to highlight the positive momentum in their partnership, particularly in the areas of training, capacity building, technical expertise exchange, and support for initiatives aimed at advancing the civil aviation sector in line with the rapid developments taking place at both regional and international levels.
Both parties expressed their shared commitment to further strengthening cooperation through the development of a new cooperation programme. In addition to matters relating to aviation safety, aviation security, facilitation, and sustainability in the civil aviation sector, the programme will address new areas of cooperation, including digital transformation, the use of artificial intelligence in civil aviation, unmanned aircraft systems and vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, as well as sustainable aviation fuels.
The two parties also agreed to establish mechanisms to monitor the development and implementation of the work programme and to hold regular meetings to coordinate their views and positions, while continuing to strengthen their bilateral cooperation relations.
