Air Arabia Abu Dhabi received the Foreign Air Operator Certificate (FAOC) yesterday from the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka after satisfying the necessary technical and operational requirements in line with the government policy to offer more pathways for foreign airlines to operate flights into Sri Lanka.
The airline will operate flights from September. The application submitted by Air Arabia – Abu Dhabi was scrutinized by the 
Civil Aviation Inspectors of CAASL by considering the organizational structure, capability, availability of qualified & well trained staff, instruments, equipment, ground handling arrangements and other required facilities & documents for the certification under the guidance of P. A. Jayakantha, the DGCA & CEO and the leadership of Saman Gunawerdena, Deputy Director General (Flight Safety Regulations) of the CAASL.
The FAOC handed over by P. A. Jayakantha, Director General of Civil Aviation & Chief Executive Officer (DGCA & CEO) to Shibin Nazeem – Accountable Manager & Sales Manager of Air Arabia – Abu Dhabi. Saman Gunawerdena, Deputy Director General (Flight Safety) participated.
