“Civil Aviation” gives the first approval to experience self -driving vehicles to handle luggage at “Al Maktoum Airport”

The General Authority of Civil Aviation, in cooperation with Dubai Airports and Danata, issued the first organizational approval at the state level to conduct the experience of operating the self -driving vehicles to handle luggage, at Dubai World Central – Al Maktoum International Airport.

Approval comes within the framework of the authority’s keenness to enhance the integration and integration of modern technologies in all air transport operations, in a way that contributes to enhancing operational efficiency and air safety, and supporting the application of operating models from the next generation by leading service providers such as Danata.

“Danata” will experience several self -driving vehicles to handle luggage within the airport square at Dubai World Central Airport – Al Maktoum International Airport, according to an organizational framework developed in cooperation with the authority.

This experiment provides an opportunity to test performance and safety in one of the most sensitive flying environments in terms of time and operation, which contributes to drawing the features of the future of luggage handling and ground services at airports.

This step puts the UAE on the list of leading countries that adopt smart automation techniques in airport arenas, in a way that enhances its organizational leadership and establishes its balanced approach between innovation and ensuring the highest operational safety standards.

Saif Muhammad Al -Suwaidi, Director General of the General Authority of Civil Aviation said: This approval constitutes an important station in the development of the aviation sector in the country, and embodies the vision of the rational leadership in building a competitive economy based on innovation, stressing the keenness to enable modern technologies without prejudice to the highest safety standards, and to support the initiatives that put the UAE at the forefront of countries in the field of smart movement.

Engineer Aqeel Al -Zarouni, Assistant Director General of the Aviation Safety Sector in the Authority, explained that the operation of self -vehicles in an active work environment inside the airport requires a flexible and advanced organizational framework, pointing to work through cooperation with Danata and Dubai airports, to develop an integrated model that combines innovation and safety, as this experience represents the beginning of a comprehensive vision for the future of air operations in the country.

Omar Bin Adi – CEO of Technology and Infrastructure at Dubai Airports said that this experience reflects our contribution to pushing the innovation wheel to enhance operating excellence and experience of travelers, with the foundations for a more flexible and efficient operating environment in the airport arenas.

He added: We coincided with our preparation for the next stage of the growth of the aviation sector at Dubai and Recess Central Airport – Al Maktoum International, these initiatives supported will be carried out by the spirit of cooperation inspired by the vision OneDXBA pivotal role in drawing the features of future airports systems.

Jaafar Dawood, Senior Vice President of Airport Operations in the UAE at Danata Company, said: The introduction of self -driving vehicles in direct luggage handling operations is an important station for both Danata and the sector as a whole, and this trend reflects our continuous commitment to adopting innovation and employing the latest technologies to enhance safety, efficiency and quality of service in our various operations.

The experience of self-driving luggage is part of a broader strategic cooperation between the General Authority of Civil Aviation and the “Danata” company to develop smart ground handling solutions, as Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International Airport provides, thanks to its future absorptive capacity of 260 million passengers annually, an ideal environment for testing and applying the latest operational innovations.

The results of this experiment will be used to support future expansions and enhance the integration of automation in Emirati airports in a way that keeps pace with global developments in the field of aviation.