Today marks professional holiday of civil aviation workers

June 2 is celebrated as the professional holiday of civil aviation workers in our country by the Order of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev dated May 18, 2006. The foundation of civil aviation was laid in Azerbaijan with the creation of our first aviation group on June 2, 1938.

State control and regulation in the field of civil aviation in our country is carried out by the State Civil Aviation Agency under the Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies. The Agency participates in the formation of state policy in the field of civil aviation and ensures the implementation of this policy, as well as exercises control over the safety of civil aircraft operations, aviation security and environmental protection. Within the scope of its powers, the Agency carries out normative regulation, state control in the field of civil aviation, maintains cooperation with international civil aviation organizations, participates in their work, as well as interacts with aviation administrations of foreign countries.

Moreover, the State Civil Aviation Agency implements a unified state policy to ensure the airworthiness of civil aircraft, carries out mandatory certification of all civil aviation entities of the Republic of Azerbaijan, including aviation equipment, in accordance with national and international requirements. The Agency participates in the development of rules governing the use of air space, flight rules of civil aircraft in the air space of the Republic of Azerbaijan and other normative legal acts, as well as issues permissions to civil aircraft of foreign countries to carry out the flights (scheduled and charter flights) to civil airports of the Republic of Azerbaijan. At the same time, conducts inspection of activities of the civil aviation entities in Azerbaijan, forms a competitive air transportation market, participates in the investigation of aviation incidents (accidents) with civil aircraft and gives opinion on drafts of legislative acts in the field of civil aviation.

Azerbaijani civil aviation fully meets the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).