The Republic of Moldova Civil Aviation Authority (CAA; ) is the central specialized, executive, coordinating and control body of the Public Administration in the field of civil aviation, founded by the
Government of Moldova
The government of Moldova () is the government of the Republic of Moldova. It is housed in the Government House at the Great National Assembly Square in Chișinău
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. The Administration takes decisions of administrative character, approves regulations, norms, instructions and other normative acts obligatory for natural and legal persons who perform their activity in the field of civil aviation.
The agency headquarters are in
Chișinău
Chișinău ( , , ; formerly known as Kishinev) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Moldova, largest city of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial centre, and is located in the middle of the coun ...
. The agency was formerly the Civil Aviation Administration of the Republic of Moldova ().
The CAA is responsible for the following:
* Issuance of the authorizations for execution of the scheduled and non-scheduled flights;
* Drafting and implementation of the international agreements in the field of civil aviation;
* Control, issuance, validation, suspension and revocation of the Airworthiness certificates of the aircraft and other aeronautical engineering;
* Certification and monitoring of
airdromes operation (
airport
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s) and of other services, as well as ground systems;
* Performance of the investigations in case of accidents and incidents happened on the territory of the
Republic of Moldova
Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised ...
(RM) and participation to such investigations in other states, in case the aircraft is registered in the RM;
* Drafting, coordination and implementation of the national aeronautical security program;
Issuance, validation, suspension and revocation of the certifying documents of the aeronautical personnel, air operator certificates (authorizations), aeronautical agent certificates (authorizations), authorization for operation of an air route, certifying documents of the technical means used in the field of
civil aviation
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.
Moldova does not have its own dedicated air accident technical investigation agency. Authorities may form an ''
ad hoc
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'' committee or if applicable they may allow a foreign accident investigation agency to do the job.
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Archive
. Civil Aviation Authority of Moldova. Retrieved on May 2, 2015. See section: RAC-AAII 0065. (PDF document p. 18/138).
Some notable leadership includes
Mircea Maleca, who's resignation was demanded on June 15, 2016
by prime minister
Pavel Filip
Pavel Filip (born 10 April 1966) is a Moldova, Moldovan politician.
In 2001–2008 he was the director of the Joint-stock company "Bucuria" and in 2008–2011, general manager of Tutun-CTC joint stock company. He was then Ministry of Informatio ...
, and who later went on to found
FlyOne.
See also
*
Civil aviation authority
*
List of civil aviation authorities
References
External links
Civil Aviation AuthorityCivil Aviation Authority
Civil Aviation Authority
Civil Aviation Administration of Moldova Web Site (Archive)
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Civil aviation in Moldova
Government agencies of Moldova
Moldova
Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. ...
Transport organizations based in Moldova