General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), SaudiArabia

Überblick

The General Authority of Zivilluftfahrt (GACA) is Saudi Arabia's Zivilluftfahrt Aufsichtsbehörde, verantwortlich für Flugauglichkeit, Betriebsgenehmigung, and Luftfahrtpolitik in the Kingdom. President is Abdulaziz A. Al-Duailej. EVP for Aviation Safety is Captain Sulaiman bin Saleh Al-Muhaimedi.

GACA veröffentlicht its Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Roadmap in Januar 2024, providing the formal regulatory Rahmen for eVTOL operations in the Kingdom. Key GACA actions to date:

• 21 June 2023:herausgegeben Special Flug Authorization for Volocopter NEOM test Flug, after 18 months of pre-Flug Zusammenarbeit.
• 22 January 2024: Published AAM Roadmap.
• 12 June 2024:Supported EHang EH216-S Mecca Hajj Flug alongside Ministry of Transport and Logistic Services, Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, and Ministry of Interior.
• 22 July 2024:unterzeichnet Absichtserklärung with Lilium at Farnborough Airshow on eVTOL regulatory development (counterparty Lilium dissolved Feb 2025).
• 12 November 2025:Signed framework MoU with Joby Aviation.
• 10 December 2025:Signed framework MoU with Archer Aviation.

GACA's regulatory posture has been collaborative and case-by-case to date; no standalone Saudi-specific eVTOL betrieblich regulation has been veröffentlicht as a binding rule beyond the Roadmap Rahmen.

Eckdaten

Zeitachse

1. 2023-06-21
   GACA issues Special Flight Authorization for Volocopter NEOM test flight.[gaca-2024-01-22]
2. 2024-01-22
   GACA publishes Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Roadmap.[gaca-2024-01-22]
3. 2024-06-12
   GACA supports EHang EH216-S Mecca Hajj flight.[gaca-2024-01-22]
4. 2024-07-22
   GACA signs MoU with Lilium at Farnborough Airshow.[gaca-2024-01-22]
5. 2025-11-12
   GACA signs framework MoU with Joby Aviation.[archer-ir-2025-12-10]
6. 2025-12-10
   GACA signs framework MoU with Archer Aviation.[archer-ir-2025-12-10]

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Regulatorischer Status

GACA is Saudi Arabia's Zivilluftfahrt Aufsichtsbehörde. The AAM Roadmap veröffentlicht Januar 2024 provides the formal Rahmen for eVTOL operations. Specific betrieblich authorizations have been case-by-case (Volocopter NEOM, EHang Mecca). No standalone Saudi-specific eVTOL betrieblich regulation has been veröffentlicht as a binding rule.

Aktueller Stand

As of 20 Mai 2026, GACA holds active Rahmen Absichtserklärungen with Joby and Archer. The Lilium Absichtserklärung is effectively stranded post-insolvency. Saudi sandbox operations under THC+Red Sea Global partnerships with Joby and Archer are scheduled for H1 2026 — no Special Flug Authorizations veröffentlicht as of this date.

Verbundene Einträge

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Quellen

1. [gaca-2024-01-22] GACA Saudi Arabia — Advanced Air Mobility Roadmap (22 Jan 2024) regulatory · accessed 2026-05-20
2. [archer-ir-2025-12-10] Archer Aviation IR — Saudi Arabia's GACA Advances Archer's Pathway for Electric Air Taxi Deployment (10 Dec 2025) operator-ir · accessed 2026-05-20
3. [archer-ir-2025-11-19-thc] Archer Aviation IR — PIF's The Helicopter Company, Archer Aviation, and Red Sea Global Partner to Launch eVTOL Air Mobility in Saudi Arabia (19 Nov 2025) operator-ir · accessed 2026-05-20

Prüfhinweise

• GACA AAM Roadmap PDF URL has been cited in research but Mai have moved on gaca.gov.sa; current resolution Mai require search at gaca.gov.sa.
• Lilium MoU is effectively stranded post-Lilium-insolvency (Feb 2025).
• Joby and Archer Absichtserklärungen are Rahmen regulatory collaborations, not binding Luftfahrzeug purchase agreements.
• Detaillierter Text von GACAs AAM-Roadmap wird für diesen Eintrag nicht analysiert; der Eintrag behandelt die Existenz der Roadmap und wichtigste Maßnahmen.