General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of UAE
Digital Government · Commercial Aviation
6open roles
Growinghiring pace, 70 of 100
10stories in the press
1996founded
Overview
The General Civil Aviation Authority is the federal regulator of civil aviation in the United Arab Emirates, based in Abu Dhabi, responsible for aviation safety and security oversight, airworthiness certification, air navigation services and aviation law. Established in 1996, it operates the Sheikh Zayed Air Navigation Centre, which also runs a communication, navigation and surveillance training program for UAE nationals, and it has offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. It hires aviation safety engineering and foreign operator affairs specialists, air navigation engineering trainees, IT helpdesk technicians and security and maintenance technicians.
Key facts
As of Nov 12, 2026, Alion lists 6 open roles at General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of UAE. General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of UAE is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was founded in 1996.
- Open roles
- 6Its careers board, read on Nov 12, 2026
- Headquarters
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesAlion company profile, updated Nov 12, 2026
- Founded
- 1996Alion company profile, updated Nov 12, 2026
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
70/100
Growing
Open positions
6
5 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
86 days
faster than 14% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~10 hours
11/12/2026
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Field & Service
82% ▼
Security
7% ▲
Support
4% ▲
Analytics
4% ▲
Operations
4% ▲
Activity Timeline
+4 jobs in a week
Nov 2026
Added Incident Management to stack
Nov 2026
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of UAE over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
1
Postings analysed
1
Stack modernity
43/100
Practices & domains
Incident Management
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GMet threatens legal action against GCAA - Over unpaid statutory aviation fees
The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has threatened legal action against the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) over its failure to pay statutory revenues due to the agency for providing aeronautical meteorological services
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GCAA rejects GhATSEA allegations of unfair labour practices and intimidation
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GCAA rejects GhATSEA allegations of unfair labour practices and intimidation
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Countries
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Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
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6 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 50% engineering
hires for Security, Support, Analytics
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days
hires for Field & Service