Civil Aviation celebrated the opening of the new headquarters
Under the auspices
of the Minister of State for Housing Affairs and Minister of State for Services
Affairs Dr./ Abdullah Abdul Samad Marafe and in the presence of H.E. President
of Civil Aviation Sheikh/ Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Homoud Al-Sabah and the
Director-General Eng./ Yousef Al-Fauzan, the Directorate General of
Civil Aviation celebrated the opening of the new headquarters within a series
of developmental projects for the Civil Aviation’s sector in the State of
Kuwait.
The Minister of
State for Housing Affairs and Minister of State for Services Affairs Dr./ Abdullah
Marafe said that the new Civil Aviation headquarters is considered a
qualitative leap in modernizing the infrastructure of the Civil Aviation sector
in the country.
Minister Marafe
added, in a statement to the journalists on the sidelines of his inauguration
of the new administration headquarters, in the presence of H.E. President of
Civil Aviation Sheikh/ Salman Al-Homoud Al-Sabah, that the headquarters
will provide a suitable and advanced environment in serving the Civil Aviation’s
staff.
He pointed out
that the headquarters is characterized by a superb architectural facade and is
considered an advanced model in design and execution, and it is one of the modern
buildings in the country.
He expressed
thanks and gratitude to all those who contributed to the success of this
project, whether the staff of Civil Aviation, headed by H.E. President of Civil
Aviation Sheikh/ Salman Al-Homoud Al-Sabah, the contractor who executed the
project, the consultant office and all relevant government bodies.
For his part, Civil
Aviation spokesperson Eng./ Saad Al-Otaibi said in his opening speech
that the new headquarters is considered a pride in the series of developmental
projects that the Civil Aviation sector is witnessing in the State of Kuwait.
Eng./ Al-Otaibi
explained that the administration building contains nine stories, in addition
to the roof, the first basement and the second basement, with a total area of
67799.44 square meters, and it contains many different services that meet the
needs of the building's users, including staff and visitors.
He indicated
that the building accommodates 1570 employees, and is characterized by a dissimilar
and unique architectural façade in the country.
He stressed
that the new headquarters project will achieve, with God willing, a qualitative
leap to improve the overall performance in the Civil Aviation system and will
provide suitable environment for the staff towards greater efficiency and
higher productivity.
He expressed
his earnest thanks and gratitude to everyone who participated and contributed
to the completion of this distinguished edifice, particularly the concerned
government bodies as well as the project’s executing company and the consulting
office.
It is worth
mentioning that the new administration headquarters consists of four main
buildings, namely the main building, the car-parking building, the central fire
station building, and the western fire station building, and it also contains many
different services for the Civil Aviation’s staff and visitors.