CAAS, SANS and NERA to Strengthen Cooperation in Air Navigation Services and Aviation Innovation

         On 25 June 2026, the air navigation service providers of Singapore and Saudi Arabia signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) to establish a structured framework for cooperation to meet rising demand for air travel. Global air passenger volume is projected to nearly triple over the next 25 years, with Asia-Pacific and the Middle East as key regions of growth. Under this framework, the parties will share experience and expertise and jointly develop new capabilities to improve traffic flows between the two regions and countries. The MOC was signed by Mr Han Kok Juan, Director-General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Eng Abdulaziz Al‑Zaid, Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Air Navigation Services (SANS) and Eng Khalid Attiah, Chief Executive Officer of NERA Advanced Commercial Services (NERA), a subsidiary of SANS, in Singapore, on the side of CEO SANS’s and CEO NERA’s visit to CAAS.

2         Under the MOC, CAAS, SANS and NERA will establish a structured method-machine-man framework for cooperation across various areas:

a.    Strategic Cooperation (Method): Advance collaborative regional air traffic management (ATM) in support of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) requirement to implement global minimum capabilities for ANS modernisation by 2035, under the ICAO Minimum Implementation Path. This includes collaboration in Time-Based Flow Management and Air Traffic Flow Management, encompassing regional traffic analysis and forecasting, as well as the development of joint strategies and information-sharing mechanisms to optimise ATM operations. It also includes initiatives to enable technologies, testbeds and innovation pilots for the safe and efficient integration of advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft system traffic management into the aviation system, as well as the exchange of operational experience.