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Saturday, April 9, 2022

Qatar Airways Wins Padel Championship Cup

Doha – Qatar Minister of Transport HE Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti on Saturday crowned Qatar Airways team as champions of the Minister of Transport Ramadan Padel Championship Cup after their superb performance against the Civil Aviation Authority team. The QA team won 3-0 in the final faceoff held in Padel In Aspire Zone amid large fan attendance. QA team controlled most of the three rounds of the match and easily scored 3 times, while all CAA’s attempts failed. The event was attended by Minister of Municipality HE Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Subaie, who is the Managing Director and CEO of Qatar Rail, Director General of the Qatar Aeronautical Academy HE Sheikh Jabor Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Mwani Qatar’s CEO Capt. Abdulla Mohamed Al-Khanji, Mr. Mohamed Faleh Alhajri, who is in charge of managing the CAA, Mowasalat (Kawa) CEO Mr. Fahad Saad Al Qahtani, CEO of Al Meera Group Mr. Yousef Ali Al Obaidan and Hamad Port Project Executive Director Eng. Nabil Mohammed AlKhaldi. Several other officials from the MOT and transportation industry also attended the match. The championship featured 64 padel players in 8 teams representing the entities that work in the transportation industry. The Ministry pays great attention to organizing such sporting championships out of the belief in the importance of sport in reinforcing bonds and relationships among employees.

Sunday, April 3, 2022

MOT Ramadan Padel Cup Opens with 4 Hot Matches

Doha – Qatar The Minister of Transport Ramadan Padel Championship Cup opens tomorrow, April 4, and ends April 09 at Padel In – Aspire Zone. The championship is organized by the Minsitry of Transport in cooperation with Qatar Rail with participation of 64 players representing 8 teams from the entities working in the transportation sector. Teams come in two groups: Group A incudes Qatar Airways, Milaha, Ministry of Transport and Mwani Qatar, while Group B includes CAA, Qatar Rail, Mowasalat “Karwa” and QTerminals. There will be two faceoffs from Group A tomorrow; Qatar Airways vs. MOT at 08:30, Milaha vs. Mwani Qatar at 08:30 and two faceoffs from Group B; CAA vs. Mowasalat “Karwa” and Qatar Rail vs. QTerminals at 08:30.

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Ministry’s Maritime Affairs Meets with Harbor Representatives

Doha-The Ministry’s Assistant Undersecretary, Maritime Transport Affairs, Dr. Saleh bin Fetais Al Marri has recently held a meeting with representatives of the country’s harbors.The meeting covered several matters of common interest within the framework of cooperation and coordination between the Ministry’s Maritime Affairs and harbors of the country.

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Minister of Transport Padel Championship Cup Begins April 4

Doha-The Minister of Transport Ramadan Padel Championship Cup beings Monday, April 4. Organized by the Ministry of Transport in cooperation with Qatar Rail, 8 teams representing the entities of the transportation industry will compete for the title: MOT, Qatar Rail, Mwani Qatar, Qatar Airways, CAA, QTreminals, Mowasalat “Karwa” and Milaha.

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Minister Meets with ICAO Council President

Doha – Qatar Minister of Transport HE Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti met here today with President of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council HE Mr. Salvatore Sciacchitano. The two officials reviewed Qatar-ICAO civil aviation relations and means of further enhancing them. They also discussed ways to contribute to environment protection issues and carbon emissions reduction R&D. The ICAO Regional Director, Middle East Office, HE Eng. Mohamed Farea participated in the meeting. Following the meeting, Mr. Sciacchitano and Mr. Farea visited the Hamad International Airport Tower building and the Qatar Air Traffic Control and their service facilities and were briefed on some of the sophisticated operational technologies in use. They also visited the Qatar Science and Technology Park at Qatar Foundation. Mr. Sciacchitano praised the major development of Qatar’s civil aviation sector and thanked the efforts Qatar had done during the coronavirus pandemic, its effective contribution to transportation industry and continued backing of the ICAO.

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

CAA Wraps Up Air Traffic Flow Management Course with ICAO

Doha – Qatar Sponsored by the Ministry of Transport, the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) today wrapped up an Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) training course it organized in cooperation with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Held on two phases from March 27 to March 30, the course comes in preparation for the operational intensity during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. In addition to Qatar, representatives from Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Sudan, participated in the course. Featuring global experts, the course aims to effectively contribute to managing the air traffic flow between airspaces of the countries of the region to secure smooth and safe flights during the FIFA event. Course attendees were introduced to the advantages of the navigation systems applied by the CAA so that countries of the region can provide efficient and safe services, commensurate with a potentially high air traffic flow during the global event and in line with the set regional plan. ICAO put the training course’s agenda and topics. Using simulators, the attendees were briefed on the applied navigation system and its powerful features, in addition to sharing daily air traffic predictions with the countries concerned. Mr. Mohamed Faleh Alhajri, who is in charge of managing the CAA, said that the course comes in the context of the country’s preparation for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and within the framework of their fruitful collaboration with the ICAO and countries of the region regarding managing the air traffic flow during the coming period. He said that the aim is to provide efficient services and ensure flight safety and smooth and flexible air traffic during the FIFA championship.