{"id":14399,"date":"2025-05-05T15:03:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T15:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=14399"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:04:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T15:04:34","slug":"uganda-to-host-the-66th-international-air-traffic-controllers-conference-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/uganda-to-host-the-66th-international-air-traffic-controllers-conference-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda To Host The 66th International Air Traffic Controllers Conference 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Uganda has won the bid to host the 66th International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Association (IFATCA) Conference in 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement was mae during the closing ceremony of the 64th IFATCA conference held over five days in Abu Dhabi, UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decisions followed a competitive and compelling bid by the Uganda Air Traffic Controllers Association (UGATCA), which was well received by the international delegation of member associations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms. Helena Sj\u00f6str\u00f6m Falk of Sweden, President and CEO of IFATCA congratulated UGATCA on the successful bid. She later joined the Uganda delegation for a group photo, alongside Mr. Jean Francois Lepage of Canada, IFATCA Deputy President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This  is a major milestone  for Uganda\u2019s aviation sector which is managed by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) and further positions the country as a key player in global air traffic control leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Uganda Air Traffic Controllers\u2019 Association (UGATCA) is the professional body of Air Traffic Controllers in Uganda, and affiliates to \u2018the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers\u2019 Associations\u2019 (IFATCA), founded through an abiding passion for air traffic control and flight safety in 1961.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UGATCA which was founded under the same passion in October 1981, has over 120 active members, majority of whom are employed by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) and share the spirit and values of IFATCA as well as the values of their parent organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor:msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theaviator.co.ug\/author\/theaviator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uganda has won the bid to host the 66th International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Association (IFATCA) Conference in 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[180],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aviation"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_20250503-120709-780x470-1.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15896,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/uganda-to-host-global-air-traffic-controllers-ifatca-conference-in-2027-minister-gen-katumba\/","url_meta":{"origin":14399,"position":0},"title":"Uganda To Host Global  Air Traffic Controllers IFATCA Conference  In 2027 -Minister Gen. 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