Singapore Changi Airport, Control Tower 2, Dec 05

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) is Singapore's

civil aviation authority A civil aviation authority (CAA) is a national or supranational statutory authority that oversees the regulation of civil aviation, including the maintenance of an aircraft register. Role Due to the inherent dangers in the use of flight vehicles, ...

and a statutory board under the

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of the

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. Its head office is located on the fourth storey of

Singapore Changi Airport Singapore Changi Airport, commonly known as Changi Airport , is a major civilian international airport that serves Singapore, and is one of the largest transportation hubs in Asia. As one of the world's busiest airports by international passe ...

's Terminal 2.

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Established on 1 September 1984, the CAAS regulates civilian air traffic within the airspace jurisdiction of the Republic. It also helps enable the growth of the air hub and aviation industry in

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...

, promotes safe industry practices and engages in civilian air-service agreements with air-service operators. CAAS also operates the Air Traffic Control Tower, providing air navigation services to ensure faultless movements of civilian aircraft at Singapore's airports and in the Singapore flight information region (FIR). The CAAS also issues revenue stamps to pay for the passenger service charge on flights. In July 2017, CAAS and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) entered into a working arrangement to recognize each other's certifications.http://atwonline.com/regulation/easa-and-singapore-partner-airworthiness-certification?eid=forward "EASA and Singapore Partner on Airworthiness Certification" CAAS is led by Director-General Mr Kevin Shum, with Mr Edmund Cheng serving as the board's Chairman.

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