The Directorate General for Civil Aviation (french: Direction générale de l'aviation civile, DGAC) is the
French civil aviation authority. Its headquarters are in the
15th arrondissement of
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
, 50 Henry-Farman. It is subordinate to the
Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy
The Ministry of Ecological Transition (French: ''Ministère de la Transition écologique''), commonly just referred to as Ministry of Ecology, is a department of the Government of France. It is responsible for preparing and implementing the gov ...
.
The DGAC levies a civil aviation tax on several flights operating from France.
History
The Secretariat General for Civil and Commercial Aviation (SGACC) was formed on 12 September 1946 by the Ministry of Transport and Public Works. The first secretary general of the newly-formed organisation was
Max Hymans
Max Hymans (March 2, 1900 in Paris – March 7, 1961 in Saint-Cloud), was a notable leftist French politician, member of the resistance, and director of Air France
Air France (; formally ''Société Air France, S.A.''), stylised as A ...
(1900-1961), who had been named to the post nine months previously in December 1945.
The SGACC then formed the Light and Sport Aviation Office (SALS) to cover flying clubs and instructors. In 1955 SALS became the Aeronautic Instruction and Aerial Sport Service (SFASA).
From 1971 to 1976 the secretary general was
Maurice Grimaud.
In 1976, following the removal of the post of secretary general across the
French Civil Service The French Civil Service (french: Fonction publique française) is the set of civil servants (''fonctionnaires'') working for the Government of France.
Not all employees of the state and public institutions or corporations are civil servants; howev ...
, the SGAC was renamed the DGAC. Subsequent directors general include
Michel Bernard (1993) and
Michel Wachenheim (2002-7).
In 1993 the headquarters of the organisation moved from 93 Boulevard du Montparnasse, that had been its home since its foundation in 1946, to its present site on Rue Henry-Farman.
In 2013, together with
ENAC, DGAC created DSNA Services, which became
France Aviation Civile Services
France Aviation Civile Services, formerly DSNA Services, is a '' Groupement d'intérêt économique'', created by the DGAC and the ENAC in 2013. It offers to international clients the expertise of French civil aviation in areas related to regul ...
in 2019, an expertise office to sell French
know-how
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in the field of regulations,
air transport safety and
air navigation.
France Aviation Civile Services prend son envol !
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See also
* Ingénieur des études et de l'exploitation de l'aviation civile The IEEAC is the corps of the Ingénieur des études et de l'exploitation de l'aviation civile (in English Civil Aviation Operations Engineer). It is the sixth corps of the French Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGAC) by size, with 777 IEEA ...
* Technicien supérieur des études et de l'exploitation de l'aviation civile
* - The French air accident investigation agency
References
External links
Direction générale de l'aviation civile
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2008 Annual Report Civil Aviation Safety Directorate Oversight Authority
Archive
Civil aviation in France
France
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Government of France
Transport authorities in France
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