Ministry of Civil Aviation (Egypt)

The Ministry of Civil Aviation of Egypt (MCA,[1] Arabic: وزارة الطيران المدني) is the ministry in charge of civil aviation in Egypt.

[2][3] It ensures Egyptian airline and flight operations follow safety rules such as those put forth by International Aviation - European Common Aviation Area (ECAA).

[5] Then the ministry negotiates the resumption of flights from the country that suffered the airline crash to or from Egypt.

The Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA, Arabic: الهيئة المصرية العامة للطيران المدنى), subordinate to the ministry, is the civil aviation authority of Egypt.

[10] In early 2018, the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the Ministry of Tourism and other interested stakeholders discussed the roadblocks that ought to be addressed if the country is to develop the tourism sector near Taba, Egypt, where there is a small airport.