CAA Management

Arianit Islami

Arianit Islami has been appointed Acting Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority. Until now, he has been the Director of the Air Navigation Services Department, a position he has held since 2005. He is a professional with over 20 years of extensive experience in aviation, accompanied by outstanding academic preparation. Mr. Islami is a graduate of the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Prishtina, and holds a master’s degree from the University of Civil Aviation of France (ENAC) in the field of satellite-based communication, navigation and surveillance. In 2023, he received his doctorate from the ENAC Laboratory and the Paul Sabatier University in Toulouse, France, in the field of air traffic management.

As an expert in the field, he has been engaged as a lecturer in the subject “Safety Management Systems (SMS)”, initially at the University of Prishtina, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the College of Applied Technical Sciences “Tempulli”. He is currently a lecturer in the “Advanced Master Safety Management in Aviation” program at the University of Civil Aviation of France (ENAC). Mr. Islami has also attended a series of professional trainings in aviation. He is certified as a safety auditor by the EUROCONTROL Institute for Air Navigation Services (IANS). Since 2009, he has been part of the audit team for the certification of air navigation service providers and the verification of the implementation of safety management systems. In this capacity, he has been invited to participate in audits in countries in the region, namely in Albania and Macedonia, within the framework of regional agreements, as well as internationally in France and French Polynesia, within the framework of the twinning project.

Kushtrim Musa

Kushtrim Musa is Director of Flight Safety Department. In this position, he was appointed in January 2009. Mr. Musa is a professional pilot and flight instructor graduated in North American Institute of Aviation in South Carolina, USA in 1998. In his career as a professional pilot, he accumulated 2000 flight hours with the Fulton Flight Services Inc. headquartered in Atlanta. Since 2000 he exercised various responsibilities in the civil aviation sector. In 2003 he received a Diploma in Civil Aviation Management from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Montreal, Canada. In 2005 Mr. Musa was certified as an Aviation Security Professional Manager (AVSEC PM) by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. In 2006 he is appointed as Chief of Flight Standards and Aviation Security in the Civil Aviation Regulatory Office. In 2012 he was appointed to the position of Secretary of the National Civil Aviation Security Committee by the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo.

Lendita Kika

Lendita Kika-Berisha is Director of Safety and Quality Department at the Civil Aviation Authority. She is also an internationally certified lead auditor for ISO 9001:2015 on the quality management system and also holds CAA credentials as Aerodromes Inspector. Before the establishment of Safety and Quality unit, Mrs. Kika-Berisha was Director of Aerodromes Department for five years. In 2005 she was employed at the Civil Aviation Regulatory Office, in the Aerodromes Department.

Previous experience shows five years in civil aviation industry, three of which with Swiss International Airlines as a deputy station manager, one year with Austrian Airlines and another year in the Air Operations and Movement Control Department within the United Nations Mission in Kosovo.

She has an Aviation Masters in Business Administration degree from Danube University in Austria and has followed aviation trainings from international training institutes, such as: IATA, UKCAA, Singapore Aviation Academy, JAA TO, Swiss Aviation Academy, TUV, etc.

Besnike Ukmata

Besnike Ukmata is Director of International Cooperation and Economic Regulation Department at the Civil Aviation Authority since its establishment in 2009. She has exercised similar responsibilities within the Civil Aviation Regulatory Office during the period 2005-2008. She has worked for two years (2003-2005) at Prishtina International Airport where she has held the position of the Airport Incorporation Project Manager and Company Secretary. Mrs. Ukmata holds an MBA in Aviation degree, gained at the University of Danube in Austria, and has attended a great number of professional trainings in international aviation training institutions. She has been delegated by the Director General the responsibility of the European Integration Officer at the CAA. Mrs. Ukmata acts as the focal point of the European Commission in the Republic of Kosovo for the obligations and implementation of the European Common Aviation Area Agreement in our country.

Emir Hiseni

Emir Hiseni is Acting Director of the Aerodromes Department.

Muhamed Luta

Muhamed Luta is Acting Director of the Air Navigation Services Department. 

Hysa Matoshi

Hysa Matoshi is Director of Administration Department at the Civil Aviation Authority. In this position, she was appointed in June 2017.

She completed her studies at Fama University College in Prishtina at the Faculty of Law in 2009 receiving a Bachelor of Criminology degree.

She completed her Master studies in Penal Law at the University College Fama in Prishtina, Faculty of Law, in January 2013.

In 2016 she passed the Jurisprudence Exam.

From 2002 until 2017 she worked for the Kosovo Police, initially as a police official, then in 2004 she was promoted to the rank of Sergeant, in 2006 to Lieutenant, and in 2013 to the rank of Captain. During this period she has held various positions within the Kosovo Police, the last position being Head of Sector for Training Development.

During this period of work with the Kosovo Police, she has completed a considerable number of courses and trainings, ranging from basic, advanced and specialized ones to managerial ones.

By Kosovo Police she was also awarded with Recognition for Individual Work, Recognition for Group Work, Police Medal for Commendation, Medal for Loyalty Service, from University College Fama she was awarded with Recognition for outstanding results during her studies.