News Alban Ramabaja is appointed Acting Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Republic of Kosovo

The Minister of Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure (MESPI) Mr. Liburn Aliu, yesterday, on 7 November 2023, appointed Mr. Alban Ramabaja Acting Director General of CAA.

Alban Ramabaja is a professional in the field of aviation, with over 20 years of experience, with academic training in traffic and transport engineering as well as numerous professional trainings in the field of aviation and transport.

His experience in aviation began in 2001, in PIA “Adem Jashari” in various positions related to the ground operations of aircraft, and as an instructor for several professional trainings, and for the last 6 years, until 2013, he was the manager of apron operations and cargo services.

During his work in the aviation industry, Alban Ramabaja stands out for his long-term commitment in all the processes of building organizational structures and those of standards and systems of safety and quality management at the airports.

Furthermore, since 2013, Alban Ramabaja has been engaged as an Aerodromes Inspector in the CAA, and in recent years also as an Advisor for Civil Aviation in the MESPI cabinet, delegated by the Civil Aviation Authority according to the Law on Civil Aviation, for inter-institutional coordination in specific Government processes and projects for civil aviation.

Alban Ramabaja also has international experience in the aviation industry. He had the opportunity to participate in the Program for Operational Excellence in the advisory team for the company “Saudi Ground Services – SGS” at Riyadh International Airport, in Saudi Arabia. His commitment has been mainly in the analysis and study of the operational and safety systems, as well as the various airport processes for the provision of ground services for aircraft, their development and improvement, as well as in the Master Project of the new airport, in the field of infrastructure planning of this airport.

Mr. Ramabaja was handed over the position by his colleague Mr. Arianit Islami, who congratulated him on his new role and offered him support and cooperation in all the challenges and processes that await this institution.