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.