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, Fujairah airport and adas sign mou to explore a strategic partnership in air traffic management

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ENAV, the Italian air navigation service provider, Fujairah Airport and ADAS, Aerospace Defence Security, signed a memorandum of understanding (a preliminary agreement) on October 13, 2026 in Dubai to assess the feasibility of a long-term strategic partnership to deliver air traffic management and control solutions.

Key details

  • The collaboration is to focus on defining and implementing solutions to increase the capacity and accessibility of airports in the region, including through master planning and strategic planning activities.
  • A central part is to be the digitalization of air traffic management, through Digital and Remote Tower solutions developed by the ENAV Group (systems that let controllers manage traffic without being in a physical tower at the airport), alongside new systems for Aeronautical Information Management (handling flight and airspace data).
  • The cooperation is also to cover new forms of passenger and cargo transport within Advanced Air Mobility (new types of air transport) and services for monitoring the territory and airport infrastructure using drones and Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft.
  • ENAV was represented by Lucio Trocino, Head of Group Strategy and Business Development; Fujairah International Airport by General Director Esmaeil Mohamed al Boloushi; and ADAS by CEO Laila Badaoui.

What’s still pending

  • The memorandum only covers assessing whether a long-term strategic partnership is feasible; no partnership agreement has been reached.

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13 October 2026

ENAV, FUJAIRAH AIRPORT AND ADAS SIGN MOU TO EXPLORE A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP IN AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Dubai, 13 October 2026 - ENAV, the Italian air navigation service provider, Fujairah Airport and ADAS, Aerospace Defence Security, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to assess the feasibility of a long-term strategic partnership to deliver advanced air traffic management and control solutions.

The signing ceremony took place in the presence, H.E. Eng. Mohammed Saif Al Afkham, Director-General of Fujairah Municipality, H.E. Mohammed Sultan Al Salami, Chairman of the Fujairah Department of Civil Aviation, and of H.E. the Ambassar of Italy in Abu Dhabi, Lorenzo Fanara.

ENAV was represented by Lucio Trocino, Head of Group Strategy and Business Development. Fujairah International Airport by the General Director Esmaeil Mohamed al Boloushi, and for ADAS, the CEO Laila Badaoui.

The collaboration will focus on defining and implementing solutions to increase the capacity and accessibility of airports in the region, including through master planning and strategic planning activities. A central pillar of the collaboration will be the digitalization of Air Traffic Management (ATM), through the deployment of Digital and Remote Tower solutions developed by the ENAV Group, alongside new systems for Aeronautical Information Management (AIM). These technologies will play an important role in modernizing Fujairah Airport's infrastructure and services.

The cooperation will also pay particular attention to new forms of passenger and cargo transport within Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), as well as the development of advanced services for monitoring the territory and airport infrastructure using drones and Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft.

The aim is to seize market opportunities by bringing together internationally recognized expertise and capabilities.

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