Spanish Aviation Safety and Security Agency

The Spanish Aviation Safety and Security Agency, also known by the acronym AESA (Spanish: Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea), is the civil aviation authority for Spain.

Aviation Safety and
Security Agency
Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea

AESA headquarters
Agency overview
Formed8 February 2008; 16 years ago (2008-02-08)
JurisdictionSpain
HeadquartersPaseo de la Castellana 112
Madrid, Spain
40°27′04″N 3°41′35″W / 40.451°N 3.693°W / 40.451; -3.693
Employees420 (2020)[1]
Annual budget 83.7 million, 2023
Agency executive
  • Montserrat Mestres Domènech, Director
Parent agencyMinistry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda
Websitewww.seguridadaerea.gob.es
Agency Offices

The agency is based in Madrid, where it occupies offices on the Paseo de la Castellana.[2]

History

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The agency was set up in 2008,[3] taking over supervisory duties from the Dirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC),[4] a division of the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, the former Ministry of Public Works and Transport.

Its 2022 budget was €83.7 million.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Cuentas anuales e informe de gestión 2018" [Annual accounts and management report 2018] (PDF) (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. ^ Refurbishment of the Interior of the Headquarters of the State Agency for Aviation Safety, Located on the Paseo De la Castellana (Madrid). Mena Report. 2015. HighBeam Research, March 4, 2017 (subscription required).
  3. ^ Royal Decree 184/2008
  4. ^ What is AESA?
  5. ^ "State Budget 2023" (PDF).
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