Civil Aviation Administration (Sweden)

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The Swedish Civil Aviation Administration (Swedish : Luftfartsverket) is a Swedish Government agency which regulated and oversaw all aspects of aviation in Sweden until 2005.[ citation needed ] The regulatory division was called Luftfartsstyrelsen (Civil Aviation Authority).

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The Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) (Flygtrafiktjänsten) was established as Luftfartsverket (LFV). The agency had its head office in Norrköping. [1]

In 2005 the regulatory division was separated to a new agency named Luftfartsstyrelsen, from 2009 part of Transportstyrelsen .

On 1 April 2010, the airport ownership and operation part of the Luftfartsverket was transferred to Swedish Airports (Swedavia AB), a newly formed fully state-owned company. [2]

Air navigation services continue as a state enterprise under the name LFV. [3]

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References

  1. "Contact". Civil Aviation Administration. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 6 December 2010. Swedish Civil Aviation Administration S-601 79 Norrköping.
  2. "Role and mission". Swedavia. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  3. "Services". Swedish Civil Aviation Administration. Retrieved 2021-08-25.