Build your career.
Shape the future of UAE airspace.
GANS is the UAE's leading Air Navigation Services provider. Join 800+ specialists from 40+ nationalities shaping the future of air navigation.
- 930k+
- Aircraft movements supported annually
- 17
- Locations across the UAE
- 800+
- Aviation experts
- +40
- Nationalities
Who we are
Beyond a workplace. A career that runs a nation's skies.
GANS is the UAE's leading Air Navigation Services provider. Join 800+ specialists from 40 + nationalities shaping the future of air navigation.
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- LOCATIONS ACROSS THE UAE
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Founding
Guarding the nation's military skies
Global Air Navigation Services (GANS) is established as a leading provider in the UAE, safeguarding civil and military airspace.
Founded
Founded
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2009
The Abu Dhabi Training Centre opens
Launch of our premier training institution, developing regional and international aviation specialists.
Training
Training
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2011
GCAA Certification
The Training Centre receives Aviation Training Organization certification from the General Civil Aviation Authority.
Validation
Validation
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2012
Expansion into Civil Aviation
GANS secures major air navigation service agreements across civil airports in the UAE.
Expansion
Expansion
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2013
Across Abu Dhabi's Airports
GANS is selected to provide comprehensive air navigation services across multiple airports in Abu Dhabi.
Footprint
Footprint
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2014
Dedicated Air Navigation Enterprise
Focus sharpens exclusively on air navigation services, joining the ICAO TRAINAIR PLUS Programme.
Focus
Focus
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2015
ICAO Regional Training Centre of Excellence
First organization in the UAE to earn this prestigious designation in air navigation services.
Accreditation
Accreditation
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2020
Global Air Navigation Services Evolution
Rebrands as GANS, reflecting expanded capabilities and international operational ambitions.
Evolution
Evolution
Pioneering the next era of airspace operations.
Five strategic commitments shaping the future of UAE airspace and the career pathways growing alongside it.
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Future airspace
Drones & eVTOLs
ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY
Designing how next-generation aircraft will integrate safely into Abu Dhabi airspace in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office.
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Innovation
UAE’s first
UAE's First Aviation Innovation Lab
Launched in partnership with Thales in 2026 to pioneer advanced air traffic management solutions from within GANS.
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Greener skies
620 kg
CO₂ saved per approach
Continuous-descent flight paths optimized to reduce fuel burn and carbon emissions on every arrival.
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National talent
44%
Emiratisation
Delivering national training frameworks under GCAA contracts to develop the UAE's next generation of air traffic controllers.
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Global reach
20+
Countries trained
Strategic international partnerships, including South Africa's ATNS, sharing expertise, training frameworks, and advanced technology worldwide.
Why GANS
Five reasons people build their careers here, each with the figure behind it.
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One of the busiest skies in the world, still being redesigned.
Next-generation ATM, a nation-scale airspace restructure and unmanned traffic, all arriving in the same decade. The work here is not maintaining a system somebody else designed.
More →800,000+
movements a year
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You cannot hire a controller who does not exist yet. So GANS trains them.
A GCAA-accredited academy in Al Ain, four licensed tracks, and a scholarship that pays a stipend while you qualify. Arrive with no aviation experience; leave licensed.
More →6,800+
students through the academy
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Few hands, whole sky.
About 900 people from forty countries run sovereign airspace across eighteen locations. Small enough that the engineer who knows your system is a person, not a ticket.
More →900+
specialists, 40+ nationalities
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An offer written for a household, not a headcount.
No income tax on your salary, and health cover the employer carries for you, a spouse and up to three children. Housing, transport, annual flights home and end-of-service gratuity are set out in the offer.
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income tax on individuals
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A career here comes with a country.
The world’s safest city for ten years running, direct flights to about 120 destinations, and colleagues from more than 200 nationalities. Not a posting: the next ten years.
More →#1
safest city, Abu Dhabi
Find where you belong
Five career areas. Find where you fit, then the support to grow from there.
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01
Business hours · Rotating shifts including nights, weekends and public holidays
Air Traffic Management
A critical operational discipline supporting the safe and efficient movement of aircraft across GANS-managed operations.
Explore Air Traffic Management → 4 open now
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Standard business hours; Saturday–Sunday weekend per UAE Labour Law
Corporate Functions
The organisation that makes the operation possible. Finance, HR, legal, communications and strategy.
Explore Corporate Functions → 1 open now
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03
Project cycle · On-call and shift cover for critical systems; office-based for programme and innovation roles
Engineering & Technology
The mission-critical systems supporting safe and efficient air navigation operations.
Explore Engineering & Technology → 2 open now
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04
Project cycle · Meteorology and AIS on shift cover; safety and quality generally office-based
Operations
The disciplines behind the operation; safety, information, meteorology and the standards every flight depends on.
Explore Operations →
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Standard working hours aligned to training programme schedules
Training
Transfer what you know into the next generation of aviation professionals, here and across the region.
Explore Training → 1 open now
The responsibility is national. The team fits in a room.
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- Small enough that the engineer who knows that system is a person, not a team.
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- In the operations rooms, the engineering teams and the academy, not only the offices.
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- Where no two people share a first language, English is an instrument and precision is the culture.
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- Towers, control centers, ATFM lab, and training center at Abu Dhabi
Specialists
Women
Nationalities
UAE locations
“Once a controller, always a controller.”
Our open roles, across every discipline we operate.
All applications go through GANS recruitment portal. Create a profile once, then apply to any role that fits.
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2023/93 Training
ATSEP Technician
carry out designated supervised / unsupervised maintenance of air navigation services (CNS/ATM/MET systems) whilst ensuring compliance with the required standards, regulations and documentation requirements
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2025/119
ATC Operations Specialist – Next Gen ATM
provide specialist ATC operations knowledge and subject matter expertiseon defining, reviewing, validating and verifying air traffic operations requirements and compliance at every stage of the project life cycle, for the new ATM systems and operational changes being implemented as independent projects or as part of complex CNS/ATM programmes.
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2025/22 Corporate Functions
ANS SMS Specialist
Oversee the air navigation Safety Management System — hazard analysis, risk assurance, and continuous improvement.
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2025/120 Engineering & Technology
Project Engineering Specialist — CNS/ATM
Lead engineering delivery for CNS and ATM system upgrades from scoping through commissioning.
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2026/112 Engineering & Technology
Software Developer (ATFM)
Build and maintain Air Traffic Flow Management software supporting UAE airspace operations.
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2025/117 Air Traffic Management
Air Traffic Control Officer — Approach
Sequence and separate arriving and departing traffic on approach control at a UAE airport.
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2026/112 Air Traffic Management
Air Traffic Control Officer — Tower
Manage aircraft movement, separation, and clearances from the tower at a UAE airport.
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2025/119 Air Traffic Management
ATC Operations Specialist — Next Gen ATM
Shape next-generation ATM procedures, automation, and airspace concepts of operation.
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2025/119 Air Traffic Management
ATC Operations Specialist — Next Gen ATM
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