Gulf Air hosts AACO executive meeting

Gulf Air hosted the 54th Executive Committee Meeting of the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) and its sub-group 'Arabesk airlines alliance' meeting that began yesterday.

At the two-day meeting members discussed various issues relating to the collective benefits of the Arab airlines, including cooperation in the areas of safety and operations among AACO members, exploring joint purchasing contracts for services.

The Arabesk sub-group meeting that exclusively deals with commercial issues was chaired by Samer Majali, Gulf Air Chief Executive Officer. Members of the committee discussed various ways and means by which the member airlines can rationalize their network with the view to offer better passenger services and leverage commercial benefits through collaboration and cooperation.

The AACO Executive Committee, consisting of seven CEOs from among its 22 member airlines, meets four times in year and Gulf Air is an active, long-time member of the organization.

This is the first time in many years that Bahrain had the privilege to host the meeting in further strengthening the country’s relationship with the organization.