How the ‘grand old lady’ found love in the boutique

Gulf Air’s strategic plan to become a ‘boutique airline’ is firmly under way. The carrier’s chief executive, Waleed Al Alawi, talks about the changes that have seen it collect a ‘world-best’ award. Bahrain’s national carrier, Gulf Air, has been described as the “grand old lady” of the Arabian skies...
Alan Peaford

Alan is a regular broadcaster and is the consultant editor-in-chief and presenter for Times Aerospace TV and is a regular commentator on aviation issues for many global broadcasting channels. He is conference chairman of the Aviation Africa summit and the Aviation MENA summit and has moderated or chaired conferences for organisations such as IATA, DCAA, the Global Aerospace Summit and business aviation associations in the Middle East, Africa and Europe.

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