Airline execs gathered at the AACO AGM in Abu Dhabi to discuss the pandemic recovery, sustainability and technology.

As the 34 member airlines of the Arab Air Carriers’ Organization (AACO) meet for their 55th annual general meeting (AGM), the region looks to an estimated 2023 recovery in passenger traffic and the increasing possibility of a new and well-funded airline in Saudi Arabia.

The FAA has awarded nearly $3 billion in funding for airport improvements, the first tranche of $15 billion to be distributed for the purpose over five years under the Biden administration’s infrastructure legislation.