Mark Pilling

Managing Editor, Arabian & African Aerospace

London

Summary

Mark Pilling is a journalist, editor and publisher who has been covering the global airline and aviation industry for more than 25 years.

He is Managing Editor of Aviation Week's award-winning Arabian & African Aerospace as well as Show Business, which is published at leading aviation events. He also presents on Aviation Week TV. 

Separately, he is also a conference director for the Aviation African and Aviation India events.

In the 1990s and 2000s he was the editor of several leading industry titles, including Airline Business, Airports International and Airport World. He went on to become publisher of the FlightGlobal aviation brands, featuring flightglobal.com, Flight International and Flight Daily News, and helped establish FlightGlobal—now Cirium—as a leading aviation data and information business.

Mark is a frequent moderator for events run by Airports Council International, IATA, Aviation Services Association and Farnborough International.

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Articles

By Mark Pilling
Badr Mohammed Al-Meer, the new CEO of Qatar Airways, is speedily stamping his own management philosophy and personal values on the airline.
Maintenance & Training

By Mark Pilling
Majid Khan, the new head of the Saudi Air Connectivity Program (ACP), is confident he can help the country in its mission to increase inbound traffic.
Air Transport

By Mark Pilling
A clear takeaway from the sustainability panel at the inaugural Aviation India Summit 2024 in mid-June is that one of the fastest growing air transport markets in the world right now has a dilemma.
Emerging Technologies
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