Gulf Air appoints a veteran aviation expert at a key post
Gulf Air appoints a veteran aviation expert at a key post
Manama: Gulf
Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has appointed Abdulrauf
Meer Abdulrahim as Senior Manager Cabin Crew to manage one of the airline's key
operational units and be responsible for the largest team of Gulf Air's
workforce in a role that is directly reporting to the Chief Operations Officer
of the airline.
Abdulrauf
has a long and rich experience in the aviation industry as he joined the
national carrier back in 1978 as cabin crew and progressed to Safety and
Survival School Instructor in his 20 years with Gulf Air.
Later he
moved to the UAE and spent another 20 years enriching his aviation knowledge in
roles of cabin safety, training, inflight product and international airline hub
set up. With more than 40 years in the aviation industry, Abdulrauf retuned to
Gulf Air on its 70th anniversary to contribute to the overall efforts to
elevate the passenger experience when flying on the national carrier.
Gulf Air is
committed to invest in its Bahraini workforce and their career development, and
it continues to provide opportunities for Bahraini nationals to take over
higher management positions in the company.
With 84% of
employees that are based at the headquarters in Muharraq being Bahraini, 97% of
its First Officers, 100% of its Second Officers and 97% of its male