Gulf Air Sponsors One of the Largest Airline Technical Conferences The 127th IATP Conference Held in Bahrain

Gulf Air Sponsors One of the Largest Airline Technical Conferences The 127th IATP Conference Held in Bahrain

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, recently sponsored and participated in the 127th International Airlines Technical Pool (IATP) Conference that was held at the Gulf Hotel in Manama from March 13 – 15 March. The conference was attended by more than 120 airline and associate member representatives involving technical professionals from global aviation industry and focused mainly on the importance of mutual cooperation between the members, discussing critical issues such as sharing of resources and aircraft recovery in order to improve the operating efficiency for the members.

Commenting on the Conference, Gulf Air Chief Executive Officer Captain Waleed Al Alawi valued the opportunity of the carrier sponsoring the event and hosting it in Bahrain. This is in line with the Kingdom’s vision to support and promote the aviation and tourism sectors. The CEO also praising the variety of topics the Conference addressed, including the need to deal with important issues such as sustainability, carbon emission, digital transformation and air traffic efficiency; due to their vital role in the progress of an effective global aviation network.

Delivering the opening speech of the conference, Gulf Air Chief Technical Officer, Mr. Jamal Hashim highlighted the importance of parts pooling and the