Phil Blizzard reports from the opening of the 2013 Arab Air Carriers Organisation 46th annual general meeting in Doha, Qatar.

The Arab Air Carriers Organisation annual general meeting has concluded in Doha, Qatar, with the presentation of a series of key resolutions. The event gathered more than 300 delegates from member airlines, AACO partner airlines and industry partners.

The Arab Air Carriers Organisation annual general meeting has opened this evening at Al Gassar Resort in Doha, Qatar. The event is held under the patronage of his highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani.

The Arab Air Carriers Organisation is holding its 45th annual general meeting in Algeria under the high patronage of Abdelaziz Bouteflika, president of the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, and by kind invitation of Mohamed Salah Boultif, chief executive of Air Algérie. This year’s AGM gathers more than three hundred civil aviation leaders from the Arab world.

The Arab Air Carriers Organisation recently closed the doors to its annual general meeting in Abu Dhabi on a positive but cautious note. BTN caught up with AACO Secretary General, Mr. Abdul Wahab Teffaha, to discuss the impact that Government taxation and restrictive regulations have had on global and Arab airlines, the importance of IT and telecommunications for airline passengers and his future predictions for Arab aviation.

Breaking Travel News interview Karim Makhlouf, Chief Commercial Officer, Gulf Air at the 2011 AACO AGM in Abu Dhabi.