Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, recently chaired the annual Arab Air Carriers’ Organization (AACO) Emergency Response Planning Steering Committee meeting held in Muscat, Oman.

The two-day event was attended by emergency response planning managers from AACO member airlines that have signed the emergency response management mutual assistance agreement. With various discussions and workshops centered upon preparing responses for any potential emergencies concerning Arabian airlines the meeting was focused on ensuring greater synergy between all parties.

Hala Azzam, Gulf Air Manager Emergency Response Planning, representing the airline, is the first Bahraini elected chairperson of the Arab Air Carriers’ Organization Emergency Response Planning Steering Committee and has held this position since 2013.

She is also the first Bahraini to be qualified by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as an aviation security professional manager. – TradeArabia News Service