Doha, Qatar – 2 November 2026
The Arab Air Carriers’ Organization (AACO) will convene its 59th Annual General Meeting (AGM) from 2 to 4 November 2026 at the Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel in Doha, Qatar, under the patronage of Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the state of Qatar, H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, and hosted by Qatar Airways.
The AGM will bring together chief executives and senior representatives of AACO member airlines, partner airlines, regional and international organizations, and strategic industry partners, including aircraft and engine manufacturers and technology providers.
The official opening will take place on Monday, 2 November, at 6:30pm at Al Majlis Ballroom at the Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel. The ceremony will feature speeches by Mr. Hamad Al-Khater, Group Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Airways and Chairman of the 59th AGM, and Mr. Abdul Wahab Teffaha, AACO Secretary General.
The working sessions will begin on Tuesday, 3 November, at 09:00 at Al Dafna Ballroom at the Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel, featuring the State of the Industry Report presented by Mr. Teffaha. This will be followed by an address from Eng. Khalid Cherkaoui, Director General of the Arab Civil Aviation Organization (ACAO), on common issues between AACO and ACAO, and a presentation on the future economic and aviation outlook by Mr. George Ferguson, Global Head of Aerospace, Defense and Airline Research at Bloomberg Intelligence.
The Arab Aviation Summit will feature a CEOs’ Panel on strategic industry issues from 11:30 to 13:00, moderated by Mr. Richard Quest, Anchor and Correspondent at CNN. The panelists will include:
• Mr. Abdelhamid Addou, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Royal Air Maroc
• Eng. Samer Majali, Vice Chairman of the Board / CEO (Designated), Royal Jordanian
• Mr. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer, Gulf Air
• Eng. Hamood Al Alawi, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Oman Air
• Mr. George Ferguson, Global Head of Aerospace, Defense and Airline Research, Bloomberg Intelligence
In the afternoon, AACO member airlines will hold a closed session to review the Executive Committee’s report and recommendations, receive briefings from the heads of Steering Boards and Task Forces, and discuss AACO’s strategic, administrative and financial matters.
A press conference with the AGM Chairman and AACO Secretary General will follow at 16:45 on Tuesday, 3 November, at Al Rayyan Meeting Room at the Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel.
The programme will continue on Wednesday, 4 November, with a networking trip hosted by Qatar Airways to the Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum and the National Museum of Qatar.
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