The 2024 Future Aviation Discussion board has drawn to a shut in Riyadh, exceeding expectations with 102 provides and agreements equipped over the 2 days – valued at extra than $21 billion. Announcements incorporated national air service agreements, airplane orders, and agreements overlaying cargo and logistics, stepped forward air mobility, human ability, information technology, and repairs, restore and overhaul.
The tournament used to be attended by 7,000 global aviation leaders from extra than 100 international locations, alongside with 31 Ministers and 77 heads of Civil Aviation Authorities, with the World Civil Aviation Group (ICAO) Secretary-Traditional Juan Carlos Salazar providing the closing take care of.
As half of the forum GACA furthermore launched its inaugural Bellow of Aviation file, which found the Saudi aviation sector contributed around $Fifty three billion to the financial system and supported around 958,000 jobs. GACA furthermore hosted the inaugural Aviation Funding Showcase to facilitate investment in Saudi aviation and featured an Developed Air Mobility pavilion at the tournament. Saudia Airways announcement to amass 105 Airbus A320-Neo and A321-Neo airplane took centre stage.
Minister of Transport and Logistics, Saleh Al Jasser mentioned: “The Future Aviation Discussion board has been a resounding success, bringing together high leaders and the brightest minds from all around the global aviation change. By our collaborative discussions, we’ve developed modern suggestions that can force this a must-beget sector forward into the long term. Saudi Arabia remains dedicated to enabling huge alternatives for the deepest sector and developing hundreds of jobs for our of us as we continue to speculate in and grow our aviation capabilities.”
GACA President HE Abdulaziz Al-Duailej mentioned: “The 2024 Future Aviation Discussion board has been an unparalleled tournament, exceeding all expectations. Over the past few days, we’ve witnessed groundbreaking business agreements, forward-thinking policy initiatives, and transformative partnerships that can no doubt toughen global aviation connectivity. The provides and commitments made here describe a huge vote of confidence in Saudi Arabia’s aviation sector and our vision to alter into a global chief in this a must-beget change.”
Saudi Arabia’s Traditional Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) signed Air Provider Agreements with Mozambique and the Kingdom of Eswatini, with extra agreements signed with Cambodia, Brunei, Darussalam, Kiribati, Grenada, Malawi, Romania, Belize, Iribati, Grenada, Malawi, Romania, Belize, São Tomé, Príncipe, Republic of Lithuania, Republic of El Salvador and Albania.
Day two of the tournament furthermore incorporated a unfamiliar take care of from HE Dr Abdullah Al Rabeeah from the King Salman Humanitarian Attend and Reduction Centre on the importance of aviation in distributing faraway places assist into difficulty zones, announcing a proposal to open a UN World Attend Aviation Council.
The Discussion board used to be supported by a huge number of supporting events that created a Competition of Aviation within the capital, alongside with the Airports Council World World Annual Traditional Assembly, the ICAO Facilitation Summit, the Seventh Assembly of ICAO’s Directors Traditional of Civil Aviation-Middle East Problem, the Middle East and North Africa Air Regional Safety and Oversight Group, the Fourth Edition of the Saudi Airports Awards, and the first Arab Civil Aviation Group Security Discussion board.
Audio system at the Discussion board incorporated the Saudi Minister of Tourism, HE Ahmed Al Khateeb, H.E. Dr Abdullah Al Rabeeah, KS Reduction, Transport Ministers from Malaysia, Lithuania, Tunisia, Saudi Bellow Company CEO Mohammed Altamimi, Human Capacity Program CEO Anas AlMudaifer, executives from the World Civil Aviation Group, Airports Council World, Saudia, Riyadh Air, Airbus, Boeing, Wizz Air, Seattle Airport, King Salman World Airport, Fraport AG, Mactan-Cebu World Airport, Oman Airports, Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation, Gensler, Munich Airport, Toronto Airports Authority, Luton Airport, The World Air Cargo Affiliation, SAL Logistics Services and products, Groupe ADP, Swissport, World Speak Affiliation, DNata, and Etihad Airways, the Industrial Plane Company of China, Alveraz & Marsel, Investec Aviation Finance, AviLease, Embraer, CTAIRA, Flydubai, Gulf Air Community, Virgin Atlantic Airways, RwandAir, Lufthansa Technik, Saudi Technic, Honeywell World, SANS, Osprey Flight Solutions, EASA, Mukumalah, Joby Aero, NEOM, BETA Applied sciences, FlyNow, EHang, Lilium, Eviation, and Aerobility.
