DEPUTY OF HM MEETS SINGAPORE AIRLINES CHAIRMAN
DEPUTY OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING, SHAIKH SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA PRAISED THE ADVANCED SINGAPOREAN EXPERTISE IN THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AIRLINE COMPANIES, NOTING ITS METHODOLOGY FOLLOWED IN UPGRADING AIR CARRIERS IN A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES ACROSS THE WORLD.
IN A MEETING TODAY WITH SINGAPORE AIRLINES CHAIRMAN STEPHEN LEE CHING YEN, THE DEPUTY OF HIS MAJESTY WELCOMED HIS VISIT TO THE KINGDOM TO WORK ON MAKING A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES AND SEEK PRACTICAL AND INSTANT METHODS TO STEP UP THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NATIONAL CARRIER (GULF AIR).
THE DEPUTY OF HIS MAJESTY EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE IN THE EXPERTISE OF THE SINGAPORE AIRLINES ADMINISTRATION AND HOPED THAT THIS COOPERATION WOULD SUCCEED AND THAT IT WOULD BE REALISED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
MEANWHILE, THE DEPUTY OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING PINPOINTED TO THE SINGAPORE AIRLINES CHAIRMAN THE REQUIREMENTS OF WORKING WITH GULF AIR, WHETHER FOR ENHANCING MAINTENANCE TECHNIQUES TO HELP LESSEN THE NEED FOR RESORTING TO BUYING NEW AIRPLANES, ESPECIALLY WITH THE TOUGH ECONOMIC CONDITIONS FACING THE WORLD.
THE DEPUTY OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING SAID THAT ACHIEVING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SAFETY FOR PASSENGERS WAS ALSO A HIGH PRIORITY, ESPECIALLY THAT GULF AIR HAS THE RESPECT AND SUPPORT OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEEN THAT THE NATIONAL CARRIER CONTINUES AS AN AMBASSADOR FOR THE KINGDOM AROUND THE GLOBE.
MOREOVER, THE DEPUTY OF HIS MAJESTY SAID THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NATIONAL CARRIER SHOULD BE DEVELOPED TO BE MORE MODERN AND ADVANCED WHILE FOCUSING ON MATERIALIZING A PROGRAMME COMBINING SOUND MANAGEMENT AND HIGH STANDARD MAINTENANCE.
THE DEPUTY OF HIS MAJESTY WAS GIVEN A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW BY THE SINGAPORE AIRLINES CHAIRMAN ON ITS FUTURE PLANS AND PLANS CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUPPORT OF GULF AIR AND HOW IT COULD BENEFIT FROM THE COMPANY’S SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED IN MANY REGIONS OF THE WORLD, INCLUDING AUSTRALIA, ASIA AND THE US.
THE MEETING WAS ATTENDED BY CROWN PRINCE COURT HEAD SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN DUAIJ AL KHALIFA AND MUMTALAKAT CHAIRMAN TALAL AL ZAIN.
