SHEIKH HAMAD bin Jassim bin Jabor al Thani, the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, gave his endorsement to the Doha Aviation Summit (DAS) which was due to take place from October 30 to November 1, in Doha, Qatar.
The event, officially hosted by the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority and naseba, aimed to bring together key aviation leaders from civil aviation authorities, airports and airlines across the globe under the theme of ‘Vision for Limitless Skies’.
Representatives of civil aviation authorities and ministries of aviation, in collaboration with other participants, planned to support and strategise the creation of smoother regulatory systems and implementation processes that compliment aviation expansion.
Civil aviation authorities and ministries of aviation due to attend included Kuwait, Sri Lanka, the UK, Belgium, Syria, Seychelles, Vietnam, Libya, Dubai, and Oman.
International leading airlines were to discuss and highlight the outlook of the airline industry in light of the lessons learnt from the past 12 months.
Furthermore, in respect to emissions restrictions and awareness for greener aviation, participating airlines, in collaboration with leading green technology firms, were to look at a four-stage solution to effective alternative fuel integration.
Airlines taking part in the discussions were to include Qatar Airways, Emirates Airlines, Etihad Airways, Wataniya Airways, Middle East Airlines and Bahrain Air among others.
Airport representatives were also due to highlight efficient aviation-hub development strategies to create higher safety and service standards, efficient and profitable collaborations with airlines, implementation of state-of-the-art air traffic management systems, creating safer skies and other key determinants that compliment the vision of limitless skies.