Egypt has won membership of the Chair Committee of the Board of Governors of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), as members of the Board of Governors this week elected Captain Ahmed Adel, chairman of EgyptAir Holding Company, as a member for 3 years until 2022. The committee comprises 10 members who are responsible for it.
For his part, Minister of Civil Aviation Lt. Gen. Younis Al-Masry congratulated Captain Ahmed Adel on his selection for this membership, which is an international achievement for Egypt in the field of air transport given the pioneering role it plays in the Middle East and North Africa. It is also the first time in EgyptAir's history that one of its chairmen has been elected to this membership, especially after the Strategy and Policy Committee joined the IATA Chair Committee.
In this context, Captain Ahmed Adel, chairman of EgyptAir, expressed his happiness at being selected as a member of the IATA Chair Committee, which is a new addition to the national carrier's record and an international achievement for the Egyptian civil aviation sector.
Adel explained that the tasks and responsibilities of the Chair Committee include monitoring the association's performance and providing administrative guidance and recommendations to IATA's chief executive, as well as to the association's advisory councils in various fields, in addition to continuously following up on air transport industry policies, monitoring the association's overall financial performance, and submitting all recommendations and proposals to the Board of Governors for approval so that they can be implemented by IATA. He revealed that the committee's first meeting is scheduled to be held next September in Munich, Germany.
It should be noted that Captain Ahmed Adel won membership of the IATA Board of Governors last June, after his election to this membership, which lasts for 3 years, was unanimously approved.
It is worth noting that the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has more than 290 member airlines in 120 countries, which control about 82% of global air traffic, represented by the major airlines and air cargo carriers.
