Gulf Air finale in London

AVIATION CLUB members were treated to a discourse last week by Bjor Naf, the then Swiss president and chief executive of Gulf Air, and a former pilot.  On returning to Bahrain he resigned (and has been replaced by Samer Majali, former CEO of Royal Jordanian).  In his speech he emphasised his three C’s for the future “Consolidation, Collaboration and Creativity” and whilst tracing the history of the original Gulf States airline, nearly 60 years old, said the future for the airline was a single hub at Bahrain.  The airline has cut out all very long haul services and does not fly to the United States.  It has 24 Boeing 787s on order.  Collaboration he thinks is vital but joining an alliance is three to four years away.  In a surprise announcement club members were forewarned by new chairman Nick West of Boeing that the guest of honour for the next lunch, Thursday 17 September, would be the new Minister for Transport, Lord Adonis. www.gulfair.com

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