30/12/07

All Gulf Air aircraft registered



Gulf Air has successfully completed Bahraini registration of all its 30 aircraft in less than three months.

Registration of the aircraft under Bahrain Civil Aviation Affairs began after the official announcement of Gulf Air becoming a fully-owned Bahraini company, in September. The first aircraft, Flight GF056, under the Bahraini registration A9C-LB, flew to Bombay on its maiden voyage on September 14.

A brief ceremony was held yesterday to mark the completion in the presence of Gulf Air acting president and chief executive Bjorn Naf, along with officials from CAA and SR Technics, the company that takes care of Gulf Air's maintenance.

"It is a proud moment for all of us at Gulf Air, the Bahrain Civil Aviation Authority and the citizens of the Kingdom, as Gulf Air is now a Bahraini company in every sense of the word," said Mr. Naf.


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