MUSCAT, 23 August 2003 — Oman Air, the designated carrier of Sultanate of Oman, will organize the 36th Arab Air Carriers Organization AGM at Al Bustan Palace Hotel from Oct. 6 to 8. International experts and senior representatives from the global aviation industry will be coming together to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing Arab airliners. AACO was established in 1965 to promote cooperation. Twenty-two airlines are expected to participate in the Oman meeting, whose objectives are to promote the highest safety standards, to provide a framework for a better economic environment for airline operations, to promote high standards of consumer driven services, to provide high quality and cost effective framework for human resources development and to invest in the synergy of interaction between the members through establishment of projects. Abdul Rahman Al Busaidy, AACO chief executive officer said, “We are honored that Oman has been selected as the destination for the 36th AACO AGM and above all with Oman Air playing the host. We will now get an opportunity to showcase the splendor of Oman and extend the renowned Omani hospitality to our esteemed guests. We are sure that we will be able to pull this off with much fanfare.”