The Arab Air Carriers Organization (Arabic: الإتحاد العربي للنقل الجوي) is a regional airline trade organization of Arab airlines established in 1965 by the League of Arab States (more commonly known as the Arab League). Its goal is to promote cooperation, quality and safety standards among the Arab airlines. Any carrier based in one of the 22 states which are part of the Arab League may join the organization. Image File history File links AACO.gif From the AACO website. ... Image File history File links AACO.gif From the AACO website. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... For other uses, see Arab (disambiguation). ... Flag of the League of Arab States The Arab League or League of Arab States (Arabic: جامعة الدول العربية), is an organization of Arab states. ... The Arab League or League of Arab States (Arabic: ‎), is an organization of predominately Arab states (compare Arab world). ...

The Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) is based in Beirut, Lebanon while the Arab Air Carriers Organization Regional Training Center (AACORTC) is based in Amman, Jordan. For other uses, see Beirut (disambiguation). ... For other meanings, see Amman (disambiguation) and Ammann. ...

The AACO Regional Training Center was established in 1996 and in 2000 was expanded to have some courses taught in Beirut, Lebanon and Cairo, Egypt. The AACO Regional Training Center offers low-cost training for all AACO members. For other uses, see Beirut (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Al Qahirah (The Triumphant City) Cairos location in Egypt Coordinates: Governor Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir Area    - City 210 km²  - Metro 1,492 km² Population (2005)  - City 7,438,376  - Density 35,420/km²  - Urban 10,834,495  - Metro 15,200,000 Time zone EET (UTC+2)  - Summer (DST...

Each year, the airline CEOs gather at a general meeting to discuss aviation in the Arab world, progresses that have been made, progresses that need to be made, and any other plans or projects the AACO is working on. Map of Arab League states in dark green with non-Arab areas in light green and Somalia and Djibouti in striped green due to their Arab League membership but non-Arab population. ...

As membership into the AACO is not mandatory for all airlines based in Arab League countries, several Arab airlines, such as Air Mauritanie, the national carrier of Mauritania, are not part of the organization. Air Mauritanie is an airline based in Nouakchott in Mauritania. ...

The AACO currently consists of 23 members:

• Afriqiyah Airways
• Air Algérie
• Air Arabia
• EgyptAir
• Emirates
• Etihad Airways
• Gulf Air
• Iraqi Airways
• Jordan Aviation
• Kuwait Airways
• Libyan Airways
• Middle East Airlines
• Oman Air
• Palestinian Airlines
• Qatar Airways
• Royal Air Maroc
• Royal Jordanian
• Saudi Arabian Airlines
• Sudan Airways
• Syrian Arab Airlines
• Trans Mediterranean Airways
• Tunisair
• Yemenia

One of the AACO's most ambitious plans is to have all members transition from paper tickets to e-tickets by 2007 which is the deadline set by the International Air Transport Association. Meeting this deadline will be quite a challenge for the AACO as most AACO members have yet to begin e-ticketing plans. Image File history File links Flag_of_Libya. ... Afriqiyah Airways is an airline based in Tripoli, Libya. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Algeria. ... Air Algérie (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية الجزائرية|; transliterated: al-Khutut al-Jawiyah al-Jazaa-iriyah) is the national flag carrier airline of Algeria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates. ... Air Arabia A320 Air Arabia is a low-cost airline based in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Egypt. ... EgyptAir (Arabic: مصر للطيران, Misr Lel-Tairan) is the Cairo-based national airline of Egypt. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates. ... Emirates (Arabic: الإمارات al-Imārāt) is an airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates. ... Etihad Airways Airbus A330-200 Etihad Airways Airbus A340-300 Etihad Airways is a national airline based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, operating routes to the Middle East, Europe, Asia, the Indian subcontinent and North America. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bahrain. ... Gulf Air Airbus A340-300 take-off from London Heathrow. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iraq. ... Iraqi Airways is the largest airline of Iraq. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jordan. ... Jordan Aviation is a charter airline based in Amman, Jordan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kuwait. ... Kuwait Airways (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية الكويتية) is Kuwaits national and international airline and is wholly owned by the Kuwaiti Government. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Libya. ... This page may meet Wikipedia’s criteria for speedy deletion. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lebanon. ... Middle East Airlines (Arabic: طيران الشرق الأوسط), also known by its long name, Middle East Airlines Air Liban (Arabic: طيران الشرق الأوسط الخطوط الجوية اللبنانية), is the national flag-carrier airline of Lebanon, based in Beirut. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Oman. ... Oman Air (الطيران العماني) is an airline based in Muscat, Oman. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Palestine. ... Palestinian Airlines is an airline based in Gaza, Palestine. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Qatar. ... Qatar Airways was the launch customer of the new Airbus A340-600HGW, showing the new Qatar Airways Livery Qatar Airways Airbus A330-200 Qatar Airways Airbus A340-600HGW Qatar Airways (Arabic: القطرية) is an airline based in Doha, Qatar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Morocco. ... Royal Air Maroc (commonly called RAM) is the national airline of Morocco, based in Casablanca. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jordan. ... Royal Jordanian Airlines (Arabic: الملكية الأردنية; transliterated: al-Malakiyah al-Orduniyah) is an airline based in Amman, Jordan, operating scheduled international services over four continents. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia. ... Saudi Arabian Airlines (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية العربية السعودية) is the national airline of Saudi Arabia, based in Jeddah. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sudan. ... Sudan Airways is the national airline of Sudan and is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Syria. ... Syrian Boeing 747SP Syrian Boeing 727 Syrian Arab Airlines (Arabic: مؤسسة الطيران العربية السورية, alternative name Syrianair [السورية]) is the national flag-carrier airline of Syria, based in Damascus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lebanon. ... Trans Mediterranean Airways is a cargo airline based in Beirut, Lebanon. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tunisia. ... Tunisair Airbus A320-200 Tunisair (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية التونسية), formed in 1948 is the national flag carrier airline of Tunisia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Yemen. ... Yemenia - Yemen Airways (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية اليمنية) is the national airline of Yemen, based in Sanaa. ...

The AACO is currently working on a regional airline alliance called Arabesk consisting of EgyptAir, Gulf Air, Middle East Airlines, Oman Air, Yemenia, Tunisair, Royal Jordanian, and Saudi Arabian Airlines.[1] The alliance is expected to be launched in early 2007. The eight airlines will integrate their schedules with each other to allow convenient connections through each other's networks. Each airline will be linked to more than 500 destinations around the world and each airline will be able to sell tickets on the other airlines and to any destination. The alliance will also involve codeshare agreements as well as frequent flyer program agreements. The alliance will be comparable to other airline alliance's. Regional airlines are a type of airline service that is intended to feed a larger airline or larger aircraft. ... EgyptAir (Arabic: مصر للطيران, Misr Lel-Tairan) is the Cairo-based national airline of Egypt. ... Gulf Air Airbus A340-300 take-off from London Heathrow. ... Middle East Airlines (Arabic: طيران الشرق الأوسط), also known by its long name, Middle East Airlines Air Liban (Arabic: طيران الشرق الأوسط الخطوط الجوية اللبنانية), is the national flag-carrier airline of Lebanon, based in Beirut. ... Oman Air (الطيران العماني) is an airline based in Muscat, Oman. ... Yemenia - Yemen Airways (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية اليمنية) is the national airline of Yemen, based in Sanaa. ... Tunisair Airbus A320-200 Tunisair (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية التونسية), formed in 1948 is the national flag carrier airline of Tunisia. ... Royal Jordanian Airlines (Arabic: الملكية الأردنية; transliterated: al-Malakiyah al-Orduniyah) is an airline based in Amman, Jordan, operating scheduled international services over four continents. ... Saudi Arabian Airlines (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية العربية السعودية) is the national airline of Saudi Arabia, based in Jeddah. ... An airline alliance is an agreement between two or more airlines to cooperate for the foreseeable future on a substantial level. ...

The Arab Air Carriers Organization cooperates extensively with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organisation of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. ...

See also

• IATA
• ATA
• AEA

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External links

• Arab Air Carriers Organization
• Arab Air Carriers Organization Regional Training Center