Safety
Gulf Summit Shines Spotlight on World Aviation Safety
Delegates in Dubai stress shared responsibility
(From l to r) Mohammed Eturki, Flynas executive director for group safety and quality; Eilas Sadek, Egyptair vice president for safety and quality; Hussein Dabbas, IATA regional v-p for Africa and the Middle East; and Chamsou Deen Andjorin, Boeing director of aviation safety for Africa and Middle East, address delegates at the World Aviation Safety Summit in Dubai. (Photo: Peter Shaw Smith)
(From l to r) Mohammed Eturki, Flynas executive director for group safety and quality; Eilas Sadek, Egyptair vice president for safety and quality; Hussein Dabbas, IATA regional v-p for Africa and the Middle East; and Chamsou Deen Andjorin, Boeing director of aviation safety for Africa and Middle East, address delegates at the World Aviation Safety Summit in Dubai. (Photo: Peter Shaw Smith)

More than 300 OEM, airline and aviation safety professionals gathered last week at the World Aviation Safety Summit in Dubai, where speakers underscored the need to share responsibility for ensuring that global safety standards meet those of the Gulf carriers, none of whom have suffered a single fatal accident. At the center of the discussion lay the disappearance of MH370 and the growing debate about how to manage flights over conflict zones and entering areas made dangerous because of the SARS and Ebola viruses.