Etihad Airways, the nationwide airline of the United Arab Emirates, at the moment introduced the appointment of Captain Khalid Humaid Al Ali as Senior Vice President Aeropolitic, Worldwide and Authorities Affairs.
Captain Al Ali experiences to Dr. Nadia Bastaki, Chief Folks, Authorities and Company Affairs Officer, joins Etihad from the UAE Normal Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), the place he served as Senior Director of the Air Transport Division from 2013 to 2025. On this position, he was answerable for growing and driving the Nationwide Air Transport Technique, led the negotiations of bilateral and multilateral air companies agreements and supplied coverage recommendation to the UAE Federal Authorities on aviation-related issues.
Captain Al Ali is a distinguished UAE citizen with a profession spanning greater than 40 years in aviation and brings with him a particular mixture of operational flying experience and high-level regulatory and diplomatic expertise. He holds an Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL), has logged greater than 12,000 hours of flying time and has held a variety of management positions within the aviation sector.
In his new position, Captain Al Ali will oversee Etihad’s authorities affairs technique, handle relationships with aviation authorities and authorities stakeholders around the globe and lead the airline’s aeropolitical agenda in assist of community growth and route improvement.
Captain Al Ali holds a Bachelor’s diploma in Aeronautical Sciences, a Bachelor’s diploma in Legislation, a Judicial Experience Diploma from the Dubai Judicial Institute, and an Arbitration Diploma and several other diplomas in Arbitration and Worldwide Relations. He’s additionally an appointed aviation authorized knowledgeable in UAE courts and has contributed to the decision of greater than 50 aviation-related instances.