Air Arabia’s Group Chief Executive Officer Adel Al Ali received the 2020 Laureate Award from Aviation Week Network for Air Arabia’s ‘Airline Strategy.’ Aviation Week editors honored winners of this year’s Grand Laureates -the best of the best in Business Aviation, Commercial Aviation, Defense and Space from around the globe - in a virtual event where winners were announced and interviewed during an online presentation.

The honour from the largest multimedia information and services provider for the global aviation, aerospace, and defense industries, is for Adel Al Ali’s and his team extraordinary achievement in introducing low-cost air travel to the Middle East and North Africa while building and pioneering a sustainably profitable business model.

Commenting on the recognition, Adel Al Ali said: “This honour is dedicated to everyone at team Air Arabia and showcase how far the company has come since we first introduced low-cost air travel to the region. The recognition further inspires us to bring even more innovative services to our customers while remaining committed to adding exceptional value to their travel needs”.

On Adel Al Ali’s recognition, Aviation Week Network noted that “under his leadership, Air Arabia has grown sustainably and profitably for many years and is now looking at adding new longer-haul markets and placing a large aircraft order to enlarge its footprint.”