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Gulf Air receives top CIO award

Manama, February 17, 2013

Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, was recently honoured among the top 50 organisations in the Middle East for its achievements in information technology for the second year at the ‘CIO 50 Awards and Forum 2013’ held in Dubai.  

The airline was chosen for the award for introducing advanced technologies and innovative initiatives aimed at improving the organisation’s business efficiency, creating competitive advantage, optimising business processes, enabling growth and improving relationships with customers.

The event, hosted and organised by Computer New Middle East Magazine (CNME) and Corporate Publishing International (CPI), attracted over 100 senior IT experts and chief information officers from across the Middle East to recognise and appreciate organisations that have accomplished commendable work in the IT domain.

Receiving the award on behalf of Gulf Air, the airline’s director of information technology, Dr Jassim Haji, said: “Receiving this prestigious award for the second consecutive year reflects Gulf Air’s steadfast commitment and focus on information technology excellence which is a key business enabler in the aviation industry.”

“We are delivering our promise to continuously improve our services to better serve our passengers by providing newer and smarter technologies making their travel experience more enjoyable.”

Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air has been at the forefront of introducing several improvements and innovations in its operation, the statement said. More recently the airline received the ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certification for its information security management systems.

The airline was the first organisation in Bahrain to introduce cloud computing in its IT operations that enables it to achieve much faster and more efficient business performance, resulting in enhanced customer service in every step of the customer's journey.

In 2011, Gulf Air installed its newest in-flight entertainment system on its aircraft that allows broadband internet access, GSM phone service and live television content using Panasonic’s global communications suite. – TradeArabia News Service




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