Introduction 1-Two sources: Dismissal of the CEO of Kuwait Airways

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KUWAIT, May 4 (Reuters) - The chief executive of state-owned Kuwait Airways, Ahmad Al-Kreibani, has been removed from his post and Abdulwahab Al-Shatti has been appointed as his successor , two sources familiar with the matter said.

The two sources, who requested anonymity and are from Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation, told Reuters that Al-Kreibani's dismissal after two years in the position came after the authority withdrew its approval for him to lead the company.

A letter from the General Directorate of Civil Aviation to the company's chairman, seen by Reuters, showed that the decision was made due to "repeated non-compliance with aviation safety rules and regulations... and failure to meet the deadline to correct deficiencies and errors."

Al-Kribani has not yet been able to comment.

But a third source said that Al-Shatti was appointed on Thursday and began his work on Sunday as the company's CEO.

Al-Kreibani assumed his position in 2023 following the resignation of former CEO Maan Razouki following disagreements with the chairman of the board and a lack of consensus on governance principles.

Kuwait Airways, which has been posting consecutive losses for years, hopes that a major aircraft purchase deal announced in 2022 with Airbus will improve its current route, help it achieve profits in 2025, and expand to new destinations.


(Press coverage for the Arabic edition by Ahmed Hegazy - Prepared by Sameh Al-Khatib - Edited by Moaz Abdel Aziz)

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