Abdulwahab Al Shatti takes over as new CEO of Kuwait Airways

Kuwait’s aviation sector has been thrust into the spotlight after the abrupt dismissal of Kuwait Airways CEO Ahmad Al-Kreebani. According to Reuters, Al-Kreebani was removed from his position after Kuwait’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) rescinded its approval of his leadership.

Al-Kreebani, who had held the role since late 2022, was seen as falling short of the governance and operational rigour demanded by both domestic regulators and an increasingly competitive regional aviation landscape. His successor, Abdulwahab Al-Shatti, assumed the role this week, inheriting an airline in a delicate position both internally and externally.