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At Aviation Week’s MRO Middle East event in Dubai in February 2025, ABN recorded this video interview with Buthaina Alghunaim, airworthiness duty manager at Gulf Air.<\/p>\n

In this video interview, Alghunaim shares insights into her role at Gulf Air and from her dynamic career in aviation, and discusses what she thinks are some of the biggest challenges facing the MRO industry today. She also reflects on the key takeaways from her recent panel discussion in Dubai and reveals the emerging trends she believes will shape the future of MRO.<\/p>\n

Click the play button above or head to the\u00a0Aviation Business News YouTube channel<\/a> to watch the video interview with Buthaina Alghunaim.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll find other useful videos on our\u00a0YouTube channel<\/a>\u00a0too.<\/p>\n

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