Analysis

Deals Flow at Third Annual Future Aviation Forum

• SUSTG Team
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• 5. 28. 2024

Organized by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), the third edition of the Future Aviation Forum, saw the signing of 102 MOUs, agreements and deals totaling over $21 billion along with numerous investment offers in the Saudi aviation sector valued at $100 billion.

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