Toward Implementation
A long-planned overhaul of Aleppo International Airport has moved closer to its execution phase after a Syrian aviation delegation and a Saudi investment group reviewed the steps required to begin work on the ground. The two sides said the partnership was approaching the point of implementation.
The Partners
Amjad Nakhhal, deputy head of Syria's General Authority for Civil Aviation and Air Transport, met Waleed Bin Dawood, a board member of the Bin Dawood Investment Company, to go over what was described as "execution procedures and project work mechanisms." The arrangement falls under an agreement with the Elaf Investment Fund.
A Field Inspection
A Saudi delegation that included representatives of the firm Hesco Design carried out an on-site inspection of the airport to assess its technical and operational condition.
Months in the Making
The latest meetings build on talks held in April 2026, when the authority's head, Omar al-Hasri, and Abdullah bin Ali al-Dubaikh reviewed the project's timeline and the procedures needed to move it forward. The recent round shifted the emphasis from planning toward the practical mechanics of carrying out the work.
Economic Stakes
Officials framed the modernization as a way to strengthen Syria's air-transport infrastructure, support economic activity and improve services for passengers. The participation of a Gulf investment fund points to renewed foreign interest in reconstruction-era projects across the country.
No construction timeline or investment figure was disclosed, leaving the scale of the financing and a start date for physical work still to be confirmed.