“The UAE air traffic movements recorded a 12.3% increase in April, reaching 54,000 air traffic movements, compared with 48,000 movements in May 2009, according to the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA)” - Emirates Business 24/7, 16 June 2010

“In Dubai, passenger numbers will grow from over 40 million today to 150 million by 2030. To accommodate that growth we are building what will one day be the biggest airport in the world - Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International featuring five runways and capacity for 160 million passengers and 12 million tonnes of freight. Today's processes and technologies are desperately lacking. They simply won't work at that scale".
Paul Griffiths, CEO, Dubai Airports

This is a unique event that effectively addresses the key challenges facing the aviation industry in the Middle East region Captain Mohammed Aziz, Chairman, Aviation Safety Committee, Arab Air Carriers Organisation, Advisor to the Chairman, Middle East Airlines