His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, President of Dubai Airports Corporation, Supreme President and Chief Executive Officer of Emirates Airlines and the group, opened yesterday at the Dubai World Trade Center, the Middle East exhibition of aircraft interior equipment, and an exhibition of maintenance, repair and renewal of aircraft.

In addition, the "ECF" Foundation expected that the volume of expenditures on maintenance, repair and Umrah services in the Middle East region will reach from $ 7.5 billion (about 27.5 billion dirhams) today to $ 12.5 billion (about 45.8 billion dirhams) at the end of the contract Current, and growth rates exceed global rates.

The opening of the exhibition

In detail, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman of Dubai Airports Corporation, Supreme President and Chief Executive Officer of Emirates Airlines and the Group, opened yesterday at the Dubai World Trade Center, the Middle East Exhibition of aircraft interiors, and an exhibition of maintenance, repair and renewal Aircraft, two joint events that bring together the major sectors of the aviation industry to support tanker growth in the region.

His Highness toured the exhibitions' pavilions, and spoke to a large number of the exhibitors, who numbered 330, presenting the most recent innovations in the fields of aircraft interior installations and an exhibition of maintenance, repair and renewal of aircraft.

His Highness said, in a speech in the annual book of the exhibition, that "the Middle East region, which is famous for the continuous expansion in the aviation sector, continues its pace of growth, through the number of aircraft that major airlines add to their fleets, and the continuous innovation in the interior designs of these aircraft." This growth contributes to increasing the demand for maintenance, repair and overhaul services for commercial aircraft in the Middle East region, to support these fleets.

His Highness added: “The exhibition (maintenance, repair and overhaul) and (interior designs) of the aircraft have gained a strong reputation as a platform dedicated to the major players and airlines, buyers and suppliers, to meet, and the two exhibitions are an ideal platform for innovations and new solutions, to reach decision makers.”

Helicopters

The director of aviation business management at the Mohammed bin Rashid Aviation Project in Dubai South, Mohammed Al Falasi, said that "an agreement has been reached with a company to develop the helicopter zone, which will provide services that include maintenance, training and operation of helicopters", indicating that it will be completed to develop these The region before the launch of the events of "Expo 2020".

Al Falasi added, in press statements on the sidelines of Dubai South’s participation in the exhibition of maintenance and repair of aircraft, that “the helicopter area within the Mohammed bin Rashid Aviation Project will constitute a qualitative addition to the sector in light of the high number of helicopters in the region.”

He pointed out that the development of about 32% of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Aviation Project, which spans an area of ​​seven square kilometers, has been completed so far, indicating that the high demand for aviation services, supported by the growth of volumes of aviation fleets in the region, leads us to further expansion to accommodate the growth .

He stated that about 72% of the private aviation movement in Dubai moved to Dubai South, where the sector is expected to make a qualitative leap during the current year, in conjunction with the hosting of Expo 2020, where it is estimated that the sector will register about 20 thousand movement.

Attracting innovation

For her part, Karen Makonache, the director of aviation at Tarsos F&E Middle East, the organizer of the exhibition, said, “The event once again attracted a number of the most exciting innovations in this sector, and we are proud that we have been able to bring together leading innovators in this field with Their tanker dealers, at a specialty event, provide the ideal platform for business. ”

Maintenance Services

In addition, the ICF Foundation expected that the volume of expenditures on maintenance, repair and Umrah services in the Middle East region would rise from $ 7.5 billion (about 27.5 billion dirhams) currently, to 12.5 billion dollars (about 45.8 billion dirhams) at the end of the current decade, With growth rates exceeding world rates, which in turn are expected to rise from $ 87 billion to $ 133 billion.

The Foundation stated that the Middle East region, including the UAE, has witnessed during the past years, a number of maintenance service providers entering, through the opening of facilities that provide maintenance services for engines, parts and logistics, noting that investments in the sector are supported by government incentives and companies with local authorities and large contracts from Major airlines.

She added that the Middle East region will constitute approximately 14% of the fleet of wide-body aircraft during the year 2020, and the record of UAE tanker orders will support the sector, especially that it has major deliveries during the next five years, and the demand for new aircraft will also replace old aircraft , In the market growth.

96 thousand technicians

ICF affirmed that the region will need more than 96,000 technicians specialized in maintenance and repair, and thus companies in the region will face multiple challenges in terms of employment, with its continued expansion in the sector.

• The completion of the development of 32% of the Mohammed bin Rashid Aviation Project.

• The development of the helicopter area will be completed before the launch of the Expo.