They expect to reach 80 million passengers through the country's airports by 2022

Officials: The aviation industry in the Emirates is the most successful in the region

  • The World Aviation Industry Summit kicked off yesterday in Abu Dhabi.

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  • Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi: "The Emirati experience in the aviation sector formed a road map for many countries aspiring to advance this sector."

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Officials participating in the "Global Aviation Industry Summit", which started yesterday in Abu Dhabi, stated that the aviation industry in the UAE is the most successful in the region, as it has been able, over the past two decades, to achieve huge achievements, at the level of industries or travel, stressing The Emirates has become the main and exclusive supplier of spare parts and aircraft parts to major aircraft manufacturers.

They expected that the number of passengers traveling through the country's airports will reach 80 million by the end of 2022.

They stressed that the results of the first quarter of this year show the speed of recovery of the aviation sector in the country from the "Corona" pandemic, thanks to the flexibility in dealing with variables and the ready infrastructure, as more than 20 million passengers were attracted in the first quarter.

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In detail, the Minister of State for Defense Affairs, Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bawardi, said in a speech at the opening of the sixth session of the World Aviation Industry Summit: “This conference contributed to the development of the aviation industry in a short period of time, gaining a good global reputation, and thus consolidating the leading role of the state. The United Arab Emirates in this field, and consolidating its prominent position, despite the health crisis that afflicted the countries of the world.”

He added, "The convening of this summit comes with the beginning of the global economy's recovery from the impact of the pandemic, and the success of the UAE in organizing many international exhibitions during this period, which won wide global praise, and confirmed our ability to overcome various difficulties."

Al Bawardi continued: “In the past two decades, the UAE has worked to create a sustainable and diversified economic base, based on modern scientific foundations, through the development of its national industries and production capabilities in several fields. That is why today it is proud to host a number of major industrial entities that are pioneering in technology in the region and in the world.” ».

And he said, "The Emirati experience in the aviation sector has formed a roadmap for many countries aspiring to advance this sector, which view the aviation sector in the UAE as one of the most successful models in the region, if not the most successful at all."

He pointed out that "the cooperation of countries in the field of defense industries and the aviation industry in particular is the best way to keep pace with the rapid changes in today's world full of opportunities and challenges, and represents an ideal opportunity to enhance consensus in the policies and strategic objectives of partners, establish local and regional security and stability, develop the national economy, as well as consolidate security. and international peace.

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For his part, Director General of the General Authority of Civil Aviation, Saif Al-Suwaidi, said that "the aviation sector in the country has recovered very quickly, thanks to the flexibility it enjoys, and the readiness of its infrastructure to deal with changes."

Al-Suwaidi expected that "the number of passengers through the country's airports this year will reach more than 80 million, after positive results were recorded in the first quarter of about 20 million passengers."

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In turn, the CEO of Strata Manufacturing, Ismail Ali Abdullah, said, "The UAE companies operating in the aviation and aerospace sector have become the best in the region, and the most successful experience, especially (Strata), which is the main supplier of major international companies operating in the aviation industry. It currently owns 24 aircraft parts production lines, and plans are underway to add 6 new lines by the end of this year, in cooperation with a number of partners.”

And he indicated that "all (Strata) contracts for manufacturing are exclusive, and no other company in the world manufactures them," noting that "the company's business volume is currently 36,000 square meters of aircraft parts, and the number of employees is 600, while the percentage of citizens is 64%, The female cadre constitutes 90% of them.”

• Sixth session

The World Aviation Industry Summit, in its sixth session, will be held under the slogan “Digital-Powered Prosperity”, and it will review the rapid transformation witnessed by the aviation, space and defense sectors in recent years, and the role of innovation and technology in the development of the businesses of these sectors during the coming period.

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