High-level Indian presence at Dubai Air Show

Dubai: Union Aviation Minister Praful Patel and Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju will attend the Dubai Air Show which opens here on Sunday. With India planning to organise a regular air show, the high-level delegation will meet the various facilitiers and see the arrangements at the Dubai event.
India will have a high-level presence at the five-day air show, where both a high-level civil aviation and defence delegation are taking part, Indian consul-general Venu Rajamony told PTI. Thirteen Indian companies, including HAL will put up stalls at the show. The defence delegation will consists of vice chief of air staff.
"This year, we have 130 newcomers from 24 countries - which accounts for over 10 per cent of the overall exhibitor profile, with 11 national pavilions, 91 chalets and 15 outdoor pavilions - up from five in 2005 - it truly is a full-house scenario," said Alison Weller, aerospace director of Fairs & Exhibitions (F&E), the event organiser.
10/11/07 PTI/The Hindu

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