Airport Show puts spotlight back on region's growth

Dubai: The 10th Airport Show in Dubai that ran from April 25-27, highlighted the growth potential of the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia regions in the airports and aviation sector, and reiterated Dubai's standing as a premier destination for business negotiations in the region. The show attracted more than 4,700 attendees from 63 countries over three days.
"We are pleased with the results of this year's Airport Show that were reinforced with positive feedback from exhibitors and key industry leaders. The level of interest and engagement by the visitors at the event was outstanding," said Ara Fernezian, Group Exhibition Director, Reed Exhibitions. "A highlight of the event was our Hosted Buyer Program which represented 54 executives in the process of equipping and upgrading infrastructure of over 30 airports' across the MENA and South Asia regions."
Global and regional exhibitors, buyers and pavilion leaders from Jordan to the UK called the 10th Dubai Airport Show a successful business event, and expressed their confidence in the Middle East as a leading region driving the aviation and airport industry.
Mr. S. Sittarasu, Marketing Manager, Maharashtra Airport Development Company states: "India is making remarkable progress in the aviation domain and has major plans for airport expansion and building a solid infrastructure equipped with the latest innovations. Investment of about 100 to 125 million US dollars is already in process at airports that are expanding the Maharashtra state in India."
"We are specifically looking for airport equipment such as ground security, surveillance, airway navigation and radar systems", said Mr. Sittarasu. "This exhibition provided us the opportunity to discover the latest products and services in the industry."
27/04/10 Zawya.om

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Categories: Airports Apr 2010, Foreign Apr 2010