Dubai Airshow only weeks away

DUBAI AIRSHOW opens on 15 November amid strong predictions that the Middle East region will lead the aerospace industry's economic recovery.  Within the Middle East region's commercial aviation market, Airbus has predicted that international air passenger traffic will grow 6.6% over the next decade, making it the world's fastest-growing region for aviation.  It added that the number of aircraft serving the region would almost triple by 2028.  Likewise Boeing too has asserted that air travel in the Middle East is stronger than in most global regions, reporting that the market is valued at US$300bn over the next two decades, with a requirement for more than 1,700 commercial jets.  Dubai Airshow is expected to attract up to 900 exhibitors from nearly 50 countries, plus some 50,000 visitors, an overall 10% increase over the previous event in 2007.  Middle Eastern companies expected to make up some 25% of all those exhibiting. www.dubai.aero

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