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Asscom Middle East expand facility in Dubai Airport Freezone
Asscom Middle East, located in Dubai Airport Freezone celebrated the expansion of its current facility by opening an additional new Repair Workshop. The official inauguration of the workshop was attended by Nasser Al Madani, assistant director general of Dubai Airport Freezone, Peter Wiggers, Asscom ME Managing Director and large number of guests.
Dubai World Central handles 90,000 tonnes of cargo in 2011
The Dubai World Central airport handled 89,729 tonnes of air freight during its first full calendar year of operations last year, Dubai Airports said in a statement on Monday. The airport body owns and manages operations and development of the two Dubai airports – Dubai International and DWC.
Airport Show 2012’s growth reflects huge expansion prospects of the regional aviation industry
The Airport Show’s 2012 edition looks all set to feature a significant growth in the number of participants despite the economic crisis in the world, thereby reflecting the importance of the region on the world aviation map.
Arabtec lands Dh561m Dubai airport contract
Arabtec, the largest construction company in the UAE, has won a Dh561 million (US$152.7m) contract for the expansion of Dubai International Airport. The award follows Arabtec’s Dh636m contract announced last month for infrastructure work in Saudi Arabia.
MEBA 2012 confirmed for Dubai’s Al Maktoum Intl. Airport
The next edition of The Middle East Business Aviation show (MEBA) will be held at Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport – Dubai World Central, from 11 to 13 December 2012.
Growing pains start to tell at Emirates
The timetable for completion of Dubai World Central – which will supposedly be the world’s largest passenger airport – has been pushed back from early in the next decade to 2030 after the Dubai government dropped the idea of paying for the infrastructure with sales of nearby homes and offices.
UAE presents bid to host World Expo 2020
The UAE has presented a bid to the International Exhibitions Bureau at the conference held today in Paris at head-office of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), to host Expo 2020 in Dubai. The move follows the directives by Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Qatar Airways signs $6.5b deal with Airbus
The Doha-based carrier made an order for 50 of Airbus’ new generation A320neo (new engine option) aircraft with a further 30 on option, together with five additional A380 super-jumbos and three options for a total of 88 narrow- and wide-bodied aircraft.
