Dubai sets goal to host world’s biggest airshow
Buoyed by the 40 percent growth figures for this year’s event, HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum is making no secret of Dubai’s ambitions to eventually

Buoyed by the 40 percent growth figures for this year’s event, HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum is making no secret of Dubai’s ambitions to eventually host the world’s biggest airshow in 20 years’ time. Now ranked third behind Paris and Farnborough, the 10th edition of the show now under way has seen a huge increase in participation by local and regional industry organizations, a factor the chairman of show organizers Fairs & Exhibitions (F&E), Virginia Kern, called a “crucial factor in its continuing expansion.”

“We’re completely sold out of exhibition space, static parking and chalets,” said Kern. She revealed that several last-minute applications for space from U.S. and European companies had to be turned down. “We’ve been as creative as we can to satisfy unprecedented demand. We’ve even used space under stair wells,” she added.

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