Dubai aims to be the world’s aviation and logistics hub
Dubai plans investments totaling $82 billion in aerospace over the next 10 years in support of its aim to become the world’s aviation and logistics hub.

Dubai plans investments totaling $82 billion in aerospace over the next 10 years in support of its aim to become the world’s aviation and logistics hub. Dubai International Airport (DIA) will nearly treble its passenger capacity and double its cargo capacity, even as the Dubai Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) powers ahead with construction of Dubai World Central at Jebel Ali, which will eventually become the world’s biggest airport with at least six runways.

Another government-backed venture, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, has made rapid progress since its formation at the beginning of last year. DAE recently hired Robert Genise, a founder and former president of Bouillion Aviation Services, to head a new aircraft leasing operation, the company announced here in Paris.

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