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Dubai Cements Position Among Top Finance Hubs for Aviation
Air transport finance leaders revel in industry’s favorable environment

Increasing confidence in Dubai has made the Gulf’s leading trade hub one of three major worldwide commercial aviation financial centers, alongside Dublin and Hong Kong, aviation officials proclaimed at the recent Airline Economics Growth Frontiers conference held in the emirate. In addition to its status as the home of Emirates Airline, it also plays host to Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), whose leasing arm—DAE Capital—boasts a $15 billion portfolio of 370 aircraft that ranks it among the world’s top five lessors.