The strong growth of the Middle East market for business aviation will be evident at the second Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) expo next month. The three-day event, to be staged at Dubai’s Airport Expo Center from November 16 to 18, is projected to grow to twice the size of the first stand-alone MEBA show held over two days in January 2007. A one-day MEBA conference had previously been staged just ahead of the 2005 Dubai airshow, so MEBA 2008 is officially the event’s third edition.
According to MEBA organizer Fairs & Exhibitions, as many as 200 exhibitors from more than 20 countries could be present at the MEBA 2008 event–up from the 90 companies that exhibited at MEBA 2007. Total exhibit floor space is projected to be almost 27,000 sq ft, and there will be an additional 25 chalets and some 70 aircraft on the static display ramp, which is adjacent to the exhibition hall. Some 5,000 visitors are anticipated (compared with 2,400 in 2007).
