MEBAA welcomes MEBA show growth
The fourth Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) show is off to a strong start, with exhibitor numbers climbing more than 40 percent from 2008 and registere
Alison Weller, managing director of show organizer F&E Aerospace, and Ali Al Naqbi, founding chairman, MEBAA
Alison Weller, managing director of show organizer F&E Aerospace, and Ali Al Naqbi, founding chairman, MEBAA

The fourth Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) show is off to a strong start, with exhibitor numbers climbing more than 40 percent from 2008 and registered visitors topping the 7,000 mark, up from 5,500. But this could be the show's last staging here in Dubai for the time being, with plans being made to relocate the event to another prime location in the Arabian Gulf.

Alison Weller, managing director of show organizer F&E Aerospace, which is producing the show for the Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA), said that 53 aircraft are on display in the static park next to the Dubai Airport Expo and that MEBA is now the third largest business aviation show in the world, behind the annual NBAA and EBACE shows in the U.S. and Europe, respectively. This year, there are 338 exhibitors from 33 countries, up from 250 in 2008.

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