Hub Dubai Holds Its Own as Saudis Sit Back
MEBAA predicts overall growth of 8-9 percent in the Gulf Cooperation Council for 2019
Ali Alnaqbi, founder and executive chairman of The Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association, MEBAA. (Photo: Peter Shaw-Smith)
Ali Alnaqbi, founder and executive chairman of The Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association, MEBAA. (Photo: Peter Shaw-Smith)

Despite a tough year for regional business aviation in 2018 and a stuttering recovery in 2019, Dubai’s dominance as a Middle East business aviation hub continues, with Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) continuing to demonstrate its primacy as a bizav and FBO center for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).