Business Aviation Developments in Dubai, UAE

Business aviation developments and progress in Dubai have hit the latest news for the last week. News ranging from technology developments, increase in passenger traffic at the Dubai airports as well as new business deals that are being discussed to improve aviation business in Dubai are described. This article presents some of the latest news on business aviation- Dubai. They are discussed in the following paragraphs;

Latest Airport Technologies:

This year the Dubai airports will feature the presence of modern technologies. This will be include;

• Provision of equipment technology services.
• Airport construction show.

The airport construction show will facilitate many business deals to increase profits for the airports whereby many companies are expected to participate in this show. This was realized by:

• The increase in participating companies this year compared to the previous year.
• The area covered to hold the event was larger compared to the previous year.
• The number of visitors is also expected to increase.

Increased participation by companies and visitors is necessitated by the business getting back on track and the announcement of new aviation projects. A lot of money is being invested in technology developments in Dubai Airports to allow these Airports can hold the increasing number of passengers. Since Dubai is expected to be the busiest Airport in the world by 2015, investment in technology is inevitable to improve on the services offered in the Airports. This will enable the Dubai Airport carry the expected target of 190 million passengers annually by the year 2015. New technologies will be showcased at the airports in the region for the next three years. Technologies will focus on non-aeronautical revenue that has gained significance and done a great job for the Dubai Airport. Technology will be geared toward meeting the rising passenger movement and increase the capacity to 12.8% for the airlines in the region.

Increase in Passenger Traffic at Dubai Airport:

The latest news shows that the increase in passenger traffic has reached 6.1% comparing the same period last year. This has been necessitated by the growth of Fly Dubai’s as well as Emirates increase within the region. Increase in passenger traffic is noticed by Dubai airport recording 5,310,361 million passengers in July this year compared with 5,006,155 million passengers handled in the same period last year. Increase in Aircraft movements to 28,462 in July 2013 compared to 27,829 recorded in July 2012. Passenger traffic increased by 15.3 percent to 37,972,464 million compared to 32,937,794 million in first seven months of last year. The latest news on business aviation in Dubai describe that the county’s airports are leaders in the global hub due to their;

• Traffic growth Rapid expansion an unflagging commitment to service.
• Dubai Aerospace Enterprise to Merge Some Businesses with BBA Aviation.

The Dubai Aerospace Enterprise founded by the Dubai Government in the year 2006 is making discussions to merge some of its businesses with BBA Aviation. This company specializes in maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO) services, Aircraft completions and Aircraft leasing. Many people travelling to Dubai prefer using Delta Airlines reservations because it offers the best rates of air ticket where one can preserve cheap ticket to travel with their families. This is one of the reasons why Dubai Airports are experiencing passenger traffic.