ABU DHABI: The Abu Dhabi Air Expo, the regions first general aviation exhibition to be held at Al Bateen Executive Airport, on Tuesday was inaugurated by H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Advisor and Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council.
The event is organized by Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) at its dedicated business aviation airport from 6th to 8th March, 2012. Sheikh Hazza who greeted and escorted by Khalifa Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), ADAC Board Members, senior executives from the company and senior members of the aviation industry stakeholders, toured the venue of the event which includes nearly 70,000 square meters of exhibition space, showcasing over 70 aircraft and bringing together nearly 100 distributors offering the latest in general aviation technology and innovation products and servicesAbu Dhabi Air Expo is organized and hosted by Al Bateen Executive Airport to gather major participants from the international and local general aviation community bringing aircraft to the static display and share the latest innovations in the general aviation industry. The show will be a platform for the major players in this developing sector to gather and share their latest innovations with a continuously growing audience. Key exhibitors at show include Etihad Airways, Royal Jet, Mubadala Aerospace, UAE Armed Forces and Rotana Jet. "It is a major milestone for ADAC to successfully host the first dedicated exhibition for general aviation in the Middle East at Al Bateen Executive Airport. The outstanding success that Al Bateen Executive airport witnessed in 2011 and the economic growth that Abu Dhabi is registering, makes Al Bateen the perfect venue to gather aviation professionals from the region to showcase the latest general aviation developments and create the ideal platform for potential business ventures," Khalifa Al Mazrouei, Chairman, Abu Dhabi Airports Company, said. Bringing together the major players in general aviation, Abu Dhabi Air Expo will enable a demanding clientele to discover a wide and representative range of the industrys latest developments and innovations in a remarkable and convenient location. H.H Sheikh Hazza was accompanied by Dr. Ahmed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Secretary-General of the Executive Council and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA), Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority, Mohammad Ahmad Al Bawardi, Member of the Executive Council, Khaldoun Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority, Hamad Al Hurr Al Suwaidi, Chairman of the Department of Finance, Nasser Ahmed Al Suwaidi, Chairman of Department of Economic Development, Abdullah Rashed Khalaf Al Otaiba, Chairman of the Department of Transport, Dr. Mugheer Khamis Al Khaili, General Manager of Abu Dhabi Education Council, and Majid Ali Al Mansouri, Chairman of the Department of Municipal Affairs, Saif Al Suwaidi, Director General, General Civil Aviation Authority, H.E. Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade.Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2012.
