23 May 2005
DUBAI -- Airport and civil aviation officials from the Middle East will be advised by experts this week on how to prepare for the arrival of the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft.
Carrying 555 passengers, the A380 enters airline service next year bringing with it a need for significant upgrading of airport facilities. The need is highlighted in the Middle East, where airport development and expansion projects worth more than $20 billion are currently taking place.
Airport engineers will use the Airport Build & Supply Exhibition, which opens in Dubai tomorrow will demonstrate to senior airport and civil aviation officials a range of solutions for the A380.
Organised by Streamline Marketing and taking place at the Airport Expo, Dubai the three-day exhibition will be used by architects and design engineers as a showcase for its expertise in hangar design solutions for the A380.
Over 300 suppliers are gathering for the Airport Build & Supply Exhibition this year. For the first time, the event features seminars designed to introduce exhibitors to the region's airport development projects.
During the seminars, delegates will get to hear from decision makers involved in Qatar's $5 billion New Doha International Airport, as well as the Imam Khomeini International Airport in Iran, Yemen's Sana'a International Airport and Angola's Luanda International Airport. Middle East investors will also be given a chance to participate in a public-private partnership project set to transform India's oldest airport at Nagpur into an international passenger and cargo hub. Also under the spotlight will be the airport projects in Dubai, Jebel Ali, Abu Dhabi and Fujairah.BY STAFF REPORTER
© Khaleej Times 2005
