The Middle East airports and airline industry will be able to meet operators, suppliers and partners at three co-located events taking place in Dubai in October 2018. Airport Solutions Dubai, which launched as part of the Dubai Airshow in 2017, will be joined at the Roda Al Bustan hotel by Cargo Connect, a larger version of the Cargo Zone from Dubai Airshow 2017 and newly launched Global Air Traffic Management (GATM) from the 8-9 October 2018.

 

Organised by Tarsus F&E LLC Middle East, Airport Solutions Dubai, Cargo Connect and GATM will bring the leading industry players together to discuss opportunities and share knowledge across two days of sector specific conferences.

 

“The aerospace industry is firmly focused on the rapid growth in the Middle East,” said Rachel Sturgess, Portfolio Director at Tarsus F&E LLC Middle East. She continued, “The success of these shows during the Dubai Airshow 2017 demonstrated that there is a need in the market for sector focused conferences, and we are looking forward to bringing them to Dubai in 2018.”

 

Airport Solutions Dubai, part of the Airport Solutions Global Series, is unique in attracting the entire airports buying chain from manufacturers, airport operators, developers, regulators and investors, through to end users. The UAE is one of the fastest growing aviation hubs in the world, home to several airports undergoing massive infrastructure development to cater for predicted growth in passenger traffic. IATA has projected Middle East passengers will double by 2035 and the GCC is fuelling $100 billion in airport expansion and construction projects across the region.

 

According to regional airport body ACI Asia-Pacific, airfreight tonnages at Middle East airports grew 2.1% in December; while airfreight growth for the year 2017 in the Middle East grew by 6.0%. More locally, freight volumes began to grow in the second half of 2016 and Dubai International airport (DXB) has posted a record 2,654,494 tonnes of cargo for 2017, up 2.4% on the previous year. With such growth and developments happening in air cargo in the region, Cargo Connect will provide the ideal platform for the industry to gather to share insight and discuss opportunities. 

 

The Global Air Traffic Management conference and exhibition (GATM) will bring together the regions key stakeholders to focus on both strategic and technical challenges facing the Middle East air traffic management community. The Middle East has experienced 9% annual growth in air passenger traffic, with the UAE’s airspace movements expected to double over the next five years. This vast growth in air traffic across the region plus the airlines need to constantly streamline expenses, means air traffic management is an issue that urgently needs addressing in order to cut costs and enable airlines to expand efficiently. The conference will present a comprehensive and interactive discussion on Air Traffic Control in the UAE, the GCC and how the region fits in on a global scale.

 

Sturgess continued, “With the rises already seen and predicted to come in passenger and cargo traffic in the region, there really is a need for airport operators to prepare now for the growth. These co-located events will truly offer value to all the attendees, offering a key platform to address regional and international challenges, an opportunity to form strategic alliances and discuss technology innovations of the future.”

 

Airport Solutions Dubai, GATM and Cargo Connect will open with a combined keynote plenary on the morning of 8 October which will bring C-Level speakers from around the globe to discuss the future of the aerospace sector, featuring discussions and presentations that will be relevant to delegates attending all three conferences.

 

Each event will then host its own sector specific conference sessions bringing together each sectors key players to provide unparalleled focused insights.

 

For more information or to book your space, please contact info@airportsolutions.com or event@dubai.aero