Value proposition

Aviation Marketplace

UAE is the home of Emirates Airlines, Etihad, Air Arabia and FlyDubai.

With a number of about 508 large aircraft, UAE has heavily invested in developing and enhancing its network for the interest of the worldwide population. Airports and air navigation infrastructures are built to a state of the art standard and include cutting-edge technology to be safe, secure and efficient and hence sustain the continuous growth of the aviation.

UAE main operators transported 97 million of passengers in 2017, operated more than 500 Large aircraft from/to 140 destinations across 90 Countries. Dubai Airport is the busiest airport for international flight with a total number of passengers of 87.7 million in 2017.

UAE is continuously building its capacity for the next decades and prepare its aviation and economy to the future – the needs is huge, UAE has more than 670 large on order and
statistics shows that the MENA Region there will be a need for 55,000 pilots and 62,000 technicians in the same period, and UAE will absorb majority of these numbers.

GIAS will feature UAE and international investment opportunities. Banks, Sovereign Funds, UAE and international institutions and companies will be present and to network and conclude deals. The summit will be a reliable environment for investors, investees and project developers to build conclusive and strategic partnerships.