DAE sponsors the annual ATW Airline Achievement Awards on the eve of the Singapore Airshow

Notes and media contacts

About DAE and DAE Services
DAE is a fast-developing global aerospace, manufacturing and services corporation comprised of six divisions: DAE Airports, DAE Capital, DAE Engineering, DAE Manufacturing, DAE Services and DAE University.

DAE Services is an emerging solutions provider in the aviation industry providing technology-based products and services for airlines and airports.

Headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the group is experiencing a series of phased developments and acquisitions to become a global player and to produce an integrated aerospace cluster, based at Dubai World Central, the new 140-square-kilometre airport and logistics city being constructed in Jebel Ali, Dubai. DAE is forming international partnerships at the highest level of industry with the aim of establishing one of the most innovative and successful businesses in the global aerospace industry within the next decade.

DAE's shareholders include EMAAR, ISTITHMAR, Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), Dubai International Capital, DIFC Investments LLC, the Government of Dubai and AMLAK Finance.

About Penton Media and ATW Awards
Air Transport World (www.ATWOnline.com) is the leading monthly magazine serving the airline and commercial aircraft manufacturing and support industries. It launched its awards program in 1974. ATW is published by Penton Media.
Penton Media, Inc. is the largest independent business-to-business media company in the U.S., serving more than six million business professionals every month. The company's market-leading brands are focused on 30 industries and include 113 trade magazines, 145 Web sites, 150 industry trade shows and conferences, and more than 500 information data products.

Headquartered in New York City, the privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, and its co-investors. For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit www.penton.com.

The ATW Award winners are selected by the magazine's editorial staff after a lengthy consultative process. Nominations are solicited from the magazine's editors around the globe, and also are accepted from any person or organization within the industry. The nominations can cover all 11 potential award categories. However, the number of award winners in any given year never exceeds seven.

Two awards are presented every year: Airline of the Year and Regional Airline of the Year. Two more, Passenger Service and Aviation Technology Achievement, are presented in most years. Thus, there is room for only two or three more awards in most years. The odd-numbered year dinner has been Washington, D.C.

For further information contact:
Zarmineh Rab
Dana Salloum