Mid East aviation industry gears up for Paris air show

Organised by Fairs & Exhibitions (F&E), the name behind the Dubai air show, the Middle East pavilion will be the first ever mounted at Paris
and follows the non profit making initiative's debut at the Farnborough air show last year.

The Paris pavilion is triple that of the inaugural Middle East arena at Farnborough and has so far attracted a range of exhibitors, including Abu Dhabi-headquartered maintenance, repair and overhaul provider GAMCO, industry journals Aviation Business and Nation Shield as well as Saudi Arabia's Dhahran-based Arabian Fuels Technology.

"Talks with potential exhibitors from the UAE and Jordan are currently ongoing," said Alison Weller, Project Manager, F&E, who heads the initiative.

F&E will also use the pavilion, designed to highlight the indigenous Middle East aerospace industry's evolvement, to promote Dubai 2005 - the ninth international aerospace exhibition - which will be held at the Airport Expo Dubai from November 20-24 this year. To date, exhibitors from 35 countries have signed up for Dubai 2005 which is on course to be the biggest in the event's history.