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APRIL 2010VOLUME 09ISSUE 04 CONTENTS

For all the latest on what to expect from this year’s Airport Show, in this issue of Aviation Business we bring you a full round-up of the event’s highlights, top names and key companies to see. It is the only dedicated annual airport industry conference and exhibition held in the region so if you need to meet civil aviation authorities, airport project teams, consultants or contractors, amongst others, then you had better make sure you get down to Airport Expo on April 25.

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AJ Walter bolsters its management team, Turkish Airlines welcomes two new Middle East directors, ARINC names its head of development and Etihad hires an airport manager for Malaysia.

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Siemens head of airport solutions Uwe Karl asks ‘how can airports meet demand and build for future expansion plans?’

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With more than 200 exhibitors signed up to attend this year’s Airport Show, Aviation Business has put together a list of 25 suppliers you ought to visit during your time at the event. They are not necessarily the biggest companies in terms of revenue, but the list provides a mix of products and services to help you save money and improve the effi ciency of your organisation.

25 SUPPLIERS TO KNOW

With ongoing infrastructure projects keeping the construction industry afl oat, we take a look at the biggest airport projects in the GCC. Each analysis provides estimated values and scheduled dates for completion, plus a brief outline of the works that are underway, giving a round-up of the major airport projects that seem to have escaped the eff ects of the economic downturn.

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Airbus hits back at Boeing following the WTO’s ruling on claims made by the US that Airbus receives “illegal” European government subsidies for development. It would seem the claws are out between the plane makers however, and the row could rumble on. In other news, Emirates reports its 12 months of growth, British Airways deploys its new cabin on its Dubai route and Oman Air goes live with its infl ight communications.

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British Airways resolute in face of strikesWillie Walsh destroyed Aer Lingus; is his ego fl ying high and trying to crush the unions? He will ruin BA like he did with Aer Lingus. Get around the table Willie as a shareholder!Brian Jackson, UK

An excellent article by Mr Ahmad (see www.arabiansupplychain.com). With the absence of decisive action by the UK government, it is high time that other CEOs also followed suit and put all their effort into fi rst releasing the grip of mindless Unions such as Unite before trying to grow their companies. The hard work of their loyal staff and managers will otherwise be totally fruitless.James Bryant, UK

Gulf Air ‘faces mass resignations’If the company does not take care of its people, they still have to take care of themselves!! How does this amount to a crime when companies laying off people is acceptable?Raj, Dubai

This number of 20 “Mass Resignation” is natural attrition. The airline should be grateful for the huge cost savings. With so much confusion abound, with the ownership of GF, is there any wonder pilots are looking elsewhere. I believe the word ‘clarity’ is what the airline needs right now.Bob, Dubai

Gulf Air shall remain the pride of Gulf countries and Bahrain will overcome the current crisis.Mogamer, Khartoum

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Ma’Salaamah, says Air Asia X to Abu DhabiHow can AirAsia X operate well when they have a CEO who does not know anything about airline operations and worked at Astro. AirAsia X staff who are in key positions are equally in the dark and make rash comments on operations. Without proper marketing and sales plans its inevitable that they will be kicked out of other stations as well and will remain in the Asean & South Asian region only.Mark Maidon, Paris

Emirates chief issues warning to AirbusIs the Emirates chief in a deep slumber? Does he mean he can wait 10 years for Boeing to come out with its 787 and can’t wait two years for the most modern aircraft, the A350? If he had an option, why did he wait for the A380? It is much easier to talk than act.S Kumar, Kuwait

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IN PICS: Qatar Airways at ITB Berlin 2010Now this is an airline with expansion on their mind. Rather than reducing routes to regional levels, Qatar is taking calculated steps to cover the globe with new crossroads.Robert, USA

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Airbus hits back at Boeing over subsidies rowLEAD STORY

Airbus has hit back at Boe-ing following a report from the World Trade Organisa-tion (WTO) rejecting 70% of “illegal subsidies” claims from the US.

Boeing is against the plane-maker receiving Euro-pean government subsidies, saying that a fi nal ruling from an independent panel would “set an important prec-edent for the broader, global aerospace industry”.

In Geneva on March 23 however, the WTO made its fi nal ruling, which Air-bus translated as follows: 1. 70% of the US claims were rejected. 2. The European reimburs-able loan mechanism is confi rmed to be a legal and compliant instrument of part-nership between government and industry. 3. The Panel refused the US request for remedies as legally inappropriate. 4. Past loans were found by the Panel to contain a certain element of subsidy, a fi nding we will study. 5. Possible future funding for the A350 is not affected in any way by the WTO’s report. US attempts to include the A350 were specifi cally rejected. 6. Neither European RLI nor any other measure has caused “material injury” to any US interest. This means that the Panel has rejected the US claims that European meas-ure caused job losses or lost profi ts in the US aircraft in-dustry. Boeing claims of lost US jobs have now been judged and found to be false. 7. Research grants have been condemned as structurally non-compliant, with impor-

tant implications for the com-ing report on US subsidies to Boeing.

In a statement, Airbus went on to say: “These re-sults are in stark contrast to Boeing’s enthusiastic expec-tations announced only last night (March 22) in a state-ment by the company. Air-bus, the EU and the Member States will closely analyse to-day’s ruling in advance of a possible review by the WTO appellate body.”

The statement continued: “Airbus expects the WTO to issue the report on Boeing subsidies in June. Boeing’s recent WTO enthusiasm is unlikely to survive WTO confi rmation that the Boeing 787 is the most highly subsi-dised aircraft programme in

the history of aviation. Airbus expects the WTO confl ict to drag along for at least a few more years. Resolution will fi nally only be found in trans-Atlantic negotiations.”

But, an industry insider has pointed out that 30% of

claims that Airbus declines to detail could well be more damaging than they’re pre-pared to admit, and referring to other key points highlight-ed by Airbus’ statement, FBE Aerospace analyst Saj Ahmad added: “If the 787 is as highly subsidised as Airbus claims, why did they not include Ja-pan in their fi ling against Boeing, a huge risk-sharing partner on the programme?

“The 787 has benefi ted from the same local tax breaks (for example) that the A380 did but did not receive direct US Government aid as the A300 up to the A380 has. If anything, the A350XWB will end up being the most heavily subsidised airplane in history, but that’s something Airbus and parent EADS would rather you didn’t mention for fear of risking another WTO case against that model.

“As stated previously, these cases will not drag on for years,” Ahmad continued. “Airbus will have to come into compliance within a year or risk the wrath of a trade war that, ultimately, no one would benefi t from.”

In its statement, Airbus went on to say that it is the largest export customer of US aerospace, with over US$10 billion per year being invested in the US.

Ahmad added that this fi gure translates into tens of thousands of jobs in a lot of cities all across America.

“In fact, Airbus supports actually over 180,000 jobs in the United States,” he said. “If Airbus claims to support as many as 180,000 American jobs, you have to ask would they risk all that by being non-compliant?”

FBE Aerospace analyst Saj Ahmad

Airbus is said to have received US Government aid for its super-size A380

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Emirates Airline has reported its growth fi gures for aircraft, fl ights, lounges and new re-cruits at a travel trade show in Berlin.

Compared to March 2009, Emirates’ fl eet of aircraft has grown from 131 to 145, while the number of A380s received has doubled from four to eight.

Two new destinations are up and running; Durban and Lu-anda, while Tokyo, Amsterdam, Prague, Madrid and Dakar will start up throughout 2010.

The airline is now dispatch-ing 1107 passenger fl ights per week from Dubai, an increase of 126 compared to March 2009, while overall seat capacity has risen by around 16%.

Around 660 cabin crew and more than 60 pilots have been recruited by the Dubai-based carrier since March 2009. It is expected that a further 2000 cabin crew will be hired this year.

Emirates Airline reports 12 months of growth

FLEET

Amid industrial turmoil British Airways’ new luxurious First cabin touched down in Dubai on February 23.

The carrier is hoping that its AED 547 million (£100 mil-lion) cabin, which is fi tted on the airline’s B777-200 aircraft will re-establish its position in the market, as competition in-creases for airlines’ to attract premium passengers.

BA’s area commercial man-ager for the Middle East Paolo De Renzis said the cabin was dedicated to exclusivity.

“We set the industry bench-mark when we launched the world’s fi rst fully-fl at bed for business customers in 2000, and the new First cabin is another

BA’s new First cabin fl ies to Dubaistep in maintaining our leader-ship as an innovative airline.

“I have personally seen the new First cabin fi tted on the aircraft and it looks amazing. It is luxurious, classic, private and has great style. This is what our customers have told us that they want, including those we sur-veyed in the Dubai market.

“The new First cabin not only reinforces the exclusivity of our brand but sets a whole new standard in understated luxury and innovation in the skies,” De Renzis added.

New key features of the cabin include a 60% wider bed at the shoulders; personal wardrobe; personal electronic blinds; a 15” in-fl ight entertainment screen; USB port, RCA jack and noise-

cancelling headsets; fully inte-grated ambient and mood light-ing; an Anya Hindmarch wash-bag and amenities by D.R. Har-ris & Co. and a leather-bound writing table.

Despite the airline continu-ing with its cost-cutting pro-gramme, its First product will be rolled out across the entire Boeing 777 fl eet during the next 18 months to two years.

TECHNOLOGY

Oman Air has become the fi rst airline in the world to offer both mobile and broadband internet on board its fl ights.

Passengers fl ying on the air-line’s Airbus A330 can use their mobile phones at any time, bar-ring the take off and landing periods. Using technology from On-Air, passengers can receive and make calls, check their voice mail, send and receive text and multimedia messages and access emails and websites.

The services will be of a roaming nature, as on a foreign network. Onboard communi-cations will be charged by the home mobile service provider at international roaming rates.

“With the wi-fi network ac-cess, logging onto the internet is like going online from any pub-lic wi-fi hotspot,” said Oman Air CEO Peter Hill.

The services that passen-gers can avail in this context are internet access, webmail to retrieve and send emails from a web-based email ac-count and webchat to exchange instant messages.

Fixed rates have been set for the mobile and internet con-nectivity. The passenger price plan for internet on laptops (wi-fi ), would be US$29.95 for 26 MB per fl ight, additional usage would be at $0.006 per KB. For the webmail passen-gers would be charged $9.95 and for the attachments it would be $0.006 (per fl ight). For the webchat the rate would be $4.95 unlimited.

Oman Air goes live with internet

Six Emirates’ lounges have opened in Beijing, Mumbai, Johannesburg, Dusseldorf, Hamburg and Manchester. Lounge investment to date is estimated at AED 266 million (US$72 million).

More than 1.7 million pas-sengers have used Emirates’ in-fl ight mobile phone service. A total of 69 aircraft are now AeroMobile-enabled, allowing passengers to use their own mo-bile phones, up from 31 aircraft a year ago. Each month, over 140,000 SMS texts are sent to/from aircraft by passengers.

In November, half year prof-its were announced of AED 752 million (US$205 million), climbing 165% over the previ-ous year .

Emirates Airline president Tim Clark said: “We are pleased to be able to report so many new developments. These continue to be testing times, making our fresh initiatives and ongoing growth even more noteworthy.”

Emirates’ Tim Clark said the industry

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Etihad Airways has launched its new destination management company, Hala Abu Dhabi.

Hala Abu Dhabi will offer travel products, services and activities throughout all seven Emirates of the UAE.

The range of travel products offered under the Hala Abu Dhabi brand from Etihad and various local service provid-ers includes: tours and desert safaris; bespoke packages and VIP services; airport meet and assist; ground transportation; and accommodation options.

Etihad opens destination fi rm

STRATEGY

Bahrain Air will continue to overcome the global recession in the coming year and reach a break even point in 2011, ac-cording to managing director Ibrahim Al Hamer.

The carrier, which was launched as Bahrain’s fi rst low-cost airline in February 2008, will also have its authorised capital extended to BD 30 mil-lion (US$79.6) from the current

Bahrain Air looks to 2011BD 20 million, the aviation ex-ecutive told Gulf Daily News.

“Hopefully, the troubles of the world economic crisis are behind us and things are look-ing up, but we have to keep our fi ngers crossed as we look towards a complete recovery,” stated Al Hamer.

“We started off at the peak of an economic boom when the world was a happier place. Things were looking perfect at

that time and we wanted to con-solidate very fast. However, in just a few months, things start-ed to go bad and in September that year, the economic crash happened. That was a period of trial and it’s over. We are hoping to attract more passengers and get going,” he added.

Starting this month, Bah-rain Air started to offer free meals to passengers on all fl ights. “Though we are a low-cost model and did not offer this facility, we have started it on a three-month trial basis. Al-ready, there is a huge response but we shall wait and see how it goes before we decide to make it a permanent feature,” said Al Hamer.

The airline operates to 19 destinations from Bah-rain, with a fl eet consisting of four Airbus A320s and two Airbus A319s.Currently, Bahrain Air is operating at a loss, but hopes to break-even by next year

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fl ydubai, Dubai’s fi rst low-cost airline, has expanded its GCC network to include Kuwait City and Muscat.

Flights to Muscat began on March 28 and services to Ku-wait commenced on March 30.

The added double-daily serv-ices take fl ydubai’s network to 13 destinations, which include Bei-rut, Amman and Damascus.

fl ydubai expands its GCC network

STRATEGY

Qatar Airways said it plans to grow its fl eet of aircraft by 50% to 120 in the next three years while destinations are set to increase from 86 to 120 by 2013.

The expansion plans were announced as the carrier cel-ebrated taking delivery of its latest aircraft which took its fl eet size to 80 aircraft - double the size of fi ve years ago.

The airline inducted its 15th Boeing 777 into the fl eet which will serve long haul routes from the airline’s operational hub of Doha. The aircraft is part of a larger order for more than 220 different aircraft worth over US$40 billion.

“Yet again, Qatar Airways is demonstrating its continued

Qatar CEO eyes 50% growthConference on Civil Aviation, Al Baker said Qatar Airways was forging ahead with expan-sion at an unprecedented rate.

“Just fi ve years ago, Qatar Airways operated 40 aircraft. Today our fl eet has doubled in size to 80 aircraft. As our fl eet increases, we are able to raise capacity on existing serv-ices and introduce new routes which is continuing as planned despite the industry facing challenges amid the current global economic climate,” said Al Baker.

In March, Qatar Airways announced its 2010 expansion programme with the launch of daily non-stop fl ights be-tween Doha and Bengalu-ru (Bangalore), the capital of Karnataka.

FLEET

A third airplane has joined the Boeing 787 Dreamliner fl ight test programme.

The plane took off at 11:43am local time from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, USA on February 25.

ZA004, is the fourth fl ight-test airplane to be built and has been added to the fl eet in a bid to speed up the collec-tion of data needed both for certifi cation and development of the 787-900.

Captains Heather Ross and Craig Bomben completed a three-hour-and-two-minute fl ight at 2:45pm, landing at Boeing Field in Seattle.

Third 787 joins Boeing’s busy test programme

Flight-test personnel were also on board to monitor air-plane performance.

“Airplane No. 4 operated fl awlessly today,” Ross said after landing. “We’ve got a lot of work ahead of us but I can’t imagine a better start to the fl ight test pro-gramme for this airplane.”

The plane will be used to test the aircraft’s aerodynam-ics, high-speed performance, propulsion performance, fl ight loads, noise levels and extend-ed operations, amongst others.

During its fi rst fl ight, the airplane reached an altitude of 30,000 feet (9144m) and an airspeed of 255 knots, or about 293 miles (472km) per hour.

Adding a third 787 to Boeing’s test programme should speed up data collection

Qatar Airways chief Akbar Al Baker

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Kuwait has signed a deal for a redevelopment of its interna-tional airport that will almost double its passenger capacity.

Dr Fadhel Safar, Minister of Public Works and Minis-ter of State for Municipal Af-fairs, inked the agreement for the expansion plans which in-clude new terminal buildings designed to cope with up to 13 million travellers per year.

Currently, Kuwait Interna-tional Airport is at full capac-ity and sees about seven million passengers using its facilities, KUNA News Agency reported.

The agreement is part of a longer-term plan to increase the airport’s capacity to up to 20 million passengers.

In January, the chief of Kuwait’s Department of Civil Aviation, Fawaz al Farah, said redevelopment work would see the airport double

Kuwait airport growth deal set to be signed

STRATEGY

Some 50,000 jobs will be cre-ated when all the three phases of the US$14 billion New Doha International Airport (NDIA) are complete.

When fully operational, the airport’s annual passenger handling capacity will reach 50 million and large numbers of jobs will be created, a sen-ior aviation offi cial said.

In an interview with a Qa-tar Arabic daily - cited by The Peninsula - Abdul Aziz Al Nuaimi, chairman of the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, said: “Studies conducted by us reveal that when all the three phases of the NDIA are ready, 50,000 jobs will be created.”

50,000 jobs at New Doha airport

its passenger capacity size over the next two years.

The decision to increase passenger capacity comes after Kuwait has seen an increase in traffi c throughout 2009.

In the year, it saw a 26% increase in the number of pas-

sengers passing through its ter-minals, spiking in September as travellers took advantage of the Eid Al Fitr holidays.

This increase in passenger traffi c saw the revenues earned by the airport shoot up to an estimated US$62.9 million.

He said the fi rst and sec-ond phases of the NDIA will be opened by the end of 2011 and the airport’s initial pas-senger handling capacity will be 25 million.

He added that the air-port will be surrounded by fi ve artifi cial islands and

The fi rst phase of New Doha International Airport’s Emiri terminal will open in 2011

Kuwait Airport will double its passenger capacity size during the next two years

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TECHNOLOGY

Cavotec, the UAE-based subsidiary of global engineer-ing group Cavotec MSL, has launched a new gate concept that presents improvements in energy effi ciency and fuel cost savings as well as reduc-tions in carbon footprint and accident risk within airport operations across the region.

Cavotec Middle East man-aging director Juergen Strom-mer, said: “The new solution presents a number of benefi ts – tangible savings in opera-tional and investment costs as well as ecological responsibil-ity in terms of reduced carbon emissions through stream-lined processes.”

Cavotec’s gate concept promises operational effi ciency by allowing the provision of up to six aircraft ground services (400Hz – PCAir – Blue Wa-ter – Potable Water – Sewage – Air Start) through the fi rm’s proprietary underground Pop Up pits. The process elimi-nates the need for ground sup-port equipment (GSE) mobile vehicles, translating to a lower risk of accidents and lower maintenance and repair costs of support vehicles.

In addition, the gate con-cept decreases usage of aux-iliary power units (APU) as the system can provide pre-conditioned cabin air with Ca-votec’s Compressed Air PCAir solution as soon as the aircraft is positioned.

New gate concept from Cavotec MSL

will have as many as 175 check-in counters.

It will be one of the fi rst air-ports to be designed with the new Airbus A380 in mind and will be the new base for the Qatar Airways’ fl eet, which currently stands at 70 planes, rising to 112 by 2014.

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Dubai-based business tech-nology provider Mercator has won new contracts with glo-bal airlines for its operational safety solution, Sentinel.

Air Canada, Brussels Air-lines, Insel Air, Royal Nether-land Air Force, Surinam Air-ways, and Scandinavian Air-lines have all adopted Merca-tor’s Sentinel product recently.

Sentinel is an advanced safety information and report-ing solution which monitors airline safety data, enabling users to pinpoint potential areas of concern quickly and accurately. It captures safety-

MRO

Middle East airlines are ex-pected to increase their de-mand for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) by 7.6% a year over the next 10 years, bringing the total spend to US$4.8 billion by 2019.

The comment was made by Aerostrategy partner Dav-id Stewart during a speech at MRO Middle East, which opened on February 28 at Air-port Expo, Dubai.

The prediction for the Middle East MRO market compares favourably against the global market growth of 3.2%, to total $58.4 billion over the same period, he said.

Commenting on the recent report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) that the region’s air passenger growth of more than 11% in 2009 was the highest in the world, Stewart said: “Greater airline activ-ity typically drives growth in MRO spend, so MRO suppli-

Demand for MRO services to reach US$5b by 2020

Mercator wins new contracts

ers serving the Middle East will likely see greater growth rates here than in other re-gions. However, competition is likely to increase and fi rms need to be intelligent and nim-ble about identifying where the best business opportuni-ties lie.”

The issue of increasing competition was also noted by conference speaker, Jazeera

Airways vice president of maintenance & engineering Abdulla Al-Hudaid.

“More companies are en-tering the market, resulting in competitive pricing. However, the region’s MRO industry could compete against other MRO centres, mainly in Eu-rope, provided that they keep their labour costs low and use local, skilled manpower.”

BUSINESSOman Air has awarded a US$2.6 million contract to Spatial Composite Solutions, the Dubai-based manufac-turer of crew training equip-ment, for two new Cabin Evacuation Trainers.

The deal was announced at the second Aircraft Inte-riors Middle East (AIME) show on March 1 at Dubai’s Airport Expo.

Under the contract, Spa-tial will design and build Airbus A330-300 and Boeing 737 New-Generation Cabin Evacuation Trainers, for installation at Oman Air’s new Aviation Crew Train-ing facility at Muscat Inter-national Airport. Delivery is scheduled for October 2010.

Oman Air CEO Peter Hill, said: “These devices are equipped with the lat-est crew training technol-ogy and will provide our growing team of cabin staff with the best environment in which to hone their safety training skills.”

Spatial CEO Joe McKeev-er, added: “To have the op-portunity to execute a project as prestigious as this is a chal-lenge that we will embrace with great enthusiasm.”

Spatial Solutions wins US$2.6m cabin contract

– and analyses this accumu-lated information to help de-tect patterns and trends which are signifi cant or may become signifi cant. The results can be transmitted in real time to safety specialists within an organisation, guiding them in creating and adopting prevent-ative strategies and targeting resources appropriately.

Mercator vice president, sales and market development Duncan Alexander, said: “Safe-ty is always a top priority for airlines and these partnerships illustrate our customers’ belief in Mercator’s product develop-ment strategy and vision.”

Spatial chief executive Joe McKeever (l)

Global market growth for MRO is pegged at 3.2%, totalling US$58.4b by 2019

Mercator’s sales VP Duncan Alexander

related data – information is entered into the system as incident reports – which can include everything through to full emergency situations

Middle East MRO industry to grow 7.6% over next 10 years


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Air Works acquires Air Livery

AMES opens engine repair facility in Dubai

BUSINESS

Air Works Engineering has acquired an 85% stake in Air Livery UK. Air Livery is Eu-rope’s leading aircraft refi nish-ing company.

The acquisition adds a new section of painting and refur-bishment services to the Indi-an MRO fi rm’s portfolio.

Air Works said that current-ly there is not a dedicated pro-fessional paint hanger situated in India, South East Asia or the Middle East, and, in response, it is in the process of construct-ing a wide body hangar at its Hosur Airport facility which will be dedicated to aircraft painting. This hangar will be able to undertake painting of two narrow body aircraft at a time as well as wide body air-craft like the Boeing 777 or the Airbus 340.

“The Hosur Paint Hangar will provide world class paint services for aircraft in India as well as the region. It will be economical for all aircraftwithin 5 hours of fl ying distance to use this facility,” said Air Works director Ravi Menon.

Air Works expects that through this acquisition, it can save airlines approximately 25% of their current costs for painting of wide and narrow bodied aircraft in India.

“This acquisition is a very signifi cant step for Air Works in its strategy to become a complete solution provider for MRO services in India and its surrounding region,” said Air Works executive director Suresh Soni.

“We are proud of the fact that Air Works has been ex-tremely focused and has deliv-ered what it promised.”

Air Livery will function as an independent business unit of Air Works. Air Works will retain the key management of Air Livery with Julian Duffen assuming the duties of manag-ing director.

TRAX signs with Gulf Air

TRAX CEO Jose Almeida (second from l)

Air Works director Ravi Menon

AMES general manager Antoine Succar

MRO

Aerostructures Middle East Services (AMES) opened its en-gine nacelle repair facility in Du-bai on March 1.

Located in the Jebel Ali Free Zone, the 2200-square metre installation provides repair and overhaul services from AMES’ two parent companies: Air France Industries KLM En-gineering & Maintenance, and Aircelle of the Safran Group.

AMES has the capability to support the Middle East’s jetliner fl eets of Airbus A320s, A330s, A340s and A380s; Boe-ing 747s, 767s and 777s, along with McDonnell Douglas MD-11s and Embraer 170/175s.

The primary focus for AMES is the repair of fan thrust reversers, with the additional capability to handle other nacelle components such as air inlets, cowl doors and nozzles.

“AMES provides a unique commercial and industrial of-fer that is backed by Air France Industries as a top provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul services, along with Aircelle’s capabilities as a leading origi-nal equipment manufacturer of small, medium and large engine nacelles,” said AMES general manager Antoine Succar.

The company plans to in-troduce repair and overhaul services on CFM Internation-al CFM56 engines during the next few months.

MRO

US-company, TRAX Main-tenance will manage Gulf Air’s MRO operations.

The Bahrain airline will implement e3, which comprises more than 20 modules, includ-ing material management and fi nance to technical records and reliability.

TRAX president & CEO Jose Almeida and Gulf Air director of special projects Jasim Al Marzooqi signed the partnership agreement.

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UAE cargo operator hits back at closure rumoursBUSINESS

UAE-based cargo operator Midex Airlines has slammed rumours that its Air Operators Certifi cate (AOC) has been revoked by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).

The allegations, which have been circulated on a number of online forums, were fuelled by the death of two postholders at Midex Air-lines – its director of quality and director of safety.

However, speaking exclu-sively to Aviation Business the airline’s director general Jassim Al Bastaki stated that contrary to the reports, a number of cargo fl ights contin-ued to take place.

“I can confi rm we have not had our AOC taken away. It is right here in my offi ce with me,” he said.

“The GCAA is running a standard operational audit with us at the moment, which all airlines undergo two or three times a year. Tomor-row (March 8) at 10am I have a meeting with the GCAA where I must submit the names of my two new postholders,

the director of quality and the director of safety. We had to fi nd people to fi ll the gaps within 14 days and now it is just a case of submitting their names.”

He continued: “The ru-mours that Midex is out of operation are not true. We have cargo fl ights operat-ing today and I expect to be operating a cargo fl ight tomorrow afternoon.”

The claims were rein-forced by a statement from the GCAA’s director of safety, Ismail Al Balooshi.

“GCAA is currently review-ing the operations of Midex and is working closely with them to resolve operational is-sues. This is a routine activity conducted by GCAA with all its operators in the region.”

But FBE Aerospace ana-lyst Saj Ahmad said that Mi-dex, due to its weakened po-sition, was now in danger of taking a hit on transhipments with Emirates SkyCargo and Etihad Crystal Cargo likely to step in.

“Midex Airlines’ slow ap-proach to fi ll positions demon-strates how specialist labour in the GCC is limited in sup-ply. Obviously the impact on business can be catastrophic should these key quality and safety positions not be fi lled however, the underlying trends for new operators struggling to acquire the right personnel is one that is not going to change

anytime soon.“Such moves fur-

ther erode business confi dence and with

Emirates and Eti-had offering much superior cargo products, Midex

is one of a handful of airlines that is operating and teetering on the edge – a place no airline can afford to be during such a downturn – especially when it solely focuses on freight.”

In January, Midex, with operations out of Al Ain, Du-bai and Sharjah airports, said it had bought two used Boe-ing 747-200s to meet a surge in demand in the Iraq and

Afghanistan charter markets, increasing its fl eet of freight-ers to nine.

It fi rst began services out of Al Ain in 2008, and was the fi rst freighter operator to be based there. Midex Airlines planned to focus on serving the cargo market to Paris, where its parent company is based, but curtailed services when the global downturn hit.

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The truthAs of today (March 20) there have been zero fl ights from Midex Airlines. Crews are troubled with all these negative posts and lies. We are not fl ying although we are told two weeks ago that we would be in a few days. How can we have any trust in the owner when he has lied to us once again?Anonymous

True!This was expected. The post holders haven’t been there for a very long time. Their ops director said in October last year that they weren’t

ready for such an audit. It is a routine check yes, but only on operators that don’t meet with the requirements of GCAA. They had received a similar notice in 2008 as well.Santosh, Cargolux, UAE

Someone is telling lies here …Midex’s Air Operators Certifi cate was suspended pending an investigation of falsifi cation of crew records and lack of postholders in required positions. Customers were calling for cover of their fl ights from March 3 and we now understand that fuel companies are looking for cash - the end is nigh!!!James Smith, Al Ain

Midex Airlines director general Jassim Al Bastaki

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Emirates SkyCargo has sent the fi rst paperless, or eFreight, cargo shipments from Ham-burg Airport.

It is the fi rst carrier to send eFreight shipments from northern Germany’s busiest cargo airport. The shipments were bound for Dubai.

Emirates SkyCargo will be able to dispatch cargo shipments from Hamburg without the need for paper documents in the future. Documents needed for ship-pers and customs authorities, such as the air waybill, are no longer printed, but electroni-cally stored and transmitted. Hamburg is Emirates’ third gateway in Germany to be eFreight capable, after Frank-furt and Munich.

Emirates sends eFreight from Hamburg

eFreight is the cargo coun-terpart of the successfully implemented e-ticket for pas-sengers. By the end of 2010, Emirates SkyCargo plans for 80% of shipments to be han-

Hamburg cargo manager Gerrit Grimm holds his fi rst electronic - and therefore invisible - air waybill from Emirates

dled electronically. Benefi ts of the eFreight system include quicker shipment processing times and a more environmen-tally friendly way of working. The technology is available at

Coyne Airways has been ap-pointed as the exclusive sales agent in the UK and Ireland for RUS Aviation, giving freight forwarders direct ac-cess to the most extensive route network into Iraq.

Coyne fi rst launched neu-tral air cargo services into Iraq in 2004 and, to date, has managed the secure de-livery of 35 million kilos of cargo into Iraq from all over the world.

“Iraq is a growing market with signifi cant business po-tential, but forwarders and shippers want to know their goods are being transported by a carrier with a track record for quality, security and on-time delivery. RUS Avia-tion meets all of these require-ments, including for the move-ment of dangerous goods,” stated Coyne Airways CEO Larry Coyne.

Coyne Airways has worked with RUS Aviation as its pre-ferred airline partner into Iraq since August 2009.

Coyne Airways to extend Iraq coverage

23 Emirates SkyCargo gate-ways apart from Frankfurt and Munich. Others include Emirates’ hub in Dubai, Lon-don, Paris, Hong Kong, Singa-pore, Seoul and Sydney.

“Extending our working relationship adds increased robustness to our Iraq sched-ules and enables Coyne to of-fer complete coverage of Iraq on a single through AWB from all major airports. In ad-dition, we will now be able to provide a return service from Iraq to the UK,” he added.

RUS Aviation fl ies from both Dubai and Sharjah, oper-ating 42 tonne capacity Airbus A300 freighters and IL-76F aircraft with a payload of 38 tonnes. Twice-weekly serv-ices provide cargo deliveries to Baghdad, Erbil, Sulaimaniyah and Balad, while all other ma-jor airports in Iraq – including Basra, Mosul and Kirkuk – are available on request.

When the Queen’s horses left Europe for the first time since 1882, they flew with the airline which flies above the ordinary, Maximus. Because as the UAE’s largest all cargo solutions provider, Maximus went the extra furlong to make sure that our equestrian friends not only made a comfortable and safe journey, but made history too. www.maximus.aero

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Airbus has pledged to garner at least half of the corporate jet market in the Middle East in 2010.

The European plane man-ufacturer forecasts a market for fi ve to 10 large corporate jets a year in the Middle East – the majority of them in Sau-di Arabia – to replace existing aircraft and provide for de-mand and growth.

Airbus chief operating of-fi cer John Leahy said that the Middle East market was driven by its lucrative oil-based economy, which would continue to prosper.

Leahy added that Airbus’ corporate jet products placed the fi rm’s planned Middle East takeover in good stead.

Airbus plans its Middle East takeover bid

Aerion, developers of the world’s fi rst supersonic busi-ness jet, has named Sullivan Higdon & Sink (SHS) as its new marketing communica-tions agency.

“Aerion chose SHS as our agency of record because of their business aviation

Aerion hires new marketing fi rm

“We already have a strong presence in the Middle East, where more than 80 Airbus corporate jets are already on order and in service, and our young and growing aircraft family means that

we are well placed to grow even further.”

Airbus’ corporate jet Fam-ily comprises the A318 Elite, ACJ and A320 Prestige plus the widebody A330, A340, A350 and A380 Prestige.

The Aerion account will be managed from Wichita, Kan-sas, USA, but 30% of the su-personic business jets are ru-moured to have been ordered by Middle East customers, de-spite the company still search-ing for an airframe partner.

At the Dubai Airshow in November, Barents told Avia-tion Business that the fi rm was engaged in a number of talks with potential produc-tion partners who could cer-tify and brand the plane.

Aerion has developed wing technology that substantially reduces drag at supersonic, as well as high-subsonic speeds, and the jet will be fuel effi -cient at cruise speeds just be-low the speed of sound.

The jet costs US$80 mil-lion to buy and the fi rm has an order backlog valued at some $4 billion.Aerion Corporation vice-chairman Brian Barents at the Dubai Airshow last year

The dining and conference area of a luxurious Airbus widebody corporate jet

Gama chief executive Marwan Khalek

The Gama Group has launched its Middle East arm of the com-pany, Gama Aviation FZC.

The newly founded division was recently awarded its Air Operators Certifi cate (AOC) by the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).

CEO and founder of the UK-based fi rm, Marwan Abdel Khalek told Aviation Business that the Middle East region had become an impor-tant part of its business dur-ing the past 18 months.

“The Middle East has traditionally been a strong supporter of our older Euro-pean and North American businesses and it has helped support and grow our group during a period of fi nancial turmoil around the globe.”

The company has already expanded its aircraft manage-ment and charter services at Sharjah and Dubai, with fur-ther expansion plans expected to be announced during the next few months.

In addition, Gama Avia-tion is the newest member to join the Middle East Business Aviation Association.

The group employs over 300 staff at bases in Europe, North America and the Mid-dle East and operates over 75 business jet aircraft.

A full interview with Kha-lek will feature in next month’s issue of Aviation Business.

Gama seizes regional market opportunities

insights and borderless ap-proach to communication,” said Aerion Corporation vice-chairman Brian Barents.

“SHS is the agency to help us raise awareness of our work as we move toward making the dream of supersonic busi-ness aviation a reality.”


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22 Reasons to visit the Airport Show

25 25 suppliers to know

30 Exhibition fl oorplan

33 Middle East airport tenders & projects

37 The best GCC airport projects

2010Follow our guide to this year’s Airport Show for a full round-up of key highlights, top names and key companies

April 25 – 27Airport Expo, Dubai

22 PREVIEW AIRPORT SHOW 2010


WIN NEW BUSINESSThe number of project buyers attending the event in 2010 is expected to double over the previous year. More than senior 80 purchasing decision makers and project leaders from live and current airport con-struction projects across the region are ex-pected to attend.

A signifi cant number have already con-fi rmed their participation. These inclue representatives from Doha International Airport in Qatar, Khartoum New Inter-national Airport in Sudan, Maharashtra Airport Development Co. Ltd. in Mumbai, and Cairo Airport Company in Egypt.

From further afi eld, names attending include Oslo Airport in Norway, Tan son Nhat International Airport in Vietnam and Cape Town International Airport in South Africa.

MEET NEW CONTACTSFor the fi rst time, selected project owners (hosted buy-ers) and purchasing deci-sion makers from all over the world will come to dis-cuss plans, close deals and make real business.

Some 43 hosted buyer or-ganisations attended the show in 2009 and this year, the organiser, Reed Ex-hibitions is expecting this fi gure to increase by 40%. This is an open door to learn about ongoing projects and participants will get the chance to identify investment opportunities and make the most of their time at the show. Some 12 sessions (six per day) are open to all Airport Show attend-ees from April 25-26 from 11:00-13:00, free of charge.

REASONS TO VISIT

What to expect from this year’s key event for airport buyers and suppliers

43Number of hosted buyers at the last edition of the

show in 2009

the Airport Show

LISTEN TO THE EXPERTSBroken down into manageable

sections, the Airport Show 2009 featured 15 top speakers, who addressed crucial topics con-cerning the growth and devel-opment of airports in the region

and beyond and hosted 217 del-egates. This year promises to bring

together prominent industry experts who will address a number of industry delegates on the vital and topical issues af-fecting the airports sector. The conference will provide a forum for industry profes-sionals to debate, network and conduct business in the MENA region.

COME FACETOFACE WITH SUPPLIERSWith more than AED 220 billion worth of airport-related projects underway across

The Airport Show features major suppliers

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Some 43 hosted buyers attended the show in 2009 and this year, the organiser, Reed Exhibitions is expecting this fi gure to increase by 40%

the region, vendors and equipment pro-viders have fl ocked to Airport Expo this year. More than 200 exhibitors will fi ll the Central and West Halls, covering all man-ner of airport supply, including airfi eld construction and installation (hangars, pavements and other (technical installa-tions), airside technical systems (lighting, signage and navigation), ground support equipment and services, information tech-nology (IT) and software, terminal consul-tancy and design, terminal interiors and construction (furniture, fi xtures & fi ttings), terminal installations - handling, security and information systems. Not only that, exhibiting companies will introduce their products and services from the main stage at Airport Expo from April 25-26, 14:00-17:00. Eighteen sessions will take place over the two days and it is the perfect op-

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WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

4710 attendees210 exhibitors10,508 square metres of exhibition space134 press19 airports15 conference speakers79% of exhibitors rated the event as good97% of visitors said they would return in 2010AED 500 million worth of deals signed

At the Airport Show you will meet civil aviation authorities, airport project teams, airport consultants, regional contractors & consultants, leading business houses & other related industry professionals are the target visitors.

portunity to learn about the latest products in the market.

SET THE AGENDAGet involved in roundtable discussions and see how industry standards are set. Local, regional and international industry experts and authorities will engage in fun-damental discussions with participants on major topics related to the industry, so take a seat and roll up your sleeves for an inti-mate discussion about the most pressing issues related to the market. Four roundta-ble talks including fi ve people per session will be held on April 27 from 14:30-17:00 and they are open to all Airport Show par-ticipants free of charge.

GALA DINNERThis year, the Airport Show Gala Dinner

will be organised in collaboration with the Emerging Markets Airports Awards (EMAA) and will be hosting around 500 key players from the airport industry. By combining the Airport Show and the EMA awards events, it will be a priceless business networking opportunity for you to meet and discuss with the events, exhib-itors, delegates and decision makers from the emerging airport market. If you are interested in attending the dinner, you will need to make your reservation by March 30. This can be done via the member zone on the Airport Show website www.theair-portshow.com.

FREE PUBLICITYSince last September, the Airport Show or-ganiser, Reed has been drumming up busi-ness and grooming the region’s media in preparation for monopolising the column inches come April 25. Last year, 134 press attended the show and Reed estimates that the media’s total reach hit over 33 million. Although media coverage was focused on the GCC & MENA region, the show secured international media attention as well and 2010 promises to bring the same high level of coverage.

The show off ers an opportunity to meet and network

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25 Suppliers

A guide to help you make the most of your time at this year’s Airport Show

TO O KNOW

ABU DHABI AIRPORTS COMPANYIn previous years at the Airport Show, Abu Dhabi Airports Com-pany has taken a sizeable stand to

showcase its airport master plan and this year it is able to display the progress it has made with its redevelopment programme. The US$6.8 billion expansion project, which includes the new Mid-fi eld Termi-nal is likely to draw interest from the pass-ing crowds as it is set to become ‘a best-in-class facility’ for the Emirate.Website: www.adac.aeStand: CE18

ADB AIRFIELD SOLUTIONSAirfi eld ground lighting company, ADB Airfi eld Solutions, provides advanced, integrated and sustain-

able solutions for visual guidance. The company says its product portfolio com-prises the most comprehensive range on the market, from LED taxiway lights to constant current regulators, and various control and monitoring systems.Website: www.adb-air.comStand: CA4

AL JABER ENGINEERING & CONTRACTINGFounded in 1999, ALEC’s vi-sion is to raise the level of design and construction services. The fi rm has worked on a number of

major construction projects, including air-port terminals and commercial buildings, and operates in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.Website: www.alec.aeStand: CD9

BAYANAT AIRPORTS ENGINEERING & SUPPLIESBayanat Airports Engineering & Supplies specialises in ATC

systems, runway systems and terminal systems. The company helps Middle East airports design and implement complex data communication systems, telecom-munication networks and turnkey airports projects. The fi rm has offi ces in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Doha with plans to expand to other Gulf and Middle East countries.Website: www.bayanatairports.comStand: CD18

CLOISALL COCloisall specialises in in-terior fi t outs. The fi rm has more than 35 years experience within the industry, providing full turn-key solutions. Its branches are located in

Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the lower Gulf region and has worked on a number of projects, both large and small.Website: www.cloisall-gulf.comCountry: United Arab EmiratesStand: CF8

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CAVOTEC MIDDLE EASTCavotec Middle East supplies power solutions designed to im-prove effi ciency and reduce en-vironmental impact. Cavotec’s systems include 400Hz, PCA

and Fuel Hydrant systems, all used by a number of airports in the GCC.Website: www.cavotec.comStand: CH3

CONRACConrac offers information display products. It has supplied public display systems including fl ight

and passenger information to more than 200 airports worldwide. Solutions include terminals that run networked applica-tions to protect against viruses and hack-ers. System have a modular design, giving quick access to components.Website: www.conrac.aeStand: WH1

DUBAI TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSThe company offers technol-ogy solutions from a number of well-known providers including UFIS, ICM, Unitechnik, Ferfor,

Litefast and Schierholz. All manner of sec-tor are provided for including air cargo and baggage handling, airport IT and airport process engineering, LCD displays and terminal and offi ce furniture.Website: www.dtp.aeStand: CE7

EXCEL INDUSTRIAL COOffering airport support from its base in Ajman, services in-clude a complete multi aircraft

docking system for heavy and light main-tenance of all types of Airbus and Boeing aircraft. Ground support equipment is also provided, including cargo racks and hi-loaders. Access equipment includes el-evated platforms and fi xed work stands.Website: www.excel-uae.comStand: CE15

GULFMATE SOLUTIONSSolutions for air purifi ca-tion from Gulfmate include ‘smoke ‘n’ go’ smoking cabins (indoor/outdoor), odourless ashtrays and

odourless smoking tables. Its products are aimed to facilitate the interaction between smokers and non-smokers in public places and residential quarters. The distributor is the GCC and Middle East partner of Eu-romate in the Netherlands.Website: www.gulfmatesolutions.comCountry: United Arab EmiratesStand: Danish Pavilion

HONEYWELL AIRPORT SYSTEMSHoneywell Airport Systems offers a broad spectrum of all necessary airfi eld light-

ing equipment, including constant current regulators, elevated and inset lights for all applications, precision approach path indicators, approach sequence fl ashing systems, traffi c guidance signs, and instal-lation materials. All Honeywell equipment complies with ICAO and FAA internation-al standards.Website: honeywell.de/airportsystemsStand: WF15

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CARMANAH TECHNOLOGIESCarmanah has developed tso-lar lighting solutions for use in aviation applications. Taxiways, runways, thresholds and airfi elds can all be lit using the. Safety and

wayfi nding lighting is also available. Website: www.carmanah.comStand: CG16

SAFEGATE GROUPThe Safegate Group offers solutions for increased safety, effi -ciency and environmental benefi ts to airports around the world. The company´s complete range of products and services, a ‘one stop shop’, provide solutions to customers and airborne travellers around the globe. Safegate Group focuses on eight major areas of customer solutions to meet airport demands on cost-effi cient and safe handling of aircraft movements on the ground, including pre-venting runway incursions and airfi eld lighting and signage.Website: www.safegate.com Stand: CH1

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FUJAIRAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTFujairah Internation-al Airport is a govern-ment run facility with Dr Khaled Al Maz-

rouei (pictured) at its helm. Its primary source of business is from air cargo opera-tors, but it is keen to develop its passenger traffi c. The airport operates an open skies policy and the recent expansion of its pas-senger terminal and infrastructural facili-ties make Fujairah a destination to watch.Website: www.fujairah-airport.comCountry: United Arab EmiratesStand: CG8

ICM AIRPORT TECHNICS Highlights from ICM Air-port Technics will include the X-Box, the world’s fi rst ‘Plug & Play’ inte-

grated checked baggage screening (CBS) solution and X-Mover, a multi functional transport vehicle for free transport and elevating of ULDs and other contain-ers. The fi rm’s Middle Eastern partner is Unitechnik ICM.Website: www.icmdubai.comStand: CE7

LUFTHANSA LEOSLufthansa LEOS is the Group’s ground support divi-sion. Products on display will include the EasyDrop trans-

port chute, which simplifi es unloading; a time-saving and economical Elephants Saddle and new highlifter SideCat, which represents a simple yet convincing techni-cal solution for a great many tasks when preparing either cargo or passenger air-craft for departure on the ground.Website: www.lufthansa-leos.comStand: WG16

MICROSENSCovering all applications us-ing fi bre optics, Microsens is a world-leader in the produc-tion of fi bre optic data trans-

mission systems. Services on offer range from local area networks (LAN), to access networks to industrial and metro networks (MAN)Website: www.microsens.deCountry: GermanyStand: CH15

NORTHROP GRUMMANNorthrop Grumman Park Air Systems surveillance solutions offer fl ight data processing and

display techniques with advanced data fu-sion of multiple sensors. Conventional ra-dars and new technologies such as ADS-B and wide area multilateration provide coverage for en route control centres. Website: www.parkairsystems.comStand: CD18

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QINETIQQinetiQ Airport Technologies offers technology solutions to airport and aviation prob-lems. The company is respon-

sible for Tarsier, the world’s fi rst runway hazard management system with auto-matic FOD detection capabilities. Tarsier is installed at Dubai International.Website: www.qinetiq.comStand: CD18

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SENSIS CORPORATIONSensis Corporation is a glo-bal provider of air defence, air traffi c control, airline

and airport operations management. It provides sensors and information technol-ogy to the world’s air navigation service providers, civial aviation authorities, air-ports, airlines and militaries. The compa-ny’s surface, terminal and en route surveil-lance solutions, including A-SMGCS, pre-cision runway monitoring and wide area multilateration, are according to Sensis, the most fi eld-proven in the industry. Website: www.sensis.comCountry: USAStand: CD18

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EXHIBITORS’ QUOTES

“The Airport Show in Dubai continues to be an unprecedented opportunity for us because it is the hub of the major airport infrastructure development across the wider region. Despite the downturn, we see airport operators investing in upgrading systems rather than opting for entirely new ones.”Richard Mears, director of business development, Northrop Grumman, US-based global security, aerospace & defence company

“Despite the downturn and the lower pace of activity, we saw a greater quality of visitors to our stand. Every single person we came in contact with was a serious prospect, and we are confi dent of obtaining business from at least half of those.”Ahmed Abdul Latif, business development manager, Tensator, UK-based queue management specialists

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COMPANIES TO VISIT

FOR THE FIRST TIME …

China will have a national pavilion at the Airport Show. The Chinese exhibitors will show a range of products and services to help in the development and maintenance of all airport facilities, including conventional aircraft tractor and towbarless tractor, container/pallet loader and aircraft refueller. Hongxin Qin, general manager of China Civil Aviation Technology & Equipment Corporation, the organiser of the Chinese Pavilion, said: “We represent some of the greatest success stories in airport management and development over the last ten years. China now has more than 135 civil airports in 133 cities. We’re no longer on the outside looking in, Chinese companies have a great deal to off er in their own right,” he said.

SIEMENSBaggage handling, air cargo, or systems services are all within Siemens re-mit. Notably, its security systems reduce the per-

sonnel effort involved in surveillance, pre-vent long waiting times at security checks and convey a feeling of safety. It also pro-vides energy services, helping airports to reach industry standards and create ca-pacity for investment.Website: www.siemens.comCountry: United Arab EmiratesStand CD14

TRANSCON ELECTRONIC SYSTEMSLights, cables, regu-lators, transformers and connectorsm control and monitor-

ing systems and illuminated airport signs are all on offer from Transcon. Products are suitable for all types of airports; small, medium and large international facilities.Website: www.transcon.euCountry: Czech RepublicStand: CG1

UFISAIRPORT SOLUTIONSUFIS products are installed at top airports, including Du-bai International. The UFIS

product line has software packages for the Airport Operational Database (AODB), Flight Information Processing System (FIPS), Flight Information Display Sys-tem (FIDS), and Resource Management System (RMS). The product line is scal-able for each individual airport.Website: www.ufi s-as.comStand CE7

WATERBLASTING TECHNOLOGIESIts fl eet of Stripe Hog waterblasting systems provide the lowest cumulative impact force of any rubber removal method in the industry today, says the company. This impact force rating is one-half that of traditional waterblast-

ing systems. Since there are no chemicals or detergents, the structure of the asphalt is protected from the aggressive dissolving action of chemicals and detergents. Without the use of rotating brushes, the surface of the runway is protected from the abrasion and polishing caused by steel bristles.Website: www.waterblasting.comCountry: USA Stand: WD23

XINFA AIRPORT EQUIPMENTChina will have a na-tional pavilion at the Airport Show for the fi rst time this year and

Xinfa will be on it. The company is part of the Beijing Capital International Airports Group and is an airport equipment manu-facturer with more than 10 years apron bus manufacturing experience. Website: xinfa-china.comCountry: ChinaStand: CD8

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Airport Tenders & Projects in Middle EastThe Airport Show is all about business; a look at the biggest jobs up for grabs

1Name: Najran Airport ExpansionDetails: Design and construction of new terminal building along with upgrading of the existing 3km runway, airfi eld lighting s and other airside infrastructure works.Territory: Saudi Arabia Status: Current Project Category: Housing Projects, Power Gen-eration & Distribution, Airport, Public Works, Roads & EarthworksPost Date: 2/14/2010

2Name: Prince Abdul Majeed bin Ab-dul Aziz Airport Project Details: Design and construction of Prince Abdul Majeed bin Abdul Aziz Airport comprising a 4000-metre run-way capable of handling Boeing 747s, an apron, airfi eld lighting systems and other airside infrastructure. Territory: Saudi Arabia Status: Current Project Category: Public Works, Roads & Earthworks, Housing Projects, Air-portPost Date: 2/13/2010

3 Name: Solar Energy & Support Sys-tems Development Project Details: Development of solar energy and support systems for a civil avia-tion authority. Territory: Saudi Arabia Status: New Tender Category: AirportPower Generation & DistributionPost Date: 2/11/2010

7Name: Sohar Airport Project Details: Construction of an airport terminal at Sohar with capacity of 500,000 passengers a year, a 100,000-tonne air cargo terminal, including as-sociated works.Territory: Oman Status: New Tender Category: AirportHousing Projects, Public Works, Roads & EarthworksPost Date: 2/9/2010

5Name: New Doha International Air-port Project - Phase 3a Details: Design and construction of the north node, a two-track people moving system, a commercial area and extension of the terminal build-ing, as part of New Doha Internation-al Airport (NDIA) project - Phase 3a. Territory: Qatar Status: Current Project Category: AirportHotels, Housing ProjectsPost Date: 2/7/2010

6Name: Consultancy Services-900 Details: Provision of consultancy services to carry out airport connectivity study and connectivity monitoring tool for a trans-port authority. Territory: Abu Dhabi Status: New Tender Category: AirportPost Date: 2/2/2010

4Name: Midfi eld Terminal Building Project - Abu Dhabi International Airport Expansion Details: Construction of a Midfi eld Ter-minal Building at Abu Dhabi Internation-al Airport. Territory: Abu Dhabi Status: Current Project Category: Airport, Housing ProjectsPost Date: 1/19/2010

Abiu Dhabi International is being redeveloped at a cost of US $6.5bn

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10Name: Baggage Trolleys & Car Parking Operation Services Details: Carrying out operation of pas-sengers’ baggage trolleys and car parking contract for a civil aviation authority. Territory: Saudi Arabia Status: New Tender Category: Airport, Municipal ServicesPost Date: 1/14/2010

12Name: Air Traffi c Control Tower Project - Muscat International Air-port Details: Design and construction of 100-metre tall air traffi c control tower, including an air traffi c management centre, a data centre and other utili-ties to support the passenger terminal at Muscat International Airport. Territory: Oman Status: Current Project Category: Airport, Housing ProjectsPost Date: 12/15/2009

11Name: Kuwait International Airport Ex-pansion Project Details: Carrying out expansion of Ku-wait International Airport involving con-struction of a new 90,000 square metre air-port terminal building aimed at increasing capacity to handle 13 million passengers a year from 6 million, including extension of the existing runways, construction of a hotel, car parks and associated aprons and remote stands. Territory: Kuwait Status: New Tender Category: Public Works, Roads & Earth-works, Airport, Hotels, Housing ProjectsPost Date: 12/3/2009

13Name: Borg El Arab Airport Project Details: Design and construction of Borg El Arab Airport with total built-up area of 24,000 square metres, including the building of three fl oors in which the fi rst and second contains (18 Nos.) counters to conclude passen-gers and movement system belts ac-cess by (8 Nos.) separate passports for travel in lounge room and around (10 Nos.) of joisat in lounge access. Territory: Egypt Status: Current Project Category: Public Works, Roads & Earthworks, Airport, Housing ProjectsPost Date: 11/29/2009

14Name: Infrastructure Facilities Pack-age - Kuwait International Airport Expansion Details: Implementation of infra-structure facilities for Kuwait Inter-national Airport involving construc-tion of a runway, aircraft hangars and roads. Territory: Kuwait Status: Current Project Category: Public Works, Roads & Earthworks, AirportPost Date: 11/24/2009

8Name: Ras Al Hadd Airport Project Details: Design and construction of an airport at Ras Al Hadd. Territory: Oman Status: Current Project Category: Airport, Housing ProjectsPost Date: 11/23/2009

9Name: Airfi eld Infrastructure Works Project (Package 2) - New Sohar Air-port Details: Implementation of infra-structure facilities involving construc-tion of roads, electricity and water networks, runway, taxiway, fi re fi ght-ing systems and lighting for the new Sohar Airport. Territory: Oman Status: Current Project Category: AirportPower Generation & Distribution, Potable Water Works, Public Works, Roads & EarthworksPost Date: 2/9/2010

Oman is investing in airports to support its fl ag carrier’s international growth push

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18Name: Passenger Terminal Exten-sion Project - New Doha Internation-al Airport Details: Carrying out an extension to the existing passenger terminal at New Doha International Airport. Territory: Qatar Status: Current Project Category: Airport, Hotels, Housing Projects Post Date: 1/16/2010

17Name: Bahrain International Airport Ex-pansion Project - Phase 1 Details: Expansion of Bahrain Interna-tional Airport involving expanding the ex-isting passenger terminal and construction of a second passenger terminal, with a rail link between the two, including a multi-storey car park. Territory: Bahrain Status: New Tender Category: AirportHousing Projects, Public Works, Roads & EarthworksPost Date: 12/8/2009

15Name: Terminal Construction & As-sociated Works Project - Muscat In-ternational Airport Details: Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to build a new terminal at Muscat In-ternational Airport with capacity to handle 12 million passengers a year, including a runway, taxiway system, aprons, roads, utility buildings and other civil works. Territory: Oman Status: Current Project Category: Airport, Housing ProjectsPost Date: 11/19/2009

16Name: Jubail Industrial City Air-port Runway Rehabilitation Works Project Details: Carrying out rehabilitation of Jubail Industrial City Airport run-way for a royal commission authority. Territory: Saudi Arabia Status: Current Project Category: Public Works, Roads & Earthworks, AirportPost Date: 11/18/2009

19Name: Haima Airport Project Details: Design and construction of a new airport at Haima town with capacity to handle 250,000 passengers. Territory: Oman Status: New Tender Category: Airport, Housing ProjectsPost Date: 11/4/2009

20Name: Adam Airport Project Details: Design and construction of a new airport at Adam town with ca-pacity to handle 250,000 passengers. Territory: Oman Status: New Tender Category: Airport, Housing ProjectsPost Date: 11/4/2009

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With ongoing infrastructure projects keeping the construction industry afl oat, Aviation Business takes a look at the biggest airport projects in the GCC

THE BEST GCC AIRPORT PROJECTS 2010

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1NEW DOHA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTCLIENT: New Doha International

Airport Steering Committee.ESTIMATED VALUE: US$11 billionSCHEDULE: Work began in 2004 and fi nal completion is expected in 2015With a land area in excess 22 km² the New Doha International Airport is designed to handle 50 million passengers, 2 million tonnes of cargo, and 320, 000 aircraft land-ings and takeoff s each year. More than 60 million m³ of fi ll will be reclaimed from the sea and used to create the site, while over 6.2 million m³ of improperly disposed household waste has been removed from the site and disposed of in an engineered landfi ll. The runways, taxiways and aprons of the new airport require 3.7 million tonnes

2AL MAKTOUM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTCLIENT: Dubai Department of

Civil AviationESTIMATED VALUE: US$8 billionSCHEDULE: Phase one is due to open in

of high quality polymer asphalt and an additional 115,000 m³ of concrete, while 800,000 m³ of concrete will be needed for facility structures.

In order to facilitate construction of the airport, over 17 km of temporary roads are being constructed within the site. Over 100 hectares alongside the new airport have been reserved for commercial develop-ment, including a free trade zone, offi ces, hotels, and retail mall.

The contract for the fi rst phase of the air-port construction and the planning and de-sign phase was awarded to Bechtel Group Inc. In May 2006, Takenaka won a major con-tract to build the Emiri VIP terminal. ARINC and Thales were awarded a contract for the IT, telecommunications and security sys-tems at the airport.

June 2010 and further expansion will take place in phases. How quickly depends on demand from airlines

Al Maktoum International Airport will be the largest passenger and cargo hub in the world. Capacity will be 160 million

passengers and 12 million tonnes of cargo per year. The airport is part of Dubai World Central, which will have residential, retail and leisure components. Al Naboodah Contracting Company won the contract to build the fi rst runway at the airport.

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5DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTCLIENT: Dubai Department of Civil Aviation

ESTIMATED VALUE: US$1.17 billionSCHEDULE: Construction work is un-derway and completion is scheduled for mid 2012SCOPE: Concourse 3 will be 645m long, 90m wide and 42m high. It will increase capacity from Dubai International’s current 40 mil-lion to around 70 million. Concourse 3 will feature 20 aircraft stands, 18 of which will be able to accommodate Airbus’ new A380.

Al Jaber Engineering and Contracting was awarded the main construction contract in April 2009. The contract includes the con-struction, completion and maintenance of the civil, architectural, MEP, SAS and signage works.

4KING ABDULAZIZ INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT KAIA DEVELOPMENT PHASE 1

CLIENT: General Authority of Civil Aviation ESTIMATED VALUE: US$1.5 billionSCHEDULE: Work began in 2007 and is scheduled to fi nish in the fi rst quarter of 2012King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) is a potentially massive development; the blueprint includes scope to increase ca-

3ABU DHABI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTCLIENT: Abu Dhabi Airports Council

ESTIMATED VALUE: US$6.8 billionSCHEDULE: Work began in 2005; the opening of the centrepiece Midfi eld Ter-minal is scheduled for early 2015The Abu Dhabi International Airport expan-

sion will increase the airport’s capacity to 20 million passengers per annum. The centre-piece of the project is the Midfi eld Terminal Complex, which will serve as the base of op-erations for Etihad Airways, the national car-rier of the UAE. The terminal will sit between two operational runways. The opening of the terminal is scheduled for early 2015.

In January, the Supervision Committee for the airport’s expansion invited contrac-tors to ‘express interest’ in the main Midfi eld Terminal Building package. Other pending construction tenders include ‘Airport Wide Utilities & Infrastructure’ and ‘Police Fixed Wing Apron’. Pending design tenders cover utilities, maintenance and a cargo campus.

pacity to 80 million passengers by 2035 in three phases.

Phase 1, which is underway, covers con-struction of a 400,000 square metre terminal complex; a new control tower, access roads and utilities infrastructure.

Aeroports De Paris Ingenierie (ADPI) was awarded the design contract and Dar Al Handasa Consultants is the project man-ager. Construction is in progress and is ex-pected to be completed in 2012.

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6EXPANSION OF MUSCAT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTCLIENT: Transport and Communi-

cations MinistryESTIMATED VALUE: US$1.2 billionSCHEDULE: Construction work is under-way and completion is scheduled for 2012

7QUEEN ALIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REFURBCLIENT: Airport International

Group (AIG)ESTIMATED VALUE: US$700 millionSCHEDULE: The airport will be fully op-erational by 2011It will be capable of handling over nine mil-lion passengers per year, with the capacity of further expansion to 12 million passengers. The terminal was in dire need of brightening up and glass partitions have been fi tted to let in the natural light. Graphic images, im-proved ventilation, and designated smoking areas mean that the passenger experience is greatly improved.

Work is underway on a new terminal, which will be fi nished by 2012 and will have the capacity to handle 12 million passengers annually.

A joint venture of Consolidated Contrac-tors Company and TAV was awarded the main construction contract in May 2009.

A new control tower and second runway are supposed to be operational by the end of 2010.

There is scope for further expansions at the airport, which would take capacity up to 48 million passengers by 2050, the project-ed number of passengers estimated.


perimeter and inside the buildings, is a major focus for all airports. Adopting a holistic approach will address all of the potential security breaches and is the most effective philosophy to try and detect an event before it happens.

In an ideal world, the expansion of an airport would be relatively seamless. However, in reality a tendency to engage different contractors, the use of different technologies which are not, perhaps, cross-compatible with existing systems and the different supply companies working in-dependently can all make this diffi cult. This is where the integrated approach can bring real benefi ts.

A good example of how integration can work is through command and control systems such as Siveillance Vantage from Siemens. One of the major problems iden-tifi ed by airports which require security measures employed over a large area is how to manage all the different inputs and alerts which may occur, often simultane-ously, in the event of an incident. If an in-tegrated command and control approach is employed, this provides a centralised overview and control for the protection, not only of an airport’s passengers and em-ployees, but also of its assets. Such a sys-tem integrates a wide range of disciplines including fi re, intrusion, access control, video surveillance, public announcement systems, fl ight information displays, build-ing automation systems and other relevant security equipment, providing one central point through which all the various alerts can be monitored. Importantly, command and control can be linked to existing air-port systems, with additional systems eas-ily incorporated at a later stage.

An excellent example of the correlation between an expanding population and the need to accommodate the increases in passenger and air freight is Bangalore, the

third most inhabited city in India. Siemens equipped the new Bangalore airport with numerous turnkey components with all of the IT involved in the airport’s various sys-tems integrated through a single platform.

This new greenfi eld airport is able to serve more than 11.5 million passengers per year (with a maximum capacity of up to 720 aircraft movements in a day). There are already plans to build a second runway and two further terminals when the annual traf-fi c of the airport reaches 18 million passen-gers. Through the integrated approach the additional systems and equipment that will be required in expanding the airport will be easily accommodated as the scalability requirements were built-in at the outset. This is the way airports now need to think. Whether it is a new-build or an extension to an existing site, it is not just the immedi-ate requirements that need to be considered but the way in which future needs can be realised so that airports retain their role as the gateways to the world.

T he move towards increased ur-banisation and the location of people in larger cities and con-urbations brings with it its own

challenges. By 2030, the majority of the world’s population will live in cities and the surrounding areas - as much as 87% in the so called ‘industrial’ nations. Mo-bility and the means through which peo-ple are able to travel is central to these challenges, with airports arguably the most pivotal element.

To accommodate the growth in de-mand for air travel, many of the world’s airports are already expanding or for-mulating plans to increase their capac-ity. However, one of the problems this creates is that such expansion is often not in a particularly structured way. This has implications in three of the prime areas that an airport needs to consider, namely energy, safety and security.

Optimising how we use our energy and fi nding increasingly sustainable ways of operating is one of the greatest challenges that we all face. For modern airports, particularly with the strict environmen-tal requirements now being imposed on them, sparing use of energy and water, the prevention of air pollution, effi cient power generation and intelligent trans-port and parking solutions should all be a central feature of any expansion plans.

Safety is obviously a critical consid-eration in any airport environment. In this context we are looking at fi re safety and how this impacts on the critical in-frastructure of the airport. Reliable and trouble-free fi re systems, encompassing detection, suppression and evacuation, are vital to ensure the smooth and, impor-tantly, safe operation of an airport.

Security in its many guises, from the control of access to restricted areas, to intelligent video surveillance around the

Question: : How can airports meet increased demand and build future-proofi ng into their plans for expansion?

Expert: Uwe Karl, BT Head of Airport Solutions, Siemens

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What does the creation of Lufthan-sa Cargo Group mean for the global cargo industry?Together the Lufthansa Cargo Group stands for about 10% of the worldwide ca-pacity; that means we are number one in the worldwide airfreight market. For our customers this means more destinations, a broader network and a very high quality. With our wide-body aircrafts our custom-ers have the choice of the most effi cient routing, whether it is on a MD11, a B777 or a B747 freighter aircraft or onboard one of our passenger fl ights within the Lufthansa Group. We have the broadest range of freighter aircraft, expecting 33 long-haul cargo planes by end of 2010 plus more than 700 passenger aircrafts within the Lufthansa Group.

How is Lufthansa Cargo taking advan-tage of new market opportunities, de-spite its cost-cutting programme?We have become much faster during the last year and this has been due to our net-work decisions. In the past we adapted our network twice a year and made brave decisions; this has made us very fast. Also, during last year we opened new freighter destinations e.g. Guadalajara, Seattle, Malta and Hyderabad. In 2009, we also placed freighters in Milan to utilise mar-ket opportunities within Northern Italy. Another good example is our new South America turnaround connecting Viraco-pos, Curitiba, Quito and Bogota.

How long do you anticipate the cost-cutting programme will apply?We do not believe to see a release in cost pressure during 2010. Under the market conditions of 2009, freighter operators have

not been profi table due to very low rates, low demand and high costs for freighter operation. So it will be crucial in 2010 that freighter carriers are still very cautious, hence reducing cost but also increasing revenues is of utmost importance.

Is the implementation of the cost-cutting programme less aggressive in the Middle East?No, our cost cutting measures and targets are similar around the world.

Has the Middle East become a more important market during the last year, as other parts of the globe have been hard hit by the global recession?Yes, it has. We have seen either stable imports or increases in imports for all Middle Eastern markets during the last year. At the same time we managed to signifi cantly increase our market shares out of all countries within the region and our exported tonnage has grown during 2009. Most economies within the Middle East are continuously growing, despite

the worldwide recession. So there have been, and still are, good market opportu-nities available. Looking at the amount of fl ights, freighters as well as passenger, we have seen a strong growth over recent years within this region. That means we can offer a great product to our customers and assure almost to/from all Middle East gateways a daily wide-body product.

How do you see Lufthansa Cargo ex-panding in the Middle East?Last year we opened our offi ce in Qa-tar and Lufthansa passenger fl ights will start to Baghdad and Erbil as of sum-mer 2010. In addition, we just increased by one freighter frequency from Sharjah to France. One important decision we are expecting is the decision on the night fl ight ban in Frankfurt. Security is also crucial for us. We are regarded as the world mar-ket leader in security and underlined our commitment to air cargo security by hav-ing the second Air Cargo Security Confer-ence with worldwide representatives of authorities in Frankfurt in March.

What is Lufthansa Cargo’s market out-look for 2010, both globally and for the Middle East region?Lufthansa Cargo is carefully optimistic for the current year. We do expect a rev-enue improvement due to slowly increas-ing cargo volumes versus previous year fi gures and an industry-wide recovery on cargo rates. The majority part of tonnage growth is expected out of Asia and here, as well as China in particular. The same careful optimism applies for the Middle East. We do expect a better year than 2009 though, due to higher tonnage and rate levels.

Lufthansa Cargo sees many Middle East market opportunities in 2010, says the division’s board member for sales and product, Dr Andreas Otto


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A SUMMARY OF LATEST INDUSTRY STATISTICS FROM AROUND THE WORLDKnowledge of passenger numbers is crucial to improving the aviation business, particularly during the current economic slowdown. Every month we bring you up-to-date industry fi gures

Passengers = total passengers enplaned and deplaned (transit passengers counted once). Cargo = loaded and unloaded freight & mail. Source = Airports Council International *Growth rate > 200% or < -50% due to extraordinary circumstances, i.e. war, social and political unrest, major sports events, new routes.

AVIATION FACTS & FIGURESFACTS & FIGURES

DECEMBER 2009/2008 YEAR-TO-DATE DECEMBER 2009/2008CITY/COUNTRY PASSENGERS CARGO MOVEMENTS PASSENGERS CARGO MOVEMENTS

(tonnes) % CHG (tonnes) % CHG (tonnes) % CHG (tonnes) % CHG (tonnes) % CHG (tonnes) % CHG

MIDDLE EASTABU DHABI, UAE 878,288 7.3 33,211 23.6 8942 11.9 9,672,330 7.3 382,523 7.4 102,118 9.6

BAHRAIN 824,423 7.2 30,238 1.8 9691 7.2 9,053,631 3.4 342,734 (6.9) 103,727 2.5

BEIRUT, LEBANON 430,664 2.7 6601 1.4 5873 16.8 4,985,499 22.0 72,589 5.8 66,741 22.6

DUBAI, UAE 3,816,360 14.5 182,874 26.0 25,708 8.9 40,901,752 9.2 1,927,520 5.6 281,181 4.0

KUWAIT 667,553 5.9 14,764 7.0 6982 (10.2) 8,188,044 12.7 197,984 9.9 95,518 8.0

MUSCAT, OMAN 455,396 30.9 6233 38.7 5279 30.1 4,556,502 13.9 64,419 10.1 55,330 21.3

SHARJAH, UAE 535,807 9.3 38,578 41.3 5709 1.8 5,764,098 9.2 421,398 16.1 64,330 1.0

AFRICAACCRA, GHANA 135,578 17.9 4030 (21.7) 1961 13.0 1,408,003 3.2 45,694 (15.3) 20,256 8.3

CAIRO, EGYPT 1,229,374 5.7 27,613 1.3 12, 554 5.9 14,378,842 0.1 285,839 1.5 142,355 3.7

CAPETOWN, SA 736,244 3.7 ***** ***** 8247 (0.9) 7,725,223 (4.4) ***** ***** 93,235 (4.5)

CASABLANCA, MOROCCO 583,581 14.4 4272 (2.9) 6606 12.6 5,393,165 3.0 53,795 (6.0) 72,760 1.5

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZ 130,039 5.0 1623 (7.2) 4784 (6.2) 1,422,846 (7.8) 18,844 (18.2) 57,790 (6.7)

JOHANNESBURG, SA 1,587,121 (3.7) 24,869 18.1 16,820 (0.7) 17,607,255 (5.5) 252,063 (19.5) 202,421 (5.5)

MARRAKECH, MOROCCO 244,288 10.1 90 ***** 2653 14.4 2,982,151 (3.8) 1430 0.3 29,983 (4.9)

SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT 635,251 10.7 ***** ***** 4979 8.1 7,420,215 (4.2) ***** ***** 56,179 (5.2)

ASIA PACIFICBANGKOK, THAILAND 4,084,334 73.7 104,013 60.3 23,687 36.8 40,500,269 4.9 1,045,194 (10.9) 257,860 3.4

BEIJING, CHINA 5,350,392 12.2 142,684 34.6 41,700 7.2 65,329,851 16.8 1,420,997 4.0 488,495 13.6

MANILA, PHILIPPINES 2,102,928 7.2 37,477 66.0 19,431 7.6 23,945,801 9.1 361,184 2.9 225,863 12.8

MUMBAI, INDIA 2,527,744 28.8 52,676 25.2 21,296 4.8 24,804,766 1.9 568,007 1.6 240,967 0.9

NEW DELHI, INDIA 2,516,691 31.6 43,760 35.3 21,800 10.7 25,251,379 8.6 473,217 5.3 244,800 3.0

SINGAPORE 3,832,328 9.7 152,425 15.1 22,306 6.1 37,203,978 (1.3) 1,660,851 (11.8) 244,974 4.3

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA 3,094,542 8.0 ***** ***** 25,177 0.8 33,444,687 0.4 ***** ***** 291,285 (3.1)

TOKYO, JAPAN 4,872,216 (3.9) 85,718 0.5 14,286 (0.0) 61,903,656 (7.2) 779,103 (8.3) 321,430 (1.2)

EUROPEFRANKFURT, GERMANY 3,844,763 2.3 180,409 26.6 35,933 (0.9) 50,932,840 (4.7) 1,887,718 (10.6) 463,111 (4.7)

LONDON, UK 5,329,277 1.1 129,528 17.5 37,449 (0.4) 66,037,578 (1.5) 1,349,574 (9.2) 466,393 (2.6)

MADRID, SPAIN 3,724,989 4.9 35,769 20.6 34,692 0.8 48,248,890 (5.1) 331,422 (7.9) 435,179 (7.4)

MUNICH, GERMANY 2,377,938 4.2 20,691 24.8 28,793 (4.4) 32,681,067 (5.4) 229,094 (11.8) 396,805 (8.2)

PARIS, FRANCE 4,423,559 (2.2) 162,523 5.5 39,798 (7.2) 57,884,954 (4.9) 1,818,503 (10.8) 525,314 (6.2)

NORTH AMERICAATLANTA 6,929,416 (5.1) 54,584 17.9 79,045 (1.3) 87,993,451 (2.3) 559,081 (14.0) 970,235 (0.8)

CHICAGO 5,024,867 (0.4) 111,136 31.1 66,996 1.2 64,397,891 (8.8) 1,150,027 (14.1) 827,679 (6.1)

DALLAS FORT WORTH 4,604,640 (0.8) 58,381 23.4 53,925 1.5 56,030,457 (1.9) 601,780 (8.6) 638,782 (2.5)

LOS ANGELES 4,826,792 3.6 145,657 25.3 47,023 1.1 56,518,605 (5.5) 1,506,295 (7.6) 545,210 (12.4)

ACI’s preliminary results for 2009 are in, showing a 2.7% decline in global passenger traffi c. The steepest declines were seen in the fi rst quarter in most regions but a return to growth activity by year-end, as can be seen below. To-

tal cargo volumes retracted by 8.2%, while aircraft movements were 5.5% below the 2008 level. The Middle East maintained stable over-all performance throughout 2009, whereas airports in North Ameri-ca and Europe only scraped negative growth by December.


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National aviationsystem delay 6.50%

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Planned capacity growth for top 10 carriers between North Africa and Planned capacity growth for top 10 carriers between North Africa and Western Europe (OAG Data April 2010 versus April 2009)*Western Europe (OAG Data April 2010 versus April 2009)*

AIRLINEAIRLINEWEEKLY CAPACITYWEEKLY CAPACITY WEEKLY FREQUENCYWEEKLY FREQUENCY WEEKLY SEATSWEEKLY SEATS

ASK MillionASK Million Change (%)Change (%) TotalTotal Change (%)Change (%) TotalTotal Change (%)Change (%)

AIGLE AZUR 49 9 222 10 38,228 9

AIR ALGERIE 60 15 327 22 50,787 19

AIR FRANCE 70 0 272 -1 41,376 -1

TUNIS AIR 79 8 404 6 61,010 8

BRITISH AIRWAYS 36 38 70 25 13,106 27

EGYPT AIR 125 1 258 -2 46,050 -3

KLM-ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES 20 0 27 0 6894 15

LUFTHANSA GER-MAN AIRLINES 43 30 108 23 18,008 27

TURKISH AIRLINES 42 24 118 28 21,084 29

AIR ARABIA MAROC 25 0 82 0 12,300 0

Planned capacity growth for top 10 carriers between North Africa andPlanned capacity growth for top 10 carriers between North Africa andMiddle East (OAG Data April 2010 versus April 2009)*Middle East (OAG Data April 2010 versus April 2009)*

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AIR ARABIA 29 38 70 25 11,340 35

EMIRATES 80 14 82 32 21,944 13

ETIHAD AIRWAYS 23 10 44 38 7180 18

GULF AIR 12 0 32 0 5868 -4

JAZEERA AIRWAYS 16 33 58 35 9570 35

MIDDLE EAST AIRLINES 2 -33 28 -18 4172 -24

OMAN AIR 8 0 14 0 2968 4

QATAR AIRWAYS 62 17 96 9 20,184 17

ROYAL JORDANIAN 12 9 98 11 10,960 7

SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES

55 -15 128 -19 32,132 -19

Planned capacity growth for top 10 carriers between Middle East and Asia/Pacifi c Planned capacity growth for top 10 carriers between Middle East and Asia/Pacifi c (OAG Data April 2010 versus April 2009)*(OAG Data April 2010 versus April 2009)*



AIR ARABIA 122 3 290 -5 46,980 2

EMIRATES 1338 21 956 15 292,482 18

ETIHAD AIRWAYS 389 14 334 16 73,088 16

GULF AIR 167 -23 212 -7 42,888 -19

JAZEERA AIRWAYS 0 -100 0 -100 0 -100

MAHAN AIR 38 41 34 113 9240 63

OMAN AIR 76 -3 194 10 31,584 -6

QATAR AIRWAYS 600 47 537 34 122,070 35

ROYAL JORDANIAN 35 6 40 5 6652 6


244 4 181 3 60,522 9

Planned capacity growth for top 10 carriers between Middle East andPlanned capacity growth for top 10 carriers between Middle East andWestern Europe (OAG Data April 2010 versus April 2009)*Western Europe (OAG Data April 2010 versus April 2009)*



EMIRATES 821 5 506 2 167,460 4

ETIHAD AIRWAYS 215 20 200 28 42,624 26

QATAR AIRWAYS 326 25 308 22 70554 26

IRAN AIR 59 0 70 3 15,928 -1

JAZEERA AIRWAYS 3 0 8 -33 1320 -33

MIDDLE EAST AIRLINES 52 8 114 8 21,040 10

ROYAL JORDANIAN 57 4 146 1 20,038 1

GULF AIR 66 -38 82 -27 14,444 -39

MAHAN AIR 17 89 24 85 5040 58


57 0 63 11 13,185 -8

*Data is for week of 19-25 April, 2010 against 20-26 April, 2009. Regions follow IATA defi nition. E-mail: [email protected]

SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (www.transtats.bts.gov)

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Dassault appoints Middle East sales directorDassault Aviation has appointed Renaud Cloatre as sales director for the Middle East region. Cloatre replaces Gerard Gallice, who set up the Dassault Falcon operation in the Middle East and has retired after 19 years with the company. He will be based

in the company’s new regional sales offi ce in the Dubai Airport Free Zone. Cloatre joined Dassault Aviation in 2001 and served as sales manager in the customer service department.He started his career as a supply and service manager at EADS in Washington DC. Cloatre is a graduate of the ICN business school in Nancy, France after he served as an Air Cadet pilot in the French Navy. Not only that, he is a licensed glider pilot and private pilot, and makes the time to fl y his own Cessna 337.

AJ Walter bolsters management teamAJ Walter has recruited a number of senior industry profession-als to its management team. Most recently, Gareth Cunning-ham has joined as director of contract services. In the past, he has held roles at ST Aerospace Solutions, FLS Aerospace and Air 2000. He will be helping AJ Walter develop its fl exible and robust spares support solutions. In addition, Andrew Braley joins as director of business development to help enhance the company’s marketplace presence and deliver new customers. In 2010, AJ Walter intends to step up its presence in the Americas and China.

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him, Ayse Misirli Mirza (pictured top left), previously director of Turkish Airlines Abu Dhabi, has been transferred to Dubai after launching operations in the capital four years ago. Misirli Mirza has been with Turkish Airlines since 1998. Replacing Misirli Mirza as Abu Dhabi director is Ahmet Bozdas (right), who is transferring from his previous post as director of Egypt.

Etihad hires airport manager in MalaysiaEtihad Airways has confi rmed the appointment of Ali Abdul Rahim Alhosani as its airport facili-tations manager at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Malaysia. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Alhosani, a UAE national, will as-

sist Etihad’s KLIA airport manager in overseeing the Etihad airport offi ce operations. A graduate of the Higher College of Technology in Abu Dhabi, Alhosani began his career in 1996 with Abu Dhabi International Airport. During his three-year association with Etihad Airways, Alhosani has received exten-sive training through Etihad’s Emiratisation programme and has served as airport manager in Abu Dhabi and in Kuwait.

Safi Airways appoints executive vice chairmanSafi Airways, the international airline of Afghani-stan, has appointed Captain Werner Borchert as executive vice chairman at a time when the airline has achieved three successive months of

profi tability. He was formerly COO of the airline based in Kabul.Previously, Borchert played a pivotal role in the launch of Abu Dhabi airline, Etihad Airways as well as Jet Airways of India. In addition, he is a career pilot and trainer and is an expert on the compliance rules of international aviation. The senior management team of Safi Airways now consists of Werner Borchert as COO and executive vice chairman, fellow Ger-man Claus Fischer as CCO, and Belgian Tom deGeytere as CFO. They all joined Safi in early 2009 and worked on turn-ing the airline into profi tability.

Oman Air announces its country managerOman Air has welcomed Maitha Al Mahrouqi as country manager for Oman. Born, brought up and partly educated in Oman, Maitha start-ed her airlines stint with Emirates where she began her career as reservation and ticketing,

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A listing of trade shows, conferences and seminars relating to the Middle East aviation industryEVENTSEVENTS CALENDAR

27 29 APRILEASA International Co-operation ForumThe fi rst outside Europe, the forum will discuss the latest developments in safety standards applied by the European Avia-tion Safety Agency (EASA). The forum, which is to be held in the Monarch hotel in Dubai, is expected to see the participation of more than 100 delegates representing 50 states and aviation organisations from various countries which apply the EASA standards in their national and regional jurisdictions. The aim of the forum is to share experiences and knowledge.VENUE: DubaiEMAIL: [email protected]: www.gcaa.ae

8 APRILRisk Management and Practical SolutionsThe Belvedere Hotel in Dublin, Ireland is the chosen location to host this ses-sion aimed at banks, leasing companies and operators with aviation assets. The conference agenda includes ‘Legal issues: What the lessors and fi nanciers need to know’ and ‘Preparing for executing as-set recovery’. The session will be chaired by Philip Seymour, president & COO of IBA Group and a Q&A session with all the speakers will take place at the end of the conference.VENUE: IrelandEMAIL: [email protected]: www.aeropodium.com

4 6 MAYEBACEDespite being held in Geneva, Switzer-land, the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition is a must-attend event for most business aviation people operating in the Middle East. The Euro-pean event includes exhibits, a static dis-play of aircraft, educational sessions and maintenance and operations sessions and the entire convention is conven-iently located at the impressive Ge-neva Palexpo and Geneva Interna-tional Airport. You can follow the build-up to EBACE on Twitter.VENUE: GenevaEMAIL: [email protected]: www.ebace.aero

25 27 APRILAirport ShowNow in its 10th year, the Airport Show offers a number of business development opportunities, through a series of round-table discussions, seminars and hosted buyer programmes. There will also be a cocktail reception one evening. As its ti-tle suggests the Airport Show is devoted exclusively to companies that are supply-ing to airport construction, operations, technology and services. The event – held over three days – is the ideal opportunity to place your business in front of key de-cision makers from the industry.VENUE: DubaiEMAIL: [email protected]: www.theairportshow.com

4 7 MAYArabian Travel MarketArabian Travel Market is the travel and tourism event unlocking business potential within the Middle East for inbound and outbound tourism professionals. Tourism destinations from the Middle East and around the world showcase a diverse range of accommodation options, breathtaking tourism attractions and new airline routes. Held at the Dubai International Conven-tion and Exhibition Centre, this event at-tracts industry and government decision-makers at the very highest level and fea-tures new products and ideas.VENUE: DubaiEMAIL: [email protected]: www.arabiantravelmarket.com

12 13 APRILAirline Maintenance and Engineering ConferenceThe 16th Middle East Airline Main-tenance and Engineering Conference (MEAMEC), will take place at the Beach Rotana in Abu Dhabi. Over the course of two days, more than 16 sessions including case studies and panel debates will take place led by Abu Dhabi Aircraft Tech-nologies, UOP, Jazeera Airways, Etihad Airways and Pratt & Whitney, to name a few. To date, 40% more airline repre-sentatives have registered in comparison to this time in 2009.VENUE: Abu DhabiEMAIL: [email protected]: www.ubmaviation.com

24 28 MAYAviation Outlook AfricaSome analysts say that 2010 will see a re-birth of the African aviation sector. This four-day conference will endeavour to fi nd out if this is really true. Competition in Africa is becoming fi erce, yet airline profi ts are not a true refl ection of the in-dustry’s potential, and Aviation Outlook Africa will look at ways for businesses to optimise the traffi c that will be head-ing into Africa this year. The conference runs over three days and two workshops will take place on the opening and clos-ing days.VENUE: Cape TownEMAIL: [email protected]: www.terrapinn.com

14 17 JUNEAsia Luxury Travel MarketThis three-day show is a one-of-its-kind in the region. It brings together the world’s most sought after destinations, ultra-lux-urious accommodation, elite transporta-tion and unique travel experiences. The event is by invitation only, offering luxury travel providers the opportunity to reach Asia Pacifi c’s VIP buyers through its pre-scheduled and online diary appointment programme of up to 69 one-to-one meet-ings and networking opportunities. If you operate an executive jet company then this is a must-attend event for you.VENUE: ShanghaiEMAIL: [email protected]: www.altm.com.cn

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