By IANS
Dubai : Asia's largest airport exhibition that opens here next week will showcase major airport expansion projects and a booming aviation industry across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.
The event, the region's only dedicated trade show for airport construction, operations and technologies, has grown by 25 percent this year, reported WAM news agency.
With more than 500 suppliers from 52 countries and an expected 5,000 visitors, it will be Asia's largest international airport industry exhibition.
The event, organised by Streamline Marketing Group, takes place at a time when airport development projects worth nearly $60 billion are taking place across the region with $20 billion in the UAE alone.
For the first time the event, running from May 28-30 in Airport Expo Dubai, features three major conferences, 'Aviation Security Middle East', 'Air Traffic Control Middle East' and 'Ground Handling Middle East' at which international experts will analyse the issues affecting the aviation sector.
Since its inception in 2001, The Airport Show has established itself as a major forum for the pre-qualification of suppliers for airport development schemes across the region. This year more than 30 civil aviation authorities and airports will be represented.