07/03/2012 07:35 AST

The Abu Dhabi Air Expo on Tuesday was inaugurated by Shaikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Advisor and Deputy Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council.

The event is organised by Abu Dhabi Airports Company (Adac) at its dedicated business aviation airport from March 6 to 8.

Shaikh Hazza who was greeted and escorted by Khalifa Mohammed Al Mazrouei, chairman of Adac, Adac board members, senior executives from the company and senior members of the aviation industry stakeholders, toured the venue of the event which includes nearly 70,000 square metres of exhibition space, showcasing over 70 aircraft and bringing together nearly 100 distributors offering the latest in general aviation technology and innovation products and services.

Abu Dhabi Air Expo is organised and hosted by Al Bateen Executive Airport to gather major participants from the international and local general aviation community bringing aircraft to the static display and share the latest innovations in the general aviation industry. The show will be a platform for the major players in this developing sector to gather and share their latest innovations with a continuously growing audience. Key exhibitors at show include Etihad Airways, Royal Jet, Mubadala Aerospace, UAE Armed Forces and Rotana Jet.

"It is a major milestone for ADAC to successfully host the first dedicated exhibition for general aviation in the Middle East at Al Bateen Executive Airport. The outstanding success that Al Bateen Executive airport witnessed in 2011 and the economic growth that Abu Dhabi is registering, makes Al Bateen the perfect venue to gather aviation professionals from the region to showcase the latest general aviation developments and create the ideal platform for potential business ventures," Al Mazrouei said.

Bringing together the major players in general aviation, Abu Dhabi Air Expo will enable a demanding clientele to discover a wide and representative range of the industry's latest developments and innovations in a remarkable and convenient location.

Shaikh Hazza was accompanied by Dr Ahmed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Secretary-General of the Executive Council and chairman of the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (Adwea); Shaikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, chairman of Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority; Mohammad Ahmad Al Bawardi, member of the Executive Council; Khaldoun Khalifa Al Mubarak, chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority; Hamad Al Hurr Al Suwaidi, chairman of the Department of Finance; Nasser Ahmed Al Suwaidi, chairman of Department of Economic Development; Abdullah Rashed Khalaf Al Otaiba, chairman of the Department of Transport; Dr Mugheer Khamis Al Khaili, general manager of Abu Dhabi Education Council; Majid Ali Al Mansouri, chairman of the Department of Municipal Affairs; Saif Al Suwaidi, director-general, General Civil Aviation Authority; and Shaikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade.


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