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Dubai Airshow - Attracts Record Visitors Despite
Downturn
 Dubai
Airshow closed its doors to another successful aerospace
extravaganza, setting a new record in visitor numbers
and confirming that the Middle East region is the
springboard for a rebounding aerospace industry.
The show ran over five days, from 15
to 19 November, and attracted 52,978 industry
professionals from 138 countries, an 18 per cent rise in
attendee numbers compared to the previous airshow in
2007, while welcoming new visitors from seven additional
countries. The increase in visitors
was reflected in the show's biggest-ever exhibitor
numbers - 890 companies from 47 countries, with 150
first-time participants - plus an additional 7,000sqm in
floor space to accommodate the anticipated surge in
exhibitors, as the eyes of the aerospace industry turned
to the Middle East region for signs of an upturn...
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