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Reed Exhibitions, which acquired the Airport Show in mid-2008, recorded a 23 per cent increase in the number of hosted buyers from 35 in 2008, to 43 this year, representing 19 airports from 11 countries.
“The 2009 results exceeded our expectations, and the feedback from exhibitors, international pavilions and industry leaders is positive,” said Ara Fernezian, Group Exhibition Director, Reed Exhibitions.
“This was a very tough year for us given market conditions. We put all our resources into ensuring the success of the Dubai Airport Show, including accelerating our hosted buyer programme to include 19 of the 39 airports currently under development across the region.”
Global and regional exhibitors, buyers and pavilion leaders from Algeria to the United States, called the show an unqualified success and expressed their confidence in the Middle East’s role as a key driver of the international aviation industry.
Richard Mears, Director of Business Development for Northrop Grumman, the US-based global security, aerospace and defence company, said: “The show continues to be an 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.”
Grumman, the fourth largest defence company in the world, is also seeing strong regional demand for air traffic management and airport security solutions. R. C. Sinha, Additional Chief Secretary of the Government of Maharashtra, India’s third largest state, said the state had identified 20 Airport Show participating companies as suppliers for the seven airports under its purview. The seven Maharashtra projects are valued at $3 billion.
Queue management specialists Tensator from the United Kingdom, participating in the show for the fourth consecutive year, said the 2009 participation was the company’s most successful yet. “Despite the downturn and the lower pace of activity, we saw a greater quality of visitors to our stand,” said Ahmed Abdul Latif, Business Development Manager. “Every single person we came in contact with was a serious prospect, and we are confident of obtaining business from at least half of those.”
The 9th Dubai Airport Show drew more than 210 exhibitors from 30 countries and airport officials from 19 airports from Tunisia to China.
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