The Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) will hold its third annual conference in Saudi Arabia on May 1 and 2. The event, to be held at Jeddah’s Hilton Hotel, will cover topics of local interest, including business aviation regulations, the gray charter market, airport access and aircraft registration.
Meanwhile, the main MEBAA Show in Dubai is expected to be 10-percent larger than previous editions of the biennial event when it returns to the Dubai World Central site from December 6 to 8. The 2014 show attracted 8,314 visitors and more than 420 exhibitors. This year’s show will again feature the "business aviation around the world" panel led by Kurt Edwards, director general of the International Business Aviation Council. Another feature is futures day, aimed at encouraging young people to pursue a career in the industry.
“A lot of feedback that we get from exhibitors is that the MEBAA show is the place to meet the right people in the industry, the decision makers and influencers from the key OEMs and suppliers,” said MEBAA founding chairman Ali Alnaqbi.
