DUBAI, 4th February, 2026 (WAM) – H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports, and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, today opened MRO Middle East and Aircraft Interiors Middle East (AIME) 2026, marking the largest editions of the region’s leading aviation aftermarket events.
Running for two days at the Dubai World Trade Centre, the co-located events bring together the global airline supply chain, with the demand for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services and cabin interior solutions continuing to rise across the region.
Speaking on a panel titled ‘Strategic infrastructure developments: Middle East MRO landscape,’ Fraser Currie, Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer of DAE Engineering, said, “The boom that Dubai and the region is having is incredible. People are making a choice to come here, with the old and well tested UAE mantra of ‘build it and they will come’. Aerospace is expanding, Airbus is building facilities at DWC, flydubai is building its own facility, and by 2030 Emirates will be moving its hangars to DWC. This region is a friendly, supportive environment where people want to work, and that is why we are seeing this boom, along with access to some of the largest expanding markets in the world.”
Original source: WAM