Aviation hotspot - the rise of aerospace manufacturing in the Gulf

The Gulf States have become an aviation hotspot. Home to several world class airlines and some of the world’s busiest international airports, local governments have made the best possible use of a golden combination: oil and gas generated sovereign wealth and a geographic position ideally placed between Europe and the Far East. These advantages are now being used as the basis for aerospace manufacturing ambitions: as Khalifa Al Daboos, managing director of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise put it last year, the regions’ “airports are leveraging their strategic geographic location to become global supply chain hubs for emerging markets.” - See more at: http://aerosociety.com/News/Insight-Blog/3772/Aviation-hotspot-the-rise-of-aerospace-manufacturing-in-the-Gulf#sthash.sX5AN9i6.dpuf

The Gulf States have become an aviation hotspot. Home to several world class airlines and some of the world’s busiest international airports, local governments have made the best possible use of a golden combination: oil and gas generated sovereign wealth and a geographic position ideally placed between Europe and the Far East. These advantages are now being used as the basis for aerospace manufacturing ambitions: as Khalifa Al Daboos, managing director of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise put it last year, the regions’ “airports are leveraging their strategic geographic location to become global supply chain hubs for emerging markets.” - See more at: http://aerosociety.com/News/Insight-Blog/3772/Aviation-hotspot-the-rise-of-aerospace-manufacturing-in-the-Gulf#sthash.sX5AN9i6.dpuf

 The Gulf States have become an aviation hotspot. Home to several world class airlines and some of the world’s busiest international airports, local governments have made the best possible use of a golden combination: oil and gas generated sovereign wealth and a geographic position ideally placed between Europe and the Far East. These advantages are now being used as the basis for aerospace manufacturing ambitions: as Khalifa Al Daboos, managing director of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise put it last year, the regions’ “airports are leveraging their strategic geographic location to become global supply chain hubs for emerging markets.” - See more at: http://aerosociety.com/News/Insight-Blog/3772/Aviation-hotspot-the-rise-of-aerospace-manufacturing-in-the-Gulf#sthash.sX5AN9i6.dpuf