Dubai, January 22-24

NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aviation Week Network’s and Tarsus F&E LLC Middle East's MRO Middle East (#MROME) conference and exhibition will be held January 22-24, 2018 in Dubai, UAE at the Dubai World Trade Center. The Gulf region’s leading conference and trade show for commercial aircraft maintenance, MRO Middle East is focused on commercial aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO).  The event offers networking among industry leaders representing airlines, regulators, suppliers, and service providers.

MRO Middle East allows attendees to reach and interact with top-level airline, MRO and OEM executives in the commercial aviation industry, connect with policy and decision makers and find new providers and business opportunities. As the second fastest-growing MRO market, the Middle East is expected to reach $7 billion, the result of 7.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) by 2023.  Upwards of 5,000 commercial MRO professionals will be in attendance with exhibitors from more than 70 countries.

The MRO Middle East Exhibition (January 23-24), co-located with Aircraft Interiors Middle East (AIME), is open to industry professionals only and will feature a number of key OEMs, MROs, suppliers and manufacturers leading the industry today. The Exhibition Hall is 90 percent sold-out and interested parties that wish to exhibit are encouraged to contact an Aviation Week Events sales rep immediately.  Click here to see who is exhibiting.

New this year, Airline Engineering & Maintenance: Middle East will serve as the conference portion of the event and is taking place on January 22.  The one-day conference will be attended by key stakeholders in the aviation aftermarket to network and discuss emerging opportunities in the Middle East.

Conference speakers include:

Ziad al-Hazmi, CEO of Lufthansa Technik Middle East
Abdulla H. Al-Hudaid, VP M&E, Jazeera Airways
Aqeel Al Zarouni, UAE General Civil Aviation Authority
Ashwani Sharma, VP Engineering & Quality Manager, Air Costa
Frederic Dupont, VP Technical Sales, Etihad Airways Engineering
Guillaume Mille, Head of Flight Hours Services Sales, Airbus
Arun Kashyap, heading of Engineering and Maintenance, SpiceJet Airlines
Yasin Birinci, Turkish Airlines Technic

Aviation Week Network and Tarsus F&E LLC Middle East proudly present MRO Middle East.  Platinum Sponsors are HEICO, Satair and StandardAero, and Gold Sponsors are Embraer, Lufthansa Technik and MTU Maintenance.

“The rapid growth of the MRO industry in the Middle East, surpassing $4.6 billion annually, shows no signs of slowing down,” said Lydia Janow, Managing Director/Events & Tradeshows, Aviation Week Network.  “MRO Middle East is the leading Gulf region trade show.  Professionals involved in any aspect of aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul will have the opportunity to network with those who are fostering growth in the region, developing cutting-edge technology, and pushing the industry forward.” 

The conference hours:
Airline E&M Conference 
Monday, January 22 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
*Cocktail reception sponsored by AJW begins at 5:30 p.m.

MRO Middle East Exhibition hours: 
Tuesday, January 23 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 24 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

Additional 2018 MRO events include Aero-Engines Americas (Fort Lauderdale, January 31-February 1),  MRO Latin America (Panama City, Panama, February 14-15),  MRO East Asia (Hanoi, Vietnam, March 7-8), MRO Americas (Orlando, April 10-12), Engine Leasing, Trading and Finance (London, May2-3),  ap&m Europe (Olympia London, May 30-31), MRO BEER (Ljubjana, Slovenia, June 6-7), Aero-Engines Europe (Hamburg, Germany, September 12-13), MRO Europe (Amsterdam, October 16-18), and MRO Asia-Pacific (Singapore, November 13-15).

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About Tarsus F&E LLC Middle East
Tarsus F&E LLC Middle East is one of the most influential names in the aerospace industry's events sector, and which launched the very first Dubai Airshow in 1989, in conjunction with Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Dubai Airports and the UAE Armed Forces.

Covering all aerospace-related events in the Tarsus portfolio, Tarsus F&E LLC Middle East has a long-standing relationship with the global aerospace industry, an in-depth knowledge of the market and a hard-earned reputation for delivering event excellence. Tarsus F&E LLC Middle East maintains offices in Dubai, Connecticut, Dublin and London.

Other events organised by Tarsus F&E LLC Middle East include the MEBAA Show www.mebaa.aero, the Airport Solutions Global Series www.airportsolutions.com, MEBAA Conferences www.mebaaconference.com, Global Air Traffic Management (GATM), the MEBAA Show Morocco www.mebaamorocco.aero, Gulf Aviation Training Event (GATE) www.gate.aero and our flagship event the Dubai Airshow www.dubaiairshow.aero.

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