MRO Middle East Post Show Report 2022

POST SHOW REPORT 2022

Post Show Report AIRFRAME MAINTENANCE | AVIONICS | CABIN TECHNOLOGIES | CLEANING | ENGINEERING FLOORING | FUTURE CABIN CONCEPTS | GALLEY | IFEC | IT SYSTEMS | LIGHTING SAFETY | SANITISATION | SEATING | SUPPLY CHAIN | TEXTILES | TOOLING

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M R O M I D D L E E A S T. AV I AT I O N W E E K .C O M 22-23 February 2022 • Dubai, UAE

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Event Summary MRO Middle East & Aircraft Interiors Middle East (AIME) 2022 took place on February 22-23 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

The international exhibition was inaugurated by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group.

Gathering the entire airline supply chain, the event is the largest of its kind in the region, attracting over 4,000 attendees from 80+ countries..

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The MRO and Aircraft Interiors Middle East platform is a great opportunity for us as an airline which allows us to network with suppliers and vendors to help us improve our services and explore new opportunities for our business.

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Khaled al Raisi Technical Procurement Engineer, Oman Air

TOP L E VE L STATS

4,347

150

366

53

84

1,000+

Total Attendees

Exhibitors

Airline Decision Makers

Individual Airline Operators

Countries Represented

Connections on the App

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Who Attended?

Attendees by Industry MRO 26% (maintenance, repair, overhaul)

9% Cabin Interiors/Flight Ops/ Inflight Entertainment & Connectivity 5% Consulting Services 4% Logistics/Freight Forwarding

Airline Operator 13%

3% Supply Chain 3% Components/Rotables 3% IT Systems/Software

Parts Distributor/Supplier 9% OEM/Manufacturer 8%

2% Lessors 2% Government/Military

Other 13%

Attendees by Job Role Engineering & Maintenance 16% Sales 20% Marketing 5% Administration/Customer Service 5% Other 10%

Attendees by Region 67% Middle East 22% Europe

5% Americas 5% Asia-Pacific

Purchasing/ Procurement 15% Executive Management 15% Business Development 15%

Deals Signed During the Show: • AMROS Global and Turkish Technic signed a commemorative certificate for the C-Check and lease-out operations of two Airbus A330 • Dubai South signed an agreement with UUDS AERO for the manufacturing and maintenance of cabin interiors • flydubai signed a multi-year agreement with Boeing for parts provisioning and Quick Engine Change (QEC) kits • Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) and Liebherr-Aerospace renewed an existing component MRO services agreement • Joramco extended an agreement with Satair covering the supply of consumables and expendables for the support of Boeing and Airbus aircraft

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Go Live! Theater

Sponsored by

The Go Live! Theater took place on the show floor across both days of the exhibition, allowing all attendees free access to over 10 hours of complimentary content. 30+ speakers led the discussions, with topics across both MRO and Aircraft Interiors sectors.

MRO sessions included:

AIME sessions included:

• Leaders Panel

• Reducing flight emissions with sustainable interiors

• Focus on Supply Chain • Driving the Industry with Digital Tech-Ops Solutions • MRO steps to sustainability

• Monetizing the growing demand of inflight connectivity

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MRO Middle East is a great place for networking with customers and partners not only from the Middle East region.

Peter Alt International Sales Manager, Fischer GmbH

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• Exploring the evolution of passenger behavior and expectations

To enquire about speaking at the Go Live! Theater in 2023, contact our production team: MRO sessions: Hannah Bonnett hannah.bonnett@aviationweek.co.uk AIME sessions: Jodie Fowler jodie.fowler@dubai.aero

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New Features Two new elements were introduced for the 2022 show, enhancing the networking opportunities for all attendees.

Hosted Buyer Programme The Hosted Buyer Programme pre-arranged meetings between the key purchasers from airlines and lessors with exhibitors.

20-minute meetings took place directly on booths throughout the two day event.

“

Absolutely wonderful experience. Great attendance.

Great engagement. Great networking. Vibrant days, galloping towards pre covid era. Thank you for making this successful.”

”

Vijay Machado Sales Representative, Triumph

43

158

Airline & Lessor Buyers

Meetings Arranged Onsite

Grip Networking App The Grip networking platform allows attendees to network both pre-show via the desktop platform and onsite via the mobile app.

1,000+

1,984

Connections Made

Meetings Arranged via the App

“

It was a very successful event, well organized. Jazeera Airways ordered 26 aircraft and we came here to meet suppliers, OEMS to discuss the way forward to help us in customization of our new fleet.

Having such an event is very helpful to meet our partners face to face.

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Raghed Al Kaasamani Head of Engineering, Jazeera Airways

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Airlines in Attendance Air Algerie

GetJet Airlines

Serene Air

Air Arabia

Jazeera Airways

Silkway West Airlines

Air France

JetoneX

Singapore Airlines

AirSial

Jordan Aviation Airline

SmartLynx Airlines

Arkia

KLM

SpiceJet

Atlas Air

Kuwait Airways

SriLankan Airlines

Badr Airlines

LOT Polish Airlines

Texel Air

CAL Cargo Airlines

Lufthansa

TUIfly

DHL Aviation

Nepal Airlines

Tunisair

Dubai Royal Air Wing

Oman Air

TUS Airways

Emirates

Onur Air

Uzbekistan Airways

Etihad Airways

Rossiya Airlines

Vision Air

Euro-Asia Air

Ryanair

Wamos Air

Falcon Wings

SAFE AIR

Wizz Air

Fanjet Express

Salamair

ZOOM Air India

flyadeal

Saudi Airlines

flydubai

Saudi Royal Aviation

Flynas

Saudi Royal Fleet

FlySepehran

Sepehran Airlines

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Hear from the attendees

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It was the first time we exhibited and it was great! The organizers and the communication were very professional. The show allowed us to have great visibility as a new company in the market.

MRO Middle East is one of the most looked forward to events by the MROs across the world. The 2022 event was well coordinated and organized. I congratulate and thank the organizers for the excellent work done.

Mauricio Zavaleta CCO, Wayakit

Ashok Gopinath Chief Executive Officer, GMR Aero Technic

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Aircraft Interiors Middle East is always a great experience, it was great to see a big attendance from all professionals across the region and meet with all my counterparts in different operators. We had a great discussions about aircraft connectivity and how it will enhance the passenger experience.

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Naveed Khan Manager Aircraft Cabin Maintenance, Emirates

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Exhibitors AIME

MRO Middle East

BUSINESS FRANCE

ADHETEC

ABL SRL BRANCH

Catco Aerospace FZE

AERO CABIN SOLUTIONS

ACS Europe

Concorde Battery Corporation

Aero-Sense

Adams Rite Aerospace

Conduce Group Limited

AIRPLANE

AD’OCC, Invest & Trade in Occitanie

Continental Aircraft Support, Inc.

Arabian Aerospace

DEDIENNE AEROSPACE Aeroco Group

Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems

DIEHL Aviation AeroParts

aviationscouts GmbH

Egyptair Maintenance & Engineering Aeroservices (ExxonMobil)

Cooper Standard Tech. Rubber GmbH Aerospace Engineering Solutions

Eight Wings FZCO

CREATION & IMAGE Paris Aerospace Technical Services - ATS GERFLOR HAECO Group

Aerostructures Middle East Services (AMES)

Latitude Aero

AGSE

Middle East Aero Supplies

AIRE

Muirhead

ASSA ABLOY Entrance System

EPCOR

Perrone Aerospace

Atitech Beyond Flight

Etihad Airways Engineering

Pexco Aerospace

Aviatechnik Corporation

FACC Aftermarket Services

Schneller LLC

AVIATRIX, INC.

Falcon Aircraft Recycling and Wings Craft

Tisca Tischhauser

Avioparts

Farsound Aviation

True Blue Power

BAE Systems

Field International Middle East LLC

UUDS AERO

Barfield Inc.

FIELDLOGS

Uyguner Leather

Boeing Company, The

FINGERMIND

Wayakit

BUILDAIR

Fokker Services

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Gandhi Automations

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

OEMServices

Global Aerospace Corporation

LATÉCOÈRE

Panasonic Avionics

GMR Aero Technic

LEKI AVIATION

PPG Aerospace

Heatcon Composite Systems

Liebherr Aerospace

Prime Aerospace

HEICO

LOGO SKY

Proponent

Lufthansa Technik AG

R&R Consulting Regent Aerospace Corporation

HUTCHINSON Aerospace Services - HAS

RELIANCE MRO

IAI Aviation Group

Manitex Valla

REVIMA

ILS - Inventory Locator Service, LLC

Mankiewicz Coatings

Rhinestahl CTS

Jewers Doors Limited

Mohammed Bin Rashid Aerospace Hub – Dubai South

Roeder Group

JOB AIR Technic

Royal Aircraft Maintenance Company Mototok International GmbH

Joramco

Rubb Group MTU Maintenance

Jordan Aeronautical-systems Company (JAC)

myTECHNIC

Safran

Jordan Airmotive

NORDAM

Sanad, A Mubadala Company

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Uptime

Elias Francisco dos Santos Aircraft Maintenance Technician Sorocaba, SP - Brazil

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Exhibitors Satair, an Airbus Services Company

STS Aviation Group

Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries

T.T. Repairs TALA

SCHAEFFLER AEROSPACE TARMAC Aerosave Seabury Solutions THALES Seal Dynamics Total Technic Ltd. Segers Group TP Aerospace Sonta Solutions FZCO Triumph Group SpanTech International S.A. TURKISH TECHNIC Spirit AeroSystems Aftermarket Solutions

Turner Aviation

SR Technics

Unical Aviation Inc

STAHLWILLE Eduard Wille GmbH

Uzbekistan Airways Technics

StandardAero

VIAVI Solutions

“

Thank you so much for arranging MRO ME & AIME 2022! It was a great show with massive attendance from the region as well as global visitors.

After all this difficult time it was so interesting and somehow healing to meet with familiar and new contacts.

”

Nina Schulz Managing Director, IAMA - Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance

Wencor Group Woodward, Inc.

TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES A LEADING EDGE. INGENUITY MAKES THE DIFFERENCE.

The history of aviation began with making the impossible possible.

This spirit still inspires our work at Lufthansa Technik today.

Ingenuity is the basis on which we create exceptional solutions for an industry in motion. Each and every day, we combine imaginative engineering and the best in design and technology to bring excellence to all of our customers and partners. Together we challenge the status quo as we create new and better ways forward.

C HRISTOP HER P ETERMANN • ENGINEER INNOVATION & RES EAR CH

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BEYOND MRO One-Stop Shop • Comprehensive Component Repair • Trusted Service Partner • Industry Leading On-Time Delivery • World Class Facilities • Global Field Service • OEM Authorized • Broad Certification Authority

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

PLATINUM SPONSORS

GOLD SPONSORS

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March 1-2, 2023 Dubai World Trade Centre Sheikh Saeed Halls 1 & 2

SEE YOU IN 2023!

Floorplan now open! To find out more about sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities and to discuss your participation in 2023, contact the team: AIME

Helen Nagle • helen.nagle@dubai.aero • +44 (0) 7585 003 382

MRO Middle East Europe/Africa/Israel

Mike Elmes • mike.elmes@aerospacemedia.co.uk • +44 (0) 1206 321639

Asia-Pacific

Clive Richardson • clive@accessgroup.aero • +44 (0) 7501 185257 Alison Weller • alison@accessgroup.aero • +44 (0) 7501 185255

All Americas/Canada

Beth Eddy • betheddy@aviationexhibits.com Mimi Smith • mimismith@aviationexhibits.com Alyssa Bernkrant • abernkrant@aviationexhibits.com +1 561 279 4646

Middle East

Helen Nagle • helen.nagle@dubai.aero • +44 (0) 7585 003 382

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