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‘Flawless response to Covid’ helped Dubai’s DXB airport retain title as the world’s busiest airport

Future developments in the aviation industry include unmanned traffic management, night operations, autonomous unmanned aircraft operations, urban air mobility, unmanned aircraft delivery, and high-speed unmanned aircraft, among others

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Having retained its position as the world’s busiest international airport with 29.1 million passengers in 2021, followed by its busiest quarter since the dawn of the Covid pandemic with 13.6 million passengers in the first three months of 2022, the Dubai International Airport (DXB) is “on the right track”, said Jamal al Hai, the deputy CEO of Dubai Airports.

Jamal al Hai shared the comment during his welcome address at the Airport Innovation and Development Conference held at the Gulf Airport Leaders’ Forum (GALF), on the sidelines of the 21st edition of the Airport Show in Dubai.

“This is, in fact, the outcome of a successful handling of the crisis and what you see in Dubai today is the outcome of a flawless response to the pandemic achieved through a balance between protecting the health and well-being of the people while minimising the impact on business and economy,” Jamal al Hai said.

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Jamal al Hai, the deputy CEO of Dubai Airports

The deputy CEO of the Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans), Ibrahim Ahli, said that Dubai is galloping forward across all economic and social sectors, attracting businesses, talents, investors, and tourists “in hordes”.

In a statement, Ahli added that Dubai is fast becoming the Future City of the world, driven by its embrace of technology, as well as relaxed regulations and reforms.

“All this will result in increased traffic, and it underscores the need for enhancing the safety, capacity, and efficiency of the airspace of Dubai,” he added in a statement.

Khalid Aljabir, Senior Vice President, Operations, dans, read out Ahli’s speech in his absence.

The Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans) efficiently managed more than 1,338 aircraft movements daily through Dubai International Airport, before the Covid-19 pandemic. The firm has handled about 1.115 billion passengers on more than 7.47 million flights since the airport started operating in 1960.

In his keynote address titled “Standardising Regulations Regionally and Globally”, Mohammed Faisal al Dossari, the senior director of the Air Navigation and Aerodromes Department at the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), said that the post-Covid industry must work across all aspects of aviation to standardise regulations and spur growth.

The UAE is expected to develop draft regulations on Vertiport in the first quarter of 2023 and publish them in the fourth quarter of 2023 to be implemented in the first quarter of 2024.

Al Dossari said the number of GCAA registered commercial drone organisations is increasing.

“Until 2022, we have registered 20,000 private drone users, 870 commercial drones, and 181 commercial drone organisations to operate drones,” he added.

Future developments in the aviation industry include unmanned traffic management, scheduled UA operations, night operations, multiple unmanned aircraft operations, autonomous unmanned aircraft operations, urban air mobility, unmanned aircraft delivery, high-speed unmanned aircraft, and high altitude unmanned aircraft.

The CEO of Global Air Navigation Services (GANS), Yahya Abdalla Al Hammadi, said that Air Traffic Control could play a huge role in reducing carbon emissions by adopting new technologies that can help airlines plan more efficient routes and work with other stakeholders to help reduce the overall carbon footprint.

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Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans) efficiently managed more than 1,338 aircraft movements daily through Dubai International Airport, before the Covid-19 pandemic

The Airport Show, the world’s largest annual airport event, was opened by 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.

Organised by RX Global, the world’s largest airport industry B2B platform has a sharp focus on sustainability to help the aviation industry achieve a more sustainable airport industry that aims to reduce the carbon footprint year on year.

The Airport Show is supported by Dubai Airports, Dubai Police, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA), dnata – part of Emirates Airline and Group, Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects (DAEP), Global Air Navigation Services (GANS), and dans.

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Abdul Rawuf

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