Dubai Airports has another tilt at Gulf airspace management

Air traffic management is the single greatest threat to the development of aviation in the Middle East. At least, this is the opinion of Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths, who has once again raised the prospect that congestion from building traffic may throttle growth not only in Dubai and the UAE, but also across the region if something does not change in the next few years. [725 words]

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This report contains the following subheadings:

• Challenge shifting from ground to air
• A new regional approach
• Dubai pushing ahead, but needs support

This report contains the following charts and tables:

• UAE average aircraft movements per week: 2011