F&E Aerospace wins at the Middle East Event Awards 2012

F&E Aerospace, one of the biggest names in the aerospace event industry has won the Best Exhibition award for the Dubai Airshow at the Middle East Event Awards 2012.

F&E Aerospace were honoured by a panel of judges from across the event industry at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, 2 May, at a ceremony hosted by comedienne Ruby Wax.

Other nominees in the category were DMG Events for the Big 5 and International Design Exhibition – INDEX, Informa Exhibitions for Arab Health and Flash Entertainment for Abu Dhabi Science Festival.

The 2011 Dubai Airshow drew 960 exhibitors from 50 countries up by 8% on 2009 and 56,548 visitors which also saw an increase of 7%. The continued growth of the Dubai Airshow, now over 22 years old is a testament to the event’s standing in the industry.

Alison Weller, Managing Director of F&E Aerospace, said: “We are delighted to win the Best Exhibition award for the Dubai Airshow; whilst we are an established event in the region we won this award for our forward thinking and development in order to grow and establish it as one of the world’s leading airshows.

We would like to thank all our Dubai Airshow partners - it’s only by working as one team that we can put on such a world-class, strategically important event in Dubai.”

The Dubai Airshow is organised under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and in co-operation with Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Dubai Airports and the UAE Armed Forces.

For F&E Aerospace, contact: Ms Gemma L’Appanna, PR Manager, M: +971555163914; E: gemma.lappanna@dubai.aero