Presenting more of a conundrum than a problem, Dubai is climbing up the league of the world’s busiest international airports. It entered 2014 smaller than only London Heathrow Airport and with ample ideas of what to do on the inevitable day when it finally takes over the top spot. In 2001 Dubai International was ranked 99th in the world, and 13...
What impact has the global financial crisis had on the RTA’s public-private-partnership (PPP) framework? Has it affected the availability of financing?
Added to the goals of hosting the world’s busiest airport and potentially the world’s biggest airline at some point, Dubai chalked up another record with its 13th air show in November 2013. Emphasising the growing dominance of Middle East airlines in global aviation, the big three aircraft manufacturers – Boeing, Airbus and Bombardier – came to...
What are the most significant challenges in terms of the low-cost aviation industry’s ability to achieve critical mass in the GCC region?
The world’s longest, fully automated driverless railway system is about to get a lot longer. Although extensions and new lines have been part of the plan for some time, winning the 2020 World Expo bid has fast-tracked some of the expansion, especially in the Jebel Ali area. Work will begin in 2014 on an extension from the existing Red Line along...
What are the next steps the UAE can take to improve the competitiveness of the Customs framework?
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