United Arab Emirates; January 2015 - For the 4th year in a row, UBIFRANCE (French agency for International Business Development) is organising a French Pavilion in the Middle East benchmark exhibitions dedicated to Aircraft Interior outfitting and aeronautical maintenance: Aircraft Interiors & MRO Middle East, to take place in Dubai on 2 and 3 February 2015.
During this event, 25 French companies will present their products and expertise in order to meet the decision makers of the main airlines and maintenance centres in the Middle East area, the Indian subcontinent and in the horn of Africa. Nine of the 25 companies are located in the Midi-Pyrénées region and will take part in the exhibition with the support of the “Midi-Pyrénées Expansion” development agency.
The French Pavilion (the only French representatives in these exhibitions) should be successful again, particularly thanks to the diversity of its exhibitors and of their expertise.
Middle East stakeholders’ increasing needs, due in particular to the extension of local airlines’ fleets and to the introduction to service of new-generation aircraft, will certainly be met by the expertise of the French companies attending the exhibitions.
On these highly competitive markets in which an increasing number of stakeholders are involved, companies need to differentiate themselves through innovation. French companies specialising in the aeronautical sector have understood this requirement. As a matter of fact, according to a study conducted by GIFAS (Groupement des Industries Françaises Aéronautiques et Spatiales – French aerospace industries association), approximately 15% of their turnover is dedicated to R&D. This will be particularly visible in the French Pavilion, in which many companies will offer innovative solutions to help airlines and MRO centres to develop and improve their processes.
French companies which are willing to establish or to reinforce links with local decision-makers and to take part in the development of the aeronautical sector in the Middle East, will present their products, technologies and innovations in halls 7 and 8 of the Dubai World Trade Centre:
AIR COST CONTROL*: electrical components wholesaler and distributor for the aeronautical sector. www.aircostcontrol.com
DEDIENNE AEROSPACE*: precision tooling manufacturer specialising in aeronautical maintenance, and Ground Support Equipment supplier. www.dedienne-aero.com
ESTERLINE SENSORS SERVICES: temperature, pressure and speed sensors for the aeronautical industry. www.esterline.com
FINAERO: painting and tightness for the aeronautical sector, outfitting of commercial and VIP aircraft. www.finaero.com
FINGERMIND: developer of a software which provides access to aircraft maintenance documents on touch screen tablets. www.fingermind.com
FLIGHTWATCHING*: remote diagnosis service intended to reduce the grounding time of planes in the event of failure. www.flightwatching.com
FORTAL: manufacturer and distributor specialising in aluminium safety equipment especially for the aeronautical sector (flight line stepladders and docks for planes and helicopters). www.aeronautique.fortal.fr
GMI AERO: technology specialist for the manufacturing and repair of aircraft composite structures. www.gmi-aero.com
MANITOU: forklifts and aerial work platforms, particularly for the aeronautical sector. www.manitou.com
MAPAERO*: water-based paints for plane interiors and exteriors, structural parts and landing gears. www.mapaero.com
PMV INDUSTRIE*: design and manufacturing of cabin interior/exterior parts, subassemblies and finished products in conventional or composite materials. www.pmvindustrie.com
PRICE INDUCTION: range of reactors intended for light travel planes (4/6 seats). www.price-induction.com
PSA: company specialising in hygiene in confined environments (aeronautical disinfectants, cleaning products and insecticides). www.psa-paris.com
REVIMA: maintenance of landing gears and APUs (Auxiliary Power Units); repair of engine components. www.revima.com
TARMAC AEROSAVE*: storage, maintenance, recycling and dismantling of airplanes and engines. www.tarmacaerosave.aero
UUDS*: aircraft sanitary treatment; design of metallic or composite cabin equipment. www.aero.uuds.com
WIN MS: innovative solutions and tools for diagnosis and failure detection of aircraft electric cables. www.win-ms.com
