UAE – Mubasher: The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) announced that the second edition of Global Investment in Aviation Summit (GIAS) 2020 will be hosted in the emirate of Dubai from 27 to 29 January 2020.

The GIAS 2020 will be held under the theme of ‘Enabling Global Aviation Growth through Fund Raising and Key Partnerships’, according to a press release.

The three-day event is expected to embrace more than 200 investors and 1,200 delegates, as well as selected government officials, aviation organisations, finance and insurance firms, aviation asset owners, aircraft operators, and logistic service providers and legal consultants.

Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, director-general of the GCAA, said: “The national agenda for 2021 aims for UAE to be the world first in the quality of the air transport infrastructure. Although we are facing some challenges, such as determining the airspace and congestion in the UAE, we achieved great strides in the aviation industry.”

“The aviation industry is one of the cornerstones of the country's economic development,” he added.

It is worth noting that over 850 international delegates and 120 investors from 60 countries around the world, including the US, the UK, France, Germany, India, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt had participated in the first edition of GIAS.