The Airbus Middle East subsidiary is headquartered in the Dubai Airport Free Zone, and supports the Airbus presence in Gulf Cooperation Council countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates), as well as Yemen, Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

This facility is in charge of all commercial activities for the region – including marketing, sales, contracts and customer relations – as well as all customer service activities from spare parts to technical support and training.

A training centre operated jointly with CAE offers one multi-function training device (MTFD) and full-flight simulators for the A330/A340 and A320. Flight crew courses are offered by a team of eight training captains.

Airbus has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with airlines of the Middle East and is very proud of the role its jetliner product line has played in the development of these fast-growing carriers. In many cases, Airbus aircraft are the cornerstone of these airlines’ fleet expansion and modernisation.

To support the growing Airbus presence in this area of the world, a material and logistics centre is operational since April 2008. Located on a 5,100 sq. metre site in the Dubai Airport Free Zone, this facility will stock parts made by Airbus and major equipment suppliers. The centre has direct access to the airport apron for maximum shipping speed and efficiency.

Dubai is one of the world’s most modern and fastest-growing airports, serving more than 90 airlines flying to over 136 destinations around the globe – and therefore is an ideal location for the latest addition to Airbus’ network of worldwide material and logistics centres.