Plane repair market in Mideast sees $5bn growth

David Stewart, partner at UK-based consultancy, Aerostrategy has said that demand by Middle East airlines for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) is expected to increase by 7.6% a year over the next 10 years, bringing the total spend to $4.8bn (Dhs17.6bn) by 2019, Gulf News has reported. The prediction compares favourably against the global market growth of 3.2%, to total $58.4bn over the same period. Stewart will be speaking at t the MRO Middle East Conference and Exhibition, held tomorrow and Monday in Dubai.