The business aviation community will reunite in Dubai when the 11th edition of MEBAA Show opens on 8 December at Dubai World Central. The show follows the success of the 2024 event, which welcomed 10,000 attendees from more than 100 countries, 145 exhibitors and 30 aircraft on static display.

MEBAA Show 2026 will focus on the value of business aviation as the sector continues to grow across the region. This year, Gama Aviation opened a new business aviation centre in Sharjah, Bombardier invested in a new MRO facility at Abu Dhabi's Al Bateen airport, due to open later this year, and DC Aviation Al-Futtaim is expanding its managed charter fleet at Dubai South.

Key exhibitors confirmed to date include Bombardier, Dassault Aviation, Jet Aviation, Harrods Aviation, Universal Aviation, AEG Fuels and Lufthansa Technik. Gama Aviation, Falcon Aviation and RoyalJet are among the UAE exhibitors, while Jetex, the Registry of Aruba and DC Aviation are confirmed sponsors.

MEBAA Show 2026 also marks the 20th anniversary of the Middle East & North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) under the stewardship of its founding and executive chairman Ali Alnaqbi, who comments: “We are excited to bring together the best of business aviation from around the world. We are positioning the show, with its striking new identity, as where East meets West. No other event connects global business aviation brands with high-value buyers, operators and decision makers from across the Middle East and Africa, Asia and Europe.”

His Excellency Mohammed Abdulla Lengawi, director general of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, says: “The MEBAA Show continues to strengthen its position as a leading global platform for business and private aviation, reflecting Dubai's standing as a world-class aviation and business hub.”

The three-day event will feature the return of the BizAv Talks programme, a Platinum Guest Programme for ultra-high-net-worth individuals, a static aircraft display, an enhanced Operators Programme, the NextGen Leaders' Programme for students and a Runway networking event.

The show takes place under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, president of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, chairman of Dubai Airports and chairman and chief executive of Emirates Airline and Group. Visitor registration is now open, with organisers continuing to add international and GCC exhibitors.