Held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group
Global Airport Leaders’ Forum
Leading Sustainable Collaborative Aviation Growth
The 13th edition of the Global Airport Leaders Forum (GALF) will take place in Dubai from May 12 - 14 alongside The Airport Show 2026.
Along with Airport Security Middle East, ATC Forum and Women in Aviation Middle East Forum as co-located conferences of the 25th edition of Airport Show, GALF 2026 will see renowned experts and officials talking about a variety of topics of crucial importance in the global aviation industry.
Message From the Event Patron
“The Airport Show and its co-located events have provided, over the past two decades, platforms to take the aviation agenda further and farther. The aviation’s transformation is tech-driven and helps overhaul the safety, health, security, and efficiency levels in the operations of airports and airlines around the world. Dubai has been at the forefront of adopting technology to enable the accelerate the aviation’s bounce-back.”
H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum
President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority
Chairman of Dubai Airports
Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group
Global Airport Leaders' Forum (GALF) highlights
See a preview of the prior edition’s happenings.
Voices of Experience: Testimonials from our Esteemed Attendees, Exhibitors, and More
The 21st edition of the Airport Show in Dubai has contributed to strengthen the efforts made by the UAE to lead the recovery in the civil aviation sector worldwide. The Show also presented a great opportunity for Dubai Airports to learn about the latest technologies showcased by leading companies and service providers in the industry, build relationships with decision-makers and apprise them of the achievements made by Dubai in the field of civil aviation.
His Excellency Jamal Al Hai
Deputy CEO, Dubai Airports
We are delighted to showcase our ATM suite offering to our UAE and regional customers at the renowned Airport Show.
David A. Shomar
VP Civil Security, MENA Operations, Saab
Airport Show was ‘fantastic’ and could network with many vendors for new products which will help us in the future to boost business and service.
Khalid Ahmed Bamugabil
Senior Specialist with Saudi Airlines
We are extremely happy that the Airport Show was a venue to finalise our deal.
Abdul Razzak Mikaati
Managing Director of DTP
The 2022 edition of Airport Show is much better than the pre-Covid edition. We have been participating at this show many years in the past and this time we had more number of meetings and inquiries than the previous editions. Attending this show helped us reconnect with our existing clients and make new ones
Markus Vogler
Sales Manager Verkaufsleiter, Trepel Airport Equipment GmbH, Germany
We had participated in a couple of previous editions of the show. This time I found our participation extraordinary. We had several meetings in the last three days and hope these meetings and networking will benefit our business.
Rohit Nambiar
Business Development Manager, Tele Networks International
Join Us
To make the most of your Airport Show experience, register now and take advantage of our exclusive GALF conferences.
For speaking opportunities and sponsorship, please contact:
May Ismail
Event Manager
E: [email protected]