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Abu Dhabi Airports Company

Abu Dhabi Airports Company Overview

Abu Dhabi Airports operates five commercial airports in the emirate: Zayed International (also known as Abu Dhabi International), Al Ain International, Al Bateen Executive, Delma Island and Sir Bani Yas Island Airports.

Abu Dhabi Airports also oversees Abu Dhabi Duty Free and Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone. It is part-owned by the Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company (ADQ).

Abu Dhabi Airports runs facilities at Zayed International Airport, Al Ain International and Al Bateen Executive, offering light industrial parks for sectors including aviation, aerospace, logistics and IT.

Businesses operating out of Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone have benefits such as permission for 100 percent foreign ownership and exemption to corporate and income taxes.

Abu Dhabi Airports Company News

Q Logistics Holding said it is 'well positioned to guide and support the transformation of Aramex by becoming a major shareholder'

ADQ unit explores offer to buy Aramex stake in cash

A subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Development Holding Company (ADQ), a sovereign wealth fund, intends to submit an offer to buy 100 percent of the shares in Dubai-listed logistics company Aramex not already owned by Abu Dhabi Ports Company. Shareholders accepting the offer of Q Logistics Holding, an indirect subsidiary of ADQ Development Holding, will be […]

UAE president Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Egypt's president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi attend the signing ceremony of appointing Modon Holding as developer of Ras El Hekma

ADQ unveils plans for Ras El Hekma Egyptian project

Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ has revealed plans for the Ras El Hekma mega development, which is expected to contribute $25 billion annually to Egypt’s GDP and create 750,000 jobs both directly and indirectly. The sovereign fund has appointed Abu Dhabi-listed Modon Holding as the master developer for the 170 million sq m project. […]

The unified economic license is an initiative by Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development and Abu Dhabi Free Zones Council

Abu Dhabi launches unified economic licences

Abu Dhabi has unified procedures for registering economic licences across the emirate and its free zones, in a bid to make it simpler to set up a business and increase non-oil trade. The unified economic license is an initiative by Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (Added) and Abu Dhabi Free Zones Council. The new […]

Zayed International airport's air traffic controllers have guided planes carrying at total of 6.8 million passengers in the first three months of the year

London and India dominate airport traffic in Abu Dhabi

London and Indian cities dominated traffic at Abu Dhabi’s airports during the first quarter with year-on-year visitor numbers up by more than a third. Close to 7 million passengers passed through the emirate’s five airports in the first three months of the year. Zayed International airport, formerly known as Abu Dhabi International airport, welcomed 6.8 […]

Abu Dhabi hopes the air corridor for perishable goods such as fresh fruit will improve the UAE's place in the global food supply chain

Air corridor for Abu Dhabi aims to support food security

Abu Dhabi is planning to establish an air corridor for perishable goods in a bid to develop new trade routes and support the UAE’s food security efforts. Etihad Cargo, Abu Dhabi Airports and Abu Dhabi Food Hub – Kezad have signed a tri-party memorandum of understanding. Abu Dhabi Food Hub is the country’s first dedicated […]

Abu Dhabi Airport's new terminal has the capacity to handle up to 45 million passengers per year

Abu Dhabi’s $3bn new airport terminal to open in November

The new terminal at Abu Dhabi International Airport will become operational in early November, significantly increasing the emirate’s passenger and cargo capacity, the UAE state-run Wam news agency reported. The terminal will also boost the emirate’s bid to position itself as a global hub for trade and business, state-owned operator Abu Dhabi Airports said on […]

Architecture, Building, Office Building

Abu Dhabi free zone sees two-fold jump in leases

Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone (ADAFZ), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Airports, registered a two-fold increase in leased-out spaces and properties in 2022. The free zone signed contracts for 163,580 sq m of space across Abu Dhabi International, Al Ain International and Al Bateen Executive airports, state-run WAM news agency reported. Properties included commercial spaces, […]

Ownership of Etihad Airways was transferred to UAE sovereign wealth fund ADQ in 2022 to boost Abu Dhabi’s status as a transport hub
  • Analysis

Gulf airlines flying high again, but facing fresh headwinds

As global air travel continues to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic, the biggest airlines in the Arabian Gulf – Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad – are soaring back into clear skies. But can they maintain their rate of climb? Beyond economic and geopolitical pressures, there’s increasing competition from low-cost airlines, resurgent long-haul competitors and globally ambitious […]

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi flexes economic muscles with 10.5% growth spurt

Abu Dhabi’s economy is “proving its superiority” after producing the highest growth in the Middle East and North Africa during the first nine months of 2022. Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi said on Tuesday that it estimates that growth in GDP touched 10.5 percent compared to the same period of 2021. Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, chairman […]