ABSTRACT
Belying its title, the May 2015 ‘Aviation Africa’ summit was not held on the continent, but in Dubai. The patron, Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed al Maktoum, is president of Dubai’s Civil Aviation Authority. He also chairs both Dubai Airports and Emirates airlines, the 30-year-old Persian Gulf giant. 1 The hosting expressed the influence and convening power of these inter-locked aviation entities.
