The 43% of delegates at Corporate Jet Investor Dubai 2023 who were optimistic about the next 12 months for the business were in the minority. Of those polled, 57% were very optimistic. There is a lot of excitement in the region.

Saudi Arabia is keen to become a key business aviation hub and the more than 230 delegates at the event where split on whether it can take Dubai’s crown by 2030. Some 52% of delegates thought this was possible, beating 48% backing Dubai.