Arabian Aerospace - Diversity the route to Abu Dhabi success

Mubadala is the biggest name in the Middle East's aerospace and defence support services with MRO, manufacturing, finance and training all part of a strategy to make Abu Dhabi a centre of aerospace excellence. Alan Peaford finds out how the investment arm of the Abu Dhabi government is achieving this goal.

Mubadala has interests in energy, telecommunications, healthcare and real estate but central to its development and the future of Abu Dhabi is its aerospace division.

The word Mubadala means ‘exchange’ in Arabic, and as the investment arm of the emirate’s government it has a clear task – to move Abu Dhabi away from reliance on income from energy and to develop opportunities for Emiratis with careers not jobs.

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