Aviation Business – October 2018

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Sheikh Zayed Photo Exhibition held at

Abu Dhabi International Airport

Presented in close collaboration with the

National Archive, Abu Dhabi Airports and

Department of Abu Dhabi Customs are

hosting a mobile photo exhibition of the

late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

at Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Accessible in the landside area of

Terminal 1 from the 6 – 11 September 2018,

the photo exhibition was one of the many

socia l i n it iat ives i nt roduced as pa r t of A bu

Dhabi Airports’ Year of Zayed programme.

“ T hrough t his mobile ex hibit ion at A bu

Dhabi International Airport, we seek to

honour the vision and legacy of the late

Sheikh Zayed by showcasing his life, the

impact he has had on the UAE as a whole,

and in the aviation industry in particular,”

said Mohammed Al Katheeri, SVP Strategy

& Communications at Abu Dhabi Airports.

“Sheikh Zayed laid the foundations of the

seven emirates with a focus on innovation

and development. He foresaw Abu Dhabi

having the world-class aviation infrastruc-

ture that it does today.”

A s pa r t of it s Yea r of Z ayed prog ra m me,

the airport has launched several initia-

tives to honour the legacy of the late

Sheikh Zayed. T his included the unveil-

ing of a commemorative immigration

stamp at Abu Dhabi International Airport,

which was done in close collaboration

with Airport Immigration.

Also launched this past year was the

Meir Al Khair campaign, which collected

donations from Abu Dhabi Airports’ em-

ployees that were then used to purchase

needed households goods for less fortunate

families in the UAE in the lead up to the

holy month of Ramadan.

At the airport itself, the Year of Zayed

logo was added to the Air Traffi c Control

The photo exhibition was organised by the Department of Abu Dhabi Customs

and the National Archive

c The Sheikh Zayed photo exhibition was present a the landside area of Terminal 1 from 6 - 11 September 2018.

Towers, while in a separate initiative, Flight

of the Children of Zayed, saw the organisa-

tion of a trip for 31 orphans to visit Sir Bani

Yas Island. The latter was conducted in

partnership with Emirates Red Crescent.

“The late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al

Nahyan was a visionary and welcoming

leader. He encouraged the continuous

pursuit of excellence, travelled the world

extensively, and established the policy

of welcoming international guests to the

UAE,” said Fahed Ghareeb Abdulla Hamad

Al Shamsi, acting executive director of

Administration at the Department of Abu

Dhabi Customs.

“It is in celebration of his legacy that

we worked to organize this mobile photo

exhibition of his life and achievements, and

we hop e to i nspi re v isitors f rom a rou nd t he

world to refl ect on Sheikh Zayed’s values

and principals.”

EXHIBITION