NEW YORK -  Penton‘s Aviation Week, the largest multimedia information and services provider for the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries, has announced its fifth annual MRO Middle East Exhibition & Conference. The event will be held February 4-6, 2014 in Dubai, UAE at the Dubai World Trade Centre.   The region’s leading MRO exhibition and conference features new interactive workshops and power roundtables as well as insights from leading industry experts into growth opportunities, cost reduction strategies, and management practices to increase ROI and maximize efficiency. Abdulrahman Altayeb, VP Maintenance, Saudi Arabian Airlines, will deliver the event’s opening keynote address.  MRO Middle East also offers an expanded showcase exhibition hall, where product and service providers will display the latest technologies, tools, services and resources. MRO Middle East is part of Aviation Week’s annual series of MRO events, which have a proven reputation as the leading force in uniting airlines, MROs, suppliers, OEMs, regulators and industry experts as they define the global aviation industry.   Additional events include MRO Latin America, MRO Americas, MRO Asia, MRO Europe, and MRO Baltics, Eastern Europe & Russia. Information is available at http://www.aviationweek.com/events/mideast or by calling +1.212.904.4682.  On Twitter, follow @avweekevents and #MROME. Discounts are available for qualified airlines, aircraft leasing personnel, government, military and media. For information about all Aviation Week events, visit http://www.aviationweek.com/events/. MRO Middle East is produced by Aviation Week in partnership with F&E Aerospace.   Executive sponsors are HEICO and UTC Aerospace Systems.  Sponsors are Lufthansa Technik and Pratt & Whitney.  The event is supported by the Arab Air Carriers Organization.    The Official Publication is Aviation Week & Space Technology, and media support is provided by Arabian Aerospace, Asian Aviation, and Air Transport World.   About Aviation Week Aviation Week, a division of Penton, is the largest multimedia information and services provider for the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries. Industry professionals rely on Aviation Week for analysis, marketing and intelligence. Customers include the world’s leading manufacturers, suppliers, airlines, business aviation operators, militaries, governments and other organizations that serve this global market. The product portfolio includes Aviation Week & Space Technology, AC-U-KWIK, Aircraft Blue Book, Airportdata.com, Air Charter Guide, Air Transport World, AviationWeek.com, Aviation Week Intelligence Network, Business & Commercial Aviation, ShowNews, SpeedNews, Fleet and MRO forecasts, global maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) tradeshows and aerospace & defense conferences.  Learn more at www.aviationweek.com.    About Penton For millions of business owners and decision-makers, Penton makes the difference every day. We engage our professional users by providing actionable ideas and insights, data and workflow tools, community and networking, both in person and virtually, all with deep relevance to their specific industries. We then activate this engagement by connecting users with tens of thousands of targeted providers of products and services to help drive business growth. Learn more about our company at www.penton.com. Penton is a privately held company owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP.  SOURCE Penton