DUBAI, 8 May — The Dubai government’s ambitious development plan to make Dubai International Airport (DIA) one of the world’s leading aviation hubs will be highlighted by an exhibition creating a lucrative Middle East showcase for suppliers later this month. Taking place at Airport Expo Dubai from May 28-30, the Airport Build and Supply Exhibition is being held under the patronage of Ahmad ibn Saeed Al Maktoum, president of Dubai’s department of civil aviation (DCA). The DCA has commissioned the exhibition, organized by Streamline Marketing, as an important element in the decision-making process for the $1.4 billion next phase of development at DIA. Ahmad said: “We’ve prepared a blueprint that will secure DIA’s status as one of the world’s most sophisticated gateways of the 21st century. The DCA is committed to ensuring that the second phase of our airport development program is built to the most advanced and aesthetic specifications possible. The defining element of all our procurement activities related to the project will be to match the highly acclaimed standards that have become the hallmarks of all major infrastructure developments in the Emirate.”