The President of Civil Aviation Organization of Iran Mr. Ali Abedzadeh (photo) will be the guest of honor at the forthcoming Iran Airports and Aviation Development Forum (IAADF), to be held at the AZADI Hotel, Tehran on 15-16 February 2016.

The Civil Aviation organization is the Principle Host of the event. The Forum is supported by Iranian Aviation & Space Industries Association and Mr. Amin Salari, President of the Association will also speak at the conference.

Key dignitaries including Iran Airports Holding Company, CEO & Chairman, Rahmatollah Mahabadi, CEO's of Airlines and Directors of various Airports of Iran will be attending and speaking at the two day event that is aimed at supporting and reinforcing the Aviation and Airports industry of Iran to a larger world audience.

This will be the first major international Airports and Aviation summit to be held in Iran with the full backing of Iran’s aviation authorities and industry leaders. IAADF will bring together Iran’s key government and industry leaders with international experts and the chiefs of aviation operators and suppliers from around the world to discuss the direction of the industry.

IAADF comes at an opportune time when of the 47 existing Airports 27 will be undergoing rehabilitation and refurbishment with new terminals also coming up making Iran a dynamic hot spot for airport development.

Gholam-Hossein Baqerin, Deputy Director for Planning and Supervision in Iran Airports Company (IAC), has announced that airport development projects worth US$2bn are planned in five airports in the cities of Tehran, Shiraz, Mashhad, Isfahan and Ahwaz.