DAEP is a leading engineering organisation responsible for the master planning, design, infrastructure development and construction of Dubai’s dynamic aviation sector. On behalf of the Government of Dubai, we spearhead the development of the world’s busiest airport for international passenger traffic, Dubai International, and the emirate’s new airport, Al Maktoum International Airport (AMIA) at Dubai World Central, which is part of the world’s first 140-square-kilometer purpose-built aerotropolis, Dubai South.
DAEP engineering ingenuity is based on years of overcoming technical, logistics, timing, and resource challenges on some of the world’s most complex and sophisticated engineering projects. Whether it is master planning a mega aviation district or poring over the smallest technical details, we never lose sight of our ultimate mission – to deliver state-of-the-art engineering projects that empower economies, facilitate trade and bring people together.
DAEP works closely with its stakeholders to enable the continued excellence and strategic growth of Dubai’s aviation sector. This requires an intimate understanding of the plans, projections and objectives of the different entities driving the dynamic aviation sector and working seamlessly together to bridge today’s capacity needs with tomorrow’s possibilities.
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We are not building the largest airports in the world. We are building the aviation capital of the world.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Developing the aviation capital of the world.
We engineer tomorrow’s airports and aviation related projects that empower Dubai’s economy for the next 50 years.
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DAEP has been honored with the GovTech Innovation Awards 2024 for the "Biometric Boarding Gates" Project, jointly developed with Emirates. This achievement is a testament to the unwavering dedication, commitment, and tireless efforts of DAEP's exceptional team.
DAEP won the “Engineering Innovation of the year” award at the Aviator Middle East Awards 2023. Formerly know as The Aviation Business Middle East Awards held on December 12, 2023.
DAEP has won the prestigious Quality Achievements Award 2023 for demonstrating outstanding commitment, support and efforts to endorse and improve achievements in quality management.
DAEP has received an award from Future Enterprise Awards 2023 for its achievement in the Passenger Journey Storyboard initiative. The award highlights the collective efforts, dedication, and unwavering focus on providing exceptional services and experiences to our valued passengers.
DAEP has received an appreciation recognition from Digital Dubai Authority (DDA) for the effort and dedication that DAEP has demonstrated towards the digitalization of its systems and processes. The award ceremony was held at DDA Stand during GITEX GLLOBAL 2023 event.
DAEP has been awarded Platinum Level accreditation by IdeasUK for ‘Recognizing Excellence in Ideas Management and Innovation’. IdeasUK is a non-profit network organization with a diverse membership that supports companies who excel in Innovation Management, providing them with certification and international accreditation. This is proof of yet another nod to DAEP’s robust innovation structure as we continue to advance our corporate strategies through creative concepts and strive to nurture an innovative culture in the workplace.
DAEP proudly achieves for the sixth year a 5-star rating in the Safety, Health and Environmental Integrated Audit for 2022 conducted by the British Safety Council. The Five Star Audit involves an in-depth examination of an organisation’s entire health and safety management system and associated arrangements.
DAEP was awarded winner in the following categories by Aviation Business Awards Middle East: Engineering Innovation of the Year and Technology Innovation of the Year. The Aviation Business Awards distinguish excelling organizations in the middle east’s aviation, including MRO, FBO, technology and aviation engineering sectors that have made a significant difference in the region’s aviation scene in the past year.
DAEP was awarded the Diamond Level in 3 categories by the globally recognized Harvard Business Council: Project Award "North Runway Rehabilitation Project" - Business Sustainability Award - Green Award.
The DAEP represented by the ORAT and FOT units, has achieved 5-star rating at The 8th International Best Practice Competition 2022 for its best practice of “Operational Readiness Activation and Transition (ORAT) Method.
DAEP has won 4 Diamond Level awards and one Gold Level award from the Harvard Business Council International Awards 2022, organized by Harvard Business Council in New York, USA. This is one of the most prestigious international awards that focus on total quality management. It evaluates organizations across different sectors in terms of their excellence, adopting best practices, and providing high quality services and products. DAEP won the Organizational Diamond Award, Project Diamond Award, Health & Safety Diamond Award, and Business Resilience Gold Award.
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, has announced the results for the 2021 Happiness Index for Dubai Government Employees. Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects has achieved more than 90% during the 2021 happiness survey cycle. This result is a positive indication that the Government always considers employee welfare a top priority.
DAEP participated in the 7th International Best Practice Competition (IBPC) and the 3rd Organization Wide Innovation Award with three applications. Competing with many local and international organizations, all DAEP applications were assessed by leading experts against the IBPC’s Best Practice Certification Scheme, and subsequently rated with 4-Stars and above making them qualified for winning best practices in their respective categories. The awards won by DAEP are: The International Best Practice Competition Awards The Digital Innovation Module: 4 Stars - Local Best Practice (Excellence) Future Foresight Framework in DAEP: 5 Stars - International Best Practice (Excellence) The Organization Wide Innovation Award Organisation-wide innovation approach: 6 Stars - Outstanding at an International Level
DAEP has been awarded the “Transformational Leadership Award 2021” for presenting the “T3 Self Check-In & Bag Drop Kiosks” project along with Emirates. The project won the “Best Service Initiative in Optimizing End-to-End Solutions” category.
Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects has been awarded the 1st Place Aviation Engineering Category in the Go Global Awards. The International Trade Council’s Go Global Awards celebrate the companies that are driving the economy forward through their innovations, technologies and strategies.
In a new achievement that reaffirm the true success of the digital transformation journey and making Dubai a leading smart city in all aspects of life, Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects received today the (100% paperless) stamp from Digital Dubai Authority, in appreciation and recognition of the Corporate success in the 100% digitization in all its operations.
DAEP has been awarded; for the second year in row, the Middle East CIO 100 award for presenting the “Artificial Intelligence at Aircraft Stands” innovation project. The annual Middle East 2020 CIO 100 Awards celebrates 100 organizations that are using leading IT principles as a driver to achieve digital transformation and constantly striving to apply innovative practices.
DAEP has been awarded the 2020 Diamond Harvard Business Council International Innovation Award. All awards winners announced were selected based on Harvard Business Council total quality management framework and the assessment process was carried out by international professional assessors.
DAEP has achieved the 2020 Elite Ostar International Award for excellent entity dealing with COVID-19 category.
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, has announced the 2019 Happiness Index for Dubai Government Employees. DAEP has ranked 4th place with a total score of 88% signifying the importance of employee welfare and the continuous improvement to strive for a better and happier workforce.
DAEP has been awarded the DESIGN AWARD 2020 for PRESENTING the “Automated Toilet Cubicle Cleaning” project
DAEP has been granted the Red Dot Award Design Concept 2020 for Collapsible Unit Load Device (C-ULD)
The Sword of Honour and Globe of Honour were awarded to DAEP for its outstanding commitment to health, safety and environment
Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects were awarded Diamond in the “Business Initiative Directions” of the International Summit Quality Award 33th Cycle. The Diamond Award for Excellence and Business Prestige at the 33th International Quality Summit in Paris, France. The summit, which was organised by Business Initiative Directions (BID), recognised distinguished organisations from 178 countries around the world. The award adds to DAEP’s roster of achievement in quality and organisational excellence.
This award, the highest possible honour under the Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Program, was given to DAEP for excellence in operations and setting world-class standards.
DAEP was awarded the 5 Star Safety, Health, and Environmental Integrated Audit for the third consecutive year with a score of 97%. This achievement recognises the efforts made by DAEP to protect and enhance the health, safety and well-being of our staff, contractors, the wider community and the natural environment.
In recognition of outstanding commitment to health, safety and environment, DAEP was awarded the Sword of Honour by the British Safety Council for the second year in a row.
In recognition of excellence in safeguarding and enhancing the natural environment, DAEP has won the Globe of Honour for the third consecutive year.
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents honoured DAEP a second time with this award, recognising the initiative to ensure staff get home safely at the end of a working day.
We are delighted and proud to announce that #DAEP has been awarded the Middle East CIO 100 for presenting “DAEP’s Automation Journey”. The annual #Middle_East_CIO_100_Awards celebrates 100 organizations that are utilizing IT in innovative ways to deliver business value, whether by creating competitive advantage, optimizing business processes, enabling growth or improving relationships with customers.
In recognition of outstanding commitment to health, safety and environment, DAEP was awarded the Sword of Honour by the British Safety Council.
For the second year in a row, DAEP won the Globe of Honour to recognise excellence in safeguarding and enhancing the natural environment.
Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects (DAEP) congratulates His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman of the Emirates Group, for his recent honour in the success of Dubai Airports. Dubai International was ranked as the leading airport for international passengers for the fourth year in a row with 88.4 million passengers in 2017. The DAEP president was honoured at the Dubai Government Excellence Programme awards ceremony, which took place at Dubai World Trade Centre on April 2, 2018.
Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects (DAEP) CEO, Ms. Suzanne Al Anani was today honoured with a certificate of appreciation by DAEP Chairman His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman of Emirates Group, in recognition of DAEP’s outstanding support and invaluable contributions to ensure that Dubai International Airport maintained its position as the world’s number one airport for international passenger numbers in 2017 with 88.2 million annual passengers. The DAEP staff thanks HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al-Maktoum for this recognition and will in turn continue to endeavor to reach for the long term vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of the Emirate of Dubai, to make Dubai the aviation capital of the world.
After an intensive audit, DAEP was awarded Five Stars for the second year in a row for enhancing the health and safety of its employees and safeguarding the natural environment.
DAEP was awarded the Globe of Honour for outstanding commitment to environment management and sustainable growth.
Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects were awarded Gold in the “Business Initiative Directions” of the International Summit Quality Award 31st Cycle. The International Quality Summit Award recognizes and promotes companies, organizations and institutions that understand the dedication, continuous improvement, innovation and relentless pursuit of productivity that leads to excellence.
DAEP received this award for the Worker Engagement Program, which focusses on engaging with its workforce for continual improvement in health and safety.
This award was to recognise DAEP’s commitment to occupational safety management systems that resulted in projects being executed with minimal error, harm or loss.
After an intensive integrated audit, the British Safety Council awarded DAEP Five Stars for enhancing the health and safety of its employees and safeguarding the natural environment.
The prestigious Dubai Government Excellence Program awarded DAEP for proactive measures to sustainably improve performance and overall results.
DAEP and ALEC won this award for Concourse D and its related projects. The body recognises key teams responsible for the highest quality projects in the GCC.
This award was presented to DAEP for being a government organisation that provided the highest quality of service in 2016.
On the recommendation of a jury, this award was presented to DAEP for continuous organisational growth.
DAEP was presented with the Dubai Police Award in March 2013 for the successful completion of Concourse A, the world’s first fully operational facility for A380 aircraft.
This MEED Quality Award was given to DAEP for excellence in the Concourse A project.
MEED recognised DAEP’s Concourse A project for excellence on a national level.
MEED recognised DAEP’s Concourse A project as being of the highest quality across the GCC.
