On the Al Ain Aerobatic show opening ceremony 3 planes have flown in tight formation with more than 240 times weight difference. The large aircraft was an Etihad Airways Airbus A330-300 with a take off weight of 230.000 kg and wingspan of 60,3 m piloted by Cpt. Granger Narara (UAE) Chief pilot; the two small planes were the Sukhoi, Su-26 with a take off weight of 835 kg and 7,8 m wingspan piloted by Jurgis Kairis (LIT) Aerobatic World Champion and the Extra-300S with 845 Continue reading →

The largest wooden chest measures 6.1 m (20 ft) long, 2.6 m (8.5 ft) tall and 3.2 m (10.5 ft) deep and was achieved by Sharjah Charity International (UAE), in Sharjah, UAE, on 25 July 2014.

The most DJs to consecutively mix one record each is 119 and was achieved by World Top DJs (UAE) during the My Music X Village music festival at the Dubai International Marine Club in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 28 March 2013. 119 DJs mixed one track each using 2 CDJs (plus one reserve), in a club DJ session relay which lasted for 4 hr 16 min.

The longest driverless metro line is the Dubai Metro Red Line which is 52.1 km (32.37 mi) in length and is located in Dubai, UAE, as of 23 May 2011. Dubai Metro’s second line, Green line is 22.5 km (13.98 mi) which when combined with the Red Line will make it longer than the Vancouver Skytrain.

The longest marathon for a radio music show DJ- team is 84 hr 15 min and was achieved by Hit 96.7 FM DJs Mithun Ramesh and Sindhu Biju (both India) at Lulu Hypermarket – Al Barsha in Dubai, UAE, from 5-9 December 2013.

The longest scratch art piece measured 27.10 m (88 ft 10.93 in) in length by 2.19 m (7 ft 2.22 in) in width and was achieved by 25 students from the Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for the distinguished Academic Performance- Giftedness 2012 (UAE), at the Institute of Applied Technology, in Dubai, UAE, on 17 July 2012. The scratch art piece displays the history and heritage of Dubai, from the old city to the new. It is made up of 12 different panels, each Continue reading →

The longest table measured 1,003.9 m (3293 ft 7.5 in) and was achieved by Chlorophyll Events Middle East, at the Joy of Giving event, in Al Buhaira Corniche, Sharjah, UAE, on 20 July 2013. Iftar meal was served to around 1800 guests. The width of the table was 90 cm (295 ft).

The most blood glucose level tests taken in 8 hours is 8,675 was achieved in an event organised by Benchmark Middle East and Merck Serono Middle East (both UAE), at Dubai Mall in Dubai, UAE, on 25 May 2014.

The most bungee jumps in 24 hours is 151 and was achieved by Colin Phillips (UK) in association with Gravity Zone (UAE) at Dubai Autodrome, Dubai, UAE, on 21 March 2014. The attempt, which was organised in support of charity Breast Cancer Arabia, was operated by Gravity Zone, a bungee site in the UAE which operates in partnership with the UK Bungee club. For the full story and video, click here.

The most pegs held in one single hand is 40 and was achieved by Ahmmad Bin Darwish (UAE) at the Guinness World Records Pavilion in Global Village, Dubai, UAE, on 29 January 2009.