Dubai: When Oscar Leonardo Ocampo Samperio moved from Mexico to Dubai in 2006, he expected a new chapter in his aviation career. He did not know that two decades later, the UAE would become such an important part of his family’s story.
Born in Mexico City, the 65-year-old aviation professional has spent 40 years in commercial aviation, clocking 26,285 flight hours. His career has taken him across continents, but it is the life he has built in the UAE that he considers among his greatest achievements.
“I arrived in Dubai in 2006 and twenty years later, I look back with enormous gratitude for the opportunities, friendships, and memories this country has given me and my family,” Samperio told Gulf News.
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What has started as a professional opportunity gradually became something more enduring, a place to belong, raise a family, and build connections that would extend across generations.
“Mexico will always be where our roots are, but the UAE has become home.”
A new beginning in Dubai
Samperio’s journey into aviation has begun with flight training in Phoenix, Arizona. After years of building his career, an opportunity to join Emirates has brought him to Dubai in 2006.
