Dubai Airshow

A happy convergence between need and available capability seems to be taking place in the UAE.

Times were when Qatar Airways dominated the Dubai Airshow static display with a phalanx of its heavy metal drawn-up behind the front-line “minnows.”

At the Dubai Airshow yesterday, a French company and a Swiss airline captain showed how pilots can tap the lessons of the past through their aircraft's flight data monitoring system.

From unmanned aircraft to fifth-generation fighters, the training challenges facing the world's air forces are legion.

Boeing is confident that political turmoil and recent and ongoing troubles at the big three Gulf carriers will have no impact on its business in the Middle East.

Boom's CEO remains convinced that Dubai could become a hub for Mach 2 air travel if the company’s 55-seater design enters production as both a business jet and a small airliner.

Iomax, the manufacturer of the distinctive Archangel light attack aircraft is debuting its Block 2 model aircraft at the Dubai Airshow.

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation is using the Dubai Airshow to announce a long-range version of its Sukhoi Business Jet, a VIP variant of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional aircraft.

Lockheed Martin has been an early beneficiary of a UAE spending spree on the first day of the Dubai Airshow.

Among the highlights of the flying display at the Dubai Airshow this year is a first chance for western audiences to see the People's Liberation Army Air Force's August 1st aerobatic team.

Leonardo has begun deliveries of its Falco Evo remotely piloted air system.

The airline presented the new product on board of the latest Boeing 777-300ER it has been delivered on the opening day of the Dubai Airshow.

The engine-maker is eyeing another bumper year of orders but, at the same time, is working hard to catch up on its delayed production plan.

A Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) C-2 airlifter is appearing here at the Dubai Airshow during a deployment termed a flight training exercise but obviously intended also to market the type.

​From in-flight internet access for passengers through to preventing unauthorised access to logistics networks, the cybersecurity challenges facing aviation are as varied as they are difficult to guard against.

Al Worden, Command Module pilot of the Apollo 15 Moon mission in 1971, now describes himself as “Colonel, USAF-Retired” -- but that final word should not be taken literally.

Bell’s Model 505 JetRanger X has received its long-awaited European Aviation Safety Agency certification.

Visitors to the Airshow cannot help but notice that there is a lot of desert out there around the Dubai South site.

​Nearly one third of Gulfstream’s fleet of 170 business jets operating in the Middle East and Africa has been put to use in far more utilitarian roles than one would expect.

The production-standard aircraft, features a slightly more swept (4 deg.) main wing and all moving horizontal stabilizer.

Lufthansa Technik Middle East became the first firm to begin operations at the Aerospace Supply Chain area of Dubai South's Aviation District earlier this year.

Turkish Aerospace Industries is showing off three aircraft in the static display while the T129 ATAK helicopter is participating in the flying display.

Emirates placed a surprise large order for the Boeing 787-10 on the opening day of the Dubai Airshow, but negotiations about a similarly sized commitment for more Airbus A380s were continuing with no announcement expected until at least Monday.

George Whitesides, CEO of the Virgin Galactic space tourism company, will speak at the Space Conference here at the Dubai Airshow.

As hybrid airship technology continues to mature, plans are advancing to bring this new breed of aircraft to the Middle East, both for commercial applications and in military or security-oriented roles.