Dubai Airshow 2023

The state of affairs for aftermarket growth and navigating current market challenges in the region.

Helped by international players, the UAE has become a regional leader in space.

Tune in as editors discuss this year's Dubai Airshow and announcements relating to MRO capacity, capability, technology and workforce.

Lindsay Bjerregaard, managing editor for MRO, talks to Jocelyn Moreau, head of operations at AutoFlight Europe about the Prosperity, eVTOL aircraft.

Aviation Week's managing editor for MRO, Lindsay Bjerregaard, steps onboard the "Big Twin" to discuss the Boeing 777-300ERSF cargo conversion.

Engine MRO provider Sanad is expanding global footprint, maintenance capabilities and workforce recruitment efforts.

The UAE military will purchase 100 Reach-S tactical UAS from the country's main defense contractor Edge Group.

After four days of intense back and forth over a potentially large order for Airbus A350-1000s, Emirates has agreed an order for 15 of the smaller A350-900s.

The MOU signed at the Dubai Airshow follows an order the airline placed for up to 67 Boeing aircraft comprised of firm orders and options for 737-8s and 787-9s.

Colonel Saeed Al-Ghawi tells ShowNews that 12 L-15s have been purchased as a replacement for the UAE's Leonardo/Aermacchi MB-339s.

All of Dubai’s aviation stakeholders are "on the same page,” Emirates Airline President Tim Clark says.

Soisa Aircraft Interiors is expanding operations in Dubai to grow business with Middle Eastern carriers.

Emirates leads a long list of commercial aircraft orders announced at Dubai Airshow, but the fortunes of Airbus and Boeing differed.

Turboprop leasing startup Abelo has signed on with ATR for 10 ATR 72-600s, with options for an additional 10.

Large aircraft orders in the Middle East region are driving MRO providers to boost capacity and workforce initiatives.

Emirates Airline President Tim Clark has effectively ruled out an order for A350-1000s if Rolls-Royce does not come up with major improvements to the Trent XWB-97 engine, including a significant thrust increase.

At the Dubai Airshow a mysterious, UAE-based company has received a $900 million order from the country’s procurement agency for an unspecified air defense system.

Riyadh Air will need “a few more weeks” to decide on a large order for narrowbodies, a senior airline executive says on the sidelines of Dubai Airshow.

Ethiopian Airlines CEO notes its latest order emphasizes its confidence in the improvements Boeing has made to the 737 MAX following the fatal crash the carrier suffered in 2019.

Propulsion and thermal management developer Reaction Engines and hydrogen fuel-cell system developer Cranfield Aerospace Solutions have built on their existing ties.

VistaJet believes its asset-heavy, membership-driven business model has uplifted the company, even as private aviation experiences a slowdown.

Leonardo Helicopters is sending its AW169 twin-engine helicopter on a tour of Emirati rotorcraft operators.

Lufthansa Technik signed new deals covering base maintenance, component support and technician training at the Dubai Airshow.

Edge Group Chairman Faisal Al-Bannai is a man on a mission to make the company into one of the world’s major defense export players.

Kazakhstan-based SCAT Airlines is to nearly double its Boeing 737 MAX fleet after announcing an order for seven 737-8s on day two of Dubai Airshow.