Dubai Airshow 2025

By Jill Stockbridge
Falcon Executive Aviation has announced that it will begin work on a VIP terminal at Ras Al Khaimah International Airport here in the UAE.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Lee Ann Shay, Chloe Greenbank
Charter plans to launch in February or March.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Airbus has pivoted to moving uncompleted A350s off the production line to finish cabin installation at numerous separate stations as it works to ramp production
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
A Hanwha turbofan engine scheduled for completion in 2028 is a candidate to re-engine the Lockheed Martin Vectis, a CCA designed by Skunk Works.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West Airlines has ordered two more Airbus A350Fs, taking its total firm commitment for the type to four.
Airlines & Lessors

By Steve Trimble
Edge Group's new propulsion business Powertech recently completed the preliminary design of a 1,200 lb.-thrust turbofan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Oman Air will replace outgoing Boeing 737-800s with more of the same model as it seeks to avert further problems with the MAX’s engines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Robert Wall
FADA will start seriously ramping up work early next year to develop its synthetic aperture radar know-how as it works to start deploying a constellation in 2028.
Satellites

By Ben Goldstein
Archer and Joby have both announced plans to launch flight testing in Saudi Arabia, part of an effort to establish air taxi services in the kingdom.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Lee Ann Shay
Vertical Aerospace plans to reveal its certification eVTOL aircraft design on Dec. 10 in London, according to Stuart Simpson, the startup's CEO.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Christine Boynton
Kenya Airways and Boeing have reached a five-year extension of an Airplane Health Management (AHM) agreement, in continued support of its 787-8 fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
As air traffic continues to grow faster in the Middle East than the global average, Boeing forecasts that the region will require 1,370 new widebodies over the next 20 years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Despite committing to diversify its all-Boeing fleet with A321neos on day two of Dubai Airshow, day three saw Flydubai announce up to 75 more 737 MAX orders.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Airbus Commercial CEO Christian Scherer says the company could build a stretched version of the A350-1000 and is seeing increasing customer demand for such an aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The first prototype of the Su-75 combat aircraft is closing in on its first flight, according to the CEO of Sukhoi’s parent company Rostec.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Graham Dunn
Listen in as editors discuss Boeing and Airbus both now looking at the feasibility of upsizing their largest twin-aisles at the behest of Emirates, which led the way for orders at Dubai Airshow.
Check 6

By Tony Osborne
MBDA plans to develop loitering munitions in the UAE through a partnership with French startup Fly-R and the Tawazun Council for Defense Enablement.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation has detailed the path by which it hopes to gain approval to launch passenger operations in the United Arab Emirates.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The 2025 Dubai Airshow featured perhaps the strongest advanced air mobility (AAM) showing of any major airshow to date.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Airbus sees a potential opening to address a NATO need to find an alternative platform to Boeing’s E-7 airborne early warning aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A second homegrown turboprop trainer looks set to emerge from Emirati industry this time in partnership with a Chinese manufacturer.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Graham Dunn
Air Europa has signed a memorandum of understanding covering up to 40 Airbus A350-900s that will form the core of its future twin-aisle fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Robert Wall
Czech defense technology company LPP plans to deliver an initial batch of MTS Narwhal ground-launched cruise missiles in the hope of attracting more customers.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Lee Ann Shay
As Boeing's commercial aviation supply chain recovers, the OEM is investing in inventory and the underlying technology to make parts procurement easier.
Supply Chain

By Graham Dunn
AerCap recently secured certification and first deliveries of the Boeing 777-300ERSF conversion program.
Airlines & Lessors