Dubai Airshow 2023
Dubai Airshow 2023 will be one of the biggest aerospace events to take place in 2023 and will play an instrumental role in bringing the industry together to access invaluable market insights and business opportunities. You’ll find all the latest news from Dubai Airshow 2023 below…
Nov 17, 2023:
Middle East carriers dominate as Dubai Airshow draws to close
Middle East carriers have led the way at the 2023 Dubai Airshow, which draws to a close on Friday.
Nov 17, 2023:
Royal Jordanian Air Force takes first Bell 505s
Bell Textron has delivered the first five of 10 Bell 505 helicopters to the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF).
Nov 16, 2023:
Dubai Airshow: Emirates snaps up MRO deals on day four
Day four of the Dubai Airshow saw Emirates sign two new MRO deals as well as an order for additional Airbus widebodies.
Nov 16, 2023:
First Bell 429 for offshore operations in West Africa
Bell Textron has a signed purchase agreement with Caverton Helicopters Limited for a Bell 429, which will be used for offshore operations in Cameroon.
Nov 16, 2023:
Honeywell to provide Emirates A380 wheels and brakes
Honeywell has been selected by Emirates to provide wheels and carbon brakes for its fleet of 116 Airbus A380 aircraft.
Nov 16, 2023:
Emirates places order for 15 A350s
Emirates has placed an order for an additional 15 Airbus A350-900s at the Dubai Airshow, bringing Emirates’ total order book of A350s to 65 units.
Nov 16, 2023
Emirates and Boeing digitise aircraft maintenance
Emirates and Boeing have signed a memorandum of understanding to use digital technology to accelerate improvements in maintenance operations.
Nov 16, 2023:
VoltAero’s Cassio 330 mobile charger makes debut
VoltAero’s universal mobile charger for electric aircraft, including the Cassio 330, has been unveiled at the Dubai Airshow.
Nov 16, 2023:
UAE ‘catching up’ in global space race
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
The UAE Space Agency is fast “catching up” on leading international organisations in its efforts to explore the solar system, said the director of its space missions department, Mohsen Mohamedrafei Al Awadhi.
Nov 15, 2023:
Dubai Airshow: AAM operators out in force on day three
Day three at the Dubai Airshow 2023 was all about advanced air mobility (AAM) as global eVTOL pioneer AutoFlight released a fully functional prototype and Honeywell unveiled a new technology partnership.
Nov 15, 2023:
AutoFlight unveils high-payload AAM firefighter
EVTOL developer AutoFlight has announced the launch of a high-payload firefighting programme, and released a fully functional prototype.
Nov 15, 2023:
Ethiopian commits to further 11 A350-900s
Ethiopian Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding for 11 additional Airbus A350-900s to be added to its existing fleet.
Nov 15, 2023:
Honeywell to supply FBW system for AIBOT eVTOLs
Honeywell has been selected by AIBOT to provide its Compact Fly-By-Wire (cFBW) system to support the company’s fully electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
Nov 15, 2023:
Safran signs Saudia nacelle agreement
Saudia has signed an agreement with Safran Nacelles at the Dubai Airshow 2023 for support of nacelles for the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia’s 35 Airbus A320neo family aircraft, powered by the CFM International LEAP-1A turbofan engines.
Nov 15, 2023:
Honeywell technology is pushing AAM to new heights
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Aerospace innovator Honeywell announced a significant milestone this week with confirmation that its Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) business unit has secured contracts worth over $10 billion.
Nov 15, 2023:
Dronamics sets up UAE cargo drone plant
Dronamics, a cargo drone airline, is to establish a joint venture with the UAE’s Strategic Development Fund (SDF) to produce the Black Swan cargo drones.
Nov 15, 2023:
Emirates commits to A380 fleet for ‘next decade’
Emirates, the world’s biggest A380 operator, has said it is doubling down its investments to maintain and improve operational efficiency of its superjumbo fleet.
Nov 14, 2023:
Dubai Airshow: Day two sees Airbus and Boeing grow order books
Day two at the Dubai Airshow 2023 saw a fresh flurry of orders with Boeing and Airbus both inking deals with airlines seeking to grow their fleets.
Nov 14, 2023:
Ethiopian places huge order for up to 67 Boeing jets
Ethiopian Airlines has agreed to order 11 Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 20 737 MAX aircraft with an opportunity for 15 and 21 additional jets, respectively.
Nov 14, 2023:
Kazakhstan’s SCAT orders seven MAX jets
Kazakh carrier SCAT Airlines has announced an order for seven Boeing 737 MAX-8 aircraft to expand its fleet of the latest generation narrowbody.
Nov 14, 2023:
Egyptair signs five-year maintenance deal with Honeywell
Egyptyair Maintenance and Engineering Co has signed a five-year agreement with Honeywell for flat-rate component repair services for the entirety of the 80-plus A320, A330, B737 and B777 Egyptair fleet.
Nov 14, 2023:
Flydubai and CFM sign LEAP engine service agreement
Flydubai and CFM International have signed a services agreement for 222 LEAP-1B engines in the airline’s Boeing 737-8 and 737-9 fleet
Nov 14, 2023:
EGYPTAIR orders 10 Airbus A350-900s
EGYPTAIR has placed an order for 10 Airbus A350-900s aircraft at Dubai Airshow.
Nov 14, 2023:
Emirates to build $950m engineering facility in Dubai
Emirates has unveiled plans to build a $950m engineering facility at Dubai World Central.
Nov 14, 2023:
Boeing and Zero Petroleum collaborate on SAF testing
Boeing and Zero Petroleum have signed an agreement at Dubai Airshow to work together to advance sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
Nov 14, 2023:
Royal Jordanian adds four Dreamliners
Royal Jordanian has placed an order for a future four Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, bringing its total backlog for the type to six.
Nov 14, 2023:
Royal Air Maroc orders pair of 787s
Royal Air Maroc has confirmed an order for two Boeing 787-9s at the Dubai Airshow 2023, as the airline grows its widebody fleet.
Nov 14, 2023:
Honeywell selects Saudia Technic for Boeing 777 support
Honeywell has selected Saudia Technic to service the 331-500 auxiliary power units (APUs) installed on Boeing 777 aircraft.
Nov 13, 2023:
AirBaltic orders 30 A220-300s
AirBaltic has confirmed an order for an additional 30 A220-300s at the Dubai Airshow 2023.
Nov 13, 2023:
ArcosJet to purchase 10 Lilium eVTOLs
ArcosJet has announced an order for 10 Lilium Jets, which are expected to be delivered in 2026 and 2027. at the Dubai Airshow 2023.
Nov 13, 2023:
EgyptAir adds 18 MAX-8s
EgyptAir has announced a long term lease contract with Air Lease Corporation for 18 new Boeing 737 MAX-8 aircraft.
Nov 13, 2023:
Flydubai adds first widebodies with 787 order
Flydubai is to purchase 30 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners as the airline diversifies its fleet with the introduction of wide-body aircraft for the first time.
Nov 13, 2023:
Emirates places large 777X and 787 order
Emirates has placed a large order for 95 additional wide-body aircraft at the Dubai Airshow 2023, including the 777X and 787, taking its total order book to 295 aircraft.
Nov 13, 2023:
Dubai Airshow: Day one kicks off with big orders for Boeing
Day one of the Dubai Airshow has seen Boeing take big orders from Emirates, FlyDubai and SunExpress across its 737, 777X and 787 fleets.
Nov 13, 2023:
SunExpress to buy up to 90 737 MAXs
SunExpress is to purchase up to 90 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in an order placed at the Dubai Airshow.
Nov 13, 2023:
Riyadh Air unveils second livery design
Riyadh Air has unveiled the second of its dual-livery designs at the Dubai Airshow 2023.
Nov 13, 2023:
EDGE Group launches advanced defence solutions at Dubai Airshow
EDGE Group has launched 11 new disruptive aerospace systems and solutions at Dubai Airshow, including three autonomous aircraft.
Nov 13, 2023:
Kookiejar to deploy Eve Urban ATM for vertiport operations in Dubai
Vertiport developer Kookiejar has signed a Letter of Intent with Eve Air Mobility for its Urban air traffic management (ATM) system to support operations in Dubai.
Nov 13, 2023:
Honeywell AAM business secures $10bn in contracts
Honeywell’s advanced air mobility (AAM) business unit has secured over $10bn in contracts since its launch three years ago.
Nov 11, 2023:
Full Emirates aircraft family on display at Dubai Airshow
Emirates is displaying its full aircraft family at Dubai Airshow, including its training aircraft, Phenom 100 charter jet and its signature livery on the B777-300ER and A380.
Nov 10, 2023:
Dubai Airports Youth Chalet launches at Dubai Airshow 2023
Dubai Airports will launch its first Dubai Airports Youth Council (DAYC) Chalet at Dubai Airshow with the aim of growing the next generation of aviation leaders.
Nov 10, 2023:
Dubai prepares for biggest-ever airshow
The 18th Dubai Airshow, set to be the biggest on record and aiming to keep up the pace set in Paris, kicks off on 13 November.
Nov 7, 2023:
Boeing to make flying display debut at Dubai Airshow
Boeing’s state-of-the-art F-15QA (Qatar Advanced) fighter jet will make its air show performance debut next week when it performs in aerial demonstrations at Dubai Airshow.
Sep 25, 2023
Military Committee organising Dubai Airshow 2023 expect ‘largest’ show to date
The Military Committee Organising Dubai Airshow 2023 said it continues its preparations for what it expects to be the ‘biggest’ Airshow to date.