Dubai Airshow 2023 Day Three

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

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.

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.

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.

On the heels of three competitive victories in the last 18 months, the C-390 Millennium is gearing up for a new round of major contract opportunities around the globe.

Dubbed the AR-2000, the new RWUAS at Dubai Airshow is the latest in an evolving line of more capable, Chinese-developed unmanned rotary-wing vehicles.

MBDA is working on its Smart family of weapons at its newly established Abu Dhabi-based Missile Engineering Center, set up in conjunction with the Tawazun Council.

Emirates is investing $950 million to build a new engineering facility that will expand MRO capacity for its growing fleet.

Boeing tets pilot Mike Bryan discusses the Boeing 777-9 manoeuvres at the flying display at Dubai Airshow 2023.