| Bradley Perrett 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. |
| Jens Flottau 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. |
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| Tony Osborne Turkish Aerospace Industries is showing off three aircraft in the static display while the T129 ATAK helicopter is participating in the flying display. |
| Jens Flottau 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. |
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| Guy Norris CFM International is eyeing another bumper year of engine orders but, at the same time, is working hard to catch up on its delayed production plan and tackling a shroud coating loss issue affecting some Leap-1A powered Airbus A320neos. |
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| Lara Seligman A top UAE air force general stressed the importance of information sharing between international partners on the battlefield at a gathering of air chiefs around the world. |
| Tony Osborne Bell’s Model 505 JetRanger X has received its long-awaited European Aviation Safety Agency certification. |
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| Nikolai Novichkov Russia`s JSC Tactical Missiles Corporation plans to export defense hardware worth almost $1 billion this year, with a major focus on missile weaponry, says Director General Boris Obnosov. That should match or exceed current volumes, he told ShowNews. |
| Angus Batey The Gripen has not been seen at the Dubai Airshow since 2005, but its presence this year does not mean the aircraft is being actively competed for fighter requirements in the region. |
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| Madhu Unnikrishnan Rolls-Royce has had a busy 12 months leading up to the Dubai Airshow, the company says. |
| Angus Batey Lufthansa Technik Middle East - the UAE-based subsidiary of the German MRO specialist - became the first firm to begin operations at the Aerospace Supply Chain area of Dubai South's Aviation District earlier this year. |
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| Madhu Unnikrishnan Rolls-Royce is opening a customer service center in Abu Dhabi, the fifth in its global network of regional facilities. |
| Tony Osborne The production-standard aircraft, features a slightly more swept (4 deg.) main wing and all moving horizontal stabilizer. |
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| Angus Batey Visitors to the Airshow cannot help but notice that there is a lot of desert out there around the Dubai South site. |
| Angus Batey 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. |
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| Madhu Unnikrishnan Business jet operator VistaJet has doubled its Middle Eastern business this year, and aims to increase its growth in the region with new approvals to operate in Saudi Arabia. |
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