Dubai Airshow 2009

All Dubai Airshow news

New avionics and APU deals boost Honeywell order book

A series of new deals involving customers from the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent have fattened Honeywell Aerospace’s already substantial order bo

France plays the long game for Dassault Rafale exports

The Dassault Rafale combat jet may yet prove to be an export winner, despite no such orders being placed to date.

The Secrets of Low-Rate, Low-Cost Rafale Production

How can the Rafale be produced–and offered for export–at an economic price when the production rate is only about one aircraft per month? Official French s
Charter & Fractional

Charter firm finds sweet spot in Egypt

Cairo-based Spot Air (Stand E740) is making its Dubai Airshow debut after announcing early this month the opening of a new office in Hannover, Germany.

China’s new L-15 trainer arrives on the world stage

Appearing for the first time outside China, the L-15 Falcon is at Dubai to promote its capabilities here in a region that offers significant market potenti

ATR wins 30 aircraft deal from Indonesia’s Wings Air

Lion Air subsidiary Wings Air of Indonesia today announced the signing of a contract for the purchase of 15 ATR 72-500s, as well as options covering anothe
Aircraft

F-22 Raptor wows crowd in Middle Eastern debut

Making its first-ever appearance in the Middle East, the U.S.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets ME launches F2000LX program

Fractional ownership of private aircraft seems to be a struggling business model in North America and Europe but it’s alive and well in this part of the wo

Eurocopter EC175 mockup a first-timer at Dubai show

For the first time at the Dubai Air Show, Eurocopter (Stand A140) is showing its full-scale mockup of the in-development EC175 medium-twin helicopter.

Skyplan to open Dubai office early next year

Canada-based Skyplan, a flight-services provider, plans to open an office in Dubai in February to complement its existing Sharjah office, which opened a ye