Marking the first major international aerospace gathering since the pandemic began, the Dubai Airshow nears its final days having already answered its theme, "The Future of the Aerospace Industry,” in the most emphatically positive manner possible. With more than 175 of the world’s most advanced aircraft displayed on ground and in the air, civil and military delegations from almost 150 countries, pavilions from a score of countries—including for the first time the Czech Republic, Belgium, Brazil, Israel, and Slovakia—and an expected 85,000 visitors by show’s end, Dubai 2021 is on track to be the largest of the biennial gatherings since it began in 1989.
In addition to the exhibition hall featuring the products and services of the more than 1,000 aerospace companies spanning the commercial, military, business aviation and space industries, behind-the-scenes deals and news were being made among the exhibitors. On the show floor, visitors attended conferences featuring more than 250 industry experts addressing issues including technology, space, and sustainability. Indeed, coming on the heels of the UN’s Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP 26), the airshow’s focus on sustainability achieved resonance far beyond the world of aviation.
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