Dubai Airshow 2009

All Dubai Airshow

Nov 13, 2009 - 7:00 PM
Air Arabia Set To Expand
Publicly owned Air Arabia, the region’s largest low-cost carrier, operates 16 Airbus A320s, has ordered another 44 and plans to open a third operating hub
Nov 13, 2009 - 6:57 PM
Arab low-cost carriers challenge majors
Continued eastward migration of low-cost carriers (LCCs) from North America and Europe to regions such as the Middle East and Asia arguably has established
Nov 13, 2009 - 6:52 PM
Upgraded RAF Chinooks headed for Afghanistan
In September the UK defense ministry announced a contract to upgrade the Royal Air Force’s 46-strong Boeing Chinook support helicopter force.
Nov 13, 2009 - 6:03 PM
Executive Charter Offered on Challengers
In mid-2009, Qatar Airways received two 4,000-nmi-range Bombardier Challenger 605s and a Challenger 300 for new charter subsidiary Qatar Executive.
Nov 13, 2009 - 6:01 PM
Qatar throws down gauntlet to ME rivals
Qatar Airways (Stand C130) is again at the Dubai Airshow on Emirates Airlines’ home turf evidently to remind its rival that it can’t have this prosperous t
Nov 12, 2009 - 11:19 PM
Dubai says airports will defy downturn
Until about a year ago, the Dubai economy laid a fair claim to being the mother of all modern property booms with new skyscrapers appearing on its skyline
Nov 12, 2009 - 11:15 PM
Mubadala set to exploit Alenia’s composite skills
Alenia Aeronautica plans to begin training, early next year, employees of Strata, the new composites aerostructures company formed by Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala
Nov 12, 2009 - 11:12 PM
BAE 146 seeks new role in military support
With the delay to the Airbus A400M in mind, as well as tight defense budgets, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft’s Asset Management unit is marketing surplus Br
Nov 12, 2009 - 11:04 PM
Diminutive Falco UAV is first to carry both video and radar
Selex Galileo, which produces the Falco tactical UAV, has recently integrated multiple reconnaissance sensors on the vehicle.
Nov 12, 2009 - 10:16 PM
Emirates stays the course to grow routes, fleet size
Tim Clark is relieved, if only slightly, because the Emirates Airline president sees a less bleak future for the local carrier than he projected a few mont