On the opening day of the Dubai International Airshow 2011, Emirates announced orders and commitments valued at $26 billion for Boeing Co’s777 planes. The agreement includes firm orders for 50 aircraft valued at $18billion, and the rest as options, Emirates Chairman Shaikh Ahmed bin Saeed AlMaktoum said.
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday inaugurated Dubai International Airshow 2011 at Dubai Airport Expo Centre.
DUBAI —Emirates airline is kicking off the Dubai Airshow with an order for 50 Boeing 777s.
Abu Dhabi - Al Bateen Executive Airport, announced today that 62 per cent of the space allocated for Abu Dhabi Air Expo due to take place at the airport’s premises between the 6th- 8th March 2012 is already booked, five months ahead of the show.
The Boeing Company said Middle East will continue to grow and airplane maker ruled out any impact of Arab Spring on its order book, according to top officials of the company. They said, at a news conference in Dubai, Arab Spring did not impact on commercial airplane orders and the company has strong order book from regional airlines.
DUBAI — The world’s most advanced passenger jet, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner will make its Middle East debut on Sunday on the eve of the biennial Dubai Air Show and will be on display till November 16.
DUBAI — The Middle East is an important commercial airplane market for Boeing and the company’s relationship with the region dates back to 1965, according to the top official of the US aircraft manufacturer.
The UAE airlines dominate the low-cost segment in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the competition among the regional carriers is on the rise to grab more market share. The budget airlines have become more popular in the region and now the national airlines like Etihad and Qatar Airways may also launch their low-cost wings in the coming months to join the competition.
DUBAI — Success has no finishing line, hence the newest edition of the Dubai International Airshow, which opens here on Sunday expecting to land billions of dollars worth of new orders, is an extension of the UAE’s major achievements in several areas, said His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
ABU DHABI - Shaikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Public Works, Chairman of the National Media Council has hailed the position of the Dubai Airshow describing it as one among the three major aviation exhibitions in the world.
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