The Dubai Air show is a biennial show held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates since 1989.

Starting as a small trade show it is now considered as one of the fastest growing air show in the world.

 

Karo-Aviation visit the Dubai Air show 2015
Article and pictures by RoB Nispeling

The Dubai air show has a history of late of producing some serious numbers in regards to new aircraft orders but 2015 was always going to be a challenging year with many countries around the world tightening their purse strings, budgets reducing and airlines reeling back their mass spending. The previous 2013 air show broke all records in regards to new aircraft orders, coming in at over 200 billion dollars worth of orders. “Would that trend continue or would the orders slow?” was the question being asked by many observers and to a degree they have been proven right; although a few large-ish orders have filtered through over the 5 days of the show, overall orders are down. An order for 75 Boeing 737-8MAX aircraft for Jet Airways was about the biggest new order delivered to the press by the respective manufacturers

Show off power

The flying display went from 14:00 to 16:30 each day from Sunday through Thursday, although the program was cancelled on the last two days due sand storms creating low visibility.

The flying program was largely the same every day, with the order of appearance the main day to day difference. Over the course of the next four days the performers put on a great display. From the Airbus A350 showing the crowd how easily a large, modern passenger aircraft can be thrown around the sky to the small biplanes of the The Breitling Wing walkers.

All in all though I thought this was a very well planned & presented air show with an excellent variety of aircraft on both static & flying display. Members of the public may access a separate Skyview grandstand, but do not have access to the static display or exhibition hall. While being a trade only show will limit its access to some, for those that can I would  recommend trying to attend the 2017 Dubai Air Show.