Dubai 2003 Logo. The airshow is held every 2 years. |
VIP's including members of the Royal Family |
Dubai Airshow 2003 |
Emirates Airline booth dwarfed by an A380 fuselage mockup |
The A380 Superjumbo. Emirates has orders for 45 of them to be delivered starting in 2006. |
Airbus at Dubai 2003 |
Major airport expansion at Dubai International (DXB) |
Emirates' new A380 Terminal at Dubai will be able to handle 25 A380s simultaneously |
Dubai Airshow |
The Boeing booth at Dubai 2003 |
Boeing's commercial lineup |
Boeing hopes the proposed 7E7 will keep them ahead of Airbus |
Boeing 777-300ER |
G.E.'s engine booth at Dubai |
Cockpit of Liberty XL-2 |
General aviation was also represented at Dubai |
Czech booth |
The Russian Sukhoi company at Dubai, Su-35 |
Sukhoi Su-35 |
Russia's answer to the small commercial jet market...the Russian Regional Jet (RRJ) |
Sukhoi Su-27SK |
Pratt & Whitney and GE teamed up to develop the huge engines for the A380. Emirates opted for them over Rolls Royce |
Lockheed-Martin at Dubai 2003 |
Raytheon missiles at Dubai 2003 |
Dubai 2003 |
Bombardier at Dubai 2003 |
Bombardier's lineup of corporate and regional aircraft |
Fancy Arab costume at National Air Services |
Dubai Airport Expo, 2003 Dubai Airshow |
Saab Grippen fighter |
Eurofighter Typhoon |
Beech 1900C and a Qatari A330. Haven't I come a long way? |
Dubai Airshow 2003 |
Egyptian Chinook |
Bizjets at Dubai 2003, Learjet 60, Learjet 45XR |
The Apache Longbow AH-64D helicopter put on an impressive flying display including loops and rolls. |
I didn't try to see if I could buy a missile |
Bombardier Challenger 300 at Dubai Airshow |
Bombardier and Boeing VIP chalets, Dubai |
Hawker Jet, Dubai 2003 |
Pakistani military trainer |
French Mirage 2000 entering a loop |
Northrop's Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance vehicle |
Airbus A340-600 demonstrator |
Airbus A340-600 demonstrator |
Antonov AN-74 demonstration flight, Dubai 2003 |
Emirates chalet |
Challenger |
Why not buy a fancy car with that new private jet? |
Pilatus PC-12 turboprop, Dubai |
Emirates new A340-500 entered service this month with nonstops to Sydney and Osaka. New York planned to follow this summer. |
Boeing 777-300ER. What a machine! |
Boeing 777-300ER |
F-16 with conformal fuel tanks on the fuselage |
USAF C-17 |
The EMB170, Embraer's newest Furlough Jet |
The flight line for the aerial displays, Dubai Airshow 2003 |
The Russian Sukhoi Su-27SK put on an impressive display |
Static display area, Dubai Airshow 2003 |
Static display area, Dubai Airshow 2003 |
The U.S. Navy had a large presence at the airshow. The USS Enterprise was docked nearby at Jebel Ali. |
Sukhoi Su-27 SK prepares for takeoff |
USAF F-16 |
VIPs. His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Defence Minister is in gold. |
USAF F-16 |
Latest version of the British Harrier put on a good show |
The Mirage 2000 was impressive as well |
Evergreen at Dubai 2003 |
Introducing the new Dubai Air and Space Museum to be built at Dubailand, the next Dubai-Megaproject. |