Dubai Airshow 2011

The long-delayed Boeing 787 Dreamliner has arrived in Dubai, just as Airbus has announced a delay in the A350XWB program.

Rolls-Royce is pleased with the “very positive” results achieved during testing eight examples of the new Trent XWB engine.

HyperMach’s planned 20-seat supersonic business jet (SSBJ)–SonicStar–will be able to fly at speeds up to Mach 4.0.

According to a report by Boeing, the Middle East will need more than 37,000 pilots to fly the aircraft due to be delivered there over the next 20 years.

Production of the F-15 is currently due to end next year, after the last of 60 F-15K models for Korea and 24 F-15SG models for Singapore are completed.

Rolls-Royce's Trent XWB engine for the Airbus A350XWB has logged 1,200 hours of ground testing. Soon the engine will begin flight testing.

Defense contractors vie for Middle Eastern fghter aircraft deals at the 2011 Dubai Air Show.

Boeing Military Aircraft (BMA) has stepped up its campaign to sell more F-15 and F-18 fighters.

Eurocopter expects its participation in this year’s Dubai Air Show to underscore its competitiveness in the Middle East.

The Dubai Air Show will be the occasion for the first Gulf Aviation Training Event being held tomorrow and on Tuesday.