Expected and as being claimed, the Dubai Airshow 2023 will break records in terms of previous performances, it's all set to witness a bunch of orders, ranging from 300 to 400 aircraft transactions, and also exceeding the value of deals in last year's worth of $74 billion.
This Aviation extravaganza is happening at a time, when the middle east region is facing an uncertainty due to the ongoing Israel & Palestine conflict, drawing obvious attention of the world.
Day-1 of the famous event saw multiple carriers placing orders with manufacturers , and Boeing saw bagging maximum orders from the inaugural day.
We also saw upcoming Saudi Arabian carrier Riyadh Air revealing its Second Livery on the occasion after unveiling of its striking purple colour scheme at June’s Paris Air Show.
Worth mentioning , Riyadh Air is very close to announcing a major order for narrowbodies, to join the 39 Boeing 787-9s (plus 33 options) that it revealed earlier this year.
In the Airshow on Monday, Emirates which is already the world’s largest operator of Boeing 777 aircraft, has signed firm orders for 55 additional 777-9s and 35 777-8s. It takes the airline’s 777X order book to a total of 205 units.
The carrier has also updated its previous order of 30 Boeing 787-9s, increasing its commitment to a total of 35 Dreamliners comprising 15 Boeing 787-10s and 20 Boeing 787-8s.
From its previous order of 115 units, the first 777-9 is expected to join Emirates’ fleet in 2025. Today’s additional orders mean Emirates will induct new 777-9s to its fleet until 2035.
Not only Boeing, Airbus also got its first order of the airshow in the inaugural day. Below are the details of the Dubai Airshow 2023 Day-1 Passenger Aircraft Orders,
- Royal Air Maroc has announced an order for two 787-9 Dreamliners to expand its long-haul network.
- Emirates has confirmed an order of 202 GE9X engines to power the additional 777X aircraft ordered today, taking its total GE9X engine order to 460 units.
- Royal Jordanian announced an order for four 787-9 Dreamliners along with reconfirmation at the Dubai Airshow a previous order for two 787-9s, bringing its total 787-9 backlog to six.
- Airbus bagged its first order of the show with 30 Airbus A220-300 for airBaltic (Launch operator).
- Emirates announced a US$52 Billion order for 90 additional Boeing 777X aircraft, break up of which is as below ,
- 55 Boeing 777-9X
- 35 Boeing 777-8X
- 15 Boeing 787-10
- 20 Boeing 787-8
- FlyDubai has placed an order of 30 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.
- EgyptAir has done a deal with Air Lease Corporation for a long-term lease of 18 Boeing 737 MAX 8s.
- SunExpress has made an order of 45 Boeing 737MAX with 45 as options.
If you wanted to experience the Aviation show featuring 1400+ exhibitors, 180+ aircraft on static and flying display, and voices of 300+ leading industry speakers, this place should have been in your list by now.
The exhibitor list at the airshow ranges from industry heavyweights like Bombardier, L3Harris, Emirates Airline and Etihad Airways, to emerging players such as Archer Aviation, Bellwether Industries and Riyadh Air, the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund startup.
While Boeing is showcasing its 777-9 aircraft during the show's flying display and going to demonstrate the capabilities of its F-15QA (Qatar Advanced) fighter, Airbus displays its A321-211 P2F, A321neo, Airbus A330, A400M Atlas and its H225 helicopter at the airshow from 13th to 17th November.
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