Dubai Air Show draws world's most advanced planes as aviation bounces back after pandemic halt

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Nov 19, 2023
Dubai Air Show draws world's most advanced planes as aviation bounces back after pandemic halt
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UAE DUBAI AIR SHOW

SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS

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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dubai, UAE - 13 November 2023
1. Various of aircrafts in the sky during air show
2. French military jet
3. French crew
4. UAE officers visiting the show
5. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khalid Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in a buggy car
6. Various of visitors at the show
7. Wide of EDGE company's pavilion
8. Air Truck helicopter
9. Air Truck sign
10. Visitors checking out Hunter Launcher
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed Hassan Khoury, head of strategy at EDGE:
"This exhibition is very important for EDGE company and is considered as one of the most important exhibitions that Edge is participating in, beside the IDEX (exhibition), given that it is an aviation exhibition. Our focus is mainly directed toward displaying our products in the aviation sector or the sector that supports the aviation sector."

12. "Reach-M" sign on product
13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed Hassan Khoury, head of strategy at EDGE:
"There was a lot of interest in drones or unmanned systems for many reasons including the new approach in the military operations, cargo operation, or personnel transportation and that of goods. We at EDGE see that this is the approach of the future and we had to invest widely, putting money and resources in this domain, so that we will be among the modern countries that are providing this product to the end user, whether they are in the Emirates or other countries."

14. Various of EDGE products
15. Saudi Arabia aircraft pavilion
16. Saudi Arabia's flag
17. Various of models of Saudi aviation products
18. Officers in uniform at the show
19. Various of Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum at the show
20. Saudi Arabia's pavilion
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Captain Arnaud Martinez, head of The Helicopter Company:
"As a Saudi operator, with the desire to be also leading the region, it is always a good opportunity to come in that massive big air show and interact with all the operators, always good. We do not see the other operators as our competitors but more as an ecosystem that we need to interact, relation and interact with them, so fantastic opportunity to interact with everyone."

22. Dubai air show sign
24. Long-haul carrier Emirates plane on tarmac
25. Boeing sign
26. Boeing plane on tarmac
STORYLINE:

State-of-the-art airplanes of a wide variety of models and some of the world's most advanced aviation technology are on display at the five-day Dubai Air Show, which opened on Monday.

The event this year comes after aviation bounced back after the grounding of the coronavirus pandemic, even as Israel’s war with Hamas clouds regional security.

The air show is taking place at Al Maktoum Airport at Dubai World Central.

It is the city-state’s second airfield after Dubai International Airport, which is the world’s busiest for international travel and the home base for Emirates.

While commercial aviation takes much of the attention, arms manufacturers also have exhibitions at the show.

The air show this year comes amid the Israel-Hamas war, as well as Russia’s war on Ukraine, which will likely influence the event.

EDGE, an Emirati company, displayed various military products including rocket launchers and drones.

"There was a lot of interest in drones or unmanned systems for many reasons including the new approach in the military operations," said Ahmed Hassan Khoury, head of strategy at EDGE.

He added that because demand for drones is high, EDGE has invested a lot in this sector.

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