 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. |