Overview
- - Organizers report more than 1,500 exhibitors, around 148,000 visitors, and 490 official delegations from 115 countries, with 21 national pavilions including a first-time Moroccan presence.
- - President Mohamed bin Zayed and Vice President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid toured the event, underscoring national industrial goals as the UAE-made KALDES B-250 light combat aircraft was formally unveiled.
- - Emirates announced a new order for 65 Boeing 777-9 jets valued at $38 billion, taking its total Boeing widebody orders to 315, as the airline refines long-haul fleet plans.
- - The Dubai International Air Chiefs Conference convened 100-plus delegations to push operational concepts for air–space integration and to elevate investment in AI, drones, and hypersonic capabilities.
- - Flight displays featured a Joby electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and the COMAC C919’s Middle East debut, while Dubai’s Future Forum opens next to probe wider technology and economic trends.