The Dubai Airshow is produced by F&E Aerospace, a division of F&E, one of the most influential & long-standing names in the Middle East's events sector - delivering international trade events across a variety of markets since 1958.
F&E Aerospace is one of the most influential names in the aerospace industry's event sector.
Our flagship event, The Dubai Airshow is the Middle East's leading aerospace event; other events in the F&E Aerospace portfolio are MEBA – Middle East Business Aviation, AIME – Aircraft Interiors Middle East and MRO Middle East.
GATE - Gulf Aviation Training Event - was launched at the Dubai Airshow 2011 and will return again at this year's Dubai Airshow.
F&E Aerospace has a long-standing relationship with the global aerospace industry; we have developed a particular focus on producing events in the Middle East and take pride not only in our depth knowledge of the market but also the relationships we have developed in the region.
We are dedicated to delivering events of the highest quality that connect buyers and sellers from all over the world and enable our clients to maximise the return on their investment.
F&E became a member of the Tarsus Group plc, the international business-to-business media group in 2007.
Future dates
Dates for upcoming Dubai Airshows:
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17-21 November 2013
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08-12 November 2015
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12-16 November 2017
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17-21 November 2019
Show History
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1986
The Dubai Airshow started life as Arab Air in 1986 - a small civil aviation trade show which F&E organised at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Bill Kern, founder of F&E, is seen in the foreground.
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1989
Spurred on by substantial Middle East investment in civil and military aviation the first Dubai Airshow was held in 1989 at Dubai International Airport.
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1991
The show enjoyed rapid growth with the 1991 show already three times larger than the previous show. Due to the outbreak of the Gulf War the event was moved from January to November and had a strong military focus given recent events in the region.
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1999
The show’s rapid growth continued as was evidenced in the new, purpose built exhibition centre – Airport Expo – where the show has been held since 1999.
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2001
The 2001 show successfully rose to the challenge of the downturn in the aviation industry following the events of September 11th 2001, and closed its run with a confirmed order intake of a record US$15.6 billion.
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2003
Dubai Airshow 2003 was the fastest-selling in the event’s history, 550 companies from 36 countries participated along with 13 national pavilions.
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2005
In 2005 the Airshow hosted the debut of the A380 in the Middle East. It arrived in full Emirates livery for its largest customer and long queues formed to visit this state-of-the art aircraft.
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2007
The 10th Dubai Airshow was held in 2007 – by this time the event was firmly established as one of the top aerospace events in the world. The 2007 show smashed all previous records with more than US$155 billion worth of deals announced - the highest ever for any global aviation event.
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2009
By 2009 the show is now hosting 890 exhibitors from 47 countries; it has doubled in size in just 8 years. Coming just after the economic downturn, the air show proved that the industry is still robust and growing in the Middle East.
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2011
2011 saw the Dubai Airshow bid a fond farewell to Airport Expo as the event prepares to its new home at Dubai World Central. In a fitting tribute to the show’s long history at Airport Expo the 2011 edition was a huge success drawing 56,548 trade visitors from around the world along with 960 exhibitors. Yet again the Dubai Airshow proved to be a show where deals are made and the total order book was in excess of $63 billion.
