Your essential 2023 Dubai Airshow debrief

Dubai Airshow 2023 produced some interesting aircraft orders – maybe not for the numbers, but for the stories behind them. Richard Schuurman reports from the UAE Aircraft manufacturers at the 2023 Dubai Airshow netted firm orders for 260 aircraft, of which Boeing landed 205 while its European rival Airbus secured just 55. In addition, there were options for 51 airframes, memorandums of understanding (MOUs) for 21, 60 purchase rights and orders for 13 aircraft that were previously announced or in