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Dubai Airshow

The largest aerospace event in the Middle East. Five days at Dubai South (DWC) covering commercial, defense, space, business aviation, and an increasingly prominent training and pipeline segment.

November 15–19, 2027Dubai Airshow Site, DWC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates~110,000 attendees

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What to expect

Dubai Airshow is a biennial mega-event combining major aircraft order announcements, a massive static display, defense exhibitors, space industry presence, and a substantial business aviation and training pipeline contingent. Expect every major commercial OEM, regional airline leadership making fleet announcements, defense buyers, and a steady stream of order announcements that drive aerospace media coverage globally. For flight schools, the relevant content is concentrated in the business aviation hall and the training pipeline conversations happening alongside Etihad, Emirates, FlyDubai, and regional carrier representatives.

Quick facts

Dates

November 15–19, 2027

Location

Dubai Airshow Site, DWC
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Estimated attendance

~110,000

Exhibitors

~1500

Registration

from USD 100 day pass

Languages

EN, AR

Regulatory focus

GCAA

Also known as

Dubai Airshow, Dubai Air Show, Dubai Airshow 2027

Who attends

Commercial and military aerospace decision-makers, regional airline leadership (Emirates, Etihad, Qatar, Saudia, FlyDubai), business aviation operators, defense buyers, OEMs, and training organizations placing graduates into Middle Eastern carriers.

Why flight schools attend

Flight schools placing graduates into Middle Eastern carriers — particularly Emirates, Etihad, Qatar, and FlyDubai — find the relationship density at Dubai Airshow valuable. The pipeline conversations happen alongside the much-larger commercial aerospace agenda.

Frequently Asked Questions

Dubai Airshow runs biennially in November at Dubai South (DWC). The next edition after 2026 is expected in November 2028.

Mainly for schools placing graduates into Middle Eastern carriers. The pipeline-relationship value is real but the airshow is dominated by commercial aerospace and defense, with training as a relatively small slice. Schools focused purely on Middle Eastern training markets often find MEBAA more directly relevant.

Yes — Dubai Airshow's static display includes 200+ aircraft across commercial, military, business aviation, and space segments. The annual fleet-order announcements that happen at Dubai Airshow drive a substantial portion of the year's commercial-aerospace news cycle.

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