The substantial investment in both Civil and Military aviation in the Middle East lead Fairs & Exhibitions to launch the Dubai Airshow in 1989. The show was immediately hailed as a success and has undergone significant growth to become the World's third most influential event. Two hundred exhibitors took part in Dubai 89. The show covered 7,000 square metres at Dubai International Airport, taking up one large exhibition hall. Twenty-five aircraft were on display and 10,000 industry visitors attended. Just nine shows on and Dubai 2005 had 726 exhibitors covering 35,000 square metres in three large exhibition halls on a purpose-built site next to the airport. 101 aircraft were on display and 35,000 trade visitors attended. What a difference two decades can make! The Dubai Airshow reflects the growth in aviation in the Middle East region and F&E are indebted to His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, Ruler of Dubai and UAE Defence Minister for his support and enthusiasm throughout the years and of course to the Dubai Government, Department of Civil Aviation and the UAE Armed Forces. We work together to ensure that the Dubai Airshow is not only the best airshow but that we keep improving and developing the event year on year. The 10th edition of the Dubai Airshow – the largest of which opened at the Airport Expo Dubai, United Arab Emirates today – smashed all its previous declared on-site order books within the first five hours of the event. The history-making news was made by Emirates, the international airline of the United Arab Emirates, which placed orders and options worth over US $34.9 billion – beating the total for the whole of 2005 event by US $13.6 billion and were quickly added to by Cessna sales worth US $190 million in total and a US $145 million deal clinched by Brazilian plane-maker Embraer with an order from Abu Dhabi's Falcon Aviation Services. The orders – which again created civil aviation history – were for 120 Airbus A350s, 11 A380s and 12 Boeing 777-300ERs – with Emirates now set to become the world's largest 777 operator in the next few years.
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