THE FUTURE OF THE POST SHOW REPORT

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY
DUBAI AIRSHOW 2021
14-18 November 2021
DWC, Dubai Airshow Site

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DUBAI AIRSHOW 2021: 1,200+ 371

THE BIGGEST EDITION EVER EXHIBITORS FROM 145
COUNTRIES
NEW EXHIBITORS

Unanimously confirmed as the most successful edition since

80+ 20
its inception, the 2021 mega event was a real testament to the
resilience, robustness and adaptability of the global aerospace and
defence industry.
Welcoming a record number of 104,000 attendees from 148 STARTUPS COUNTRY PAVILLIONS
countries, 387 civil and military delegations, 371 new exhibitors,
80+ start-ups, 175 aircraft on display and with over 74 billion USD
worth of deals announced during the week, the show marked a
major turning point for the industry since the start of the pandemic.

“
The Dubai Airshow was an eye-opener. The fly-past and airshows were tremendous
and the sheer commercial energy of so many world-leading firms all at the same
venue, was wonderful.
175
AIRCRAFT ON DISPLAY
US$74B
ORDERS BOOKED
AMIR HUSAIN, FOUNDER & CEO OF THE GLOBAL AI COMPANY, SPARKCOGNITION, AND
CEO OF SKYGRID

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DUBAI AIRSHOW 2021 IN NUMBERS

104,165 50%
INCREASE IN
TOTAL ATTENDANCE
TRADE VISITORS

148
COUNTRIES TRADE
387
OFFICIAL DELEGATIONS
1,567
ACCREDITED JOURNALISTS
VISITORS CAME FROM FROM 97 COUNTRIES FROM 54 COUNTRIES

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VISITORS AT Business and General

A GLANCE Aviation 40% MENA 68%
KEY Commercial Aviation 28%
VISITORS BY europe 10%
SECTORS Defense/Military 20% COUNTRY americas 7%
Space 12% Rest of World 15%

“
It was my pleasure to participate in
one of the greatest aviation events in
the world. My participation gave me
the opportunity to get in touch with
aviation experts specially in my field
as an Air Traffic service provider.

FAISAL ALASOUSI, DIRECTORATE

GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION (DGCA), BREAKDOWN BY ACTIVITY
KUWAIT

Aircraft operator/airline 22% Air navigation service provider (ANSP)/ air traffic

68%
MRO services 12% control (ATC) services 4%
DECISION
MAKERS Cargo/Logistics 9% Family office/HNWI 5%
Completion center/Aircraft interiors supplier 8% Trip support provider 5%
OEM 7% Education/Training 4%
Airport operator 6% Others (Regulatory body, FBO, Finance/Insurance
Space/Satellite 5% provider) 13%

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BIG DEALS AT OVER

DUBAI AIRSHOW 2021 US$74B

ORDERS BOOKED

+ Akasa Air signed a deal with Boeing worth $8B

+ Indigo Partners ordered 255 Airbus aircraft worth $33B
+ GAL secured a contract with UAE MOD worth $2.9B
+ Tawazun signed a deal with Aeroter to purchase 100
VRT500 helicopters valued at $244M
+ Swiss Rheinmetall Air Defence AG secured a contract
with UAE MOD worth $1.5M
+ Nigeria’s Ibom Air signed a $900M order for 10 Airbus
A220s
+ Airbus secured a deal with Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways
valued at more than $3.3B
+ Air Tanzania struck a $726M deal with Boeing to expand
its fleet
US$6.1B
MILITARY CONTRACTS

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OFFICIAL DELEGATIONS
Once again Dubai Airshow ran one of the most successful and far-
reaching delegation programmes in the world, in conjunction with
the UAE Ministry of Defence, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and the
Government of Dubai.
The Defence Delegations included
+ Ministries of Defence
+ Deputy Ministers
+ Chiefs of Staff
+ Chiefs of Air Force
+ Senior procurement staff
+ Manufacturers & Service providers
The 2021 edition welcomed:

387
OFFICIAL
97 134
MILITARY
COUNTRIES
DELEGATIONS DELEGATIONS

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CONFERENCES WITHIN THE

EXHIBITION
A number of thought-leadership conferences took place over five
days covering the entire spectrum of aerospace including tech, cargo, TECH XPLORE HUB STAGE
air traffic management, space, sustainability and more. 5G, Cybersecurity, AI, Automation Global Air Traffic Management, Cargo Connect

9
CONFERENCE
250+ 50+
HOURS OF
SPEAKERS
TRACKS CONTENT

“
The 2021 Dubai Airshow was my first in-person for this prestigious global aviation
event. Expert-led timely content from cyber, to cargo capacity, to commercialization of
advancing tech provided stimulating perspectives for how our industry is rising past a
post-pandemic state. The Airshow demonstrates on the ground and in the air aviation’s
roaring comeback that powers talent and technology forward.
AEROSPACE 2050 STAGE VISTA STAGE
BRIAN COBB, CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER OF CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY Sustainability, Space, AAM, NextGen Leaders Mentorship Clinics, Pitch Competitions
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CVG)

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HOSTED ALONGSIDE ONE
OF THE WORLD’S BIGGEST
AIRSHOWS

In partnership with key industry stakeholders, Dubai Airshow launched the region’s
only dedicated aerospace startup event for innovative entrepreneurs who are set
to impact the future of aerospace. The startups pitched their ideas, products and
business strategies to generate interest for investment.
VISTA Showcased:

More than 80 Aerospace startups 40+ Globally

- from sustainability to drones, ranked investors
satellites and more.

VISTA at the Dubai Airshow brought together entrepreneurs, leaders in aerospace, and
venture capital investors to tackle the biggest challenges in aerospace & defence.

GREER CARPER, BOEING APPLIED INNOVATION

WHAT WENT ON AT VISTA

VISTA HUB STAGE

+ Industry leaders took to the stage to discuss the latest news and
innovations from the entire aerospace ecosystem.
MENTORSHIP CLINICS
+ One on one mentorship opportunities - hosted by some of the
leading companies in the aerospace industry.
INVESTOR ROUNDTABLES
+ RoundTable discussions with leading investors from the aerospace
industry such as Boeing Applied Innovation, Space Capital, AEI
Horizon X and more.
PITCH COMPETITIONS
+ Three exciting challenges developed for startups in collaboration
with leading names such as EDGE, Etihad Airways, Mohammed Bin
Rashid Space Center (MBRSC) and Amazon Web Services.

We’re grateful for the opportunity to be part of the VISTA challenge at Dubai Airshow.
We look forward to working with the winner - Signol to support our extensive efforts in
reducing scope 3 emissions.

TERRY DALY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GUEST EXPERIENCE, BRAND & MARKETING, ETIHAD AIRWAYS VISTA Competition winners:
+ Sustainability Challenge: Dan White, CEO of Signol
+ Space Challenge: Ajay Goyal, Founder of ForestSAT
+ VISTA Innovation Cup: John Nicol, CEO of Corona Aerospace
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DIGITAL SUCCESS
DUBAI AIRSHOW MOBILE APP SOCIAL MEDIA
WEBSITE VIEWS New to this year, the official mobile The show’s social media
app brought an AI based matchmaking channels contributed

1,335,753
for all attendees, lead-generation heavily to the success
services, scheduling and much more and results achieved
on a single platform. surpassed last year’s
edition and industry

171,919
benchmarks as well.
This year, the Dubai Airshow campaigns were led with digital-first +13.44% VS 2019
initiatives including a matchmaking app.

RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON
AI MATCHMAKING

84,051 16,305 14,632 3,373

SUBSCRIBERS SUBSCRIBERS SUBSCRIBERS SUBSCRIBERS
+8.25% VS 2019 +248.25% VS 2019 100% VS 2019 487% VS 2019

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 AT THE DUBAI AIRSHOW

Dubai Airshow 2021 welcomed 1000’s from

the general public to watch its flying display
from the Skyview grandstand arena.

+ Al Fursan, the UAE Air Force aerobatic team

+ Surya Kiran, the Indian Air Force aerobatics
team
+ Saudi Falcons, the BAE Hawk-equipped
Royal Saudi Air Force aerobatic team
+ And many of the world’s most impressive
military fighter jets and large commercial
aircraft
 see you in 2023

12 - 16 NOVEMBER 2023
DWC, DUBAI AIRSHOW SITE

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