2015 Dubai Airshow opens!

The 2015 Dubai Airshow runs from Sunday November 8 until November 12

8 November 2015

Dubai: Get ready for the roaring sounds of jets flying over Dubai this week.

The week-long 2015 Dubai Airshow starts Sunday and will include flying displays from military and commercial aircraft.

This will be the second time the event will be held at this venue, the first time having been in 2013.

The best place — and only location on site — for the public to watch the flying shows, which will include the aerobatic skills of the UAE’s own Al Fursan and Italy’s Frecce Tricolori, is the Skyview grandstand at the airshow.

This is because the airshow, the region’s biggest aviation event, is an industry-only event, meaning you have to work in aviation to get in.

The Skyview grandstand is open from Sunday to Thursday at noon, with the flying show running from 2pm until 5.30pm.

However, Sunday has been reserved for group ticket sales.

A group with a minimum of 10 people will pay Dh50 per person, according to the event’s website.

Starting Sunday up to Thursday, adults over 17 will pay Dh80 for a ticket. Tickets are Dh50 per child for those between the ages of 7 and 16 while those under 7 years of age get in free.

The Dh50-per-ticket price for groups with a minimum of 10 people is available all week.

Tickets can be purchased online from www.skyview.aero, other websites and at the venue.

The aeronautical display will also feature fighter jets such as Eurofighter’s Typhoon, Dassault’s Rafale and Lockheed Martin’s F-22 Raptor.

In previous years, the flying show has included an Emirates’ Airbus A380 and the Italian made military purpose Alenia C-27J Spartan.

While organisers say the best — and only — way to watch the air show is from the Skyview grandstand, some Dubai residents interviewed in 2013 said they could see some of the aircraft flying over Jumeirah Beach Residence and also near the Burj Al Arab in Jumeirah.

The Dubai Airshow is one of the country’s biggest industry trade events, bringing together a who’s who of regional and global aviation players.

The air show has traditionally played host to record commercial aircraft orders. In 2013, the last show, a record $206.1 billion (Dh757 billion) in orders were placed at the airshow.

Expectations are that this year’s show will not match that of 2013.

However, Emirates airline president Tim Clark and Etihad Airways president and chief executive James Hogan both softened expectations by recently stating that they won’t be ordering anything this year.

Qatar Airways’ chief executive Akbar Al Baker weighed in, saying people should “wait and see.”