Dubai Air Show 2011 Day 1 highlights

TIM ROBINSON reports on Day 1 highlights from this year’s Dubai Air Show on 13-17 November

To Dubai, and once again for air show visitors it is a chance to spot ‘what’s changed’ as the skyscrapers continue to shoot up and change the skyline of the city. This year, while the breakneck construction has slowed – a new vision since the last show in 2009 is the impressive Burj Khalifa - the world’s tallest building.

So as the Burj Khalifa looks to the sky, will the air show soar too? Lets take a look from the first days highlights.

Dubai Air Show 2011 Day 1 highlights:

Boeing lands record 777 order

Rafale – jilted at the altar for another fighter?

787 touches down – Boeing pushes Max

JF-17 – three for the price of one

Maximus Air Cargo rebrands and gets new livery

Quest Helicopters launches innovative UAE helicopter

Rolls-Royce gets $500bn Saudi order

Eclipse – the austerity bizjet?

UAE company reveals new UAV

Italian masterpiece

UAE looks to space

V-22 – now looking for exports

And finally…