Just got back from what must have been one of the most exciting and intriguing Dubai air shows ever.
It had everything: massive orders, including Emirates' purchase of 50 777-300ERs, Boeing's biggest deal ever in revenue terms; the remarkable performance of Qatar Airways' Akbar Al Baker declaring that Airbus could not build aircraft and then announcing an order for up to 80 A320neos; and what appeared to be a massive U-turn by the UAE with its fighter requirement, opening what had been a shoo-in for Dassault's Rafale to at least one and maybe more rivals.
You can read our coverage on flightglobal.com/dubai.
We produced four cracking Flight Daily News editions on site too and I also enjoyed editing and fronting our interactive magazines, three of which were put together in Dubai.
You can see all seven publications here:
http://www.flightglobal.com/air-shows/Dubai-air-show/iflight

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