Uganda Airlines' first Airbus A330-800 - 5X-NIL - is on display. It took delivery of the aircraft in December 2020 and has since added a second example of the type to its fleet, according to Cirium fleets data. The only other two A330-800s in service belong to Kuwait Airways.
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Uganda Airlines' first Airbus A330-800 - 5X-NIL - is on display. It took delivery of the aircraft in December 2020 and has since added a second example of the type to its fleet, according to Cirium fleets data. The only other two A330-800s in service belong to Kuwait Airways.
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A FlyDubai Boeing 737 Max 8 on the static display. A6-FMS is one of 17 in the budget carrier's fleet, Cirium fleets data suggests, alongside three Max 9s.
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A FlyDubai Boeing 737 Max 8 on the static display. A6-FMS is one of 17 in the budget carrier's fleet, Cirium fleets data suggests, alongside three Max 9s.
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A FlyDubai Boeing 737 Max 8 on the static display. A6-FMS is one of 17 in the budget carrier's fleet, Cirium fleets data suggests, alongside three Max 9s.
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A Gulf Air Boeing 787-9 on display. A9C-FG was delivered in May 2020 and is one of seven in the carrier's fleet, according to Cirium fleets data.
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A Gulf Air Boeing 787-9 on display. A9C-FG was delivered in May 2020 and is one of seven in the carrier's fleet, according to Cirium fleets data.
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An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9, serving as a Boeing ecoDemonstrator aircraft, is on the static display. N60436 is due to join the carrier's fleet next year. Cirium fleets data shows Alaska Airlines has eight Max 9s in service.
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An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9, serving as a Boeing ecoDemonstrator aircraft, is on the static display. N60436 is due to join the carrier's fleet next year. Cirium fleets data shows Alaska Airlines has eight Max 9s in service.
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An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9, serving as a Boeing ecoDemonstrator aircraft, is on the static display. N60436 is due to join the carrier's fleet next year. Cirium fleets data shows Alaska Airlines has eight Max 9s in service.
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A Saudia Boeing 787-10 on the static display. The carrier has five of the type in service, according to Cirium fleets data. HZ-AR27 was delivered in May 2020.
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A Saudia Boeing 787-10 on the static display. The carrier has five of the type in service, according to Cirium fleets data. HZ-AR27 was delivered in May 2020.
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Air Baltic's 32nd - and newest - Airbus A220-300 is part of the display. YL-ABF was the seventh to be delivered to the Riga-based carrier this year.
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Air Baltic's 32nd - and newest - Airbus A220-300 is part of the display. YL-ABF was the seventh to be delivered to the Riga-based carrier this year.
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An Air Arabia Airbus A321neo on the static display. A6-ATF was delivered in April 2021 and is one of six in the Sharjah-based operator's fleet.
Airbus and Boeing jets from carriers including Air Arabia, Air Baltic, Alaska Airlines, FlyDubai, Gulf Air, Saudia and Uganda Airlines were at Dubai World Central by lunchtime on Saturday.
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