Dubai Air Show 2021: A glance at the top deals at the five-day aviation summit

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Airlines are again betting big on the industry’s long-term recovery and inking deals worth billions. The defence industry was equally active, with UAE-based entities at the forefront. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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Indigo Partners, the owner of low-cost carrier Wizz Air and Mexico’s Volaris, announced an order for 255 A321neo aircraft. The order is valued at $33 billion, according to the latest list price published by Airbus. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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India’s newest airline Akasa Air placed a near $9 billion order with Boeing for 72 737 MAX aircraft to build its fleet. The order includes two variants from the 737 MAX family - the 737-8 and the high-capacity 737-8-200. Image Credit: Clint Egbert/Gulf News

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Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways placed an order for 20 Airbus A320neos and 8 A321neos - the deal is valued at roughly $3.3 billion at list prices. Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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Boeing and Air Tanzania struck a deal for a 787-8 Dreamliner, a 767-300 Freighter and two 737 MAX jets. The order is valued at more than $726 million at list price. Image Credit: Clint Egbert/Gulf News

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UAE’s Ministry of Defense awarded contracts worth Dh22 billion in the first four days of the event. Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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GAL, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi’s EDGE, was awarded a Dh11 billion performance-based logistics (PBL) contract to supply the UAE Air Force and Air Defence (AFAD) with maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), and specialised support services. Image Credit: Clint Egbert/Gulf News

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Halcon, another EDGE subsidiary, won a Dh3.2 billion contract from UAE Armed Forces for its ‘Thunder’ and ‘Desert Sting’ range of precision guided munitions. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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A contract worth Dh677 million was signed with the Emirati International Technical Systems Trading for the purchase of aviation systems and equipment for the UAE Air Force and Air Defence. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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US-based Alliant Techsystems Operations will purchase supplements of ammunitions for the Air Force and Air Defence Command at a value of Dh175 million. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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The Pakistani Global Industrial & Defence Solutions is to purchase ammunition for the joint air command at a value of Dh143 million. Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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