Dubai Air Show 2013
 

That's started the thread.

I am planning to visit on 17th, a trade only, only day...
I was planning to drive, but the warning of limited car parking, in the worlds biggest airport, in the middle of a sand pit, and so much open space did concern me slightly.

Otherwise will park at Ibn B mall and bus from there. Might be best, and shortest bus ride.........

Dubai one TV will be live each day, but I would like to visit anyway, just to meet some old and some very old friends.


glf

Count me in.. i will be there...:ok::ok:

Probably won't bother this year, $60 at the door I believe :hmm:

Any EPC or Platinum Card discounts??? :-)

Airshow
 

In response to your request for tickets...in a nut shell NO... EK pilots are not invited,,,you can join the plebs on the public day so F..Off.

We havn't got tickets for the airshow since the days when leroy use to organise them for us.......leave the show to the bean counters, and other wannabes

Al Ain is a much better show for the enthusiast.

went today
 

No desire to see the display. was there just to go to Gulfstream Conference.

The road signs on 611 were very clear, the new access to the Peri road were functional.

The car parking was a fiasco.

As predicated very limited parking, but the overflow parking was fine, lots of busses, and me.

The advance ticket service was very good, and ID card issued, no fuss. But no lanyard. Solved by Mr BP, first freebee.

Several toilets U/S, and patchy internet service.

For a trade only day, rather a lot of local children.

I chatted to some exhibitors and was told the rush to exit was very confused, with the car parks spouting forth, slow........

In general a good venue. Lets see how the public days work out.

glf

Seriously Emirates pilots, I saw some guys wearing their uniform to the air show as a visitor. You are not on duty....... :}

They were not visitors! They were on duty!

Duty can include promotional events, not just for cc you know...

Anyone went today? Thinking of checking it out tomorrow

as demonstrated by the stopping of flying displays when the wind got up.

It's really noticable how much more blowing dust there is on the Dubai side of the border when you drive north from Abu Dhabi. All that greeenery AUH has planted does help.

not the few I talked to...but who cares

You clearly do.

Tangmo - perhaps it'll be the turn of the Military ??

Slightly surprised that given the record breaking size of the civil orders, there has been no discussion (at least that I've seen) here on PPRune.
Off course there is one airline we must not mention - but EK, QR & Fly Dubai also shelled out loads of purchase orders

it was embarrassing to watch vendors make fun of EK guys wearing their uniform as visitors.

Reminds me of a joke,

"how do you know there is a pilot in the room? he will tell you"

In an EK pilots case, "he's too good to tell you, he'll show you."

There was talk of maybe a new A380 order on other social media, just speculation though... I mean a new customer, not more EK...

99% of EK pilots don't bother to go to the show

My uniform is still at the dry cleaners which means that I can't go this year!!

Did that cheese you off
 

sorry....hat and coat.... glf

Went there today.... and sorry chaps.. not in Uniform.... My cap fell off and I couldn't find it... so I couldn't go in Uniform:}

The best and most open guys where the Gulfstream Gents on G450, G550 and G650 :ok::ok::ok:... Very nice to chat to and very open...

Second came the Falcon 7x and 900 gents:ok:

Bombardier was too stuffed up to properly chat to me... (maybe because I didn't speak french :} or was it the lack of uniform :})

Had a great day :ok::ok::ok:

Flying displays.. always a great experience:ok::ok::ok::ok: