• A work of art by Sheikha Alyazia Nahyan Al Nahyan. Lee Hoagland / The National
    A work of art by Sheikha Alyazia Nahyan Al Nahyan. Lee Hoagland / The National
  • RoyalJet chief executive Shane O’Hare says they have plans to organise more sports packages following success of the Manchester City-Barcelona football match offer. Lee Hoagland / The National
    RoyalJet chief executive Shane O’Hare says they have plans to organise more sports packages following success of the Manchester City-Barcelona football match offer. Lee Hoagland / The National
  • Visitors pose for a photo in front of a Gulfstream G550. Lee Hoagland / The National
    Visitors pose for a photo in front of a Gulfstream G550. Lee Hoagland / The National
  • The interior of Dassault’s latest model, the Falcon 7x, on display at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo. Lee Hoagland / The National
    The interior of Dassault’s latest model, the Falcon 7x, on display at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo. Lee Hoagland / The National
  • Rotana Jet is expanding its fleet as the company eyes long-haul flights from its base in Abu Dhabi. Lee Hoagland / The National
    Rotana Jet is expanding its fleet as the company eyes long-haul flights from its base in Abu Dhabi. Lee Hoagland / The National
  • The Abu Dhabi Air Expo was not all about planes, there was also an all-Emirati marching band present. Lee Hoagland / The National
    The Abu Dhabi Air Expo was not all about planes, there was also an all-Emirati marching band present. Lee Hoagland / The National
  • The Al Fursan Aerobatics team puts on a show for the crowd at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo. Lee Hoagland / The National
    The Al Fursan Aerobatics team puts on a show for the crowd at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo. Lee Hoagland / The National
  • French manufacturer Dassault Aviation sold nine Falcon business jets last year and hopes to sell more at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo. Lee Hoagland / The National
    French manufacturer Dassault Aviation sold nine Falcon business jets last year and hopes to sell more at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo. Lee Hoagland / The National
  • Dassault Aviation’s latest model the Falcon 7X, a large-cabin, long-range aircraft that is capable of flying 11,000 kilometers at a stretch, and can take in gateway cities such as London, Cape Town and Marrakech. Lee Hoagland / The National
    Dassault Aviation’s latest model the Falcon 7X, a large-cabin, long-range aircraft that is capable of flying 11,000 kilometers at a stretch, and can take in gateway cities such as London, Cape Town and Marrakech. Lee Hoagland / The National
  • An Abu Dhabi Police helicopter as seen through a cockpit of a plane at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo. Lee Hoagland / The National
    An Abu Dhabi Police helicopter as seen through a cockpit of a plane at the Abu Dhabi Air Expo. Lee Hoagland / The National
  • The Al Fursan Aerobatics team putting on a show. Lee Hoagland / The National
    The Al Fursan Aerobatics team putting on a show. Lee Hoagland / The National

In pictures: Abu Dhabi Air Expo takes off


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The Abu Dhabi Air Expo is in full swing. The world’s leading innovators in aviation have congregated inside of the Al Bateen Executive Airport to show off their latest models and, hopefully, make a few sales.