The last Dubai Airshow saw record-breaking orders for commercial airliners. Not so this year, but our onsite editors say that’s not necessarily something to worry about. They explain why in this report from the show.

Boeing says it does not feel pressured to increase the planned production rate of the 737 beyond the currently committed 52 per month in 2018 despite the recent announcement by Airbus that it plans to boost A320 family production to 60 per month by 2019.

Boeing says the ripening market for a new middle-of-the-market aircraft seating between 220 and 280 passengers could see sales “in the thousands.”

Emirates wants more airline operational data for the Airbus A350 before making a decision about an order for the type, or for more Boeing 787s, the airline's President Tim Clark said at the Dubai Air Show.

Avionics and Safety Editor John Croft, Managing Editor for Transport Jens Flottau and Executive Editor Jim Asker discuss the safety and security implications of the crash of the Russian charter carrier’s A321.

OAG data indicate growth of Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways over the past five years has taken place on existing routes and with frequencies rather than only in new markets.

Three interrelated events are indicative of the state of commercial aviation: Airbus ramps up its production rate—likely followed by Boeing; Bombardier announces a $1 billion equity infusion by the Quebec government into the C Series program; and Comac rolls out the first C919 test aircraft in Shanghai.

Conflicting reports painted two very different pictures of how Metrojet Flight 9268 crashed in the Sinai: damage from a previous tail strike, or a bomb planted by terrorists.