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If you have enough money and have a taste for <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=travel&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">travelling</a> luxuriously, one of the best parts is you can fly business class. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=business+class&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Business class cabins</a> have fancy facilities that an economy class person just dreams of.<br />
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Since 2009, flydubai has been growing by leaps and bounds and apart from its operations from other countries, flydubai is also strengthening its network in India.<br />
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<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=dubai&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Dubai</a>-based airline, flydubai presently has a network of 90 destinations across 44 countries and had launched 19 new routes in 2015.<br />
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Presently, flydubai is operating more than 1,700 flights per week and in 2015, it saw 9.04 million passengers, an increase of 24.6% traffic from 2014.<br />
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When it comes to operating in India, flydubai operates 30 weekly flights to Ahmedabad, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Lucknow, Mumbai, and Thiruvananthapuram.<br />
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When it comes to comfort during travel, business class passengers can enjoy a host of things. Once you start travelling business class, you will never settle for less.<br />
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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Insider is attending the Dubai Airshow, which hosts some of <keyword id="12018329" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="aviation" source="Orion">aviation</keyword>'s latest and greatest innovations.</li><li><keyword id="11910631" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="boeing" source="Orion">Boeing</keyword> is showing off its 777X, the world's largest twin-engine aircraft. <keyword id="11896633" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="airbus" source="Orion">Airbus</keyword> is bringing its largest twin-engine jets. </li></ul><p>DUBAI - The Dubai Airshow officially kicked off on Sunday, marking the start of the first international airshow of the pandemic.</p><p>International air shows are a time for aircraft manufacturers to show off their latest innovations, while airlines and other aircraft operators display their newest purchases and often make new ones. And with nearly two years without this type of meetup, there's plenty for the industry to catch up on.</p><p>In the commercial aviation realm, Boeing and Airbus are - unsurprisingly - the main attractions with support from their airline partners. But smaller players including Brazil's <keyword id="12337321" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="embraer" source="Orion">Embraer</keyword> and Russia's Irkut Corporation are also in attendance with the hopes of winning orders for their competing products, offering airlines an alternative to the biggest in the business.</p><p>Private aviation is another focus, with manufacturers like Dassault Aviation and Bombardier showing off their new flagship business aircraft. Private charter firms, including Comlux and VistaJet, will also make the case for why their high-end aircraft are worth thousands of dollars an hour to charter.</p><p>And of course, the military, space, and defense industrial complexes will be present, with the US, Indian, French, Japanese, and UAE militaries bringing what amounts to a small air force in a display of military might. That's all in addition to the startups filling the convention hall that promise to revolutionize the aviation industry.</p><p>Insider is on the ground at the Dubai Airshow.  Here's what we're most looking forward to in the commercial, cargo, and private aviation realms.</p><h2>1. Boeing's latest and most controversial aircraft on display</h2><div type="image" title="Boeing 777X" height="3461" width="4614" msid="87697965" hostid="261"></div><p>The Boeing 777X is making its first-ever international debut and will be welcoming select attendees onboard for a sneak peek at what's to come from the landmark aircraft. Insider is those invited onboard for a first look.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-777x-twin-engine-plane-flew-for-the-first-time-2020-1">ultra-modern variant of the popular Boeing 777 family of aircraft promises increased efficiency and additional seating capacity</a> to its previous generation sibling. And in addition to the 777X being the largest twin-engine plane slated to fly passengers, the two <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/worlds-largest-plane-engine-ge9x-to-power-boeing-777x-2020-9">GE Aviation GE9X engines will be the largest commercial aircraft engines in the world</a>.</p><p>Boeing will also perform a flying display with the aircraft to demonstrate its capabilities to a crowd that's been following the aircraft's journey, through its delays and all, since its first flight in early 2020.</p><p>The 777X's presence in Dubai is likely an homage to Emirates as the launch customer and soon-to-be largest operator of the aircraft. More than 100 777X will fill the Emirates fleet in the next few decades, based on its current order.</p><p>Boeing would also be hoping to land additional orders for the aircraft that's already garnered interest from the world's leading carriers. But orders for the smaller 777-8 will be key as most existing orders are focused on the larger 777-9.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/boeing-737-max">Boeing 737 Max</a> is set to be a prominent feature at the Dubai Airshow with two static aircraft on display. Boeing, in partnership with Alaska Airlines, is displaying the 737 Max 9 EcoDemonstrator aircraft that is being used to test new technology aimed at reducing the aviation industry's carbon footprint.</p><p>Alternatively, the UAE's own FlyDubai is set to have its 737 Max on display as the region's largest operator of the model. The budget carrier recently unveiled a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVr9Jx6vf5e/">new business class cabin for the aircraft</a> including lie-flat seats, pushing the bounds of comfort on a narrow-body aircraft in a way most 737 Max operators have been unwilling to do.</p><p>The Max displays come less than a year since the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-737-max-fly-again-news-update-recertification-faa-production-2020-11">Federal Aviation Administration ungrounded the aircraft</a> following <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/737-max-fly-again-crash-boeing-revisions-faa-2020-12">two deadly crashes that resulted in the loss of 346 lives</a>, attributable to a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/outrageous-messages-from-boeing-employees-2020-1">Boeing software issue</a>.</p><p>Boeing's newest military aerial refueler, the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/air-force-expects-kc-46-tanker-this-year-defects-remain-2018-1">KC-46 Pegasus</a>, will also be on display as part of the US Air Force delegation. The aircraft has been plagued with scandal that's benefited its rival, Airbus and the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/airbus-a330-achieves-first-aerial-refueling-beats-boeing-2020-4">A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport</a>, the Airbus refueler which will also be at the Dubai Airshow.</p><h2>2. Emirates giving the world's largest passenger jet a new lease on life</h2><div type="image" title="Emirates Airbus A380" height="1665" width="2221" msid="87697966" hostid="261"></div><p>The <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/airbus-a380-boeing-747-stop-production-double-decker-airliners-2020-7">Airbus A380 hasn't fared well during the pandemic</a> as it quickly became a symbol for the opulence and excess that airlines needed to cut. And the result was groundings en masse for the likes of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-havoc-forces-airlines-to-retire-iconic-planes-sooner-2020-3">Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa, and more</a>.</p><p>Airbus, meanwhile, had already been <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/last-airbus-a380-fuselage-delivered-to-toulouse-factory-for-assembly-2020-6">drawing down production of the A380</a> with the final deliveries slated to All Nippon Airways and Emirates as the final two airlines still taking deliveries. The numbered days of the A380 appeared to dwindle as air <keyword id="11896628" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="travel" source="Orion">travel</keyword> recovered.</p><p>Emirates, however, announced a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/emirates-unveils-new-design-for-new-airbus-a380s-premium-economy-2021-1">new investment in A380 to see to give it a brand new passenger cabin</a>. All classes of service will see enhancements and a new premium economy class is being added.</p><p>One of the newly-refreshed A380s will be in attendance at Dubai. Insider will be on board.</p><h2>3. The best of private aviation with one notable exception</h2><div type="image" title="VistaJet Bombardier Global 7500" height="1665" width="2221" msid="87697967" hostid="261"></div><p>Bombardier will show off its flagship business aircraft, the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/70-million-bombardier-global-7500-for-sale-only-on-market-2020-5">Global 7500 jet, which holds the title of the largest and longest-ranged purpose-built private jet</a> currently in service. Both Bombardier and long-time customer <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/vistajet-takes-delivery-first-charter-ready-bombardier-global-7500-2020-11">VistaJet will have the Global 7500 on display</a>.</p><p>Insider will be sitting down with Bombardier's new CEO, Eric Martel, to talk about the manufacturer's shift to an all-aviation product line.</p><p>Dassault Aviation will have two aircraft on display including a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/dassault-falcon-10x-largest-ever-private-jet-features-design-2021-5">cabin mock-up of the Falcon 10X, its soon-to-be largest private jet</a> set to go up against leaders from Bombardier and Gulfstream. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-dassaults-falcon-10x-will-be-category-killer-coolest-features-2021-7">Industry experts are particularly excited about the Falcon 10X</a> given its performance capabilities, interior design, and overall spacious cabin.</p><p>Gulfstream is not attending this year's Dubai Airshow, and its absence is notable given the manufacturer has three new aircraft currently in development. Most notably, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gulfstream-debuts-75-million-g700-private-jet-tour-photos-2021-9">the Gulfstream G700 that made the rounds over the summer on a global tour</a> will not be making the trek to Dubai.</p><p>But even with three new aircraft in the pipeline, Gulfstream is ceding Dubai to its French, Canadian, and Brazilian rivals.  </p><p>Boeing is bringing one of its 737 airliner-turned-private-jets, known as <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-business-jet-747-8i-private-photos-interior-2020-3">Boeing Business Jets</a>, to Dubai, but it won't be on display at the airshow. Rather, select attendees, including Insider, will be shuttled to Dubai International Airport for tours.</p><p>Airbus, for its part, will <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-acropolis-aviations-new-110-million-acj320neo-private-jet-2020-3">show off an Airbus Corporate Jet 320neo</a>, the private jet variant of the A320neo airliner. <br />These flying penthouse apartments are intended for a particularly wealthy type of traveler than can afford the ultra-high expense of purchasing and maintaining an airline for private use.</p><p>Embraer is showing off its <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/embraers-newest-praetor-600-private-jet-enters-service-with-flexjet-2020-12">Praetor 600 super-midsize aircraft that's becoming popular with major private jet firms including Flexjet</a>.</p><p>Aircraft completion specialist Citadel Completions will also bring a rare private jet to the skies, another airliner-turned-private jet based on the Airbus A340-500 airliner. The four-engine private offers a nearly unbeatable combination of living space and range, with the A340-500 a former favorite of airlines to fly ultra-long-haul routes.</p><p>Other private aircraft manufacturers in attendance include Pilatus, Irkut Corporation, Textron Aviation, and Tecnam.</p><h2>4. A Brazilian and European rivalry on full display</h2><div type="image" title="An Embraer E195-E2 aircraft - Embraer E195-E2" height="1666" width="2223" msid="87697968" hostid="261"></div><p>Airbus and Embraer will both bring their next-generation aircraft that are fighting for control in the 100-150-seat market.</p><p>Embraer is bringing its Embraer E195-E2 demonstration aircraft, featuring a special paint livery with a tiger on the nose and called the "Profit Hunter." <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/porter-airlines-breathes-life-into-embraer-e195-e2-program-2021-7">Sales have been poor when compared to Airbus</a> despite Embraer touting better operating economics over its Airbus competitor.</p><p>Airbus and Air Baltic will be showing off the Airbus A220, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-the-airbus-a220-bombardier-cseries-plane-2020-2">formerly known as the Bombardier CSeries</a>. Airlines around the world have fallen for the A220 while Embraer has struggled to keep up commercially. It's been losing long-time customers, including <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/flying-on-jetblue-airways-brand-new-airbus-a220-photos-review-2021-6">JetBlue Airways</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/air-canada-unveils-controversial-new-airbus-a220-aircraft-2020-1">Air Canada</a> to the Airbus jet.</p><h2>5. Russia's answer to the Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320 family of aircraft</h2><div type="image" title="Irkut Corporation MC-21" height="2000" width="2666" msid="87697969" hostid="261"></div><p>Russia's Irkut Corporation is nearing the finish line on a new jet to compete against Boeing and Airbus' 150-to-200-seat aircraft market. The MC-21 is made with composite materials and powered by turbofan engines. </p><p>It's unlikely that a Western airline will place an order but the jet could show promise in Europe and Asia. </p><h2>6. Israel comes to town</h2><div type="image" title="Israel Aerospace Industries Boeing 777-300ER &quot;Big Twin&quot; cargo plane" height="1421" width="1895" msid="87697972" hostid="261"></div><p>Israel is set to have a major presence at the Dubai Airshow for the first time in the event's history. The recent easing of tensions between Israel and the UAE under the Abraham Accords paved the way for Israel's attendance.</p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-passenger-airliners-are-converted-into-freighter-planes-2021-2">Israel Aerospace Industries</a> is one Israeli company that will make its first-ever journey to the Dubai Airshow, highlighting its experience in defense systems, passenger-to-cargo aircraft conversations, and maintenance and repair operations.</p><h2>7. Never-before-seen aircraft</h2><div type="image" title="Ethiad Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner" height="1198" width="1598" msid="87697973" hostid="261"></div><p>Etihad Airways is bringing the Airbus A350-1000 XWB to Dubai in a first-ever public display. Despite the airline taking delivery of five models from Airbus, according to <a href="https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Etihad-Airways">Planespotters.net</a>, not one has flown a paying passenger.</p><p>If <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/etihad-airways-likely-retiring-airbus-a380-and-the-residence-2021-3">Etihad CEO Tony Douglas keeps his promise to retire the airline's A380s</a>, the A350-1000 will become the second-largest aircraft in the Etihad fleet behind the Boeing 777-300ER. That is, until the Boeing 777X joins the fleet and makes the Airbus A350-1000 the third-largest plane in the fleet. </p><h2>8. Leonardo shows off the civilian version of a popular military aircraft</h2><div type="image" title="AW609 Tilt Rotor" height="1296" width="1728" msid="87697974" hostid="261"></div><p>The <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/leonardo-aw609-civilian-v-22-osprey-details-photos-2020-3">Leonardo AW609 is one of the most unique aircraft coming to the Dubai Airshow</a> as it's one that can take off and fly like a plane or helicopter. Vertical takeoff and land aircraft are a special type of aircraft merging the best of fixed-wing aircraft with the flexibility a helicopter offers.</p><p>The US Air Force is also bringing its Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey, one of the aircraft that protects the US president, to the Dubai Airshow.</p><p><em>Are you at the Dubai Airshow and want to get in touch with Insider? Email this reporter at tpallini@Insider.com.</em></p>

8 things we're looking forward to at the Dubai Airshow this week

<p>Flying on a plane is generally an awful experience, but next time you're crammed in the middle seat counting down the hours, be thankful there aren't 80 birds perched in coach with you.</p><p>An image is going viral on <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/5qzkz4/my_captain_friend_sent_me_this_photo_saudi_prince/" target="_blank">Reddit</a> of a Saudi prince who brought 80 hawks on a plane Monday morning:</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/5qzkz4/my_captain_friend_sent_me_this_photo_saudi_prince/">Reddit</a></span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>We've reached out to the author of the Reddit thread about the photo and will update the post if we learn anything else about which airline accommodated the birds, how long it took to situate them, and generally how well-behaved they were on the flight.</p><p>While this may look strange, transporting falcons in the Middle East is actually a pretty common practice. Falconry (training birds to hunt) has been practiced in the Middle East for thousands of years and is still a popular past time in the United Arab of Emirates. </p><p>A Reddit user pointed us in the direction of a very helpful <a href="http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/object-of-intrigue-falcon-passport" target="_blank">Atlas Obscura</a> article that says falcons can get their own forest green passports to fly in the United Arab Emirates. That passport allows the falcons to travel to Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Morocco, and Syria. </p><p>The passport is valid for three years, according to the United Arab Emirates <a href="http://www.moccae.gov.ae/en/our-services/cites/cites/falcon-passport.aspx" target="_blank">Ministry of Climate Change and Environment</a>.</p><p>The falcon is the national bird of the UAE, so it makes sense airlines flying out of there would accommodate the birds' transit needs.</p><p>A spokesperson for the airline Flydubai told Frank Kane, a reporter for UAE news website <a href="http://www.thenational.ae/business/aviation/falcons-on-a-plane-birds-of-prey-get-business-class-treatment-with-flydubai" target="_blank">The National</a>, that falcons must have their own seat and are placed on a cloth to avoid accidents. Kane said the business class cabin was entirely reserved for falcons on his Flydubai flight, so this isn't as rare of an occurrence as we may think.</p><p>Etihad Airways also allows falcons on its planes. </p><p>"We accept the carriage of falcons in the main aircraft cabin provided that all the necessary documents have been obtained. We also accept falcons as checked baggage," Etihad writes on its <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/etihad-allows-falcons-in-cabin-2013-8" target="_blank">website</a>.</p><p>An Etihad spokesperson told Business Insider that, based on the cabin and flight crew uniforms, it's unlikely the photo was taken on one of the airline's planes.</p><p>Qatar Airways wrote on its <a href="http://www.qatarairways.com/global/en/animals.page?CID=AFALL0204026300000000000" target="_blank">website</a> that you can bring a maximum of 6 falcons in economy class.</p><p>So if you're looking to transport a falcon in the near future, it may not be as hard as you think - depending on where you're going, of course.</p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/sculpture-moves-like-a-flock-of-birds-2016-11">This kinetic sculpture moves like a flock of birds</a></h3>        <div>            <div>        <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="poN2g2NzE66FR90zYiSL5GcmiAZFUdNL" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>        </div>        </div>            </div>

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