Flying high at the 2015 Dubai Airshow

The "Frecce Tricolori" Italian Air Force aerobatic display team perform during the opening of the Dubai Airshow in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The biennial event is held from Nov. 8-12, 2015.

Dubai Airshow

The "Frecce Tricolori" Italian Air Force aerobatic display team perform during the opening of the Dubai Airshow in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Nov. 8, 2015.

Al Fursan

Al Fursan, the UAE Air Force aerobatic display team, perform during the opening of the Dubai Airshow in United Arab Emirates on Nov. 8, 2015.

Al Fursan

Al Fursan, the UAE Air Force performs during Dubai Airshow on Nov. 8, 2015.

Al Fursan

Al Fursan, the aerobatics demonstration team of the UAE Air Force, performs during the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 8, 2015.

Dubai Airshow

The Italian "Frecce Tricolori" performs at the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 8, 2015.

Airbus A350

An Airbus A350 performs a flypast during the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 8, 2015.

Airbus A350

An Airbus A350 XWB performs during the opening of the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 8, 2015.

Airbus A350

Visitors watch an Airbus A350 XWB at the Dubai Airshow in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Nov. 8, 2015.

Apache helicopter

An Emirati man checks out an Apache helicopter during the opening of the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 8, 2015.

Al Fursan

A performance by Al Fursan, the aerobatics demonstration team of the UAE Air Force, is seen behind a Qatar Airways plane at the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 8, 2015.

Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Musicians perform next to a Boeing 787 Dreamliner received by Qatar Airways and displayed at the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 9, 2015.

F-16

Women walk past a U.S.-made F-16 fighter jet displayed at the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 9, 2015.

Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey

U.S. soldiers stand in the shade of the wing of a Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, a U.S. multi-mission, tiltrotor military aircraft, displayed at the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 8, 2015.

Sea Dragon

U.S. soldiers stand near a Sea Dragon helicopter displayed at the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 8, 2015.

Airbus A380

Visitors look at an Emirates airline's Airbus A380 displayed at the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 9, 2015.

Airbus A380

United Arab Emirates Vice President, Prime Minister and Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, right, visits an Airbus A380 plane at the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 8, 2015.

Airbus A380

United Arab Emirates Vice President, Prime Minister and Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, center, tours an Airbus A380 during Dubai Airshow on Nov. 8, 2015.

F-22 Raptor

A U.S.-made F-22 Raptor performs at the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 8, 2015.

Saab Global 6000

United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defences executive director of strategic analysis, Major General Abdullah al-Hashimi, speaks during a joint press conference at the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 9, 2015 with a model of a Swedish-made Saab Global 6000 surveillance plane in the foreground. Al-Hashimi announced that the UAE signed a $1.27 billion deal with Saab to purchase two surveillance planes and upgrade two others.

Eurofighter Typhoon

A Eurofighter Typhoon performs at the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 8, 2015.

Boeing-Stearman Model 75

U.K.-based AeroSuperBatics peform on a Boeing-Stearman Model 75 during the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 8, 2015.

Archangel

Men look at an U.S.-made Archangel intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance plane displayed at the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 9, 2015.

F-16

An F-16 plane performs at the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 8, 2015.

Vietjet Airbus A321 order

Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, President and CEO of Vietnamese airline carrier Vietjet, speaks during press conference in Dubai on Nov. 10, 2015. Vietjet signed a deal with Airbus to buy 30 single-aisle A321 planes, worth a total of $3.6 billion.