A UAE Air Force plane is displayed during the Dubai Airshow on November 17, 2013, in the United Arab Emirates' capital Dubai. Etihad Airways ordered 87 Airbus planes, including 50 extra-wide-body A350 XWBs, valued at around $19 billion (14 billion euros) at list prices. AFP
A Eurofighter Tayphoon is displayed during the Dubai Airshow on November 17, 2013, in the United Arab Emirates' capital Dubai. Etihad Airways ordered 87 Airbus planes, including 50 extra-wide-body A350 XWBs, valued at around $19 billion (14 billion euros) at list prices. AFP
An AH-64D Apache attack helicopter is displayed during the Dubai Airshow on November 17, 2013, in the United Arab Emirates' capital Dubai. Etihad Airways ordered 87 Airbus planes, including 50 extra-wide-body A350 XWBs, valued at around $19 billion (14 billion euros) at list prices. AFP
A Pakistani Air Force officer stands next to a CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder aircraft during the Dubai Airshow on November 17, 2013, in the United Arab Emirates' capital Dubai. Etihad Airways ordered 87 Airbus planes, including 50 extra-wide-body A350 XWBs, valued at around $19 billion (14 billion euros) at list prices. AFP
Emirati visitors talk in front of an Emirates Airbus A380 on display during the opening day of the Dubai Airshow in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday Nov. 17, 2013. The Dubai Airshow is seen as an increasingly important barometer on the state of the industry and the rising roles of the big-spending Gulf carriers Etihad, Qatar Airways and Emirates as they compete for routes and critical stopover traffic between Asia and Europe and the Americas. (AP)
An Emirati woman, top right, and others view a replica of the Eurofighter Typhoon jet during the opening day of the Dubai Airshow in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday Nov. 17, 2013. The Dubai Airshow is seen as an increasingly important barometer on the state of the industry and the rising roles of the big-spending Gulf carriers Etihad, Qatar Airways and Emirates as they compete for routes and critical stopover traffic between Asia and Europe and the Americas. (AP)
Vairous models of Boeing aircrafts are displayed during the Dubai Airshow on November 17, 2013, in the United Arab Emirates' capital Dubai. Etihad Airways ordered 87 Airbus planes, including 50 extra-wide-body A350 XWBs, valued at around $19 billion (14 billion euros) at list prices. AFP