The fourth day of the Dubai Airshow 2025 is now drawing to a close. While Thursday may have lacked the major orders of previous days, there were still plenty of deals being tied up, particularly in the fields of maintenance and aircraft leasing. Once again, Middle Eastern carriers were at the heart of the action, and it has often been these airlines that have continued to make headlines as the airshow has gone on during this week.

Indeed, Dubai-based UAE flag carrier Emirates penned two different deals on the maintenance front, while its Middle Eastern neighbor Royal Jordanian Airlines put its name down for another two Airbus A321neos on lease from Avolon. Elsewhere, Ethiopian Airlines signed lease and seat deals that will see it both grow its fleet and enhance the onboard passe

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