Dubai Airshow Kick-Off Breakfast 2025
A Landmark Week for American Business at Dubai Airshow 2025
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Dubai Airshow Kickoff Breakfast 2025, hosted by AmCham Dubai at the newly renovated Dubai South headquarters. Your participation helped launch what became an impactful week of engagement, commercial activity, and industry collaboration across the Airshow.
We were honored to welcome senior leaders from government and industry, including:
- 🇺🇸 Robert Raines, U.S. Consul General
- 🇦🇪 H.E. Ali Abdullah AlAhmed, Assistant Undersecretary, Defense Policy and Communication, UAE Ministry of Defense
- 🇺🇸 Mike Miller, Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency
- 🇺🇸 Hiro Rodriguez, Executive Director, The Advocacy Center, U.S. Department of Commerce
- 🚀 Joan Higginbotham, NASA Astronaut, President & CEO, Joan Higginbotham Ad Astra, LLC
- 🇺🇸 Tom Kallman, President & CEO, Kallman Worldwide
Special thanks to our partners and sponsors:
- Gold: Lockheed Martin
- Silver: Boeing & SolitAir Holding
- Supporting Partners: Dubai South, Kallman Worldwide, Bilateral Chamber of Commerce
✈️ A Strong Airshow for American Industry
Dubai Airshow 2025 reinforced how strongly American companies are positioned in the region. One of the major highlights was Emirates’ $38B order for 65 Boeing 777-9 aircraft powered by 130 GE9X engines from GE Aerospace — all members of the AmCham Dubai community.
Sammy Bousaba, Chairman of AmCham Dubai, shared:
“AmCham Dubai has been honored to open the Airshow for many years. Seeing major announcements like today’s Boeing–GE Aerospace–Emirates deal on opening day shows how US–UAE partnerships continue to reach new heights — and how strongly American industry is positioned in this region.”
We were also proud to spotlight the Al Worden Endeavour Scholarship, supporting Emirati students attending Space Camp in the United States.
Thank you to our members, partners, and sponsors for a successful Airshow week. ✈️🇺🇸🇦🇪