Thin prospects for airliner sales but military deals show potential
This week’s historic Paris Air Show may yet deliver its usual share of surprises, but one apparent certainty is that very few of the exhibitors are likely
This week’s historic Paris Air Show may yet deliver its usual share of surprises, but one apparent certainty is that very few of the exhibitors are likely to go home richer off the back of new orders announced here at Le Bourget. That certainly seems to be true of the commercial air transport sector, but there is some prospect of two important deals being sealed on the military side.
Eurofighter partners could receive a significant boost this week if, as is widely expected, the governments of Germany, the UK, Spain and Italy finally sign the contract for the Tranche 3A block of Typhoon production. And according to somewhat less firm reports, the United Arab Emirates may commit to an order for Dassault’s rival Rafale combat jet.
