Paris Air Show organizers have introduced a range of improvements aimed at making the huge biennial trade fair a more user-friendly proposition when it is staged at Le Bourget Airport from June 17-23. At an April 30 press conference in London, Emeric d’Arcimoles, chairman and CEO of show organizers SIAE, said that the show has been sold out for several months and that organizer SIAE has two main aims this year: providing more services for exhibitors and an improved experience for visitors.
More than 580,000 sq ft of exhibit stand space are occupied for the 2013 show, including a new temporary hall, 27 national pavilions–up 10 percent from 2011 and including a French presence with around 400 companies and a 10 percent larger U.S. pavilion. Overall there are around 2,200 companies from 144 countries. “We’ve seen a 30 percent increase [in exhibitor numbers] over the past 10 years,” said d’Arcimoles. In total, 350,000 visitors are expected across the trade and public days.
