Aircraft
Paris Set to Hail Recovery, Boeing Set To Dominate Show
Industry pundits expect the mood at this year’s Paris Air Show (June 20-26) will be markedly more positive than what prevailed during the last show in mid-
Plans call for a Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, dressed in its new “sunrise” livery, to make its international debut at the Paris Air Show on June 19. (Photo: Boeing)
Plans call for a Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, dressed in its new “sunrise” livery, to make its international debut at the Paris Air Show on June 19. (Photo: Boeing)

Industry pundits expect the mood at this year’s Paris Air Show (June 20-26) will be markedly more positive than what prevailed during the last show in mid-2009, at the low-point of the aerospace industry’s most recent downturn. The global economy might be experiencing a fair degree of trepidation, but aircraft makers–at least in the civil air transport sectors–are seeing significant increases in demand and are ramping up production again. This could be reflected in a further wave of new orders being announced at Le Bourget next week.

This 49th Paris show is also set to be a bumper year in terms of exhibitor numbers, with 2,110 of them now assembling their displays at the site. And it is Boeing that is set to be the star of the show. That, in and of itself, might seem like quite a turnaround.