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2007 Paris Air Show Preview
This year poses a stiff test for the debate about whether business aircraft manufacturers need to be at both the annual European Business Aviation Conventi

This year poses a stiff test for the debate about whether business aircraft manufacturers need to be at both the annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) and the biennial Paris Air Show. The gates will open at the French capital’s Le Bourget Airport on June 18, just 16 working days after EBACE closed in Geneva on May 24.

The rapid rise of EBACE has undoubtedly posed a threat to the business aviation content of the Paris show. However, the Paris 2007 exhibitor list suggests that the still booming European market for business and private aircraft merits the considerable extra effort and expense associated with the Le Bourget show.