Paris expects vintage Le Bourget show in 2011
Paris Air Show commissioner Louis Le Portz wants nothing but the best for this week’s Farnborough International show, while predicting that next year’s Par

Paris Air Show commissioner Louis Le Portz wants nothing but the best for this week’s Farnborough International show, while predicting that next year’s Paris show will be as successful as its 2009 edition in terms of the number of exhibitors and country delegations expected. “Le Bourget and Farnborough are crucial for our profession; the industry needs us both,” he said.

Improvements at the Le Bourget Airport site are already under way, he said,
at the same time acknowledging that exhibitors will continue to cut costs, reducing their chalet space and closely watching budgets they allocate delegations to send to the event. For Le Portz the event is a “must” for the industry, and some countries, such as China, India and Russia, have requested more space than they took in 2009.