The 2015 Paris Air Show is in full swing and much to everyone surprise, the big jets, which are usually the crowd pullers, are not fairing well after the first day. Questions have arisen about the fuel economy of the Airbus A380 and whether or not its engines are good enough. Airbus are forecasting to sell over 10,000 aircraft by the mid 2030’s, one blip in the forecast from the Paris Air Show is unlikely to cast doubts over the programme but it will cause tension in the board room.
Meanwhile the Boeing 787 Dreamliner appears to be taking orders at the show demonstrating that the smaller aircraft are definitely still in the mix for the future of air travel. Randy Tinseth, the vice-president of Marketing at Boeing Commercial Air planes seems confident. He is reported to have said that this year they expect to deliver somewhere between 750 and 755 aircraft. This would be a record for Boeing and would certainly outpace their competition.
The Paris Air Show runs from June 15th to June 21st and brings together all the players in this global industry around the latest technological innovations. The first four days of the Show are reserved for trade visitors, followed by three days open to the general public.
A Business to Business meeting programme is organised during the show consisting of pre-arranged meetings puts buyers and exhibiting companies in contact with one another, according to their requirements. The programme is open to all buyers (contract principals) looking for solutions relating to the aviation and space sectors, and to show exhibitors who supply such solutions.
