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Paris Air Show 2015

Jun 18, 2015 - 6:30 AM

Airbus Confident Sales Levels Can be Sustained

Executives try to put positive spin on A380 economy seat shrink.

Jun 18, 2015 - 6:50 AM

Avanti Evo Signs Up Charter Operators

Piaggio makes two more sales of the Avanti Evo twin pusherprop at the Paris Air Show.

Jun 18, 2015 - 6:50 AM

Lockheed Martin Targeting Commercial Simulation Market

American management team and techniques injected into Netherlands acquisition by U.S. aerospace giant.

Jun 18, 2015 - 5:30 AM

Ruag to restart Do228 production

Popularity of the Do228 in special mission roles has led to a restarting of the old Fairchild Dornier production line at Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany.

Jun 18, 2015 - 5:20 AM

Boeing’s Sinnett Addresses Cost Fundamentals of New Midsize Airliner

Fuel economy, maintenance costs and training costs are top considerations.

Jun 18, 2015 - 5:00 AM

Airborne Concept offers air-droppable, electric UAV

Target applications for the ‘Drop n’ Drone’ are special military missions, and relief efforts.

Jun 18, 2015 - 4:30 AM

Flaris LAR 1 VLJ To Be Powered by Williams FJ33-5A

Prototype was originally fitted with a 1,460-pound-thrust Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F.

Jun 18, 2015 - 4:10 AM

NH Industries Presents Award to French Army for NH90 Deployment

NH90 pilot reflects on Barkhane operation in Mali.

Jun 18, 2015 - 3:42 AM

Volga-Dnepr Boosts 747-8 with 20-ship Freighter Deal

Russian cargo carrier Volga-Dnepr plans to expand its fleet with twenty freighter versions of the widebody.

Jun 18, 2015 - 3:41 AM

Airbus, ST Aero Launch New A320 P2F Program

Deal marks Airbus’s second attempt at an Airbus narrowbody freighter program.

Jun 18, 2015 - 3:35 AM

Thales Displays Counter-UAV Work

French research project is concentrating on malicious flying of mini- and micro-UAVs against sensitive government, industry and military sites.

Oct 23, 2015

The Massive Airbus A380 Shows off Agile Flying at Paris Air Show 2015

The Airbus A380 is the largest airliner out there, but the test pilots manage to fly it like a much smaller aircraft, thanks to low fuel and a nearly empty cabin. The aircraft performs a fast takeoff before performing maneuvers low over Le Bourget, near Paris.

Jun 17, 2015 - 6:45 AM

Paris Airshow 2015 - Le Bourget Twilight

The sun settles late at the Paris Air Show. Perpetually held at the time of the summer solstice, the days are long and the twilight hours seem to go on for

Jun 17, 2015 - 6:45 AM

Paris Airshow 2015 - Le Bourget Twilight

The sun settles late at the Paris Air Show. Perpetually held at the time of the summer solstice, the days are long and the twilight hours seem to go on for

Jun 17, 2015 - 5:45 AM

Paris Airshow 2015 - Around the show

The entryway to Paris Le Bourget Airport is awash in the flags of many nations, and swamped with incoming traffic. The

Jun 15, 2015 - 8:30 AM

Paris Airshow 2015 - Validations

n the days leading up to the big show, the sky above Le Bourget Airport in Paris was the proving ground for all aircraft destined to fly in the aerial disp

Jun 14, 2015 - 6:00 AM

Checking In

To have an airshow, you first need to get all the airplanes to the venue.

Jun 13, 2015 - 3:30 AM

Ferte Alais

A treasure trove of flyable vintage aircraft awaits visitors to the grass airfield of Cerny, also known as La Ferte-Alais, a few miles south of Paris.