LE BOURGET: Following 601 commercial aircraft transactions in 4 days, the 55th (biennial) Paris Air Show (Salon du Bourget) organisers officially called it a day for trade on Thursday (19th June), opening its doors for public from 20th to 22nd June.
French President Emmanuel Macron was one of the scores of decision-makers who attended the event that attracted thousands of exhibitors, high-ranking officials, technical experts, commercial personnel and journalists from allover the globe 16th through 19th June, 2025 to be part of the World’s biggest rendezvous of aviation and space industry.
Airbus flies on the wings of success: Manufacturers of civil and military avions and hardware, utilise the Salon du Bourget to disclose Purchase Orders after months of negotiations. Airbus announced orders worth $21 billion (including 100 A321neos; 30 A320neos; 10 A350Fs; 25 A350-1000; 40 A220s; 10 A350-1000; 19 A350-900s; 24 A321neos and 3 A321XLRs).
The 55th Edition of Salon du Bourget is being staged at a point of time, when Russia-Ukraine-Israel-Iran-Hamas/Palestine conflicts are going on unabated.
Jews Segmented? For some reason (probably due to security) the Paris Air Show organisers deemed it right to erect black partition walls hiding booths manifesting weapons exposed by Israel’s defense industry.
IAI’s President/CEO, Boaz Levy lamented: “Following decades of participation in the Paris Air Showand discussions withthe French authorities, we received all of the authorizations to participate in the Airshow and have done everything they requested from us.
“Last night, after our booth was set up and ready for the show, we were asked to remove some of our systems from the booth. We tried to negotiate with them, but it seems these orders came from the highest levels in Paris, and this morning, …
“when we arrived at our booth, we were shocked to find out that we were blocked by black walls built overnight, which reminds us of the dark days of when Jews were segmented from European society.“
Rafale-Killer J-10 and MIG-Hunter JF-17 Missing: Chinese fighters J-10, equipped with PL-15 missiles, [that suddenly perched at the pinnacle of stardom when Pakistan Air Force (PAF) reported shooting down six Indian Air Force jets (including 3 Rafales), utilising those] were missing.
Only small models of J-10 and JF-17 Thunder were displayed alongside other maquettes. When Newspakistan.tv talked to the officials at their site of static display, he said it was difficult to bring J-10 and other fighter jets for aerial display.
Reason could be, since when Paris Air Show organisers were asking countries about their products to be displayed, J-10 was a non-entity. And thus China did not think of its aerial or static display. Moreover, the planning for the Salon is finalised months in advance. Hence, one cannot induct a new jet for aerial/static displays on 11th hour.
Rolls-Royce Safeguards Jobs: Ewen McDonald, Chief Customer Officer (civil aerospace) of Derby-based engine-makers, while talking to Media here has said that the multiple contracts to supply 140 aircraft engines secured at Paris Air Show, would support the firm safeguard jobs.
Turkey’s Next Generation Fighter Jet: Turkey was conspicuous among other military hardware manufacturers. Mehmet Demiroğlu, CEO of Turkish Aerospace (TAI), informed about ongoing negotiations with a number of countries (including Indonesia) who were interested in buying their next generation fighter jet KAAN.
Embraer, on the last business day, bagged an order for 60 E175 plus options for 50 more from SkyWest Airlines.
After an absence of one-n-a-half decades, Emirates (globally acclaimed as the world’s largest international airline,) exposed its wares in the 2025 Salon: Latest avion A350 featuring next-generation interiors and technologies.
President of Emirates Airline, Tim Clark, maintained: “We’re pleased to be at the Paris Airshow, showcasing the very best of air travel on one of the most important platforms in the aerospace exhibition calendar. Coming back to France’s most important aerospace show demonstrates how committed Emirates is to supporting the country’s aviation industry – not just through our day-to-day operations, but through ongoing investments across the entire aerospace supply chain.”
Due to Air India operated 787 Dreamliner’s crash (on 12th June), Boeing opted not to announce contracts signed (in respect for those who lost their lives). Nevertheless, it might be recalled that US President, during his Qatar visit, had brokered an agreement for 210 Boeings that will also ensure employment for 400,000 Americans.
Donald Trump and Amir Sk. Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani witnessed the ceremonial signing of the Qatar Airways’ biggest purchase. The 130 787s and 30 7777X is also a record-breaking widebody order for the avion’s American manufacturers.
Qatar Airways Group CEO Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer maintained: “We are happy to announce our agreement with Boeing and our partnership in the largest aircraft order in our history.“
Stephanie Pope, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, held: “We are deeply honored that Qatar Airways has placed this record-breaking order with Boeing, one that solidifies their future fleet with our market-leading widebody airplane family at its center.
“Our team is looking forward to building 787s and 777s for Qatar Airways into the next decade as they connect more people and businesses around the world with unmatched efficiency and comfort.”
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