46th International Paris Air Show
Organized every two years by the GIFAS (Association of French Aerospace companies), the Paris Air show is the occasion for the French and international aeronautical and space communities to present its most recent materials and most powerful, to reveal its programs for the future, to announce or negotiate contracts and projects of co-operations. The Paris Air Show is the world’s largest, with 480,000 visitors reported in 2005. That year’s show featured nearly 2,000 exhibitors and more than 200 aircraft on display.
Technological showroom, businesses and exchanges place, the 46th International Paris Air Show will be also a festival. The last three days of the Air show will be reserved for general public and a specific program has been conceived for this: Forum careers/employment/formation symposiums, ground activities and air show demonstration.
To strengthen its position and be fully prepared to face the future, this industry is expending significant effort and investment in research and development. 14% of its turnover is assigned to this, which is a very high figure. It is yet another key advantage of this industry that plays such a strategic role for France and is a major and essential partner in the building of a Europe that is strong in the Air Cooperation with police and emergency services was also key to the smooth running of the event and allowed us to welcome up to 120,000 visitors in a single day, beating all previous Paris Air Show records. With an increase in total visitor numbers of almost 41% compared to 2003, and 11% compared to 2001, this year’s Show confirms the interest that both the world of aerospace and the general public have in this biennial event.
Louis Le Portz concluded that “the outstanding success of the 46th International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, organized by the French aerospace industries association Gifas, once again confirms the Show’s status ospace and Defence fields”.
