Airbus launched an A380-plus development study for a version that would have lower seat costs and new winglets.

The fin of a Boeing 737 MAX 9 rises above the Paris Air Show static park.

The empennage of the Boeing 787-10 flight test aircraft frames its MAX 9 counterpart at the Paris Air Show.

The front fuselage of the 787-10 is packed with water ballast tanks; water can be pumped aft to alter the aircraft's center of gravity.

Boeing VP flight operations Craig Bomben in the 787-10 cockpit.

Likely to be one of the most photographed aircraft at the Paris Air Show is Embraer’s E-195 E2, dubbed the "Profit Hunter," which is painted in a special livery featuring an eagle's head.

The Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ90 regional jet is in Paris in lead customer ANA’s livery.

Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet is a customer for Russia's Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Sukhoi Superjet 100.

An AirBaltic Bombardier CSeries aircraft in the Paris static park.

A Boeing 737 MAX 9 prepares to fly at the Paris Air Show.

Los-Angeles, California-based Air Lease Corp. (ALC) signed a firm order for 12 additional A321neos.

Netherlands-based aircraft lessor AerCap placed a firm order for 30 Boeing 787-9s, valued at $8.1 billion at list prices.

Airbus unveiled a new interior-the Airspace Cabin-for the A320 family of aircraft that will be available from 2020.

Singapore-based leasing company BOC Aviationannounced a MOU with Boeing for 10 of the newly announced MAX 10 versions of the 737.

Lessor GECAS was among the first to sign up for the new Boeing 737 MAX 10, launched at the Paris Air Show.

Aircraft lessor GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) placed a firm order for 100 more Airbus A320neo family aircraft, which will be delivered in 2020 to 2024.

Rendering of Airbus A320neo in GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) livery. GECAS ordered 100 more of the type.

Indonesian carrier Lion Air signed an MOU for 50 Boeing MAX 10 single-aisle aircraft. Photo: Rendering of 737 MAX 8, -9 and -10 in Lion Air livery. The group already operates -8 and -9s.

UK leisure carrier Monarch Airlines firmed options on a further 15 Boeing 737 MAX 8s.

Philippine Airlines firms seven Bombardier Q400 orders.

Philippine Airlines Bombardier Q400.

Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet signed an MOU covering 40 Boeing 737 MAX 10s

AirBaltic Bombardier CS300 interior.

AirBaltic CS300

The world’s airlines will need 255,000 new airline pilots over the next 10 years, according to simulator and training service provider CAE.

Brazilian manufacturer Embraer announced firm orders and commitments for 38 of its E-Jet family aircraft from six customers at the Paris Air Show June 20, valued at over $2.2 billion at current list prices.

CDB Aviation CEO Peter Chang, Airbus COO Fabrice Bregier and Airbus COO-customers John Leahy at the order signing at the Paris Air Show.

Rapidly expanding African carrier Ethiopian Airlines placed a follow-on order for 10 Rolls-Royce powered Airbus A350-900s, which were previously listed as undisclosed on Boeing’s order book.

Central and Eastern European ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) Wizz Air placed an order for 10 Airbus A321ceos, valued at $1.1 billion at list prices, for delivery in 2018-19. Pictured: From left: Wizz Air CCO Owen Jones, Wizz Air head of fleet acquisition Andras Sebok, Wizz Air CEO Jozsef Varadi, Airbus CCO-commercial aircraft John Leahy, Airbus EVP-Europe, Africa & Asia Chris Buckley, Airbus head of sales-Eastern Europe & CIS Andreas Kramer, and Airbus sales director-Eastern Europe & Central Asia Stefan Konkoly at the signing.

Airbus has launched Skywise, a broad initiative to use a lot more data in a much more structured way to make its own and airline operations more efficient.

Johannesburg-based CemAir signed a letter of intent (LOI) to order two Bombardier Q400s valued at $65 million at list prices.

Panama City-based Copa Airlines will convert 15 previously ordered Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to the new MAX 10 version, the company said at the Paris Air show June 21. Copa will become the first airline to operate the 737 MAX 10 in Latin America.Pictured: From left: Boeing Commercial Airplanes SVP-global sales & marketing Ihssane Mounir and Copa Airlines VP-technical operations Ahmad Zamany.

Malaysia Airlines Berhad plans to convert 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8s it has on order to the new 737 MAX 10 version. Pictured: Malaysia Airlines MD & CEO Peter Bellew and Boeing SVP-Asia-Pacific and India sales Dinesh Keskar

Mauritania Airlines announced an order for one 737 MAX 8 at the 2017 Paris Air Show. The order is valued at $112.4 million at list prices. Pictured: From left, Boeing Commercial Airplanes VP-Latin America Caribbean & Africa sales Van Rex Gallard with Mauritania Airlines CEO Mohamed Radhi Bennahi

European turboprop manufacturer ATR brought to Paris an aircraft from the recent order for up to 50 ATR 72-600s placed by Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo.

One for the freighter fraternity: Lockheed Martin was showing off its LM-100J, the new-generation version of the elderly L-100 cargo-hauler.

Mitsubishi was showing off its MRJ 90 in the colors of lead customer, Japan's ANA.

Mitsubishi was showing off its MRJ 90 in the colors of lead customer, Japan's ANA.

Embraer marked its 20-year association with French regional carrier HOP! (and its predecessors) with an EMB-145 in the static park. 

Tehran-based Iran Airtour Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to purchase 45 Airbus A320neo family aircraft, Airbus said at the Paris Air Show June 22. Pictured: Iran Airtour CEO Reza Mousavi, Airbus Commercial Aircraft EVP-Middle East & North Africa Fouad Attar and Iran Airtour chairman Majid Shekari.

Boeing continued to build its order book for the 737 MAX, including Netherlands-based lessor AerCap becoming the latest customer to commit to the 737 MAX 10 by converting 15 MAX 8 orders to MAX 10s.

Airbus will fit new fixed and deployable combined flight data and voice recorders as standard on long-range aircraft starting in 2019 in a bid to make it easier to find aircraft wreckage in the event of an accident over the sea. 

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has received Level D certification for its CAE-built CSeriesfull-flight simulator (FFS) from Transport Canada, FAA, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea (South Korea).

Iranian domestic carrier Zagros Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Airbus for the purchase of 28 aircraft at the Paris Air Show, Airbus announced June 22. Pictured: Zagros Airlines CEO Seyed Abdolreza Mousavi

Malaysia-based low-cost carrier (LCC) group AirAsia has signed an agreement to order 14 more Airbus A320ceos, Airbus said at the Paris Air Show June 22.