Paris Air Show

By Tony Osborne
​Leonardo is progressing its plan to turn its M-346 jet trainer into a lightweight multi-role combat jet with the revealing of a new, meaner version of the aircraft here at Paris.
Paris Air Show

By Tony Osborne
The first short takeoff and vertical landing model F-35 to be assembled outside the U.S. has been rolled out from Italy’s Final Assembly and Check-Out facility.
Paris Air Show

By Noam Eshel
Fielding a new wing of fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter jets, modernizing its existing air power and quadrupling its strike capacity, the Israeli Air Force is undergoing a generation leap that will prepare it to meet future challenges.
Paris Air Show

By Thierry Dubois
Aerostructure specialist and business aircraft manufacturer Daher says it is actually growing its American footprint, after years of expressing hope of doing so.
Paris Air Show

By Angus Batey
The growing global requirement for small fleets of highly bespoke surveillance aircraft is driving integrators to greater onboard innovation
Paris Air Show

By Thierry Dubois
Seeing progress in its Airbus A400M's capabilities and practically on-time deliveries, the French Air Force has adopted a supportive stance on the program.
Defense

By Victoria Moores
Announcing the agreement for the conversions at the Paris Air Show, UPS President Brendan Canavan said: “We are expanding our uplift to meet our customers’ needs.”
Paris Air Show

By Noam Eshel
​After a decade of asymmetric warfare against low-intensity opponents, Western air forces begin to increase their capabilities against near-peer adversaries, demanding more advanced capabilities.
Paris Air Show

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo is progressing its plan to turn its M-346 jet trainer into a lightweight multirole combat jet, revealing a new, meaner version of the aircraft at the Paris Air Show.
Paris Air Show

By Victoria Moores
Aircraft lessor AerCap has placed a firm order for 30 Boeing 787-9s, valued at U.S.$8.1 billion at list prices. Delivery dates have not been disclosed.
Paris Air Show

By Noam Eshel
Israel’s missile pioneer Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is showcasing the latest version of its multipurpose guided missile – Spike LR II.
Paris Air Show

By Tony Osborne
The Swedish Air Force is plowing SEK2 billion (U.S.$230 million) into new equipment to allow it to resume Cold War–style operations from road runways.
Paris Air Show

By Jens Flottau
The full Airspace package is expected to be available in 2020, and can be retrofitted on in-service aircraft.
Paris Air Show

By Lee Ann Shay, Joe Anselmo
Boeing plans to use the Paris Air Show to set the stage of its July 1 stand-up of new Global Services division.
Paris Air Show

By Jens Flottau
​Airbus is offering its customers an enhanced version of the A380 dubbed the A380-plus, seeking to regain market traction with its biggest aircraft.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
Boeing will officially launch the 737-10 on the first day of the Paris Air Show, marking the go-ahead of the fourth major member and fifth derivative of the MAX family.
Paris Air Show

By Graham Warwick
Unveiled by Textron Systems at the Paris Air Show, the NightWarden is a new Group 3 tactical unmanned aircraft system designed to offer capabilities found in larger, more expensive Group 4 medium-altitude, long-endurance UAS.
Paris Air Show

By John Morris
​Imagine the calm in the center of a whirlwind. There sits David Joyce, president and CEO of GE Aviation and vice-chair of GE, as future technologies, new materials and the developing world of digital flash by at blurring speed.
Optimizing Engines Through the Lifecycle

By John Morris
Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies in a wide range of diversified industrial and aerospace markets, with revenues last year of US$11.4 billion. Getting there wasn’t an easy road.
Paris Air Show

By Sean Broderick
The supplier is combining existing datasets to deliver actionable results.
Paris Air Show

By Guy Norris
CFM International is confident of winning certification for 180-min. ETOPS for both the Leap-1A and -1B engines later this month.
Paris Air Show

By Guy Norris
Start-up supersonic airliner developer Boom Technology has completed the preliminary design review for the XB-1 “Baby Boom” demonstrator, clearing a key hurdle on the path to flight tests of the Mach 2-plus aircraft late next year.
Paris Air Show

By Lee Ann Shay
Pratt & Whitney has unveiled “EngineWise” as a new approach to aftermarket service designed to provide more predictive and responsive solutions to customers.
Paris Air Show

By John Morris
Six years ago, Gaël Méheust landed the second launch order for CFM International’s Leap engine, with an order to power 30 Airbus A320 neo aircraft for Scandinavian airline SAS.
Paris Air Show

By Jen DiMascio
In an effort to boost the exports of aerospace companies, the U.S.-based Aerospace Industries Association is talking numbers of something the American president would love—jobs.
Paris Air Show