Paris Air Show 2025

 

Full coverage from our expert editors at Paris Airshow 2025.

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By Thierry Dubois
Clean Aviation and SESAR have led a call to the European Union to support €66 billion of required sustainability investment between 2028 and 2034.
Emerging Technologies

By Jeremy Kariuki
Selangor Chief Minister Yab Dato' Seri Amirudin Bin Shari met with Aviation Week to discuss the projected advantages of the upcoming Selangor Aero Park @ KLIA Aeropolis during the 2025 Paris Air Show.
Airports & Networks

By Thierry Dubois
More details are emerging on how ATR and Pratt & Whitney Canada plan to improve on the ATR 72-600 as they target 2035 for entry into service of a new aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris
Europe will need to step up its role in space as NASA focuses its resources on sending humans to the Moon and Mars, says acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Airbus says talks are underway on how to evolve the Eurodrone program in terms of missions and participants, in part to reflect lessons from current conflicts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo and Bombardier have agreed to collaborate around maritime multi-mission aircraft derivatives of the Global 6500 business jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco has become the first commercial customer for Leonardo’s C-27J, planning to acquire two for firefighting and oil spill response.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Tensions over the potential workshare within the Franco-German-Spanish FCAS program resurfaced on the second day of the Paris Air Show.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jens Flottau
Lessors at the Paris Air Show are concerned that new trade barriers put up by tariffs will lead to a more rigid, bifurcated global aircraft market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jeremy Kariuki
Wisk, an eVTOL manufacturer and operator, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan Airlines Engineering (JALEC) and the City of Kaga, Ishikawa, Japan to develop advanced air mobility operations in the country.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
Vietjet Air is continuing its rapid expansion by signing on to order 100 Airbus A321neos with options for a further 50 aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ethiopian Airlines is buying two new DHC Twin Otter Classic 300-G aircraft, a move the carrier said would help its strategy of expanding domestic connectivity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France expects sustainable aviation fuel costs (SAF) to rise to $750 million in 2030, as an EU mandate for SAF use rises to 6% SAF, CEO Anne Rigail says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
RTX says they have achieved positive thrust with a rotating detonation combustor in a turbine engine in a relevant thrust class for a weapon.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
France and Spain have committed to accelerate Airbus A400M purchases in a bid to underpin the long-term production outlook for the military transport.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Diehl says it would expand work with defense electronics specialist Hensoldt to evolve its air and missile defense equipment as battlefield requirements change.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Safran detailed some upgrades it is making to the M88 engine under the T-REX program to boost thrust and address the power needs of the new Dassault Rafale F5.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus is establishing interconnected teams between its defense and commercial business as it looks to establish the A320 family for special missions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki
Portugal is accepting its sixth KC-390, with an option for 10 additional aircraft. According to Embraer, the some of the new options may be used in future acquisitions by other NATO members.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Otto Aviation has announced Jacksonville, Florida, as the location for the production facility for its planned Phantom 3500 business jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Wesley Charnock
Venturi Space gave Paris Air Show a first look at its Mona Luna rover, planned for use by the European Space Agency and France's CNES in future Moon missions.
Space

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Turkish Airlines is “closing the final gap” with Boeing on a potential large aircraft order, Chairman Ahmet Bolat says.
Airlines & Lessors

Jennifer Meszaros
China's United Aircraft Group is showcasing its 6-ton-class tiltrotor aircraft, the Lanying R6000, at the 55th Paris Air Show.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Eve Air Mobility has refined the design of its eVTOL air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
MBDA has lifted the lid on a low-cost, long-range, one-way attack drone concept used to saturate an adversary’s air defenses.
Aircraft & Propulsion