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passengers have now flown on it and it Canadian airframer Bombardier is first half of 2018. The E175-E2 will follow
is one of the aircraft type taking off or expected to debut the delayed CSeries both in 2020.
landing every three minutes. aircraft. The CS100 and CS300 are likely Dassault Aviation is expected to show
Airbus Group will showcase its appear at the show, ahead of the CS100’s off its Falcon 5X, which was rolled out
innovative range of commercial and planned year-end civil certification. on June 2 at its Merignac final assembly
military aircraft, space systems and The CSeries has missed international facility in Bordeaux, France.
emerging technologies at Le Bourget. air exhibits in the last two years because Over 2,000 exhibitors and almost
To highlight Airbus’ leading widebody of delays in its first flight. 150,000 professionals are expected to
product range and superior cabin comfort Bombardier has said the CSeries, turn up the at event. According to Gilles
in all classes, more A350 XWBs and A380s which features a new geared turbofan Fournier, the biennial show’s managing
will be on display than at any other air engine from United Technologies Corp.’s director, “We are expecting 139,000 trade
show, with four of the highly efficient Pratt & Whitney unit, will cost about visitors from 181 countries and will have
passenger aircraft in total, an Airbus 15 percent less to operate, cut fuel 26 national pavilions and 285 foreign
spokesperson says. consumption by about 20 percent and delegations, including 151 defence
An A350 XWB of launch customer produce less noise than competing jets delegations.” The number of static display
Qatar Airways will be on the static display from Boeing Co. and Airbus Group NV. aircraft and public visitors is also expected
along with a Qatar A380. Throughout the Embraer is expected to have its ERJ- to be similar to the tallies in 2013, when
week, two Airbus test aircraft, an A350 135 on show. The Brazilian aerospace there were 150 aircraft on static display
XWB equipped with cabin and an A380, will giant will also bring a mockup of the E2 and more than 176,000 general-public
take part in the flying display. jet. The E2 jet was launched at the last visitors after the trade days, he adds.
According to observers, Boeing is edition of the Paris Airshow in 2013.
expected to display a 787-9 and a 777-300ER. The E2 jets features three models – the
However, analysts also point out E175-E2 which seats 88 passengers in a
that since both Boeing and Airbus have single class configuration, the E190-E2
backlogs of eight to 10 years, any orders (106 seats) and the E195-E2 (132 seats).
placed now have a long wait for a slot on Embraer recently announced that its
the production line. order book is filling up with a new US$1.92 Over 2,000 exhibitors and
Along with Airbus and Boeing, many billion order for its E-jet series airliner. almost 150,000 professionals
other commercial aircraft manufacturers The E195-E2 is scheduled to enter service are expected to turn up the
are attending the air show. in 2019 after the E190-E2, expected in the at event

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