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Positive Intent Editor
Vittorio Rossi Prudente
vittorio.prudente@gbp.com.sg
The 52nd Paris Air Show will showcase the latest developments in the commercial
aviation industry and innovation will be one of the key themes at Le Bourget this Associate Editor
Jay Menon
year. For this edition of the venerable airshow, 2000 m2 of exhibition space has been jay.menon@gbp.com.sg
allocated to showcase the latest in aeronautics, digital and aerospace sectors and Special Correspondent
close to a hundred of the world’s most innovative start-ups will showcase their futuristic Atul Chandra
offerings. Some of the themes at this pavilion will be vehicles of the future, drones, atul.chandra@gbp.com.sg
passenger experience, artificial intelligence & big data, environmental surveillance, Special Correspondent (Americas)
innovative manufacturing and Industry 4.0. Arun Sivasankaran
arun .sivasankaran@gbp.com.sg
As usual, the air show will see Airbus and Boeing fighting it out for bragging rights. The Operations Director
jetliner market has been relatively subdued this year and new orders announced at Le Siva Sachi
Bourget will provide the indicator as to the overall health of the market for commercial siva.sachi@gbp.com.sg
jetliners. No new product launches are expected from Airbus, though the A321neo and Art Director
A350-1000 are slated to make it to the show. Boeing on the other hand could make a Arthur Chan
formal announcement on the 737 MAX 10 variant at Le Bourget, in addition to providing arthur.chan@gbp.com.sg
updates on its other jetliner programmes. Web Director
Elmer Valencia
elmer.valencia@gbp.com.sg
European regional transport aircraft specialist ATR is also expected to announce new
orders at the Paris air show and the airframer enters the show on a high, following Circulation Manager
the selection of its ATR 72-600 (up to 50 aircraft) by Indian LCC IndiGo and the Khairul Naem
commencement of ATR 72-600 deliveries to Iran. Bombardier’s gamble with the C khairul.naem@gbp.com.sg
Series seems to be slowly turning into a winning hand and the Canadian airframer will
highlight the in-service performance of its C Series jetliners at the air show. C Series Advertising ContACts:
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operator Air Baltic is also expected to show-off one of its C Series jetliners.
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