Aeronautics: A huge crowd is expected at the Paris Air Show for its big comeback

The organizers of the Paris Air Show expect a “strong participation”, both from exhibitors and visitors, for the return of this great biennial aeronautical festival, canceled in 2021 due to the pandemic. From June 19 to 25, some 320,000 visitors, 2,500 exhibitors, 158 aircraft, several of which will perform demonstrations, are expected: it will be “without a doubt the spectacle of recovery” after Covid-19, said Guillaume Faury, president of the Groupement, on Wednesday. des Industries. françaises aeronáuticas and Spatial (Gifas), organizer of the event.

The United States largely accounted for

Commercial (Airbus, Boeing, ATR, Embraer), business (Dassault, Gulfstream) fighter (Rafale, F-35, Eurofighter) jets and various helicopters will be on display on the tarmac around the former Le Bourget air terminal north of Paris. The first four days will be reserved for professionals. In a total area of ​​125,000 m2, or nearly 18 football fields, visitors can also admire World War II Spitfires and Mustangs, and the B-1 Lancer supersonic strategic bomber, brought by the US Department of Defense. USA

In fact, this edition will be marked by a “strong participation” from the United States, with 425 exhibitors, the second contingent in volume after the 1,130 French, from giants in the sector to SMEs and many emerging companies. Le Bourget also wants to open a window to the future of the sector at a time when projects for flying taxis and other machines abound, which promise to revolutionize air mobility, in particular by decarbonizing it.

The sector will hire 25,000 people in 2023

Although world air traffic has almost returned to its pre-crisis level, the sector is still weighed down by problems with supply chains, but also with labor, and Gifas has this showcase to publicize that its one 440 companies need to hire 25,000 people this year, aimed at young people and job seekers, who will benefit from free admission.

Determined to fight against the prejudices about aviation, made up of a “very small minority”, the show’s curator, Patrick Daher, promised a “prodigious party”, which will nevertheless be surrounded by drastic security measures. His officials spoke of an “adequate response” to the risk of disruption by climate activists, who recently attacked the Geneva commercial aviation show.