Paris Air Show 2023

By Thierry Dubois
While adding production workers is the most immediate need, design engineers are in demand for the industry’s decarbonization push.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Kurt Hofmann
At the Paris Air Show, IndiGo firmed up an order for 500 Airbus A320 family aircraft, believed to be the largest-ever single aircraft purchase agreement.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lee Ann Shay
William Ampofo, Boeing vice president for parts and distribution services and supply chain, talks about challenges and growth.
Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
The V-MAX - eXperimental Maneuvering Vehicle hypersonic glider (V-MAX) is led by ArianeGroup.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jens Flottau, Victoria Moores
Remaining regional aircraft OEMs ATR and Embraer continue to wait for fresh, strong demand. If the hesitation is structural, the outlook could stay grim.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Helen Chachaty
France’s Defense Innovation Laboratory has awarded two study contracts for development of loitering munitions capable of neutralizing armored targets.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Richard Aboulafia
What was once a 50-50 single-aisle/twin-aisle market is now a 70-30 market, with no signs of changing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
New initiative announced at Paris Air Show coincides with apparent decreased American presence in Le Bourget.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
Boeing had a quiet Paris Air Show in terms of new orders, but it continues to make progress on two key commercial programs bogged down in regulatory scrutiny.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany’s defense ministry has closed a contract with Diehl Defense to acquire IRIS-T SLM ground-based air defense systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Italy has signed a letter of intent with France and the UK to join the development of the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Airbus and Czech uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) developer Primoco UAV have teamed up to cooperate on small UAS development.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The demonstrator performed several maneuvers over the Atlantic Ocean after it was launched from the French Biscarosse missile range on June 26.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Industry executives, NGOs and politicians underlined obstacles and discussed possible solutions to the aviation industry’s net-zero emissions goal.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
Raytheon’s lobbyist accused a Lockheed Martin executive of deception for publicly supporting a proposal to replace the F-35 engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
The AAM Stock Composite declined 8% during the week ending June 23.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA has approved the certification basis for Lilium’s electric air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Rival European missile manufacturers are in a race to conceptualize a European hypersonic defense interceptor.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The crewed Hello-1X could be ready to fly next year to validate technologies for reusable orbital and lunar delivery vehicles.
Paris Air Show

By Graham Warwick, Ben Goldstein
Startups look to larger vehicles as eVTOL leaders move into the all-important certification testing phase.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
India’s two largest airlines prepare to expand with huge orders for Boeing and Airbus aircraft. Will there be enough airports and trained staff to operate them?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Aerostructure supplier agreements and new engine details bolster Boom’s supersonic airliner plans as construction of assembly site ramps up in North Carolina.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Israeli arms-maker Rafael is seeking a foreign partner to help pay for development of a new long-range, air-to-air missile, called the Sky Spear.
Paris Air Show

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martin has teamed up with Airbus to offer a modified A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport, called LMXT, to the U.S. Air Force.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A blistering statement attacks Lockheed Martin for continuing to support re-engining the fighter.
Paris Air Show