Organized by the French aerospace industry’s primary representative body, the Groupement des industries françaises aéronautiques et spatiales (GIFAS), the Paris Air Show (French: Salon international de l’aéronautique et de l’espace de Paris-Le Bourget, Salon du Bourget) is a trade fair and air show held in odd years at Paris–Le Bourget Airport in France. Since its creation, the event has been at the very heart of the evolution of the international aerospace market, of which it has over the years been a privileged witness.

Established in 1909, the International Paris Air Show is still the most important show in the world for the aeronautics and space industry. In France, the show is a real driver for this sector and a major catalyst for much international collaboration. As such it is the place where the sector’s decision makers choose to meet and gather as they come here to exhibit, sell and buy all the latest innovations. Since the Show is so massively popular with the worldwide aerospace community and the general public, it offers unrivalled opportunities for conducting business, and for being seen and known. An absolute key event for the whole profession, the International Paris Air Show is organised by SIAE, a subsidiary of GIFAS, the French Aerospace Industries Association.

Open to the trade and the general public alike, the Show is central to the development of the global aerospace market, and has become an essential meeting point in this respect. It is a source of numerous vocations and has won over several generations of enthusiasts. In professional terms, it provides all the exhibitors with a marvellous showcase for the cutting-edge technologies they have developed. The Show looks extremely promising. It reflects the dynamic energy of an ever-growing industry now laying the foundations for the aviation of the future.

The Paris Air Show is at the heart of the sector’s economic life, the showcase for the industry and its ecosystem. It continues to be the world’s largest aerospace event, involving 2,400 exhibitors from 50 countries, 300,000 visitors, 300 top level delegations and 2,000 journalists. A place of opportunities and meetings, the Show represents a fantastic platform for exchanges and business, with nearly 150 billion dollars worth of contracts signed this year.

The Show is a special time for every company, providing an occasion to meet up with all the key players in the aerospace industry, seize fresh commercial opportunities, present their expertise and innovations to the world, and form technological and industrial partnerships. Exhibiting at the International Paris Air Show means very simply participating in the most extraordinary event, and the most fascinating gathering for the industry and all its players, manufacturers and users.

The Paris Air Show is an exhibition essentially oriented towards the future, which it helps to shape. Innovation in the uses and services of the aerospace industry, whose stakeholders inspire and interact with other players and sectors. For example, the Show has decided to repeat the Paris Air Lab, a venue for presentations and discussions about current and future innovations, with the spotlight on the latest technological advances developed by the industry and start-ups.

The Paris Air Show is as ever the leading event for meeting all the professionals in the aerospace industry, communicating on its expertise, presenting its innovations and being a decision-making force in the sector. The exhibition section will present the themes in aerospace research explored by major industrial groups, laboratories and agencies with the participation of numerous French and international startups, which will change every day.

The Paris Air Show has been open to the public from the outset: that aspect is part of its DNA and its enormous variety. Far more than a major international trade show, it is a family event that unites all generations around the fascinating world of flying, gliding, discovering and exploring the universe.

The Airshow is a magical opportunity for the whole family to get to grips with the Aerospace world! Visitors can meet people from the world of aviation, take part in events, discover the aircraft of yesterday, today and tomorrow, and be dazzled by the big air show organised every afternoon!