ATR expects to sign up 25 orders for new aircraft during the show, pushing its sales for the year to over 50 and giving it the most healthy backlog since 1993. Meanwhile the manufacturer is handing over the first of 30 new ATR 72s to India’s Air Deccan during the show.

The second Boeing 777-200LR, WD002, arrived at Paris after visiting Montreal on 9 June, where the aircraft and its interior were displayed to Air Canada. The business-class interior, plus new cabin features never seen in a Boeing airliner, will be used for an eight-week demonstration tour.

Taking a break from flight testing, Boeing’s first KC-767 tanker is making its international debut in the static display at Paris. The first of four for launch customer the Italian air force, the aircraft is set for delivery next year. The second aircraft has been delivered to Aeronavali in Italy for modification, while the first […]

French president Jacques Chirac was scheduled to officially launch the next phase of the Dassault-led Neuron programme at the Paris air show on 13 June, unveiling a full-scale mock-up of the unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) technology demonstrator.
Greece, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland are all expected to have signed agreements by this week to […]

Goodrich has delivered the nose landing gear for the first Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, now in final assembly and scheduled for roll-out a year from now. The main gear will follow soon.