US EditionParis Airshow Opens Under Cloud of India Crash
- The 55th Paris Airshow opened on June 16 at Le Bourget Airport amid a somber mood following last week's Air India Boeing 787 crash that killed over 240 people.
- The incident occurred amid a surge in missile exchanges between Iran and Israel that began shortly after the crash, leading airlines to cancel or alter thousands of flights.
- The airshow is scaled back, with Boeing shelving most announcements and its top executives cancelling attendance to focus on supporting the crash investigation.
- Airbus leads negotiations for major deals, including a landmark agreement to sell about 47 A220 jets to Poland's LOT and displays a potential stretched A220 version with Pratt & Whitney engines.
- Industry leaders fear that shifting US tariff policies disrupting supply chains and geopolitical tensions will further challenge aerospace recovery amid growing demand for localized economic and military autonomy.
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Air India crash casts a shadow over the Paris Air Show — the year’s biggest aviation and defense event
Fighter jets on display at the 2025 Paris Air Show. Thomas SAMSON / AFP In Paris’s upscale 16th arrondissement, with windows framing the Eiffel Tower, a media event hosted by Honeywell Aerospace on Sunday began with a sharing of sympathies for the victims of Air India Flight 171. Rising geopolitical tensions were already set to heighten anxieties at the 2025 Paris Air Show, but last week’s events have cast a somber shadow. The terrible scenes of…
Air India crash casts a shadow over the Paris Air Show — the year's biggest aviation and defense event
Fighter jets on display at the 2025 Paris Air Show.Thomas SAMSON / AFPBoeing's CEO pulled out of attending the Paris Air Show after last week's Air India crash.Israel's airstrikes against Iran further showed how geopolitical tensions will influence the gathering.Airbus could announce more plane orders after Boeing's blockbuster Qatar Airways deal in May.In Paris's upscale 16th arrondissement, with windows framing the Eiffel Tower, a media event …
Paris Airshow opens under cloud of India crash
The Paris Airshow opens today with its usual fanfare of aircraft orders expected to be tempered by concerns over India's deadliest air disaster and escalating missile strikes between Israel and Iran that have rattled the global aviation industry.
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