50th International Paris Air Show 2013 detailed report on exhibitors, visitors and delegations

16-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Report on the 50th International Paris Air Show 17-23 June 2013.

Exhibitors:

• 2 215 exhibitors (4.8% up on 2011) from 44 countries
• 52 000 m² of stands
• 340 chalets amounting to 37 000 m² of covered surface
• 43 000 m² of outdoor exhibition surface including 25 000 m²of built constructions
• 30 national pavilions

Visitors:

• Trade: 139 273 visitors (8% down on 2011)
• General public: 176 299 visitors (13.5% down on 2011)

Official delegations/visits:

• President of the French Republic (Friday) + Prime Minister (inauguration) + 11 French ministers
• 285 delegations attended including 151 official Ministry of Defence delegations, 70 institutional delegations, 47 Ministry of Transport delegations and 17 other official delegations (industry, aerospace…), totalling 1 835 VIPs
• 102 countries represented

In detail:

• 51 foreign ministers attended including:
  – 17 ministers of defence
  – 17 deputy ministers and secretaries of state for defence
  – 14 ministers of transport and civil aviation
  – 3 deputy ministers and secretaries of state for transport

• 45 armed forces chiefs of staff
• 11 general defence procurement delegates
• 24 civil aviation directors-general
• President of the Venezuelan Republic
• Prime Minister of the Ukraine
• Deputy Prime Minister of Romania

Accredited journalists: 3 100

Aircraft presented: 1502
“This 50th International Paris Air Show was a great success with a record number of exhibitors, confirmed orders for more than 150 billion dollars and the Airbus A350 XWB fly-past with the President of the French Republic attending, just a few days after its maiden flight” stated Emeric d’Arcimoles, Chairman of the Show, who pointed out that “the Careers Plane exhibition, together with the GIFAS Air & Space Forum, enabled 70 000 mainly young visitors to meet the industry’s employees – engineers, technicians and operators – who presented 50 aerospace trades practiced in France.

This recruitment and employment initiative showcases the sector’s occupations in the best possible light.”

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The 51st International Paris Air Show – the world’s biggest – will back at Le Bourget from 15 to 21 June 2015.

Contacts:
Patrick GUERIN
Tel.: +33 (0)1 44 43 17 50
patrick.guerin@gifas.fr

Nicolas TRAN
Tel.: +33 (0)1 53 23 33 28
n.tran@salon-du-bourget.fr