A MUCH BETTER BETTER THAN EXPECTED AT THE INTERNATIONAL BOURGET FAIR 2017

A record turnover of 150 billion euros.

Le Bourget was a very good year with order books up 13%, reaching 150 billion dollars (134 billion euros). even though attendance has been eroded, partly because of the state of emergency.

The turnover generated during the show by professionals also representing the space industry reached 150 billion dollars, against 130 billion USD at the previous edition in 2015.

Boeing and Airbus alone accounted for $ 114 billion in orders, 74.8 for the US manufacturer and 39.7 for the European consortium, while CFM International, the aircraft engine subsidiary of General Electric and Safran, has Received 1,658 orders for Leap and CFM56 engines, for a total of 27.3 billion USD, at the show. "It's a very, very good vintage in terms of business," commented Emeric d'Arcimoles, the general curator of this show open to professionals only from Monday to Thursday, then to the general public the last three days

.It will be necessary to manufacture more than 41,000 new aircraft in the next 20 years

At Le Bourget, Philippe has also confirmed an increase in the defense budget.

Despite well-filled order books, the sector must continue to innovate and train young people. With a little less exhibitors in the halls, but also a little less airplanes on the tarmac and no major news in the Le Bourget sky, the SIAE 2017 can be considered a transition lounge.

We know that large aircraft manufacturers are "working" on new concepts and a new generation of aircraft which we will see perhaps the first copies at the next show, in 2019.

Success of the business jet and the Paris Air Lab

The SIAE 2017 will have fulfilled its mission "business" But at the same time, it pursues its objectives of opening new avenues and attracting young people to the aeronautical professions.

The Paris Air Lab, the first edition of a space devoted to research, innovation and foresight, attracted 50,000 people and allowed some start-ups to register their first orders

The Crafts Plane Hall continues to showcase the training required for the sector and as with each edition, it has met its public (60,000 visitors, students, schoolchildren and accompanying persons).

50,000 people visited the Paris Air Lab, located in the Concorde hall of the Bourget Air and Space Museum.

It was a question of showing the vitality of the numerous start-ups engaged in partnerships with the industrialists of the sector to prepare the aeronautics of tomorrow. In this field, ideas abound; The aeronautics and space sector must now rely on these "young shoots" for the challenges of tomorrow.

From Friday to Sunday, visitors were able to attend a flight program

Four and a half hours alternating fighter planes, helicopters, business planes and large planes, and even the Patrouille de France. About 70% of the aircraft present for the professional days had remained for the demonstrations but some big ones, like Boeing, had left on Friday. "Leaving a plane on a weekend is very expensive, flying it costs even more , " said the organizers.

The stand of the Directorate General of Armament (DGA) was a great success to see more closely the combat aircraft Rafale or Mirage 2000 or the massive military transport helicopter Caracal.

There has been too little environmental question this year.

On the tarmac or in air show, there were few electric planes as was the case with the E-fan in 2015.

Electric propulsion is still a concept in the making! But a charming designer of electric planes invited us to come and try Haguenau:

ALPHA Electro !!! which will be discussed later with precision.