Press release - Salon du Bourget

Paris, 26 June 2013

Press release 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: 150

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

Contacts:

Patrick GUERIN Nicolas TRAN

Tel.: +33 (0)1 44 43 17 50 - [email protected] Tel.: +33 (0)1 53 23 33 28 - [email protected]

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