• An Airbus A400M transport aircraft lands during the opening of the ILA Berlin Air Show in Selchow near Schoenefeld south of Berlin. Thomas Peter / Reuters
    An Airbus A400M transport aircraft lands during the opening of the ILA Berlin Air Show in Selchow near Schoenefeld south of Berlin. Thomas Peter / Reuters
  • People take pictures at the ILA Berlin Air Show. Thomas Peter / Reuters
    People take pictures at the ILA Berlin Air Show. Thomas Peter / Reuters
  • The WeFly Team flies in formation on Fly Synthesis Texan Top Class planes during the opening of the ILA Berlin Air Show. Thomas Peter / Reuters
    The WeFly Team flies in formation on Fly Synthesis Texan Top Class planes during the opening of the ILA Berlin Air Show. Thomas Peter / Reuters
  • People watch Eichhorn Air Adventure pilots fly their Extra 300 during an air show during the opening of the ILA Berlin Air Show. Thomas Peter / Reuters
    People watch Eichhorn Air Adventure pilots fly their Extra 300 during an air show during the opening of the ILA Berlin Air Show. Thomas Peter / Reuters
  • People walk near an Antonov An-124 cargo plane (L) at the ILA Berlin Air Show. Thomas Peter / Reuters
    People walk near an Antonov An-124 cargo plane (L) at the ILA Berlin Air Show. Thomas Peter / Reuters
  • Visitors try to get a glimpse of German chancellor Angela Merkel at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2014. Wolfgang Kumm / AP Photo
    Visitors try to get a glimpse of German chancellor Angela Merkel at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2014. Wolfgang Kumm / AP Photo
  • An E-Fan electric aircraft lands during the ILA Berlin Air Show. Thomas Peter / Reuters
    An E-Fan electric aircraft lands during the ILA Berlin Air Show. Thomas Peter / Reuters
  • Two visitors walk past fighter jets, whose crews sit in the shade, at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2014. Wolfgang Kumm / EPA
    Two visitors walk past fighter jets, whose crews sit in the shade, at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2014. Wolfgang Kumm / EPA
  • Expo visitors photograph an MTU engine at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2014. Bernd Settnik / EPA
    Expo visitors photograph an MTU engine at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2014. Bernd Settnik / EPA
  • Two mechanics stand on an MIG-29 aircraft at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2014. Wolfgang Kumm / EPA
    Two mechanics stand on an MIG-29 aircraft at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2014. Wolfgang Kumm / EPA
  • An Airbus E-Fan electric aircraft prototype, foreground, stands next to an Airbus A380 at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2014. Johannes Eisele / AFP
    An Airbus E-Fan electric aircraft prototype, foreground, stands next to an Airbus A380 at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2014. Johannes Eisele / AFP
  • A pilot cleans a Lockheed F-16 aircraft of the Turkish Air Force at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2014. Wolfgang Kumm / EPA
    A pilot cleans a Lockheed F-16 aircraft of the Turkish Air Force at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2014. Wolfgang Kumm / EPA
  • Eurocopter Tiger EC665 military attack helicopters of the French and German air forces fly together at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2014. Sean Gallup / Getty Images
    Eurocopter Tiger EC665 military attack helicopters of the French and German air forces fly together at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2014. Sean Gallup / Getty Images

In pictures: ILA Berlin Air Show day two


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The five-day ILA Berlin Air Show opened on May 20 with 125,000 trade visitors expected at the oldest air show in the world, which is showcasing everything from airliners to drones.