• Pilots of the Swiss air force perform aerial stunts during their flight shows at the ILA Berlin Air Show. Wolfgang Kumm / EPA
    Pilots of the Swiss air force perform aerial stunts during their flight shows at the ILA Berlin Air Show. Wolfgang Kumm / EPA
  • A Dornier DO-24ATT flying boat is on display at the ILA Berlin Air Show. The five-day show brings together civilian and fence aviation technologies. Wolfgang Kumm / EPA
    A Dornier DO-24ATT flying boat is on display at the ILA Berlin Air Show. The five-day show brings together civilian and fence aviation technologies. Wolfgang Kumm / EPA
  • An Airbus A350 with a Qatar Airways livery stands on the runway after landing at the ILA Berlin Air Show. Wolfgang Kumm / EPA
    An Airbus A350 with a Qatar Airways livery stands on the runway after landing at the ILA Berlin Air Show. Wolfgang Kumm / EPA
  • Pilots of the Swiss air force fly in formation during their flight show at the ILA Berlin Air Show. The five-day show brings together civilian and fence aviation technologies. Wolfgang Kumm / EPA
    Pilots of the Swiss air force fly in formation during their flight show at the ILA Berlin Air Show. The five-day show brings together civilian and fence aviation technologies. Wolfgang Kumm / EPA
  • A landing signal officer guides an Airbus A350-900 to be parked for the ILA Berlin Air Show. More than 1,200 exhibitors from 40 countries are taking part this year. Tobias Schwarz / Reuters
    A landing signal officer guides an Airbus A350-900 to be parked for the ILA Berlin Air Show. More than 1,200 exhibitors from 40 countries are taking part this year. Tobias Schwarz / Reuters
  • An Airbus A380-800 with the Emirates Airline livery and an Airbus A350-900 arrive for the ILA Berlin Air Show. Tobias Schwarz / Reuters
    An Airbus A380-800 with the Emirates Airline livery and an Airbus A350-900 arrive for the ILA Berlin Air Show. Tobias Schwarz / Reuters
  • An Airbus A350-900 waits to be parked for the ILA Berlin Air Show in Selchow. The ILA runs from May 20 till 25. Tobias Schwarz / Reuters
    An Airbus A350-900 waits to be parked for the ILA Berlin Air Show in Selchow. The ILA runs from May 20 till 25. Tobias Schwarz / Reuters
  • A staff cleans a blade wheel of a turbine at the ILA Berlin Air Show. More than 1,200 exhibitors from 40 countries are taking part this year. Wolfgang Kumm / EPA
    A staff cleans a blade wheel of a turbine at the ILA Berlin Air Show. More than 1,200 exhibitors from 40 countries are taking part this year. Wolfgang Kumm / EPA
  • A German Tactical Reconnaissance TR-170 KZO drone, foreground, and a Rheinmetall Heron 1 drone on display at the ILA Berlin Air Show. The five-day air show brings together civilian and defence aviation technologies. Bernd Settnik / EPA
    A German Tactical Reconnaissance TR-170 KZO drone, foreground, and a Rheinmetall Heron 1 drone on display at the ILA Berlin Air Show. The five-day air show brings together civilian and defence aviation technologies. Bernd Settnik / EPA
  • A Rheinmetall Heron 1 drone on display at the ILA Berlin Air Show. The five-day air show brings together civilian and defence aviation technologies. Bernd Settnik / EPA
    A Rheinmetall Heron 1 drone on display at the ILA Berlin Air Show. The five-day air show brings together civilian and defence aviation technologies. Bernd Settnik / EPA
  • A man works on the Demonstrator Sense+Avoid laser unit mounted at an unidentified drone for the ILA Berlin Air Show. Tobias Schwarz / Reuters
    A man works on the Demonstrator Sense+Avoid laser unit mounted at an unidentified drone for the ILA Berlin Air Show. Tobias Schwarz / Reuters
  • A scale model of a MIG-35, the very latest of the iconic Mikoyan MiG class of fighter jets, being installed at the ILA Berlin Air Show. Wolfgang Kumm / EPA
    A scale model of a MIG-35, the very latest of the iconic Mikoyan MiG class of fighter jets, being installed at the ILA Berlin Air Show. Wolfgang Kumm / EPA

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In pictures: ILA Berlin Air Show opens

Liz Claus

May 20, 2014

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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 will again showcase everything from airliners to drones.

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