• The JF-17 Thunder multi-role fighter jointly developed by China and Pakistan performs its demonstration flight at the Paris Air Show. Remy de la Mauviniere / AP Photo
    The JF-17 Thunder multi-role fighter jointly developed by China and Pakistan performs its demonstration flight at the Paris Air Show. Remy de la Mauviniere / AP Photo
  • French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (second left), chief strategy and marketing officer of Airbus Group, Marwan Lahoud (third left) and head of the Military Aircraft division of Airbus Defence and Space Fernando Alonso look on during the unloading of an armoured military vehicle from the Airbus A400M at the International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget on June 16, 2015. Miguel Medina / AFP
    French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (second left), chief strategy and marketing officer of Airbus Group, Marwan Lahoud (third left) and head of the Military Aircraft division of Airbus Defence and Space Fernando Alonso look on during the unloading of an armoured military vehicle from the Airbus A400M at the International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget on June 16, 2015. Miguel Medina / AFP
  • Visitors walk at the static display area during the 51st Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport. Pascal Rossignol / Reuters
    Visitors walk at the static display area during the 51st Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport. Pascal Rossignol / Reuters
  • Visitors watch the Airbus A380 during the flying display. Eric Piermont / AFP
    Visitors watch the Airbus A380 during the flying display. Eric Piermont / AFP
  • The JF-17 Thunder multi-role fighter jointly developed by China and Pakistan performs its demonstration flight at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, north of Paris, Tuesday June 16, 2015. Some 300,000 aviation professionals and spectators are expected at this week’s Paris Air Show, coming from around the world to make business deals and see dramatic displays of aeronautic prowess and the latest air and space technology. Remy de la Mauviniere / AP Photo
    The JF-17 Thunder multi-role fighter jointly developed by China and Pakistan performs its demonstration flight at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, north of Paris, Tuesday June 16, 2015. Some 300,000 aviation professionals and spectators are expected at this week’s Paris Air Show, coming from around the world to make business deals and see dramatic displays of aeronautic prowess and the latest air and space technology. Remy de la Mauviniere / AP Photo
  • Visitors are gathered in front of an Israeli made drone Super Heron HF, at the Paris Air Show. Remy de la Mauviniere / AP Photo
    Visitors are gathered in front of an Israeli made drone Super Heron HF, at the Paris Air Show. Remy de la Mauviniere / AP Photo
  • Two visitors watch a Safran made Silvercrest jet engine at the Paris Air Show. Remy de la Mauviniere AP Photo
    Two visitors watch a Safran made Silvercrest jet engine at the Paris Air Show. Remy de la Mauviniere AP Photo
  • Airbus helicopters and an Airbus A380 airplane of Qatar Airways are pictured at Le Bourget airport. AFP
    Airbus helicopters and an Airbus A380 airplane of Qatar Airways are pictured at Le Bourget airport. AFP
  • An Airbus E-Fan.1, an electrical aircraft, participates in flying display during the opening of the 51st Paris Air Show. Pascal Rossignol / Reuters
    An Airbus E-Fan.1, an electrical aircraft, participates in flying display during the opening of the 51st Paris Air Show. Pascal Rossignol / Reuters
  • An Elbit Systems' multi-role long range Male UAV Hermes 900. Eric Piermont / AFP
    An Elbit Systems' multi-role long range Male UAV Hermes 900. Eric Piermont / AFP
  • Onlookers gather as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner waits on the tarmac for its demonstration flight. Francois Mori / AP Photo
    Onlookers gather as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner waits on the tarmac for its demonstration flight. Francois Mori / AP Photo
  • An overview of the Paris Air Show. EPA/ Airbus
    An overview of the Paris Air Show. EPA/ Airbus
  • The ESA Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle IXV. This IXV was launched atop a Vega rocket on February 11, 2015 from Kourou. Eric Piermont / AFP
    The ESA Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle IXV. This IXV was launched atop a Vega rocket on February 11, 2015 from Kourou. Eric Piermont / AFP

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Paris Air Show 2015, day two – in pictures

Liz Claus

June 17, 2015

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The big planemakers such as Boeing and Airbus are showing off their new aircraft as they attempt to win orders from around the world.

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