• Workers move a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft of China Airlines into a static display before the opening the Paris Air Show. Pascal Rossignol / Reuters
    Workers move a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft of China Airlines into a static display before the opening the Paris Air Show. Pascal Rossignol / Reuters
  • An Airbus A400M on display at the Paris Air Show. Eric Piermont / AFP
    An Airbus A400M on display at the Paris Air Show. Eric Piermont / AFP
  • An Airbus A400M lands as an Airbus A350 XWB prepares for take off as part of the flying display on opening day of the Paris Air Show. Eric Piermont / AFP
    An Airbus A400M lands as an Airbus A350 XWB prepares for take off as part of the flying display on opening day of the Paris Air Show. Eric Piermont / AFP
  • A Rafale display at the Paris Air Show. Jacques Brinon / AP Photo
    A Rafale display at the Paris Air Show. Jacques Brinon / AP Photo
  • A Gulfstream N450 GA arrives on the tarmac for the Paris Air Show. Jacques Brinon / AP Photo
    A Gulfstream N450 GA arrives on the tarmac for the Paris Air Show. Jacques Brinon / AP Photo
  • US army personnel watch over a Boeing helicopter AH-64D Apache Longbow at the Paris Air Show. Jacques Brinon / AP Photo
    US army personnel watch over a Boeing helicopter AH-64D Apache Longbow at the Paris Air Show. Jacques Brinon / AP Photo
  • A Qatar Airways Airbus A380, the world’s largest aircraft, touches down at Le Bourget airport one day before the opening of the Paris Air Show on June 14, 2015. Pascal Rossignol / Reuters
    A Qatar Airways Airbus A380, the world’s largest aircraft, touches down at Le Bourget airport one day before the opening of the Paris Air Show on June 14, 2015. Pascal Rossignol / Reuters
  • A Dassault technician prepares a Dassault Rafale fighter C on the first day of the Paris Air Show. Pascal Rossignol / Reuters
    A Dassault technician prepares a Dassault Rafale fighter C on the first day of the Paris Air Show. Pascal Rossignol / Reuters
  • Bombardier's new jetliner CS300 during the presentation of the Canadian manufacturer's CSeries aircrafts. Eric Piermont / AFP
    Bombardier's new jetliner CS300 during the presentation of the Canadian manufacturer's CSeries aircrafts. Eric Piermont / AFP
  • An H160 prototype of Airbus Helicopters on static display. Pascal Rossignol / Reuters
    An H160 prototype of Airbus Helicopters on static display. Pascal Rossignol / Reuters
  • A French military Airbus A400M flies next to Patrouille de France jet during the flight display preparations before the opening of the Paris Air Show. Eric Piermont / AFP
    A French military Airbus A400M flies next to Patrouille de France jet during the flight display preparations before the opening of the Paris Air Show. Eric Piermont / AFP
  • An Airbus A380, the world’s largest jetliner, on display at the Paris Air Show. Pascal Rossignol / Reuters
    An Airbus A380, the world’s largest jetliner, on display at the Paris Air Show. Pascal Rossignol / Reuters
  • The leader of the Patrouille de France, front, and a Dassault Falcon 8X get ready to take off for flight display preparations for the Paris Air Show. Eric Piermont / AFP
    The leader of the Patrouille de France, front, and a Dassault Falcon 8X get ready to take off for flight display preparations for the Paris Air Show. Eric Piermont / AFP
  • A Dassault Rafale fighter participates in a flying display at the Paris Air Show. Pascal Rossignol / Reuters
    A Dassault Rafale fighter participates in a flying display at the Paris Air Show. Pascal Rossignol / Reuters
  • Visitors walk among aircraft on static display during the opening of the Paris Air Show. Miguel Medina / AFP
    Visitors walk among aircraft on static display during the opening of the Paris Air Show. Miguel Medina / AFP
  • The Patrouille de France performs during the opening of the Paris Air Show. Miguel Medina / AFP
    The Patrouille de France performs during the opening of the Paris Air Show. Miguel Medina / AFP

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Paris Air Show 2015 – in pictures

Liz Claus

June 15, 2015

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Leading manufacturers Airbus and Boeing battle it out for new orders of their flagship aircraft at the week-long Paris Air Show.

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