The Centenary of the International Paris Air Show will be an unprecedented celebration for all air and space enthusiasts!

The Centenary of the International Paris Air Show will be an unprecedented celebration for all air and space enthusiasts!
http://www.paris-air-show.com/

(Source New York Times)The Paris Air Show, first held 100 years ago, is the world’s largest international trade fair for the aerospace industry. Officially called the Salon International de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace, Paris-Le Bourget, the show takes place every two years at the field where Charles Lindbergh arrived after his historic Atlantic crossing.

Ever since it was first put on in the Grand Palais in 1909, six years after Orville and Wilbur Wright’s initial flight, the event has been a showcase of aerial technology. One highlight remains the aerial acrobatics that take place as planes as large as the double-decker Airbus A380 are put through their paces overhead.

Despite the layoffs, losses and plunging revenues in the industry, nearly 2,000 exhibitors signed on for the 2009 show (June 15-21) — major aircraft manufacturers like Airbus and Boeing, global military contractors like EADS and Lockheed Martin, and representatives of various countries, states and cities, international airports and makers of aircraft-related wares.

Special Report: Aviation
Bleak Times Set the Tone at Paris Air Show ( NYT Permalink)
By DANIEL SOLON Published: June 15, 2009
The 100th anniversary of the Paris Air Show comes against a backdrop of tragedy and economic stress, after a fatal Air France crash and forecasts of huge aviation industry losses.


The Paris Air Show: A Look Back (NYT Permalink)
Le Bourget Paris Air Show
Published: 20090614

Press Kit 2009: http://www.paris-air-show.com/Portals/1/PKjuin.pdf

NASA produced Paris Air Show Video