by Joe Brock, Tim Hepher, Giulia Segreti and Paul Sandle
PARIS (Reuters) – The International Aeronautical and Le Bourget space fair opens on Monday near Paris in a context of climbing tensions between Israel and Iran, which have shaken the global aeronautical industry.
The largest aeronautical fair in the world, which will be held from June 16 to 20, is a crucial meeting for the manufacturers of aircraft and weapons who take the opportunity to present their cutting-edge technologies while making media announcements.
Delegates say they expect the event to be darker this year, and that several public activities are reduced after the air disaster occurred last week.
A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner of Air India, which transported 242 people to Gatwick airport, south of London, crashed last Thursday above a residential area of ​​Ahmedabad, in the west of India, a few moments after takeoff.
The results of the airline Air India’s airline accident increased to 270 dead on Saturday and India ordered the inspection of all the Boeing 787 operated by local carriers.
The sector was also shaken by clashes between Iran and Israel, which broke out on Friday – the day after the Air Plane India plane accident – forcing carriers to cancel or divert thousands of flights.
The leaders of the aerospace and defense sectors are also faced with the uncertainty linked to the evolution of the policy of the American president Donald Trump in matters of customs duties.
Many expect new customs duties have an impact on planes, engines and spare parts, disturbing global supply chains, increasing production costs and putting international partnerships.
Boeing Director of Boeing, Kelly Ortberg, and director of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Stephanie Pope, canceled their trip to Paris, the American aircraft manufacturer having reduced his program at the Bourget fair while supporting the investigation of the Air India airplane accident.
Boeing wishes to remain discreet and avoid any bad advertisement while the company comes from a series of crises related to security, industry and the company, triggered by fatal accidents involving its 737 max model.
New aircraft orders are expected during the show, where European policy also plays an important role.
Sources have told Reuters that Poland should announce that Airbus has won a historic agreement on the sale of approximately 47 A220 planes to the national company LOT, as part of a broader reset of relations between Poland and France, where Airbus headquarters are located.
The manufacturer could also announce two important Saudi orders, illustrating the strong growth in air transport in the Gulf countries, while facing last -minute competition from Brazilian Embraer for a potential order of a hundred small A220 planes from Airasia.
( Camille Raynaud)
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