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Paris Air Show (Salon du Bourget)

The world's oldest and largest aerospace trade show. The Paris Air Show alternates with Farnborough biennially and runs at Le Bourget — the same airfield Charles Lindbergh landed at in 1927.

June 14–20, 2027Paris-Le Bourget Airport, Paris, France~320,000 attendees

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What to expect

The Paris Air Show is a biennial mega-event running at Le Bourget over seven days, with the first four days trade-only and the final three open to the public. Expect every major commercial OEM (Boeing, Airbus, Embraer, COMAC, Dassault), engine manufacturers (Safran, Rolls-Royce, GE, Pratt & Whitney), defense buyers, space industry, AAM/eVTOL companies, and a substantial flying display. Major commercial aircraft order announcements and defense contracts are made at the show — Paris and Farnborough together set the global commercial aerospace news cycle in alternating years. The Paris Air Show is organised by SIAE (Salon International de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace) and is one of the most physically large trade shows in the world.

Quick facts

Dates

June 14–20, 2027

Location

Paris-Le Bourget Airport
Paris, France

Estimated attendance

~320,000

Exhibitors

~2500

Registration

from EUR 26 day pass; trade-only first four days

Languages

FR, EN

Regulatory focus

EASA

Also known as

Paris Air Show, Salon du Bourget, Le Bourget Air Show, SIAE, International Paris Air Show

Who attends

Commercial and military aerospace decision-makers, every major airline procurement team, defense buyers, OEMs and engine manufacturers, MROs, AAM/eVTOL companies, space industry, French government and DGAC, and a substantial international contingent from every major aviation market.

Why flight schools attend

Paris is dominated by commercial aerospace and defense — flight schools generally find more directly relevant content at WATS, EATS, AERO Friedrichshafen, or domestically focused events. Schools tracking AAM/eVTOL training pipeline development, French ATOs building airline pipeline relationships, and schools with combined ATO/AOC operations sometimes attend Paris for the broader industry signal and for the French-side relationship density.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Paris Air Show runs biennially in odd-numbered years (2025, 2027, 2029) at Le Bourget. It alternates with Farnborough International Airshow, which runs in even-numbered years.

Generally not for the core training audience — Paris is dominated by commercial aerospace order announcements and defense procurement. Flight schools typically find more directly relevant content at WATS, EATS, or AERO Friedrichshafen. French ATOs building French airline relationships sometimes attend for relationship density.

The Paris Air Show and Farnborough are the two great biennial commercial and defense aerospace trade shows. They alternate years — Paris in odd years, Farnborough in even years. Paris is somewhat larger by exhibit count and physical scale; both serve the same global aerospace news-and-deal-announcement function.

Related events

Farnborough, United Kingdom