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 Organizers of the fair have continued with process of improvement, initiated a few years ago, as they believed that with economic crisis at its peak, it was important to invest, instead to withdraw finances, especially taking into account researches conducted with exhibitors and visitors of the fair. Therefore, EUR 50 million was invested in objects in the exhibition centre Le Bourget; and EUR 4 million were invested into renovation of 350 business chalets, and a number of improvements and additional works.
During the five-week period, total of 10,000 people were working on preparation of 50th jubilee event, and made temporary village for 20,000 inhabitants.
With 2,215 exhibitors, 340,000 trade and other visitors, 200 international delegations and 3,200 journalists, the Paris Air Show has remained the aviation and space industry’s key, and intends to maintain this position for the next 100 years. The Fair had a duty to once again fulfil expectations of an entire profession, as favourite venue of companies from airline industry and cosmonautics.
 This year’s Paris Air Show will be remembered by numerous presented innovations in the field of aircraft industry, while the last year’s show was marked by two planes, which were talked about for over a year.
One of them is the world’s largest plane, the Airbus 380, with a capacity of 800 passengers.
It is a two-board, widebodied, four-engine passenger plane. This plane has flattering title of the world’s largest passenger plane with capacity of 525 to 853 passengers and maximal weight, amounting 590 tons.
Another is the Boeing 787 – DREAMLINER, the latest miracle of aircraft industry, produced of special, composite materials, which make the fuselage of the plane significantly lighter than in other passenger widebodied planes. Thanks to that, it spends 20% fuel less and cuts production of harmful gases for one-third, so it could be called "the green plane".
Plane with fuselage 58 metres long, and wingspan of 60 metres, has two engines and maximal range of 15,300 kilometres. It has a capacity of 210 to 250 passengers in two travel classes. Beside impressive technical characteristics, air supply system in the cabin was enhanced, and windows are a bit larger than standard ones, and they have installed electronic glass tinting.
Both types of planes are used exclusively on transoceanic flights.
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