LE BOURGET (Reuters) - The 49th Paris Air Show, which closes Sunday, has increased its records this week, with a total attendance estimated at nearly 350,000 visitors, while Airbus EADS has booked more than 900 commands aircraft, defeating arch rival Boeing.
Since its opening Monday, the fair attracted 145,000 visitors and more than 2,100 exhibitors, the organizers have said in a statement, exceeding the figures of the last edition in 2009.
At least 200,000 aerospace enthusiasts have flocked to for their salon since it opened to the public Friday, according to the count stopped at 24:30 on Sunday, against 193,000 in 2009.
"The records were set in all areas," he told a press briefing Louis Le Portz, Commissioner General of the exhibition, organized alternately with Farnborough, United Kingdom.
Visitors could see 150 aircraft, including 40 conducted flight demonstrations, including the Rafale combat aircraft from Dassault Aviation or B787 Boing.
The A400M military transport plane was, however, private aviation program as a result of a technical program, while a copy A380 superjumbo was grounded for two days Monday after hitting a building at a maneuver within the confines of the airport.
Despite these setbacks, Airbus Boeing dominated the commercial this week, with a total of 910 orders and commitments for orders representing $ 88 billion, against 141 units weighing 22 billion for U.S. rival.
The European aircraft manufacturer has won a firm order, in particular record the Malaysian company AirAsia for 200 copies of A320neo, the enhanced version of its A320 single-aisle, as well as the confirmation of a memorandum of understanding signed in January by the Indian IndiGo for 180 aircraft.
These two companies have become the first two customers for Airbus before the U.S. aircraft lessors ILFC and GECAS, underline the leading role of Asia in the future growth of global air traffic.
Cyril Altmeyer, edited by Benoît Van Overstraten
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