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Up in the air: Aviation industry in numbers

By Stephanie Busari, CNN and Ivana Kottasova, for CNN
updated 10:25 AM EDT, Tue June 11, 2013
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Paris Airshow
updated 9:27 AM EDT, Mon June 24, 2013
Is it a plane? Is it a drone? Next time you look up and see vapor trails spreading across the sky, bear in mind that the aircraft you're looking at might just be both.
updated 1:36 PM EDT, Fri June 21, 2013
Raytheon's JLENS aerostat is designed to carry out surveillance missions, hovering high in the air 24 hours a day, seven days a week for 30 days at a time.
Previously the airship was hailed as the future of flight: as glamorous, luxurious and fashionable. Is it the new dawn of the dirigible?
CNN's Richard Quest and Bryony Jones have been at the 50th International Airshow this week. Here's what they've seen and heard.
updated 2:53 PM EDT, Wed June 19, 2013
I am always being asked "'what makes the best airline?" Richard Quest reveals what airlines can do to become a frequent flyer favorite.
WWII fighter aircraft steal the show at the 2003 International Airshow in Paris.
From stunning aerial displays to solar flight, CNN flies through time with some of the show's best moments.
updated 5:36 AM EDT, Wed June 19, 2013
An A330-200 Airbus plane of Emirates airline at the Harare International Airport on February 1, 2012.
Emirates has been voted the world's best airline by passengers at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards.
updated 8:52 AM EDT, Tue June 18, 2013
File picture showing passengers about to board an Air France plane at Le Bourget, airport, North of Paris in 1946.
From Charles Lindbergh's record-breaking landing to solar flight, CNN takes a look back at the Paris Airshow's most memorable moments
updated 5:36 AM EDT, Wed June 12, 2013
The Patrouille de France acrobatic team performs a flying display at the Paris International Air Show on June 24, 2011 at Le Bourget, near Paris.
Hollywood's stars may have left Cannes, but the real "jet set" will descend upon Paris for the 50th International Air and Space show.
updated 9:20 AM EDT, Thu June 13, 2013
Aviation expert Tim Robinson looks at how the BRIC countries are entering the elite club of aerospace manufacturing.
updated 9:25 AM EDT, Thu June 13, 2013
air france plane flying
Are drones being used for pizza deliveries? When did the first commercial jet plane make its maiden voyage? Find out if you are a plane geek.
Police and military forces are increasingly reliant on unmanned aerial vehicles to carry out risky tasks. So just how easy is it to pilot one?
Supersonic aircraft are just like buses: You wait years for one, and then two come along at once: rival "son of supersonic" concepts have been revealed.
updated 4:33 PM EDT, Fri June 7, 2013
Some things you just know for a fact. First man on the moon: Neil Armstrong. First to achieve powered flight: Orville and Wilbur Wright. Or were they?
Aircraft maker Boeing and parts manufacturer Honeywell both flew planes to the 2011 Paris Airshow using a mixt of biofuels and jet fuel.
Pilot of a Sukhoi superjet 100 practices his flight presentation routine on June 11, 2009
See the full coverage, including all the aerial acrobatics and business buzz, of the 2013 international airshow at Le Bourget airfield in Paris.
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