Up in the air: Aviation industry in numbers

June 24, 2013 -- Updated 1327 GMT (2127 HKT)

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.

June 21, 2013 -- Updated 1736 GMT (0136 HKT)

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.

June 19, 2013 -- Updated 1853 GMT (0253 HKT)

I am always being asked "'what makes the best airline?" Richard Quest reveals what airlines can do to become a frequent flyer favorite.

From stunning aerial displays to solar flight, CNN flies through time with some of the show's best moments.

June 19, 2013 -- Updated 0936 GMT (1736 HKT)

Emirates has been voted the world's best airline by passengers at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards.

June 18, 2013 -- Updated 1252 GMT (2052 HKT)

From Charles Lindbergh's record-breaking landing to solar flight, CNN takes a look back at the Paris Airshow's most memorable moments

June 12, 2013 -- Updated 0936 GMT (1736 HKT)

Hollywood's stars may have left Cannes, but the real "jet set" will descend upon Paris for the 50th International Air and Space show.

June 13, 2013 -- Updated 1320 GMT (2120 HKT)

Aviation expert Tim Robinson looks at how the BRIC countries are entering the elite club of aerospace manufacturing.

June 13, 2013 -- Updated 1325 GMT (2125 HKT)

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.

June 7, 2013 -- Updated 2033 GMT (0433 HKT)

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.

See the full coverage, including all the aerial acrobatics and business buzz, of the 2013 international airshow at Le Bourget airfield in Paris.