- Boeing and Airbus secured substantial initial orders at the show, including commitments for 737 MAX, 787 Dreamliners, and A350-1000 aircraft from SMBC Aviation Capital, Riyadh Air, and Philippine Airlines.
- Defense companies now constitute 50% of the record 1,600 exhibitors, focusing on low-cost interceptor missiles, drones, and AI-enabled weapons systems due to regional wars.
- GE Aerospace announced a partnership with NASA and BETA Technologies for the first high-altitude flight utilizing hybrid-electric propulsion assistance.
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“We're in a place of geopolitical unrest around the world. My view would be that there seems to be a bit of a continual boom in commercial orders. What the numbers will be, I don't know.”