There is a mood of almost cocky confidence as the world's largest air show kicks off at Le Bourget airport on the outskirts of Paris.
The signing of deals worth more than $30bn (£15bn) - equivalent to some 300 aircraft sold - are expected at the show, which is set to receive almost a quarter of a million industry visitors.
"Plane orders are increasing on the back of global economic growth," observes aerospace analyst Pierre Boucheny from Kepler Equities in Paris.
"The show falls at a good point in the cycle of the airline industry."
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