Aviation's biggest event of the year showed the industry has plenty of reasons to be cheerful

Aircraft on display at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport last Friday.

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• Aviation's benchmark event of 2025, the Paris Air Show, struck an upbeat tone.
• Industry experts at the show highlighted easing supply chain issues as a key reason to be optimistic.
• Automation, tariff negotiations, and work on new aircraft gave more reasons to be cheerful.

Last week's Paris Air Show came at a tumultuous time, but on the ground, the aerospace...