Beyond the deal-making, advances in aviation technology such as 3D printing to the Industrial Internet could steal the show this year.
The Paris Air Show is the Cannes Festival of aviation — the annual event where top industry players go to see and be seen, whether it’s inking jumbo jet deals or unveiling the smartest technologies rocket science has to offer.

Plunging prices will force the offshore industry to make the most out of limited resources.
The offshore industry has been under a black cloud since the end of 2014, with the oil price crash bringing a seemingly interminable period of doom and gloom. No one can blame operators for the resulting project cancellations and exorbitant cost-cutting measures undertaken in recent months.