Listen now: 40,000 Feet podcast, episode #5: big questions post-Paris Air Show

We're back from Le Bourget, and it's time to sit down and start our post-show analysis: what does one of the busiest weeks in aviation mean?

By John Walton 1 min read
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Beginning our post-event roundups from the 2025 Paris Air Show, the 40,000 Feet podcast from The Up Front takes a strategic view from Chalet Row and around Le Bourget, thinking widely about what the show means for aviation and the passenger experience.

John Walton and Gareth Edwards dive deep into:

  • The big questions around the supply chain, our globalised industry and geopolitics
  • Bursting order books at Airbus and Boeing, and what the remaining options are for new airplanes in the next decade
  • and in our extra-length edition for Pros, we focus on the key data points of Airbus orders at the show, talking VietJet A321neos, LOT A220s, A350s for Riyadh Air and Starlux, and more. Get access to the Pro edition here
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John Walton

Editor in chief of The Up Front, with two decades of experience reporting across the global aviation industry, specialising in business and first class, seats, cabins and the passenger experience.