Paris Air Show: Washington continues to showcase sustainability
Governor Jay Inslee prepares to cut the opening ribbon in front of the Washington state booth at the 2023 Paris Air Show. Inslee is joined by members from the Washinton state delegation.?
By bus, train, car or plane, some 300,000 people packed the?Paris Air Show?in June to catch up on the latest in aviation after a four-year break from in-person gatherings. The massive Hall 3,?built as the main media center for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, hosted the largest?U.S. presence?at the show to date, with 300 American companies out of 400 companies represented in Hall 3.
Governor Jay Inslee and Commerce Director Mike Fong led the way for Washington, with a 100-member delegation representing 20 business and the $70 billion aerospace and aviation sector across the state.
Washington has been at the forefront of innovation in the aviation and aerospace industry for more than a century. It still is today, as the industry addresses rising carbon dioxide emissions and their global climate impact. The Washington-based businesses showcased the state?s unique industry, from?sustainable fuels?to?industry 4.0 automation?to?uncrewed systems?to?advanced air mobility?and?commercial space.
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