I was invited to join the bi-annual Le Bourget airshow. The show is an excellent occasion for networking with the Flemish business community.

We stayed with the delegation at a small hotel in Hostellerie Du Royal Lieu in Compiègne, near Le Bourget. The place has been renovated by the new owners, and the dinner served was excellent! The show itself was exhausting, running around from left to right for meetings and in between take glimpse of the show.

Was worth spending the time, and I got an update on the innovation in the aviation industry.

Some pictures: On the right hand side the impressive tail wing of the Airbus A380

The NH90 has been ordered by

the Belgian airforce for sea rescue missions

(replacement of the SeaKing)

The Rafale, the French pride of Dassault Industries, elegance combined with performance

Model of the Neuron

(future European fighter)