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Berlin's ILA air show draws 241,000 over six days
Jun 1, 2008, 18:50 GMT
Berlin - The Berlin Air Show (ILA) drew 241,000 visitors over its six days, and contracts worth some 5 billion euros (7.8 billion dollars) were agreed, the organizers said after the show ended Sunday.
The majority of the 1,100 exhibitors from 37 countries expressed satisfaction with their success at the show.
The ILA saw 300 aircraft displayed on the ground or taking to the skies, with the star of the show the Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial airliner.
Also on view were the two biggest series-production planes ever made, the Antonov An 124 and C-5 Galaxy.
Established in Frankfurt in 1909, the ILA is one of the world's oldest aviation trade shows.
Since 1992, following German reunification, it has been staged every two years at Schoenefeld, now being rebuilt to become Berlin's sole airport.
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