SIAE

Name

SIAE

Legal name

Salon International de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace – Paris le Bourget (SIAE)

Website

https://siae.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1909

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aerospace Trade Show & Event Management

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

SIC

Services-Racing, Including Track Operation (7948)

akta.pro primary industry

Transportation, Logistics & Mobility Shows Organizers (THAHABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Manufacturing, Industrial Equipment & Automation Shows Organizers (THAHABAF), Conferences & Conventions Operations Services (Registration, AV, Logistics) (MPAGAGAM)

Keywords

• Aerospace exhibition
• Trade show services
• Exhibition space rental
• Event management
• Business meeting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Bourget-du-lac

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Exhibition Space Rental: Revenue generated from renting exhibition space (stands, business chalets, outdoor areas, static aircraft display) to aerospace manufacturers, suppliers, and service providers from around the world.
2. Public Visitor Tickets: Revenue from general public tickets for the weekend opening of the air show, managed through third-party ticketing provider Weezvent.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SIAE organizes the biennial Paris Air Show (Salon International de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace) at Paris-Le Bourget, renting exhibition space including indoor stands, runway-side business chalets, outdoor display areas, and aircraft static positions to global aerospace manufacturers and suppliers. The event combines professional trade days for industry decision-makers with public weekend days for aviation enthusiasts.

Product overview

SIAE (Salon International de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace - Paris Air Show) is the world's leading aerospace exhibition event, not a software product. The offering centers on the biennial Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, comprising the core exhibition event, plus associated sub-brands including the Paris Air Lab for conference content and Paris Space Hub for space sector engagement. Exhibition participation options include stands in halls, business chalets, outdoor areas, and aircraft static displays. Supporting platforms include the Exhibitor Portal for registration and space booking, and a Photo Library for event documentation. SIAE integrates with third-party partners Weezvent (ticketing), LENI (exhibitor management), Tech-Event (visitor management), and Revolugo (accommodation).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Paris Space Hub: A dedicated space sector area at the Paris Air Show featuring conferences, exhibitions, and networking for the space industry.
• Paris Air Lab
• Aleo

Products and services

• Paris Air Show (Salon International de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace) The biennial flagship aerospace exhibition event held at Paris-Le Bourget, bringing together civil aviation, defense, and space industry stakeholders for trade days and public weekend access.
• Exhibition Stands in Halls Customizable or fully equipped exhibition spaces within the event's indoor halls, providing aerospace companies a venue to showcase their products and services to trade visitors.
• Business Chalets
• Outdoor Exhibition Areas
• Aircraft Static Display
• Paris Air Lab
• Paris Space Hub

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• GIFAS (Groupement des Industries Françaises Aéronautiques et Spatiales)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1909GIFAS is the French aerospace industries association that historically founded and continues to anchor the Paris Air Show. The show is described as being in the DNA of a French industry historically united by GIFAS, benefiting from privileged connection to the unique industrial and institutional ecosystem.
• WeezventsupportingTechnology or IntegrationThird-party ticketing provider managing ticket sales for individual/good public visitors to the Paris Air Show.
• LENIsupportingTechnology or IntegrationThird-party provider managing professional exhibitor registration and data for the Paris Air Show.
• Tech-EventsupportingTechnology or IntegrationThird-party provider managing professional visitor registration and data, with contact Anthony CAMUT at [email protected].
• RevolugosupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial accommodation partner for the Paris Air Show, helping attendees book hotels near Paris-Le Bourget Exhibition Centre. Contact: [email protected], +33 (0)1 80 06 62 88.
• O'CommunicationsupportingTechnology or IntegrationAgency that conducted the RGAA accessibility audit of the SIAE website in November 2024, achieving 95% compliance with 98% average. Also handles web integration.
• OVHsupportingTechnology or IntegrationWeb hosting provider for siae.fr website, located at 2 rue Kellermann, 59100 Roubaix, France.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ILA Berlin Air Show: Berlin's biennial aerospace exhibition organized in partnership with BDLI. Directly competes for European aerospace exhibitors and government delegations, and serves a similar defense-and-civil-aviation mandate.
• Singapore Airshow: Asia's largest aerospace and defense exhibition, held biennially in Singapore. Comparable in format (trade days + public weekend, static + flying displays) and competes for Asian defense, MRO, and commercial aerospace budgets that also flow to Paris.
• MAKS International Aviation and Space Salon: Russia's flagship biennial aerospace exhibition held near Moscow. Same format and biennial cadence, competing for Eurasian aerospace participants; geopolitics have reduced its draw but it remains a structural peer.
• Dubai Airshow: Dubai Airshow is one of the world's largest aerospace exhibitions, focused on commercial aviation and increasingly space. It competes with Paris for Middle East and Asian exhibitor spend and runs opposite years to Paris, giving OEMs a yearly event cadence.
• Farnborough International Airshow: Farnborough International Airshow is the UK's flagship biennial aerospace exhibition, alternating odd-year cadence with Paris and competing for the same aerospace OEM exhibitors, government delegations, and order announcements. It is the closest direct competitor to SIAE globally.
• International Defence Industry Exhibition (IDEX): Biennial defense exhibition in Abu Dhabi covering aerospace platforms, defense systems, and government delegations. Shares exhibitor and defense-procurement audience with the Le Bourget defense halls, though weighted more toward land and naval systems.

Broad incumbents

• Informa Markets: Informa Markets runs portfolio of large B2B exhibitions and conferences including aerospace adjacencies. A broad incumbent with similar revenue mechanics (exhibitor fees, sponsorship, visitor monetization) at substantially larger scale than SIAE.
• Reed Exhibitions (RX): Part of RELX, RX is the world's largest trade-show organizer running hundreds of B2B exhibitions across industries. Same core business model (large recurring trade events with exhibitor revenue and visitor monetization), at far greater scale and diversification.
• Messe München (IMC / Expo Real / BAU organizers): Major German trade-fair organizer operating large venues and shows similar in structure to Le Bourget. Comparable in operating model (venue + recurring flagship exhibitions across industries), but lacks a dedicated aerospace event at Paris's scale.

Emerging players

• NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE): Annual North American business-aviation trade show. Comparable in business-aviation sub-segment overlap with Paris's Falcon/Dassault and business-chalet offerings, but annual cadence and U.S.-centric.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/salondubourget
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/SalonDuBourget
• Facebookfacebook.com/SalonDuBourget
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/international-paris-air-show
• Instagraminstagram.com/salondubourget
• TikToktiktok.com/@parisairshow

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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