From 20 to 25 May 2014 the Berlin Air Show will showcase cutting-edge aerospace technology at Berlin ExpoCenter Airport
Next year’s ILA Berlin Air Show will once again be taking place at the usual time of year, in spring. From 20 to 25 May 2014 the Berlin Air Show will be showcasing cutting-edge aerospace technology from all parts of the aerospace industry.
Tausende Luftfahrtinteressierte besuchen die ILA
The first three days of the ILA (20 to 25 May) are reserved exclusively for trade visitors. On the weekend the show will be open to the public (23 to 25 May). Among the highlights will be a flying display programme over several hours featuring aircraft of all types and sizes from all eras.
The venue is Berlin ExpoCenter Airport, which was inaugurated at ILA 2012. Located directly adjacent to BER, the capital’s future new airport, it is connected by taxiways to BER’s new south runway. ILA 2014 will feature halls and chalets covering around 50,000 square metres, an outdoor display area for aerospace industry exhibits occupying 100,000 square metres as well as an area covering 100,000 square metres for spectators and transportation.
With individual aerospace sections concentrated in small areas at the ILA visitors need cover only short distances. Sections include Commercial Aviation, Space Flight, Defence and Security, including the UAS Plaza featuring unmanned Aircraft Systems, Equipment, Engines and Materials, alongside the International Suppliers Center ISC (20 to 22 May), Helicopters and the ILA Career Center (23 to 24 May). Also taking place will be a comprehensive programme of conferences with numerous leading events representing almost every sector of the aerospace industry.
A global marketing effort and campaign to attract exhibitors has been launched in the run-up to ILA 2014. During the coming months the ILA team will be represented with its own stands at numerous aerospace shows at home and abroad, including at Aero in Friedrichshafen from 24 to 27 April, the Paris Air Show from 17 to 23 June, and at MAKS 2013 in Moscow from 27 August to 1 September. Messe Berlin’s foreign representatives in some 150 countries around the world will be supporting local marketing campaigns. Exhibitors who register by 31 October 2013 will be entitled to an Early Bird discount equivalent to a ten per cent reduction on the stand rental fee (no discount on aircraft exhibits).
About the history of the ILA
Ever since it first took place in 1909 the ILA has ranked as the world’s oldest air show. Following its debut in 1909 in Frankfurt/Main, from 1912 until the Second World War the ILA took place in Berlin. In the mid-fifties the ILA experienced a renaissance and for 30 years it was held at Langenhagen Airport near Hannover. Since 1992 the ILA has been held bi-annually at Schönefeld Airport in Berlin/Brandenburg and reflects the entire aerospace industry at an international trade fair and conference event that caters for the public as well.
In 2012 the Berlin Air Show took place at Berlin ExpoCenter Airport, on the new exhibition grounds directly adjacent to BER, the capital’s new airport. Exhibitor numbers at ILA 2012 were the highest in the event’s 100-year history, with 1,153 exhibitors from 47 countries providing an impressive display of products and services from all parts of the aerospace industry. Some 270 aircraft of all sizes and categories were on display on the ground and in the air. Attendance at the fair was around 235,000, of whom 125,000 were trade visitors. The next ILA will take place at Berlin ExpoCenter Airport from 20 to 25 May 2014. It is co-organised by the German Aerospace Industries Association (BDLI) and Messe Berlin.
