PARIS: The world’s biggest air show takes to the skies on Monday, with a battle between Boeing and Airbus for orders in the lucrative market for wide-body planes set to dominate the Paris event.

European manufacturer Airbus managed to steal a march on its American rival before the show—at Le Bourget just north of Paris—with a successful maiden flight of its new A350 long-haul plane.

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