Airbus (OTCPK:EADSF) (OTCPK:EADSY) continued its strong performance at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday, unveiling a major agreement with VietJet for 100 A321 aircraft, further solidifying its lead over rival Boeing (NYSE:BA) during this year’s event.

The second day of Paris Air Show 2025 is well underway with defense giants dominating the early headlines, but Airbus later swept in with a huge Vietjet order.

Lockheed Martin and Boeing said on Monday they are positioning themselves to secure a significant share of U.S. President Donald Trump's Golden Dome missile defense system, as competition intensifies over what could become one of the world's largest defense contracts.

Airbus first landed an order for as many as 77 freighter and passenger aircraft from Saudi Arabian lessor AviLease, followed by a deal for as many as 50 of its A350-1000 widebody jets from Riyadh Air.

Geopolitical tensions roiled the opening of the Paris Air Show on Monday as French authorities sealed off Israeli weapons industry booths amid the conflicts in Iran and Gaza, a move that Israel condemned as "outrageous".

Boeing Co. said it’s made more progress in the past four to five months on the long-delayed new presidential aircraft than at any point in the last four years as it identifies ways to streamline the complex program.

Boeing retreats following fatal Air India crash as Airbus gets the better of it with Saudi Arabian and Polish deals.

French authorities closed a handful of Israeli firms' stalls at the Paris Air Show, citing a decision to ban "offensive weapons" being displayed amid the Gaza war.

War, tariffs and the Air India crash will cast a shadow over the Paris Air Show as the aerospace industry's biggest annual gathering opens on Monday.