Governor Robert Bentley arrived at the Paris Air Show before 7 a.m. Paris time on Tuesday for another packed day of 12 meetings with aerospace companies considering locating or expanding in Alabama. Meetings planned for the day included visits with Raytheon and Boeing, both of which have large operations in North Alabama, as well as GE Aviation, which has operations in Auburn.

Just after a morning briefing at the Made In Alabama booth, Governor Bentley spoke about a successful first day in Paris: