Celebration in the air

摘要

This year the UK'S largest aerospace event, the Farnborough International Airshow, celebrates its diamond jubilee. The show - which takes place between 14 and 20 July at the Farnborough Aerodrome - is on schedule to be the biggest event in the airshow's 60-year history in terms of exhibition space and exhibitor presence. The total number of exhibitors is expected to be over 1,500, from more than 30 countries. This should make the show once again the ideal place to view the latest aircraft and associated technologies - at the last event in 2006, over ￡20bn worth of orders were announced and in total the event attracted 140,000 trade visitors. New companies from emerging industry sectors are exhibiting for the first time. The show's host the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC), the UK's aerospace trade association, reports that the number of exhibitors from the airport sector has increased this year, with facilities such as Bahrain International Airport and Dubai World Central exhibiting.