Farnborough International Airshow records $123.9bn deals officials and international government representatives at the official opening ceremony with a fly past by the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter flanked by the Red Arrows. The halls remained busy throughout the week with footfalls averaging at 20,000 per day and high levels of networking and engagement with a host of briefings, seminars and company presentations. Over 6,000 young people took part in the STEM outreach programme of the Airshow, Futures Day. Star of the show was Tim Peake who opened proceeding in his first public appearance since returning from the ISS. Farnborough International Chief Executive Shaun Ormrod said: “The extreme weather brought us some additional challenges, but it doesn’t seem to have stopped our exhibitors and visitors doing business. The halls have been busy all week, which is really
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arnborough International Airshow, the five-day global aerospace trade event held recently in UK, recorded orders and options to the value of US$123.9 billion defying industry expectations. Farnborough International’s internal order tracker recorded a total of 856 aircraft valued at $93.98, 1,407 engines valued at $22.7 billion and a variety of other business deals totalling £7.2 billion. Notable deals included Virgin Atlantic concluding its purchase for 12 Airbus A350-1000 and the UK Government confirming the purchase of 50 Apache Helicopters and 9 Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft. Topping the order chart was AirAsia who signed up for 100 Airbus A380neos. The Airshow was opened jointly by UK Prime Minister David Cameron and MP and Virgin Atlantic boss Richard Branson who welcomed senior aerospace executives, military
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