FARNBOROUGH 2008

FIA 2006 was one of the biggest in recent memory with 1480 exhibitors from 35 countries taking part. Some 83 defence delegations from 43 countries attended, along with 40 civil aerospace delegations from 15 countries. Trade show attendance figures duri...

FIA 2006 was one of the biggest in recent memory with 1480 exhibitors from 35 countries taking part. Some 83 defence delegations from 43 countries attended, along with 40 civil aerospace delegations from 15 countries. Trade show attendance figures during the week were up from 133,000 in 2004 to 140,000, while public day visitors rose by 20,000 over the 2004 airshow to reach 130,000.

International aerospace companies used the airshow to announce orders from across the aerospace spectrum, covering civil and defence products, aero-engines, the supply chain, the MRO sector, training, equipment and services. Of the $42 billion, some $37 billion was from the civil aerospace sector with the balance of nearly $5 billion covering the defence industry. Airframe orders totalled $35.5 billion, engine orders came to just over $ 4 billion, with equipment and services business coming to just over $2 billion.

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