Farnborough Airshow

This week sees the welcome return of the Farnborough Air Show to Hampshire. Running from Monday (July 18) until Friday (July 22), visitors will be treated ...

If you or someone you are with starts to feel unwell, please head to the airshow medical centre, located by Gate E, or let a member of the Farnborough team know. We have water refill points in all key public areas, A/C throughout each of the exhibition halls and shaded areas across the show site. Boeing 777X (static and flying) HampshireLive will keep you updated with events as they are happening in our live blog below. Hurkus (static and flying) The event usually takes place every two years, but the coronavirus pandemic meant previous shows had to be cancelled.

Earlier the Red Arrows flew past as the event had its opening ceremony.

The group says that arms manufacturers, some of whom are exhibiting at the show, are producing weapons that cause destruction and compound the issues posed by climate change. SurreyLive photographer Grahame Larter is in Farnborough today and is sending through some of his photos and videos from the show. Here is the expected schedule for this morning: Send your images to [email protected] and we will feature as many as we can. Activists from campaign group Extinction Rebellion are protesting outside the opening day of the Farnborough Airshow today (Monday, July 18) as prime minister Boris Johnson addresses delegates inside. Residents in Frimley, Frimley Green, Mytchett and Farnham all had a chance to see the famous RAF aerobatics team

Dating back to 1948, when the first show was held at Farnborough Airport, the event has drawn thousands of people to the town for decades. This year is the ...

As the event opens today, a number of exciting things are scheduled to go ahead. Especially as some of the flying displays will be viewable from lookout points near by. Flying displays will be held each day, as well as static displays on the ground. Farnborough International Airshow is one of the world's biggest aerospace events, but unfortunately this year is the first without a public weekend. This year is the first time since the outbreak of coronavirus that the event has been able to go ahead. We've been waiting years for Farnborough International Airshow to return and it's finally here.

UK-Japanese collaboration on fighter jets and a multibillion-dollar Boeing passenger plane order gave a lift to the aviation industry on Monday as the ...

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EXTINCTION Rebellion protesters have blocked access to Farnborough Air Show as the UK heads for its hottest spell on record.

The International Air Show kicked off on Monday morning, and will last until Friday, July 22. The climate protests come on the same day the Met Office warned of a "danger to life" as the UK swelters in a heatwave. A red warning for extreme heat is in place for the southeast of England, the Midlands and up to Manchester, York and Leeds on Monday and Tuesday, with "serious illness" or possible death a real possibility. In a separate post, the account added: "Arms manufacturers are meeting in air-conditioned halls to sell their destructive technologies, as ordinary people in the UK swelter in a #heatwave that experts tell us is a wake up call on #ClimateChange." The prams are intended to symbolise "the threat that conflict and climate breakdown pose to the world’s children", the group said. This is to "represent the mourning of lost generations from climate change and the resulting conflict", the account added.

He is at Farnborough at a time when he is facing criticism for not leading Cobra meetings being held in response to extreme temperatures.

The Prime Minister is set to leave office in September following the election of a new Tory leader. In a speech, Mr Johnson said: “I’m glad that I finally made it to Farnborough, this famous air show, in the climactic weeks of my time as Prime Minister.” Boris Johnson has arrived at Farnborough Air Show in one of his final public appearances as Prime Minister.

The storied Farnborough International Airshow kicked off on Monday just outside of London, marking a new milestone for the aviation industry as the show.

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Although orders were scarce, Boeing made a strong showing, with back-to-back orders from All Nippon Airways (NH) and Delta Air Lines (DL), overshadowing the ...

Boeing and Airbus will declare their latest multi-billion-dollar jet orders at the five-day event.

Airlines cancelled hundreds of orders and demanded compensation. Vertical has received more than 1,300 orders and said on Friday it had secured a commitment to pre-delivery payments and delivery slots from American Airlines Group Inc. Airbus has been forced to build some narrow-body A320neo-family jets without engines to keep assembly lines running. The MAX 10 offers Boeing the opportunity to show off the latest version of the aircraft and seek to recover from the deadly and costly crashes of an earlier model. The crashes in October 2018 and March 2019 led to the aircraft being grounded for 20 months. Boeing plans to show off several planes including the MAX 10, the latest version of its flagship model in the vital medium-haul segment, and hopes to announce a range of new orders.