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FEATURE FARNBOROUGH

Farnborough Air Show

It’s Getting Bigger
By Jay Menon
The 2014 ediTion of farnborough putting planes in the air and saying ‘isn’t
International Air Show begins with a that fantastic’ is no longer enough. We
century of aviation as the central theme. need to raise our game.” The primary focus
The biennial commercial air show of the second largest trade conference in
features the newest members of the the aerospace industry is for businesses
Airbus commercial aircraft family and the to network and get what other companies
new 787-9 Dreamliner from the Boeing have in the works as well.
stable. Organizers of Farnborough have put in
Organizers of the Farnborough Air extra events and activities this year to help
Show have “raised their game” this aerospace companies get even more out
year. Speaking at the launch event in of the business opportunities during the
May, Farnborough International’s chief week-long event.
executive, Shaun Ormrod, said: “Simply One of these is ‘Meet the buyers’
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