Celebration in the air

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As well as marking its diamond jubilee, Farnborough 2008 has attracted exhibitors from emerging sectors and promises to be the biggest in the event’s history. Julia Pierce reports.

This year the UK's largest aerospace event, the

, 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

(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

and

exhibiting.

It also notes that the show is becoming increasingly popular with aircraft interiors companies. For the first time, Colombia and Bahrain will be represented at the event.

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