Farnborough International Airshow 2010

Boeing confirms 787 will be at Farnborough
Boeing made official on Friday what many had speculated about for weeks: The 787 will make its international debut later this month at the Farnborough Airshow.
This website reported last month that the manufacturer was planning to fly Dreamliner flight test aircraft ZA003 to the UK on Sunday, July 18, to participate in the show ([Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]). "We've chosen Farnborough as a venue for spotlighting the breakthrough capabilities and innovations" represented by the 787, Boeing said in a statement Friday, adding that it expected "an optimistic mood" to prevail at Farnborough "amid signs of economic recovery."
It said ZA003 will touch down at Farnborough the morning of July 18 and remain on static display through midday July 20. ZA003 is being used "to test and certify seats, galleys and associated cabin safety and comfort systems, among other test points," the manufacturer said.
It added that Qatar Airways will display its newest 777-300ER at the show as well.

Boeing: We're not playing Airbus' game

*With the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] days away, Boeing has taken a preemptive strike against expected Airbus order announcements.
"At the end of the day someone is going to make much of the 'orders race' aspect of the show," Boeing Commercial Airplanes marketing chief Randy Tinseth [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] on his blog Tuesday. "But I just want to tell you that however you may regard the so-called air show orders race, it's not a race when there's only one horse running!"
While Boeing gladly accommodates customers who want to announce orders at air shows, it [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] new confirmed orders every week, Tinseth wrote. (Here's [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].)
"Our competitor, Airbus has a different approach," he said. "Even though we've been 'out-announced' by something like three to one at the air shows, believe it or not, we've found a way to be the market share leader when you total up all year-end orders for the past five years."
OK, true enough. But Airbus has netted more orders than Boeing over the past two years.
Boeing has won more orders so far this year. Game on.