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FlightGlobal.com
July 2022
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Comment
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Times change
The last Farnborough air show feels an age ago: before the
737 Max grounding, Brexit and Covid-19. Can it thrive in an
era of climate crisis and help with the race to net zero?
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any love it and probably
as many others loathe it,
but there is no doubt that
the Farnborough air show
– returning after a pandemic-
enforced four-year break – remains
among the aerospace industry’s
marquee events.
Covid-19 challenges aside, the
world of aviation has changed in
a very dramatic way since the last
gathering took place at the historic
Hampshire airfield in 2018. Phrases
like “climate crisis” and “net zero”
were not hot topics at that show,
but certainly look set to dominate
proceedings this time.
The environment did not fea-
ture strongly in our show report
from the last Farnborough – the
headlines from which now read as
though from another age.
Airbus made a passionate case
for further A380 sales (while HiFly
used one of the superjumbos to
publicise the plight of coral reefs);
then-Boeing chief executive Dennis
Muilenburg was in no rush to
launch a New Mid-market Airplane;
a Boeing acquisition of Embraer’s
commercial arm was still on the
cards; and Mitsubishi Aircraft was
upbeat about its MRJ90.
That was before two fatal Boeing
737 Max crashes derailed one of
the industry’s “big two”, Brexit,
the pandemic, and now soaring
global prices for almost everything
– driven in no small part by Russia’s
war in Ukraine.
Farnborough’s return feels hugely
welcome, but its challenge is to
transform with the industry and re-
main relevant by proving that face-
to-face events still matter in a world
where Teams and Zoom calls can
remove the hassle of international
travel. Add to this the unpredictable
British summer weather and a risk
of major travel disruption for those
venturing from London by rail, and
its organisers face quite the task.
This will not be the flying
spectacular of decades past, with
public displays at the end of the
week no longer part of the plan. In-
stead, as well as championing the
best of aerospace as it always has,
Farnborough International wants to
drive the conversation around its
future, by hosting debates and sem-
inars on topics ranging from sus-
tainability to workforce challenges.
For those accustomed to watch-
ing the latest generation of airliners
gracefully displaying a level of agil-
ity never called on in commercial
service, and military jets drown-
ing out conversation, Farnborough
will still have attractions to offer.
But perhaps its bigger contribu-
tion will be in drawing together the
companies and minds capable of
transforming the industry for the
challenge ahead: how to fly without
it risking costing the earth.
Thankfully, the UK’s aerospace
sector is showing the kind of inno-
vation and commitment that will be
needed to overcome the issues fac-
ing us – as detailed in our pre-Farn-
borough package, including the
likes of Aeralis, BAE Systems, Rolls-
Royce and Spirit AeroSystems UK.
Get it right, and Farnborough
could recapture its past glory; but a
failure to seize this opportunity puts
the UK at risk of failing to draw on
its proud and pioneering heritage.
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