The UK's largest Air Show starts today under heavy rain and low clouds. There is an impressive mix of Commercial, Military and Business aircraft in static and flying displays. http://www.farnborough.com/trade-static-display-aircraft.htm The Airbus A380 on a fly-by...
Bloomberg's Olivia Sterns takes a look inside Qatar Airways' latest purchase; the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on display at Farnborough... http://bloom.bg/O2MiCD#ooid=52NnFjNToNE97F9TnPoMT1kNTuXDxPPl And Wired magazine takes the new 787 for a 'test drive'... http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/07/boeing-787-dreamliner-flight/?pid=2107
The head of Qatar Airways is very impressed with that same Boeing 787 dreamliner. In alot of the interviews he did at the Farnborough Airshow he was adamant on ensuring he mentioned how firm and assertive he was to Boeing to ensure he got the exact product he was envisioning. Now he is happy, I guess you have to be aggressive to get what you want.