Pakistan JF-17 to participate in Farnborough Air Show 2010

Pakistan first indigenous multi role fighter aircraft JF 17 is expected to participate in one of the most prestigious Farnborough International Air Show in United Kingdom that will be held from 19th July, 2010 till 25th July 2010. We have earlier written about the JF 17 aircraft in our blog posts here and here. Farnborough Air Show is one of the most famous Air Shows of the world and almost all famous aircrafts participate in it. The list include the famous names like F-16, F-18, F-22 and Eurofighter Typhoon etc. To read more about the Farnborough Air Show history, click here. The Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) is one of the world’s most iconic global aviation events. FIA holds a prominent position within the aerospace calendar taking place on a biennial basis (once every two years) over one week in July. The first five days of the show are traditionally trade days only, followed by a weekend where the exhibition is opened up to the public. The most recent airshow, FIA 2008, was a record-breaking year for business with US$88.7 billion worth of orders announced during the show. 2008’s event also featured 165 aircraft in static displays and spectacular flying displays and the public weekend attracted a staggering 153,000 visitors.