Overview
- The opening day, July 20, produced more than £36.2 billion ($48.8 billion) in commercial deals, including 234 firm aircraft orders and 466 firm engine orders, according to trade group ADS.
- Lessor SMBC Aviation Capital placed a 200‑aircraft split order of 100 Boeing 737 MAX and 100 Airbus A320neo‑family jets, while Philippine Airlines ordered 15 Boeing 787‑10s and Riyadh Air added A350 and 787 commitments.
- Major engine and support deals announced include IndiGo’s memorandum with CFM for more than 1,000 LEAP‑1A engines and Philippine Airlines’ agreement with GE Aerospace for GEnx‑1B engines.
- Industry data and sources say a record global backlog of 16,925 aircraft and supplier, engine and MRO bottlenecks mean many new orders will be delivered years from now and total Farnborough aircraft tallies may fall short of some forecasts.
- Defence and dual‑use technology made up half of a record 1,600 exhibitors, underscoring a shift toward military systems and autonomy, and the day‑one orderbook is expected to generate about £5.2 billion of UK aerospace activity and support tens of thousands of jobs.