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Qatar Airways plans to hold a joint press conference with Airbus next week at Britain's Farnborough International Airshow, likely signaling a major plane order.

The company did not indicate what the press conference concerned, but an industry source said the Gulf-based airline was expected to announce a large plane order at the show.

Qatar Airways, one of the leading plane-buyers among quickly expanding Middle Eastern carriers, has traditionally been a staunch Boeing customer. Last year it ordered 30 of Boeing's new 787s and has 27 of its larger 777s on order.

At last year's Paris air show, Qatar confirmed a previously announced order for 80 new Airbus A350 XWB models -- which will compete with the 787 -- and three additional A380 superjumbos, worth about USD$17 billion in total.

Aircraft

Avro Vulcan to make Farnborough flypast on Thursday 10th July

The Avro Vulcan will make a practice flypast as part of the validation process for Farnborough International Airshow, in preparation for its appearance and display at the event next week. During the airshow itself, the iconic aircraft is due to flypast on Wednesday 16th July and will fly in the world-renowned Farnborough air displays on Friday 18th, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th July 2008.   Daily Flying Display Flying Programme (Outline) 2008   Monday 14 July Aero Sekur Shooting Stars The Red Arrows - Flypast Airbus A 380 HAL Helicopters Kestrel JP10 MiG 29 EADS Eurofighter F 16 F 18 F 22 MB 346 AB 609 MB 311 Tuesday 15 July Aero Sekur Shooting Stars Airbus A 380 HAL Helicopter Kestrel JP10 MiG 29 EADS Eurofighter F 16 F 18 MB 346 AB 609 MB 311 Wednesday 16 July Aero Sekur Shooting Stars Airbus A 380 HAL Helicopter Kestrel JP10 MiG 29 EADS Eurofighter F 16 F 18 MB 346 AB 609 MB 311 Thursday 17 July Aero Sekur Shooting Stars Airbus A 380 HAL Helicopter Kestrel JP10 MiG 29 EADS Eurofighter F 16 F 18 MB 346 AB 609 MB 311 Friday 18 July Aero Sekur Shooting Stars Airbus AB 380 HAL Helicopter Great War Display Team Swordfish Kestrel JP10 MiG 29 The Blades EADS Eurofighter F 16 F 18 Guy Westgate Glider Display Avro Vulcan 111 Sqn Celebration MB 346 AB 609 MB 311 DC6 The Aerostars BBMF The Red Arrows Saturday 19 July Aero Sekur Shooting Stars Airbus A 380 HAL Helicopter Great War Display Team Vickers Vimy Swordfish Spitfire Sea Fury The Red Arrows Kestrel JP10 MiG 29 EADS Eurofighter Sea Hawk F 16 F 18 Guy Westgate Glider Display Avro Vulcan 111 Sqn Celebration MB 346 AB 609 MB 311 DC6 The Aerostars BBMF Catalina The Blades Sunday 20 July Aero Sekur Shooting Stars Airbus A 380 HAL Helicopter Great War Display Team Vickers Vimy Swordfish Spitfire Sea Fury The Blades Kestrel JP10 MiG 29 Sea Hawk EADS Eurofighter F 16 F 18 Guy Westgate Glider Display Avro Vulcan 111 Sqn Celebration MB 346 AB 609 MB 311 DC6 The Aerostars BBMF Catalina The Red Arrows – Show Close for 2008 Please note that displays may be subject to change and alteration   STATIC AIRCRAFT (as of 2 June 2008) AGUSTA WESTLAND AW101 Super Lynx 300 AW139 SAR AW139 Commercial AW149 Grand EMS Grand VIP AW109 LUH AW129 AW119 NH90 ALENIA AERONAUTICA C-27J Eurofighter Sky-Y ATR 42 MP ALENIA AERMACCHI M-346 M-311 Bell 429 Bell 407 ARH BN Defender 400  ATR ATR 72-500 Boeing Boeing 777-200 Boeing C-17 Diamona HK36 (Fuel Cell) FA 18 Bombardier Dash8 Q300 Field Aviation/Swedish Coast Guard Dash 8 Q400 CRJ 900 Global 5000 Challenger 605 Learjet 60 XR Cessna Cessna Grand Caravan Cessna Sovereign Cessna Mustang Cessna Citation XLS Cessna 172 Cessna 206 Cessna 400 Cessna 406  Rheims Aviation DoD F-15 B1-B Embraer ERJ 135BJ Legacy 600 Grob Grob 180SP Grob 120A-1 Gulfstream G550 IAI Israel Gulfstream G550 AEW variant LM F-16 Block 50 C-130J Pilatus Pilatus PC12 - Pilatus Pilatus PC21 “ Pilatus PC12   ( FLIR) SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems/Galileo Avionica *UAV* ASIO STRIX FALCO Sikorsky S92 Helicopter      Socata TBM850   (Air Touring Biggin Hill Sun – Wed) Gipsland Airvan     SAAB 2000 AEW  Gripen International Ltd Fokker 100  Mitsubishi Corporation LH-10 Elipse Aerosport Dornier 328 JET MD 80 Public Days Do 228  German Navy DG1000  Glider GAF Tornado DHC Beaver – Army Hunter T7 Jet Provost Seafire

Boeing to showcase Air India's newest 777-300ER 

FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 12, 2008 -- Air India's newest Boeing [NYSE: BA] 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplane arrived Saturday in Farnborough, United Kingdom, ahead of Monday's opening of the Farnborough International Air Show. The 777-300ER will be on display during the air show highlighting its new livery, interior and passenger amenities.

The 777-300ER is the 10th 777 delivered to Air India from its December 2005 order of 68 Boeing jetliners.

The aircraft, named "Jammu and Kashmir" in keeping with Air India's tradition of naming its 777s after the various states of India, has a three-class configuration, including four first-class, 35 executive class and 303 economy seats. The airline will operate the 777-300ER on its India to United States via London route.

Air India, India's national flagship carrier, in July 2007 became the first India-based airline to operate nonstop flights from India to the United States with its first 777-200LR (Longer Range) Worldliner airplane.

The twin-engine Boeing 777 is the most fuel-efficient airplane in its category, a key element in its leading economic and environmental performance.

Source Boeing.com

 For anyone visiting on Monday....

 At 10.40 Lewis Hamilton will race a Laerjet 60 along the runway in his race car....

Now if you are Bombardier do you let you product or your ambassador win? 

Sukhoi will be announcing 30 orders for the Superjet at Farnborough 

A spokeswoman said. The orders will be unveiled at a news conference on Tuesday. Russia aims to secure at least 10% of the world airliner market with new passenger jets and to take third place among aircraft-producing countries by 2015-2018