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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jasper Jolly

Farnborough airshow to focus on cleaner flying and potential fighter jet deal

Planes on the tarmac at Farnborough airport
Planes on the tarmac at Farnborough airport. Executives from global aerospace manufacturers and airlines will gather for the airshow this week. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters

Low-emission air travel and a potential deal for Japan to help build the UK’s next-generation Tempest fighter jet are set to take centre stage at the annual Farnborough airshow this week.

Executives from global aerospace manufacturers and airlines will gather at the airport in Hampshire after a four-year gap. The show, which begins on Monday, normally happens every two years but was cancelled in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, as the aviation industry faced potential collapse.

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