The 20 coolest planes at the 2018 Farnborough Air Show
For one week every other summer, Farnborough Airport in Hampshire, England becomes the epicenter of global aviation where airplane makers show off their latest and greatest. Here are the highlights for the 2018 show.
Airbus was out in force. Its display contingent included the new A330-900neo along with...
...Two A220-300s. The plane that, until a couple of weeks ago, was called the Bombardier CS300. One of the A220-300s came from Lativan carrier AirBaltic...
...While the other is a prototype.
The first second-hand Airbus A380 operated by Portuguese airline HiFly landed in Farnborough a few days after the start of the show.
Airbus also showed off a Qatar Airways Airbus A350-1000. It's the new rival for Boeing's hot-selling 777-300ER.
Qatar Airways brought one of those to show off as well.
The 737MAX is the fastest selling aircraft in Boeing history. Naturally, it made an appearance at Farnborough.
Both halves of the global commercial aviation duopoly showed off the capabilities of their aircraft. Here, a Biman Bangladesh Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner goes its flight demonstration.
This Airbus A350-1000 prototype just completed its own demo flight.
The E2's rival from across the Pacific was also at the show. The Mitsubishi Regional Jet is the first modern airliner to emerge from Japan. Here, an MRJ prototype in All Nippon Airways livery is sitting on the tarmac.
There was also a large contingent of private jets. Savannah, Georgia's Gulfstream brought its next-generation G500 and...
... Big brother G600 to the show.
Parked next to the duo was Gulfstream's entry-level G280.
Canada's Bombardier showed off its impressive Global 6000 private jet.
French jet maker Dassault brought two versions of its iconic tri-motor private jets to Farnborough — the 8X and the 900LX.
Embraer's private jet division showed off the newly revamped Phenom 300E. The Florida-built Phenom is the most popular small private jet in the world.
The North Carolina-built HondaJet made an appearance as well.
There was also a section of the show dedicated to cargo planes. The big hitters in this section are the Antonov AN124 and...
...The Boeing 747-8F. Yes, that's Jeep peeking out from inside the jumbo jet.
Military aircraft at the show included the Eurofighter Typhoon and...
...The Panavia Tornado.
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