Farnborough International Airshow: This year reflected the optimism in the aviation industry

SUMMARY

The Farnborough Airshow started on 16 July and goes till 22 July saw Airbus and Boeing trying to outdo each other. Airbus secured orders for 186 aircraft, while Boeing locked-in 175 commitments.

By CNBC-TV18Jul 18, 2018 2:20:11 PM IST (Updated)

British Prime Minister Theresa May, left, speaks with Airbus CEO Tom Enders, from Germany, backdropped by an Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft at the Farnborough Airshow in Farnborough, England, Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

An Airbus A350-1000 lands after a flying display at the Farnborough Airshow in Farnborough, England, Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

An Airbus 400M lands after a flying display at the Farnborough Airshow in Farnborough, England, Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

American military put a sticker on a Hercules at the Farnborough Airshow in Farnborough, England, Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Spectators watch a Boeing 737 land after a flying display at the Farnborough Airshow in Farnborough, England, Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

A man walks past an image of a Boom Airliner at the Farnborough Airshow in Farnborough, England, Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Spectators watch an Airbus 400M take part in a flying display at the Farnborough Airshow in Farnborough, England, Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

An Italian Leonardo M-346FA is displayed at the Farnborough Airshow in Farnborough, England, Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

An Italian Leonardo M-346FA is displayed at the Farnborough Airshow in Farnborough, England, Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

An Airbus A350 aircraft flies in formation with Britain's Red Arrows flying display team at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, Britain July 15, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls