Farnborough Airshow 2026 is scheduled to run from Monday, July 20 to Friday, July 24 at Farnborough Airport in Hampshire. The date range puts the show seven days out from July 13, with airlines and manufacturers again using the event for flying displays, static exhibits and deal announcements.
That includes a possible Etihad Airways and Boeing announcement around ten more widebody twinjets from Boeing's 787 Dreamliner series. Etihad Airways already operates both the 787-9 and the 787-10, which would make any additional order a continuation rather than a new fleet type.
Farnborough International Airshow 2026 schedule
The Farnborough International Airshow 2026 is built around the same basic structure that has made the event a headline date on the aviation calendar: aircraft on the ground, aircraft in the air, and buyers using the week to make themselves visible. The show says the flying display will reflect the ambition of the international industry today, and military aircraft will feature prominently.
Among the listed headliners are the US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II and the Rolls-Royce Vickers Supermarine Spitfire PR.Mk.XIX. Airbus's top attraction at the show is the A350-1000.
Etihad Airways and Boeing
Will Etihad Airways and Boeing actually use Farnborough Airshow 2026 to put a deal on the table? The expected order is for ten more aircraft from Boeing's 787 Dreamliner family, but Boeing itself does not plan to focus on commercial aircraft at the show.
That split leaves Boeing visible at the event without making commercial sales its main display theme. For readers watching for a fleet announcement, the practical marker is not the exhibition stand but whether Etihad Airways and Boeing move from expectation to a public order during the week.
Qatar Airways withdrawal
The lineup has already changed once. Qatar Airways was set to bring a Boeing 777-300ER and a Gulfstream G700, but pulled out following the death of a former Qatari Emir.
The result is a narrower commercial field, even as the broader market stays active. The last Farnborough International Airshow, in 2024, drew airline orders totaling $105 billion in list prices, and this year's show opens with that benchmark in the background.
