Since the 2006 show, the Farnborough site has undergone many infrastructure changes designed to improve and enhance the event for all attendees. A multimillion-dollar investment has produced “exceptional innovations,” according to organizer Farnborough International, a subsidiary company of UK aerospace industry group the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC).
One involved the demolition of Farnborough International’s own offices to provide space for a very distinctive building dubbed a “crystal palace.” The four-story glass unit, designed by Specialist Structures, allows exhibitors Thales and Kallman Worldwide to combine exhibition and corporate hospitality space in a central location.
Thales’ facility includes a ground-floor atrium to show its civil and military capabilities with complementary outside displays. A mezzanine level provides meeting rooms, while meals are served on the top floor, which has a terrace and bar overlooking the airfield.
