I take on board the negative aspects from local residents due to noise and the Shoreham incident but the air display last year on the trade days was very poor with little of interest from a military perspective. I didn’t see a lot more planned for the public days so I’m not surprised attendances were down last year. From my own experience I’m sure trade show numbers were also greatly reduced which I’m sure has come as a major disappointment to ADS because this show is their major cash investment every 2 years. The Farnborough Site has been reconfigured into an exhibition centre not just for an air show but I fear for its future.
I don’t know for sure but just think ADS could have tried a bit harder.