Originally Posted by
SamYeager
I do have to say the thought had crossed my mind that if Farnborough is effectively giving two fingers to the public they shouldn't be surprised if public support, such as it is, for things like planning permission and demonstration flights not to mention the inevitable noise and traffic disruption dwindles away. Perhaps thinking of the public weekend as a necessary cost of doing business may turn out later to have been the wiser choice?
I'm afraid this ("Farnborough is effectively giving two fingers to the public") has been my experience for a while now. The flying display has become more and more humdrum with little to excite. As in a post above, it will be Fairford or Duxford in future. Farnborough will become an ever-smaller clique.