SALES at last month's Farnborough International Airshow topped £35 billion, confirming it as the world's premier event in the aerospace business.

The organisers, the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC), are hailing FI2000 as a resounding success after it smashed previous records and drew in large numbers of commercial and public visitors.

A full version of this story can be found in the Farnham Herald of August 18.