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VIDEO: Farnborough Airshow 2012

FARNBOROUGH'S 48th airshow has hours of flying and aerobatic displays set for take-off.

The Farnborough International Airshow 2012's trade days run from Monday, July 9 to Friday, July 13, with the global aviation showpiece event building up to the weekend's public show.

Pyestock mega depot

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DEVELOPERS have won their battle to build a massive warehouse between Fleet and Farnborough.

Regarded as the birthplace of aviation in the UK, Farnborough Airport’s hosting of the Farnborough Airshow every two years since 1948 means the town’s name will forever be associated across the world with flying.

The Qinetiq factor

With around 2,300 staff, Qinetiq is one of this area's largest private employers.

Animal rights activists trial

Seven people have been jailed at Winchester Crown Court for consipring to blackmail companies they believed were associated with the animal testing laboratory Huntingdon Life Sciences.