TAG London Farnborough Airport - Past, Present, Future

Proud History

The United Kingdom's first airfield, Farnborough Airport's aviation history predates even the country's first powered flight conducted there in 1908.

From those earliest days, Farnborough has been a centre of military and civil aviation research. Hundreds of innovations from the Royal Aircraft Establishment Farnborough have left their mark on aviation worldwide. Farnborough "firsts" include the first flight in the U.K. of a jet powered aircraft and the world's first flight of a commercial jet airliner.

A government airfield through two World Wars and 40 years of Cold War, Farnborough saw its first civil aviation operations in 1989. The British Ministry of Defense began to transfer control of Farnborough to TAG Aviation in 1997, with the understanding that the facility would be used solely for business aviation and the Farnborough Air Show. TAG took full control under a 99 year lease in 2003.

The Farnborough International Airshow

Since opening to the public in 1949, the Farnborough International Airshow has become one of the world's foremost aviation events. With origins in exhibitions by the Royal Air Force and Society of British Aircraft Constructors, the Airshow takes place every two years.

The 2006 Farnborough Airshow drew:

• 42 official delegations from around the world
• 1,360 commercial and other exhibitors
• 243,000 visitors

The show produced approximately US $21 billion of aviation orders and contributed more than £17 million to the local economy.

For further information, see www.farnborough.com

Farnborough and the Future

Over the past eight years, TAG has invested to preserve Farnborough's past while securing its future as Europe's premier all-business airport. Improvements have included a resurfaced runway, installation of ILS/DME, all new signage and lighting, and many other infrastructure improvements designed to increase safety and protect the environment.

Farnborough's new look is taking shape in the form of new buildings - a modern, architecturally-significant control tower, new "wave" design triple hangar, and completely refurbished engineering facilities. The culmination of TAG's efforts occurred in May 2006 when Farnborough's stunning new Executive Terminal was officially opened.

Farnborough now offers a complete range of aviation services to based and transient business aircraft, including passenger services, aircraft handling, fueling, hangarage and maintenance.

Farnborough – Community and Environment

TAG London Farnborough Airport is a responsible member of the Rushmoor Borough community and resides on a government-designated site of nature conservation interest. All airfield redevelopment work has been done in cooperation with community and conservation organizations, such as English Nature, to maintain quality of life and protect native vegetation and wildlife. TAG Farnborough has an environmental officer on site to ensure that the airport is operated in accordance with all applicable environmental standards.

TAG Farnborough is keen to engage the local community and has established the Farnborough Aerodrome Consultative Committee (FACC). The independent Consultative Committee is the forum in which the management of TAG Aviation interacts with local public agencies, residential communities and with airport users on a range of environmental and other airport issues. Meetings are held three times a year and are open to the public and press.

For more information visit: www.facc.org.uk

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