Boeing, Airbus Battle for Spotlight at Farnborough Airshow

Farnborough Airshow, organised in England, is a biennial event that sees leading companies from the aviation industry showcase their latest technology. A look at the some of the aircraft on display at the show.

An Airbus A380 taxis past a Boeing 787 Dreamliner at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, on July 15, 2014. The biennial event sees leading companies from the aviation industry showcase their latest technology. A look at the some of the aircraft on display at the show. (AFP Photo / Leon Neal)

Airbus unveiled its A350 XWB at the Farnborough Airshow. Visitors watch an Airbus A350 XWB take off for a flying display during the air show. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
An Airbus employee looks at a row of ballasts inside an unfitted Airbus A350 XWB as it stands on display during Farnborough International Air Show in England. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
A test station stands inside an unfitted Airbus A350 XWB as it stands on display during the Air Show. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

The cockpit of an Airbus A350 XWB is seen as it stands on display during Farnborough International Air Show. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
Visitors watch as an Airbus A350 XWB taxis back to its stand after a flying display during Farnborough International Airshow. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
British Prime Minister David Cameron is pictured as he sits in the cockpit of an Airbus A350 aircraft on the first day of the Farnborough International. AFP Photo / Ben Gurr/Pool

A Boeing 787 flies on display during Farnborough International Airshow in England. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
Visitors walk on board a Boeing 787 on display during Farnborough International Airshow. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
A wing tip of an Airbus A350 XWB, left, goes past the nose of an Airbus A380 as it taxis to its stand after a flying display during Farnborough International Airshow. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)