The 2012 Farnborough Airshow

A businessman looks at a U.S Airforce C-17 transport plane at the Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire, southern England, on July 10.

A Swedish Saab JAS 39 Gripen runs through a display at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, Britain, 10 July. The Farnborough Airshow is in its second day.

A man walks beneath a Boeing 787 Dreamliner at the Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire, southern England, on July 10, 2012. In the first two days, Boeing picked up an order for 100 aircraft valued at $9.2 billion. The U.S. manufacturer is set to sweep the event, with deals for at least 200 jets still pending.

Aircrew clean a Catalina flying boat at the Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire, southern England, on July 10.

A US B52 bomber passes over during a fly past at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, Britain, 10 July 2012. The Farnborough Airshow is in its second day.

A man adjusts his cap on the steps of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft at the Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire, southern England. Boeing upstaged European rival Airbus at the opening of the show Monday with a $7.2-billion order for 75 of its upcoming 737 MAX jets from a U.S. leaser. The show runs until July 15.

A Malaysian Airlines Airbus A380 lands after taking part in a flying display at the Farnborough International Airshow.

An unmanned Aerial System aircraft is pictured at the Finnmeccanica stand.

The U.K.’s Prime Minister David Cameron, left, is shown around an Airbus A400M airlifter by chief test pilot Edward Strongman. Farnborough sees the announcement of orders for military jets, but with governments slashing defense budgets to help reduce huge public deficits, major deals are set to be scarce.

A Typhoon jet performs a display flight at the show.

The Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force’s aerobatic team, fly in formation alongside a Vulcan bomber, center, to officially open the show.

A U.S.-made Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft performs aerial maneuvers.

A pilot watches a flying display from the door of an aircraft.

The CEO of Air Lease, Steven Udvar-Hazy, left, rings the New York Stock Exchange opening bell alongside the CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes Ray Conner, right, at the show Monday.