05 Jun 2007 | Ref. 159/2007
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Connie Fisher and John Barrowman at the launch of RIAT 2007
Fairford, United Kingdom. – BAE Systems and the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust Enterprises, organisers of the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT), have announced that the defence and aerospace company is extending its title sponsorship of the world’s largest military air show for a further five years until 2012.
BAE Systems has been the title sponsor of RIAT since 2000 and had previously been title sponsor as British Aerospace since 1996.
The Tattoo which is held annually at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, UK over a weekend in July, attracts over 150,000 spectators every year and has hosted thousands of aircraft from 50 different nations since its inception in 1971. RIAT specifically supports the activities of the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust which assists a variety of Royal Air Force-related charities including the Royal Air Force Association and the RAF Benevolent Fund as well as the Air Cadet Association and Flying Scholarships for the Disabled.
Mike Turner, chief executive of BAE Systems said: “I am delighted that BAE Systems is renewing its very successful long-term partnership with the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust Enterprises. The Royal International Air Tattoo is unrivalled in bringing the excitement of aviation to thousands of people, young and old.”
About BAE Systems:
BAE Systems is a global defence and aerospace Company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions and customer support services. With 88,000 employees worldwide, BAE Systems' sales exceeded £13.7 billion pounds sterling (US25.4 billion dollars) in 2006.
For further information please contact:
Mike Sweeney, BAE SYSTEMS
Tel: + 44 (0)1252 383074 Mob: + 44 (0)7801 716452
Email: mike.sweeney2@baesystems.com
Issued by:
BAE Systems, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 6YU, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1252 384710 Fax: +44 (0) 1252 383947
www.baesystems.com
