Flight International online news 14:00GMT: Optimism, orderbooks and job prospects are continuing to grow among the industry's leading manufacturers, Flight International's Aerospace Trends Survey will confirm next week.

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The poll of 40 of the biggest aerospace companies, compiled with PricewaterhouseCoopers, will reveal that the upward trend in performance and confidence, begun in 2003, is showing no signs of relenting.

Full details in Flight International 25 October-1 November.

Source: Flight International