A fairing assembly (30;130) for a fan section of a gas turbine engine, comprising: an outer wall (32;132) for forming an inner radial flow surface of the fan section; a first side wall (36A;136A) and a second side wall (36B;136B) extending inwardly from opposing sides of the outer wall (32; 132), wherein together the first side wall (36A;136A), the second side wall (36B;136B), and the outer wall (32;132) form a cavity (37;137) within the fairing assembly (30;130); characterised in that it further comprises: a saddle (42;142) disposed within the cavity (37;137) and extending between the first side wall (36A;136A) and the second side wall (36B;136B), wherein the saddle (42;142) has a first rib (50A;150A) and a second rib (50B;150B) each extending from a central hub (49; 149), and wherein each rib (50A, 50B; 150A, 150B) connects to the first side wall (36A; 136A) and the second side wall (36B;136B), and wherein the first rib (50A;150A) and the second rib (50B;150B) connect together at linkages (52A, 52B), wherein the central hub (49;149), the first rib (50A;150A), the second rib (50B;150B) have one or more openings (48;148) therein; and further comprising a fan hub having one or more tabs (40A;40B;140A;140B) extending therefrom, wherein the one or more tabs (40A;40B;140A;140B) have an aperture therethrough; and a pin (38;138) received in the aperture and extending through the one or more tabs (40A;40B;140A;140B) and an aperture of the central hub (49;149) to mount the fairing assembly to the fan hub. an outer wall (32;132) for forming an inner radial flow surface of the fan section; a first side wall (36A;136A) and a second side wall (36B;136B) extending inwardly from opposing sides of the outer wall (32; 132), wherein together the first side wall (36A;136A), the second side wall (36B;136B), and the outer wall (32;132) form a cavity (37;137) within the fairing assembly (30;130); characterised in that it further comprises: a saddle (42;142) disposed within the cavity (37;137) and extending between the first side wall (36A;136A) and the second side wall (36B;136B), wherein the saddle (42;142) has a first rib (50A;150A) and a second rib (50B;150B) each extending from a central hub (49; 149), and wherein each rib (50A, 50B; 150A, 150B) connects to the first side wall (36A; 136A) and the second side wall (36B;136B), and wherein the first rib (50A;150A) and the second rib (50B;150B) connect together at linkages (52A, 52B), wherein the central hub (49;149), the first rib (50A;150A), the second rib (50B;150B) have one or more openings (48;148) therein; and further comprising a fan hub having one or more tabs (40A;40B;140A;140B) extending therefrom, wherein the one or more tabs (40A;40B;140A;140B) have an aperture therethrough; and a pin (38;138) received in the aperture and extending through the one or more tabs (40A;40B;140A;140B) and an aperture of the central hub (49;149) to mount the fairing assembly to the fan hub. a saddle (42;142) disposed within the cavity (37;137) and extending between the first side wall (36A;136A) and the second side wall (36B;136B), wherein the saddle (42;142) has a first rib (50A;150A) and a second rib (50B;150B) each extending from a central hub (49; 149), and wherein each rib (50A, 50B; 150A, 150B) connects to the first side wall (36A; 136A) and the second side wall (36B;136B), and wherein the first rib (50A;150A) and the second rib (50B;150B) connect together at linkages (52A, 52B), wherein the central hub (49;149), the first rib (50A;150A), the second rib (50B;150B) have one or more openings (48;148) therein; and further comprising a fan hub having one or more tabs (40A;40B;140A;140B) extending therefrom, wherein the one or more tabs (40A;40B;140A;140B) have an aperture therethrough; and a pin (38;138) received in the aperture and extending through the one or more tabs (40A;40B;140A;140B) and an aperture of the central hub (49;149) to mount the fairing assembly to the fan hub.