Air Transport

Singapore 2008: Singapore Airshow reaches out to Asia

By Nicholas Ionides

Next week, Singapore plays host to the world's aero­space industry, with more than 800 companies taking part in the biennial air show. The event, second in size this year only to Farn­borough, has a new location - a purpose-built site with a 40,000m2 exhibition hall - and new name, the Singapore Airshow. Previously know as Asian Aerospace, the show is now run under the new name by the city state itself, as a joint venture between the civil aviation authority and the Defence Science and Technology Agency. The event has long been a focus for the region's big airline and defence contests and a chance for aero­space com­panies to form links with Asia's burgeon­ing industry. In the follow­ing pages we explore issues facing the aviation and aero­space sectors in South-East Asia since the 2006 show, and look at what lies in store for the region.

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