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Asian Aerospace preview VALUE Asian Aerospace on 24-29 February promises plenty, with civil aviation and UAV conferences slotting in alongside the main air show NICHOLAS IONIDES / SINGAPORE The last Asian Aerospace air show, in Singapore in February 2002, was held in the aftermath of the 11 September terrorist attacks in the USA, but managed to be one of the most successful in its history. This year, with the war in Iraq and the SARS outbreak that so badly affected Asian airlines in 2003 things of the past - albeit the recent past - organisers expect the 12th show to be even more of a success. "US interest is particularly strong at the moment," says Asian Aerospace vice-presi dent Trixie Webster. "We're likely to come in at around the same number of visitors and around the same number of exhibitors. That's very positive as 2002 set a number of records for Asian Aerospace." The 2002 event attracted 747 exhibitors from 36 countries, surprising many with its resilience. The rival air show at Dubai, held just months earlier in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks in the USA, suffered from a poor turnout and last- minute exhibitor cancellations. A total of 23,433 trade visitors from 78 countries and 40,000 public visitors attended the Singapore show, which is held every two years, and more than $3.2 billion-worth of trade deals were announced. Some of the 63,000 visitors in 2002 avoid the sun's glare The show, held this year between 24 and 29 February, is organised by Asian Aero space and managed by Reed Exhibitions, a sister company of Flight International, which will again be the official publication. But numbers are not everything, says the organiser, which stresses that ensuring visitors depart with a feeling that they have gained something is key. As a result, returning to the show this year - which the organiser notes will be the first major air show of the new century of powered flight - will be official events on the sidelines. These include: the Asia-Pacific Security Conference, which will bring together high-level personnel from political, mili tary, corporate and academic sectors; C4I Asia Conference (C4I meaning command, control, communications, computers and intelligence), attended by defence chiefs from around the world; and the AirFreight Expo Conference, focusing on changes in the logistics and air-freight sectors in Asia. New events There will also be two new official events, namely the UAV Asia-Pacific Conference, held in partnership with the European Unmanned Vehicle Systems Association; and the International Air Transport Association/Asian Aerospace Aviation Summit, which will be a conference focus ing on issues relating to the civil aviation side of the business. Reed Exhibitions says part of the reason for the IATA-tied event will be to send a 26 13-19 JANUARY 2004 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL www.flightinternational.com
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