Eurasia Airshow 2018 Fuels Turkey’s Desire To Boost Local Industry
The Turkish government requested the event to develop the nation's aerospace industry.

The Eurasia Airshow, which opened April 25 and closes April 28, attracted commercial and defense actors from Turkey’s NATO allied countries as well as Ukraine, Russia, and Iran to the 300,000 square meters of exhibition space at Antalya International Airport. More than 100 aircraft are on display, among them the Antonov An-70 and An-178 airlifters, RAF A330 air tanker, Qatar Airways Airbus A350-1000 (displayed by Qatar Airways for the first time after its delivery), a Boeing 777F, CASA C-295M, Leonardo C-27, and Zivko Edge 540. The air display program includes a Polish air force MiG-29 and a Gripen. The Turkish air force brought the Turkish Stars aerobatic flight team and an array of helicopters including the T-129, combat proven in the recent Afrin operation.