Singapore Airshow Set To Open Next Week
Air transport, defense and new technologies are all on display.
Some 50,000 visitors are expected during the four trade days, Tuesday through Friday, at the 2018 Singapore Airshow. (Photo: David McIntosh/AIN)
Some 50,000 visitors are expected during the four trade days, Tuesday through Friday, at the 2018 Singapore Airshow. (Photo: David McIntosh/AIN)

The 2018 edition of the Singapore Airshow opens February 6, with some new features, and a variety of associated forums and conferences. Regular visitors will find the same layout at the show site. But the massive and ongoing Changi East airport development has dramatically changed the surroundings, including the approach road that visitors must take to reach the Changi Exhibition Centre (CEC).

“We have just over 1,000 exhibitors, and we expect over 250 official delegations,” said Leck Chet Lam, managing director of Experia, the company that organizes the show. He told AIN that all of the top 70 global aerospace companies (as identified by Price Waterhouse) will be there. This is a unique selling point, helping to keep the Singapore Airshow relevant, when there are now many competing aerospace and defense events in the region.