Revamped Singapore show bows next month
The relaunched Singapore Airshow will stage its first event at a brand-new venue from February 19 to 24.

The relaunched Singapore Airshow will stage its first event at a brand-new venue from February 19 to 24. The show has two clear challenges: to prove that it can stand on its own two feet after breaking away from the Asian Aerospace show, which has moved to Hong Kong; and to demonstrate that the Asian aerospace and defense marketplace is every bit as dynamic as that of the Middle East, which demonstrated its potential at November’s hugely successful Dubai Airshow.

Dubai, which now extends its catchment area into western Asia, threw down the gauntlet in November when it declared itself the world’s third largest airshow and predicted that it would take the number-one slot within two decades. The biennial Middle Eastern show drew more than 45,000 trade visitors (30 percent up on 2005’s numbers) who flocked to see 850 exhibitors from 50 countries and 140 aircraft.