Aircraft
Flying Fish To Soar in Singapore Waters
Singaporean ferry operator BatamFast will operate the Airfish maritime vessel
Chua Choon Leng and Jeffrey Lam
BatamFast general manager Chua Choon Leng and Jeffrey Lam, president of commercial aerospace at ST Engineering celebrate a partnership at the 2026 Singapore Airshow. © Ian Whelan/AIN

ST Engineering AirX’s wing-in-ground-effect (WIG) craft, the AirFish Voyager, is on track to enter service later this year with Singaporean ferry operator BatamFast. The start of commercial operations is subject to International Maritime Organization certification of the vessel, which AirX—a joint venture between ST Engineering and Peluca (formerly Wigetworks)—expects to obtain in mid-2026.

Regional ferry operator BatamFast will lease and operate one 10-seat AirFish to service an initial route between Singapore and Indonesia’s Batam, set to commence in the second half of this year. Additional routes within Southeast Asia will follow. BatamFast general manager Chua Choon Leng said he believes that the adoption of the WIG craft will allow the company to extend “its reach and impact across coastal communities and beyond.”

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