SINGAPORE: This year’s Singapore Airshow will feature eight air shows and flying shows from four air forces and two commercial companies, organiser Experia said on Monday (Feb 7).
The airshow will be held at the Changi Exhibition Centre from February 15 to 18, with no public visit days, the airshow will be broadcast live.
This includes the debut of the IAF Light Fighter or Tejas fighter, Experia said, adding that the performance of a single jet would feature “impressive stunts and maneuvers”.
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is returning this year with two performances featuring a one-man aerobatic flight of two AH-64D Apache attack helicopters and an F-16C fighter jet.
The U.S. Marine Corps’ F-35B Lightning II – a mock-up of the stealth fighter the RSAF has agreed to buy – will make another appearance. A USAF B-52 Stratofortress will take part in a flyby.
Indonesia’s Jupiter Aerobatic Team – known as Jupiter – will also return after previously participating in the 2018 airshow and will “thrill” audiences with their six-aircraft formation and precise flight.
Commercial aircraft watchers can expect to see demonstration flyovers of the Airbus A350-1000 and Boeing wide-body B777-9.
Airshows will be held daily on February 15th at 12:30pm and February 16-18th at 11:30am. The public can watch the live broadcast via the Singapore Airshow’s Facebook page or this website.
“These outstanding performances by our partners and exhibitors are testament to the recovery of the aerospace industry and we hope they will lift the spirits,” said Leck Chet Lam, Managing Director of Experia.
The Singapore Airshow will be scaled back for the second time since the COVID-19 pandemic, with strict health controls for trade visitors and a lack of public days for locals, dampening potential attendance.
The challenges of hosting the biennial airshow reflect global travel difficulties that have made it difficult for the Asian aviation industry to bounce back two years after the pandemic.
About 360 companies are expected to attend, including major industry players such as Airbus, Boeing and Lockheed Martin, down from 930 in 2020, according to the Singapore Airshow’s website.
