AIR BORNE - Singapore Airshow

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AIR BORNE
WHAT’S NEW IN 2014?
A Larger China Presence
Echoing the beat of China’s accelerating aerospace industry, as the country moves
towards becoming the world’s No. 2 aviation market in the next two decades, the next
Singapore Airshow will feature a larger China presence. An extensive plan is underway
to stage a platform for Chinese companies that sell aircraft, parts, equipment and
maintenance services, among other offerings; to forge new deals with international
partners at Singapore Airshow 2014.
In 2012, Singapore Airshow received strong support from China’s leading industry
players and thought leaders from the government, military, aviation professionals and
academia. Leading Chinese companies which exhibited at the 2012 event include China
National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation (CATIC), Commercial Aircraft
Corporation of China Ltd (COMAC), AMECO Beijing, and for the first time at Singapore
Airshow, Yotaisc Science and Technology Development Co. Ltd which exhibited in the
inaugural Unmanned Systems Showcase.
Singapore Airshow 2014 will also see the return of the popular China Business Forum,
where participants at the forum will be given the opportunity to understand the
procurement trends and strategies to tap potential business prospects and joint
ventures in this important growth market.
A Look Into China’s Advancing Aerospace Industry
China is moving towards becoming the world’s No. 2 aviation market in the
next two decades.
More than 10,000 new general aviation aircraft by 2020.
5,000 new commercial aircraft required in China in the next 20 years, worth
US$600BN.
7.8% annual air traffic growth in China from now till 2020 compared with
4.9% globally.
China’s demand for new airliners will account for more than 12% of total global
demand in the next two decades.
4,000 new freighter aircraft required by China by 2030.
Note: Information extracted from research report by the International Security and Defense Policy Center of the RAND
National Security Research Division conducted in 2011.
China’s aviation industry is one
of the fastest-growing in the
world We are delighted to share
that CATIC and COMAC have
expanded their exhibition space
in the 2012 Singapore Airshow,
bearing testimony of Singapore
Airshow’s strategic importance as
a key platform in the aviation
industry.
Jimmy Lau
Managing Director
Experia Events Pte Ltd
China plans to build 70 new
airports, expand 100 existing
airports and purchase more than
900 planes by 2015.
Li Jiaxiang
Head of Civil Aviation
Administration of China (CAAC)
at IATA 2012 AGM in Beijing