>>> Singapore bids Asian Aerospace farewell
by Derek Yeo - SINGAPORE - 26 Feb 2006


RUNWAY lights fade out at Asian Aerospace (AA) in Singapore today when the 13th - and the last - show staged in the Lion City ends. AA's next show in 2007 will be held in Hong Kong's AsiaWorld-Expo Exhibition and Convention Centre near Chep Lap Kok International Airport.

Asian Aerospace 2006 is the biggest and most successful show since the first held in 1981 at the old Paya Lebar Airport's arrival hall. By the end of the six-day display, S$24.7 billion worth of deals have been secured.

Although AA will move to its new venue for its 2007 show, Singapore Airshow will debut from Feb 26 to Mar 3, 2008, at a new purpose-built exhibition centre in Changi North.

Singapore Airshow 2008 looks set to take-off with a big bang or rather, sonic boom. Already three-quarters of its display space have been booked.