Coronavirus clips wings of Asia's biggest air show

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Major deals are not expected at the Singapore Airshow.

Asia's biggest air show opens in Singapore Tuesday under the shadow of a deadly coronavirus outbreak that has prompted dozens of companies to withdraw and threatens to hammer the aviation industry.

Over 40 cases have so far been reported in Singapore, and the city-state last week raised its health alert level to the same as during the deadly 2002-2003 SARS outbreak.Among them is US aerospace giant Lockheed Martin, which makes warplanes and defence equipment used by militaries around the world. In addition, at least 10 Chinese companies have pulled out after Singapore imposed a ban on people travelling from China in a bid to stem the spread of the virus.They are taking precautions such as limiting the number of public tickets and advising participants to greet one another by waving from a distance or bowing, instead of shaking hands.

Both are banking on growing numbers of orders from carriers in the booming Asia-Pacific, where air travel is growing fast.

 

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