Singapore Airshow to shrink amid strict health controls

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Asia's biggest aviation event, the Singapore Airshow, is set to shrink for the second time since the pandemic hit, with strict health controls for trade visitors and a lack of public days for locals dampening potential attendance. The Feb 15-18 show will require daily rapid antigen tests for attendees at a time when cases of the fast-spreading Omicron variant of...

Asia's biggest aviation event, the Singapore Airshow, is set to shrink for the second time since the pandemic hit, with strict health controls for trade visitors and a lack of public days for locals dampening potential attendance.

About 360 companies, including major industry players such as Airbus, Boeing and Lockheed Martin, are expected as exhibitors at the Singapore Airshow, down from 930 in 2020, according to the show's website. Business jet makers Bombardier and Gulfstream confirmed they would not participate this year, as firstA Bombardier spokesperson said it cancelled because of health and travel restrictions and safety guidelines as Omicron continues to spread.

 

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