Like other large-scale events, the Singapore Airshow fell victim to the Covid-19 pandemic. But the show is returning with a vengeance in 2024.
The expectation is that around 50 professional visitors will participate in the first four days of the event, which is in its ninth edition and will take place from February 20th to 25th.
This year's Singapore Airshow 2024, held at the Changi Exhibition Center from February 20 to 25, will feature a total of eight aerial displays, including a flyover by six air forces and two commercial companies.
This edition's aerial performances feature the largest number of foreign aerial teams:
Indian Air Force's Sarang
Sarang (Sanskrit: सारंग, lit. 'peacock') is the helicopter aerial display team of the Indian Air Force that flies four modified HAL Dhruv helicopters
Royal Australian Air Force's Roulettes
The Roulettes are the formation aerobatic display team of the Royal Australian Air Force. They hold around 150 flight displays a year, in Australia and friendly countries in the South East Asian region. The Roulettes are part of the RAAF Central Flying School (CFS) at RAAF Base East Sale, Victoria and use Pialtus PC-21 aircraft.
Indonesian Air Force's Jupiter
The Jupiter Aerobatic Team is the Indonesian Air Force's current aerobatic display team flying six KT-1B Wongbee aircraft painted in red and white. The team comes from Skadik (Skadron Pendidikan / Training Squadron) 102
Republic of Korea Air Force's Black Eagles
The 53rd Air Demonstration Group, nicknamed the Black Eagles, is the flight display team of the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) based in Wonju, Gangwon Province
The ROKAF Aerobatic Team performed on several occasions at national ceremonies. The permanent team was initially formed on December 12, 1994 and flew six Cessna A-37B Dragonfly aircraft. The team temporarily disbanded after the 2007 Seoul Air Show and reformed with the arrival of its new T-50 Golden Eagle aircraft, codenamed T-50B in 2010.
The United States Air Force's B-52 Stratofortress will also fly over on February 22.
Singapore Air Force's
Topping the list is the Republic of Singapore Air Force's integrated air display team, featuring an F-15SG fighter and the AH-64D Apache attack helicopter.
Flying for the first time at the Singapore Airshow is the C919, a narrow-body airliner developed by Chinese aircraft manufacturer COMAC, which is making its first appearance at the aerospace and defense event. Commercial aircraft enthusiasts can also look forward to the aerial display of Airbus' A350-1000.
Embraer
Embraer will, for the first time, take the C-390 at the Singapore Airshow, we have no official information whether he will perform an aerial performance.
Eve Air Mobility will eVTOL cockpit mock-up display
The expectation is that around 50 thousand professional visitors will participate in the first four days of the event, which is in its ninth edition. It will be from February 20th to 25th.
And when it opens to the public on the weekend of February 24 and 25, more than 60 visitors are expected to flock to the Changi exhibition park. The 2018 edition before the pandemic attracted almost 80 public visitors.
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