HK to be new home of Asia's biggest air show
14 February 2006
South China Morning Post

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Hong Kong has brushed aside stiff regional competition to win Asia's biggest air show, to be held every two years from September 2007.

The four-day event could potentially contribute $2 billion to the economy every two years.

Air show organiser Reed Exhibitions yesterday announced it had chosen Hong Kong over Shanghai and Bangkok to host the show, which has been held in Singapore for the past 25 years.

The event, which saw more than 800 exhibitors generate S$5.6 billion ($26.7 billion) in deals the last time it was held, will anchor Chek Lap Kok's new $2.35 billion Asia World-Expo centre, a facility that played a strong role in the successful bid, according to an executive involved in the tender process.

"Old air show road warriors used to spending three to four hours a day in traffic jams entering or escaping the Farnborough or Paris air shows will be pleasantly surprised by the Airport Express train taking you to the door of your exhibition hall in 25 minutes from downtown," said Martin Craigs, president of the Asia Aerospace Forum, an independent industry lobbying group.

Organisers continue to court Zhuhai about holding the military and space-related parts of the shows in tandem with the commercial element in Hong Kong.

But it is understood next year's version will have only a limited, "symbolic" airborne component of the type that usually attracts aviation enthusiasts from outside the industry.

The last event in 2004 attracted 48,000 visitors for the two days open to the public and 27,000 industry representatives.

A lack of commitment in Singapore to build a quasi-dedicated facility for the show was partly responsible for Reed's decision to seek a new home. The mainland's rise to become the biggest single marketplace for aircraft sales last year also played a role.

The show will run from September 3 to 6 next year and Reed has booked the 70,000-square-metre exhibition centre for 10 days.

Hong Kong will still have to compete, however, with an air show in Singapore, which has elected to continue to put on a spectacle of its own despite the withdrawal of Reed and its "Asian Aerospace" brand.

Hong Kong's version will be called the Asian Aerospace International Expo and Congress, emphasising the industry networking opportunities the event will bring to the region.

wow, more good news for HK!!
i wonder how they put planes in or near the AWE.



"Hong Kong will still have to compete, however, with an air show in Singapore, which has elected to continue to put on a spectacle of its own despite the withdrawal of Reed and its "Asian Aerospace" brand."
do they mean the Singapore air show that will take place in the end of Feb will continue to stay in Singapore?

Top Asian airshow in SAR debut next year


Asia's largest aerospace show is heading to Hong Kong, marking the end of the event's 26-year stint in Singapore and signaling the aviation industry's growing appetite for mainland business.

Leslie Kwoh

Tuesday, February 14, 2006


Asia's largest aerospace show is heading to Hong Kong, marking the end of the event's 26-year stint in Singapore and signaling the aviation industry's growing appetite for mainland business.
Asian Aerospace, a biennial event that also features trade conferences and which attracted more than 23,000 visitors the last time it was held, will take off in September next year at the newly completed AsiaWorld-Expo adjacent to Hong Kong International Airport, event organizer Reed Exhibitions confirmed Monday.

The exhibition - the world's third largest after airshows in France and the United States - will help highlight the infrastructure at Hong Kong International Airport at a time when it is fending off stiff competition from new regional counterparts.

According to Martin J Craigs, president of Aerospace Forum Asia, Reed Exhibitions has been in talks with the Hong Kong government for a long time about moving the show here.

He said the reason the show is moving to the SAR is, in part, because the aviation industry has turned its focus to the mainland recently and hopes to use Hong Kong to get more orders from mainland airlines.

Deals worth a record US$3.52 billion (HK$27.46 billion) were signed at the last show in 2004.

"This demonstrates that Hong Kong is attractive as a destination for trade shows and fairs," said a Tourism Commission spokeswoman.

"The show will definitely bring in more visitors and benefits to Hong Kong."

Singapore, which will host the event for the last time later this month, dropped out of the deal after failing to reach an agreement with Reed Exhibitions on developing a new venue for the event, according to a Bloomberg report.

The Singapore site used for the show is undergoing redevelopment as the city expands its airport.

In 2004, Asian Aerospace brought in 758 exhibitors from 33 countries and more than 23,000 visitors to Singapore, according to the exhibition's official Web site.

A spokeswoman for Reed Exhibitions declined Monday to reveal details about next year's show until an official announcement is made tomorrow.

But if the last show is any guide, it will be a vast and multifaceted affair.

Conferences over the six-day event addressed a variety of aviation and defense-related topics such as aviation security, prospects for the air freight industry and the future of unmanned aerial vehicles.

The more than 25 aircraft featured in the show included jets for civilian use as well as the F-15E Strike Eagle, the F-16 Fighting Falcon and the B-1B Lancer.

A study commissioned by the Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Industry Association released last week revealed that in 2004 the exhibition industry provided 47,000 full-time jobs and contributed HK$19 billion to the economy - 1.5 percent of gross domestic product.

In contrast, well-developed exhibition industries in Germany and the UK accounted for less than 1 percent of GDP, the study said.

"From this, it's not difficult to see that the exhibition industry is contributing a great deal to keeping Hong Kong's economy moving forward," association chairman Stanley Chu said.

He added that recent initiatives such as the construction of the HK$2.4 billion AsiaWorld-Expo are "creating a real momentum" for Hong Kong.

In the meantime, Singapore has announced it will stage Changi International Airshow, a government- funded event, in 2008.

Boeing, the world's No 2 commercial aircraft maker, and US defense contractors Lockheed Martin Corp and Northrop Grumman Corp have already signed up as exhibitors for the Singapore event, according to Bloomberg.

I wanna check out those fighter planes :D

wow, more good news for HK!!
i wonder how they put planes in or near the AWE.



"Hong Kong will still have to compete, however, with an air show in Singapore, which has elected to continue to put on a spectacle of its own despite the withdrawal of Reed and its "Asian Aerospace" brand."
do they mean the Singapore air show that will take place in the end of Feb will continue to stay in Singapore?

Singapore will continue to have a international airshow every 2 years, the next being in 2008.

Its just that now, HK will have an airshow too because Reed has decided to stop its show here and start another in HK. While Singapore will replace the show that was stopped with a new one, organised by government bodies...

The military part of the show might be co-hosted with Zhuhai.

http://www.reedexpo.com/app/homepage.cfm?appname=100266&moduleid=3037&K_MAG_ID=4332&K_MT_ID=181&step=FullStory&iSourceID=100266&type=magazine

Asian Aerospace will move to Hong Kong
13/Feb/2006



Asian Aerospace Will Move To Hong Kong
Reed Exhibitions has confirmed that the new venue for its flagship international aerospace industry event, Asian Aerospace, will be in Hong Kong.

The world’s leading organiser of trade and consumer exhibitions will stage the next presentation of Asian Aerospace from September 3-6, 2007 at the brand new, ultra-modern AsiaWorld-Expo complex, which is adjacent to and integrated with the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA).

Further information will be revealed at a press conference in Hong Kong (details below).

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Singapore will continue to have a international airshow every 2 years, the next being in 2008.

Its just that now, HK will have an airshow too because Reed has decided to stop its show here and start another in HK. While Singapore will replace the show that was stopped with a new one, organised by government bodies...
i see, so will the two shows take place on around the same date?

Wait... so what type of airshow is this? Real aircrafts being put into the Exhibition Center or just modeled planes? I doubt theres gonna be fly by performance since its at CLK?

They will be real aircrafts and I believe there should be some flight demonstrations.

my question is how they put aircraft anywhere near asiaworld expo, unless they use bus to ferry visitors between the airport land field and the AWE; or reclamation more land. I think AWE is still too small even after its future expansion to 100000 sq m. They should shoot for 200000 sq m.

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Asian Aerospace set for new future in Hong Kong
15/Feb/2006



Press Release Asian Aerospace

Hong Kong 15 February 2006



Asian Aerospace set for new future in Hong Kong
Reed Exhibitions has confirmed that the new venue for its flagship international aerospace industry event, Asian Aerospace, will be in Hong Kong.

The world’s leading organiser of trade and consumer exhibitions will stage the next presentation of Asian Aerospace International Expo and Congress from 3-6 September 2007 at the brand new, ultra-modern AsiaWorld-Expo complex, which is adjacent to and integrated with the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA).

The move to Hong Kong follows the recent announcements that Asian Aerospace would move from Singapore. The move is in line with Hong Kong’s continued expansion of its role as a major international gateway city for China and the greater Asia Pacific region, and the world class comprehensive infrastructure framework that it has developed, including a newly-built exhibition and events centre with cutting edge features. These factors will ensure that exhibitors and visitors to Asian Aerospace in future can continue to enjoy the highest standards of service and facilities possible. The move to a brand new venue and a city with excellent infrastructure facilities will in fact enable customers to experience an enhanced set of service levels at a higher quality without necessarily increasing their cost of participation on a like-for-like basis.

Hong Kong’s selection as the new venue for the Asia Pacific region’s premier aerospace exhibition, ranked among the top three in the world alongside iconic events at Farnborough and Paris, comes after a series of extensive studies and discussions with customers and various industry stakeholders to provide the choice location to ensure the continued and future success of Asian Aerospace. It will also firmly entrench Asian Aerospace’s pre-eminent position as the most important marketplace and balanced platform for the aerospace industry in Asia. The planned increased emphasis of civil and commercial aviation in Asian Aerospace is squarely in line with the emerging industry trends in Asia with its greater demand for commercial and business aircraft, including ancillary equipment and services such as maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), especially in markets like China and India.

The choice of the new home for Asian Aerospace comes with a new look show, which will be positioned primarily as a trade event, to be held over four days at the AsiaWorld-Expo complex. The new exhibition complex has drawn many international accolades for the excellent and superior quality of its facilities and its easy access to the airport and city on the extensive and well connected MTR network. The modern attributes of the column free permanent structure will enable to reduce the build up time for exhibitors. This should directly help to lower the cost of participation. Furthermore, there will be improved facilities for conferences at the AsiaWorld-Expo venue. With a static aircraft display area less than five minutes away, AsiaWorld-Expo can serve as a one-stop centre for all our customers.

Mr Mike Rusbridge, Chairman of Reed Exhibitions, said: “We are pleased to be able to announce the choice of a new location for Asian Aerospace and delighted to have the extensive support of the public and private sector in Hong Kong. We believe this will be an essential element in providing a platform for our customers to develop and expand their business in the region, where half the world’s population lives within a five hour flight radius of this new venue. This move will also provide better future access to the largest market for aircraft development over the next decade.”

“The potential of the Chinese market for more and newer commercial aircraft including business jets, as well as aerospace related products and services such as logistics, airport equipment and facilities, ground services, inflight services and entertainment, aircraft interiors, aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul, is mind-boggling. The sheer population size necessitates major procurement for the foreseeable future. Hong Kong is not only the perfect gateway to the Chinese market, it is a highly-connected aviation hub with direct access to other large emerging markets like India, Thailand and the Middle East,” added Mr Clive Richardson, Senior Vice President of Reed Exhibitions’ Aerospace and Defence Group.

Mr Richardson continued, “A greater focus on the trade element of Asian Aerospace means the overall show will run for four days, instead of the traditional six days, which has included two public days. Our feedback from exhibitors is that they would prefer a trade only focus, so the event will concentrate on this sector. This is our response to an aspect of the event that is so important to our customers in the aerospace sector.

“To this end, there will also be a three-day major international aerospace congress held in conjunction with Asian Aerospace, a static aircraft display, a series of customer demonstration flights, and indoor business and hospitality suites for corporate discussions and negotiations. There would also be a greater emphasis on learning and networking opportunities. More quality, knowledge sharing conferences and seminars working with key strategic partners will be developed. Hence, we have adopted the new expanded name of Asian Aerospace International Expo and Congress.

“We are confident and certain that general public interest in the aerospace industry can be better served by other events in the region, as we concentrate our focus on the business to business event that is very relevant for the aerospace sector.

“The new calendar cycle for the show was designed to help our customers avoid clashes with other traditional events, and also with newer events which are contributing to the proliferation of shows, which the industry has categorically confirmed it wants to avoid.

“We look forward to meeting our existing customers and potential new customers at Asian Aerospace’s finale event in Singapore, and to providing them with more details on what they can expect from Asian Aerospace in its new Hong Kong home.”

Reed Exhibitions will be embarking on a major campaign to update the industry on the specific details for the new Asian Aerospace event in Hong Kong in a series of road shows including familiarisation visits to AsiaWorld-Expo and industry briefings over the next few months.



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The move of Asian Aerospace to Hong Kong has been greeted enthusiastically by an array of public and private sector individuals and organisations :

Mr Norman Lo, Director-General of Civil Aviation, remarked, “The Civil Aviation Department of Hong Kong welcomes the news that Asian Aerospace is moving here. This reflects the strong position of Hong Kong as the aviation hub in the region.”

Mr Mike Rowse, Chairman of AsiaWorld-Expo and Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong, said, “The addition of Asian Aerospace to Hong Kong’s expanding calendar of international trade shows is reaffirmation of our ambition to serve as a regional hub for exhibitions and a base for international and Mainland companies to manage their business operations in Asia. Hong Kong serves as a two-way platform for companies wishing to access the mainland of China, and for Mainland companies to launch themselves to the international marketplace. We are committed to maintaining our attractiveness to attract international trade shows such as Asian Aerospace. We look forward to seeing AsiaWorld-Expo becoming the regular and long-term venue for future Asian Aerospace shows.”

Dr David J Pang, Chief Executive Officer of the Airport Authority Hong Kong, said, "HKIA welcomes being chosen as the new venue for the 2008 Asian Aerospace exhibition. The move to HKIA demonstrates once again the importance of Hong Kong as the premier transportation hub of the region and the gateway to mainland China. HKIA fully supports the exhibition and is destined to help provide participants with an unforgettable airport experience."

Ms Clara Chong, Executive Director of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, said, “I am delighted that Reed Exhibitions has chosen Hong Kong as the host city for the next Asian Aerospace. Whether from mainland China or around the world, buyers and sellers have discovered that exhibiting in Hong Kong provides an unbeatable platform. With half the world’s population within five hours’ flying time and the economic powerhouse of mainland China just across the border, and with superb location, infrastructure, professionalism and experience, this is the perfect place to meet and do business. I am sure all participants will find Hong Kong user-friendly and attractive, both for business and pleasure, and I look forward to welcoming exhibitors and visitors to this prestigious event in 2007.”

Commenting on behalf of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, Mr Alan Wong, General Manager Corporate Communications, said “As the airline of Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific has invested greatly to develop Hong Kong as a global aviation hub and gateway to the Chinese Mainland. Aviation forms a central pillar to Hong Kong’s economic prosperity. The relocation of Asian Aerospace to Hong Kong underlines that fact and highlights the huge potential for development of the aviation industry in the city and China as a whole.”

“China is fast developing as the world’s most dynamic aviation market and, with its own leading position in Asia, the Flight group is pleased to support the region’s premier show in making the move onto Chinese soil,” said Mr Jim Muttram, publishing director, Flight. “According to our ACAS database, Asia-Pacific already accounts for close to 45% of the world order backlog for jet airliners, with China alone holding close to 20%. And as the whole region continues to grow, Flight will be there supporting the industry with the information tools that it needs to do business.”

Mr Nicolas Borit, Chief Executive Officer of AsiaWorld-Expo Management Limited, said “We are confident that the complementary resources of Reed Exhibitions’ global network and track record as the world’s largest exhibition organiser, and Hong Kong’s infrastructure and reputation as a major global business city, particularly the purpose built, contemporary world-class AsiaWorld-Expo exhibition venue, will be a powerful combination to secure the future success of Asian Aerospace as Asia’s Premier International Event.”



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About Asian Aerospace

Asian Aerospace 2006 is Asia Pacific's foremost aerospace and defence technology exhibition and airshow organised by Asian Aerospace 2006 Pte Ltd, a joint venture between Reed Exhibitions and Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. Strongly supported by leading international aerospace and defence organisations including USDoD, GIFAS (France), SBAC (UK), IEICI (Israel), BDLI (Germany), AIAD (Italy), NAG (The Netherlands) and Belgian Aerospace/FLAG (Belgium), the 13th presentation of Asian Aerospace 2006 will be held from 21 - 26 February 2006 at Changi Exhibition Centre, Singapore. As the leading technology trend-setting aviation event, AA2006 continues to expand its profile to incorporate the latest in the civil and military sectors of the aerospace industry.

For more details on Asian Aerospace, please visit the website at www.asianaerospace.com.

Held in-conjunction with Asian Aerospace, Asian Defence Technology 2006 is positioned as Asia’s leading defence exhibition connecting land defence suppliers to the most influential network of government executives and the highest level of military officials around the world. To be held from 21 - 26 February 2006 at Changi Exhibition Centre, Singapore, Asian Defence Technology 2006 is organised by Asian Aerospace 2006 Pte Ltd, a joint venture between Reed Exhibitions and Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

For more details on ADT 2006, please visit the event website at www.adt-expo.com.



About Reed Exhibitions: The world's leading organiser of trade and consumer exhibitions

Reed Exhibitions excels in creating high profile, highly targeted business and consumer exhibitions to establish and maintain business relations, and generate new business.

Every year we run over 460 events in 38 countries, bringing together over 90,000 suppliers and more than 5.5 million buyers. With 2,300 employees in 33 offices around the globe we serve 52 industries worldwide.

Our network of offices and promoters extends to 45 countries. With more market-leading exhibitions than any other organiser, nobody delivers more business contacts than Reed Exhibitions.

For more information, please visit www.reedexpo.com.

In addition to Asian Aerospace, Reed Exhibition's Aerospace & Defence Group organises a further five shows comprising DSEi in London - the world’s largest tri-service Defence event, LAAD (Latin America Aero & Defence) in Rio - serving all market sectors across the region, ITEC in the UK & Mainland Europe - Europe's only dedicated Defence training & simulation event, Helitech in Duxford, UK - the largest helicopter event in Europe and TADTE in Taipei - serving the Taiwanese market. Reed's sister company RBI also publishes Flight International, Airline Business and provides industry information services through its ATI and AvSoft activities. Reed Exhibitions has ambitious plans to develop its portfolio further in this industry.

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www.laadexpo.com

www.taipeitradeshows.com.tw/tadte

www.helitech.co.uk

www.itec.co.uk



About AsiaWorld-Expo

AsiaWorld-Expois a public-private partnership between the Hong Kong SAR Government and a private sector consortium formed by Dragages Hong Kong Limited and Yu Ming Investments Limited, with the Airport Authority Hong Kong contributing the land.

AsiaWorld-Expo is a world-class exhibition and events venue offering over 70,000 square metres of rental space, with 10 state-of-the-art ground level exhibition and events halls, including the 13,500-seat AsiaWorld-Arena, the biggest purpose-built indoor seated entertainment arena in Hong Kong. The complex is located at the centre of an extensive and efficient air, land, and marine transport network which connects Hong Kong to China’s Pearl River Delta and the world’s business capitals. It is well suited for hosting world-class trade fairs, conventions, concerts, sports, and entertainment events.

For more information, please visit www.asiaworld-expo.com.



About Flight

Flight is the leading international aviation media group, as well as the world’s oldest, dating back to the first copy of Flight magazine in 1908. Today the group has grown to take a world position in online and offline media, incorporating:

Flight International the premier international aerospace weekly;
Flight Daily News, the award winning air show daily newspaper;
Airline Business the world’s principal title for airline boardrooms;
www.flightglobal.com the world’s largest aviation media website;
ATI, the air transport sector’s pioneering 24h online news and data service;
ACAS, the world’s most comprehensive civil and military fleet database.
Flight is part of the Reed Elsevier publishing group and a sister publication to Reed Exhibitions, the world’s largest show organiser.

Don't expect too much.

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060215/hong_kong_singapore_asian_aerospace.html?.v=1

...will turn the show into a trade-only event that will be closed to the public and last four days instead of six.

i see, so will the two shows take place on around the same date?

I am sure you already know by now...but I will just say it anyways :)

Both will not take place around the same date. Singapore's will be in 2008 and every two years thereafter. HK's first will be in 2007. I am not sure if this will be a every two years kind of event.

AsiaWorld Expo will be expanded to 100,000? When? Confirmed? Is that the maximum possible capacity??? THANKS!

Asian Aerospace: Moving To HK As Gateway To China Market
15 February 2006

HONG KONG (AP)--Organizers of Asia's biggest air show said Wednesday they are relocating from Singapore to Hong Kong next year because the city is a gateway city to the booming China aviation market and provides better exhibition facilities.

Asian Aerospace, the biggest aerospace and defense technology exhibition in the region, has been held in Singapore biannually since 1981. The final Singapore show takes place next week.

Reed Exhibitions, the air show's organizer, said the next event will be hosted in Hong Kong between Sept. 3-6 next year at the city's newly built AsiaWorld-Expo complex, next to the Hong Kong International Airport.

"Hong Kong is very well placed, right in the heart of Asia. We are merely shifting in the benefits of the industry, where the market wants us to go," said Paul Beh, Asia-Pacific president of Reed Exhibitions, the show's organizer.

But the company will turn the show into a trade-only event that will be closed to the public and last four days instead of six, said Clive Richardson, senior vice president of Aerospace & Defence Group, a Reed division that runs the air show.

"Our feedback from exhibitors is that they would prefer a trade-only focus," he said, adding that the company will introduce a three-day congress to bring together sellers and buyers.

Richardson said Hong Kong is the perfect gateway to China, the world's fastest growing airline passenger market, with an annual growth rate of 12.5%, doubling the world average.

The company said earlier that the show is relocating to Hong Kong also because the firm had disagreements with the Singapore government over a new site. The existing site in the city-nation is being redeveloped for an expansion of Changi International Airport.

At Asian Aerospace 2004, 750 exhibitors from 33 countries participated, culminating in deals worth over US$3.5 billion.

Past Asian Aerospace events have drawn big aircraft makers such as Boeing Co. and Airbus, as well as a range of airlines, and have been the occasion to announce big deals.

RTHK news:
Airshow's debut in Hong Kong (http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/news/elocal/rthk_newsframe.htm?20060215&56&288335)

I am sure you already know by now...but I will just say it anyways :)

Both will not take place around the same date. Singapore's will be in 2008 and every two years thereafter. HK's first will be in 2007. I am not sure if this will be a every two years kind of event.

AsiaWorld Expo will be expanded to 100,000? When? Confirmed? Is that the maximum possible capacity??? THANKS!
When the expo was first built, the plan was to built the expo in two phases. Phase 1 which already completed is 70000 sq m, phase 2, another 30000 sq m will be built base on market demand. The expo can't really expand after that unless the airport authority locates for land for the expo from the planned office area, or do landfill.

:guns1: :applause: :bowtie:

When the expo was first built, the plan was to built the expo in two phases. Phase 1 which already completed is 70000 sq m, phase 2, another 30000 sq m will be built base on market demand. The expo can't really expand after that unless the airport authority locates for land for the expo from the planned office area, or do landfill.

Is the water around the expo deep? Can it be landfilled in? Interesting why they reclaimed such a shape for the airport island...seems restrictive...

The extra 30000 will be on that carpark lot right...

There is a lot of space to the south of the existing Asiaworld Expo facility for further expansion. Land reclamation should not be part of the plan.

Air expo to move to HK with commercial focus
16 February 2006
South China Morning Post

Organisers of Asian Aerospace International, the air expo relocating from Singapore, say the Hong Kong exhibition may not feature the latest supersonic jet fighters but will be a leading showcase for the world's commercial aviation industry.

"The show [in Hong Kong] will focus on commercial aircraft while the one held in Singapore was half on commercial and half on defence," Reed Exhibitions senior vice-president Clive Richardson told the South China Morning Post yesterday. "Companies like Boeing will go to a big show in a major corporate way."

This week, Reed announced it had chosen Hong Kong over Shanghai and Bangkok to host the biennial show, which has been held in Singapore for the past 25 years.

The last show in 2004 featured 900 companies from 43 countries, generating S$5.6 billion ($26.69 billion) worth of deals. It attracted 48,000 visitors for the two days open to the public and 27,000 industry representatives.

Although Hong Kong's show - scheduled for September 3 to 6 next year at Chek Lap Kok's $2.35 billion AsiaWorld-Expo centre - would be smaller than the Singapore version, Mr Richardson said companies not solely involved in the industry, such as suppliers, probably would help bolster numbers.

"Aerospace business is a government business, and it is vital for companies from the Middle East and Europe, for example, to show up and market themselves [before] Chinese," he said.

Talks are ongoing in Beijing to include as many mainland companies and professionals in the show as possible.

But Mr Richardson denied Reed had plans to move the show to China.

"We will stay here for many years," he said, adding Hong Kong was not only a gateway to the mainland and its massive aircraft buying power but a meeting point of the west and the east.

Organisers continue to court Zhuhai about holding the military and space-related parts of the shows in tandem with the commercial element in Hong Kong's.

Reed has reserved three halls and signed an optional agreement on one hall with AsiaWorld-Expo for the four-day exhibition.

The Singapore government's refusal to build a quasi-dedicated facility for the show nudged Reed to look for a new home for the exhibition.

Reed president Paul Beh praised the Hong Kong government.

"It is very supportive, was quick to react and has a can-do spirit," he said at a press conference with Mr Richardson.

Hong Kong International Airport and the AsiaWorld-Expo facilities were also persuasive, Mr Beh added. "We like what we saw. There is ready infrastructure next to the airport with modern and advanced technology."

There is a lot of space to the south of the existing Asiaworld Expo facility for further expansion. Land reclamation should not be part of the plan.
south of the expo is planned for an office park. That's the original plan at least. They MIGHT change the land use for building more expo space instead in the future.

Is the water around the expo deep? Can it be landfilled in? Interesting why they reclaimed such a shape for the airport island...seems restrictive...

The extra 30000 will be on that carpark lot right...
Are you worry that this expo will get bigger than the expo in Singapore? The one in singapore is already 100000 sq m, and it looks like they got space nearby to expand further too.
As for the expo in hk, 70% of the hk airport island was reclaimed. So nothing is impossible when we really need more land. As for the shape of the airport island in that particular area (east of the passenger terminal), it is actually the original shape of the natural island that existed before the construction of the airport island.
The expansion site is just west of the current expo site. It is currently a bus terminal, and a trucks marshalling area.

from the official press release

“To this end, there will also be a three-day major international aerospace congress held in conjunction with Asian Aerospace, a static aircraft display, a series of customer demonstration flights, and indoor business and hospitality suites for corporate discussions and negotiations.


there will be planes flying, as well as static display. I think some news report is wrong.

Are you worry that this expo will get bigger than the expo in Singapore? The one in singapore is already 100000 sq m, and it looks like they got space nearby to expand further too.
As for the expo in hk, 70% of the hk airport island was reclaimed. So nothing is impossible when we really need more land. As for the shape of the airport island in that particular area (east of the passenger terminal), it is actually the original shape of the natural island that existed before the construction of the airport island.
The expansion site is just west of the current expo site. It is currently a bus terminal, and a trucks marshalling area.

No that thought didn't come to my mind but its interesting to note that. I was just wondering whether there was enough land for future expansions, seeing how tight the island is. Thanks for the info!

I think it's a little early to predict how the show is going to shape up going forward. The first one hasn't even taken place yet! However, it seems the organizer wants to downsize the show to a more commercial, trade-only focus. After all, there is a big market in China for commercial airliners.

Major air show around the world:

2006 Feb. Asian Aerospace Singapore
2006 July. Farnborough International Airshow
2007 June. Paris Air Show
2007 Sept. Asian Aerospace Hong Kong
2007 Nov. Dubai Air Show
---------------------------------------------(cycle repeats)
2008 Feb. Singapore Air Show (formerly known as Asian Aerospace)
2008 July. Farnborough International Airshow
2009 June. Paris Air Show
2009 Sept. Asian Aerospace Hong Kong
2009 Nov. Dubai Air Show

Singapore's plans for new air show won't threaten Asian Aerospace in Hong Kong: organizer
20 February 2006

SINGAPORE (AP) - Singapore's plans to launch a new air show in 2008 won't undermine Asia's largest aerospace exhibition, which is relocating from its longtime home in Singapore to Hong Kong, an industry official said Monday.

Asian Aerospace, billed as the biggest aerospace and defense technology exhibition in the region, kicks off Tuesday for the final time in Singapore, where it has been held biannually since 1981.

The event will move to the AsiaWorld-Expo complex, next to Hong Kong International Airport, on Sept. 3-6 next year because of "strong, logical commercial reasons," said Mike Rusbridge, chairman of the show's organizer, Reed Exhibitions.

"Certainly, the epicenter of the commercial aerospace industry, including its buying patterns, is moving north," Rusbridge told a news conference in Singapore. "We need a world-class venue with world-class facilities, and we believe Hong Kong gives us that."

The exhibition site layout and facilities in Singapore have made it difficult for Asian Aerospace to grow and adapt to the industry's evolving requirements, Rusbridge said.

Singapore plans to hold its own Changi International Air Show starting early 2008. However, some aviation observers have voiced concerns about whether there is room for two large air shows in Asia.

"It has taken us 25 years to build Asian Aerospace into an international brand," Rusbridge said, adding that the Changi show "will have something to prove before it represents really a threat" to Asian Aerospace.

Reed Exhibitions officials also reiterated that Hong Kong is the ideal gateway to China, the world's fastest-growing airline passenger market with an annual growth rate of 12.5 percent.

Separately, Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd., a government-linked defense contractor and aircraft maintenance company, said it has not decided whether it will participate in the next Asian Aerospace.

Should ST Engineering participate it will be on a smaller scale, as the company is unlikely to display its "whole suite of technology" there, said Lim Beng See, its head of corporate communications.

The company will, however, support the Changi air show, Lim said.

ST Engineering has been the largest exhibitor at Asian Aerospace since 1981. At the current event, which runs through Sunday, the company accounts for 14 percent of the 175,000 square meters (1,883,700 sq. feet) of indoor exhibition space.

This year's Asian Aerospace has more than 930 exhibitors from 43 countries. More than 27,000 visitors are expected.

Bigger air trade show moved to March to beat typhoons
13 October 2010
South China Morning Post

Asian Aerospace, the biennial trade show for the industry held at Chek Lap Kok airport, will see its exhibition site expanded by 10 per cent in March in response to the growing demand for new aircraft as the region recovers from its economic downturn.

With the event coinciding with celebrations of the cententary of aviation in Hong Kong, the organiser is hoping one of Boeing's new 787 airliners will be on display and will stage a fly-past over Victoria Harbour.

The event has been moved to March from September as the organiser wanted to avoid potential disruptions from the typhoon season in September.

"It will be the first appearance of a B787 in the Asia-Pacific, highlighting the importance of the region to the product," Richard Thiele, head of global sales for Asian Aerospace, said.

All Nippon Airways, the launch customer of the Boeing 787, known as the Dreamliner, is expected to take delivery of the first aircraft next year.

The Boeing 787, which draws on the huge advances made in aviation technology and is largely built from composite materials, is still undergoing a series of test flights.

Whether the aircraft could make its debut flight to Hong Kong would largely depend on how these tests were scheduled, Thiele said.

"It has not been confirmed yet but we worked very hard with Boeing and the Civil Aviation Department to make it happen."

Some 80 per cent of the exhibition area has already been booked by manufacturers and other exhibitors, such as Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer and the Commercial Aircraft Corp of China, which will bring its C919 aircraft to the show - the mainland's first home-developed 150-seater.

The increase in demand for aircraft has also attracted newcomers to the trade show, such as Mitsubishi and Sukhoi, a Russia aircraft manufacturer.

The three-day air show and conference will incorporate associated events, including Air Freight Asia, Asian Business Aviation and Asia-Pacific Airline Training Symposium. The organiser expects airline visitor numbers will exceed significantly the 4,600 achieved from 70 Asian carriers at last year's event.

Asian Business Aviation 2011 in Hong Kong signs up industry leaders
Strong market conditions for Business Aircraft in Asia drives early support of regions number one trade event
18 August 2010
M2 Presswire

Asian Business Aviation 11, the regions number one trade event, is attracting strong attention from the industrys leading manufacturers, with Gulfstream, Dassault and Cessna already signed up to exhibit a large number of aircraft at the show in Hong Kong during 8th-10th March 2011.

Demand for business aircraft in all categories has taken-off across Asia in recent years, with Asian Business Aviation 11 once again poised to be the must attend event for manufacturers strategically committed to the region for the long term.Asian Business Aviation 11 will feature both indoor exhibition space and a large static aircraft display, with corporate chalets at the Hong Kong Business Aircraft Centre, as well as a major conference organised in co-operation with the Asian Business Aviation Association. New exhibition space right alongside the Static Aircraft Display is amongst the added attractions for airframe and engine manufacturers, aircraft interior designers, charter operators, maintenance companies, financiers and FBOs expected to be at the show. A total of 16 business aircraft were on display at Asian Business Aviation 09, including the latest models from Airbus, Bombardier, Cessna, Dassault, Embraer, Gulfstream and Piaggio, making Asian Business Aviation the largest and the premier Business aviation event in Asia. The majority of these manufacturers also exhibited at Asian Business Aviation 10 in Macau in June.Asian economies are growing strongly, with China in particular becoming a powerhouse in reshaping global markets. The resulting demand for Business Aircraft from dynamic companies and entrepreneurs across the region contributed greatly to the strong support for Asian Business Aviation in 2009 & 2010 and we are now delighted to see the 2011 event shaping up to be even more successful, said Richard Thiele, Head of Global Sales Aerospace & Aviation, Reed Exhibitions."If you look at our numbers last year, the US market for Gulfstream accounted for 2%, while Asia grew 15%. As the economy grows here, numbers will grow right along with it, said Roger Sperry, International Sales Vice President, Gulfstream Aerospace.The time for a strong business aviation market in China has arrived, acknowledged John Rosanvallon, President and CEO of Dassault Falcon Jet.Asian Business Aviation 11 will take place alongside Asian Aerospace 11, which will once again be a strong platform to open up Chinese manufacturing capability to Western manufacturers. More than 500 exhibitors from 28 countries participated in 2009 and among the highlights was the international debut of Shanghai-based Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) new C919 airliner.

Business Aviation Growth in Asia / China The focus of the international business aviation is rapidly shifting towards Asia. According to Bombardier, China is forecast to generate orders for 300 news business jets over the next 10 years, which equates to a 15% annual growth. The recent relaxation of Business Aircraft operating regulations/permits in China is proving to be a major contributor to the increased demand. Authorities there have reduced the time it takes to get a flight permit for a Chinese-registered business aircraft from six days to three hours. On the support side, more than20,000sqm of new FBO facilities have been opened across Asia-Pacific over the past three years, with projects in Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai dominating development. Another significant contributor to increased demand has been the growth in the number of High Net Worth Individuals across Asia-Pacific, where the total now exceeds those in Europe.

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