Asia's largest air show kicked off in Singapore, and aircraft manufacturers and others unveiled state-of-the-art passenger planes in hopes of a recovery in the industry that was hit hard by the spread of the new coronavirus.
Asia's largest air show "Singapore Airshow" is held once every two years, and this time the number of people infected with the new coronavirus is approaching 20,000 a day, so the number of visitors to the venue is limited. It started on the 15th.
Two years ago, more than 900 aviation-related companies from all over the world participated, but this time only about 600 companies exhibited, and for the aviation industry, which was hit hard by the spread of the new coronavirus infection. It can be seen that the difficult situation is still continuing.
Under these circumstances, the American aircraft manufacturer Boeing unveiled the state-of-the-art large passenger aircraft "777X", and the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus exhibited models of aircraft under development that use hydrogen as fuel.
In addition, in order to avoid infection with the new corona, private jets used by a small number of people are attracting attention, and a small 7-seater jet aircraft developed by Honda, a major Japanese automobile manufacturer, has also attracted the attention of visitors.
"The market will continue to recover as long-haul restrictions are relaxed and will return to Corona in a year or two," said Darren Halst, vice president of commercial aircraft marketing at Boeing. ..