Asian Aerospace, the region's leading commercial aviation exhibition and congress, looks set to beat all records as it commences the final three month countdown to the event in Hong Kong 8-10 March 2011.
COMAC, manufacturer of the new 150-seat C919 airliner, is set to be the largest exhibitor, with the first appearance of the full cabin mock-up outside mainland China. COMAC will be among a host of major Chinese aerospace companies and influential government & trade association delegations that it is hoped will make Asian Aerospace an unbeatable ‘East meets West' industry event.
Also in the vanguard of Asian manufacturers exhibiting in Hong Kong will be Mitsubishi of Japan, which will be looking to further boost the international success of the new 90-seat MRJ airliner. Another newcomer to Asian Aerospace will be Sukhoi from Russia, which will be promoting the soon to be certificated Superjet 100. Looking westwards, Airbus is also expected to be joining Boeing, Bombardier, CFM International and Embraer amongst hundreds of international companies that will be back at Asian Aerospace in 2011.
Asian and Chinese airline visitors are expected to significantly exceed the total of 4,600 from 104 carriers achieved at the 2009 event. These carriers operate more than 11,000 aircraft, representing approximately half the world's fleet.
“Asian Aerospace 2011 is shaping up to be a very exciting event, with a record number of exhibitors and visitors expected at an event that is attracting industry leaders from East and West,” said Brian Thomas, vice-president Aerospace, Reed Exhibitions. “The prevailing shift of influence and commercial dynamism towards Asia leaves me in no doubt that Asian Aerospace is destined to become the world's, not just the region's, most important commercial aviation industry event over the next 10 years.”
Another highlight of Asian Aerospace 2011 will be the high level Congress, with confirmed keynote speakers including Tony Tyler, chief executive of Cathay Pacific Airways, Norman Lo, director general of Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department, Andrew Herdman, director general of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, and Professor Wei Shyy, provost & chair professor (Mechanical Engineering) at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Over 300 business leaders are expected at the Congress, which will be a focal point for exhibitors and delegates to network at the very highest levels.
Asian Aerospace 2011 will once again be held at AsiaWorld-Expo, which not only offers convenient and speedy MTR links from downtown Hong Kong and the city's international airport, but is also located close to the static display area.
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