Following the government’s vision to embrace the new digital industrial revolution for the transport sector, the Singapore Airshow 2020 is expected to put innovation and new technologies at center stage at the biennial event from Feb. 11 to 16, 2020 at the Changi Exhibition Centre.
Organizer Experia Events told AIN today’s aviation industry is increasingly transformed by digitalization and use of artificial intelligence, along with other disruptive technologies such as autonomous flight systems and hybrid/electric propulsion technologies. IATA’s latest 2019 Global Passenger Survey also emphasizes the need for governments and the industry to work together on new innovation to improve overall passenger experiences and examine infrastructural efficiency to cope with future travel demand.
“In 2020, we can not only expect new products and deliveries, but also technological advances in areas ranging from electric, hybrid and unmanned craft, to data analytics, AI, and the digitalization of MRO services,” said Leck Chet Lam, managing director of Experia Events.
A preview of what’s to come was highlighted at the Rotorcraft Asia 2019 show, also organized by Experia, where it showed a strong presence of urban air mobility solutions by Volocopter and Airbus, to name a few as well as a high-level conference on the topic.
Experia also added that next generation maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) topics will be part of the business forums agenda discussing the digital MRO world and the effects of new OEM business models on suppliers and manufacturers.
Singapore Airshow 2020 will also see the first Innovation Forum, featuring talks by entrepreneurs and inventors who will discuss breakthrough innovations and leading-edge concepts in aviation that are shaping the future of flight.
Experia also revealed that the show is playing its part in environmental sustainability efforts, where for the first time the event will be held under a fully solar-paneled roof, with 15,000 solar panels, that has a maximum capacity of 6.3 megawatts at its peak and is expected to produce over 7,840 megawatt-hours of power annually.