A Boeing 777-9 commercial jet sits on the tarmac during a layover at St. Louis Lambert International Airport in St. Louis, June 26, 2023. Boeing has announced that it will not be sending any passenger planes to this week’s Singapore Air Show. File photo: Bill Greenblatt/UPI
February 19 (UPI) — The Singapore Air Show opened on Monday without any Boeing commercial aircraft on display, but China displayed its own airliner that it hopes will one day compete with U.S. aviation giants and Airbus.
Boeing will not exhibit commercial aircraft at the air show as it began a safety investigation last month following an accident on January 5 in which the door plug of a plane operated by Alaska Airlines blew off.
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But Boeing will still leave its mark on the air show, which runs through Sunday. A fighter jet that will be part of the U.S. Air Force exhibit will be on display. Visitors can view the cabin display of the wide-body 777X, the world’s largest twin-engine airliner.
“We are thrilled to return to the Singapore Air Show, which highlights how Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing economies continue to invest in new aerospace products and services for the future,” said Brendan Nelson AO, president of Boeing Global. We are proud of this,” he said in an earlier statement. Month.
“Boeing continues to provide needed capabilities to commercial and government customers across the region, while expanding our presence in the region and opening new opportunities for our partners and suppliers.”
Boeing will also include representatives from sustainability, defense, and STEM.
A Chinese airliner C919 with a capacity of less than 200 passengers will make its debut on behalf of the China Civil Aviation Corporation in Beijing. Although certified to fly only within China, Chinese officials hope that the Chinese airliner will one day be able to compete on a bigger stage.