tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post7756123941856098115..comments2024-03-28T21:39:05.175+08:00Comments on Senang Diri: Plane crazy: Some thoughts on the Singapore Airshow Part 1David Boeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11401913253357584603noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-16257359345781454812010-05-09T19:27:21.955+08:002010-05-09T19:27:21.955+08:00The problem is that the money in aviation isn'...The problem is that the money in aviation isn't in the airframes, it's in MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) - and MRO is frankly unglam and not the sort of thing that people are interested in seeing. Flying displays ? Public days ? Those are not revenue-generators for the exhibitors who are the real customers for airshows. There is probably some scope for air shows or similar conventions to act as a convenient hub for meetings between industry participants, but all of those happen in the private lounges not the display areas. And even then, in the age of teleconferencing and being able to fly to meet customers at a moment's notice, companies have to think very carefully about what value they actually get from participation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-35591393074495865922010-05-09T15:44:42.168+08:002010-05-09T15:44:42.168+08:00“An air show without a flying display is like a pr...“An air show without a flying display is like a pretty salesgirl without a smile - she's incomplete.”<br /><br />I couldn't put it more vividly ;@) I wish there is an air tattoo element to the show to bring up the tourism aspect.<br /><br />Now, if someone could make UAVs perform aerobatics!FIVE-TWOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16851587877202687062noreply@blogger.com