From the next three to five years, the local space industry is expected to recruit more than 2,500 positions to support the industry's recovery and new investment projects.These positions include operators, technicians and engineers.
Xu Kailin, Executive Vice President of the Singapore Economic Development Bureau, said at a press conference on Singapore Aviation Show held on Sunday (February 18) that since the Singapore Airline Fair 2022, the Development Bureau has been working with the Global Aerospace Corporation to strive for a new new company to strive to get new and new.invest.At present, the official has attracted an investment of more than 750 million yuan to fund more than 10 investment projects from the next three to five years.
One of the projects is Pratt Whitney's local expansion plan.Including Including September 2022, the GEARED TURBOFAN (GTF) engine factory size of Geared Turbofan (GTF) will expand more than 60 %, and the facilities area will reach 48,000 square feet. The opening ceremony will be held on the 19th.
In September last year, the New Science Project also announced that it cost 170 million yuan to build a new aircraft maintenance facility covering an area of 84,000 square meters at Changi Airport.
When questioned by the Economic Development Bureau, as for other new investment projects, it will be announced within this week.
Xu Kailin said that the Singapore's Aerospace industry has experienced a strong recovery and growth in the past three years. Taking 2023 as an example, the output value of the Aerospace industry increased by 16 % year -on -year, and the pace of recovery was one year faster than the global output.Since 2020, Singapore's maintenance, maintenance and renovation (Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul, referred to as MRO) output value also surpassed the global MRO level.
In terms of human resources, the employment of local space work has continued to improve in the past three years. Last year, more than 20,000 people were hired, an increase of about 3,000 compared with 2021.There are currently more than 130 airlines settled in the local area.Seven of the locals are held by locals for every 10 astronauts.
Xu Kailin added that in terms of Gast China investment, Singapore pays priority to human and supply chain in the short term to mid -term, and long -term attention is innovation and sustainable development.
This year's Singapore Airlines Focus on Sustainable Air Development
The Asia -Pacific region is already a strategic influencer in the world's sustainable aviation field, and it plays an important role in this transformation.From Tuesday (20th) to Sunday, Singapore Air Show, which will focus on sustainable development and assist in promoting the use of and promoting sustainable solutions in the aviation industry.
The organizer Experia Events Executive Director Lu Zenan pointed out at a press conference on the 18th that this aviation exhibition attracted more than 1,000 companies and 50,000 merchants from more than 50 countries and regions.Of the top 20 airlines in the world, 90 % of them will attend.The venue will have 16 national exhibition halls, including China, South Korea and Czech Republic that set up exhibition halls for the first time.
This is the scale of Singapore Airlines exhibition six years after a lapse of six years, and once again returns to the scale before the crown disease epidemic.About 54,000 merchants participated in the 2018 Air Exhibition.
This series of activities will also be hosted during this aviation exhibition to build a platform for the industry and discuss sustainable development and transformation.The organizer cooperated with the US Consulting company McKinsey to host a sustainable aviation forum to bring together two expert groups from the heads of Airbus, Boeing, Cathay Pacific and Neste business.Participants will focus on key themes such as regulatory systems, technological progress, and cooperative research and development measures aimed at reducing carbon footprints in the aviation industry, and discuss the challenges and opportunities to achieve net zero emissions of sky sky.
The Director of the Singapore Civil Aviation Administration, South Korea, and McKinsey Singapore partner Oliver Plogmann, will have a breakfast dialogue on the Asia -Pacific Airing industry on Tuesday morning.
Other aviation exhibition activities also include: the Presidential Forum of the Aviation Industry, Advanced Air Mobility Forum, and the new and medium -sized aviation forums.
Two Chinese passenger planes will be premiered
It is worth mentioning that the two passenger planes of the C919 and ARJ21 of China Commercial Aircraft Co., Ltd. (COMAC) will perform flight performances at the aviation exhibition for the first time.At present, only China Oriental Airlines uses C919 for commercial routes. Civil Aviation Corporation, which uses ARJ21, has Chinese airlines such as Chengdu Airlines and Tianjiao Airlines, and Transnusa, Indonesia.
Xu Kailin answered media questions and said that China Aerospace Enterprise is encouraging to expand its business through the Singapore Aviation Show Platform.Xu Kailin only said whether to invite China Chamber of Commercial Fly to set up a factory, and the Economic Development Bureau will have a series of discussions with the other party.
The public called for a protest of protests at the aviation exhibition, and the police previously reminded that it is illegal to organize or participate in the rally without the approval of the police.The organizer of the Aviation Show emphasized that the Aviation Show is a platform for trade and exchanges, and "we will not deviate from our goals."
