Singapore hosts new aviation expo as Asia-Pac business jet fleet set to outnumber global average

The number of business jets in the Asia-Pacific is expected to grow at a rate of 2.1% a year from 2025 to 2034, faster than the global average of 1.4%. Speaking to the media at a press conference for the inaugural Business Aviation Asia Forum and Expo on March 4, Leck Chet Lam, managing director of organiser Experia Events, cited these updated figures from aviation analysis platform Aviation Week Intelligence Network to explain how an international event dedicated to business aviation in Asia was birthed. He added that within the Asia-Pacific, market sentiment has improved, as 58% of business aviation professionals said in Q4 2024 that they intend to buy a business aircraft within the next year, up from 51.9% in Q4 of 2019. The data comes from aviation consultancy Asian Sky Research. Noting that these figures signal positive developments in Asia-Pacific’s business aviation market, Leck said he expects to see “healthy growth” in this sector over the next 10 years, given the high demand for luxury travel in this region. Running from March 4 to 6, the Business Aviation Asia Forum and Expo at the Changi Exhibition Centre is expected to welcome around 2,000 attendees from more than 50 countries over three days. Among the 31 exhibitors are Chinese jet manufacturer Amber Aviation, Boeing Business Jets and Lufthansa maintenance, repair and overhaul subsidiary Lufthansa Technik.<br/>