2020: A non year for Air Shows !

China’s biggest airshow, which takes place every two years in the southern city of Zhuhai, has been cancelled for the first time in its 24 year history. The China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition was due to take place over 1015 November. The biennial show first took place in 1996 and where China’s vast array of military equipment and aircraft is showcased. This is the latest international air show in 2020 to be cancelled, beginning with ILA in Berlin, the Farnborough International Air Show in England, along with the highly popular Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) and now that in Zhuhai.

The first Air Show of 2020 was at Singapore (Changi) in mid-February 2020 but was sparsely attended owing to the spread of Covid-19. Meanwhile, India’s Ministry of Defence have announced that Aero India 2021 will take place at Yelahanka (Bangalore) in February 2021.