The show is part of the Selangor Aerospace Action Plan, which is aimed at turning the state into an aerospace hub by 2030. State industry and trade committee chairman Datuk Teng Chang Khim said the turnout this year exceeded expectations.
“The total number of aircrafts displayed in SAS 2022 was 30, which was double the number of aircraft on display in 2021,” he said. At this year’s event, opened by Raja Muda of Selangor Tengku Amir Shah Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, Amirudin also said the state was the location of choice for aerospace and aviation companies.
When contacted, he said the state’s focus was more on business and general aviation as opposed to civil aviation. Teng said SIBS 2022 had a total of 906 exhibition booths and occupied eight expo halls, four conference halls, two plenary halls and two banquet halls at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.
He pointed out that SIBS 2022 also recorded the highest potential negotiated sales amounting to RM1.45bil.