Air Bus Steals the Thunder at Singapore Airshow, Indonesia Downplays Terror Angle by Participating

Air Bus Steals the Thunder at Singapore Airshow, Indonesia Downplays Terror Angle by Participating An Airbus A350-XWB, the world’s newest and modern wide-body aircraft flew for the first time in Asia stealing the lime light at the Singapore Airshow 2014 on the first day. The six day show, the biggest ever in Singapore was declared open on February 12, 2014. The crowd-pleasing aerial displays from

Singapore's RSAF Black Knights who maneuverer F 16 jets and Indonesian Jupiter Aerobatic team were other highlights. Jupiter performed notwithstanding the diplomatic row between Singapore and Indonesia over Jakarta’s move to name a navy ship after the Indonesian marines who alleged to have bombed Orchard Road Building, MacDonald House (Singapore) in 1965, killing three and injuring over 30 people. In what is perceived as uncalled for action, Indonesian Navy has named a new frigate as KRI Usman Harun. Singapore considers the 1965 incident as an act of terrorism by two Indonesians. The bomb was allegedly planted by the duo during the period of Indonesia-Malaysia conflict. Jakarata has already downplayed the incident. On the eve of the show, Indonesia remained the centre of controversy with Singapore withdrawing invites to Indonesian naval and other top military officials. What surprised many was the ferocity with which Singapore acted given the traditional good relations that exist between the two countries, especially on the defence front.