BAAFEx 2027 to Be 50% Larger Than 2025 Debut, With Dassault Aviation and Vista Global Among Exhibitors
Why It MattersA larger second BAAFEx, with OEMs, charter groups and trip-support firms committing early, shows Asia Pacific business aviation being treated as a growth market worth dedicated regional events and forum agendas.
What happened
The 2027 edition of BAAFEx, to be held at the Changi Exhibition Centre, is expected to be 50% bigger than its inaugural 2025 edition. It is set to attract more than 3,000 industry professionals and trade visitors, with over 75 participating companies taking part in the exhibition, sponsorship opportunities and a three-day forum programme.
More than 20 exhibitors have confirmed so far, spanning aircraft, charter and aircraft management, aviation fuel, trip support, connectivity, MRO and technical solutions, airports and regulatory services. Dassault Aviation will return in 2027 and plans to have an aircraft on static display. Vista Global, Sino Jet and Aviaarc Trip Support are among the latest additions, alongside previously announced exhibitors AEG Fuels, Amber Aviation, Boeing Business Jets, Gogo, HADID International Services, Lufthansa Technik and Viasat. Vista will show a Global 8000 on static display.
Dassault Aviation Executive VP Civil Aircraft Carlos Brana said Asia Pacific remains an important market for the company. Vista Chief Commercial Officer Ian Moore cited Singapore's 58% flight traffic growth in the first half of 2026 compared with 2025 and said Vista's global fleet connects clients across 96% of the world.
The forum programme
The three-day forum covers the drivers of Asia Pacific business aviation growth and markets in Southeast Asia, Australia, China and India. It also takes in airport infrastructure and slot availability, Urban Air Mobility, regional MRO development and the recruitment of maintenance engineers and technicians.
Further sessions address digital platforms in charter, passenger expectations for the onboard experience, inflight connectivity and cabin interiors, and sustainable aviation fuel, carbon off-setting and other emissions-reduction initiatives. Dedicated discussions on Australia and India are new for 2027.
Industry impact & what to watch
Regional shows tend to grow when the commercial case has already been made elsewhere, and the exhibitor mix here points that way. Aircraft makers, a charter group, trip-support providers, fuel suppliers and MRO specialists all appear on one list, which suggests the Asia Pacific market is being served as a connected chain rather than by aircraft sales alone. A 50% expansion over a first edition also shows how quickly the event has moved from launch to an established calendar slot.
The forum agenda reads as a list of the constraints operators in the region work around: slot availability, a thin supply of maintenance engineers and technicians, and fragmented national markets. Putting Australia and India on their own tracks alongside China and Southeast Asia reflects that the region does not behave as a single market, and that regulation and infrastructure differ enough by country to need separate discussion.
The next signals will be the remaining exhibitor confirmations, which today stand at more than 20 against a target of over 75 participating companies, and whether the visitor total reaches the 3,000 mark the organisers are projecting.
