MONTREAL/SYDNEY: A meeting of international aviation officials due to be held in Singapore on the eve of Asia’s largest annual aerospace event has been cancelled because of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) fears, participants said, raising doubts that the broader event will go ahead. The UN International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and three industry sources confirmed on Monday that the Feb 10 Singapore Airshow Aviation Leadership Summit had been abandoned. Organisers of both the show and the summit could not immediately be reached for comment after an ICAO spokesman confirmed the summit cancellation. Singapore has denied entry to all Chinese visitors and foreigners with a recent history of travel to China, where the virus originated. Its Black Eagles aerobatic team has taken part in the flying display at Singapore airshows in recent years.

Source: New Strait Times February 04, 2020 00:56 UTC