Singapore Airshow 2016 opens – in pictures

An Airbus A350 XWB on stationary display at the Singapore Airshow. Edgar Su / Reuters

Visitors inside a mock up of a Mitsubishi regional jet at the Singapore Airshow. Edgar Su / Reuters

People watch as South Korea’s Black Eagles perform aerial manoeuvres during opening day of the Singapore Airshow. Edgar Su / Reuters

South Korea’s Black Eagles aerobatics team on KAI T-50B aircraft perform a flypast at the Singapore Airshow. Roslan Rahman / AFP

Coloured smoke billows as South Korea’s Black Eagles aerobatics team performs an aerial display at the Singapore Airshow. Roslan Rahman / AFP.

A Qatar Airways Airbus A380 aircraft is on static display during the Singapore Airshow. Roslan Rahman / AFP

Visitor take a look at a Scoot Dreamliner 787 on static display during the Singapore Airshow. Roslan Rahman / AFP

Scale models of Boeing commercial aircraft on display at the Singapore Airshow. Roslan Rahman / AFP

Spectators use handheld sunshades as they watch an aerial display during the Singapore Airshow. Wallace Woon / EPA

A Singapore air force F-16 Fighting Falcon from General Dynamics painted in the livery of the Black Knights aerial acrobatic team. Wallace Woon / EPA

Various Bombardier executive jets on display at the Singapore Airshow. Wallace Woon / EPA

A United States air force crewman in the cargo hold of a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during the Singapore Airshow. Wallace Woon / EPA

The Singapore Airshow, Asia’s largest aerospace and defence exhibition, opened on Tuesday with major companies including Airbus, Boeing and Bombardier showcasing their latest aircraft, technologies and equipment.