If you haven’t checked out the Singapore airshow images stream on the right, you have probably missed a big part of the airshow. These images are contributed collectively by photographers, offering the latest and past images of the airshow. It is one of the better ways to keep yourself updated with the happenings; especially if you’re giving this year’s airshow a skip.

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The Singapore Airshow would be opened to the public tomorrow, and having been there for the past couple of days, here are some advice that I have to make your trip more enjoyable.

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The world’s first tweetup on Bombardier Q400 has successfully ended! We would like to thank all who have attended and the Bombardier team for making this special event possible. Besides the Q400 aircraft, we got to tour the luxurious challenger 850 business jet as well.

Check out some of the many pics that were taken during the tweetup:

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This article was written live from the Media Center at the Singapore Airshow, and was first published on the CNBC blog.

It’s searing hot at the Singapore Airshow – combine 34 degree celsius temperatures with 85% humidity and you can start to imagine why my shoe soles started to melt on the tarmac.

Asia is a very hot market too, for aviation. There is sea everywhere, so you can’t really drive, unlike in the United States. Bus services within most countries are not very well developed; and rail networks only work well within countries, like in India. That means every time you need to go to another country, you’re most likely to fly.

Understandably, the region is high on the priority list for the world’s largest aircraft manufacturers. So, who’s leading?

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The world’s first tweetup on an aircraft is happening in a few hours time, and it would be on the Bombardier Q400. I have managed to tour 3 out of 4 of Bombardier aircraft and I must say, they are sexy.

For those who haven’t seen them, here they are!

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