In pictures: Second day at the Singapore Airshow

Khalifa Al Daboos, managing director of Dubai Aerospace, left shakes hands with ATR chief executive Filippo Bagnato after signing a nearly US$988 million deal at the Singapore Airshow. Stefanus Ian / AFP

Singapore Air Force’s Black Knights perform a manoeuvre during an aerial display at the Singapore Airshow. Edgar Su / Reuters

Visitors walk past an Airbus A350 XWB on display at the Singapore Airshow. Airbus has already received 814 orders for the aircraft. Edgar Su / Reuters

An Airbus A380 display model hangs at the Singapore Airshow. Leasing firm Amedeo firmed up its order for 20 of the superjumbo aircraft in a deal worth US$8.3 billion. Roslan Rahman / AFP

Thai budget airlines Nok Air’s chief executive Patee Sarasin, second left, poses with Boeing’s senior vice president of global sales of commercial airplanes John Wojick after the Thai carrier ordered 15 737 jets in a deal valued at $1.45 billion. Edgar Su / Reuters

Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, right, and Singapore’s defence minister Ng Eng Hen, second left, speak with representatives of Pilatus in a mock up of their PC-24 aircraft cabin at the Singapore Airshow. Edgar Su / Reuters

Spectators watch an Airbus A350 perform a flypast during the Singapore Airshow. Roslan Rahman / AFP

Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, left, listens to Gulfstream’s captain of flight operations Bob McKenney in the cockpit of a Gulfstream G650 aircraft at the Singapore Airshow. Edgar Su / Reuters

A visitor takes photos of a Qatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft on display at the Singapore Airshow. Edgar Su / Reuters

A US Marine MV-22 Osprey performs a manoeuvre during the Singapore Airshow. Joseph Nair / AP Photo

Singapore Airshow is Asia’s largest and one of the most important aerospace and defence exhibitions in the world. In 2012, the third edition of the biennial show set new records for value of deals announced at over US$31billion.