MetroBali.com said Col. Haryanto reported plans for Bali to host the Aero Indonesia International Air Show in 2018.
Haryanto said: “The air exhibition is the idea of the National Air and Space Power Center of Indonesia (NASPCI) working in cooperation with a number of parties including the Indonesian Air Force, and the operators of the Dubai Air Show."
The current plans are for the Bali Air Show to take place in September 2018.
Haryanto said Bali was chosen to host the event to help promote Indonesian tourism and in order to instill a love of aviation in the coming generation. Enthusiastic support for the Bali event is being extended by a number of neighboring countries and the Air Force Colonel said he had come to Bali to seek the Badung Government’s blessing for the project.
Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport is located in the Badung Regency of Bali.
Giri Prasta, speaking on behalf of the Regency, said he welcomed the news of the Aero Indonesian international Air Show to be held in Bali in September 2018 that he believes will help promote Bali internationally.
The Regent urged the organizers of the event to undertake thorough preparations for the coming aerospace event.