Engine-makers Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney have postponed plans to open new facilities at the site this year.

The projects are now expected to be completed next year, at the earliest.

When The Straits Times visited Seletar last week, the two plots of land were lying idle, except for a few birds hopping around.

Confirming the delay, Mr Sia Kheng Yok, the director of transport engineering at the Economic Development Board (EDB), stressed that both companies are 'long-term investors in Singapore' and remain committed to their plans.

Read the full report in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.