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Boeing Sets Sights on Southeast Asia Growth

Boeing is looking to springboard off its strong position in Singapore to dramatically increase its presence in Southeast Asia.

 

A350-1000 Performance Boosts Market Hopes

Airbus is confident the newly-certified A350-1000, the biggest twinjet ever developed by the European manufacturer, is in pole position to grab a large slice of the booming traffic growth in the Asia-Pacific market over the next 20 years.

 

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Top U.S. Diplomat In Singapore To Promote ‘Buy America’

The U.S. State Department has sent its senior diplomat in charge of foreign military sales to the Singapore Airshow as part of the President's push to get more U.S. allies and partners to buy U.S. arms.

 

P&W Launches Singapore A380 Engine MRO Capability

Pratt & Whitney Eagle Services Asia is expanding capabilities by launching full maintenance, repair and overhaul services in Singapore for the Engine Alliance GP7200.

 

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Honeywell Develops ‘The Connected Airplane’

Honeywell is developing ways to make flying the crowded skies more efficient and even safer, as growth of air transport in Asia-Pacific and China outpaces the rest of the world.

 

Singapore, Airbus to Test Drone Delivery

Airbus Helicopters prepares to launch a drone-based urban package-delivery trial service developed with partners in Singapore.

 
 

Rafael Seeks Ex-Israel Production Partners

As Israel’s major weapon systems developer, Rafael has been a leading supplier of defense systems to customers in the Asia-Pacific region. 

 

South Korea Defense Budget Is Threat-Driven

South Korea’s defense ministry wants a hefty increase in spending next year on weapons to face the missile and nuclear threat from North Korea. 

 
 

Gulfstream Debuts G500, G600 At Singapore Airshow

Gulfstream Aerospace has brought its flight-test G500 and G600 jets to this year’s Singapore Airshow, marking the Asia debut of the new types.

 

CFM Targets 2018 Delivery Catch-Up

CFM International says it aims to close a four- to five-week gap between planned and actual powerplant deliveries to Airbus and Boeing by the end of 2018.

 
 

Singapore Attracts Flurry of Investments

Singapore continues to do well attracting investment from the global aerospace industry, and many of the new investments coming in are in partnership with Singapore government-linked companies, such as SIA Engineering. 

 

Superjet 100 Sports Its Saberlets in Singapore

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company has brought a test aircraft with new horizontal wingtips dubbed saberlets that began flight test in December.

 
 

Ameco Primes For Asian-Pacific Next-Gen Growth

Ameco, the Sino-German joint venture repair MRO giant, has announced plans to add capabilities for a new generation of twin- and single-aisle airliners, engines and business jets.

 

Bell Helicopter to Triple Fleet in China

Bell Helicopter sees China as the brightest spot in its Asian universe. A recent burst of orders there will likely triple its in-country fleet from 120 today to nearly 400 over the next few years.

 
 

Thales Highlights Integrated Aviation Cybersecurity

Thales is keen to emphasize the importance of integrating cybersecurity thinking across all parts of the aviation ecosystem - civil and military, in the air or on the ground.

 

New Capabilities Boost General Atomics' Asia-Pacific Drone Hopes

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is bullish on future prospects for the Asia-Pacific region.

 
 

Elbit's Strategy in Asia-Pacific is Adaptation

As a global, multi-domestic company, Elbit Systems looks deeper at the individual nations in the Asia-Pacific region, their specific cultures, procurement policies and traditions.

 

Collins Scores First With China Low-viz Takeoff

A Shandong Airlines 737-800 equipped with a Rockwell Collins head-up guidance system became the first commercial flight in China to conduct a low visibility takeoff with a runway visual range below 150 meters.

 
 

Singapore Upgrading Apache Fleet

Singapore is upgrading its Boeing AH-64D Apache attack helicopters with new mission systems, apparently as a midlife update for the type.