Japan has for the first time deployed a Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning to an operational base, dispatching one of its planned fleet of 42 aircraft to Misawa at the northern end of Honshu.
Honda Aircraft’s Honsan General Aviation affiliate has opened a sales and service facility at the business jet terminal being constructed in Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Guangzhou, China.
The U.S. State Department has sent its senior diplomat in charge of foreign military sales to the Singapore Airshow as part of President Donald Trump’s push to get more U.S. allies and partners to buy U.S. arms.
The CAE Brunei multi-purpose training center will be cheaper and nearer to other Asia-Pacific operators of the Black Hawks, providing an immersive training experience for a full range of pilot training requirements.
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.
Even though GDP growth is expected to remain flat in 2018, the military will need more money to meet Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping’s desire to create a “modernized” military by 2035 and a “world-class” force by 2050.
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.
Pratt & Whitney Eagle Services Asia is expanding capabilities by launching full maintenance, repair and overhaul services in Singapore for the Engine Alliance GP7200.
The Singapore Economic Development Board presents an opportunity to sell Singapore to the aerospace world, with its message to visitors: Singapore is a prime location for aerospace companies.
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.
A key element to Bell Helicopter’s growing success in China and Asia Pacific is a robust customer support operation based in its Singapore maintenance and training center.
A Shandong Airlines Boeing 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.
Airbus is confident the newly certified A350-1000 is in position to grab a large slice of the booming traffic growth in the Asia-Pacific market over the next 20 years.
Universal Aviation Singapore, based at Seletar Airport, has earned accreditation under the International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling program.
