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SINGAPORE: Airbus seals in-depth MRO pact for SIA A380s
Singapore Airlines has reached a flight-hour services maintenance agreement with Airbus covering the carrier’s A380 fleet.
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SINGAPORE: P&W opens fan blade manufacturing facility
Pratt & Whitney has opened its first manufacturing facility in Singapore to produce fan blades and other key components for its PW1000G geared-turbofan (GTF) engine family.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Next-gen simulation preps F-35 units for battle
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is not just one of the most expensive and complex endeavours in military acquisition history, it’s also an evolution in the way military pilots train to fly jets.
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SINGAPORE: Kallman, AIA sign air show pact
Exhibition firm Kallman Worldwide has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the leading aviation trade body in the United States, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), aimed at boosting the US presence at international air shows.
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IATA highlights safety margin of audited carriers
Carriers which had passed the IATA operational safety audit were involved in five hull-loss accidents last year, but the accident rate for these operators was nevertheless three times better than for those outside of the scheme.
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SINGAPORE: Fire Scout touted for Asia-Pacific export
Northrop Grumman is in talks with a number of Asian countries regarding the possible sale of its MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned rotorcraft on the back of a successful deployment aboard US Navy Littoral Combat Ships (LCS).
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SINGAPORE: Textron Aviation shows four aircraft at its first Singapore air show
Almost two years after the merger of two of the most famous brands in general aviation, Textron Aviation is making its first appearance at the Singapore air show. The company has four aircraft on display, from its high-performance Cessna TTx piston single to its newly-in-service Citation Latitude mid-size business jet.
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Opinion
OPINION: Can NASA's new X-planes transform aviation?
It was the golden age of flight experimentation when Scott Crossfield arrived at Edwards AFB, California, in 1950. The soon-to-be legendary test pilot likened the atmosphere to an “Indianapolis 500 without rules”, as each flight attempted something – a speed, an altitude or some combination – that no human had ...
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SINGAPORE: F-15SG, AH-64D to perform joint aerial display
This year’s aerial display at the Singapore Airshow will include a unusual joint performance between a Republic of Singapore Air Force Boeing F-15SG fighter and AH-64D Apache attack helicopter.
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SINGAPORE: Singapore calls for greater ATM integration in Asia
Singapore’s transport minister has called for greater integration of air navigation service providers (ANSPs) across Asia-Pacific.
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SINGAPORE: UAC sees room for 150 Superjets in Asia
Russian airframer United Aircraft sees a potential market for at least 150 Sukhoi Superjet 100s in the Asia-Pacific region.
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SINGAPORE: RAAF A330 MRTT refuels USAF C-17
A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Airbus Defence & Space A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) has successfully refuelled a Boeing C-17A for the first time.
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SINGAPORE: IATA confident APAC airlines can weather turbulence
IATA says airlines in Asia Pacific are finding profitability “quite thin”, but believes that they have what it takes to weather through the current turbulence.
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US State Department approves F-16 sale to Pakistan
The US State Department has approved Pakistan to buy eight Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 52 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney F100-229 engines, but whether the $700 million deal can survive a 30-day congressional review process remains to be seen.
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SINGAPORE: Government sees OEMs deepening regional supply chain
Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB) sees OEMs increasingly broadening their supply chains to Southeast Asia, in an an effort to be closer to what will amount to the world's fourth largest economy.
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SINGAPORE: Aviage, Roketsan among newcomers at 2016 show
The Singapore Airshow this year has attracted several new aerospace firms in 2016, while retaining 75% of the companies that participated in 2014.
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SINGAPORE: MRJ misses Singapore air show
Mitsubishi Aircraft has decided not to bring its MRJ regional jet to the Singapore air show, to allow the aircraft to focus on its test programme.
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KC-46 demonstrates probe-and-drogue refuelling of F/A-18
Boeing and the US Air Force have completed the first KC-46A Pegasus refuelling of a combat jet using the next-generation tanker's wing-mounted hose-and-drogue system.
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USAF calls for nuclear debate as fiscal realities set in
The US Air Force has called for a national debate on how best to modernise America’s nuclear arsenal, with one official saying funding levels become “unmanageable” in budget year 2022 and beyond as an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) replacement project ramps up.
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Belgian F-16 replacement process to start by mid-year
A request for proposals (RFP) to launch off Belgium’s search to replace its 59-strong Lockheed Martin F-16A/B fleet is expected “this summer”, with the schedule to allow for a new fighter to be in service by 2025, a source close to the programme has revealed.