Asia Pacific – Page 462
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Ascend highlights what to watch for in the rest of 2016
Richard Evans, senior consultant with Flightglobal’s advisory arm Ascend, here shares some of the indicators and issues the team will be keeping a close eye on as 2016 wears on – and explains what they may mean for the health of the industry
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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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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: 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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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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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Seletar – Singapore's home of aerospace
Singapore's Changi airport may be the premier passenger hub for Southeast Asia, but the smaller Seletar airport is staking its claim as the region's hub for the aerospace industry.
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SINGAPORE: GE Aviation to increase MRO capability in Singapore
GE Aviation is set to invest heavily in its Singapore outpost over the coming years as it anticipates an upsurge in component MRO work due an increased aircraft fleet utilising GE powerplants.
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Metro incident highlights importance of pre-flight checks
An incident where a Fairchild SA227 Metro IIIl had to return to Brisbane due to problems with its instrument displays has highlighted the importance of conducting thorough pre-flight checks and ensuring the cockpit is correctly configured.
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ST Aero opens new VIP interiors centre in Singapore
ST Aerospace has launched a VIP aircraft interiors centre at the Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore, aimed at serving customers across Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
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ANALYSIS: Helicopter makers battle headwinds in Southeast Asia
Helicopter makers are looking for new opportunities in Southeast Asia amid weakness in the pivotal offshore oil and resources sector.
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PICTURE: MRJ prototype resumes flight tests
The first Mitsubishi Regional Jet, FTA-1, has resumed flight testing after being on the ground for more than two months.