All Asia Pacific articles – Page 427
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PARIS: Momentum building behind 3D printing
Airbus’s 3D printing technology business has teamed up with software house Dassault Systemes to streamline the process for designing and series manufacture of flight-approved metal parts – which could help bring printed structural components inside airliner cabins within a year.
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NewsPARIS: Picture of Sino-Russian widebody interior
China's Comac has unveiled the interior layout of the long-range widebody airliner it is planning to build with Russia's United Aircraft, in a scale model of the twinjet on display at the show.
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PARIS: Tejas likely to be armed with Derby
The Hindustan Aeronautics Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and Saab Gripen fighters are likely to be the first foreign aircraft to be armed with the Rafael I-Derby ER air-to-air missile.
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PARIS: T-Bird targets low-cost ISR, ground attack roles
Bulgaria's Light Armed Surveillance Engineering (LASA) is promoting a weaponised version of the Thrush 510G agricultural, aimed at customers who are fighting insurgencies and face other security issues.
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PARIS: Lessor CDB signs for 45 more A320neo jets
CDB Aviation Lease Finance has signed a memorandum of understanding for 45 Airbus A320neo-family jets.
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PARIS: Arianespace orderbook stretches into the 50s
Europe’s light rocket programme has been given a Paris air show boost, with launch contracts announced for Vega and its in-development heavier iteration, Vega C.
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PARIS: SpiceJet signs tentative deal for up to 50 Q400s
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet has signed a letter of intent covering 25 Bombardier Q400 turboprops and purchase rights for a further 25.
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PARIS: Thales eyes 2019 flight testing of 'Avionics 2020' cockpit
Four years ago at Le Bourget, Thales launched Avionics 2020 – a project to develop a next-generation suite of cockpit systems.
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Hainan Airlines to begin Chongqing-New York service
Hainan Airlines plans to begin a twice-weekly service from Chongqing to New York John F. Kennedy International airport on 20 October.
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PARIS: Derco announces raft of contracts
Lockheed Martin unit Derco has announced several new deals, in the defence and commercial arenas.
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PARIS: KAI aiming for international FA-50 sales
Korea Aerospace Industries continues to promote its FA-50 fighter on the international market, as it also attempts to gain a toehold on the global helicopter market with its Surion platform.
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PARIS: Lion commits to 50 Max 10s
Indonesia's Lion Air Group has committed to 50 Boeing 737 Max 10s.
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PARIS: China promotes unmanned airpower
Chinese airframer AVIC is displaying a mock-up of its Wing Loong II armed UAV in the static park.
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PARIS: Chinese robot automates external inspections
Chinese company Intelligent Detection Systems is promoting a robot that automates the process of examining the exterior of aircraft for physical defects.
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PARIS: Lessor BOC Aviation signs for 10 737 Max 10s
BOC Aviation has signed a memorandum of understanding for the purchase of 10 737 Max 10s.
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PARIS: Spring opts for Leap on 60 A320neos
Chinese carrier Spring Airlines is to fit 60 Airbus A320neo-family jets with the CFM International Leap-1A powerplant.
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PARIS: Airbus hikes 20-year demand outlook
Airbus has hiked its 20-year demand forecast by 5% to nearly 35,000 aircraft, compared with just over 33,000 last year.
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AirAsia X mulls all-economy A330s
The AirAsia X is considering configuring some of its on-order A330s in a high-density, all-economy layout and deploy them on medium-haul routes.
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Norfolk Island Airlines commences services
Norfolk Island Airlines commenced services on the Brisbane-Norfolk Island-Auckland route on 17 June.
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PARIS: F-35 goes from zero to hero
The Lockheed Martin F-35 is steadily becoming a mainstay of big air shows, with its planned high-g performance to mark a key turning point in its show attendance record.