Greg Waldron
Greg Waldron is the Asia Managing Editor of FlightGlobal, responsible for the team’s airline, aerospace, and defence coverage across the region. In the airline space, Waldron has conducted hundreds of interviews with airline leaders in the Asia-Pacific. He also covers areas such as MRO and safety. On the defence beat, Waldron has written extensively about the rise of Chinese airpower, as well as broader airpower developments around the region, such as indigenous fighter programmes, and regional acquisitions of foreign equipment. Waldron has been with the company since 2009. Prior to this he worked as a freelance writer covering areas such as aviation, appliances, finance, healthcare, travel, and others. Waldron started his journalistic career covering Asia-Pacific stock markets for a major newswire.
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Think tank lays out role of unmanned aircraft in future Taiwan conflict
A USA think tank contends that drones will be critical to defending Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack and makes several recommendations for developing this capability.
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MHI aerospace chief says it is too soon to commit to new airliner
The head of commercial aerospace at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries feels that the timing is premature to decide on whether to pursue a new indigenous airliner programme.
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MQ-9B gains updates to improve performance in long-range kill chains
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and Lockheed Martin are incorporating a Net-Enabled Weapons (NEW) capability into the MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned air vehicle (UAV).
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Baykar prepares TB3 UAV for aircraft carrier tests
Turkish unmanned air vehicle (UAV) maker Baykar has continued development of its TB3 unmanned aircraft, including ski-jump tests in preparation for trials aboard Turkey’s sole aircraft carrier.
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DARPA designates secretive UAV as XRQ-73
The Pentagon’s secretive technology incubator has designated a new experimental aircraft: the unmanned XRQ-73.
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Vietnam’s Pacific Airlines rebooted as full-service carrier
Vietnam Airlines has rebooted its Pacific Airlines unit following three months of inactivity and extensive restructuring.
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KAI announces production contract for 20 KF-21s
Korea Aerospace Industries has secured the first mass production contract for the KF-21 fighter, covering 20 aircraft.
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Hanwha to build 40 F414 engines for first batch of KF-21s
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration has contracted Hanwha Aerospace to produce engines for the first batch of Korea Aerospace Industries KF-21 fighters.
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Vietnam Airlines aims for breakeven in 2024
Vietnam Airlines hopes to balance its revenue and expenditure in 2024 but faces a range of tough challenges.
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South Korea completes deployment of KUH-1 Surion to army
South Korea has completed the deployment of the Korea Aerospace Industries KUH-1 Surion utility helicopter to the country’s army.
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Big RFP indicates India’s plans to grow attack helicopter fleet
New Delhi looks poised for a major expansion of its attack helicopter capabilities, issuing a large request for proposal for the Hindustan Aeronautics Light Combat Helicopter.
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Open door, loose overalls caused fatal MD500D crash: NZ probe
New Zealand investigators have highlighted the dangers involved with doors opening in flight following the 2018 fatal crash of an MD Helicopters MD500D.
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Failure of two pitch rate gyroscopes caused Singapore F-16 crash
Singapore’s defence ministry has shed more light on the pitch rate gyroscope failure that resulted in the crash of a Lockheed Martin F-16 on 8 May.
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Taiwan cleared for big loitering munition sale amid Chinese belligerence
The US government has cleared the possible sale of over 1,000 loitering munitions to Taiwan that could be employed in the event of an attempted Chinese invasion.
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South Korean navy moves closer to deploying P-8A
South Korea’s first three Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft have arrived in the country, with service entry planned for 2025.
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Insolvent Air Vanuatu gets interest from several suitors
Several parties have expressed interest in taking over grounded Air Vanuatu, according to accountancy firm EY, the liquidator responsible for the insolvent South Pacific carrier.
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RAAF E-7A completes training with USAF Air Combat Command
A Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force has completed a visit to the USA aimed at maximising the combat effectiveness of crews.
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KAI signs Uzbekistan defence MRO agreement
Korea Aerospace Industries has entered a pact with Uzbekistan aircraft maintenance firm SE Charz, setting the stage for for the possible establishment of a maintenance repair and overhaul operation in the Central Asian country.
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Boeing appoints Penny Burtt to head Southeast Asia
Boeing has appointed a financial technology executive and former diplomat to head its operations in Southeast Asia.
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Turkish Aerospace changes top leaders
Turkish Aerospace Industries has seen a change in senior management, with general manager Temel Kotil stepping aside after a momentous eight years at the airframer.