All articles by Greg Waldron – Page 106
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News
Jakarta still seeking concessions on K-FX/I-FX costs
Jakarta continues to press for concessions on the price of involvement in the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) K-FX/I-FX fighter programme.
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Airline Business
NokScoot boss tweaks plans amid tough market
NokScoot has shelved plans to add narrowbodies to its fleet, as it eyes the imminent arrival of its sixth and seventh Boeing 777-200ERs.
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Airbus Helicopters secures ACH160 order in Philippines
Airbus Helicopters has secured its first Southeast Asian order for the medium-twin ACH160, with a single example going to an undisclosed operator in the Philippines.
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GippsAero GA8 grounded following deadly Sweden crash
Regulators have grounded the GippsAero GA8 Skyvan following a 14 July crash of the type in Sweden that killed nine.
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Collins, Aerothai beef up connectivity offering in Asia-Pacific
Collins Aerospace and Thailand air services provider Aerothai have entered a deal to provide an enhanced wireless connectivity system in the Asia-Pacific.
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Rolls-Royce invests in Singapore university lab work
Rolls-Royce has invested S$88 million to extend its research partnership with a Singapore university, with a focus on 29 projects related to the future of aircraft propulsion.
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Vietnam Airlines profits up as it eyes ambitious fleet plan
Vietnam Airlines posted a pre-tax profit of D1.7 trillion ($73 million) in the first six months of 2019, up 21.8% from a year earlier.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: The secret world of Chinese fighter engines
“A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma,” is how Winston Churchill famously described Russia in 1939. The adage applies well, perhaps better, to Beijing’s secretive efforts to develop military engines for its future fleet of advanced fighters. While there can be no dispute that engines of all types ...
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USA clears Greek MH-60R acquisition
The US government has cleared the potential sale of seven Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky MH-60R multi-mission helicopters to Greece.
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IndiGo parent ripostes related party allegations
IndiGo’s parent has defended its use of related party transactions (RPTs) following criticism from shareholder Rakesh Gangwal, which has erupted into a public feud.
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IndiGo shareholder spat erupts in public
An acrimonious dispute between leading shareholders of Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo has gone public, hammering the company's shares.
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Australia lays out plans for new attack helicopters
The Australian Department of Defence has issued a request for information (RFI) related to a future acquisition of up to 29 attack helicopters to replace the army's 22 Airbus Helicopters Tigers.
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Airline Business
ANALYSIS: Asia-Pacific Deliveries Report June 2019
Airlines in the Asia-Pacific took delivery of 35 of the 110 commercial airliners delivered globally in June 2019, followed North American airlines with 25 and European airlines with 25.
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AVIC official sounds upbeat note about FC-31: report
Development of the AVIC FC-31 fighter is going well, and the aircraft is destined to enter service with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) according to its chief designer.
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PICTURES: MQ-8B returns to southeast Asia aboard LCS
The deployment of the USS Montgomery Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to Singapore highlights the increasing prevalence of manned and unmanned rotorcraft operating together from US warships.
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PICTURE: First RCAF C295 conducts maiden flight
The first Airbus Defence & Space C295 aircraft due for Canada’s Fixed Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Replacement (FWSAR) programme has had its maiden flight.
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Qantas taps seaside town for second pilot academy
Qantas has selected Mackay, Queensland as the site of its second pilot academy, citing clear weather and access to airspace.
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PICTURES: KAI LAH conducts maiden flight
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has conducted the maiden flight of its developmental Light Attack Helicopter (LAH) prototype.
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India edges forward with rebooted plan to acquire 110 fighters
The Indian defence ministry’s response to a parliamentary question suggests that a plan to obtain 110 advanced fighters is inching through New Delhi’s bureaucracy.
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Boeing, Airbus in MoU for future RAAF P-8A sustainment
Boeing Defence Australia and Airbus Australia Pacific have agreed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) related to future sustainment of the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF's) Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft fleet.