All articles by Greg Waldron – Page 168
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SINGAPORE: Lockheed advances with Asia F-35 roll-out
Lockheed Martin is making steady progress introducing the F-35 fighter to the Asia-Pacific region.
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SINGAPORE: Boeing eyes $10 billion ISR market
Boeing believes there is a $10 billion business opportunity in the niche market for mid-sized Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft.
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SINGAPORE: Boeing confident of placing unsold C-17s
Boeing is placing a high priority on finding customers for the 15 C-17 strategic transports it decided to build without confirmed orders.
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SINGAPORE: Lockheed offers fixed-price F-16 upgrade
Lockheed Martin’s aeronautics chief has swatted down speculation that possible funding concerns related to US F-16 upgrades will compromise its international improvement offerings for the popular type.
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SINGAPORE: BAE targets F-16 upgrade opportunity
Singapore’s plan to upgrade its Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 52 fighters with new avionics and radars has become the next unlikely battlefront.
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Airbus confirms A350 for Singapore Airshow
The Airbus A350-900 aircraft will make its Asian debut at the Singapore Airshow in February, marking the aircraft’s first visit to Asia.
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Airbus moves closer to Philippine C295 contract
The Airbus C295 has emerged as the final bidder for a contract to supply three transport aircraft to the Philippines.
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China confirms test of “hypersonic missile delivery vehicle”
China has confirmed the successful test flight of a “hypersonic missile delivery vehicle,” but stresses that the system is not designed specifically to penetrate US missile defences.
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SIA and Air New Zealand announce major alliance
Singapore Airlines and Air New Zealand have entered an agreement that will see capacity between their two countries grow by 30% and see extensive codesharing between the pair.
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USA outlines $2.4 billion Singapore F-16 upgrade
The US DefenSe Security Cooperation Agency has issued details about Singapore’s long-awaited upgrade programme for 60 Lockheed Martin F-16 C/D Block 52 fighters.
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Hong Kong receives its first G650
Hong Kong private jet operator MetroJet has added a Gulfstream G650 to its fleet, the first such aircraft registered in Hong Kong.
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Embraer delivers Phenom 300 to Indian charter firm
Indian charter operator Joy Jet has taken delivery of a single Embraer Phenom 300 business jet.
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PICTURES: China pushes ahead with military helicopter programmes
Recent images from the Chinese internet suggest that Beijing is making significant progress with its military helicopter programmes.
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ATSB investigates altitude alarms during Virgin ATR approach
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating an approach by an Virgin Australia ATR 72-600 that resulted in several terrain alert warning system (TAWS) alarms.
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ANALYSIS: Cathay's fleet strategy at status quo with 777-9X buy
Cathay Pacific’s order for 21 Boeing 777-9X aircraft suggests the Hong Kong carrier is content to keep the status quo in its fleet composition.
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Indonesia eyes F-5E replacement options
Indonesia is assessing fighters to replace its obsolescent Northrop F-5Es, with a decision possible before 2015.
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Airbus, SIA to examine door involved in A380 depressurisation
The door apparently responsible for a cabin depressurisation on a Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 aircraft will be removed for examination by SIA and manufacturer specialists.
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Cebu Pacific to take full control of Tigerair Philippines
Cebu Pacific Air will take full control of Tigerair Philippines after Singapore’s Tiger Airways Holdings agreed to sell its 40% stake in the carrier.
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HAL to weigh engine options for Indian regional airliner
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) will explore engine options for India’s proposed regional transport aircraft (RTA) to decide whether the 70-100 seat aircraft will be powered by a turboprop or a jet engine.
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SIA A380 diverts to Baku after cabin depressurisation
A Singapore Airlines A380 on the London-Singapore route was forced to divert to Baku, Azerbaijan on 6 January owing to a cabin depressurisation.