中国民用航空局（CAAC）和欧盟（EU）于5月签署了双边民航安全协议，为包括适航在内的各个领域的合作铺平了道路。 The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and the European Union (EU) signed a bilateral civil aviation safety agreement in May, paving the way for cooperation in various arenas, including airworthiness.

目前， 采用LEAP发动机的飞机机队有超过42％来自亚洲，使亚洲其成为世界上最大的LEAP发动机用户地区。 Currently, more than 42% of in-service aircraft with LEAP engines are from Asia, making it the largest region in the world.

据IATA太平洋地区安全和飞行运营助理主任Gerardo Hueto称，全球航空业致命事故的事故率在经过四年的稳定下降之后，2018年有所增加，当年发生了11起致命事故导致523人死亡。 With 11 fatal accidents causing 523 fatalities, 2018 saw an increase in the rate of fatal airline accidents, after four years of steady decline, according to Gerardo Hueto, assistant director of safety and flight operations in the Pacific for IATA.

发动机制造商CFM和普惠公司都在2019年巴黎航上宣布了重要订单。其中，印度靛蓝航空（IndiGo Air）宣布选择CFM的LEAP-1A发动机为其280架A320neo提供动力。 CFM and Pratt & Whitey have announced significant engine selections from big aircraft orders placed previously, during the 2019 Paris Air Show, with IndiGo’s switch to the CFM LEAP-1A for 280 A320neos perhaps the marquee signing.

新加坡航空工程公司热衷于组建合资企业，该公司共有25家子公司，分布在亚太和北美的8个不同国家。今年7月，新航工程在曼谷廊曼国际机场的设立维修站，拓展与泰国酷鸟航空（NokScoot）的航线维护合作伙伴关系。 Singapore Airlines Engineering is a company with a penchant for forming joint ventures, with 25 in total located across eight different countries in Asia-Pacific and North America. In July, it continued this trajectory by incorporating its line maintenance partnership with Thai carrier NokScoot for a repair station at Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport.

得益于飞机制造商不断推出经济性更好的飞机，亚航集团（AirAsia Group）时隔7年有望重返欧洲。 AirAsia Group could soon be making a return to Europe after seven years’ absence thanks to more economical aircraft.

霍尼韦尔公司将新加坡科技工程公司（ST Engineering）航空航天部门加入其维护、维修与大修（MRO）网络，从而加强了其在亚太地区的维修业务。Honeywell, the avionics and auxiliary power unit giant, has strengthened its repair footprint in Asia-Pacific by adding the aerospace division of ST Engineering to its component MRO network.

韩国航空公司正在推动该国窄体机队的重大升级。 South Korean airlines are driving major changes in the country’s narrowbody fleet.