Singapore Airshow

A Shandong Airlines Boeing 737-800 equipped with a Rockwell Collins head-up guidance system became the first commercial flight in China to conduct a low visibility takeoff with a runway visual range below 150 meters.

Russian Helicopters will deliver seven multi-role Ka-32A11BC helicopters to foreign customers in 2018.

Singapore has taken delivery of two new Lockheed Martin S-70B Seahawks, from an unannounced order in 2013.

Airbus is confident the newly certified A350-1000 is in position to grab a large slice of the booming traffic growth in the Asia-Pacific market over the next 20 years.

Universal Aviation Singapore, based at Seletar Airport, has earned accreditation under the International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling program.

Boeing is preparing to begin flight tests of the third, and smallest member of the 737 MAX family, the 737-7, following the rollout of the first aircraft at its Renton factory in Washington on Feb 5.

Indonesia is in talks with Western manufacturers about a possible fighter order and is considering the Eurofighter Typhoon and Lockheed Martin F-16V.

A major change recently implemented is the formation of a separate corporate group dedicated to commercial aviation activities.

U.S. cargo specialist FedEx Express’s 2017 order for new-build ATR 72-600 freighters has ignited interest in the freight industry for both new and used cargo versions of the turboprop, the manufacturer says.

The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a US$279 million contract for Japan’s first KC-46 tanker, marking the type’s first international sale.

Japan is arming its new F-35As with medium-range Joint Strike Missiles following North Korea’s most recent intercontinental ballistic missile test.

Top officials are pushing for the acquisition of the Boeing EA-18G Growler as an electronic attack aircraft, according to published reports.

Billed by organizers as “Asia’s Largest Aerospace and Defense Event,” the Singapore Airshow 2018 opens Feb. 6.

Korean Air is adding Bombardier CS300s to its narrowbody fleet, and is also retiring more of its 747-400 passenger and freighter aircraft as new widebodies arrive.

The U.S. International Trade Commission’s turning down Boeing’s charge of price-dumping by Bombardier in its April 2016 sale of CSeries airliners to Delta Air Lines is seen as a major blow to the U.S. manufacturer.

Airbus Helicopters prepares to launch a drone-based urban package-delivery trial service developed with partners in Singapore.

The military has much aging equipment and ammunition that needs to be replaced or upgraded.

Indonesia is considering the Eurofighter Typhoon and Lockheed Martin F-16V, industry sources say, with the Saab Gripen and Dassault Rafale also considered likely candidates.

Substituting procurement spending for personnel, Singapore uses aerostat surveillance and small-crew ships, while preparing to introduce tanker aircraft that need fewer people.

“Asia Pacific is the biggest growth region for us on the planet, and has grown to 10% of our revenues from 5% in 2010,” says avionics company Rockwell Collins. “That’s a direct result of the strategies we set in place over the last 50 years.”

Saab wants to re-energize its attempt to join the small club of companies that produce antisubmarine warfare aircraft.

GKN Aerospace is trumpeting “a milestone first agreement” with AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine Company.

Jet Aviation is scheduled to go operational with its business jet MRO at Macau International Airport in the second quarter of this year.

"Vast natural resources and the magnitude of its territory” make Indonesia a promising market for business aviation

Rolls-Royce has unveiled plans to develop an Enhanced Performance upgraded version of the Airbus A350-900’s Trent XWB-84 engine, with Singapore Airlines as launch customer.