Singapore Air Show 2008

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U.S. airline helps China prep for Olympics

A concerted effort to develop a modern regional air transportation industry in China has finally begun, just in time for the Beijing Summer Olympic Games a
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Malaysian Flankers poised to be operational by year-end

The ninth Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace (LIMA) show, held in December, gave the Malaysian air force the opportunity to showcase its newly rec

Ukraine’s aerospace biz gaining real momentum

After many years of struggle, Ukraine’s aerospace industry appears headed in an upward trajectory, as a promising new civil aircraft program hits the marke

Asia’s low-fare upstarts launch airline revolution

Asia accounts for 25 percent of the world’s air traffic, a figure expected to grow to more than 30 percent in three years, largely thanks to the proliferat
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Barco visuals provide PC-21s with a display to remember

A twin turboprop trainer can’t hope to fully replicate an F-16 fighter, but rookie pilots with the Republic of Singapore Air Force will quickly get a feel

Region’s biggest airports embrace UFIS technology

The Universal Flight Information System exhibited here by UFIS Airport Solutions (Stand 501 in the Airport Pavilion) has found a receptive market in the As
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Japan to take two more Q300 ocean patrollers

Field Aviation has just won a contract to convert two more Bombardier Q300 twin turboprops for use as platforms for the Japan Coast Guard’s maritime patrol
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737-900ERs make their mark on Asia Pacific

Indonesia’s Lion Air and India’s SpiceJet have started operating some of the first 737-900ERs to roll off Boeing’s Renton, Washington assembly line.
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Indonesia extends arms wish list

Newfound buying power courtesy of Russian government loans has given Indonesia’s military reason to anticipate a significant upgrade in fighting capability
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Despite politics, U.S. scores big deals in Taiwan

After a visit to China last month, the commander of U.S.