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ATR hits Pac Rim paydirt during show

ATR announced regional turboprop orders from two South Pacific operators here yesterday.

Used t-props fly off the shelves

Saab Aircraft Leasing completed 28 transactions last year and by December, for the first time ever, it had placed all 137 of the 340A, 340B and 2000 models

Bell outlines progress on its key projects

Bell Helicopter announced upgrades for the in-service 206L LongRanger and the Model 407 and 412 during a press conference here Monday.
Aircraft

Cessna sees demand in Asia Pacific

Demand for aircraft in the Asia Pacific region has become increasingly diverse, to the delight of Cessna senior vice president of sales and marketing Roger

Volvo shows commitment to ‘Clean Sky’

The environment is everything these days for engine manufacturers and suppliers, as initiatives such as the recently launched European Commission Clean Sky

Lufthansa Technik expanding its footprint as an Asian MRO

Lufthansa Technik’s Asia Pacific joint ventures are expanding in line with the region’s air transport growth.

Singapore Segways on the Move

Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway personal transporter and a jet pilot himself, might have had the airshow venue in mind.
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Embraer airs its 20-yr expectations

Paced by China, commercial air traffic demand in the Asia Pacific region will grow faster than any other region in the world over the next 20 years, accord

LHT exec guarded about future growth

The world’s airlines may have made $5.6 billion profit last year and achieved record load factors of 77 percent but Lufthansa Technik CEO August Wilhelm He
Aircraft

XP-1 patroler is on target for delivery

Kawasaki Heavy Industries aims to deliver the first XP-1 fixed-wing maritime patroller to Japan’s defense ministry by the end of this year.

B777 crash reveals fault in checklist

The UK air accidents investigation branch (AAIB) has issued a safety recommendation calling for Boeing to notify all 777 operators that they should change
Aircraft

ITT specializes in ‘letting it go’

To take a place in the top ten United States defense companies represents an achievement by any measure, and ITT (Stand No.
Engines

EcoPower proves the value of clean engines

Pratt & Whitney expects to triple the number of engines it washes under its EcoPower program this year, claiming the fuel-saving cleaning process has b

BAE outsources some spares inventory

As part of a wide-ranging rationalization of its global spares support business, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft (BAERA) has transferred all its Jetstream 31

Local company develops system to counter FOD

Singapore-based advanced technology and e-systems developer Stratech Systems (Stand No.

‘Global’ R-R keeps home fires burning

At face value, Rolls-Royce’s recent establishment of new facilities in Singapore, the U.S.

ABACE 2008 Declared a Success

Despite the beginning of the Chinese New Year, Valentine’s Day, the close timeframe to this week’s Singapore Air Show and record low temperatures, the thir
Aircraft

Canada Lends $20M to Diamond for D-Jet Program

Diamond Aircraft on Saturday received a $19.6 million “repayable investment” from the Canadian government for research and development of its $1.4 million
Charter & Fractional

Club328 Cuts 328Jet, Premier Is, 14 Pilots

London Biggin Hill Airport-based charter firm PlaneChartering, owner of the loss-making Club328 brand, has disbanded its Fairchild Dornier 328Jet and Hawke
Charter & Fractional

BJets Launches India Frax, Charter Service

At the Singapore Airshow today, new business jet operator BJets launched its block charter, fractional and aircraft management service with a massive $600
Avionics

‘Entegra Plus’ Launch Near for Avidyne

Avidyne is close to launching components for a next-generation integrated avionics system that the company is hinting will feature ultra-high-resolution gl

Adam Aircraft Files Bankruptcy

On Friday, Adam Aircraft voluntarily filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the U.S.
Aircraft

Boeing promises 787 ‘satisfaction’

Boeing has acknowledged its embarrassment over the effect of delays on customers in the Asia Pacific region and despite a characteristic refusal by some ex

Big Changes at Changi

An all-new show site awaited visitors to Singapore for this year’s event.
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Show bows in as air traffic soars

The air transport industry’s center of gravity is shifting to Asia and Singapore’s aerospace industry is poised to reap the benefit, the country’s prime mi
Charter & Fractional

BJets makes bizav’s A-list with $600m, 40-ship order

New business jet operator BJets launched its block charter, fractional and aircraft management services at the air show yesterday with a $600 million order

Malaysian firm signs for an AW139

Malaysia’s YTL Corporation Berhad signed an order at the show for an AgustaWestland AW139 twin-turbine helicopter for VIP and corporate transport operation

AIN Editor on Camera

AINtv.com editorial director Charles Alcock cohosted Tuesday’s live CNBC broadcast from the Singapore Airshow.
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Taiwan company is told to amend its logo

It appeared that organizers took special care to avoid a political faux pas with mainland China yesterday, exerting direct control over at least one compan