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Lock ’n’ load on STAero Super Puma gunship

The cabin space of the Eurocopter Super Puma can be retained even when two .5-inch caliber machine guns have been installed by ST Aerospace.

E-2C Hawkeye to get updated

Northrop Grumman’s long-serving E-2C Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) platform is about to have a major update which will create a next-g

Singapore To Use Boeing EFBs

Singapore Airlines (SIA) will add Boeing’s Class 3electronic flight bag (EFB) installation kits on its entire fleet of new and existing 777s.

Nordam To Service Cathay Pacific Engines

Nordam has signed a five-year agreement with Cathay Pacific Airways to repair and overhaul the airline’s Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engine thrust reversers and
Engines

P&W Will Service FedEx Engines

Federal Express has signed a 20-year contract with Pratt & Whitney for its off-wing fleet management program (FMP) covering 135 PW4000-94 engines powering

Pakistan Airline Gets 1st Boeing 777-200LR

Boeing will deliver the first 777-200LR prototype tomorrow to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Boeing vice president of product development Dan Moone

Belgium’s Barco Aids JSF Cockpit Display

L-3 Display Systems has picked Belgian visualization specialist Barco to provide technology for the panoramic cockpit display which the L-3 Communications

India airline growth spurt to continue

India’s air transport boom could continue at a phenomenal growth rate of 20 to 25 percent for the next three or four years, according to Boeing’s top sales

Thales moving into Singapore en masse

French avionics and radar firm Thales has a major presence here in Singapore, along with a substantial number of employees.

AAR Wins China Landing Gear Work

Wood Dale, Illinois-headquartered AAR is to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services for the landing gear of Boeing 767-300s operated by Shanghai

P&WC To Service Air Deccan ATR Engines

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has signed an exclusive five-year agreement with Avions de Transport Regional to maintain engines for Air Deccan’s fleet of A
FBOs

TAG Aviation Has New Office in Hong Kong

Business aviation services group TAG Aviation (Stand A405) has opened a new office in Hong Kong.

Boeing, Alteon Offer Third-Party Training

Boeing subsidiary Alteon Training and Australian flag-carrier Qantas plan to offer third-party training services under a letter of intent signed here yeste

Embaer: Sales of Regionals Will Drop Here

Embraer has lowered its 20-year projection for deliveries of small commercial airplanes to reflect a less optimistic outlook for both China and the rest of

Selex developes surveillance system for Britten-Norman 4000

The Airborne Tactical Observation & Surveillance (ATOS) system developed by Selex Sensors and Airborne Systems (Stand A1029) has been a key feature of the

Tadiran has cell net encryption

Tadiran (Stand A943) is here introducing its MobileNet military cellular mobile network for encrypted communications.
Engines

Meggitt’s Vibro-Meter division monitors engine bearing health

Meggitt (Stand A536) is introducing a number of products, including new developments in engine monitoring equipment revealed by its Vibro-Meter subsidiary.

ST Aerospace To MRO Panama’s Narrowbodies

Singapore Technologies Aerospace and the Panamanian government yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding to establish an airframe, heavy maintenance,

Checking the ‘office’

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Airbus have taken advantage of the A380 very large airliner’s presence here to introduce the operator’s senior personnel and f

Eight JSF partners to be briefed next month

Briefings to the eight international partners in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program on what role their industries can play in the massive F-35 producti
Aircraft

Aussies will need quick decision on C-17 buy

Australia is mulling the acquisition of four Boeing C-17s, but will probably have to make its mind up by the end of June.

BVR Buys blue ridge sims

BVR Systems is to acquire Blue Ridge Simulation, a leading U.S.
Aircraft

Cessna sells three bizjets here

Cessna sold three Citation business jets here at Asian Aerospace yesterday. First, Japan Aerospace Corp.

LHT boss predicts bizjet boom in Asia

The mushrooming airlines in India and China were largely responsible for last year’s record levels of airliner orders, and the still-embryonic market for p

RSAF’s F-15s shop far and wide for warfighter excellence

The Boeing F-15SG fighter recently selected by the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will feature some of the avionics found on the F-15I version alre

Asian Aerospace exits Changi in blaze of glory

Singapore’s 15th and final Asian Aerospace show, and the last airshow to be held here at the Changi Exhibition Centre, is living up to the promoters’ predi
Engines

Snecma develops new bizav engine

French engine maker Snecma is here at Asian Aerospace 2006 courting prospective partners and applications for its proposed new SM-X engine.
Engines

Safran profits from spirit of Sino-French cooperation

Sichuan Snecma Aero-engine Maintenance Co.

Asia-Pacific market outlooks highlight Airbus-Boeing divide

On one thing Boeing and Airbus agree: the Asia/Pacific region will generate enough demand for their products to keep them busy building lots of airplanes o