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Growing Links Between Japan’s F-X and Anglo-Italian Tempest

Developing two aircraft with common basic requirements and timeline have drawn Japan and the UK closer together in terms of technology development.

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February 16, 2022

Deliveries of Comac’s ARJ21 Approach 70 Units

Comac concentrates on delivery of the ARJ21 to China Southern, China Eastern, and Air China.

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February 16, 2022

Regional Opportunities Grow for Boeing Defense Products

A growth in tension in the Asia-Pacific region is fueling greater defense spending by nations looking to align themselves more closely with the U.S.

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February 16, 2022

SIA Finalizes Deal for Future-compliant A350F Freighter

Singapore Airlines Cargo is scheduled to become the first operator to put the new-generation Airbus freighter into service.

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February 16, 2022

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Textron Cessna Citation X Elite Business Jet

Textron Cessna Citation X Elite Business Jet

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February 24, 2015

Dassault Has An Export Order for the Rafale Fighter. See what Egypt is Getting

Dassault Has An Export Order for the Rafale Fighter. See what Egypt is Getting

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February 13, 2015

Embraer KC-390 Military Transport First Flight

Embraer KC-390 Military Transport First Flight

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February 4, 2015

Textron Rolls Out First Production Cessna Citation Latitude Jet

Textron Rolls Out First Production Cessna Citation Latitude Jet

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January 30, 2015

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Asian Recovery Could Lag Rest of World, Says Boeing

Boeing Commercial Airplanes v-p of marketing Darren Hulst pointed to Covid restrictions on international connections creating some “headwinds.”

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February 16, 2022

Airbus, Rolls, Safran, SIA Sign Global SAF Declaration

Singapore Airlines is the first air carrier to sign the Global SAF Declaration.

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February 16, 2022

Eve Sees ‘Massive Market’ for APAC Urban Air Mobility

Evtol developer Eve signed LOIs for up to 90 more aircraft at the Singapore Airshow, bringing its order total to 1,785 worth $5.4 billion.

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February 16, 2022

Turkish Fighter Makes Asia-Pacific Debut

Turkish Aerospace is showing off the TF mock-up in Singapore as part of a wider effort to gain export orders for its indigenous products and technology.

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February 16, 2022

EFW Draws Order for Six A321P2Fs

European operator SmartLynx Airlines is adding six more A321 passenger-to-freighter conversions to its single existing aircraft.

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February 16, 2022

NBAA Launches Aircraft Owner-pilot Coalition

NBAA has launched a new coalition that aims to bring together leaders of business aircraft owner-pilot organizations to tackle top concerns.

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February 16, 2022

New State Capital Names Leadership of TBM Dealer, Avex

New State Capital Partners has named Chad Cundiff as CEO and Claude Draillard as CFO of Daher TBM dealer Avex and New State Aviation Holdings.

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February 16, 2022

AirAsia Makes Plans for eVTOL Air Taxi Services

The Malaysia-based airline group is set to lease 100 of Vertical Aerospace's four passenger VX4 eVTOL aircraft from Avolon for flights booked on its app.

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February 16, 2022

Signature TechnicAir UK Expands Embraer Mx Offerings

The expanded Embraer maintenance capabilities for Signature TechnicAir in the UK follow new EASA and CAA approvals.

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February 16, 2022

New Owners To Resurrect Jetcruzer as Electric Aircraft

The Jetcruzer—a turbine single pusher fixed-wing design dating back to the mid-1980s—is being revived as an electric aircraft.

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February 16, 2022

China’s General Aviation Market Resumes Growth Trend

China GA growth prospects are robust, with flight hours set to increase by a factor of six by 2035

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February 15, 2022

UK Aerospace Strives to Push Past Covid Downturn

The UK's ADS industry organization is one of several leading national aerospace trade groups vying for new business at the Singapore Airshow.

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February 15, 2022

Turboprops Remain Vital to Asia-Pacific’s Connectivity

ATR and De Havilland Aircraft of Canada see continued growth for their regional turboprop aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region.

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February 15, 2022

Passenger-to-freighter Conversion Business Booming in Asia-Pacific

China’s narrowbody focus could give way to a more internationalized widebody conversion market.

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February 15, 2022

Asia-Pacific Region Will Embrace Green Aviation Technology

Singapore and the wider Asia-Pacific region are poised to serve as a fulcrum for new sustainable aviation technologies.

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February 15, 2022

Covid-19 Puts Vietnamese Airlines on Back Foot

Vietnam has enjoyed success by marketing itself as a quirky Southeast Asian tourist destination.

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February 15, 2022