Civil Aviation

Singapore 2018: Thales working on Malaysian ATC upgrade

The Kota Kinabalu Flight Information Region is being modernised with Thales systems.

Industry

Singapore 2018: AFI KLM E&M, Sabena technics inaugurate JV

The Joint venture – called Singapore Component Solutions – is one of the first multi-product multi-fleet MROs to set up a component aircraft repair shop in Singapore.

Industry

Singapore 2018 : Rolls-Royce, THAI sign testbed agreement

The UK engine-maker will use THAI’s testbed at Don Mueang Airport to support its Trent XWB engine programme.

Industry

Singapore 2018: CFM reports $46bn in engine orders in 2017

CFM International says it booked orders for a total of 3,344 engines in 2017 — 474 CFM56 engines and 2,870 LEAP engines — valued at more than $46bn at list price.

Civil Aviation

Singapore 2018: Airbus picks Thales for Asia-Pacific MRO

Thales will be Airbus’ subcontractor for MRO across Asia-Pacific for repair of all avionics components on Airbus single-aisle, long-range and A350 aircraft for seven years.

Civil Aviation

Singapore 2018: Seletar Airport set for turboprop move

Singapore's Seletar Airport is set to welcome scheduled turboprop flights, which will be relocated from Changi at the end of the year. The move will be good news for ATR 72 operators Firefly and Malindo Air.

Industry

Singapore 2018: Rolls-Royce launches IntelligentEngine

Rolls-Royce has launched the “IntelligentEngine”, a vision for designing, testing, and maintaining increasingly connected engines in the digital realm.

Industry

Singapore 2018: AFI KLM E&M to develop STC for Orolia ELT

Orolia and AFI KLM E&M have begun work to develop a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the A320 family of aircraft to retrofit the GADSS-compliant Kannad ELT-DT as part of the European Commission's H2020 HELIOS project.

Singapore Airshow 2018

Air-to-ground weapons: Europe prepares next generation

Extensive operational feedback is helping the French Air Force to define its requirements concerning upgrades to the Rafale's air-to-ground weapons. Industry has already come up with some innovative solutions.

Singapore Airshow 2018

ST Engineering to showcase smart MRO, drones

ST Engineering will have one of the largest displays at Singapore Airshow 2018, with a 2,000m2 pavilion organised into three clusters – Aviation, Defence and Smart City.

Industry

Singapore 2018: Fighting for a piece of the MRO pie

To meet growing demand from Asian carriers, the leading players in the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) sector, such as AFI KLM E&M, Sabena Technics and Airbus, are continuing to cover the market through subsidiaries and partnerships. Revima Gr

Singapore Airshow 2018

Singapore 2018: Simmering tensions in South China Sea

As Singapore Airshow 2018 gets under way, we look at the situation in the South China Sea, where conflicting territorial claims have long been a source of tension, particularly between China and its neighbours, who view Chinese expansionism as a thre

Industry

Singapore 2018: Maritime surveillance in the limelight

In Southeast Asia, geographical constraints and political tensions have combined to create a growing market for maritime surveillance aircraft. Multiple platforms are being proposed to meet this requirement.

Industry

Singapore 2018: French suppliers target Asia

Around 20 small and medium-sized French suppliers are exhibiting at the Singapore Airshow under the umbrella of GIFAS, the French aerospace industries association.

Industry

Singapore 2018: Aquarese targets Southeast Asia

The French SME, now a subsidiary of U.S. group Shape Technologies, is exhibiting at the Singapore Airshow for the second time as it seeks to ramp up business in the region.

Industry

Singapore 2018: Axon' Cable opens local subsidiary

The group hopes to reinforce its position on satellites in Asia, and the share of sales from the Asian region, thanks to its know-how in lightweight power distribution systems. Special efforts are being made to attract new recruits for the group's ex

Industry

Singapore 2018: Orolia presents next-generation distress beacon

The French supplier is unveiling its new emergency locator transmitter (ELT) at the Singapore Airshow, where it will also be seeking to consolidate its presence in the defence sector.

Industry

Singapore 2018: Socomore consolidates Asian operations

Brittany-based Socomore has been present in China for around 15 years and is banking on strong growth in Asia to boost its export business in coming years. It is bolstering its presence in China through its involvement in a new facility that is due t

Industry

Singapore 2018: Jacques Dubois pursues growth ambitions

The Normandy-based SME is looking for new openings in Asia through a local network of distributors. It is also ready to respond to its clients' concerns regarding critical size.

Industry

Singapore 2018: Cefival on the hunt for new customers

For its first appearance at the Singapore Airshow, the company — a specialist in steel and titanium extruded profiles — is looking to finalise discussions with Rolls-Royce and United Technologies, both of which operate facilities in Singapore.

Singapore Airshow 2018

Singapore Airshow special preview issue

See our special preview on the occasion of Singapore Airshow 2018.

Industry

Alsim to demo AL250 simulator

French flight training specialist Alsim is offering demonstration flights on its AL250 flight simulator at the Singapore Airshow.

Singapore Airshow 2018

IAI to highlight defence capabilities in Singapore

Systems on display will include a new towed self-defence pod and a remote operations capability for the Heron UAV.

Singapore Airshow 2018

Airbus to showcase A350-1000, A400M, innovations

Alongside the A350-1000 and A400M in the static display, Airbus will be focusing on innovations in the MRO sector and in drones.

Singapore Airshow 2018

BIRD Aerosystems to demo maritime surveillance solution

Israel's BIRD Aerosystems will be presenting a new maritime surveillance solution for the first time in the Asia-Pacific region.

Singapore Airshow 2018

Boeing plans strong presence in Singapore

Boeing is highlighting a full range of products at this year's Singapore Airshow, which will also see the debut participation of Boeing Global Services.

Space

Euro-Chinese SMILE mission moves forward

The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded design study contracts for the payload module on the Chinese-European SMILE programme to investigate the interaction between the magnetosphere and the solar wind.

Space

Boeing , ArianeGroup announce ion propulsion agreement

Boeing has signed a strategic agreement with the Orbital Propulsion unit of ArianeGroup covering joint development of a new generation of ion propulsion systems for satellites.

Civil Aviation

Identifying airport obstacles from space

Defence

Pearl Harbor-Hickam gears up for Pacific F-35 Symposium

Industry

Trescal acquires L3M Technologies (Singapore)

Industry

France, Japan sign new agreement on industrial partnerships

Defence

Leonardo AESA radar selected for Camcopter order

Industry

Earth imagery: MDA to acquire DigitalGlobe

Space

France, Indonesia sign space cooperation agreement

Industry

Boeing plans new U.K. production facility

Civil Aviation

AFI KLM E&M launches China joint venture

Space

Report: NASA needs commercial crew contingency plan