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Asia-Pacific To Drive Strong Demand for Bizav Avionics

Three major avionics manufacturers expect strong Asia-Pacific market demand for business aviation equipment, and for a variety of reasons.
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Aircraft

Indonesia Modernizes Airlifter Fleet

The TNI-AU expects to receive C-130Js and A400Ms to expand and modernize its vital airlift capacity, as well as to upgrade some existing aircraft.
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Aircraft

Led by China, Asia-Pac MROs Look Toward Covid Recovery

China's domestic market and maintenance demands buoy that country's MRO providers while other Asia-Pac players work to emerge from Covid stagnation.
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Aircraft

Korea's New Hunting Hawk Readies for First Flight

KAI expects to fly the prototype of its KF-21 Boramae multirole fighter this year.
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Aircraft

Taiwan’s Brave Eagle Leaves the Nest

Based on the design of the F-CK-1 fighter, the T-5 is now in the early days of its service with the Republic of China Air Force.
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Aircraft

Russia’s Aurus Bizjet More than a Warmed-over SBJ

Developers expect to win Russian certification for the Aurus business jet later this year.
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Aircraft

Taiwan’s Viper Upgrade Fuels F-16 Resurgence

Taiwan led the effort to upgrade its F-16s in place of new aircraft procurement, and the idea has caught on, including in Singapore and South Korea.
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Aircraft

China’s Military Challenge is Real, and Growing

Astonishing progress in defense technology and production is helping China to develop an aggressive foreign policy.
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Aircraft

Bangladesh Sizes Up Typhoons for Fighter Requirement

Having operated Chinese and Russian equipment for many years, Bangladesh looks to the West for its new fighter equipment.
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Aircraft

China’s March To Challenge U.S. Navy Shortens

Beijing has shortened development timelines by acquiring U.S. and Russian carrier aviation technology.
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Airlines

Highly Political Cross-Strait Pax Movements Decimated by Covid

Taiwanese airlines EVA Air and China Airlines report cargo volumes up 400 percent during pandemic.
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Aircraft

China Plays Long Game on C919 Development

Chinese leadership appears undeterred by persistent roadblocks to the C919's certification.
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Aircraft

OEMs See Many Asia-Pac Roles for Utility Aircraft

Textron, Viking Air and Britten-Norman outline widely differing Asia-Pacific mission opportunities for their utility aircraft types.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Nordam, China Airlines JV Establishes Taiwan MRO

The Taiwan operation replaces Nordam's more than two-decade-old MRO in Singapore.
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Engines

Honeywell Engines Selected for Defiant X

Honeywell’s new HTS7500 turboshaft has been selected to power the Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant X.
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Aircraft

Textron Aviation Resumes Turbo Skylane Production

After a nine-year hiatus, Textron Aviation announced it will resume production of the Cessna T182T Turbo Skylane piston single.
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Airlines

Aviation Alliance Expands Reach, Adding Grange President to Board

Betsy Huber, president of the National Grange, is eyeing issues where rural and farming communities can collaborate with aviation.
Aircraft

Leonardo To Make Fuselage for Vertical VX4 eVTOL

Helicopter manufacturer Leonardo will support Vertical Aerospace in developing the fuselage for its VX4 eVTOL.
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Avionics

Expanded Engine Monitoring Available for Select PC-12s

Garmin's release of the TXi Engine Indication System is available for select PC-12/45 and PC-12/47 turboprop singles.
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Sustainability and Environment

LanzaJet To Partner on Second SAF Plant

LanzaJet will partner with Marquis Sustainable Fuel to build an integrated fuel plant with a capacity of 120 million gallons a year in Hennepin, Illinois.
Regulations and Government

AINsight: FAA Aeromedical Letters, Part 1

Not all letters from the FAA are bad. Many of the medical-related ones the agency sends are approvals after a condition has been reviewed.
Aircraft

Asia-Pacific Claims Key Role in Advanced Air Mobility Revolution

Along with China, Japan, South Korea and Australia, Singapore is set to be an early adopter of air taxi and cargo services operated by new eVTOL aircraft.
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Training and Workforce

Covid Creates Pilot Surplus in Asia-Pacific

The Asia-Pacific region will likely to be the slowest to recover from the coronavirus pandemic due to widespread travel restrictions.
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Aircraft

Covid, Sanctions Take Toll on Russia’s Defense Electronics Firms

Russia’s defense industry has been crippled by supply-chain disruptions and Western sanctions.
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Regulations and Government

Singapore Airshow to Send Important ‘Open for Business’ Signal

Authorities say they will do everything in their power to make the Singapore Airshow a success.
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Sustainability and Environment

Asia-Pacific at Forefront of Collins Sustainability Efforts

Collins Aerospace has implemented many of its largest and most important industrial sustainability initiatives at its Asia-Pacific facilities.
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Aircraft

UK Industry Group Floats Plan For 75-seat Hydrogen Airliner

The UK's Aerospace Technology Institute published a new FlyZero report, but is still awaiting a government decision on funding for zero carbon plans.
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Aircraft

Boeing Global Services Homes In on Asia’s Aftermarket Promise

Boeing Global Services tackles supply-chain disruptions and parts and staffing shortages as it helps support the Asia-Pacific region’s recovery.
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Aircraft

Indonesia Signs Up for Dassault Rafale Fighters

Having been a slow-starter in the export market, Dassault’s Rafale fighter has experienced a boom in orders in recent times.
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Aircraft

K5 Taps Fokker for ACJ330 Completion

K5-Aviation takes delivery of its first ACJ330-300 with VIP completion to be performed by Fokker Techniek.
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