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Indonesia Set to Buy Chinooks
Indonesia looks set to become the 24th country to acquire the Boeing CH-47 Chinook. “They have asked the U.S. government for a Letter of Offer, and I’m meeting them here,” said Jeff Kohler, v-p global...
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Australian Poseidons on contract
Last month Boeing received the Lot 7 production order for the P-8 Poseidon, covering 16 more aircraft for the U.S. Navy (bringing the contracted total so far to 78) and the first four of eight aircraft...
View ArticleSaab launches GlobalEye for swing-role surveillance
Saab (Stand D11) has chosen the Singapore Airshow to fully launch the GlobalEye, a multi-sensor, multi-mission platform that can perform a wide range of surveillance duties across air, sea and land...
View ArticleAerolease Order Boosts Mitsubishi's MRJ Program
Mitsubishi Aircraft has inked a letter of intent with U.S.-based Aerolease Aviation covering firm orders for 10 MRJ90 regional jets and options on another 10, the companies announced here in Singapore...
View ArticleSingapore Leasing Group Orders Five More ATR 72s
Singapore-based leasing group Avation increased its fleet of ATR 72-600 regional airliners by ordering five more of the 70-seat twin turboprops. The $130 million contract was signed on the first day of...
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U.S. Contingent Looks to Capitalize on Transpacific Partnership
The pending 12-nation Transpacific Partnership (TPP) is expected to provide further stimulus for aerospace trade and partnership between the Americas and the Asia Pacific region. U.S. exhibitors at...
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F-35 Report Card Gives Thumbs-Down to Block Buy
Singapore is “in the advanced stages of evaluating the F-35,” according to its air force chief. The U.S. has been asking other partner countries on the Lightning II to commit to a block buy. But that...
View ArticleLegacy 500 Makes Singapore Debut
Claudio Camelier, v-p sales for Middle East and Asia Pacific (not including China) for Embraer Executive Jets (EEJ), told AIN last week that the region accounts for 10 percent of its fleet now. At the...
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Dassault Sees Weaker Market for Falcon Bizjets in Asia
Dassault Falcon is exhibiting two of its wide-cabin business aircraft, a Falcon 7X trijet and a Falcon 2000LX twinjet, here in Singapore. The Asian market, after a peak period in the early 2010s, is...
View ArticleFarsound Sees Supply Chain Opportunity
UK supply chain specialist Farsound Aviation (Stand N74) aims to further raise its profile in the Asia Pacific market. Farsound believes it can parlay its knowledge of the local marketplace and supply...
View ArticlePiper Promotes M Series at Singapore
Piper Aircraft (Stand T75) is here promoting its line of single- and twin-engine aircraft for private pilots and flying schools. Piper’s most recent products are the M series of upgraded piston and...
View ArticleFarnborough Gears Up for F-35
Held biennially, the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) is one of the major dates in the aerospace calendar, bringing together exhibitors, potential customers and visitors from around the world....
View ArticleSatellite Move Extends Airbus Coverage
Following the successful re-positioning of its Skynet 5A satellite from a 6 degrees East to 95 degrees West location last September, Airbus Defence & Space is offering resilient military satellite...
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Viking Promotes New Twin Otter S Series
British Columbia, Canada-based Viking Air (Chalet CD11) is expanding its line of the popular Series 400 Twin Otter with a dedicated seaplane version, which the company says is the first ever to be...
View ArticleGulfstream Benefits from Delays at Competitors
Gulfstream’s G500 and G600 are on track for certification next year and in 2018, respectively, the company reiterated today at the Singapore Airshow. As these programs remain on schedule, Gulfstream is...
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OneJet Names Pittsburgh as Base of Operation
OneJet, which offers per-seat service using Hawker 400XPs under Part 135 with DOT Part 380 economic authority, announced that Pittsburgh will be one of its bases of operation. This will result in the...
View ArticleLockheed Martin confident of more F-16V upgrade sales
Having secured three customers, Lockheed Martin (LM) is discussing the F-16V with five more countries, and sees potential for up to 1,000 such upgrades to the evergreen Fighting Falcon. In a briefing...
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U.S. Agency Denies Boeing's Protest of Bomber Contract
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a Boeing protest of the Long Range Strike-Bomber (LRS-B) contract award to Northrop Grumman. Boeing maintained that the selection process for...
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