ConnectivityXTS Satellite Enters Service for Panasonic’s Next Generation IFC Network in Asia Pacific Panasonic Avionics is ready for initial operations of its next-generation extreme high throughput satellite (XTS) in-flight connectivity (IFC) service in the Asia Pacific region. The first XTS satellite entered service on Feb.…
CommercialThailand's Ambitious Plan for Aerospace Dominance BANGKOK, Thailand -- The Thai government believes it can be a successful home for aerospace industry, capitalizing on its central location in the heart of the Asia-Pacific and the massive growth in…
ConnectivityAsia-Pacific Demand For Satcom Pushes Installations of Honeywell's JetWave Honeywell’s JetWave satcom hardware, which powers Inmarsat’s Jet ConneX service for the Connected Aircraft, is now installed aboard 25 business jets across the Asia-Pacific region. This includes major aircraft platforms such as the…
MilitarySouth Korea Gets First of 40 F-35s The first South Korea-bound F-35 Lightning II was unveiled Wednesday morning at a joint ceremony between manufacturer Lockheed Martin, the Korean Air Force and the U.S. government. South Korea is the ninth…
CommercialOn Boeing's Behalf, Triumph Set to Provide Service Support in Asia Boeing has chosen the Thailand-based Triumph Aviation Services Asia to inspect, re-certify and repair its jets in the Asia-Pacific region. The subsidiary Triumph Group, headquartered in Pennsylvania, will also supply 777 thrust…
CommercialDrone Demos Delivery in Airbus' Singapore Skyways Project An Airbus vehicle has successfully left its dock to be loaded with a package, navigated to its destination and deposited the parcel at the designated drop-off point. If this sounds commonplace so…
CommercialGE to Provide Four Years of Digital Solutions to AirAsia GE Aviation will provide flight risk management support for AirAsia’s fleet of about 4,000 pilots and 355 A320 and A330 aircraft for at least the next four years thanks to a new…
CommercialAirbus Poised for Dominance in Asia-Pacific off Strong 2017 Airbus delivered 367 aircraft to 50 operators across the Asia-Pacific in 2017. The company reports that figure to be two-thirds of new business in the region, and the deliveries account for more…
ConnectivityBoeing Signs Services Deals Worth Nearly $1 Billion Boeing has taken orders for services valued at more than $900 million, the company said today at the Singapore Airshow. Some of that newly announced total comes from the Asia-Pacific region, including…