Boeing will deliver the first 777-200LR prototype tomorrow to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Boeing vice president of product development Dan Mooney confirmed here yesterday. Three weeks ago the world’s longest-range airliner received U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and European Air Safety Administration approval after two flight test airplanes completed 886 flight hours on 328 flights, and 318 ground test hours.
Singapore Air Show
December 1, 2006 - 5:48am
L-3 Display Systems has picked Belgian visualization specialist Barco to provide technology for the panoramic cockpit display which the L-3 Communications division and other team members are developing for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The contract is potentially worth more than $15 million.
December 1, 2006 - 5:47am
India’s air transport boom could continue at a phenomenal growth rate of 20 to 25 percent for the next three or four years, according to Boeing’s top salesman for the country. Dr.
December 1, 2006 - 5:45am
Imagine this. It is the year 2020 and a coup by a radical political movement has taken over a southeast Asian government. The new administration has seized power in a state that has some of the latest weaponry available. The neighboring city state of Singapore is now locked in a tense standoff with the new regime that puts them on the verge of war.
December 1, 2006 - 5:41am
French avionics and radar firm Thales has a major presence here in Singapore, along with a substantial number of employees. Thales representatives told Aviation International News that, among other major projects, its technical and service personnel are one of the major contractors for supporting the Airbus A380 aircraft that are to be delivered to Singapore Airlines (SIA) beginning next November.
November 30, 2006 - 12:53pm
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has signed an exclusive five-year agreement with Avions de Transport Regional to maintain engines for Air Deccan’s fleet of ATR 42 and ATR 72 turboprop aircraft. The two-and-a-half-year-old Air Deccan offers short-haul domestic service in India.
November 30, 2006 - 12:36pm
Business aviation services group TAG Aviation (Stand A405) has opened a new office in Hong Kong. The TAG Aviation Asia operation has also announced the arrival of its first managed executive jet, a Dassault Falcon 2000.
The Hong Kong office is being managed by the company’s newly appointed director of business development, Jolie Howard.
November 30, 2006 - 12:23pm
Embraer has lowered its 20-year projection for deliveries of small commercial airplanes to reflect a less optimistic outlook for both China and the rest of the Asia/Pacific region.
November 30, 2006 - 12:21pm
The Airborne Tactical Observation & Surveillance (ATOS) system developed by Selex Sensors and Airborne Systems (Stand A1029) has been a key feature of the equipment fitted to the ATR 42MP (maritime patrol) aircraft that has been in service for several years. Now the system is available in a more compact form as Atos C, and has been installed in the Britten-Norman Defender 4000.
November 30, 2006 - 12:19pm
Tadiran (Stand A943) is here introducing its MobileNet military cellular mobile network for encrypted communications. It is designed for fast deployment and combines the ease of use of cellular telephony, familiar commercial cellular handsets and end-to-end snap-on encryption, the Israeli-based company said. MobileNet provides interoperability with existing telecommunications networks.
