Singapore Airshow 2024, Asia’s most influential aerospace and defence event, announced an unparallelled trade attendee turnout at its ninth edition that was held at the Changi Exhibition Centre from 20-23 February 2024. The record number of close to 60,000 trade attendees, a 10% increase compared to the previous high in the 2018 edition, signals aRead More

Korean Air has taken a significant step in ensuring safety, bolstering sustainability, and optimising operational efficiency of its engineering operations, with the selection of the Airbus Skywise Predictive Maintenance + (S.PM+) and Skywise Health Monitoring (S.HM) digital solutions. Signed at the Singapore Airshow, the agreement covers the airline’s entire Airbus fleet, consisting of 56 aircraft,Read More

Saudia Technic and Embraer Services and Support signed an MoU at the show to collaborate in maintenance and training. The agreement aims to enhance cooperation in commercial aviation, with a focus on the E2 jets family and executive aviation maintenance. Saudia Technic chief executive Fahd Cynndy said during the signing: “Through this MoU, we embarkRead More

STARLUX Airlines of Taiwan has placed a firm order for five all-new A350F freighters and three more A330neo widebody aircraft. The agreement was signed at the Singapore Airshow by KW Chang, Chairman of STARLUX Airlines and Christian Scherer, CEO of the Commercial Aircraft business of Airbus. “STARLUX Airlines has continuously nurtured the cargo market sinceRead More

Viasat expects to start providing Wi-Fi to planes by the end of June from ViaSat-3 F1, the satellite that lost more than 90% of its 1 terabit per second capacity after an antenna deployment failure last year. The geostationary satellite is otherwise performing well and should be operating commercially at some point in the secondRead More

Japan has awarded Tokyo-based small satellite thruster developer Pale Blue a grant worth up to $27 million to upgrade its water-based propulsion technology for larger spacecraft. The four-year-old startup tested its Resistojet thruster in orbit for the first time in March, successfully using jets of steam to move a tiny 6U cubesat called Star Sphere.Read More

Delta Air Lines, one of the world’s largest commercial carriers by fleet size, operates numerous aircraft types – from Airbus A350s all the way down to 9kg (20lb) DJI M300 autonomous drones. But the Atlanta-based carrier’s two drones – named “Dolly” and “Reba” – are not just for fun. They are central to a newRead More

Abu Dhabi Airports has announced the appointment of Elena Sorlini as its managing director and chief executive officer. Sorlini transitions into the role permanently after serving in an interim capacity since June 2023. Since joining Abu Dhabi Airports, Sorlini has overseen the successful opening of Abu Dhabi International Airport’s new state-of-the-art Terminal A, which ranksRead More