Garuda Indonesia (Garuda), the national airline of Indonesia, has announced plans to set up a fleet of 100 unmanned aircraft or drones for cargo transportation within the next five years. Garuda will set up a venture to procure the drones from China-based Beihang...
In June 2019, Airbus subsidiary, Sepang Aircraft Engineering Sdn Bhd (SAE), opened a smart workshop for the repair of aircraft nose radomes, in Sepang, Selangor. The facility has three inspection rooms, two dedicated paint spray booths, a sanding room, a Clean Room,...
The President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, recently announced a PHP 3 billion (USD 58.1 million) investment for the construction of 60 new prison facilities, to address overcrowding in Philippine prisons. Since the launch of Duterte’s drug war, jails have...
On 30 June 2019, Minister for Defense for Singapore, Dr Ng Eng Hen, officiated at the groundbreaking ceremony for a next generation Smart Training Facility called SAFTI city for the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). The facility is designed to meet the evolving defense...
The government of Thailand has set out plans to establish ‘special economic zones’ aimed at facilitating the industrial development of the defense sector of the country. The plans want to stimulate private-sector investment while introducing offset-like...
Vinpearl Air JSC, whose former name is VinAsia Trade Development and Services JSC, has been granted a business license by the Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment, making it the latest entrant into Vietnam’s airline industry. The company was established...
A USD 100 million plant for assembly of the Harbin Y-12F aircraft is under construction at the Alor Setar airport in Kepala Batas, Kedah, Malaysia. Once this facility is completed, Malaysia will become the world’s top distributor of the Y-12F. The...
Several domestic flights from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila will soon be transferred to Sangley Point Air Base in Cavite to ease airport congestion at NAIA. Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte agreed with the Department of Transportation...
The Aerospace division of Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) and Vietnam Airlines Engineering Company (VAECO) have incorporated a new joint venture. JVCo, or Vietnam Singapore Technologies Engineering Aerospace Co Ltd will signal the group’s first...
In May 2019, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) announced that it was awarded a USD 52 million contract to upgrade the Royal Thai Air Force’s (RTAF) fleet of T-50TH Golden Eagle trainer jets to include enhanced sensor and countermeasure capabilities. The scope of the...
Vietnam Airlines is planning to build an aviation logistics center in the southern city of Can Tho on 27 hectares of land. The center will be located next to Can Tho International Airport. Around USD 82.9 million will be invested in the project, which will be divided...
Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has submitted a proposal to the transportation ministry to allow foreign airlines to serve domestic routes as a way to reduce airfares. The proposal is under review at the transportation ministry. According to the...
