Greg Waldron
Greg Waldron is the Asia Managing Editor of FlightGlobal, responsible for the team’s airline, aerospace, and defence coverage across the region. In the airline space, Waldron has conducted hundreds of interviews with airline leaders in the Asia-Pacific. He also covers areas such as MRO and safety. On the defence beat, Waldron has written extensively about the rise of Chinese airpower, as well as broader airpower developments around the region, such as indigenous fighter programmes, and regional acquisitions of foreign equipment. Waldron has been with the company since 2009. Prior to this he worked as a freelance writer covering areas such as aviation, appliances, finance, healthcare, travel, and others. Waldron started his journalistic career covering Asia-Pacific stock markets for a major newswire.
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Airbus, Boeing paint rosy outlook for Indonesian market growth
Airbus and Boeing see strong long-term potential for the Indonesian airliner market, with both forecasting vast demand for jets in the coming two decades.
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AirAsia, Airbus in pact to explore sustainability in Southeast Asia
AirAsia and Airbus have entered a memorandum of understanding to explore initiatives that will reduce aviation’s carbon emissions in Southeast Asia.
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Indonesia to take first A400M in late 2025
Airbus Defence & Space expects Indonesia’s first of two A400M tactical transports to be delivered by late 2025.
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Fernandes calls on engine makers to focus more on quality
The chief executive of AirAsia parent Capital A feels that engine makers need to focus more on product quality.
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Chinese UAV maker pitches loitering munition, drones in Indonesia
Chinese unmanned air vehicle (UAV) maker Zhonghe BeiFang Science & Technology hopes to promote its commercial and military systems in the Indonesian market.
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USAF simulates MQ-9A Reaper operations near Chinese base
A US Air Force exercise for operators of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper has featured a Chinese air base.
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Japan eyes big increase in tanker numbers
The US government has cleared Tokyo to buy up to nine Boeing KC-46A tankers, potentially offering a significant boost to the country’s air-to-air refuelling capabilities.
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Avolon to add 118 aircraft with Castlelake Aviation acquisition
Lessor Avolon will obtain Castlelake Aviation, adding 118 aircraft to its portfolio.
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Union strike to hit production of key Boeing programmes as machinists resoundingly reject pay offer
Boeing’s union in the Puget Sound area will go on strike after union members overwhelmingly rejected the terms of a new four-year employment contract.
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Japanese aircraft carrier to conduct F-35B trials off San Diego
Japan’s return to the aircraft carrier club will advance with JS Kaga set to spend over a month conducting flight test work with Lockheed Martin F-35Bs.
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Lockheed, Tata moot C-130J production in India
Lockheed Martin and India’s Tata Advanced System (TASL) have expanded their relationship as the pair eye New Delhi’s Medium Transport Aircraft acquisition.
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US Navy moves forward with new Low Band Jammer for EA-18G
A US Navy contract sets the stage for the Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft to receive an improved jamming capability.
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US clears Singapore AMRAAM sale
The US government has cleared the potential sale of Raytheon AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles to Singapore.
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New Zealand commences C-130J operations
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has commenced operations with the Lockheed Martin C-130J, while its search for a Boeing 757 replacement also picks up.
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Former Hornet pilot to head Lockheed in Australia, NZ
Lockheed Martin has tapped a former Royal Australian Air Force pilot as its new head for Australia and New Zealand.
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HAECO to provide Leap reverse bleed system retrofits
Chinese MRO firm HEACO has formed a partnership with Safran Aircraft Engines to install the reverse bleed system (RBS) on CFM International Leap engines.
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Alliance offloads E190 airframes to maintain spare CF34 engine supply
Australia’s Alliance Aviation has executed two letters of intent covering the sale of six Embraer 190 airframes minus their GE Aerospace CF34 powerplants, alongside a separate deal to sell 13 surplus Rolls-Royce Tay engine cores.
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Indonesian Aerospace wins first international commitment for N219
Indonesian Aerospace has secured an order from a company in the the Democratic Republic of the Congo for five N219 turboprops, marking the type’s first international commitment.
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Batik Air 737 passed close to hilltop on low Canberra approach
A Batik Air Boeing 737-800 passed within 1,000ft of terrain on an approach to Canberra in which it passed below the safe altitude.
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Safety measures taken after Air China A320neo emergency landing
Air China, Pratt & Whitney, and Singapore authorities have taken safety actions following the 2023 emergency landing of one of the carrier’s Airbus A320neos in the city state.