Greg Waldron
Greg Waldron is the Asia Managing Editor of FlightGlobal, responsible for the team’s airline, aerospace, and defence coverage across the region. He has worked at the company since 2009. In the airline space, Waldron has conducted dozens 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. In addition, Waldron writes about commercial helicopters in the region and business aviation. Waldron worked has a freelance journalist with his work appearing in several business publications.
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Vietnam’s Pacific Airlines ceases operations amid unpaid leases
Vietnam low-cost carrier Pacific Airlines has ceased operations, with its Airbus A320 fleet being returned to lessors.
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EHang EH216-S in Costa Rican demonstration foray
EHang has carried out a demonstration flight in Costa Rica using its autonomous EH216-S electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle.
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Maldives to operate TB2s in surveillance role
The Maldives has inducted a pair of Bayraktar TB2 unmanned air vehicles, which will be operated by the Indian Ocean nation’s new air corps.
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KAI to invest in single-seat FA-50, advanced air mobility
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) will place bets on a single-seat version of its FA-50 light-attack jet and in the continued development of advanced air mobility aircraft.
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GCAP exportability vexes cautious Japanese politicians
Japanese politicians are grappling with how to deal with future exports related to the Global Combat Air Programme, which will be developed in conjunction with Italy and the United Kingdom.
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Air India, Vistara merger one step closer with Singapore approval
One of the final steps before Air India’s pending merger with Vistara has been completed, with Singapore’s competition authority giving its conditional approval for the deal.
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Three Bahraini F-16s depart for Middle East
A trio of Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 fighters have departed Greenville, South Carolina bound for Bahrain.
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Thailand air force whitepaper indicates slow progress with key initiatives
The Royal Thai Air Force has outlined its latest equipment plan in a new whitepaper that also suggests a lack of progress with key combat aircraft acquisitions.
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USAF F-35As spar with Singapore F-15SGs, F-16s over South China Sea
Lockheed Martin F-35As of the US Air Force are in Singapore for dissimilar air combat training work with Boeing F-15SGs and F-16s of the Republic of Singapore Air Force.
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ISR specialist ISD eyes opportunities in Southeast Asia maritime patrol
US firm Integrated Surveillance and Defense (ISD) sees several opportunities in Southeast Asia to update legacy aircraft to perform intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) work.
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Airbus and Singapore see data supporting A330 MRTT sustainment
Airbus Defence & Space and Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency have developed data models to support sustainment of the air-to-air refuelling system on the A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT).
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India set to commission MH-60R into navy service
India’s anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities are set to receive a boost with the imminent entry into naval service of the Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk multi-role helicopter.
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Taiwan’s AIDC sees F-16V work as foundation for future projects
Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) believes its work to upgrade the country’s fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s positions it well for a possible Dassault Mirage 2000-5 upgrade programme.
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Boeing lands $3.4 billion contract for Canadian, German P-8As
Boeing has secured a $3.4 billion production contract from the US Navy covering P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for Canada and Germany.
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XQ-67A in maiden flight as part of collaborative combat aircraft push
The US Air Force has conducted the maiden sortie of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) XQ-67A unmanned air vehicle, another step on the road to developing low-cost, ‘attritable’ aircraft.
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Strong MRO market lifts ST Engineering’s 2023 earnings
The Commercial Aerospace business of ST Engineering saw sharply higher revenue in 2023 on the back of freighter conversion and MRO activity.
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Asia-Pacific airlines enjoyed strong January: AAPA
Asia-Pacific airlines had a good start of the year in January, with international passenger and cargo businesses improving year on year.
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Singapore to obtain eight F-35As, adding to 12 on-order F-35Bs
Singapore has announced an intention to obtain eight Lockheed Martin F-35As, in addition to the 12 F-35Bs it has on order.
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737-800 crew shut down engine after misidentifying fuel leak
An open crossfeed valve on a Qantas Airways Boeing 737-800 led to a fuel imbalance in flight, with the crew misidentifying the problem as a fuel leak, and then shutting down an engine and diverting.
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Air India, Riyadh Air bosses look to win traffic from overseas hubs
The chief executives of Air India and Riyadh Air have underlined their determination to take international long-haul traffic from big overseas hubs.