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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Korean Air completes depot maintenance for A330 MRTT
Korean Air has completed its first depot maintenance work on an Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) of the Republic of Korea Air Force.
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USAF releases first official images of B-21 in flight
The US Air Force has released images of the developmental Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider strategic bomber in flight, as it maintains that the programme is on track.
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Manila receives final pair of T129 ATAKs
The Philippines has taken delivery of its last two of six Turkish Aerospace T129 ATAK attack helicopters.
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Indonesian airlift capacity continues to evolve with final C-130J delivery
Indonesia’s airlift modernisation has taken another step forward with the arrival of the fifth and final Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transport from a 2021 commitment.
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Iran searches for missing presidential helicopter
Searchers are reportedly scouring mountainous terrain in northwest Iran for a Bell 212 that was carrying president Ebrahim Raisi and other officials.
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Pitch rate gyroscopes faulted in Singapore F-16 crash
Lockheed Martin and the Republic of Singapore Air Force have determined that bad inputs from pitch rate gyroscopes caused the crash of an F-16 on 8 May.
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Japan’s Skymark grows operating profits
Japan’s Skymark Airlines generated an operating profit of Y4.6 billion ($29 million) in its 2023 financial year, up 35.2% from a year earlier.
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BAE Systems to develop new towed jammer for US Navy F/A-18E/Fs
The US Navy has selected BAE Systems to develop a Dual Band Decoy (DBD), an advanced countermeasures pod to help protect the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
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Garuda 747-400 suffers engine failure during take-off
A Boeing 747-400 operated by Garuda Indonesia had to make an emergency landing after one of its engines burst into flames during take-off.
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Gulfstream attains EASA certification for G700
The Gulfstream G700 business jet has obtained its certification from EASA, paving the way for more deliveries.
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US clears sale of 300 Sidewinder missiles to Romania
The US government has cleared the possible sale of Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II air-to-air missiles to Romania.
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AG600 conducts first night sorties as part of certification drive
AVIC has conducted the first night sortie with its AG600 amphibian to test the aircraft’s lighting system.
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QantasLink Q300 crew unaware of Cherokee taking off on cross runway
Qantaslink has updated its departure procedures from some smaller airports following the near collision between a De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Q300 and a Piper PA-28 Cherokee at Mildura.
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Bangkok Airways, Thai AirAsia feel benefit from tourism rebound
Thailand’s continued air travel recovery helped Bangkok Airways and Thai AirAsia post first-quarter operating profits, although costs were challenging during the period.
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A380, 747-8I enter their twilight years in South Korea
Korean Air’s plan to start parting out Airbus A380s sets the stage for South Korea’s airlines to eventually exit four-engined passenger aircraft operations.
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Korean aircraft sale suggests 747-8I derivative to replace E-4B
The sale of five Korean Air aircraft to Sierra Nevada Corporation suggests that a derivative of the Boeing 747-8I could replace the US Air Force’s E-4B “Doomsday” aircraft.
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Australian E-7A helps Filipino, US aircraft sink decommissioned ship
Aviation assets from Australia, the Philippines, and the USA have participated in a joint training effort to target and destroy a decommissioned ship.
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Saab 340 propeller strap incident underlines importance of proper pre-flight checks: ATSB
An overlooked propeller strap on a Link Airways Saab 340 that damaged the aircraft and hurt a passenger is an important reminder that everyone involved in an aircraft’s operation must remain vigilant, Australian investigators have stressed.
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Singapore probes first fighter crash in two decades
Singapore is investigating the crash of a Lockheed Martin F-16 on 8 May, its first fighter crash in two decades.
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ShinMaywa’s aircraft business sees revenue jump in 2023
The aircraft division of Japan’s ShinMaywa enjoyed strong sales growth in the 2023 financial year as shipsets for the Boeing 777 and 787 programmes grew.