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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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Chinese fighter drops flares in path of Australian MH-60R
A Chinese fighter has conducted a dangerous intercept of a Royal Australian Navy helicopter operating in international waters in support of sanctions against North Korea.
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Korean adds Macau service as IndiGo adds capacity to Phuket
North Asian carriers have steadily broadened their route networks, as IndiGo doubles frequencies on the Delhi-Phuket route.
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Qantas hit with civil penalty for 'egregious' ticket sales for 'phantom' flights
Australia’s consumer and competition watchdog has hit Qantas Airways with a A$100 million ($66.2 million) civil penalty for advertising and selling tickets on flights that it had decided to cancel.
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KL’s Subang airport could see jet operations by third quarter
Malaysia’s transport minister expects jet operations to resume at Kuala Lumpur’s Subang airport, possibly in the third quarter of 2024.
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Single-seat FA-50 to have 30% better range than current two-seater
The planned single-seat version of the Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50 light attack jet will have a 30% range improvement over the current two-seater.
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ExecuJet inaugurates Malaysia’s largest business jet MRO hangar
ExecuJet MRO Services has formally inaugurated Malaysia’s largest business jet maintenance facility at Kuala Lumpur’s Subang airport.
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Asia-Pacific carriers ride wave of travel demand in March: AAPA
Asia-Pacific airlines continued to enjoy strong international growth in March, with leisure and business travel surging.
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China’s AG600 demonstrates water rescue capabilities
The AVIC AG600 amphibian has demonstrated the ability to rescue personnel lost at sea, adding to its role as a firefighter.
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Boeing records ejection seat and flight control milestones for T-7A
Boeing has reached three milestones in the development of its delayed T-7A advanced jet trainer programme, including progress with the aircraft’s ejection seat and flight-control laws.
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Bonza suspends flights as continued viability questioned
Australian budget carrier Bonza has suspended operations on 30 April, raising questions about the viability of the two-year-old airline.
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International travel demand drives ANA revenues and operating profits
Strong travel demand and cost controls helped ANA Holdings, the parent of All Nippon Airways, power to a record operating profit its latest financial year.
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Revelations provide more questions than answers about Chinese bombers
The Xian H-6 and H-20 bombers have made headlines of late, but China’s efforts to build its long-range strike capabilities remain shrouded in mystery.
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Shinmaywa to develop unmanned amphibian to deploy autonomous subs
Shinmaywa has secured a Japanese government contract to research an unmanned amphibian that will serve as a mothership for autonomous unmanned vehicles (AUVs).
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Korean Air demonstrates UAM operations using 5G network
Korean Air and other South Korean companies have completed an urban air mobility (UAM) demonstration to explore operational and safety issues.
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Boeing opens research and technology centre in Nagoya
Boeing has opened a research and technology centre in Nagoya focusing on the decarbonisation of aviation.
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Ten killed in Malaysian helicopter collision during display practice
A collision between two Royal Malaysian Navy helicopters has resulted in the death of 10 crew.
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Asia-Pacific carriers strengthen codeshares, Auckland’s China network grows
Star Alliance partners Air India and All Nippon Airways have entered a codeshare agreement covering the two carriers’ networks.
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Japan searches for missing crew after two SH-60Ks lost in night ASW exercise
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force rotorcraft were carrying eight personnel when the collision happened near the Izu Islands, located to the southeast of Japan in in the Pacific Ocean, according to Japan’s Ministry of Defense.
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Hanwha breaks ground on F414 engine production facility
Hanwha Aerospace has broken ground on a new facility to licence-build the GE Aerospace F414 engine for the Korea Aerospace Industries KF-21 fighter.
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IHI selected for further hydrogen fuel cell and aircraft electrification research
Hydrogen fuel cell and aircraft electrification technologies developed by Japan’s IHI will be further refined through projects initiated by the country’s New Energy and Industrial Development Organization.