Tony Ong on LinkedIn: How Singapore’s Aerospace Industry took flight (2024)

How did a country less than half the size of London become Asia’s leading #aerospace hub? #Singapore’s aerospace industry was birthed from existential necessity in the 1960s but its success was forged by the collective determination of government, companies, unions and institutes of higher learning to capture benefits from global trends and create good jobs for Singaporeans.EDB put “skin in the game” in the 1970s to encourage global companies to locate facilities here and hunted for investments in the 1980s as air travel surged. 1981 was special – Changi Airport opened and the first aerospace exhibition with flying displays was launched. There were periods with dark skies but the aerospace community banded together to keep the lights on and support workers. This year, the biennial Singapore Airshow – Asia’s most influential airshow where leading aerospace companies and budding players convene – has returned in force!Read EDB Senior Vice President Glory Wee’s account of the growth of Singapore’s aerospace industry and how our homegrown companies became global players in their own right.Stay tuned for a recap of exciting announcements from #SGAirshow2024 next week!

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How did a country less than half the size of London become Asia’s leading#aerospacehub?#Singapore’s aerospace industry was birthed from existential necessity in the 1960s but its success was forged by the collective determination of government, companies, unions and institutes of higher learning to capture benefits from global trends and create good jobs for Singaporeans.EDB put “skin in the game” in the 1970s to encourage global companies to locate facilities here and hunted for investments in the 1980s as air travel surged. 1981 was special – Changi Airport opened and the first aerospace exhibition with flying displays was launched. There were periods with dark skies but the aerospace community banded together to keep the lights on and support workers. This year, the biennial Singapore Airshow – Asia’s most influential airshow where leading aerospace companies and budding players convene – has returned in force!Read EDB Senior Vice PresidentGlory Wee’s account of the growth of Singapore’s aerospace industry and how our homegrown companies became global players in their own right.Stay tuned for a recap of exciting announcements from#SGAirshow2024next week!

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An intriguing read of how Singapore become Asia's leading aerospace hub.Among the many critical events that led to the now $S13B+ aerospace industry, I learned that:- SIA's consistent purchase of Pratt & Whitney engines to power its Boeing 747 fleet led to the later set up engine MRO JV in 1992;- SIA selected Rolls-Royce engines for it's Boeing 777 prompted the later to set up engine MRO JV in 1995;- I am as young😉 as Changi Airport..#aerospace

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China’s Aviation Sector Faces Strong Political HeadwindsEven as India threatens to unseat China as the most promising market in commercial aviation, the Middle Kingdom retains plenty of allure.After all, compared to India, China has more comprehensive aviation infrastructure, qualified pilots and affluent consumers. China’s bureaucracy also has a reputation for greater efficiency than India’s.In what may be just a bit self-serving, the Shanghai-based would-be Airbus and Boeing challenger COMAC predicts that China’s fleet size will reach 9,957 by 2040, which will make it the world’s largest aviation market and account for 22% of the global passenger aircraft fleet.The problem for China is that the needs of its political system increasingly diverge from those of its economy and industries. This is especially ironic for aerospace, a sector the ruling Communist Party deems of high strategic value. A key part of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s “China Dream” is his country dominating the skies and outer space alike by mid-century.Original link:https://lnkd.in/g9GqTjvK

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At the end of April, the New Trends in Civil Aviation 2024 (NTCA) conference was held in Prague ✈️. This was already the 24th year of a series of conferences organised by the Department of Air Transport of Fakulta dopravní ČVUT v Praze 🎓.The objective of these conferences is to provide a platform where members of communities interested in air transport operations and applications are able to interact. The conferences are designed for both specialists from practice and academics and serve as a forum for exchange of opinions and experience regarding technology, methodology, applications, and case studies as well as real cases in both civil and military aviation. NTCA originally used to focus on the Central European region, especially the Czech Republic and Slovakia, only but has gradually attracted the attention of other countries around the world.Czech Airlines Technics was the silver partner of the conference with Aneta Komárková, Ondřej Trčka, Hubert Pikl, and Lubos Pirek present on behalf of the company.#CSAT #pragueairport #aircraftmaintenance #maintenance #aviation

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It's the beautiful Il-62M again. Many people think that Soviet-built aircraft were operated by the Soviet eastern block countries only. But that's not true and it's easy to find photos from1960s and 1970s when Il-62s and even Tu-114s in standard Aeroflot livery had some KLM, Air France or Japan Airlines stickers. How could that happen? Flying between European countries and Japan has always been an important route for many airlines. The significant part of this route goes right over the ex-USSR territory. Back in 1960s and 1970s flying of foreign airlines over USSR territory was prohibited. There were just two long alternative ways - over Asia with multiple stops or with one stop in Anchorage, USA. To reduce travel time several European nations and Japan opened bilateral discussions with the USSR to gain traffic rights over Siberia. The USSR insisted that Aeroflot would benefit from any trans-Siberian operations to/from Japan and several airlines leased Aeroflot aircraft and crews to meet Soviet demands. Flights on Il-62 were performed via Moscow by Soviet flight crews and with mixed cabin crews #travel #airlines #aircraft

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"From Toowoomba to the World"Assuming most of our readers have never been to Toowoomba (we haven't either...yet), here's a glimpse of it's significance to the future of public-private innovation:It's the site of a collaborative R&D facility between Boeing Defense and the Australian industrial base! This is most significant because of a major program that Boeing has been developing for years called the MQ-28 Ghost Bat, which is an uncrewed aerial vehicle about the size of a small private plane. Besides the platform itself being part of major international technology campaigns to develop state-of-the-art Aerospace capabilities in human-machine teaming, it serves as a model for developing critical technology (1) across economic alliances and (2) in compliance with strict technology export regimes. So, while the platform is only still in early flight testing, the groundwork is being done (literally) to institutionalize such a model for international collaboration on future-defining technologies. https://lnkd.in/gTjP6vPs

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The countdown to the New Zealand Aerospace Summit is almost over!On Monday - Morgan, Marty, and Luke from the Zenith team will be flying down to Christchurch to attend the annual NZAS for 2023. Let's do this!______________________________________________________________Aerospace New Zealand#NZAS #aerospacemanufacturing #zenithtecnica #additivemanufacturing

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Korean Air Has New Standards in Engine Maintenance: With comprehensive MRO-specific functionalities, and integrated e-publications, Ramco Aviation will be the technological foundation for Korean Air. SOURCE: Korean Air Has New Standards in Engine Maintenance BY: eTurboNews | eTN #travelnews

🛰️ Korea’s Aerospace Industry, Set to Take a Second Leap Forward 🛰️Korean government announced the Comprehensive Ten-year Master Plan to support and foster theaviation industry. 🔍 What's Inside:◾ Korean Government’s Aerospace Policy◾ Status of Korea’s Aerospace Industry◾ Status of Korea’s Aerospace R&DFind out more information about Korea :www.investkorea.org#KOTRA#Invest_Korea #IK_Magazine #Industry_Focus

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