In The World section in the Feb. 13 issue (p. 14), the name of software developer Ultramain Systems was misspelled in an item about its use with the Boeing Electronic Logbook.

Sandwiched between Malaysia and Indonesia, and a short hop from the Philippines, the city-state of Singapore has built itself into a transportation hub on the strength of its airport, the world's busiest shipping port and its renowned national carrier, Singapore Airlines. But now the island nation is seeing its regional dominance in maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) challenged as first-world wages threaten to price it out of the market.

Interior modification is a hot segment of the maintenance, repair and overhaul market, and MRO and airframe companies are coming up with novel ways of dramatically reducing turnaround times for installation of interior components. At the MRO Middle East conference this month, ICF SH&E Vice President David Stewart said interior upgrades and modification and demand will be responsible for growing heavy maintenance at a compound annual growth rate of 3.3% through 2021, even in the midst of new aircraft platforms and deliveries to airlines.

The partnership between major airlines and regional carriers has long been based on the premise of “seamless service,” although the only thing seamless about it has been a common reservation system and a shared airline International Air Transport Association code. For passengers transferring to a regional airliner from an intercontinental jet, cabin comfort and amenities often defy comparison. But that could be changing, as global carriers vie for the lucrative first and business classes and some coach passengers show a willingness to pay more for greater room in economy.

High-speed hybrid's flight demos to come amid flurry of non-conventional rotorcraft projects.

As technologies mature toward more expensive demonstrations, and budget pressures tighten, NASA is restructuring its aeronautics program in a bid to sustain the momentum behind research into environmentally efficient aircraft. Faced with a cut in its fiscal 2013 aeronautics budget, the agency is to reduce its hypersonics research, but maintain spending on technologies for subsonic and supersonic fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft.

The “King of Good Times” is moving from bad to worse. India's cash-strapped privately-owned Kingfisher Airlines is caught in severe financial turbulence and is gasping for additional bank funding or a government bailout to stay afloat.

IFE with fewer components and more entertainment value hits the market.