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If a sign of being ready for a new challenge is volunteering to talk to the press before the end of your first day on the job, then Nathan Manzi is formidably well prepared.

The CAE Brunei multi-purpose training center will be cheaper and nearer to other Asia-Pacific operators of the Black Hawks, providing an immersive training experience for a full range of pilot training requirements.

Singapore has taken delivery of two new Lockheed Martin S-70B Seahawks, from an unannounced order in 2013.

South Korea’s defense ministry wants a hefty increase in spending next year on weapons to face the missile and nuclear threat from North Korea.

Singapore is upgrading its Boeing AH-64D Apache attack helicopters with new mission systems, apparently as a midlife update for the type.

Airbus is confident the newly certified A350-1000 is in position to grab a large slice of the booming traffic growth in the Asia-Pacific market over the next 20 years.

Japan is arming its new F-35As with medium-range Joint Strike Missiles following North Korea’s most recent intercontinental ballistic missile test.

Top officials are pushing for the acquisition of the Boeing EA-18G Growler as an electronic attack aircraft, according to published reports.

Billed by organizers as “Asia’s Largest Aerospace and Defense Event,” the Singapore Airshow 2018 opens Feb. 6.

Korean Air is adding Bombardier CS300s to its narrowbody fleet, and is also retiring more of its 747-400 passenger and freighter aircraft as new widebodies arrive.

The U.S. International Trade Commission’s turning down Boeing’s charge of price-dumping by Bombardier in its April 2016 sale of CSeries airliners to Delta Air Lines is seen as a major blow to the U.S. manufacturer.

Despite the extraordinary gathering of fighter types at this year’s event, the so-called super-maneuverability flying display in the Su-35 is one of this year’s most eye-catching and eagerly anticipated.

While the appearance of a mock-up of the Cloud Shadow UAV on the outdoor static display has grabbed a lot of attention at the Airshow, just as fascinating is a PowerPoint presentation that has been playing on AVIC's stand (894). In it, the Chinese manufacturer is presenting an end-to-end unmanned aircraft capability set, encompassing a range of airframes and payloads with complementary capabilities and a ground-control station (GCS).

Two pioneering companies are bringing airships to Dubai, and both have longer-term plans that will follow on from their initial concept-proving flights in 2018.

With digital threats to air traffic on the rise, the aviation-connectivity specialist Satcom Direct has unveiled a series of linked cybersecurity offerings for aviation customers.

Among the highlights of the flying display at the Dubai Airshow this year is a first chance for western audiences to see the People's Liberation Army Air Force's August 1st aerobatic team.

Leonardo has begun deliveries of its Falco Evo remotely piloted air system.

The approach SparkleTech has taken to designing one of its two stands at the Airshow is refreshingly unpretentious.

Sunday’s unveiling of the Calidus B-250 light attack turboprop answered a few of the many obvious questions concerning the specification and future of this Brazilian-designed machine.

Sudan is not a country which immediately comes to mind when aviation is the topic of discussion, but the regular appearance of SAFAT Group at Dubai Airshows (Booth 1610 and static display, far north) provides an opportunity for updates.

A happy convergence between need and available capability seems to be taking place in the UAE.

Times were when Qatar Airways dominated the Dubai Airshow static display with a phalanx of its heavy metal drawn-up behind the front-line “minnows.”

At the Dubai Airshow yesterday, a French company and a Swiss airline captain showed how pilots can tap the lessons of the past through their aircraft's flight data monitoring system.

From unmanned aircraft to fifth-generation fighters, the training challenges facing the world's air forces are legion.

Boeing is confident that political turmoil and recent and ongoing troubles at the big three Gulf carriers will have no impact on its business in the Middle East.