18-20 APRIL 2017 | CHANGI EXHIBITION CENTRE,

DAILY NEWS Day Two 19 April 2017

HIGHLIGHTS Exhibition 9:30am – 5:00pm Over 80 participating companies from close to 20 countries gather to showcase a vast spectrum of cutting-edge and innovative solutions in rotorcraft and unmanned systems.

Rotorcraft Asia 2017 Conference Network and learn from the top flight of rotorcraft specialists at the Conference Photo: Gordon Arthur today. Check out www. rotorcraft-asia.com/ conferences.html for details. You can still register to attend Bell Helicopter seals 407GXP at the Conference counter! deal, anchors regional growth

currently operates the 429 and the In addition, more than 100 BEER STAND G01 Bell 206, it already has Bell 407s,’ customers have signed for the newest BASH@3PM Air Pacific Utama (APU) has signed he commented. The fleet has reached Bell type, the 505 Jet Ranger X, within Stop by the Experia Booth at for an example of Bell Helicopter’s 20,000 flight hours. the region: ‘The aircraft has been a L22 for drinks on the house single-engine Model 407GX at The latest iteration of the Bell 407, game-changer for us with regards to Rotorcraft Asia 2017. the GXP, was demonstrated recently in short, light single-engine helicopters. It and enjoy a chance to sit The deal also marks a 20-year the Himalayas in Nepal. The aircraft is at a competitive price point.’ down for a chat with other relationship between the companies flew at 20,000ft with a full passenger The region has proven to be one of exhibitors and trade visitors! and was welcomed by Sameer load on board. the most successful in relation to Rehman, managing director ‘This shows that the aircraft beyond orders for the new platform. China’s Asia-Pacific at Bell. the drawing board does what it is Reignwood Investment has signed a The Rotorcraft Asia Show Daily is ‘The two things that APU brought to designed to do… We not only see the contract confirming the purchase and published by Shephard Media in bear for Bell Helicopter as firsts are 407GXP being successful in Indonesia delivery of 50 Jet Ranger Xs over a association with Experia Events. the purchase of the Bell 407GXP, but but also in India and Nepal.’ three-year period, which will make the Printed by Xpress Print, Singapore. also the customer advantage plan.’ Nepal’s Simrik Air added the type company the largest 505 operator in © Shephard Media 2017 The latter is the aftermarket to its fleet in January this year, while the world. This is in addition to ten Three editions of the show daily are being produced on site. The service plan provided by the company. Indian air charter management aircraft previously ordered. team can be contacted in the Rehman highlighted how the sale company Premair received its 407GXP On Rotorcraft Asia 2017, Rehman Media Centre or by e-mail was demonstrative of the company’s at the end of 2016. said: ‘The show is great, it is the at [email protected] wider regional presence. Rehman noted that the 407GXP level of intimacy we were looking for ‘Indonesia is going to be an is a good platform for the single- as it allows us to spend more time anchor for our growth in the region [for engine operator who is not ready for with our customers.’ the GXP]. APU, based in Jakarta, a twin-engine model. By Helen Haxell

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RUAG grows Malaysia hub

THE FUTURE TAKES OFF and fuel boost pump capabilities. This STAND L10 is set to ensure the next phase RUAG Aviation Malaysia’s MRO of growth, as well as expand the facility, which opened last November services available for our customers in Subang near Kuala Lumpur, is in and their aircraft.’ full flow as it overhauls starter Jones commented that RUAG is generators for helicopters. focusing on a segment of the market David Jones, general manager for that few in the region are capable of RUAG Aviation Malaysia, told Rotorcraft supporting, which presented a ‘window Asia Daily News that the facility has of opportunity’. At assetseller © the capacity to overhaul 100-110 The RUAG group claims a ‘strategy of generators per year. By March it had internationalisation in order to maintain already completed 34. proximity to its customer base and to RUAG stated: ‘The facility currently promote growth’. Building on its MRO provides full repair and overhaul strengths in Europe, RUAG therefore services for starter generators in chose Malaysia as its Asia-Pacific accordance with the contract hub as it eyed opportunities in the established for Honeywell starter wider region. generators on AW139 helicopters.’ RUAG Aviation Malaysia was RUAG Aviation Malaysia works with subsequently incorporated in December April 19, 2017 – 3 to 5pm all four main players in terms of starter 2012 as a joint venture with a generators: Honeywell, Safran, Skurka local partner, initially to focus on and Thales. opportunities with the Royal Malaysian FREE PARTICIPATION Jones added that the facility Air Force. Gradually it has expanded will repair starter generators for into the civil aviation sector to perform Function Room #4 ATR turboprop aircraft in the MRO as well. future too. RUAG’s Subang location is RUAG added: ‘We are also now conveniently located near Leonardo setting up the requisite workshop Helicopters and Helicopters facilities for aircraft lighting facilities too. components (search and landing lights) By Gordon Arthur

Rotortrade aims for global reach International brokerage Rotortrade acts as an exclusive distributor of Services has welcomed 11 new pre-owned Leonardo helicopters . helicopter bookings in the first In addition, the broker has also quarter of 2017. been authorised to manage and The company was founded four market ex-CHC assets as part of a • THERMOPLASTICS • SOFTWARE • REPAIR • years ago in Singapore, and the retainer with Holland & Knight. • MANUFACTURING • DESIGN • FORECAST • recent success demonstrates its Kenneth Noble, bankruptcy and reach, with the helicopter deals restructuring partner at the latter, With the participation of : spanning 18 countries. commented on the deal. - JEC Group - Porcher Industries Rotortrade is looking to expand ‘Given the nature of this helicopter - Composite Cluster Singapore across the globe and this has been collateral and the immediate - Vortech Analytics heightened by the flurry of deals at exigencies facing the lenders, we - Republic Polytechnic the start of 2017. The company is needed a firm with global reach, optimistic that this will continue deep industry expertise and COME & VISIT US throughout the year. seasoned business judgment. On the Rotortrade’s books are ‘As part of the retention, Join us for a cocktail Stand J01 an EC135 P2 in corporate we conducted an extensive search on our booth #H21 configuration, an S-76C++ VIP, an and a very rigorous and competitive on Wednesday 19 from 5PM AW139 VIP and an A109E EMS – interview process. We felt very this list is not exhaustive. confident that Rotortrade Services Rotortrade covers a wide represented a best-in-class spectrum of OEMs from Airbus to marketing agency for helicopters,’ Bell, purchasing and selling private he said. and commercial rotorcraft. It also By Helen Haxell

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Airbus Avalex aims to create Asian footprint

board a variety of expands STAND G17 helicopters for a range Seletar Avalex Technologies is of missions including utilising Rotorcraft Asia powerline inspection, 2017 as means to scout he said. facility Asia-Pacific for The company works prospective customers with major OEMs like STAND J01 and cement the Airbus, Bell and Sikorsky Last month Airbus Helicopters company’s footprint but is looking to work opened a new ‘delivery room’ at within the region. Photo: author autonomously, Avalex its Seletar facility, with the At the show, the sales director David company’s Singaporean base of company is displaying its Findley explained further. operations delivering an average cockpit management units in the Daily News that the company’s ‘This is an exploratory [venture] of two aircraft per month. shape of the ACM 9400 series, the products are predominantly utilised by for us… we have no representatives The Seletar hub performs AVM4178Q, a four-screen full HD the military due to their ruggedness. here bar one in Japan. In relation to final assembly, customisation, display, and the AVR8414 However, the opportunities the US we sell and support directly – operational maintenance, painting multichannel digital video recorder, presenting themselves in the Asia- we are looking at the region to work and deliveries for Southeast Asian among others. Pacific region are mainly in the law as an independent body.’ customers. Dan Eckiss, product manager at enforcement sector. Furthermore, Avalex’s main office is in Florida. Philippe Monteux, head of Avalex, explained to Rotorcraft Asia Avalex’s systems can be found on By Helen Haxell region for Southeast Asia and Pacific, addressed media at the facility, underlining that Asia-Pacific is an ‘important, growing market’ for Airbus. Sikorsky celebrates operator milestone

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Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky Photo: author has confirmed its stronghold in Photo: via author Asia-Pacific through long customer There are already 1,900 relationships and a new service rotorcraft operating in Asia, plus centre. nearly 800 in Oceania. The At Rotorcraft Asia 2017, the company today has a 40% share company spoke about its historical of the civil/parapublic fleet. 50-year relationship with Brunei Shell Monteux named the H160 Petroleum (BSP), which uses its fleet of Photo: author mock-up the ‘star of the show’ at six Sikorsky helicopters for offshore oil Rotorcraft Asia 2017 as it makes and SAR operations. its maiden Asian appearance. He The fleet comprises three original 800,000 take-offs and landings,’ he Thai Aviation Services is scheduled to sees regional potential for the S-61Ns and three S-92s. Christophe commented. become the initial Sikorsky Customer dŚĞ^ͲϵϮĂŶĚ^ͲϳϲŚĞůŝĐŽƉƚĞƌŇĞĞƚƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌƐĂĨĞĂŶĚƌĞůŝĂďůĞŇŝŐŚƚĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͘ H160 in the oil/gas and VIP Nurit, VP Asia-Pacific sales and Alexirwan Omar (right), head of Support Center in Thailand by the end of dŚĂƚ͛ƐǁŚLJǁĞďƌŝŶŐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƚŽLJŽƵƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĨŽƵƌŐůŽďĂů&ŽƌǁĂƌĚ^ƚŽĐŬŝŶŐ>ŽĐĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϭϬϬ sectors. marketing at Sikorsky (pictured left), aircraft services at BSP, commented on this year. The centre will be the seventh ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞƐ͕ĂůůĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞ^ŝŬŽƌƐŬLJƵƐƚŽŵĞƌĂƌĞĞŶƚĞƌ͘/ŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐĂŝƌĐƌĂŌƌĞůŝĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘ Airbus Helicopters serves Asia- told journalists at the show how BSP the relationship and highlighted the for the company within the region. <ĞĞƉŝŶŐLJŽƵŇLJŝŶŐ͘ Pacific customers via three support has flown hundreds of thousands of fleet’s operational safety. ‘This decision further exemplifies hubs (Seletar, Kuala Lumpur and hours and carried 4.5m passengers ‘BSP takes great pride in its safety Sikorsky’s commitment to the Asia- >ĞĂƌŶŵŽƌĞĂƚǁǁǁ͘ůŽĐŬŚĞĞĚŵĂƌƟŶ͘ĐŽŵͬƐŝŬŽƌƐŬLJŽƌĐĂůůϭͲϴϬϬͲt/E'^͘ Hong Kong), 12 customer centres, safely to and from offshore oil rigs. record, and to have operated safely with Pacific region and to our continued &ŽƌĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŽĨƚŚĞh͘^͕͘ĐĂůůϭͲϮϬϯͲϯϴϲͲϯϬϮϵ͘ 20 maintenance centres and four ‘We recognise BSP for 50 years’ Sikorsky helicopters is an outstanding focus on customer support excellence. training hubs. continued service with Sikorsky achievement. We look forward to many ‘As the preferred service centre in At the show, the company helicopters… Recently in 2006 more years of continued partnership Thailand, Thai Aviation Services will celebrated with customer PhilJets Sikorsky delivered three S-92 with Sikorsky.’ provide a critical role in offering the its positioning as Airbus’s largest helicopters. Over the last 50 years, Furthermore, Sikorsky has also highest level of support for Sikorsky fleet operator in the . Brunei Shell Petroleum’s combined announced at Rotorcraft Asia 2017 its helicopters in a strategically important By Gordon Arthur fleet has flown nearly 170,000 flight plans to expand its S-92 and S-76 region,’ noted Nurit. hours and achieved more than helicopter support in Asia-Pacific. By Helen Haxell

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The H130 has proven popular in the aerial tourism role. (Photo: PhilJets)

Prospective aircraft joining the fleet in the future could well be from the Leonardo Helicopters Asian ambition family, Tea admitted that talks had taken place between the OEM and From fleet management to business travel to heli-tourism, Manila-based PhilJets initially regarding the AW119Kx, but discussions have PhilJets is expanding its rotary-wing operations on a number of fronts. turned more to the twin-engine By Helen Haxell AW139 and AW169. ‘Actually, we’ve been in Philippine-based aviation charter manufacturers. So, I came up AS350 B2. This is set to grow discussions with Leonardo. We company PhilJets’ ambition with the idea of aircraft further, with more aircraft due for were almost going to get one knows no bounds. Its fleet has management,’ Tea said. delivery over the course of 2017. Koala, the AW119, but in the end, grown year on year since its As well as charter services, This includes two H130 aircraft, it didn’t happen. launch four years ago. PhilJets Group offers fleet which PhilJets expects to take ‘However, we are looking at Prior to founding PhilJets, management, aircraft sales and delivery of in the coming months. some aircraft like the 139, the Thierry Tea was CEO and provides training services for Handover of a Bell 407 is 169, so that’s a possibility, yes,’ president of Airbus Helicopters aviation professionals in ASEAN. expected during Q2 of 2017 Tea said. Philippines. Moving on from the The company also distributes with delivery of an H145 also OEM, Tea was motivated to retain spares and tooling equipment. scheduled for Q4. Passenger experience networks he had made and Tea explained his fleet Another potential source of launch a company that, for Entrepreneurial spirit projections, growing from the expansion is the Bell 407. Tea starters, dealt in aircraft Tea’s entrepreneurial spirit existing six to nine aircraft with said that the interior of the management, he explained to the drives his enthusiasm for the a leap of half a dozen more aircraft is something PhilJets Rotorcraft Asia Show Daily. future of the company and plans helicopters being looked at for customers have expressed ‘The first idea behind PhilJets for expansion. the future. appreciation for, particularly the was to basically maintain my ‘We really wanted to be ‘We want to reach more than club-style seating. networks in the Philippines... I independent to grow our fleet 22 aircraft. We want to grow Tea said how the company decided I not only wanted to sell to a size where we wouldn’t be basically. Next year, we would like tries to cater to the business helicopters or planes like I did at dependent on anyone but to to grow to 15 helicopters. passenger’s interaction Airbus but to do something become strong and big enough to ‘We have two business jets. experience within the cabin – completely different. have leverage with the OEMs,’ he This year we will have ten allowing corporate customers to ‘We wanted to be an commented. helicopters. So, next year, we want travel in comfort. independent platform as well The current fleet comprises four to reach 15-16 helicopters and He added that at this stage, and work with all the major H130s, one EC130 B4 and one grow the jets to five,’ Tea said. ‘Airbus does not have this

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configuration for the single- course, the cost is higher as well,’ The Asia-Pacific region has its mature helicopter markets for engine.’ he confirmed. quirks and intricacies within the Southeast Asia due to the couple The 407 will be the first Bell Meanwhile, PhilJets is looking helicopter market. Regulations are of hundred rotorcraft operating Helicopter aircraft in the fleet, forward to the delivery of two one of these nuances and Tea domestically. joining predominantly Airbus more H130s, which were signed utilises his regional knowledge to He commented that the country platforms. for in autumn last year. inform his decision-making when had been influenced by the US, The H145 meanwhile will be The light single-engine looking towards the future. although business aviation is still the first twin-engine aircraft in the helicopter has proven popular in ‘Each Southeast Asian country a relatively new market in the fleet. The helicopter will be the tourism role, which will is different from the other. One of Philippines. arriving in November of this year. complement the operations of the main challenges in the region He said that there are more PhilJets. The aircraft can carry a is the regulations from one than 40 operators within the Broad approach pilot and up to seven passengers, country to another. China is country’s helicopter market. Including this type in the fleet was depending on the configuration. different to Thailand and Thailand ‘What has really set us apart part of a homogenous approach, The H130 is powered by a is different to . from the competition was that we Tea explained. Turbomeca Arriel 2D engine that ‘Vietnamese regulations are wanted to bring an international ‘We already have a sizeable provides increased average power pretty strict, despite these standard. Airbus Helicopters fleet and we and a lower fuel consumption. countries sharing similar borders. ‘I really believe that most of the wanted to have a commonality The company might be based in Cambodia is more aviation- companies in the Philippines were within the fleet.’ Philippines, but despite its name friendly and Thailand is mature catering to the Filipino market. Formerly known as the it does not intend to be limited too but only with a handful of They do not really care for the EC145 T2, the H145 is a exclusively to the archipelago, with players, around four to five.’ foreign market. further hot-and-high evolution Tea ambitious to spread the Tea remarked that there are ‘So, we basically wanted to of the BK 117 family. The company into Southeast Asia’s two main players in the comply with all the international latest model provides new mainland. Cambodian market and that standards and bring the European technologies, such as cockpit ‘We are looking at Southeast he envisages business aviation touch with Filipino hospitality and design with a human-machine Asia in general, we are looking at might grow faster there than in spirit and this has been our interface and Helionix avionics, neighbouring countries like comparison with Vietnam or trademark. two Arriel 2E engines, each Cambodia and Myanmar,’ he said. Thailand. ‘Despite there being larger controlled by a fully redundant ‘Myanmar is an interesting operators with 20-30 years of dual-channel FADEC, an enhanced country. We are looking at Laos Local player experience, we’ve been lucky to transmission system and a as well and Malaysia. So, we However, PhilJets still sees find our niche and basically, gain a Fenestron tail rotor. want to find the right partners in itself as a major operator in the very fast market share in the Tea explained further that each country or we [will] go by Philippines. According to Tea, the industry thanks to our it was not automatic that the ourselves.’ country has one of the most positioning.’  acquisition in this category would be from Airbus Helicopters. PhilJets also considered the Bell PhilJets founder Thierry Tea was formerly CEO of Airbus Helicopters Philippines. (Photo: PhilJets) 429. The light twin has two 719hp Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1 turboshafts, can travel at up to 150kt and has an integrated glass cockpit, drive system and WAAS/SBAS navigation. It is certified for single-pilot IFR operations ‘We did look at the Bell 429. To be honest, we might have the Bell 429 in the future, but for now let’s say that we believe that the EC145 T2 can provide good customer comfort for the missions that we want to [use] it [for] which is mostly VIP…’ Tea said. Whether the company would look at purchasing heavier helicopters is dependent on financial considerations, although Tea is not ruling anything out at this stage. ‘We have definitely looked at it and we are [conducting] studies for that kind of segment. But of

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The company is working hard to break into the Chinese market, he said. It was keen to enter the Emergency cover arena early on, as the necessary infrastructure is being built. In the second instalment of a three-part overview of the Asia-Pacific civil ‘It’s all coming together rather quickly, on an accelerated basis,’ helicopter sector, Rotorcraft Asia Daily News examines the changing Platt said. ‘We want to be there at nature of parapublic aviation in the region. By Gerrard Cowan the start, and we want to grow our business there.’ Waypoint Leasing’s Singapore office has also ‘been talking to a lot of people in EMS’, said Clark McGinn, senior VP for sales and relationship management at the lessor. He pointed to a deal the company recently inked with Shanghai Skyway General Aviation Company, which will see Waypoint provide a new Airbus H135 in its first foray into the Chinese market. Additionally, the company said it would also lease an Airbus AS350B3 from its existing fleet to another operator in China. In the company’s announcement of these deals, Philip Stransky, Waypoint’s VP of sales – Asia, said the Chinese market ‘presents significant opportunities to build long-term relationships with operators in an The Korea Coast Guard operates the S-92 on SAR missions. attractive and growing region and (Photo: Sikorsky) across a range of end markets’. There are currently about four or five EMS operators in China, said McGinn. New developments As with many other parts of the suggest that for every two million life support capability. The are emerging in South Korea, world, parapublic missions in people that live in urban areas, platforms are the first EMS Taiwan, Thailand and India, and it Asia-Pacific are often provided there is a requirement for one helicopters being operated in the is a market that ‘can only grow’. by military, paramilitary or other EMS helicopter, according to country by a commercial company He expects to see four or five government-linked providers. Michael Platt, CEO of lessor LCI for public use. operators emerging in Southeast Whether backed by public Aviation. When this is put into the LCI is devoting resources to the Asia over the course of this year, or private funding, such services context of the populations of Chinese market, while there are either in the form of new players can hold attractive opportunities some of the cities in the region, in active EMS tenders in South or significantly expanded versions for industry, as they can provide China and India for example, it Korea and Taiwan, Platt added. of older services. multi-year contracts and are not suggests massive potential for The company has been exploring ‘Helicopters are expensive as dependent on economic growth, he said. opportunities in Japan, he said, assets, so for a start-up that performance as other sectors. LCI has had an office in although this was more of a maybe is trying to develop a new EMS is seen by many as having Singapore for about a decade, longer-term prospect. business model, or hasn’t got the particular room for growth in Asia, while it also has a presence in volume throughput, that’s a with the potential for huge demand China, Platt noted. The EMS Variable models challenge,’ he told Rotorcraft Asia if countries in the region fully market is a major focus for the EMS was an interesting market, Show Daily. embrace helicopters as a company in the region. Platt said, given the sheer variety ‘I think that leasing component of their offerings. For example, it has ten Leonardo of operating models. In terms of is a very good proposal for According to the Asian Sky Group’s AW139s doing EMS missions in helicopter types, the region differs somebody who is capitalising a fleet report for year-end 2016, EMS Australia, and also recently placed from the US, as there is a higher new asset-intensive business, comprised about 5% of the total three H130s into a deal in India. demand for twin-engine because the lessor is going to fleet by mission category last year, The latter was as part of a contract helicopters, like AW139s and take the long-term risk on the standing at 211 platforms. with Aviators Air Rescue Pvt Ltd, AW169s. This is due to the helicopter… [the operator has] There may well be a high the country’s first civil helicopter requirement to fly long distances got one less variable in terms of degree of potential. Statistics emergency service with advanced or over water, Platt explained. financial risk.’

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Airbus has also identified EMS as an emerging activity in Asia- Pacific, said Fabrice Rochereau, its VP and head of sales for the Southeast Asia and Pacific region. The company has a range of platforms that can meet demands in the segment, ranging from the H130 to the H175. Rochereau also pointed to the diversity of business models in this segment.

‘The interesting thing is that The AW139 is used in a number of parapublic roles in Asia-Pacific. each country has its own business (Photo: CHC) model,’ he explained. ‘You have countries where EMS is subsidised by charities, countries world – are mainly provided by ‘More and more of the oil and Christophe Nurit, Sikorsky’s where it is subsidised by government, Rochereau said, and gas companies are looking at regional sales executive in Asia, governments, or countries where very often by military agencies. their own dedicated SAR said that developing countries EMS is based on subscription.’ The market there is stable, with helicopters to support their had been advancing their interest the company providing 14 operations, so we’re seeing these and budgets for medium-lift SAR potential H225Ms to India, for example. It large platforms being established helicopters, which has led to a Other segments of the parapublic also has customers in Indonesia and we’re seeing a need for steady rise in demand for the US realm are viewed as having and Malaysia in SAR. dedicated search and rescue, and company’s SAR products. potential in certain countries SAR is not limited to coast even EMS capabilities, with the oil ‘Speed, reliability and within Asia-Pacific. For example, guard or government activity; companies,’ he said. ‘Yes, we still technologically advanced according to the Asian Sky Group there is also an appetite for such see national needs for search and aircraft are required for report, in 2016 SAR made up 7% services in the oil and gas sector. rescue, coastal search and rescue, these time-sensitive missions, of the fleet by mission type, or Platt commented that LCI sees as well as onshore, but it is within and between population 258 helicopters. potential for increased leasing interesting to see the oil centres, and across remote SAR services in Asia-Pacific – opportunities in SAR, on both companies aren’t waiting for them, areas,’ he told Rotorcraft Asia like much of the rest of the sides of the market. they’re setting up their own.’ Daily News. 

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Rotorcraft Asia & Unmanned Systems Asia 2017 Wednesday, 19th April 2017 Show Opening Hours 19th & 20th April 2017 9:30am – 5:30pm Rotorcraft Asia Conference The Rotorcraft Asia Conference features insightful Keynote Speeches and engaging Panel Discussion by Top Industry Experts. Mingle with delegates and get acquainted with conference speakers and subject specialists! It is not too late to attend the Rotorcraft Asia Conference! Don’t miss keynote speakers at these times:

19th April 2017 9:05am – 9:35am Mr Jean-Brice Dumont, Airbus Helicopters 9:35am – 10:05am Mr J Scott Drennan, Bell Helicopter 10:05am – 10:35am Mr Pascal Dauriac, Safran Helicopter Engines 20th April 2017 9:20am – 9:50am Mr Robert Gagne, The Boeing Company 9:50am – 10:20am Mr. Chris Van Buiten, Sikorsky

Air & Ground Demonstration Area A dynamic drone demonstration dedicated to real-life simulations of obstacles and harsh conditions, providing a realistic and effective platform to showcase various unmanned system technologies to everyone.

19th April 2017 10:30am – 11:00am Singapore Polytechnic 11:30am – 12:00pm Metalcare Solutions Asia Pte Ltd 12:30pm – 1:00pm ST Engineering 2:00pm – 2:30pm National University of Singapore 3:00pm – 3:30pm Creatz3D Pte Ltd 4:00pm – 4:30pm Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) 20th April 2017 10:30am – 11:00am University of Glasgow 11:30am – 12:00pm Aerialtronics by Marandale Asia Pte Ltd 12:30pm – 1:00pm Metalcare Solutions Asia Pte Ltd 2:00pm – 2:30pm ST Engineering 3:00pm – 3:30pm Embry Riddle 4:00pm – 4:30pm Singapore Polytechnic

Beer Bash Stop by the Experia Events booth (L22) for beer on the house! The casual and amicable setting offers everyone the perfect environment to establish friendship and bonds over drinks and great conversations!

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