DAY 3 February 8, 2018 SINGAPORE PUBLICATIONS Airshow News The Republic of Singapore Air Force is commemorating its 50th anniversary in 2018, and the specially painted Boeing F-15SG Strike Eagle, pictured, is part of the celebration. The aircraft was formally unveiled yesterday at the Singapore Airshow, with President Halimah Yacob taking a moment to sit in its cockpit. Maritime Platforms Lots of choices and capabilities › page 6 Piper In Record Deal Inks firm order for 152 new airframes › page 8 Malaysian Manuevers PHOTOS: MARK WAGNER PHOTOS: Air force’s Sukhoi Su-30 puts on a show › page 10 Expanding At Seletar President Yacob marks RSAF 50th Hawker Pacific almost by Chen Chuanren doubles in size › page 12 Singapore President Madam Halimah present RSAF roundels also are painted on In her speech, President Yacob Yacob yesterday officially launched the the inner side of the tail surfaces. thanked past and present RSAF airmen China’s Carrier Choices Republic of Singapore Air Force’s 50th The RSAF50 logo is based on the Sin - and women for their professionalism Anniversary (RSAF50) celebration with gapore skyline. “The 50 is made up of an and commitment. “I am confident that Ski jumps, catapults, or the unveiling of a specially painted Boe - infinity symbol which says that there are the RSAF will continue to keep our skies new fighters? › page 16 ing F-15SG Strike Eagle commemorating no limits to how far the RSAF can go with free and secure for the next 50 years and the jubilee. the continued support of fellow Singapor- more,” she said. The sky-blue scheme is inspired by eans,” President Yacob said. Chief of Air Force Maj. Gen. Mervyn Tan The Search For MH370 the skies above Singapore, accented by Two F-15SGs were painted in this liv - also thanked foreign delegates for hosting U.S. company takes on “RSAF50” on the top of the F-15SG and ery, and one will be part of the integrated and supporting the RSAF in their numerous on both vertical stabilizers. The past and aerial display, along with a pair of F-16Cs. training missions around the world. n the challenge › page 18 Who offers comprehensive cadet to captain training? We do. Pg-01_d3_v6.indd 2 2/7/18 6:10 PM EFW launches A321P2F conversion with Vallair order by Gregory Polek The ST Aerospace-Airbus joint venture known as Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has secured a launch contract from Vallair Solutions Sàrl (Vallair) for its A321 pas- senger-to-freighter conversion. Under the terms of the deal announced Wednesday, INTOSH EFW will convert 10 A321-200 passenger c jets to a 14-pallet cargo configuration for DAVID M DAVID Vallair. Plans call for the first aircraft to The Skyways UAV is fully autonomous and optimized for urban parcel delivery. The product of two go to EFW’s facility in Dresden, Germany, years of development, it will be demonstrated today on the National University of Singapore campus. in the last quarter of 2018 for conversion, then for redelivery to Vallair by end of 2019. “My personal history with the A321 WAGNER MARK goes way back to the start of my career Gregoire Lebigot (left), president and CEO of Airbus Helicopters to demo with Air France when it first introduced Vallair, and Dr. Andreas Sperl, president and this aircraft in its fleet,” said Vallair CEO CEO of EFW, celebrate the launch of the Airbus Gregoire Lebigot. “At Vallair, through A321 passenger-to-freighter airliner conversion its parcel delivery drone years of trading and supporting the A320 program at the ST Aerospace stand. family, we have built a solid technical by Chris Pocock competence on this aircraft type. Today, the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) we see a huge potential in the A321P2F, approval by the European Aviation Safety A live demonstration of a parcel delivery the Airbus outpost in Silicon Valley, Cal- not only as a replacement of the Boeing Agency (EASA) and U.S. Federal Aviation drone will take place today in Singapore. ifornia that is also known as A-Cubed. 757 freighter, but as a key tool for the Administration (FAA). Airbus contributes Airbus Helicopters will show how the Proj- The fourth is an exploration of 10 rele- cargo industry to achieve the projected OEM data and certification support, while ect Skyways UAV can hover while picking vant technologies being conducted from growth rate of the air freight market in EFW leads the overall program including up a parcel, and then set off to make the Shenzhen in China by Airbus and HAX, an general—in particular driven by express marketing and sales. delivery. The demo will take place on the early-stage investor in hardware start-up services and e-commerce.” Other P2F programs on which ST Aero- National University of Singapore (NUS) companies. The A321P2F offers containerized loading space and EFW collaborate include the campus. Another example of the Skyways In Singapore, Airbus (Stand J23, Chalet in both the main deck (up to 14 container Airbus A330, which includes two variants— drone can be found on the Airbus stand CD17) has partnered with Singapore Post positions) and lower deck (up to 10). Citing the A330-200P2F and the larger A330- here at the show. (SingPost) and the Civil Aviation Author- a payload-range capability that allows car- 300P2F. EFW redelivered the first A330-300 Project Skyways is one of four urban air ity of Singapore (CAAS, Chalet CS12, rying up to 27.9 metric tons over 2,300 nau- freighter last December. n mobility initiatives that Airbus is pursuing. Stand A01). The aim is to develop a safe tical miles, EFW calls the A321P2F ideal for The second is CityAirbus, a multi-passen- and economically viable unmanned parcel express domestic and regional operations. INDEX continued from page xx ger, self-piloted battery-powered VTOL delivery system for use in urban environ- Launched in 2015, the A321/A320 P2F vehicle being developed by the company’s ments. SingPost is bringing expertise in conversion programs are a collaboration Aeria ....................................................................26 E-Aircraft Systems unit in Europe. The eCommerce logistics and delivery net- between ST Aerospace, Airbus and EFW. ST Airbus Helicopters ................................................. 2 third is Project Vahana, another VTOL works. “Our trial will involve SingPost’s Aerospace holds responsibility for the engi- Alsim Flight Training Solutions ............................26 passenger transport being pursued by A3, continues on page 26 neering development phase, up to obtaining Arnold Defense ...................................................26 ATR ........................................................................ 4 Bell .......................................................................10 BIRD Aerosystems ...............................................20 Boeing .................................................................26 Comac ..................................................................10 Hawker Pacific ......................................................12 Honda Aircraft ..................................................... 24 Honeywell .....................................................22, 24 IAI .........................................................................18 Lockheed Martin .................................................20 Metrojet ................................................................18 Mitsubishi .............................................................. 4 Orolia ....................................................................18 Panasonic ............................................................26 Piper ...................................................................... 8 PPG ......................................................................26 Pratt & Whitney .....................................................12 Rafael .................................................................. 24 Saab .....................................................................12 Samad ................................................................. 22 MARK WAGNER MARK ST Aerospace ........................................................ 2 Sukhoi...................................................................10 Fifth-generation fighters Textron ................................................................... 8 The ‘stealth’ corner of the static display includes two U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning IIs and two U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptors. 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