February 21-26, 2006
Singapore
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Friday, February 24, 2006
Debi Davis is the Vice President, International Trade for AIA member Goodrich. She is one of the company's representatives at the Asian Aerospace 2006 trade and air show. She talked about the importance of international air shows and the Asian market for aerospace products.
Q: What is the benefit of international air shows like Asian Aerospace to a company like Goodrich?
A: Asian Aerospace offers us a good opportunity to meet with so many different customers from around the world in one location. You can get a lot accomplished in a little time. It also gives you a great opportunity to showcase a broad range of products, which is important for a company like Goodrich since we have such a diversifeid range of products. You can also renew relationships with customers. For defense-related products, it's a good opportunity to meet with foreign military officials in a more neutral and relaxed setting.
Q: How important is the Asian market to aerospace companies?
A: the Asian market will clearly be a huge growth opportunity for the Aerospace industry as a whole. India is a big opportunity for us. We currently produce some of our evacuation slides there, and we expect to do a lot more sourcing work in India At a show like this there are so many countries from the region, which is good for Goodrich because we have a product line that fits so many different needs.
Q: What challenges are there in doing business in Asia?
A: It's always a changing market. We expect continued success in China, Pakistan, Indian Australua well as many others. So in many ways they are still emerging. Even with challenges, it's clearly the growth area for the industry.
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Debbie Davis, International Trade vice president of Goodrich, and Dave Foos, Sales and Marketing director of Goodrich Aircraft Interior Parts, talk at the company's display at Asian Aerospace. In the foreground is the Goodrich ACES II ejection seat, which is used on planes like the F-15, F-16, B-1B, and B-2 and is credited with saving 500 lives. |
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Thursday, February 23, 2006
The U.S. Ambassador to Singapore got the best view of the Asian Aerospace 2006 trade and air show possible Thursday -- from the back of an F-15C Eagle fighter jet.
Ambassador Patricia Herbold suited up and strapped in for a flight with the demonstration team, which has been putting on aerial displays all week along with Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon teams.
Boeing's F-15s have been getting a lot of attention during the show since Singapore is buying a dozen of the advanced jets for its military.
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 AIA member CMC electronics showcased integrated glass cockpit avionics and other products in a mock-up of a helicopter cockpit at the Asian Aerospace 2006 show in Singapore. The company builds a wide range of aerospace electronic products, including flight and radio management systems, multifunction displays, and others.
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A Boeing AH 64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter greeted visitors entering the Asian Aerospace show in Singapore. The Apache is part of the arsenal of the Singapore military, which was displaying the ammunition used on the helicopter's guns.
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A Lockheed Martin C-130J on display in the large aircraft section of the Asian Aerospace show, one of several U.S. military aircraft showcased.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2006
A Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker on display at Asian Aerospace
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Two views of the Boeing B-1B Lancer bomber on display at the Asian Aerospace
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Monday, February 20, 2006
 The record pace of U.S. aerospace industry sales is an economic shot-in-the-arm that does not stop at American borders, AIA International Council Chairman Bruce Scott said Monday.
"Aerospace industry sales are a boon to the global economy as well as certainly a boon to the U.S. economy," Scott said to a group of reporters at the Asian Aerospace 2006 trade and air show in Singapore. "It's good news for everybody."
Scott, ITT Defense International president, led an AIA news conference on the first day of the show, the largest in Asia. Also appearing were Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kohler, director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, and Nancy Graham, director of the FAA Asia Pacific region.
All three highlighted close ties between the U.S. and Asia in both civil aviation and defense. Kohler discussed the many important strategic relationships the U.S. has across the Asia Pacific region, which include allies like Australia, Pakistan, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore itself.
"We build relationships; it's very important," Kohler said. "When we help our friends and allies build the capabilities to defend themselves and defend their borders ... that benefits us, and it benefits them."
Graham described FAA activities in the region, including helping various countries update their air traffic systems and promoting international safety initiatives.
"We provide a considerable amount of assistance to civil aviation authorities looking to improve their capabilities," Graham said.
The trio fielded questions from the international press corps in attendance, covering topics like possible U.S. fighter jet sales to Pakistan and India, international spread of unmanned aerial vehicles, export controls, and Asia's standing as a huge aerospace market.
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FAA Asia Pacific Director Nancy Graham, AIA International Council Chairman Bruce Scott of ITT Defense, and Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kohler, director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, talk during the AIA news conference at the Asian Aerospace 2006 trade and air show. |
The first day of flights at the Asian Aerospace 2006 included spectacular aerial demonstrations from AIA member companies Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Raytheon.
Taking to the skies first was Lockheed Martin's F-16C Fighting Falcon, swooping over Changi Bay adjacent to the show area. Soon after was the T-6A Texan II from Raytheon, a trainer aircraft used by both the U.S. Air Force and Navy. The Boeing F-15C Eagle followed a little later, a local favorite since Singapore has agreed to buy a version of the model.
The demonstrations continue once a day through Sunday.
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An F-16C Fighting Falcon streaks over the Asian Aerospace 2006 air show in Singapore Tuesday, the first day of full-scale demonstration flights.
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