Supply Chain   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • Alfred Chua

AAPA's outgoing chief urges Asia‑Pacific investment to plug supply‑chain gaps as association stays upbeat on 2026

Outgoing AAPA director general Subhas Menon urged Asia‑Pacific governments and investors to step up funding for aerospace manufacturing, MRO and logistics to shore up carriers amid persistent supply‑chain bottlenecks. AAPA remains confident of 2026 regional air‑traffic growth but says progress hinges on policy and investment.

Also: CAPA and CAPA
2026-02-02T17:37:49.486870-08:00
eVTOL   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
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FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Singapore takes wraps off scaled prototype of domestic eVTOL aircraft

By FlightGlobal: The aerospace engineer who claims to have come up with the term eVTOL - electric vertical take-off and landing - is behind a team designing Singapore's first domestically developed electric air taxi, a scaled prototype of which is being formally unveiled today.

2026-02-02T18:09:22.017594-08:00
Leadership   Europe   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
airfranceklm.com

Air France-KLM renews Marjan Rintel’s mandate as President & CEO of KLM

By airfranceklm.com: Breadcrumb 02 February 2026 Air France-KLM renews Marjan Rintel’s mandate as President & CEO of KLM Air France-KLM's Board of Directors today approved the renewal of Marjan Rintel’s mandate as President & Chief Executive Officer of its subsidiary KLM Royal Dutch Airlines for a second term of 4 years.

2026-02-02T11:23:37.318037-08:00