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12 ASIAn ATM
12| Traffic Control

The aviation industry in asia is booming like nowhere else on the planet.
numbers of aircraft, both commercial and private, are expanding
dramatically. but is the region’s aTM capacity expanding as fast as the boom
– or are we headed for an aviation traffic jam?

TuRbOPROPS
20| Turbine Times

With a highly dispersed population, a wide range of airport facility
capabilities, lots of short-haul routes and cash-strapped passengers, asia
could be seen as a problem area for airline operators. but one class of
aircraft – the turboprop – is proving that all these hurdles can be overcome
to offer a viable business model.

bOEIng’S TRAnIng
26| Training Grounds
When airline staff need to know what that knob is for, the people they turn
to are trainers like boeing Training and Flight services. Offering training for
pilots, mechanics and cabin staff all on one campus hard up against changi
26 their way to currency and increased expertise.
airport in singapore, more than 10,000 trainees pass through every year on

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