(15 Feb) – Italian excellence will be on display at the third edition of the Singapore Air Show, one of the most important international events in the aeronautical industry, which opened its doors yesterday at Changi International Exhibition and Convention Centre. The spotlight is mainly on the new Piaggio Aero jewelry, which participates at the show together with other assets of Mubadala Aerospace – Mubadala Development Branch – the strategic investment’s company of Abu Dhabi government. Mubadala Aerospace, which has acquired in 2006 a third of Piaggio Aero, holds shares of other major aeronautical industries, including Sanad, Strata and Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies. On display at the Air Show, also the two T-346 aircraft currently in the Italian Air Force flew . The T-346 are landed in Singapore on February 13rd, with a stopover in Greece, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Oman, India and Thailand. The transfer of T-346 aircraft, besides allowing to expose the ultimate product of the Italian aviation, has given the chance the evaluate the ability of the aircraft to have a continued flight activity, counting only on minimal technical support provided by a team boarded onto a C-27 as a result of mission. (Red)
