Aerospace Industry (Source: MIDA)
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Aero &
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By Pang Soo Mooi
How the word ‘Aviation’ was coined
(Source: Wikipedia)
The term aviation, noun of an action, comes from
the Latin stem “avis” meaning “bird”, and the suffix
“-ation”, meaning action or progress, was coined
in 1863 by French pioneer Guillaume Joseph
Gabriel de La Landelle (1812–1886) in “Aviation
ou Navigation aérienne sans ballons”.
The most dangerous airport in the world
(Source: Wonderlist)
Paro Airport, Bhutan, in the Himalayan Mountains
has the most dangerous airport landing. Only
eight pilots are qualified to land there. The airport
is 1.5 miles above sea level and surrounded by
sharp peaks of up to 18,000 ft tall. The runway
is just 6,500 ft long, one of the few in the world
shorter than their elevation above sea level.
Passengers flying to this remote region may have
to take something to steady their nerves. The tiny
airport nestled among the steep mountains of the
Himalayas is said to be the most dangerous in the
world.
The Government has identified Malaysia’s
aerospace industry as one of the ‘3+2’ strategic
sectors with high growth potential. In recognition
of its importance, the Malaysian Aerospace
Industry Blueprint 2030 was launched during
Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace
Exhibition (LIMA) 2015 in Langkawi, Kedah.
Malaysia is currently home to more than
200 aerospace companies comprising both
international and local industry players. These
include 66 companies involved in maintenance,
repair and overhaul (MRO) activities, 33
companies in aero-manufacturing, 25 companies
in education and training, and 11 companies in
systems integration, as well as engineering and
design.
By 2030, the industry is projected to contribute
revenues of RM20.4 billion for MRO, RM21.2
billion for aero-manufacturing, and RM13.6 billion
for engineering and design services.
Malaysia’s goal to make Aerospace number
one in Southeast Asia. (Source: NST)
Malaysia is eyeing to become Southeast Asia’s
leading aerospace nation by 2030, with a targeted
annual revenue of RM55.2 billion.
Minister of International Trade and Industry
Datuk Darell Leiking said the Government has
identified the aerospace sector as one of the new
growth industries due to the impressive evolution
and enormous future growth of the industry.
He said that in 2017, the Malaysian aerospace
industry recorded a total revenue of RM13.5
billion, with aerospace manufacturing contributing
48% of the total revenue.
“Under the 11 th Malaysia Plan, the Government
has identified the aerospace sector as one of the
new growth industries for Malaysia.
“The positive development has also spurred
the Government to view the aerospace industry as
a critical sector that offers abundant opportunity
for the transfer of advanced technologies in
engineering, electronics, composite materials,
system integration, maintenance, repair and
overhaul (MRO), and industry-led Research &
Technology,” he said.
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