AP - Thu Feb 23, 3:22 AM ET
A technicians' feet are seen behind a set of turbine blades casing
of a Trent 500 aero plane engine at the Singapore Aero Engine
Services Ltd., (SAESL) overhaul facility, Thursday Feb. 23, 2006
during a tour in conjunction with the Asian Aerospace exhibition
which started Monday in Singapore. Aviation companies opened Asia's
largest air show Tuesday with fiercely competitive campaigns aimed
at coaxing China, India and other regional customers to splurge on
super jumbos and sophisticated jet technology. The SAESL is also
one of the worlds first facility to handle the Trent 900 engine for
the Airbus A380 aircraft, which will enter service with Singapore
Airlines this year. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
