As Asia-Pacific air travel surges, airlines are under mounting pressure to keep fleets operational, compliant, and safe. While industry attention has focused on Sustainable Aviation Fuel mandates and production capacity, a quieter challenge is building behind the scenes: a maintenance and hardware bottleneck.

On Industry Insight, Lynlee Foo speaks to Ian Lam, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Aerospace Group at Eaton to find out why aircraft maintenance readiness is fast becoming the next major constraint on aviation growth in Asia.

As Asia-Pacific air travel surges, airlines are under mounting pressure to keep fleets operational, compliant, and safe. While industry attention has focused on Sustainable Aviation Fuel mandates and production capacity, a quieter challenge is building behind the scenes: a maintenance and hardware bottleneck.
On Industry Insight, Lynlee Foo speaks to Ian Lam, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Aerospace Group at Eaton to find out why aircraft maintenance readiness is fast becoming the next major constraint on aviation growth in Asia.

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MONEY FM 89.3 is Singapore’s first and only Business and Personal Finance station. MONEY FM is a 24-hour English talk format station featuring local and international business and financial news. We provide you with financial market and currency updates and insights from analysts, economists, policy makers, industry experts and business owners.

In the lighter hours, listen to discussions on social issues and features on topics that include health, education, arts and music.

MONEY FM 89.3 is Singapore&rsquo;s first and only Business and Personal Finance station. MONEY FM is a 24-hour English talk format station featuring local and international business and financial news. We provide you with financial market and currency updates and insights from analysts, economists, policy makers, industry experts and business owners.
In the lighter hours, listen to discussions on social issues and features on topics that include health, education, arts and music.

MONEY FM 89.3 is Singapore’s first and only Business and Personal Finance station.

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Industry Insight: The maintenance bottleneck facing aviation in Asia

Cost pressures aren’t going away in 2026, and for service businesses, that’s forcing some tough decisions. But when margins tighten, are operators cutting the right costs — or the ones that quietly weaken the business?

On Industry Insight, Lynlee Foo speaks to Associate Professor Michael Alexander Kruesi, Business, Communication and Design Cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) to find out what are the trade-offs businesses often underestimate, and what do recent exits reveal about decision-making under pressure.

Cost pressures aren&rsquo;t going away in 2026, and for service businesses, that&rsquo;s forcing some tough decisions. But when margins tighten, are operators cutting the right costs &mdash; or the ones that quietly weaken the business?
On Industry Insight, Lynlee Foo speaks to Associate Professor Michael Alexander Kruesi, Business, Communication and Design Cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) to find out what are the trade-offs businesses often underestimate, and what do recent exits reveal about decision-making under pressure.

Industry Insight: The hidden cost of cost-cutting in service businesses

As populations age, mobility loss is becoming one of healthcare’s biggest hidden challenges. QuantumTX is tackling this with patented muscle-activation technology that helps seniors and patients regain strength and movement.

On Good Tech, Debbie Yong speaks to Ivan Goh, Founder and CEO, Quantum TX to find out how they are redefining mobility care with their tech.

As populations age, mobility loss is becoming one of healthcare&rsquo;s biggest hidden challenges. QuantumTX is tackling this with patented muscle-activation technology that helps seniors and patients regain strength and movement.
On Good Tech, Debbie Yong speaks to Ivan Goh, Founder and CEO, Quantum TX to find out how they are redefining mobility care with their tech.

Good Tech: Enabling rehabilitation with the help of new mobility tech

Singapore has long been one of the world’s busiest aviation hubs — but a new challenge is taking off. Sustainable Aviation Fuel, or SAF, promises to cut the industry’s carbon footprint, but scaling it fast enough is no small feat.

On Industry Insight, Lynlee Foo speaks to Steven Bartholomeusz, Head of Public & Regulatory Affairs, Asia Pacific, Neste to find out why early action on SAF isn’t just green — it’s smart business.

Singapore has long been one of the world&rsquo;s busiest aviation hubs &mdash; but a new challenge is taking off. Sustainable Aviation Fuel, or SAF, promises to cut the industry&rsquo;s carbon footprint, but scaling it fast enough is no small feat.
On Industry Insight, Lynlee Foo speaks to Steven Bartholomeusz, Head of Public &amp; Regulatory Affairs, Asia Pacific, Neste to find out why early action on SAF isn&rsquo;t just green &mdash; it&rsquo;s smart business.

Industry Insight: The maintenance bottleneck facing aviation in Asia

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