Thursday, June 09, 2011
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Rolls-Royce wins order from CIT to power 23 aircraft
May 22, 2013
Rolls-Royce has won an order from US leasing company CIT Aerospace for Trent XWB engines, to power ten Airbus A350 XWB aircraft and Trent 700 engines to power 13 Airbus A330 aircraft. The Trent XWB engines will power ten CIT A350 aircraft that were announced in January 2013 which were in addition to five A350 XWB aircraft already on order. The Trent XWB, specifically designed for the Airbus A350, is the fastest selling Trent engine ever, with more than 1,200 already sold. The engine variant that will power the A350-800 and -900 was awarded European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certification in February. The engine will power the first flight of the Airbus A350 XWB this year and the aircraft’s first in-service flight in 2014.
Boeing launches 787-10 Dreamliner
June 18, 2013
Boeing announced at the 2013 Paris Air Show that it has launched the 787-10 Dreamliner, the third member of the super-efficient 787 family. Commitments for 102 airplanes from five customers across Europe, Asia and North America provide a strong foundation to support development and production of the newest Dreamliner. Customer launch commitments for the 787-10 include Air Lease Corporation, with 30 airplanes; GE Capital Aviation Services, with 10; International Airlines Group / British Airways, with 12 subject to shareholder approval; Singapore Airlines, with 30 and United Airlines, with 20 airplanes.
The new 787-10 will fly up to 7,000 nautical miles (12,964 km) — covering more than 90% of the world’s twin-aisle routes — with seating for 300-330 passengers, depending on an airline’s configuration choices. The second member of the family, the 787-9, is in final assembly in Everett, Wash., and is set to make its first flight later this year. Design of the 787-10 has already started at Boeing, and international partners will be involved in detailed design in the months ahead. Final assembly and flight test of the 787-10 are set to begin in 2017, with first delivery targeted for 2018.
Northern Aerotech signs up to Commsoft’s OASES IT system
June 7, 2011
Commsoft has announced that Northern Aerotech, a Copenhagen, Denmark based maintenance organisation, has signed a 5-year, 5-concurrent user deal for the use of the OASES system for its line maintenance support operations worldwide. Northern Aerotech currently provides line maintenance control support for SmartLynx Airlines and is planning to expand its operations to other customers. The company has bases in Riga, Latvia, Bratislava, Slovakia, Prague, Czech Republic, Tallinn, Estonia, Vilnius, Lithuania, Tel Aviv, Israel and Tajikistan. The OASES system will initially provide services like Inventory including RFQ, Planning & Workpack Production, Line Maintenance Control and Digital Documentation for workcard manual attachments to Northern Aerotech.
Albanian Airlines acquires BAe 146-300 from BAE Systems
June 7, 2011
Albanian Airlines has bought and taken delivery of a BAe 146-300 regional jetliner from BAE Systems. The aircraft, configured in a comfortable six-abreast, 98-seat all-economy class layout, joins two other BAe 146s (one Series 200 and one Series 300) that are used by the airline. This third aircraft has been acquired to increase frequencies on existing routes from the capital Tirana and for route expansion.
Albanian Airlines was acquired in August 2009 by the Turkish Evsen Group, and has been restructured and put on a better foundation for future growth.
Virgin Atlantic renews contracts with ARINC
June 7, 2011
ARINC Incorporated said its long-time customer Virgin Atlantic Airways has renewed multiple contracts for a range of ARINC GLOBALink aviation communications services. ARINC and Virgin Atlantic’s working relationship began in 1993. ARINC has been the primary provider of air to ground communications for Virgin Atlantic since 2002, and currently provides all Data Link and Voice Communications for the cockpit and cabin to the Virgin Atlantic fleet worldwide. he contracts just renewed include comprehensive data link, voice, and satellite services. Virgin Atlantic also renewed its contract for ARINC OpCenter message management, a hosted service which offers carriers global delivery and access to Data Link messages.
Southwest Airlines reports May traffic
June 7, 2011
Southwest Airlines reported May 2011 traffic results for Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways. Combined traffic in May 2011 increased 10.6% compared to the same period a year ago, while capacity increased 4.2% from May 2010. The load factor for the month was 82.7% compared to the combined load factor of 77.9% in May 2010.
World Airways signs agreement with Finnair Cargo to provide freighter capacity
June 7, 2011
World Airways, a subsidiary of Global Aviation Holdings, has entered into an agreement with Finnair Cargo to provide MD-11F all-cargo flights serving Helsinki, Shanghai and New York beginning June 15, 2011. The new service is to operate twice a week using World’s traffic rights.
Airline places order for up to six Bombardier CSeries aircraft
June 7, 2011
Bombardier Aerospace reported that an unidentified airline has placed a firm order for three CS100 aircraft and options on three more. Deliveries of the aircraft will start in 2014. Based on the list price for the CS100 aircraft, the firm order placed by the unidentified carrier is valued at $186 million, which could increase to $385 million, should all three options be converted to firm orders.
Personnel changes on the management board of ThyssenKrupp Aerospace
June 7, 2011
Since June 1, 2011, Juergen Funke took over as President of ThyssenKrupp Aerospace from Stuart Wilkins. Jeff Luckasavage will replace Juergen Funke as President of ThyssenKrupp Aerospace North America. Juergen Funke will be based in Essen, Germany, making communications with global customers in USA, Europe and Asia easier. The Vice Presidents for Europe and Asia Pacific, Bruce Maggs and Will Clare, will continue to be based in Birmingham, UK. Until September 2011 Stuart Wilkins will provide a smooth transition and support.
First ANA crews complete Boeing 787 pilot training
June 8, 2011
Boeing and ANA have completed pilot training in Seattle, Wash., for the first airline crews who will fly the 787 Dreamliner. Ten ANA pilots concluded their training after each pilot performed flights in ZA001 – the first 787 flight test airplane – over Washington state. These initial crews to go through training are ANA’s senior training pilots and check airmen and will conduct both simulator and airplane line training for ANA in Japan. They will be the first pilots on 787 commercial flights for ANA. Airplane ZA001 was used to conduct two base training flights on May 25 with Boeing instructor pilots and ANA pilots on board. Each ANA pilot performed approaches at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash.
Vueling increases the number of passengers carried by 17.5% in May
June 8, 2011
Vueling, the new generation airline, has carried 1,110,081 passengers in May’11. This implies a 17.5% increase vs. May 2010. The company has achieved a 72.8% load factor, 1.3 points higher than last year. Traffic for the month increased 13.6% and capacity increased 11.6% vs May 2010.
OGMA got certified as a Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization
June 8, 2011
Industria Aeronautica de Portugal, got certified as a Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization (CAMO) by the Instituto Nacional de Aviação Civil (INAC), per the European Agency for the Safety of Aviation (EASA) applicable regulations; this new competence includes as well the capacity to perform aircraft condition evaluations and issue the related Airworthiness Evaluation Certificates.
A J Walter Aviation achieves full quality accreditation in North America
June 8, 2011
AJW is now able to guarantee total quality around the globe as the certifying body, WQA, awards full certification to AJW’s Quality Management System for its new inventory hubs in Miami and Los Angeles. Following an extensive audit, the two hubs received full certification to AS9120-2005, ISO 9001-2008 and FAA ACOO-56A standards.
REVIMA APU joins REVIMA Group
June 8, 2011
Brotonne Capital, the holding company of REVIMA, a leading landing gear MRO provider based in Normandy, France, has completed the acquisition of REVIMA APU from Hamilton Sundstrand, forming the REVIMA Group. Over the past six years, REVIMA APU has become a world class APU MRO provider, developing significantly its activity on Hamilton Sundstrand, Pratt and Whitney Canada (“P&WC”), and Honeywell APU families. As a wholly-owned company of Hamilton Sundstrand, REVIMA APU implemented numerous strategic process improvements in an effort to better serve their growing customer base. REVIMA APU will significantly grow the portfolio of the REVIMA Group, positioning REVIMA APU as the largest APU independent MRO in the industry, and allowing customers to benefit from a unique repair capability. A long term repair license agreement has been established with Hamilton Sundstrand in support of existing and future APU models, including the APS2300 installed on the Embraer 170/190 and the APS5000 installed on the B787. REVIMA APU is also a P&WC Designated Overhaul Facility (“DOF”) authorized to perform MRO for the PW901A, PW901C and the PW980 APUs. The company also intends to develop its repair services activity on newer generation Honeywell APUs. REVIMA and REVIMA APU are both supplying MRO services to major airlines and are located on the same site, in Caudebec-en-Caux, France.
Chris Hoy new Head of Sales, Customer Services & Business Development for ASL
June 8, 2011
Airline Services (ASL), headquartered in Manchester, UK, has appointed Chris Hoy as Head of Sales, Customer Services & Business Development, for its newly formed Aircraft Component Repair division based at Stansted Airport. Chris joins the company from SR Technics where he was Sales Director – Component Maintenance, with responsibility for attaining the company’s component maintenance budget.
United Continental Holdings reports May 2011 operational performance
June 8, 2011
United and Continental’s combined consolidated traffic in May 2011 decreased 0.3% versus pro forma May 2010 results on a consolidated capacity decrease of 0.6%. The carriers’ combined consolidated load factor in May 2011 was up 0.2 points to 83.7% compared to the pro forma results from the same period last year.
Air Lease Corporation issues $120 million in unsecured notes
June 8, 2011
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has issued $120 million in Senior Unsecured Notes in a private placement to institutional investors. The notes contain a 5% coupon for a 5-year term with a maturity of June 6, 2016. The issuance constitutes the first time ALC has obtained long term unsecured financing under the SEC’s Regulation D in a private placement to institutional investors. “The issuance of these notes sends a strong signal from the investment community about ALC’s stated goal of tapping unsecured financing to fund our future fleet acquisitions,” said Jim Clarke, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ALC.
Goodrich to close Ohio landing gear facility
June 8, 2011
Goodrich announced it will close its Marble Avenue landing gear facility in Cleveland, Ohio by the end of 2012 due to program volume decline and the lack of appropriate new work to cost-effectively fill available capacity. Approximately 400 employees are located at the facility which supplies a range of landing gear equipment for commercial and military customers. The activities currently performed at Marble Avenue will be gradually transferred to other landing gear facilities. As previously disclosed, Goodrich will record a charge associated with the facility closure. The company expects to record pre-tax charges totaling approximately $39 million of which 40 percent are non-cash. Approximately $16 million will be recorded in the second quarter of 2011 and approximately $5 million will be recorded in the second half of 2011. Approximately $15 million will be recorded in 2012. None of these charges were included in the company’s 2011 outlook, released on April 21, 2011.
First Airbus Military C295 with AEW&C rotodome completes maiden flight
June 8, 2011
The first Airbus Military C295 development aircraft fitted with an Airbone Early Warning and Command (AEW&C) rotodome has successfully completed its first flight on 7th June 2011 at Airbus Military’s site in Seville (Spain). The flight follows extensive research and development work, including wind tunnel testing, leading to the conversion of a C295 to be fitted with the in-house developed rotodome. The aircraft took off at 17h16 local time (15h16 UTC) and landed at 20h04 local time (18h04 UTC), after a flight lasting 2h48 (wheels off – wheels down).
Starflyer takes delivery of first A320-200 from AWAS
June 8, 2011
AWAS delivered an Airbus A320-200 passenger aircraft to Starflyer, a successful and growing Japanese airline. This is the first of three planned deliveries from AWAS to Starflyer through 2014, and this delivery will be the sixth aircraft in their fleet.This new aircraft will be used on three routes: Tokyo (Haneda) to Kitakyushu, Kansai and Fukuoka (from July 2011).
