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Boeing delivers 2nd and 3rd C-130 AMP trainers to US Air Force
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Boeing has completed delivery of two more trainers for the U.S. Air Force's C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The Avionics Part Task Trainer and Cockpit Familiarization Trainer were declared "Ready for Use" on Sept. 25 and Oct. 22, respectively.
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» U.S. Air Force selects Chromalloy to provide maintenance cost savings on turbine engine repairs
Chromalloy a has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to provide repairs on TF33 first stage turbine engine blades in a new three-year contract valued at $1.2 million. The remanufacture of the turbine blade repairs will be performed at Chromalloy’s Oklahoma City, Okla., facility, in support of Tinker Air Force Base at Oklahoma City. Chromalloy currently provides repairs, parts and other services on other U.S. Air Force, Navy and Army contracts.
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» Ameco Beijing provides line maintenance services on Lufthansa A380
Ameco Beijing starts line maintenance work on Lufthansa´s A380 aircraft from September 2nd 2010. It is the first time for Ameco Beijing to provide services on the Superjumbo jet. Technical assistance will be provided to the Lufthansa station engineer in Beijing until the training and qualification process for Ameco releasing staff is completed.
Lufthansa uses its third A380 on the Frankfurt-Beijing route from September 2nd 2010. Named “Beijing”, the A380 is the first Lufthansa aircraft carrying the name of a non-German capital city.
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» Boeing projects $700 billion commercial airplanes market in North America
Boeing forecasts that air carriers in North America will take delivery of about 7,200 new airplanes over the next 20 years at an investment of $700 billion. New airplane deliveries in Canada and the United States will be driven largely by the need to retire older, less fuel-efficient single-aisle airplanes and regional jets, as airlines replace them with new-generation, more fuel-efficient models. (For the purposes of the Boeing forecast, the North America market consists of the U.S. and Canada. Mexico is included in Boeing's forecast for Latin America.).
"North America is a large, mature market, and we expect passenger traffic for the region to grow at a modest rate of 3.4%," said Randy Tinseth, vice president of Marketing, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, who released Boeing's 2010 North America market outlook on September 2nd in Montreal. "The fast-paced lifestyles in Canada and the U.S. require rapid, frequent and reliable coast-to-coast and interregional transportation. Driven by this demand, nearly three-quarters of the new deliveries over the next 20 years will be single-aisle airplanes."
Taking retirements of airplanes into account, the North America fleet will grow from 6,590 airplanes today to about 9,000 airplanes by 2029. Boeing forecasts that single-aisle airplanes will grow from 56% of the total North America fleet today to 71% of the fleet by 2029. Airlines are increasingly focusing on airplane age as fuel-thirsty, older airplanes weigh increasingly on earnings. Increased attention to aviation's impact on global climate change also will be a factor in selecting airplanes that produce lower carbon emissions.
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» Willis Lease Finance to purchase six Sukhoi Superjet (SSJ) 100 aircraft
Willis Lease Finance Corporation signed an agreement with SuperJet International to purchase six Sukhoi Superjet (SSJ) 100 aircraft and options for four additional aircraft. The memorandum of understanding has a value of up to $300 million under current list pricing and economic conditions. The agreement refers to the SSJ100/95 LR aircraft model in the 98 seat configuration with the first delivery scheduled for September 2012.
"The Sukhoi Superjet represents a significant advancement in the regional jet market, and we believe it fills a need for efficient and affordable transportation to smaller regional centers," said Charles F. Willis, President and Chief Executive Officer of Willis Lease. "Based on early operating tests, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 may be able to deliver operating efficiencies of 10% or better over competing aircraft models. "In addition to the strong potential we see for developing new regional markets throughout the world, we believe the transaction is a strategic one for us," Willis continued. "The international consortium of companies involved in the launch of this aircraft, include Powerjet which is comprised of NPO Saturn -- the major Russian engine manufacturer -- and Snecma, the French worldwide leader of engines for the SSJ 100 as well as the CFMI brand. These engines make up a significant portion of our current portfolio. In addition, the premier Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi and the major Italian aerospace leader Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica Company, will provide an entry into these strategic new markets."
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