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AIRPORT CARBONACCREDITATION GOES GLOBAL
Following the global airport industry’s commitment toreduce its carbon emissions made 7 years ago and theEuropean launch in 2009 of the carbon managementstandard Airport Carbon Accreditation, earlier this weekthe programme became global in scope, with itsextension to airports in Latin America and theCaribbean.
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MRO CONSOLIDATION: “IF” OR“WHEN”?
According to TeamSAI, the air transport MROexpenditure will climb over $60bn per year in 2015. Thegrowing market is being propelled by an ever increasingdemand for new aircraft, as the current global fleet ofmore than 23,000 will reach almost 33,000 by 2024.Furthermore, the position acquired from the mergershas allowed airlines a very favourable position innegotiation with MROs just 4 airlines are responsiblefor 85% of US market. Therefore, how is the MROmarket reacting to the industry changes?
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FAA, UAS legally an “aircraft"
The National Transportation Safety Board affirmed the agency's position thatunmanned aircraft systems (UAS) meet the legal definition of “aircraft,” and that theagency may take enforcement action against anyone who operates a UAS or modelaircraft in a careless or reckless manner.
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SMBC Aviation Capital order 80 737MAXs
Boeing and SMBC Aviation Capital announced an order for 80 737 MAX 8s, valued atmore than $8.5 billion at list prices. This is the largest single order for 737 MAXs from aleasing company and will help SMBC Aviation Capital grow its portfolio of highdemand,fuelefficient airplanes.
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Hong Kong’s magnate to form leasing
Facing the shortage of MROspecialists: new
technicians in just threeyears and other decisive
actions to be made
For quite a while now the globalMRO industry has been
generating an extraordinarilyhigh demand for qualifiedspecialists. In turn, the
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JV with Mitsubishi for $2b worthaircraft
Mitsubishi Corporation ("MC") has entered into an agreement with Cheung Kong(Holdings) Limited ("CK"), leading Hong Kong’s holding controlled by Li Kashing, Asia’srichest man, to newly establish a joint venture dedicated to aircraft leasing.
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FL Technics Training spruces up itsOnline Training with a trainingmanagement tool for industryemployers
FL Technics Training, a global provider of aviation technical training services, isdelighted to announce further extension of its online EASAcompliant training platform.A recently introduced training management tool is designed specifically for MROs,airlines and other industry employers seeking to plan, track and manage the onlinetraining of their personnel more efficiently.
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Engineering with humor
Never let it be said that ground crews and engineers lack a sense of humor. Here aresome actual logged maintenance complaints and problems and the solutions recordedby maintenance engineers.
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RollsRoyce, Delta Air Lines awards$5bn Trent order for 50 aircraft
RollsRoyce has won a $5bn order for Trent engines and longterm TotalCare®service support from Delta Air Lines to power 50 new aircraft.Trent XWB engines willpower 25 Airbus A350s and Trent 7000 engines will power 25 Airbus A330neo aircraft.
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Latin America and Caribbean needs$292 bn worth of aircraft by 2033
According to Airbus’ latest Global Market Forecast (GMF), Latin American andCaribbean airlines will require 2,294 new passenger and freighter aircraft between2014 and 2033, including 1,784 singleaisle, 481 twinaisle and 29 very large aircraft(VLA) worth an estimated US$292 billion. Globally, by 2033 some 31,358 newpassenger and freighter aircraft valued at nearly US$4.6 trillion will be required tosatisfy future robust market demand.
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prospects for talent in the fieldhave reached new heights
placing aircraft mechanics on thelist of top 200 most desired
careers and winning them the10th position on the top 20 High
Paying BlueCollar Jobs.
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Baltic Ground Services toprovide ground handling andfuelling services to Travel
Service Airlines
The continuously developing andexpanding international groundhandling and aircraft fueling
solutions’ provider Baltic GroundServices is delighted toannounce the signing of acooperation agreement with
Travel Service Airlines (TravelService, a.s.). Based on theterms of the newly signed
agreement, the company willprovide the Czech charter
carrier with integrated groundhandling and fuelling services atVilnius International Airport.
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RollsRoyce to reduceheadcount by 2 600 over
the next 18 months
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Airbus increases focus on bionicresearch
Airbus believes that much can be learned by studying the natural world, and in puttingthis philosophy into practice as a global innovation leader, the company has launchednumerous projects inspired by biological systems and methods in order to developnew technical solutions.
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FL Technics to add Airbus A330 to itscapability list
FL Technics, a global provider of tailormade aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaulservices, continues to expand the scope of its activities in the global market. Followingthe expansion of its total hangar capacity to over 30 000 sq. m., the company‘smanagement has confirmed plans to introduce Airbus A330 aircraft type to its EASAPart 145 certificate.
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NATS urges new approach on SES
Addressing European transport ministers in Rome last week, Richard Deakin, theChief Executive of UK air traffic services provider NATS, urged the EuropeanCommission to take a new approach to reforming the continent’s fragmented air trafficnetwork.
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GE90 engine on Boeing 777 replaced inless than seven hours
Etihad Airways’ Technical Maintenance department has just set a new world record byreplacing a GE90 engine on one of its Boeing 777 passenger aircraft in less thanseven hours.With an engine inlet cowling diameter of 3.4 metres, and overall length of7.4 metres, the GE90 engine weighs approximately eight tonnes, and is capable ofdelivering an extraordinary 115,000 pounds of thrust – making it the largest and mostpowerful commercial aircraft engine in use today.
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Remote control towers big potentialfor the growing industry
Last week, a Swedish airport received the first ever license to control planes through aremote tower at an airport located somewhere else. European pilots recognise thatsuch Remote Tower Services (RTS) will be part of future air operations and can bringpotential benefits if – and only if – they guarantee an equivalent or higher level of flightsafety, compared to local air traffic control.
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RollsRoyce today announcesadditional headcount reductions
as part of an intensifiedprogramme to improve
operational efficiency and reducecost across the Group. Rolls
Royce now propose arestructuring plan that will reduceheadcount by 2,600 over thenext 18 months, principally in
Aerospace division. The majorityof this reduction will be achieved
in 2015.
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Lockheed Martinannounces new leadership
appointments
Lockheed Martin announced theappointments of Patricia L.Lewis, 52, to senior vice
president of Human Resourcesand Jennifer M. Whitlow, 42, to
senior vice president ofCommunications. Lewis andWhitlow were also electedcorporate officers. Both
appointments are effective Jan.1, 2015.
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Bell Helicopter to open new aircraftassembly facility in LA
KBR Inc. announced today that KBR Building Group, a subsidiary within KBR'sServices Group, has been awarded a contract to construct Bell Helicopter’s newfacility in Lafayette, LA.The project is scheduled for completion by June 2015. BellHelicopter will use the facility to assemble its newest commercial helicopter, the Bell505 Jet Ranger XTM.
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China will need 1000 new jets by 2033
Embraer, in a newly released China's Regional Aviation Market Outlook 20142033,forecasts that 1,020 new 70 to 130seat jets will be demanded by the Chinese regionalaviation market by 2033, representing 16% of global deliveries of jets in that segment,as released in Embraer’s China Regional Aviation Market Outlook in a pressconference today, during the 10th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition,in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province.
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China Aircraft Leasing Company signsMoU for 100 A320 Family aircraft
China Aircraft Leasing Company (CALC), the leading independent aircraft operatinglessor in China, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for100 A320 Family aircraft. The commitment comprises 74 A320neo, 16 A320ceo and 10A321ceo. Including this new commitment, CALC’s total order tally with Airbus stands at140 A320 Family aircraft.
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Bell, Reignwood signs LOI for 50helicopters
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company announced it has signed a letter of intent withReignwood Investment, Ltd., (Reignwood) for 50 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X aircraft. Theannouncement was made as part of a formal signing ceremony at the Bell Helicopterdisplay at Airshow China in Zhuhai.
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Safran and AVIC inks joint ventureagreement
Safran and AVIC signed, through their respective companies Snecma and SAIC, aframework agreement on the creation of a common entity in China in the field ofturboprop engine for commercial aircraft. The aim of this cooperation is to design, testand produce power turbines and flame tubes for the two parent companies.
FAA, NextGen upgrade forWashington airspace
Just in time for the busy holidaytravel season, the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA)today announced that the
Washington, D.C. Metroplex isthe first in the nation to have
three, stateoftheart, satellitebased highways in the skyrunning side by side by side,each dedicated to one of the
three major airports in the region.
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Bell, Reignwood signs LOIfor 50 helicopters
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc.company announced it hassigned a letter of intent withReignwood Investment, Ltd.,
(Reignwood) for 50 Bell 505 JetRanger X aircraft. The
announcement was made aspart of a formal signing
ceremony at the Bell Helicopterdisplay at Airshow China in
Zhuhai.
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Boeing names DonnaHrinak president Boeing
Latin America
Boeing announced today thatDonna Hrinak, presidentofBoeing Brazil, will have
expanded responsibilities toinclude all of Latin America. Shewill continue heading Boeing inBrazil from São Paulo while
leading the company’s strategyto grow regional market
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EXPERT OPINION
Shariacompliant aircraft leasing – willit change the market?
In midNovember 2014 the UAE’s lowcost carrier flydubai issued its first Sukuk – aShariacompliant financial certificate – raising over USD500 million to support its furthergrowth and refinance current obligations. The fiveyeardeal received over USD3 billionin orders with 3/5 of investors from the Middle East. While clearly indicating the growinginvestors’ confidence in the airline industry, the deal has also fuelled the discussionwhether separate Shariabased deals might actually be a rising new trend in the globalaviation finance market.Read more >
PMA parts: the future of aircraft MRO?
The rising MRO costs continue to be the reality of aircraft operators all over the world.According to IATA, over the past decade airlines have experienced an annual increasein spare parts prices of around 35% per annum. As a result, today maintenancematerials and parts account for about 4% (roughly a total of $120 million) of total aircarriers’ operating costs.Unsurprisingly, managing budgets when it comes to spareparts supply remains one of the key issues for the market players. However, with
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Maintenance engineers remain one ofthe most demanded specialists inaviation
As the demand for air travel keeps rising, the majority of experts agree that the futureof the industry is looking bright. It is forecasted that by 2016 aviation will have injectedmore than $ 1 trillion into the global economy and created (directly and indirectly)almost 70 million jobs worldwide.
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Digital aircraft documentation: one sizeto fit all
Currently up to 40% of the world’s aircraft fleet is leased and the figure rising. This hasgranted carriers more flexibility in fleet planning and better financial ratios. However,when it is time for an airline to return the equipment to its lessor and prepare it for thenext operator, the process can stretch out to several times the normal period, andcosts mount as time passes.
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opportunities in Latin America aspresident of Boeing Latin
America.
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UTC completes first set ofof avionics for COMAC
C919
Xi'an AVIC Hamilton SundstrandAviation Electric Co. today
announced that the first set ofelectric systems has beenproduced for COMAC's newC919 jetliner, and is scheduled
for delivery in November.
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US to EU: increasing opportunities forPMA
Asian and South American markets are becoming much more acceptant to the idea ofimporting and using PMA parts, European PMA market is already standing at morethan 35%. With the main supplier being small manufacturers in US, what PMA exporttrends may be seen in the near future?
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Middle Eastern private aviation is stillfacing challenges
Middle East has been a real success story in the aviation industry, and its businessaviation segment is not an exception. By 2020 the regional business jet fleet size isprojected to grow from present 500 to 1 375, according to MEBAA, while the businessaviation sector will be worth around $1.3 billion.
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Ensuring workforce supply for theAsian MRO market
Despite high oil prices and currency fluctuations, airlines in the Asia Pacific regionmanaged to earn a net profit of $3 billion in 2013. Moreover, this year they areexpected to scoop up $3.7 billion. As, according to Boeing, by 2033 nearly 50% ofglobal traffic will be to, from or within the region, it will need over 13 400 new aircraft toaccommodate the growing demand. Taking this into account, the outlook for MROservice providers across the region should be rosy. But is it really?
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Popular narrowbody engineaftermarket set for growth
In 2013, CFM’s new LEAP engine family booked almost 1 400 orders. This marked thefirst time that the new model surpassed CFM56 in annual order figures. However, whilethe LEAP’s future is bright, it will take some time for the model to become a realrevenuegenerator.
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Flight attendant: aviation’s mostwanted
With the aviation industry growing at an unprecedented pace, according to BloombergBusinessweek flight attendant applications are currently far outpacing the positionsavailable. For instance, Emirates has been reported to receive over 15 000 cabin crewjob applications per month. At the same time, however, Air India has recently cancelledor temporarily withdrawn as many as 12 flights from its network due to shortage ofcabin crew.
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Finland's airspace reform inNovember
Reform is under way to enhanceand optimise air traffic. 'Amongstother things, the reform helps toreduce planes' fuel consumption,which, in turn, decreases theburden on the environment.Some flight times will beshortened too, thanks to
combining of routes,' says RaineLuojus, Director of Air Navigation
Services for Finavia.
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Trials demonstrateenhanced airtosurfacecapability for Typhoon
Working closely with the RoyalAir Force and weapons
manufacturer Raytheon BAEhave completed a series of flight
trials culminating in thesuccessful release of two
Paveway IV precision guidedweapons simultaneously from aTyphoon aircraft. This is the firstmultiple release of the PavewayIV from an RAF Typhoon to
multiple targets.
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Stefan Pichler appointedCEO of airberlin group
In his role as CEO of Air BerlinPLC, Stefan Pichler will beresponsible for all group
businesses and airline brands.
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AIRLINESWestJet, unsuccessful tentative flight attendant agreementFrontier Airlines orders nine Airbus A321ceo aircraftAir France, Hop! to start shorthaul service in summer 2015airberlin equips whole fleet with WiFiEtihad Airways, Tourism Australia double joint marketing commitmentAir China and Air Canada to form comprehensive strategic allianceQatar Aiways receives two Boeing 787 Dreamliners and one Boeing 777aircraftAeroflot deploys SITA crewtabletLion Group celebrates first deliveries of Airbus aircraft
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AIRLINES DATAEstonian Air, €52.2 m in nine months, 2014airberlin, %2.6 revenue decline in Q3, 2014Virgin America, 1.1% traffic decrease in October, 2014Austrian Airlines, 4.5% capacity increase in 9M, 2014SAS, 7.9% traffic increase in October, 2014Spirit Airlines, 17.4% traffic increase in October, 2014American Airlines, 82.2% passenger load factor in October, 2014Aeroflot, 14% yearonyear revenue increase in September, 2014Ryanair, 32% profit increase in H1, 2014
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COMMERCIAL AVIATIONSouth Carolina begins final assembly of its first 7879 DreamlinerBOC Aviation opens subsidiary in TianjinBoeing ecoDemonstrator 787 tests efficiency innovationsBoeing delivers a 737700 to Ruili AirlinesATR obtains EASA certification for the new developments in the ATR 600avionics suiteBoeing, Kuwait Airways’ $3.3 bn purchase intentAirbus to expand oversize air transport capabilityST Engineering injects capital into Brasilian subsidiaryGE begins production of the Airbus A3501000's wing fixed trailing edgepackage
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He will take over on February1st, 2015 from Wolfgang ProckSchauer, who will resign on hisown request but remain with theGroup and resume his previousposition as Chief Strategy andPlanning Officer to further
support airberlin.
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ST Engineering announcesnew key management
positions
Singapore TechnologiesEngineering Ltd (ST Engineering)
today announced theappointment of senior
management personnel to newkey management positions in theGroup with a view to further
strengthen its leadership team.
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Air Arabia, 46% net profitincrease in 9M, 2014
Air Arabia announced its financialresults for the first nine monthsending September 30, 2014, asthe success of the company’s
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AIRPORTSLuton airport, 8.7% % passenger traffic increase in September, 2014Heathrow traffic and business commentary October 2014ACI EUROPE to analyse airports’ online engagementNew guidance launched to help UK airports deal with disruptionAirport Authority Hong Kong, 9.3% yearonyear revenue increase inSeptember 2014ACI, 3.9% passenger traffic increase in Europe during September, 2014Brisbane Airport issued US$250m of Senior Secured NotesLAX, 4.8% forecasted passenger traffic increase in November 2014
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BUSINESS AVIATIONCAA UK to ease experimental aircraft proofingAviation to contribute $53 bn to Dubai’s economy by 2020UAVs demonstrate firefighting capabilitiesGulfstream begins G650ER deliveriesClayton, Dubilier & Rice increase share in CHCMilestone Aviation Group finances helicopters for Bristow HelicoptersRollsRoyce, Jiangsu AStar sign M250 turboprop engines contractBombardier to offer leasing solutions in ChinaNew Piaggio Aerospace's manufacturing plant in Italy
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MROGE Aviation and Turbocoating SPA form Coating Joint VentureAFI KLM E&M get GEnx maintenance EASA certificationVector Aerospace to support French NavyMTU Aero Engines, GE sign GEnx maintenance agreementAeroTurbine increases credit facility to $550 MillionLufthansa Technik to open new hangar in Puerto RicoHoneywell to power Textron Scorpion aircraftJet Aviation, new Fixed Base Operation at Munich Airport
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DEFENSEUSSTRATCOM awards combined $800m for advisory and assistanceservicesU.S. Air Force reports of military aircraft crash in Gulf of MexicoBoeing to train Australian Army and Navy helicopter pilots for next 25 yearsBAE, $571 m for advanced radar integrationFrance to order 12 airtoair refuelling aircraftLockheed Martin awarded $271 m for Taiwanese F16 modificationsIndonesia acquires 11 Airbus Helicopters AS565 MBe Panther rotorcraftNorthrop Grumman, US AF awards $306 m for Global Hawk sustainmentFokker signs Agreement in Principle for F35 drag chute fairing assembl
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hub and network expansionstrategy continued to be
reflected in strong performancefigures.
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Trans States Airlines todouble its fleet
Trans States Airlines announcedthat it will operate 36 Embraer
E145 aircraft provided by UnitedAirlines. Trans States expects to
begin taking delivery of andstarting scheduled service withthese aircraft under the UnitedExpress brand and livery in
February 2015, with deliveriesslated to continue through the
first quarter of 2016.
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FAA, new icing standardsfor new transport airplanes
The updated standards requireU.S. manufacturers to show thattransport airplanes can operatesafely in freezing drizzle orfreezing rain, conditions that
constitute the icing environmentknown as “supercooled large
drops” (SLD). The standard alsoincludes ice crystal weather
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