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TRUE GOLD BEHIND THE GLITTER DAVID McINTOSH

As exciting as these exotic flying machines may be, the real treasure behind business aviation is its ability to deliver on its core mission–efficient, cost-effective transportation.

公务航空在中国处于低谷，但并未退场 尽管一年前中国政府推行的反腐败反奢华政策使中国的公务航空业 陷入了低谷状态，但它依然蕴藏着令人振奋的潜力。 随着亚洲公务航空协会(AsBAA)开始站稳脚跟，公务航空业内人士的 看法将趋向一致。 AsBAA的新任主席Charlie Mularski告诉AIN的记者说，“(中国的)反腐 败运动的目标实际上是高端奢侈品，令人悲哀的是公务机被归入了这一 类。但重要的一点是，公务机并非奢侈品，而是一种工具 – 所以我们 该怎样说服当权者和公众同意这个说法呢？” 他还说，AsBAA将宣传“没有飞机就没有收获”的概念，旨在改变大 家对公务航空的负面看法，尤其是在中国。

Facing austerity woes, bizav focuses on value

by Ian Sheppard If there’s anything ABACE 2015 revealed this week, it was that the austerity heralded in a year ago by the Chinese government only changed

the way the business aviation sector is behaving outwardly, whereas the underlying excitement, potential and activity is muted by a drop, perhaps

temporary, in charter demand and aircraft deliveries.

However businesses in Greater China are becoming increasingly aware of the value of business aircraft as tools, something that might help reshape the image of these aircraft from luxury toys to workhorses that save time and add value for corporations.

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Airbus A340 As A VIP Platform

The airframer’s product support in Asia Pacific received a major upgrade when the Beijing-based customerservice facility was joined by Deer Jet in supporting Falcons. Page 6

Following the ABACE show’s closing today, the next big venue for the business aviation industry will be Geneva, Switzerland, for the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition. Page 6

AIN correspondent James Wynbrandt covers the major completions players represented here during the ABACE show in a comprehesive review of their operations and offerings for customers. Page 10

Aerion has selected Sparkle Roll as its local sales agent. The company will be responsible for sales and marketing of the AS2 supersonic business jet in the Asia Pacific region. Page 17

With four engines slung under its wings, the Airbus A340 might look like a poor candidate as a fuel-efficient transport.

AIN correspondent Mark Huber writes that might not be the case. Page 18

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Gama Hutchison venture signs a pair of Globals Though the market has softened somewhat, China’s demand for rotorcraft remains above average.

Outlook: China’s need for rotorcraft runs deep

by Kerry Lynch

Honeywell Aerospace’s 2015 deliveries between 2015 and Turbine-Powered Civil Helicopter 2019. The survey reflects modPurchase Outlook found a soft- erate improvement in new purening of expectations from the chase plans, led by an uptick in Chinese market, but the demand the U.S. and Canada. still remains above world averages, The Asia Pacific region said Charles Park, director of mar- accounted for 14 percent of global ket analysis. The Chinese market demand, but purchase expectaalso had stronger rotorcraft pur- tions slipped both in the region chase expectations than the entire and in China specifically. Even Asia Pacific region. with a decline, the purchase plan Worldwide, the survey fore- expectations are still stronger than casts a market for between many regions of the world, and China Purchase Plans Strengthened 4,750 to 5,250 civilian helicopter Park said the survey still found a

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In Asia, purchase expectations favored medium and heavy helicopters, Park said. “Demand has shifted toward heavier helicopters,” he said, adding: “The lightsingle class is much less popular.”

The utility of the heavier helicopters makes them more attractive to Asian buyers, Park said, but he also noted the survey does not reflect piston helicopters.

As far as use, flying hours are significantly increasing in the tourism sector as China eases restrictions on flights in lowaltitude airspace. But corporate use ranks among the lowest in terms of flight hours.

Intermediate and medium twin-engine helicopters ranked second worldwide in purchase plans, accounting for 31 percent. Honeywell suspects that the emerging class of supermedium helicopters, such as the AgustaWestland 189, Bell 525 and Airbus EC175, might be underrepresented given current volatility based on the energy markets.

Park, however, said Honeywell does not expect fuel prices to remain depressed, and this class may see even more demand in the future.

Unlike in the Asia Pacific region, the light-single class is the most popular worldwide, accounting for 49 percent of the purchase plans. o

The first two aircraft to be managed by Farnborough, UK-based Gama Aviation’s (Booth P706) new joint venture with Hutchison Whampoa, Gama Hutchison, will be Hong Kong-based Bombardier Globals, the companies announced yesterday at ABACE 2015. The aircraft owners were not disclosed.

According to Gama Aviation CEO Marwan Khalek, “The Asia Pacific business aviation market has boomed in recent years, with 714 aircraft delivered across the region since 2010. The growth has been driven by demand in China and Hong Kong, and there is an increasing need for market-leading service companies to provide the requisite expertise to manage these aircraft properly.”

The Asian business aviation market is “geared toward larger aircraft, with just over a quarter [26 percent] of the current fleet comprising either heavy jets, such as the Global 5000, or jet airliners,” he added. “We are confident that we will be able to grow our managed fleet in the region and continue to offer our customers market-leading aircraft management, maintenance and support, as well as aircraft charter services, in future.”

Meanwhile, Gama Aviation signed a deal this week in Shanghai to add a Gulfstream GV based in Mumbai, India, to its own managed fleet. “This is our first aircraft in India and is another landmark achievement for us,” Gama said. o

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by Ian Sheppard

Simon To (l) , managing director of Hutchison Whampoa (China), celebrates an aircraft management joint-venture deal with Marwan Khalek, CEO of Gama Aviation.

APAC average is close to world average RUSSIAN BROKER SEES POTENTIAL As the number of Chinese billionaires increased over the past year by more than 50, to 213, in Russia it decreased by 23, to 88, according to analysis by Moscow-based private aircraft broker ArcosJet, a situation which it believes could lead to a migration of pre-owned business jets from Russia to China.

The business jet market is quite similar in these two countries. Both have young fleets–more than 70 percent of the business jets in Russia are less than 10 years old, while 60 percent of those in China are less than five years old. In addition, customers in both countries prefer large-cabin, long-range aircraft.

And with Chinese buyers becoming more accepting of the concept of buying pre-owned aircraft to avoid long waiting times involved with purchasing new aircraft, ArcosJet believes cross-border deals will become more attractive between Russian sellers and Chinese buyers.

According to ArcosJet, aircraft sold on behalf of Russian owners are mainly operated and maintained by major European companies under European registries, ensuring they are in good condition with a transparent ownership and flight history.

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Bombardier anticipates a $30 billion local market Han pointed to several factors positioning China for the growth in aircraft deliveries, including sustained economic expansion, growth of high net-worth individuals that are increasingly flying internationally, and continued improvement in the operating environment in the region. Currently, Bombardier has an installed fleet of 120 aircraft in China.

As the fleet grows, Bombardier is expanding its support in the region. In fact, the company is finalizing contractural agreements and plans to break ground shortly on a new support center in Tianjin, according to Gary Martin, Bombardier vice president sales, marketing and service programs.

Bombardier announced in November 2013 that it had signed a letter of intent for a joint venture with the Tianjin Airport Economic Area to increase maintenance services in Mainland China. This includes the development of a maintenance facility that would service Bombardier business jets and possibly commercial aircraft.

The center, expected to open in 2017, will join Bombardier’s new facility in Singapore supporting business jets in the Asia

Bombardier’s Global 6000 is one of the anticipated players in what the manufacturer predicts will be a bumper market for business jets over the coming decade. The Canadian OEM kicked off its participation at ABACE with an order for one Global.

Pacific region. That facility, which opened a little more than a year ago, already has serviced 150 aircraft and obtained authorizations from 10 countries. The most recent authorization comes from India, granted just this week.

The facility, which supports the range of Bombardier business aircraft, includes 3,000 sq m (32,000 sq ft) of hangar space, 3,500 sq m (38,000 sq ft) of dedicated ramp, and 3,500 sq m (38,000 sq ft) of workshop, warehouse and office space.

Bombardier recently added capabilities under an agreement to house a Singapore office of interiors specialist Flying Colours at the facility. o

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Bombardier Aerospace, (Static/ Chalet Display) which opened ABACE with the signing of a sale contract for a Global aircraft, is projecting a market for up to 950 business jet deliveries worth $30.9 billion into China through 2023.

Michael Han, regional vice president-China for Bombardier Aerospace, announced the Global order, saying it was the culmination of an 18-month negotiating period. The manufacturer was not ready to detail the customer or exact model, but said delivery would be later this year.

This latest order buoys Bombardier’s optimism for China, believing it is poised to become the third-largest region in terms of business jet deliveries over the next two decades.

Over the forecast period, Bombardier forecasts that as many as 285 large-cabin business jets valued at $15.5 billion will be delivered to China.

This represents 30 percent of all business jet deliveries and 50 percent of total delivery value.

Medium jets, meanwhile, are expected to account for 430 deliveries to China, or 45 percent of all business jet deliveries, and $12.3 billion, or 40 percent of total delivery value.

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by Kerry Lynch

SPARKLING EXAMPLE OF AN AVANTI II Lee Li (l), is chairman of local Piaggio sales representative Sparkle Roll Technik. It operates this extended-range version of the P.180 Avanti II. Alfredo Nocera, Piaggio area manager for Asia, shares his colleague’s enthusiasm.

Universal Aviation inks JV on FBO at Manila Airport

by Curt Epstein Universal Weather and Aviation (Booth H325) has formed Universal Aviation Philippines, a joint venture with Asian Aerospace Corp. to manage the company’s FBO at Manila International Airport.

Under the agreement, the newly-renovated facility will be rebranded as a Universal Aviation location starting in May, staffed by Universal employees, under the same procedures, protocols and training as the company’s other global locations.

It marks the Texas-based company’s first foothold in the Philippines and the seventh Asia Pacific country where it will provide aircraft ground handling, according to Charlie Mularski, Universal’s regional vice president.

“We are continuing to strategically expand our Universal Aviation ground support network in the Asia Pacific region at challenging locations our clients frequently request,” he said. “As one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, the Philippines is also seeing rapid growth of business aviation.”

The FBO, which operates 24/7 has a hangar that can accommodate aircraft up to a Gulfstream G550, and is the only private aviation facility at the airport to offer both direct ramp-side and streetside access. The 5,276-sq-m (56,790-sq-ft) terminal has

four passenger lounges and the crew-dedicated Philippine Clipper lounge on the second floor, which offers an airport ramp view along with a private pantry and shower facility.

On-site customs and immigrations clearance is available either planeside or in the terminal, depending on time of day, with after-hours call out available. “We’re bringing our know-how and network power to enhance their services and really open up a Western brand into that market,” Mularski told AIN. While the name on the FBO will change, Asian Aerospace will continue to have a presence at the airport through its aircraft charter and MRO operations. The company also has hangars at Cebu International Airport and Clark International Airport, which will have Universal ground handling personnel stationed as well under the joint venture, according to Mularski. Overall, Universal provides ground-handling services at more than 40 locations in 20 countries worldwide. o

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BBJ’S LONGRIDGE SEES SALES MOMENTUM CONTINUING

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Boeing Business Jets is hoping to build on momentum from last year, when the division sold a record 13 aircraft, including four widebodies, and delivered ten. “Last year was a very good year for BBJ,” said David Longridge, speaking at ABACE for the first time as president of the company.

Longridge late last year succeeded Steve Taylor at the helm. A 21-year Boeing veteran, he returned to the division that he first joined during its infancy in 1996, when he served as a sales director for almost two years. But after concentrating on the airline market for a number of years, Longridge is happy to jump back into the business jet arena. “It is one of the most fascinating corners of the aviation world,” he said.

Overall he is pleased by the balance of sales. While interest has been strong in widebodies, the BBJ is “what butters our bread,” he said. Of the 228 VIP aircraft sold, the BBJ accounts for 164. Boeing has been steadily building up completion capacity to accommodate both wide- and narrow-bodied aircraft. The company has a network of 18 authorized completion centers capable of accommodating the BBJ, and 10 that can handle widebodies. A number of them have work under way. Boeing expects that four 747s will come out the pipeline this year along with one or two 787s. “This is going to be a great year for big aircraft,” said Longridge, who added that he’s been “pleasantly surprised” by the –K.L. level of sales activity this year.

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order announcements were lacking this week in Shanghai, there have been an increasing number of joint ventures and previously announced ventures coming to fruition. The next few years should see these take root and with them the entire industry will start to bloom on a broader basis.

And as the Asian Business Aviation Association (AsBAA) starts to find its footing, it is to be expected that the industry will find a single voice on various issues that create

obstacles to development.

Charlie Mularski, the new chairman of AsBAA (as of this week), told AIN, “The anti-corruption cloud [in China] is really targeting high-end luxury items, and sadly business aircraft fall into that. But the point is that it is not a luxury item, it’s a tool– so how can we persuade the authorities and the public of this?” He recognized that there had been an impact on orders and deliveries in China, but said AsBAA is determined to have its own “No Plane, No Gain” drive–“but the reason for it here is to fight the stigma.”

Another question then is whether ABACE itself, as

the main annual forum and showcase for business aviation in China and the wider Asia Pacific region, can in fact encompass the whole region and be less China-centric.

While the People’s Republic represents an incredible engine for driving industry growth, it will be as a wider region that real progress is made. Certainly, international entities coming to ABACE are expending a lot of time and effort coming to the key “Asian” business aviation event, and want to be able to meet and interact with representatives of the business aviation sector from all over the world, where they have interests in the Asia Pacific. o

Avic relishing its role as Nextant’s sales rep

by James Wynbrandt Avic International Aero-Development Corp. (Avic ADE; Booth P102, Static Display), exclusive sales representative in the Greater China region for Nextant Aerospace, U.S.-based business aircraft remanufacturer, is displaying here at ABACE a Beechcraft King Air C90 turboprop twin–the platform for Nextant’s latest product, the G90XT. When their partnership was announced at ABACE last year, Avic ADE was expected to take delivery of a Nextant 400XTi, a remanufactured Beechjet 400A/ XP light jet, by the end of 2014.

Since it’s remanufactured from an existing aircraft, the 400XTi, powered by Williams FJ44-3AP engines and featuring a Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 integrated flight deck, it costs about half the price of new aircraft in the light jet category, according to Nextant.

But due to customer demand in other parts of the world, no 400XTi is yet available for Avic ADE, said Wu Jianghua, the company’s senior business aviation sales manager. However, China’s first 400XTi is on the way and a customer is waiting in the wings, said Jianghua. “The aircraft was completed just this month, but we could not get it in time for ABACE.” Nonetheless, during the past year Avic ADE helped Nextant receive CAAC certification and arranged the agreement appointing maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider Staeco (Beijing) Business Jet Maintenance Co. Ltd. as its first authorized service center in Greater

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ALLPOINTS JET IS AN ABACE POSTER CHILD AllPoints Jet (Booth P712) has grown up with ABACE. Its first aircraft order was announced at the first rebooted ABACE in 2012, and the Gulfstream G450 (pictured here at the show) was delivered a year later at ABACE 2013. The company has since added a G550 to its charter operation and last year put more than 800 mostly international flight hours on the pair. This year, the Chengdu-based operator added a privately-owned G550 to –C.E. its certificate.

China, expected to be operational in the first quarter of 2016.

Avic ADE hopes to make “one or two” 400XTi deliveries this year, Jianghua said.

Meanwhile, Jianghua expects the G90XT to make a big splash in China. “Chinese customers are very excited by this product. A lot of C90s are in China right now, but due to design they cannot satisfy CAAC Part 135 charter regulations.” The G90XT, however, will meet these standards, greatly increasing their potential commercial applications. FAA certification of the G90XT is expected this month, and CAAC approval is expected at the end of this year or early 2016.

Nextant completely guts, strips, and essentially “zero times” each airframe before installing new engines, avionics and interiors, and then repainting them. As remanufactured aircraft, CAAC certifies Nextant with a VSTC (verified supplemental type certificate) rather than the VTC (verified type certificate) it bestows upon original aircraft it approves.

Nextant is now developing its third remanufactured product. “They’re going to do a large business jet,” said Jianghua, citing Avic ADE’s discussions with Nextant. Speculation has focused on the Gulfstream GIV as the platform. Whatever the model, Avic ADE will be ready to offer it to customers in the region. “Our relationship is solid,” said Jianghua. “Nextant trusts us in our ability for sales and marketing in China.” o

Eclipse Aviation and Kestrel Aircraft announced a merger yesterday, forming ONE Aviation Corp., which will be led by Cirrus Aircraft co-founder Alan Klapmeier.

Its core products include the Eclipse 550 very light jet and Kestrel K350 turboprop single. It plans to design, develop and manufacture a family of aircraft.

“Combining the synergies of Eclipse and Kestrel under the leadership of [CEO] Alan Klapmeier is a perfect fit. Customers will appreciate Alan’s vision and his prior experience in leading the design, development, and production of one of the world’s most successful aircraft programs,” said Mason Holland, chairman of ONE Aviation.

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Dassault is upgrading Falcon support in Asia Dassault Aviation detailed the latest improvements to its customer support in the region here at ABACE 2015 on Monday. The airframer’s Beijing-based Asia Pacific customer service base was set up in 2013 to provide support services for both local and transient operators, and the office currently has seven employees who have established relations with all the local Falcon operators.

According to Kathy Liu, the company’s director of customer service for Asia Pacific, among the facility’s responsibilities are fieldservice support through locations in Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mumbai and Shanghai, as well as parts supply with warehouses in Singapore (the largest in the region with $40 million in spares inventory), Beijing, Hong Kong,

Chennai and Sydney.

The regional service division also supports customers at the regional service centers that include Hong Kong, Singapore (the largest in the region), Mumbai and Sydney.

Here in Shanghai, ABACE host Shanghai Hawker Pacific Business Aviation Service Centre is an authorized repair provider and Dassault has two highly experienced technicians positioned at the facility to handle aircraft-on-ground situations throughout the region.

An agreement signed Monday between Deer Jet, which operates seven Falcon 7X trijets, and Dassault saw the establishment of a new China service center at Beijing Capital Airport that will provide maintenance and AOG support for the model. o

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Dassault’s Falcon business jet line, including Model 2000-series twinjets, such as this one here at ABACE, have gotten a boost in support in the Asia Pacific region.

More than 50 aircraft will be on display at EBACE.

Bizav heads to Geneva for EBACE next month

by Mark Phelps Next month, the business aviation industry meets again, this time for the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland.

Conducted in cooperation with the European Business Aviation Association and the U.S. National Business Aviation Association, the show kicks off on May 19 and runs for three days.

This year marks the 15th annual EBACE show. In addition to exhibit halls filled with more than 500 exhibitors in the Palexpo conference center and ramp chocked with more than 50 aircraft on the static display at the adjacent Geneva International Airport, a series of education, networking and advocacy meetings are scheduled to mark the milestone. More than 13,000 attendees are expected.

Chris Strong, senior v-p of conventions and membership, oversees the event for NBAA. He said, “Obviously, the business aviation community has faced significant challenges over the past decade and a half, but we’ve also experienced great innovation in equipment, safety and management methodology. These innovations will be celebrated at EBACE 2015.”

Even before the event officially kicks off, there will be a one-day EBACE Safety Workshop on Monday, May 18. Invited speakers include representatives from EASA, business aviation trade associations and individual

Jet Aviation to complete Asian 777s

by Charles Alcock Jet Aviation last month won a contract from an undisclosed client in Asia to complete the interiors of a pair of Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The deal represents the company’s first completions contract from the Asia Pacific region and it expects to deliver the widebody

jets from its facility in Basel, Switzerland in the third quarter of 2018, and work has already begun on the project.

“This is our first entry into the Asian market for completions and I don’t believe it will be our last,” said Jet Aviation president Robert Smith. The work

on the completion of the two 777s is being done through close cooperation with Boeing, which managed a highly competitive bidding process on behalf of its client. “These completions projects are always unique, regardless of which region the customer comes from, and all of

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company flight departments.

“This year’s Safety Workshop will focus on both regulatory and operational safety concerns and will give attendees practical guidance for addressing safety issues in their own organizations,” said NBAA v-p of regulatory and international affairs Doug Carr.

The global nature of the EBACE show is highlighted with another pre-convention

MARK WAGNER

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sessions on the docket for EBACE 2015 is an overview of the state of the industry, moderated by AIN editor-in-chief Charles Alcock. With a panel that includes association leaders, industry analysts, manufacturers’ representatives, sales experts and financial advisors, the panel will address the first surge in demand in recent memory for business aviation services, and the challenges faced in the wake of unrest in Ukraine and other barriers to advancement of the economy.

Of particular interest to business aviation enthusiasts from China, an information session on airport access for business aviation will also be front-and-center The Swiss mountains form the backdrop for next month’s EBACE.

event, also scheduled for May 18. The day-long 2015 EBACE International Aircraft Transaction Seminar will explore the pitfalls of buying aircraft from outside one’s national borders. Conducted by experts in aircraft sales, the program cites some of the common misconceptions. Featured speaker Jay Mesinger, president and CEO of Boulder, Colorado-based Mesinger Jet Sales, said, “An international business aircraft transaction is no longer something one should attempt alone.”

Among the information

among EBACE 2015 events. The seminar will address the challenges of maintaining the flexibility and versatility of business aviation while ensuring access to airports where airlines control most of the capacity. The role of modern navigation technology and its effect on infrastructure should also be of interest. These are topics and issues that operators in the Asia Pacific region face every day.

For more information on EBACE 2015, visit www. ebace.aero. o

us at Jet Aviation want to deliver a product that truly reflects the individual tastes of the owner,” he told AIN. “We have invested heavily in process and product improvements for popular widebody platforms such as the 777 to bring VIP interiors to the next level of quality and precision,” said Matthew Woollaston, Jet Aviation Basel’s director for market development and completion sales. “This is a fantastic

opportunity for us to showcase our new capabilities.”

Since it was established in 1977, the Jet Aviation Basel facility has completed more than 200 cabin interiors and today it employs more than 1,600 people. It has in-house design and engineering departments, along with on-site cabinetry, upholstery, fiberglass and paint shops. Since 1999, Jet Aviation (Booth H331) has handled 25 Boeing completions. o

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The design is an outgrowth of two trends, said AWD’s Jim Dixon: “Chinese clientele like English style,” while “a new breed of heavily branded London hotels such as Armani and Bulgari are making inroads, particularly among the more youthful clientele we’re finding here in China. It’s slightly different from the rest of the world.

They’re very brand aware.”

Jason Liao–co-founder, chairman and CEO of China Business Aviation Group, parent of CBAJet–said the company is “pleased to be collaborating with Andrew Winch Designs on Project Mayfair. Their design quality, proven record and client-focussed approach, combined with the standard configuration, will enable us to deliver unique and luxurious aircrafts for clients in a shorter timeframe.”

More design collaborations may be forthcoming. Concluded Winch, “We are thrilled to be working in partnership with CBAJet on the Project Mayfair design, and look forward to creating future aircraft designs with them.” o

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The interior’s angled bulkheads create an impressive entrance vestibule to what AWD calls a “flying apartment,” and the main cabin space includes a circular dining table and circular bar area with a faux skylight.

Recognizing the importance of Asian social culture, the round dining table easily converts into a Mah Jong table, while the adjoining lounge and main cabin area is highly flexible, capable of serving as an office, cinema or for other uses.

The rear cabin includes a

fully appointed master suite and bathroom. Despite all having the same cabin configuration, the Mayfair’s bespoke materials and tailored detailing offer “an uncompromising palette to the owner’s individual taste and personal expression,” according to AWD. The Mayfair design ethos extends to the exterior of the aircraft, where complementary livery creates a “maximum ramp presence” projecting the “youthful aesthetic” of the design concept.

The Mayfair interior series from Andrew Winch Designs is inspired by hotels in London’s most exclusive district. Clients can select from AWD’s elegant materials or choose their own.

LEKTRO CONTINUES GROWTH WITH EMBRAER Lektro (Booth P115) recently secured Embraer approval for use of its largest aircraft tug on the ERJ-135, 140 and 145. The tug, AP8950SDB-AL-200, was introduced in 2013, marking the 70-year-old company’s expansion into the major airline/bizliner markets. Lektro credits this expansion for a 65-percent surge in sales last year. The company said it remains on pace for a continued pick-up this year.

The tug received Airbus and Boeing clearance seven months ago for use on the manufacturers’ respective A320 and 737 aircraft families. It is capable of towing up to a 210,000-pound (95,250 kg) aircraft and was designed to carry a variety of aircraft, from the Bombardier Dash 8/Q400 up to the Airbus A321 and Boeing 737-900ER. Lektro already targeted the regional aircraft market with its AP8700 and AP8800 tugs and has a strong presence in the business jet segment, with approvals from Bombardier, Dassault, Embraer Gulfstream, Pilatus and Textron Aviation, among others. It also sells its tugs for military applications.

The Portland, Oregon-based company delivered its 4,300th tug to Million Air in Calgary, Canada, last year. –K.L.

Honeywell’s visual tech is on stage here The future is here at Honeywell Aerospace’s ABACE 2015 display (Booth H529) as the company showcases a pair of visual technology innovations demonstrating its avionics and cabin connectivity solutions. Its Occulus Rift system, debuted at the MEBA show in Dubai last fall, is a 3-D headset that enables the wearer to see the company’s products in operation.

Don the headset and headphones and you’re onboard a business jet with the world passing by below. From the left seat in the cockpit, you can learn about Honeywell’s FMS, Satcom, synthetic vision and other avionics systems simply by focusing on them. Choose the cabin view, and experience the company’s Ovation Select cabin management system (CMS), K-Band connectivity and additional communication and entertainment offerings.

Occulus Rift was created as a sales tool, providing customers with a virtual introduction to the company’s products, said Julie Curtis, Honeywell’s events and tradeshow manager. Honeywell worked with the developer of the visualization system to adapt the technology for Honeywell’s needs.

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Honeywell’s innovative Occulus Rift 3-D display technology puts ABACE visitors in the “virtual” driver’s seat.

DAVID McINTOSH

Andrew Winch Designs (AWD; CBAJet Chalet)–London-based bespoke aircraft interior, yacht, and residential design concern–and CBAJet launched Project Mayfair, a series of interiors inspired by London’s most luxurious hotels, this week at ABACE 2015.

Created for Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) and Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) narrowbodies, the Mayfair interior merges a Saville Row attention to classic British elegance with the efficiencies of a pre-prepared design. A key advantage is that “it will offer clients their own design, but also a reduction in cost to buy, engineer and design, and a short turnaround time from purchase of a green aircraft,” said Andrew Winch, AWD’s founder.

The Mayfair interior’s visual styling features dark high-gloss veneers, golden onyx, Qing upholstery and leatherwork, satin almond gold fixtures and Loro Piana cashmere. Alternatively, clients can choose their own combination of materials and textures.

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by James Wynbrandt

Also showcased at the Honeywell display is a Google Glass prototype solution the company developed that can raise and lower window shades, adjust temperature and lights, and control all other functions on its Ovation Select CMS via voice or by touching the frame of the glasses.

William Rowell, senior manager, technical sales, cabin systems at Honeywell Business & General Aviation, noted Google has withdrawn Google Glass from the market, and Honeywell is now developing a similar control for the Apple Watch, which the company believes is a better interface device than are glasses.

In other news, Honeywell Aerospace also announced signing an agreement here at ABACE with aviation services provider Hawker Pacific to

provide DU-875 Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) upgrades for the Primus Elite Flight Deck aboard Embraer Legacy 600s.

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如今的公务机内饰设计结合了艺术性、独创性、实用性、豪华 性，可谓是一种不可思议的工程。原始设备制造商投入了大量资 金，以在客舱舒适性和风格，以及定制客舱方面保持竞争优势，全 新和翻新公务机制造专家往往会在内饰和美学方面发挥创新优势。 以下文章介绍了世界领先的制造和翻新企业在上海举办的亚洲公务 航空会议和展览会上展示的展品。 Amac航天公司几周后就将为 维修审批权。其土耳其伊斯坦布 一个未透露身份的中国客户完成 尔工厂还为皮拉图斯PC-12和达 豪华版空客ACJ319的制造。该公 索猎鹰提供保障服务。 在 获 得 “绿 色 装” 波 音 商 务 司设在瑞士巴塞尔工厂也一直忙 于为一个中东客户制造VVIP配置 喷气机订单协议并完成首尾相 的波音747-8。此外，该公司最近 连 的 宽 体 公 务 舱 飞 机 的 制 造 后，Aeria豪华内饰公司（展位 已开始制造第三架VIP波音777。 该集团在飞机制造和维修领 号 ： H101） 马 不 停 蹄 地 现 身 域取得的成就推动了巴塞尔扩 亚洲公务航空会议和展览会。 建计划的进一步实施，集团打算 在本次展会上，德克萨斯州的 在2015年10月修建第四个机库， 公司展示了其集成的定制“绿色 这一78364平方英尺（7289平方 装”飞机，以及维修和翻新能 米）的区域将使Amac航天公司 力。Aeria目前为三架行政配置 整体机库面积增加35％，同时还 的波音757飞机提供大修服务， 将提供更大的工厂、办公室和存 其中一架为元首级飞机。 储区域。拟建机库将能容纳一架 新加坡科技宇航公司的网络 宽体喷气式飞机或两架窄体喷气 成员美国子公司充分利用其母 式飞机。 公司位于广州、厦门和新加坡 目 前 即 将 完 成 的 ACJ319是 的工厂为中国和亚太地区客户 Amac航天公司已经完成的第二 提供全球维护、维修和检查服 架同类型的飞机，也是自2007年 务。Aeria在圣安东尼奥（装配 推出以来的第12架客机，该飞机 中心）建造的10万平方英尺的机 采用碳纤维材料制造，这种材料 库目前已满负荷运转，该公司表 是由该公司工程团队通过对大量 示，目前正在筹建一个21000平 材料进行研究而选出的。 方英尺的两层高机舱和内饰厂和 Amac航天公司还拥有各种波 销售/营销和设计中心。 音、空客、庞巴迪和湾流飞机的 此页续 12 u

Aircraft cabin interior specialists find ABACE an ideal showroom

by James Wynbrandt The interior of today’s business jet is a marvel of design and engineering, combining artistry, ingenuity, practicality, and luxury. OEMs invest heavily to stay ahead of the competition in delivering cabin comfort and style, yet the custom cabin community, the specialists that complete new and refurbish old executive aircraft, often set the pace on interior innovation and aesthetics. The following article highlights what some of the world’s leading completions and refurbishment companies are showcasing at ABACE here in Shanghai.

Amac Aerospace is a few weeks away from finishing a lavish completion of an Airbus ACJ319 for an undisclosed Chinese customer. The company’s Basel, Switzerland, facility has also been busy working on a head-of-state/VVIP-configured Boeing 747-8 for an owner based in the Middle East and it also recently started working on its third VIP Boeing 777 completion.

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The group’s success in both the completions and maintenance fields has prompted further expansion plans in Basel, where it intends to open a fourth hangar in October 2015. The addition of the 78,364-sq-ft (7,289 sq-m) building will increase Amac’s overall hangar space by 35 percent, giving space for additional workshops, offices and storage areas. It will be able to accommodate one widebody jet or a pair of narrowbodies.

The ACJ319 now being finished is the second of its type that Amac has completed, and its 12th airliner-class completion since its launch back in 2007. The design features extensive use of carbon fiber that has involved extensive materials research by the company’s engineering team.

Amac also holds maintenance approvals for various Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier and Gulfstream aircraft. From its facility in Istanbul, Turkey, it also provides support for the Pilatus PC-12 and Dassault Falcons.

ANDREW WINCH DESIGNS

Aeria Luxury Interiors (Booth H101) returns to ABACE on the heels of winning its first contracts for a green BBJ completion, and nose-totail wide-body executive cabin completion. Here at the show the Texas-based company is highlighting its integrated custom green completions, as well as its maintenance and refurbishment capabilities. Aeria is currently providing heavy maintenance on three executive-configured Boeing 757 aircraft, one for a Head of State.

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务，而且还超预期完成了重量和声音水平目标。 上个月，前COO斯科特·迈耶（Scott Meyer）被 评为美国工厂的CEO。 Comlux公司目前正在为韩国现代集团提供BBJ 机舱装配服务。此外，还为一名区域客户提供 ACJ319翻新服务。 在展会上，空中客车公司在静态展示区展示了 一架由Comlux公司装配并运营的ACJ319，以此来 展示当今公务运输的精致工艺和舒适度。 虽然Comlux公司的ACJ和BBJ装配吸引了大量 关注，但高纳指出，该公司还与庞巴迪和达索公 司合作并积累了丰富的经验。“我们将于几周后 推出我们的首架湾流 G650， ”他说。

Flying Colours公司：作为庞巴迪装配专业制造 商（展位号：H320），此次是Flying Colours公司 第四次参加亚洲公务航空会议和展览会。去年，这 一加拿大公司与中国耀莱航空公司就飞机翻新项目 展开了合作。今年，该公司大力推崇其首个在建项 目——将八架加拿大地区喷气机（CRJ）转型为公 务机。 该 公 司 的 副 总 裁 埃 里 克 · 吉 莱 斯 皮 （Eric Gillespie）表示，Flying Colours公司的改造版 ExecLiner和“绿色装”挑战者850，以及与中国民 用航空总局打交道的经验，使其成为一个很好的合 作伙伴。“我们的认证手续、登记程序、补充型号 合格证以及丰富的改造 经验促使耀莱公司进一步发 展其航空业务”吉莱斯皮补充说。 这一改造工程将在Flying Colours公司位于加拿 湾流宇航公司（贵宾静态展示区）以其全球运 大彼得伯勒的工厂进行，内饰设计分为行政版和 营的公务机和翻新业务而著称。在2015年亚洲公务航 勤务版。耀莱公司的技术人员正在接受装配工艺 空会议和展览会上，这一总部位于美国的原始设备 和技术培训，并将协助开展改造工程。首批完工 制造商展示了其将旧湾流飞机改造为新飞机的能力。 的三架850s内饰将被改造为半勤务半VIP组合版。 湾流宇航公司的产品支持团队成员在展会上向湾流飞 其余五架飞机的内饰改造将于今年春天完工，内 机所有者和经营者讲述了他们的改造和整修方案，如 饰设计仍待敲定。所有飞机都将采用黑檀真皮座 航空电子设备、座舱和/或通信系统的升级。 椅，搭配玫瑰金镀层黑色镶边，外观设计采用配 湾流宇航公司的产品支持业务和项目支持部门 有淡紫色面板的定制SR喷气式飞机方案。根据长 主任马特·休恩（Matt Huhn）说，“我们团队在 期计划的要求，将在中国开展这一改造工程。 亚洲公务航空会议和展览会上展示的现场资源包括 此外，Flying Colours公司于2月份成功完成了 移动工具，其中包括内部效果图绘制工具。 ”休恩 新加坡维护、维修和检查工厂的建 设，其中包括木工加工车间、装饰店 Comlux公司 | Comlux 和喷漆房。吉莱斯皮表示，“亚太地 区的装配和翻新服务需求旺盛。 ” 目前已完成的两个项目为：挑战 者605非耐用品和木制品整修（着色 和修补）和庞巴迪环球内饰翻新。 现场驻扎有十几名员工及四名本国 办事处的技术人员，以协助开展改 造项目，此外，该公司还聘请当地 员工和公司并为他们提供培训。吉 莱斯皮说， “我们的想法是采用100％ 本地劳动力，最好是经验丰富的人 员。这样，只需对他们进行公务航 空培训就行。 ”

Flying Colours公司 | Flying Colours

湾流公司提供自有品牌系 Cabin interior 列材料 specialists

优质的Bizliners 总部位于苏黎世的Comlux公司（展位号：P132 ）以其公认的全球包机和飞机管理服务而著称。 在2015年亚洲公务航空会议和展览会上，该公 司展示了其客舱装配和翻新能力。自2012年在香 港设立办事处以来，该公司提供的三类服务在中 国市场发展日渐良好。Comlux公司总裁兼首席执 行官理查德·高纳（Richard Gaona）说，Comlux 公司凭其收购服务打入中国装配市场。继成功售 出三架飞机并签订完销售合同后，客户纷纷选择 Comlux公司为他们提供装配服务。“这为打入中 国市场奠定了坚实的基础。 ” 去年，美国Comlux公司（Comlux公司在印第 安纳州印第安纳波利斯设立的装配和服务中心） 共签署了两份合同（“绿色装”ACJ320的装配 和波音商务喷气机BBJ的翻新），并向亚洲客户交 付了两架“绿色装”装配机（BBJ和ACJ321）。 新BBJ机舱设有由伊亚科布奇设计的“超现代” 定制电动POD座椅，以及由休息室和办公室改 造而来的四种不同配置的卧室。据Comlux公司 称，ACJ321是首架完成改造的机型。“重新交付 周期很紧， ”Comlux美国公司不仅按时完成了任

指出，作为原始设备制造商，湾流宇航公司可以为 客户提供翻新保障。此外，“我们可以通过对飞机 设计、认证和制造的理解做出最佳的翻新决定， ” 他说。“原始设备制造商了解其生产的产品并且拥 有产品的知识产权，这就意味着它可以在产品的改 造上做出更好的决策，并对可能会影响飞机性能和 安全性的产品升级做出更准确的预测。 ” 休恩还指出，具体到湾流宇航公司：其提供 自有品牌的湾流系列材料，包括面料、皮革和 地 毯 。“ 这 些 精 心 挑 选 的 材 料 缩 短 了 客 舱 翻 新 的交货时间和成本，因为所有这些材料都有存 货， ”他说。 港机工程私人飞机解决方案公司（HPJS，展位 号：P310）总部设在香港。在2015年亚洲公务航 空会议和展览会上，该公司首次展示了其为ACJ （空中客车公务机）设计的“逍遥”理念。该公司 将中国传统建筑业采用的风水原理及“五行”中 金、木、水、火、土的平衡应用于行政配置的客机 机舱中。机舱内部的曲线，客厅和卧室的相对位置 都体现了中国传统的风水原理。HPJS的商务副总 裁Henry Chan说，“我们尚未见到任何基于中国古 代哲学家推崇的理念而设计出的真正传统的作品。 ”

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U.S. affiliate leverages its parent company’s global MRO reach, with facilities in Guangzhou, Xiamen and Singapore, to help service customers in China and in the Asia Pacific region.

Based in San Antonio, a capital of completions centers, Aeria’s 100,000-sq-ft hangar is currently at full capacity, the company said, and a 21,000sq-ft expansion for a two-story cabinetry and upholstery shop, and sales/marketing and design building is in the works.

What a difference a year has made for Bombardier completion specialist Flying Colours (Booth H320), here at ABACE for the fourth time. After last year’s gathering, the Canadian company partnered with China’s Sparkle Roll Aviation to work jointly on aircraft refurbishment projects, and this year the company is touting the first project-in-progress, the conversion of eight CRJs into executive aircraft.

Flying Colours’ ExecLiner conversions and green Challenger 850 completions, along with its experience dealing with the CAAC, make it a good partner, said Eric Gillespie, the company’s v-p. “Our understanding of the certification paperwork, registration process, STCs and extensive modification knowledge complemented [Sparkle Roll’s] ambitions to further develop this sector of their aviation business,” added Gillespie.

The conversions will be performed at Flying Colours’ facility in Peterborough, Canada, with the interiors ranging from executive configuration to shuttle. Sparkle Roll technicians are undergoing training in completion processes and techniques, and will assist in the conversions at the facility. The first

three 850s have been inducted and will be finished as mixedclass, with half corporate shuttle, half VIP combo interiors.

The interiors of the remaining five, due at the facility this spring, are still being finalized.

All will feature Ebony Black seat leather, and black trim with rose-gold plating, and an exterior custom SR Jet scheme with in mauve palette. The long term plan calls for transferring the conversion work to China.

Flying Colours is also celebrating the February opening of its Singapore maintenance, repair and overhaul facility, which includes a full finishing shop for woodwork, upholstery shop, and paint spray booth.

“There’s a lot of demand in the Asia Pacific region” for completion and refurbishment services, said Gillespie.

Two projects have already been completed: A Challenger 605 softgoods and woodwork refurbishing (restaining and refinishing); and an upholstery refurbishment on a Bombardier Global. A team of about a dozen is on site, combining four technicians from the home office to assist with the transition, and local employees the company has hired and is training. “The idea is to have a 100 percent local workforce,” Gillespie said.

“The skilled people are good, they just need training in business aviation.”

China Expansion Zurich-based Comlux (Booth P132), well known for its global charter and aircraft management services, is also showcasing here at ABACE 2015 its cabin completion and refurbishment capabilities. The company has been gaining traction in China in all three categories since opening its Hong Kong office in 2012. Comlux’s entrée to completions in the region came through its acquisitions services.

Following its involvement in the

sale of three aircraft, the client selected Comlux for the completions “just after the signatures” went on the sales contract, said Richard Gaona, Comlux president and CEO. “It was a good entry into the market.”

In the last year, Comlux America, the company’s completions and service center in Indianapolis, Indiana, signed two contracts (for a green ACJ320 completion and BBJ refurbishment) and delivered two green completions (a BBJ and ACJ321) for customers in Asia. The new BBJ cabin features “ultra-modern” custom electric POD seats created by Iacobucci, and four different configurations with lounges and offices that convert to bedrooms. The ACJ321 is the first of its type ever completed, according to Comlux.

Working against an “extremely strict timeline for redelivery,” Comlux America not only met the schedule, but beat the weight and sound-level targets.

Last month, Scott Meyer, former COO, was named CEO of the U.S. facility.

Comlux is also currently performing a BBJ cabin completion for an aircraft purchased by Hyundai, as well as an ACJ319 refurbishment for a regional customer.

Here at the show, Airbus Corporate Jets has a Comluxcompleted and operated ACJ319 on static display, used to illustrate the refinement, craftsmanship and comfort of today’s ultimate executive transports.

While Comlux’s ACJ and BBJ completions garner lots of attention, Gaona noted the company also has extensive experience with Bombardier and Dassault, “and we’ll operate our first [Gulfstream] G650 in a couple of weeks,” he said.

Gulfstream’s director, product support business and program support. Huhn noted that as the aircraft OEM, Gulfstream can offer a warranty on its refurbishments. Additionally, “We can make refurbishment decisions with the best possible understanding of how the aircraft was designed, certified and built,” he said. “The OEM’s product

knowledge and intellectual property rights mean it can make more informed and better decisions about modifications and more accurate predictions of the upgrades that will impact aircraft performance and safety.”

Huhn also pointed to a benefit specific to Gulfstream: its private-label Gulfstream Portfolio Collection of fabrics, leathers

and carpets. “These carefully curated materials shorten the lead time and cost for a cabin refurbishment because they are in stock,” he said.

Haeco Private Jet Solutions (HPJS, Booth P310), based in Hong Kong, is showcasing its new “Xiao Yao” design concept for the ACJ (Airbus Corporate

Jet) shown at ABACE for the first time. It brings feng shui principles used in traditional Chinese architecture to the executive-configured airliner cabin.

These principles are expressed in the interior’s curving lines, the relative positioning of living and sleeping areas, and the balance of the “five elements” of fire,

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港机工程私人飞机解决方案公司还展示了几架 署名窄体飞机。例如“祥云”A319就采用了象征 吉祥的颜色、符号和图案，深红色地毯代表幸福和 快乐，而云纹图饰则象征着成功。此外，还有A319 的“熊猫”黑白配色方案，以及大胆的流线型座 椅设计。BBJ 的大地色系“留园”，给人一种整体 感，体现了自由流畅的风格。 HPJS在厦门Haeco公司（位于厦门高崎国际机 场东边的维护、维修和检查工厂）开展装配业务， 这是亚洲唯一一个经空中客车公司和波音公司认证 的装配中心。 捷特航空公司（展位号：H331）通过遍布全球 （包括香港）的二十多家工厂提供全方位的航空 服务。在2015年亚洲公务航空会议和展览会上，该 公司展示了其最近成立的新加坡工厂，目前已取得 新进展。新加坡捷特航空公司的副总裁兼总经理约 翰·雷格（John Riggir）表示，该公司已获得所有 监管部门的批准，FAA认证证书上已添加电池、 机轮和内饰翻新的批准。大型维修（包括翻新）工 程越来越多。 雷 格 称 ， “ 现 在 JSIN可 以 提 供 出 色 的 ‘ 一 站式’内外翻新和航空电子设备升级服务。与 飞往美国和欧洲的客户相比，我们的这一方案 对区域客户更具吸引力。香港、新加坡、马来 西亚和雅加达对远程大机舱飞机的需求也在日 渐增加。 ” 自上个月波音公务机选择捷特航空公司为一 名未透露身份的亚洲客户完成两架波音777-300ER 飞机的内饰设计以来，捷特航空公司一直发展的 如火如荼。如果立即开始实施，这一项目预计将于 2018年第三季度完工。 汉莎技术公司（LHT，展位号：P118）是一家 德国装配和翻新专业公司。VIP及特殊任务飞机 亚洲区销售主管弗洛里安·克劳特霍夫（Florian Krauthoff）说，在上海举办的展会上，该公司 展示了其全系列VIP产品和服务。该公司（展位 号：P118）的展示重点为B747-8公务机模型，这一 模型首次在亚洲公务航空会议和展览会上亮相。与 会者可以通过顶部剖面看到这一模型融合了突破性 的内饰设计和技术。 此外，汉莎技术公司还展示了三个装配机型： “行政勤务”、“领导之选”和完全定制的、高 度个性化的VIP机舱内饰版。“行政勤务”概念 为A320和波音737系列机型开展行政勤务服务提 供 20多 种 不 同 的 客 舱 布 局 ， 座 椅 配 置 可 搭 载 20 到50名乘客。内饰可以保证客户为高层管理人员 提供行政勤务服务，同时还能为贵宾提供高级的 机载氛围。 “领导之选”概念可以允许VIP客户通过结合多 种不同的预制客舱元素，打造一个几乎完全个性化 的VIP客舱布局。例如， 该概念为ACJ319所有者 提供了96种布局，而较长的BBJ2和其他类似飞机 可以提供720种组合。 克劳特霍夫说，对于要求提供终极定制服务的 客户，汉莎技术公司可以对公务机内饰进行各种各 样的设计、生产和安装，以符合最高的创新性、艺 术性和工艺的标准。 汉莎技术公司还在展会上首次展示了一种新型 座椅，也可以称之为“椅子”。这种座椅是在著名 的飞机内饰设计师Jacques Pierrejean的协助下设计 完成的。Krauthoff说，“它不仅仅是一个座椅，

更象征了座椅行业中的一场革命。旅客都希望看到 一些先进的新发明。 此外，汉莎技术公司通过预制客舱设计展示了 其E配置工具，其中显示了飞机内部结构的三维视 图，这种工具可以简化室内设计元素的混合、匹配 和选择过程。 总部位于美国的Bizjet国际公司（BJI）是汉莎 技术公司的窄体机装配部门，与汉莎技术公司出现 在同一展位上，该公司也有自己的新展品。该公司 的CEO曼弗雷德·盖特纳（Manfred Gaertner） 称，BJI目前为中国客户提供三架窄体机装配服 务。一架行政配置BBJ即将获得中国民用航空总局 为独特装置和交付机型颁发的补充型号合格证。 一架元首级BBJ2即将完成装配，刚收到一架“绿 色装”ACJ319的装配任务，预计将于今年第三季度 完成装配工作。盖特纳指出，其中一架装配机型的 典型特征是具备“飞机上的第一台电动麻将桌”。另 一架飞机的内饰由法国设计公司合作完成。 然而，随着中央政府颁布紧缩政策和开展反 腐败活动，中国经济降温大大减少了豪华装配机 的需求。盖特纳提出，“按照目前市场的发展前 景，现在的核心不是VVIP客户或价格，所以我们 决定将现有飞机改造为行政式VIP飞机， ”这一想 法与许多公司不谋而合。“人们其实是想要选择 更经济的贵宾舱。 ” 另外，中国国际航空股份有限公司和德国汉莎 航空公司合资经营的北京飞机维修工程有限公司设 立了一个专门用于公务机装配和维修的新机库。新 工厂可同时容纳一架宽体飞机和三架窄体飞机，同 时还配有内饰工场。 自20世纪90年代以来，该公司（展位号：H215 ）一直在中国从事波音和空客飞机VIP装配业务。 该公司目前提供有全方位的服务，包括设计、工 程、制造、安装和客舱内饰认证。 总部位于美国的行政客机装配及维修专家Pats 飞机系统公司（展位号：P728）在展会上展示了 “该公司在亚太地区（尤其是中国）的成功史， ” 该公司的业务开发副总裁马修·希尔（Matthew Hill）说。“多年来，我们一直在强调我们在VVIP 内饰设计方面的成功经验，其中包括三个正在进行 的BBJ内饰装配项目，这些项目的客户都位于亚太 地区。 ” Pats飞机系统公司“专注于发现高性价比 的方法，以为经营VVIP飞机的大型且正在不断发 展的现有机队提供支持， ”希尔说，包括为旧系统 提供更新和升级解决方案。 此页续 16 u

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earth, metal, water and wood.

“We have not seen designs that are of genuine heritage and based on the respected philosophy of ancient Chinese philosophers,” said Henry Chan, HPJS’s v-p commercial.

Haeco offers several other signature narrowbody designs.

“Auspicious Clouds,” for the A319, incorporates colors, symbols and patterns associated with good fortune, the deep red of its carpet representing happiness and pleasure, while the woven cloud pattern suggests success.

The inspiration for “Panda,” another A319 interior, is evident in its black and white color scheme, and the generous curve of the seats. “Lingering Garden,” or Liu Yuan, for the BBJ, features rich earth tones and was designed to create a feeling of wholeness and freely flowing style.

HPJS performs completions at Haeco Xiamen, its MRO facility at East Gaoqi International Airport in Xiamen, the only facility in Asia that is both an Airbus and Boeing approved completion center.

Jet Aviation (Booth H331), which provides a complete suite of aviation services from a score of facilities throughout the world, including Hong Kong, is highlighting here at ABACE the recent expansion of its Singapore facility, which has moved into new quarters. John Riggir, v-p and general manager, Jet Aviation Singapore, reports all regulatory approvals have been successfully transferred, and battery, wheel and interior refurbishment approvals have been added to the FAA certificate. MRO work on larger, heavy maintenance projects that encompass refurbishment work is increasing.

“Now that JSIN can offer excellent interior and exterior refurbishments and avionics upgrades in a ‘one stop shop’ environment, our proposition is becoming more attractive to regionally based customers, versus flying to the USA or Europe,” Riggir said. “We are also experiencing increased demand from the maturing fleet of long-range large-cabin aircraft that are

based in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Jakarta.”

Jet Aviation is still aglow from its selection last month

by Boeing Business Jets to complete the interiors of two Boeing 777-300ER aircraft for an undisclosed client in Asia.

Slated to begin immediately, the project is scheduled for completion in Q3 2018.

Lufthansa Technik (LHT, Booth P118), the German completions and refurbishment specialist, is presenting here in Shanghai its entire range of VIP products and services, said Florian Krauthoff, director sales Asia, VIP and special mission aircraft. The focal point of the company’s display (Booth P118) is a scale model of a B747-8 executive airliner, being shown at ABACE–and in Asia–for the first time. The cutaway top enables attendees to see in miniature LHT’s boundary-pushing interior design and technology integration.

LHT is also highlighting its trio of completion offerings: “Executive Shuttle,” “Leadership Select,” and fully customized, highly individualized VIP cabin interiors solutions. The “Executive Shuttle” concept offers more than 20 different cabin layouts for the A320 and Boeing 737 families for executive shuttle services, with seating configurations ranging from 20 to 50-plus passengers. The interiors allow customers to provide executive shuttle service for their topmanagement while at the same time providing special guests an exclusive on-board ambience.

The “Leadership Select” concept allows VIP customers to combine a multitude of different pre-customized cabin elements to create an almost completely individualized VIP cabin layout.

ACJ319 owners, for example, can choose from 96 layout variations, and 720 combinations are available for the longer BBJ2 and other comparable aircraft.

For clients who want the ultimate in customization, Lufthansa Technik can handle all aspects of design, production and installation of executive interiors meeting the highest standards of innovation, artistry and craftsmanship, Krauthoff said.

Also for the first time in Asia, LHT is showing its new seat, called simply “chair,” designed in association with renowned aircraft interior designer Jacques Pierrejean. “It’s not just another seat, but a revolution in seating,” Krauthoff said. Passengers want something new at the highest level.”

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Additionally LHT is presenting its E-configuration tools for pre-customized cabin designs, which show 3D views of aircraft interior configurations, simplifying the mixing, matching and selection of interior design elements.

Sharing space with LHT is the company’s narrowbody completion division, U.S.-based

Bizjet International (BJI), which has completion news of its own.

BJI presently has three narrowbody aircraft undergoing completions for Chinese customers, said CEO Manfred Gaertner.

An executive configured BBJ was on the cusp of receiving CAAC validation of STCs for one-of-a-kind installations, and

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此外，通过独特的机构委任授 权、认证和工程服务，Pats飞机系 统公司“目前正在向中国和其他 地区扩张， ”希尔说。“该服务包 括合规计划的认证工程，甚至还 包括实际组件或系统/集成工程、 套件生产、组装和安装服务。 ” Pats飞机系统公司的机构委 任授权中心最近获得国际航空 航天活动委员会的授权，这意 味着Pats飞机系统公司的机构委 任授权中心对补充型号合格证 审批程序享有更大的控制权， 希 尔 说 。“ 近 几 年 来 ，Pats飞 机系统公司的机构委任授权中 心颁发了数百个补充型号合格 证”我们在接受外国监管机构 颁发的中国和全球补充型号合 格证方面拥有丰富的经验，包 括业界知名的几乎所有客户飞 机注册区的辅助燃料系统补充 型号合格证的认证。 ” Wipaire公司（展位号：P315） 是一家美国飞机专用浮筒制造 商，该公司还提供浮筒式水上 飞机内饰定制翻新服务。随着 中国越来越多人接受浮筒式水 上飞机，这种服务的需求量可 能会日渐增加。一年前，中国 民用航空总局批准塞斯纳大篷 车 （ 目 前 由 塞 斯 纳 -中 航 飞 机

（石家庄）有限公司在中国生 产）在水上运营。Wipaire公司 的营销经理Amy Gesch说，“ 多年来，我们一直提供行政内 饰大篷车系列，目前又增加了 机舱制作能力，以支持现有非 耐用品的能力， ”并承诺短期内 会发布更多公告。“2015年， 我们计划推出一些新型内饰。 ” 意大利的德尔特内饰设计公 司（展位号：P104）在展会中 展示了意大利风格的定制内饰设 计、开发和构造服务。对本地客 户来说最重要的是，德尔特内饰 设计公司通过上海霍克太平洋服 务中心为客户提供服务，该公司 在上海开设了一个内饰商店，提 供地毯更换、面板调整、座椅翻 新等服务。 总部位于美国的Aeristo公司 （展位号：P414）在展会上展示 了其高端航空皮革，这些皮革全 部为德国南部的公牛皮，此外， 还展示了其皮革缝制、定制穿 孔、压花、剖皮和削薄服务。 中国飞机维修工程有限公司 （展位号：P318）是中国首家小 型和中型飞机维护、修理和检查 专家，其首家私有工厂在展会上 展示了其全方位的翻新能力，包 括零部件设计和工程服务，以及 内饰设计和安装。 o

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delivery, as we went to press.

A head-of-state BBJ2 is midway through completion, and a green ACJ319 has just been received, with completion work scheduled to commence in Q3 of this year. One of the three completions features “the first electric mahjong table on an aircraft,” Gaertner said. Another features upholstery created in collaboration with a French design house.

Nonetheless, the Central Government’s austerity campaign, corruption crackdown, and cooling economy have chilled demand for luxury completions, and “prospects on the market right now are not looking into the VVIP segment or price range, so we speak about converting existing aircraft into executive-style VIP aircraft,” Gaertner said, echoing sentiments expressed by many. “People are really looking for more economical choices for VIP cabins.”

Separately, maintenance group Ameco Beijing, which is a joint venture between Air China and Lufthansa, opened a new hangar dedicated to business aircraft completions and repairs. The new facility can accommodate one widebody aircraft and three narrowbodies simultaneously and also has interiors workshops.

The company (Booth H215) has been involved in VIP completions of Boeing and Airbus aircraft in China since the 1990s.

It now offers a comprehensive service covering all aspects of design, engineering, manufacturing, installation and certification of cabin interiors.

U.S.-based executive airliner completion and maintenance specialist Pats Aircraft Systems (Booth P728) is celebrating here at the show its “long history of success in the Asia Pacific region and China in particular,” said Matthew Hill, v-p business development. “We’re highlighting our experience over the years with 25 full, VVIP interior projects in the category, including three active BBJ interior completion projects, all of which have customers based in the Asia Pacific region.” Pats is “focused on finding cost effective ways to support the large and growing existing fleet of operating VVIP aircraft,” Hill said, including creating new solutions to update and upgrade antiquated systems.

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making substantial inroads in China and the larger region” in providing ODA (Organization Designation Authorization), certification and engineering services as a distinct, standalone offering, Hill said. “The service can be expanded to include the certification engineering to create the plan to satisfy the regulations and, more broadly, can include actual component or systems/integration engineering, kit manufacturing and assembly and installation services.”

Pats’ ODA has recently been delegated ICA authority, which means even greater control by Pats ODA over STC approval schedules, Hill said. “With the hundreds of STCs issued by Pats’ ODA over the years, we have broad and extensive experience receiving foreign regulatory approvals for STCs in China and worldwide including validations of our industry leading Auxiliary Fuel System STCs in just about every region where customers register aircraft.”

Wipaire (Booth P315), U.S.based manufacturer of aircraft floats, has expanded its services to include custom refurbishment of floatplane interiors.

These services are likely to become more in demand as the acceptance of floatplanes increases in China, exemplified by the CAAC’s approval a year ago for the Cessna Grand Caravan (which are now produced in China by CessnaAVIC Aircraft (Shijiazhuang) Co., Ltd.) to operate on floats.

“We have offered executive interiors for the Caravan series for years but have added cabinet-making capability inhouse to support our existing soft goods capabilities,” said Amy Gesch, Wipaire’s marketing manager, promising more announcements shortly. “In 2015, we are planning on some new interiors offerings.”

Italy’s Delta Interior (Booth P104) highlights its bespoke, Italian-style expertise in interior design, development and construction. Best of all for local customers, Delta now offers its services in Shanghai through the Shanghai Hawker Pacific Service Centre, where the company has opened an interior shop providing carpet change, panel reupholstery, crew-seat refurbishment and more.

U.S.-based Aeristo (Booth P414) is displaying its high-end aviation leathers, all from South German bull hides, and highlighting its leather quilting, custom perforation, embossing, splitting and skiving services.

China Aircraft Maintenance & Engineering Co. (Booth P318), China’s first maintenance, repair and overhaul specialist for small and midsize aircraft in China, and its first privately owned facility, is showcasing its full suite of refurbishment capabilities, including component design and engineering services, interior design and installation. o

Sparkle Roll wins role as Aerion sales agent be comparable to current ultralong-range business jet offerings, Aerion said. While the minimum projected range is 8,797 km (4,750 nm), Aerion is aiming for 9,816 km (5,300 nm).

Its trijet configuration yields better runway performance and a lower noise profile, which is “especially important with Stage 5 noise requirements looming,” Aerion CEO Doug Nichols told AIN. The company is currently in discussions with “leading engine suppliers” to find the optimum core engine for adaptation to supersonic requirements. The selected engine core will be in the 15,000-pound-thrust range–a list that includes the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW800, GE Passport and Rolls-Royce BR710.

Inside, the aircraft’s cabin will have a cross-section dimension nearly identical to that of the Gulfstream G550, sharing the same 1.88-meter (6-foot 2-inch) height though the AS2’s Aerion’s supersonic business jet will be sold in Asia Pacific by Sparkle Roll.

base for the AS2 and will play a key role in introducing routine supersonic flight in China and beyond,” said Aerion co-chairman Brian Barents.

“Chinese business leaders will save hours on every longrange flight in the AS2 versus a subsonic jet,” noted Mr. Li Xuefeng, chairman of Sparkle Roll Technik Co. Ltd. and executive director/CEO of Sparkle Roll Aviation (Holding) Group.

“There is no question that the benefit of substantially greater speed will be highly valued by aviation users in our markets.”

SSBJ Attributes

The AS2 will have two cruise “sweet spots,” where range and efficiency are at a maximum– one at about Mach 0.95 Mach, for efficient cruise where supersonic flight is prohibited; and one at about Mach 1.4. At both speeds, total operating cost will

width is just a fraction narrower at 2.21 meters (7 foot 3 inches).

The 9.14-meter-long (30 foot) cabin, which is 5.18 meters (17 feet) shorter than the G550’s, will feature a two-lounge layout, galley and both forward and aft lavatories, as well as a baggage compartment that is accessible in-flight. Outside, the AS2’s fuselage is 48.77 meters (160 feet) long, with a wingspan of 21.24 meters (70 feet).

According to Aerion, the AS2’s balanced field length is 2,286 meters (7,500 feet) at its 52,160-kg (115,000-pound) mtow. However, this can be lowered to 1,829 meters (6,000 feet) at takeoff weights below 45,360 kg (100,000 pounds) to allow for operations at airports with shorter runways or weight restrictions while retaining a transatlantic range of 7,408 km (4,000 nm). This would permit the AS2 to operate from major business aviation hubs

THINK OF THE PLACES YOU’LL GO In Western countries, civil aviation grew from the grass roots up. A small private jet, like this developmental Cirrus Vision SF50, represents a big step up for most pilots. In China, the reverse is true. Aviation is first thought of as an airline-only activity. In future, it is hoped that personal flying in aircraft like the SF50 will be the norm.

with 1,524- to 1,829-meter (5,000 to 6,000-foot) runways.

Airbus Collaboration

In September, Airbus Group and Aerion announced a partnership agreement to collaborate on “technologies associated with the future of high-performance flight.” Under the agreement, both companies will exchange knowledge and capabilities in aircraft design, manufacturing and certification.

For Aerion, this means collaboration to further develop and bring to market the AS2. “This agreement accomplishes two major objectives,” said Aerion CEO Doug Nichols. “It provides validation from the industry leader in aerospace innovation, and it decisively kicks the program into high gear. Aerion moves quickly toward building a supersonic jet, and Airbus Group gains exclusive access to our research and technology.”

Under the agreement, Airbus Group’s Defense and Space division will provide technical and certification support, including the assignment of senior engineering staff to Aerion’s development organization. Notably, the collaboration provides expanded engineering capabilities to Aerion.

Over the longer term, “Airbus gains exclusive access to Aerion proprietary research and technology, and to proprietary multi-disciplinary design tools whose accuracy has been validated in flight tests,” Nichols said. These technologies include Aerion’s extensive research in natural laminar flow airfoils, design tools and patented aerodynamic designs. o

King Air sim on order for Chinese university FlightSafety International received an order from the Civil Aviation University of China (CAUC) to design and manufacture a King Air C90GTx fullmotion simulator. The device, which is expected to receive level D qualification from China’s CAAC, will be an integral part of the university’s ab initio pilot training programs. Delivery to the university’s Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province, campus is slated for the first quarter of 2016.

“FlightSafety was selected to build the King Air C90GTx simulator due to the quality and value they provide, and their excellent reputation in China,” said Xu Jianxing, president of Chaoyang Flight College, part of CAUC. “We look forward to using the simulator to help meet

the ongoing strong demand for pilots in China.”

The new FlightSafety FS1000 simulator features integrated computer hardware and software that allow for accurate, high-fidelity simulation.

It offers a new multi-function instructor operating station that enhances the effectiveness of training by providing an intuitive interface, scalable graphics and large touchscreen displays.

The simulator will be equipped with FlightSafety’s Vital 1100 visual system, electric motion control and cueing.

To date, New York-based FlightSafety has delivered more than 1,000 visual systems and 800 flight simulators and other training devices to customers around the world.

–C.T.

DAVID McINTOSH

Sparkle Roll Group is now the exclusive sales representative for Aerion Corp.’s supersonic business jet (SSBJ) in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Reno, Nevada-based Aerion and Sparkle Roll, one of China’s largest CCAR Part 135/91 operators, signed the sales representative agreement this week here in Shanghai at ABACE 2015.

Aerion’s Mach 1.5 AS2 business jet–announced last May at EBACE 2014 in Geneva and priced at more than $100 million–is currently in the advanced design phase, during which the aircraft’s propulsion systems, structures, avionics and equipment are specified and sourced. The company is targeting first flight of the three-engine SSBJ in the 2019 timeframe, with entry into service expected in 2022.

“Sparkle Roll knows our market, knows the customer

DAVID McINTOSH

by Chad Trautvetter

FlightSafety International will build a Beechcraft King Air C90GTx level D simulator for the Civil Aviation University of China. The twin turboprop is on display here at ABACE.

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二手机

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空中客车

机不可失，四引擎客机大甩卖。 作者：Mark Huber 欢迎光临我们的廉价二手飞机场和航空商品陈列所。您是否想 象过拥有一架最新款的四引擎大型喷气式客机？这样您就可以飞 往世界各地，无需中途加油。只需加满一箱油，就可不间断地飞行 18335公里（9900海里）。这比新加坡飞往纽约的距离还要多出2222 公里（1200海里），需要三名机组人员才能满足这样的长距离飞行。 您是否想象过拥有这样一架大型飞机？您可以携带您的配偶、朋 友和亲属、几十个孩子、孩子的保姆、家教、管家、厨师、随从、 招待员、侍者、私人助理、安全员、翻译、副手、十几个讨人厌的

记者以及他们携带的成堆物品登上这架大型客机。舱室内配备有一 个电梯、三个厨房（厨房内的烤箱足以容纳一整只羊）、一个设备 齐全的操作室和一个安全通信室。 您自然会有这种想法。但是，一架豪华的新飞机需要高达4亿美 元的费用，这样高昂的费用或许让您望而却步。如果真是如此，那 我们在这里向您公布一个好消息，我们将向您出售一架几乎全新的 最新款空中客车A340四引擎大型喷气式客机，价格既不是2.5亿美 元，也不是1亿美元，呃，不，甚至5000万美元都不到，您就可以实 现这些梦寐以求的事情。只需要2000万美元，您就可以拥有它了。 那么，这一切是如何做到的呢？请继续阅读下文。 下页续 u

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Step right up and take advantage of the four-engine fire sale.

by Mark Huber Welcome, buyers, to our bargain-filled used-airplane sale. Have you ever wanted your own late-model, four-engine jumbo jet so you could fly practically anywhere in the world unrefueled? We’re talking 18,335 kilometers (9,900 nm) nonstop on one bag of gas. That’s 2,222 kilometers (1,200 nm) farther than Singapore to New York—trips so long you’ll need three flight crews.

Have you ever wanted an airplane so massive that you could bring along your spouse, all your friends and relations, dozens of children, their nannies, tutors, your butler, cooks, valets, stewards, footmen, personal aides, security staff, translators, deputy ministers, a dozen pesky reporters and all their truckloads of stuff? With room inside for an elevator, three kitchens with

ovens big enough to roast a whole goat, a fully equipped operating room and a secure communications suite in the cargo hold?

Of course you have. But perhaps you’ve been held back by the price— up to $400 million for a new airplane with luxury interior. If so, we’ve got good news for you here on the lot, where we’re going to sell you a barely used, late-model Airbus A340 jumbo quad jet that can do everything you want not for $250 million, not even for $100 million—no, not even for $50 million. We’re going to let you have this airplane for a mere $20 million.

How can we do it? Read on.

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1991 年空中客车公司推出 A340 时， 每加仑Jet-A喷气燃料的批发价格为 55 美 分。2014 年 2 月这一价格变为 2.97 美 元。然而在 2008 年 7 月，这一价格激 增至 3.89 美元，当时全世界的航空公司 都开始停飞 A340并且缩短了航线，以便 使用空中客车 A330 和波音 777 等更油 耗更低的双引擎喷气机。时至今日，超过 50 架A340还停在机库中。 在生产了377架A340飞机之后，空中 客车公司于2011年关闭了A340 生产线。 这些飞机大部分(218架)属于Dash 300 系 列——可最多搭载 295 名乘客，航程达 12,408 公里（6,700 海里），其配置可满 足航空公司的要求。 即便配置精良、成色相对较新、且与 相应的双引擎喷气机相比油耗也只是略 高一点，但二手A340飞机的价值仍在下 跌。航空公司有时候斤斤计较得过了头， 偶尔近乎不合常理。 事情变得何等荒唐：双引擎喷气机 A330与A340 有着相同的机身、 几乎相 同的翅膀、可搭载乘客的数量也大致相 同。实际上，两种飞机是同步研发的，许 多部件都可共用。然而，相比于同级别的

A340，A330的售价却是前者的四倍，而 原因仅仅是因为A330的油耗略低一些而 已。（不过，新一代的宽体双引擎喷气 机，如空中客车350XWB和波音 787 等， 比 A340的燃油效率都要高出 30%以上。 ）航空公司的精算师们只看重一个公式： 四引擎 = 差劲。 我不同意这个观点。这个世界的大部 分地区仍然被水覆盖，而一架双引擎喷 气机想要飞越广袤的水域，必然受制于 ETOPS或称之为“双引擎延距操作”这 一规则，这是一个比较复杂的公式，但结 果却很简单： 如果两个发动机其中之一停 摆了，或飞机的某个主要系统出现故障， 飞机可能不得不被迫转飞到某个目的地之 外的机场。在大片水域附近有很多国家， 但如果你是个富人或者名人，你可能根本 不愿意去那些地方。而如果你搭乘的是一 架四引擎飞机，飞行员则可以选择继续飞 向目的地，如此一来一切都不是问题了。 “ 有 四 个 （ 发 动 机 )， 你 可 以 干 更 多事”， 空中客车公司喷气机营销总监 David Velupillai 打趣道。 考虑到双引擎宽体机和 A340之间的巨 大的价差，额外的油耗根本不值一提。假 设你支付全额的燃油零售价，一架A340

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When Airbus launched the A340 in 1991, the wholesale price of a gallon of jet-A fuel was 55 cents. In February 2014 it was $2.97. However, it spiked at $3.89 in July 2008, and that’s when the world’s airlines began parking their A340s and shortening their routes to enable them to use more fuel-efficient twinjets such as the Airbus A330 and Boeing 777. Today, more than 50 A340s are in storage.

Airbus shut down the A340 production line in 2011 after 377 were made.

The bulk of these (218) are Dash 300 series—fitted in airline configuration with seating for up to 295 passengers and a range of 12,408 kilometers (6,700 nm).

Airlines Thinking in ‘Twos’

Values of used A340s are still plunging, even though they’re well equipped, relatively new and burn only marginally more fuel than comparable twinjets.

But for airlines, pennies count, sometimes disproportionately, occasionally illogically.

This is how crazy it has become: the A330 twinjet and A340 share a

fuselage, have nearly identical wings and carry about the same number of passengers. Indeed, the aircraft were developed in tandem and use many of the same parts. Nevertheless, an A330 of identical vintage sells for up to four times as much as an A340, simply because it burns slightly less fuel.

(However, new-generation widebody twinjets such as Airbus’s 350XWB and the Boeing 787 are up to 30 percent more fuel efficient than an A340.)

Airline actuaries are focused on only one equation: four engines equals bad.

I disagree. Most of the world remains covered with water and a twinjet traversing it is governed by the doctrine of ETOPS, or extended-range twin operations, something of a complex formula with a simple implication: if one of the two engines quits or a major aircraft system fails, you likely will be required to divert to an airport that is not your destination. And there’s a long list of countries near large bodies of water where you wouldn’t want to do this if you are a wealthy or highprofile individual. With four engines, you could continue to your destination at the pilot’s discretion.

航空公司的精算师们 只看重 一个公式： 四引擎=差劲。 Dash 200系列飞机的直接营运成本约 为每小时14,000 美元，而远程机型500 约为每小时 21,000美元。一架私人飞 机每年的飞行时间甚至不到 400 小 时。而且空中客车公司和发动机制造 商罗尔斯·罗伊斯公司正在努力降低 成本。罗尔斯·罗伊斯公司最近宣布 了一项改进的支持计划及一系列发动 机改进方案，旨在削减维修费用和减 少燃料消耗，使其达到可以和双引擎 宽体机相竞争的水平。 空中客车公司的A340飞机面临着潜 在的20 亿美元的转售价格担保， 空中 客车想尽快结束这场甩卖，为此，空 客试图获得批准以便使A340的载客人 数达到 475人，这比其目前的航空公 司配置载客量多出约35人。这需要移 除中舱内的厨房和厕所，该方案对航 空公司的吸引力依旧是未知数，但乘 客们肯定不喜欢这样。 A340坚挺的转售价格已经永远成为 了历史，但对于那些紧盯着疯狂折扣 的买家来说，他们要抓紧时间了。 A340有四种主要机型——Dash200、 300、 500 和 600 型——入门机 型基本数据为近 61米（200 英尺） 长 ，翼展近 61米（200 英尺）， 最高级机型的数据达 75.29 米长 （247 英尺），翼展 63.40 米 （208 英尺）， 最大起飞重量为 274,876至 381,018 公 斤 （606,000 至 840,000 磅）。 A340-200配备了混合舱位，可载客 240 至 261 人，航程达15,000公里 (8,100海里）；它和稍大的 A340-300 机型都由 CFM56 发动机推动，单台 发动机最大推力为 25,000 至 34,000 磅。这两种型号的飞机都配备了VVIP

超级贵宾服务设施，其中A340-300 由德国政府运营。机体更大的A340500 和600机型由罗尔斯·罗伊斯公司 Trent系列 500 发动机推动，每单台 发动机推力高达54,000 磅。500机型 在其 2002 年推出时是世界上航程最 大的商用客机，可搭载 313 名乘客， 航程为16,020 公里（8,650 海里）； 在VVIP 配置下航程可增加至 18,335 公里 (9,900海里）。600机型长度略超 过 75 米 （247 英尺）， 目前仍然是 世界上最长的客机，可搭载 379 名乘 客飞行 13,890 公里 (7,500 海里）。 由于体型巨大，500 和 600机型配 备了摄像头，可在地面滑行过程中为飞 行员提供导航。空中客车公司共制造 了28架Dash 200，218架Dash 300， 34架Dash 500，97架Dash 600。由于 具有航程优势，Dash 500似乎是改装 VVIP 配置的最理想机型，其改装过程 可能将耗时两年——这取决于改装材料 的到位程度及改装后的具体功能配置 ， 其改装成本超过 1 亿美元。 不过，空中客车公司已经开发出 被称之为Gala的翻新业务，其大大减 少了改装的成本和时间，具体措施是 将改装范围限定在机身的二号门和三 号门之间——工程量依然庞大，但与 翻新整架飞机相比已经改善颇多。空 中客车公司的Velupillai 指出，“如果把 VIP区限制在飞机中部，改装成本就更 低，改装也更容易”，而且在头等舱、 商务舱和经济舱里仍有足够空间搭载 宾客和机组人员。通过Gala方案，贵 宾乘客可保留私人洗手间、 卧室、 办 公室和会议区。 空中客车公司本身并不亲自实施改 装工作，但将协助客户寻找合格的装 配中心并提供工程和项目管理服务。 所以，如果您希望如帝王一般跨越全 球，又不想浪费大把金钱， A340飞机 是您不二的选择。 不过伙计们，你们动作得快些。这 种超低的价格，过了这个村就没这个 店了。 o

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“You can do more with four,” quips David Velupillai, the marketing director for Airbus Corporate Jets.

Because of the huge price chasm between a twin widebody and the A340, the extra-fuel-burn argument is a non-starter.

Assuming you pay full retail for fuel, an A340 carries direct operating costs of around $14,000 an hour on the Dash 200s and $21,000 an hour on the long-range Series 500. One in private hands would be unlikely to be used even 400 hours per year.

And Airbus and engine-maker Rolls-Royce are working diligently to bring costs down.

Rolls recently announced an improved support program and engine modifications designed to cut maintenance expenses and reduce fuel burns to levels that rival those of a twinjet widebody.

Airbus, on the hook for potentially $2 billion in resale price guarantees on the A340, is moving to end the fire sale by attempting to get the airplane approved to carry up to 475 passengers, about 35 more than its current capacity in airline configuration. Doing that requires removal of the mid-cabin galley and lavatory and it remains to be seen how many airlines will find that option attractive—their passengers certainly will not.

A340s will never return to robust resale prices, but for those who want a truly insane discount, time might be running out.

飞行员人数/Pilots

2

Spec List

航程/Range*

18,335公里/9,900海里 18,335 km /9,900 nm

巡航速度/Cruise speed

最大878公里/小时 或 474节 Max: 878 kph/474 kt

规格和性能/Specifications & Performance 搭乘人数（商务舱）/Passengers (executive)

高：2.41米/7.91英尺 Height: 2.41 m/7.91 ft 宽：5.28米/17.33英尺 Width: 5.28 m/17.33 ft

机舱尺寸/Cabin dimensions

长：50.80米/166.67英尺 Length: 50.80 m/166.67 ft * NBAA IFR 370 公里（200纳米）的储备/*IFR NBAA 370 km (200 nm) reserves

经济性/Economics 总可变飞行成本/小时 /Total variable flight cost/hour

$21,849.83

总固定成本/每年/Total fixed cost/year

$1,259,551

资料来源： Conklin & de Decker, Orleans, Massachusetts, U.S./Source: Conklin & de Decker, Orleans, Mass.

A340s come in four main variants—the Dash 200, 300, 500 and 600 models—starting with footprints that are nearly 61 meters long (200 ft) and a wingspan of almost 61 meters (200 ft) and proceeding to 75.29 meters long (247 ft) and a wingspan of 63.40 meters (208 ft), with maximum takeoff weights of 274,876 to 381,018 kilograms (606,000 to 840,000 lbs).

Outfitted in mixed-class configuration, the A340-200 came fitted to carry 240 to 261 passengers with a range of 15,000 kilometers (8,100 nm); both it and the slightly larger A340-300 are powered by CFM56 engines, with maximum thrust levels of 25,000 to 34,000 pounds each. Both models of aircraft have been fitted for VVIP usage, with the latter being operated by the German government. The larger A340500 and 600 variants are powered by the

A340s will never return to robust resale prices, but for those who want a truly insane discount, time may be running out.

Rolls-Royce Trent series 500 engines, with 54,000 pounds of thrust each. The 500 was the world’s longest-range commercial aircraft at its introduction in 2002, able to carry 313 passengers 16,020 kilometers (8,650 nm); in VVIP configuration that range can be increased to 18,335 kilometers (9,900 nm). At just over 75 meters (247 ft), the 600 remains the world’s longest airliner, and it can carry 379 passengers 13,890 kilometers (7,500 nm).

Both the 500 and 600 are so massive that they have cameras to help pilots navigate during ground taxi. Airbus made 28 Dash 200s, 218 Dash 300s, 34 Dash 500s and 97 Dash 600s. Due to their range, the 500s appear to be the most desirable aircraft for conversion to VVIP configuration, a process that can take up to two years and—depending on the opulence of material selection and features—cost more than $100 million.

However, Airbus has developed a refurbishment option called Gala that considerably reduces the cost and time of this conversion by limiting its scope to the section of the aircraft between fuselage doors two and three—still a big chunk of real estate, but not as big an endeavor as recompleting the entire aircraft. “If you limit the VIP bit to the middle of the aircraft, you can have it more cost effectively and easily” and still have room to carry guests and support staff in airline first, business and economy classes, points out Airbus’s Velupillai.

With Gala, the principal still gets a private lav, bedroom, office and conference area.

Airbus doesn’t do the work itself, but will assist customers in finding a qualified completion center and provide engineering and project-management services. So if you need to span the globe in the style of a potentate while saving tens of millions of dollars, the A340 might be just the ticket.

But you’d better hurry, folks. At these prices, they won’t last long. o

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DAVID McINTOSH

Hong Kong Jet, Bellawings ink a new maintenance deal

AND THEY COME IN ALL COLORS, TOO There’s nothing like seeing a flying machine up close to raise the excitement level. Most young people get to see aircraft only in movies or video. These lucky youngsters get to see, touch and smell the real article at ABACE.

Nagoya Airport serves as bizav gateway to Asia Representatives from Nagoya Airport in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture are here at ABACE (Booth P113) to discuss its convenient location within the country, as well as its suitability for business aviation travelers in the region.

Nagoya is one of the few airports in Japan to be considered business aviation-specific, as the larger Chubu Centrair International Airport was built nearby to handle the majority of the area’s commercial traffic.

Combined, the two Japanese airports handled more than 200 private aircraft last year, including 70 at Nagoya, according to Tominori Kato, Aichi Prefectural Government’s Deputy DirectorGeneral of the Department of Regional Development and Tourism, who expects that number will grow this year. Chubu has a handful of long-range based business aircraft, including a BBJ and a Gulfstream G650 and G450.

The airports are little more than a two-hour flight from Shanghai, and less than three hours from Beijing. For business aviation, centrally located Nagoya is removed from the congestion of the Tokyo area, yet due to its central location it is easily connected to the capital and to hubs such as Osaka and Kyoto by high-speed train.

Indeed, Nagoya will be the

CURT EPSTEIN

by Curt Epstein

Tominori Kato, Aichi Prefectural Government’s deputy director-general of the Department of Regional Development and Tourism.

first city linked to Tokyo by an under-construction, next-generation maglev train that will be nearly twice as fast as the current “bullet trains.”

Dedicated Services

Nagoya, which is open from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m., offers a dedicated customs, immigration and quarantine facility, staffed on demand for international business arrivals, and ground handling is supplied by two FBOs: Nakanihon Air Service and Aero Asahi. The business aviation terminal is centrally located, less than 300 feet from the ramp, and aircraft can taxi directly to their own parking spaces under their own power.

The airport, which has a 9,000-foot runway, is also suited as a fueling stop for long-range business jets from the U.S. East Coast heading for mainland

China. Larger aircraft carrying more passengers are currently referred to the international airport due to constraints on the customs facilities, but as demand increases, the airport will adapt to meet it.

As a spur to that demand, Nagoya has been designated as a “Special Zone to Create Asia’s No. 1 Aerospace Industrial Cluster” by the Japanese government, with several heavy industry manufacturers engaged in the construction of aircraft components and subassemblies, including Mitsubishi which is soon anticipated to begin flight tests on its MRJ regional jetliner. The world headquarters for Toyota are also located nearby.

With Tokyo designated as the site of the 2020 Olympics, the airports operators are already planning for an increase in business operators looking to avoid congestion elsewere. o

Hong Kong-based private aircraft management provider Bellawings Jet Limited has selected Hong Kong Jet to provide maintenance services for its growing aircraft fleet, sealing the deal during a signing on Tuesday in Shanghai at ABACE 2015.

Hong Kong Jet, itself an IS-BAO level II aircraft operator with a fleet of 18 largecabin business jets and bizliners, holds Part 145 maintenance approval from China, Macau, Cayman Islands, Bermuda and Hong Kong, and provides maintenance support for Boeing, Airbus, Gulfstream and Bombardier jets.

“We feel that our friends at Hong Kong Jet will give us what we want, which is a shared interest, a quality product and good maintenance AOG support, and even possibly commercial AOC support, which means charter backup if our aircraft do have a problem,” said Glen

Reghenzani, Bellawings’ director of flight operations. He added that further relations between the companies could possibly lead to sharing of flight crews.

Formed in October 2014, and making its ABACE debut, Bellawings (Booth P232) presently operates a pair of B-registered aircraft–a Gulfstream G550 and Bombardier Global 5000.

According to Reghenzani, it expects to add up to another 20 aircraft to its roster by next year.

The company currently has four flight-crew per aircraft.

The company has also established the Bellawings Club, an exclusive membership offering not limited to managed aircraft clients that provides personalized concierge services. In addition, it offers travel opportunities through its partnerships with luxury travel organizer Abercrombie and Kent and Hong Kong Airlines.

–C.E.

Bellawings executive v-p Zhang Yijia, left, shakes hands on a maintenance deal with Hong Kong Jet director of business development Harold Wu, as Hong Kong Jet COO Denzil White looks on. The deal will support Bellawings’ growing jet fleet.

TOKYO’S AIRPORTS GETS FIRST BIZAV HANGARS With the Tokyo area beginning preparations to host the 2020 Olympics, its airports are already seeing improvements to handle the expected influx of private aircraft.

Tokyo Haneda International Airport received its first private aviation hangar last month when Wings of Life began operations in a former 12,067-sq-m (129,850-sq-ft) Japan Airlines facility purchased by the company. The hangar features 5,007-sq-m (53,894-sq-ft) of aircraft storage, and is large enough to shelter aircraft up to a Boeing 747.

In addition to storage, the hangar will provide space for private aircraft maintenance activities at the airport, and the company plans to add full FAA maintenance authorization in the future. At present, its JCAB Class 1 certified aircraft mechanic staff can provide assistance, including troubleshooting, parts procurement and mechanical support, along with a full suite of tools and equipment available for rental. The location features available office space, as well as mechanic and crew lounges for handling and maintenance companies to support their work within the hangar.

At Narita, the airport corporation has leased a former 7,655-sq-m (82,400-sq-ft) JAL maintenance hangar to AGP Corp., which will provide private aircraft storage and accommodate third-party maintenance activities.

Limited operations there began at the beginning of February, as the facility undergoes renovation. Like the Haneda hangar, it will be able to accommodate any class of business aircraft.

–C.E.

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