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2011 SEPTEMBER No.9 (31)
BOEING PROMOTES NEW APPROACH FOR FUTURE AVIATION TRAINING Bangkok - Boeing today called upon the av iation industry f or a rev ised approach to training that includes the use of online and mobile dev ices to meet the demand f or av iation personnel ov er the next 20 y ears. Speaking at the Asia Pacif ic Airline Training Sy mposium in Bangkok, Roei Ganzarski, chief customer of f icer, Boeing Flight Serv ices, said the industry must f ocus on adopting newer methods of instruction that hav e prov en successf ul in other f ields.
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Transaero signs an agreement with Abacus in order to improve its presence in Central Asia Transaero, the second Russian largest carrier, and Abacus International, the Asia’s leading company in the area of prov iding the comprehensiv e solutions to the airlines f or maximizing prof it, hav e signed a commercial agreement, the airline reports. In accordance with the agreement, the companies start cooperation aimed at increasing the scope of booking on Transaero f lights in Central Asia due to usage of ef f icient distribution sy stem prov ided by Abacus. It will help Transaero increase its presence in the region, share on this market and sales through the wide network of Abacus.
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Air Baltic Blames Govt. For Bankruptcy Air Baltic is blaming the Latv ian gov ernment’s lack of f inancial support and attempt to of f load its holding in the troubled carrier f or its decision to f ile f or bankruptcy protection. Read more >
Baltic Aviation Academy launched Airbus A320 full flight simulator in Vilnius On September 16th, 2011, Baltic Av iation Academy (BAA), a Ty pe Rating Training Organization, launched Airbus A320 Full Flight Simulator in the av iation centre premises in Vilnius. It is the f irst Airbus A320 f ull f light simulator in the Baltic States. Bef ore Airbus A320 installment to the academy ’s headquarters, practical BAA’s A320 ty pe rating trainings were executed in Southampton, England. Read more >
IrAero will acquire 10 MS-21s An agreement on deliv ery of 10 MS-21 aircraf t with 180 seats to IrAero has been signed during the 7th Baikal Economic Forum (BEF), the airline’s press-serv ice reports.
BA increases Moscow capacity w ith longhaul aircraft Customers on British Airway s’ London Heathrow to Moscow serv ice will be able to sample the airline’s award-winning serv ices in First and Club World business class f rom next y ear. The changes were announced during a UK trade delegation to Russia hosted by Prime Minister, Dav id Cameron, along side sev eral major British business leaders. British Airway s has three return f lights to Moscow’s Domodedev o airport per day . From April 2012, this route will change f rom a short-haul serv ice operated with two cabins to a long-haul operation of f ering customers up to f our classes of trav el. BA will operate a f our-class B747 jumbo on one of its three daily f lights between London and Moscow. This means customers will hav e the opportunity to enjoy the airline’s f ully f lat-beds, comprehensiv e in-f light entertainment and sample a wideselection of meals and drinks in unriv alled comf ort. No other airline currently of f ers
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such a premium serv ice on the f our-hour f light between the two capitalcities.
Aeroflot has acquired the 43rd А320 Aerof lot – Russian Airlines has acquired the 43rd Airbus A320. The aircraf t has been named af ter major-general, the Sov iet astronaut number 3, two times the Hero of USSR, Andriy ana Nikolaev a, the airline reports. At present the airline’s f leet includes 76 aircraf t of А319/320/321 f amily , their av erage age is 3.8 y ears. Read more >
ATR opens pilot training centre in Paris ATR has announced the opening of a new pilot training centre in Paris, based near Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy . The f acility is equipped with a Thales ATR 72-500 f ull f light simulator. Read more >
Polet Airlines acquires the second An148 The deed of conv ey ance of the second aircraf t built f or Polet Airlines by Voronezh av iation plant has been signed on August 31st at VASO, the airline reports. CEO of VASO, Zubarev V.Y ., Director of Central-Chernozemic regional branch of Sberbank Leasing, Panishy ov V.V., and CEO of Polet Airlines, Karpov A.S., hav e taken part in the ceremony of aircraf t deliv ery . Read more >
Uzbekistan Airways acquires another Il-114-100 The national carrier of Uzbekistan – Uzbekistan Airway s has acquired the 6th Il-114100, the airline reports. Il-114-100 aircraf t are perf orming f lights to CIS Region and on domestic routes. Read more >
Dmitry Medevedev says domestic airlines should be 'radically reduced' The president of Russia Dmitry Medv edev has demanded the radical decrease of the number of airlines in Russia, Interf ax reports. During the meeting of crisis center f or relief of consequences of Y ak-42 crash under Y aroslav l, the president stated that he will giv e the corresponding instructions to the gov ernment. Read more >
Estonian Air needs 400 mln euros for new aircrafts President of Estonian Air Tero Taskila will present to minister of economic af f airs and communications Juhan Parts a plan f or replacing most of the f leet by the end of September. The ambitious plan f oresees keeping only two of the recently purchased Bombardier planes out of Estonian Air’s sev en aircraf ts by the y ear 2015. Read more >
Airlines worldwide Transaero’s passenger turnov er has increased by 28.5% during the eight months of 2011
Sir Martin Broughton, chairman of British Airway s, who accompanied Dav id Cameron to Moscow to represent British business, said: “We are proud to hav e been f ly ing to Russia f orov er f if ty y ears. It is an important and growing market f or us and we want to ref lect our commitment to the region and our customers by enhancing our serv ices and increasing the number of seats that are av ailable to Moscow.” The carrier currently uses a mixture of two-class B767 and A320 aircraf t on the f our-hour route, f itted with BA’s Euro Trav eller and Club Europe product. But f rom next April the carrier will introduce one of its f ourclass B747 jumbo aircraf t on to the route, of f ering increased capacity and more comf ortable World Trav eller, World Trav eller Plus, Club World and First seating. British Airway s has close ties with leading Russian airline, S7. The two airlines are members of the one world alliance and launched a code-share agreement earlier this y ear, which means that customers can experience a seamless serv ice between the UK and many destinations in Russia, transf erring at Domodedov o airport. Both airlines’ customers benef it f rom competitiv e through f ares, co-ordinated schedules and excellent customer serv ice. It is hoped that the codeshare agreement will be expanded in the coming months so that ev en more parts of Russia will be linked by air serv ices to the UK.
Emirates to become world’s largest carrier in 5 y ears Transaero acquires another Boeing 737-800 NG Luf thansa to operate world’s longest passenger plane World’s top 10 saf est airlines named Aerof lot puts second Superjet into serv ice Small Planet Airlines became a trusted United Nations' carrier Read more >
Aircraft market and industry Embraer to Enhance Legacy 600 and Legacy 650 Customer Support in Russia India Won’t Giv e Landing Rights To Luf thansa A380s Boeing sees Chinese demand f or 5,000 aircraf t by 2030 Embraer’s Lineage 1000 receiv es v alidation f rom CAAC Read more >
Airports in EU and CIS airBaltic conf lict hampers construction of new passenger terminal at Riga Airport London’s main airports to reach bursting point in 2030 Read more >
MRO overview FL Technics, part of Av ia Solutions Group, to acquire Storm Av iation Ltd, a UK based Line Maintenance Prov ider Luf thansa Technik Sophia expands maintenance f acility Boeing Steps Up Manuf acturing, MRO Serv ices In China Air Europa Chooses a J Walter Av iation To Prov ide Power-By -The-Hour Support FL Technics Jets to serv e its f irst Hawker 700B Jet Time Expands MRO With Dublin Hong Kong Metrojet to prov ide Embraer support StandardAero to prov ide MRO serv ices to Ak Bars Aero
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