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THE A350 XWB IS GETTING READY FOR STATIC TESTING Airbus’ A350 XWB static test airframe has moved into the facility w here it w ill undergo testing to validate the structural design of this next-generation jetliner. The airframe rolled out of the A350 XWB final assembly line at Toulouse, Blagnac Airport earlier this w eek and w as transferred to the L34 static test hall situated across the airport in the Lagardère industrial zone – home to the A380 final assembly line. Read more >
ATR’S NEW PILOT TRAINING CENTER IN SINGAPORE ACHIEVES EASA CERTIFICATION ATR’s new est flight training center in Singapore is now officially approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and is ready to start training courses shortly. The center w ill provide a high level of training programs from flight crew type rating through recurrent training to differences courses. Strategically located in the Seletar Aerospace Park, a major hub for the Singapore aerospace industry, the center w ill officially be inaugurated mid-December this year. Read more >
Boeing 737 MAX Achieves 'Firm Concept' Boeing has finished defining in broad terms its new est single-aisle airplane, the 737 MAX, recently completing a major milestone in development know n as 'Firm Concept'. Read more >
ST Aerospace breaks ground to add narrow-body aircraft hangar in Singapore ST Aerospace today broke ground to add a narrow -body aircraft hangar at its Changi facility in Singapore. The total investment in the hangar and associated equipment amounts to $11m. The new hangar is expected to be operational by the end of third quarter 2013. av iatime.mailer.lt/email/Av ia-Time-45-99612/v iew
E-com m erce – the w ay forw ard in the Russian spare parts m arket Today the national air fleet of Russia is composed of over 1500 various types of aircraft, w hilst a mid-sized Russian 1/7
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First LOT’s Dreamliner is already in Warsaw Exactly at 10.51 am on Thursday, on 15th of November, the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner in LOT Polish Airlines’ livery landed at Warsaw Chopin Airport. LOT is the first air carrier in Europe to add the w orld’s most modern jet aircraft to its fleet, w ith the Warsaw airport becoming its first European base. Read more >
Embraer Legacy 500 Makes “Flawless” First Flight A new generation of business jets w as ushered in today w hen Embraer’s midsize Legacy 500 made a successful first flight, marking the beginning of its flight test program. Deliveries of the first aircraft are expected to begin in 2014. Read more >
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 obtains Indonesian Type Certificate On November 22, 2012 the Indonesian General Directorate of Civil Aviation validated the Type Certificate for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft (RRJ-95B). Read more >
British low-cost easyJet comes to Russia Last w eek British low -fare carrier easyJet announced it plans to launch the first ever scheduled flights betw een Manchester and Moscow in Spring 2013. easyJet w ill operate four flights each w ay a w eek and plans to put flights on sale in the coming w eeks.
commercial airline operates a fleet of approx. 20 aircraft, produced by both Russian and Western manufacturers. How ever, due to the ongoing ‘w esternization’ of the fleet, the demand for relevant aircraft spare parts is continuously increasing, w hile the existing deficiencies in the local supply chain keep sabotaging the profits of Russian carriers. ‘Most Russian carriers employ a team of approx. 6 procurement managers w ho are w orking w ith quite a long list of 50-70 spare parts’ vendors. Should a carrier employ a smaller team, it w ould be forced to deal w ith a massive w orkload and thus the company w ould certainly face a number of serious human-factor related issues. The added stress may contribute to the acquisition of w rong or unnecessary parts w hich sometimes may account for up to 20% of all airlines’ purchases. How ever, more people in the purchase Dep. imply bigger HR-related costs and more complex supply process management,’ comments the CEO of Locatory.com Zilvinas Sadauskas. Read More
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Learjet 85 Jet Gets its Wings Bombardier Aerospace announced that the first w ing shipment for its Learjet 85 jet has arrived at the Wichita assembly line and is now in the process of being readied for mating to the fuselage of Flight Test Vehicle one (FTV1). Read more >
UIA has celebrated its 20th anniversary
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F-15 fighter lands w ith one w ing In 1983 an Israeli air force pilot Zin Nadivi experienced his w orst nightmare w hen the training exercise w ent horribly w rong and his F-15 smashed into a Shyhaw k fighter. During the collision the F-15 fighter lost one of its w ings. Due to the intense fumes the pilot and his navigator Yehuar had no idea that they w ere flying w ith only one w ing. This is w hy they chose not to abandon the jet and proceeded w ith a crash landing. Only w hen the aircraft w as landed and Ziv Nadivi leaned 2/7
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Ukraine International Airlines celebrated the 20th anniversary of its operations. 25 November 1992, w hen UIA operated its first ever Kiev – London – Kiev flight is considered to be the airline’s birthday. Read more >
back tow ards his navigator for a congratulatory handshake, he realized that the aircraft w ing on the right hand side w as missing. Read More
Vladivostok Air Signed AFI KLM E&M A320 "On-Wing" Engine Contract AFI KLM E&M signed a long term repair and maintenance contract covering Vladivostok Air's A320 engines. This is an addition to the previous contract inked in 2009, w hich originally only concerned the Russian carrier's fleet of A330s. Read more >
FL Technics Jets marks the year with the service of 20 business jets FL Technics Jets, a global provider of integrated maintenance, repair and overhaul solutions for business aviation, is celebrating a one year anniversary since receiving its first business jet in autumn 2011. Read more >
Air France inaugurates a new engine test cell at Paris-CDG Air France Industries inaugurated its new engine test cell, at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport. The outcome of a 43 million euro investment program, the new facility, called ZEPHYR, w ill serve to test some 300 engines each year, including over 100 Very Big Engines (VBE), delivering an optimized service to clients in terms of processes and costs alike. Latin Am erican airlines w ill require m ore than 2,100 new aircraft in next 20 years
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Turkish Airlines Orders GE90-Powered Boeing 777-300ER Aircraft Turkish Airlines (THY) has ordered 15 GE90-115B-pow ered Boeing 777-300ER aircraft w ith options for five additional aircraft. Delivery w ill begin in 2014. Read more >
Rolls-Royce delivers the first Trent aero engine produced in Singapore Rolls-Royce, the global pow er systems company, today delivered the first Trent 900 aero engine produced in Singapore to a customer in the region. Read more >
Lufthansa Technik Sofia inaugurates extended MRO facility The Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borisov has recently inaugurated the new extended state-of-the-art MRO facility of the German-Bulgarian Joint Venture company av iatime.mailer.lt/email/Av ia-Time-45-99612/v iew
According to the recently released Airbus Global Market Forecast (GMF), Latin American airlines w ill require 2,120 new aircraft betw een today and 2031, including 1,660 singleaisle, 420 tw in-aisle and 40 very large aircraft estimated at $242 billion. Globally, by 2031 some 28,200 new aircraft valued at $4 trillion w ill be required to satisfy future robust market demand. With GDP currently grow ing above the w orld average, socioeconomic indicators predict Latin America’s middle class w ill double betw een 2012 and 2031. Additionally, Latin America has become the second most urbanised region w orldw ide after North America, and by 2031, 10 out of the 92 megacities w ith more than 10,000 3/7
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Lufthansa Technik Sofia at Sofia Airport. Along w ith Prime Minister Borisov, the red ribbon w as cut by Mr. Plamen Atanassov, CEO of Bulgarian Airw ays Group, Dr. Thomas Stueger, Chief Executive of Lufthansa Technik AG and Dr. Ruediger HoebenStoermer, CEO of Lufthansa Technik Sofia.
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Schiphol has been named "The International Airport of the year" Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has secured the prestigious 'International Airport of the Year 2012' aw ard at the CAPA's Aviation aw ards for Excellence gala dinner, held today in Hong Kong. Read more >
COMMERCIAL AVIATION Etihad Airw ays Orders Tw o More A330 Passenger Aircraft Boeing Delivers `Smiling Faces` 777 to Air China EVA Air becomes new A321 operator SIA To Increase Copenhagen Services As SAS Joint Venture Wins Final Approval Rolls-Royce congratulates ANA and Boeing on a year of Dreamliner service w ith exceptional engine performance Boeing, ALAFCO Firms up Order for 20 Boeing 737 MAXs IAG Cargo signs MoU w ith Global Logistics Netw ork Ethiopian New Toronto Route to Enjoy the B787 Dreamliner Services Boeing Delivers the 7,370th 737 airberlin again increases capacity utilization Bombardier may launch the production of Q400 aircraft at Samara-based Aviakor Bangkok Airw ays and Japan Airlines Start Codeshare and Mileage Tie-up Etihad Airw ays Breaks Ground on Flight Training Centre During 2012 – 2013 w inter season UIA expands offer for passengers due to partnership w ith AeroSvit Airlines TransAsia Airw ays orders six additional A321neo Bombardier Announces Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012 BAE Systems Receives Easa Approval For Jetstream 32 Life Extension Programme Kenya Airw ays signs codeshare w ith Vietnam Airw ays SAS reports October traffic increase of 5.4% First ATR 42-600 delivered to Precision Air Services Afriqiyah Airw ays places firm order for four more A350 XWBs
EASA publishes new sim plified rules for Third Country Operators in the European Union The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) today published a proposal to establish a single system for the safety approval of Third Country Operators (TCO) operating into, w ithin or out of the European Union (EU). Released in a document know n as an Opinion, the proposed rules have been subject to tw o rounds public consultation in 2011 and 2012 fully involving all concerned stakeholders. Opinion 05/2012 aims to enhance safety of third country operators by ensuring continuous compliance w ith standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). Read More
Air Arabia reports third quarter 2012 net profit of AED 226 million, up 126 per cent Boeing Increases 787 Production Rate Republic Airlines enrolls record fleet of 32 aircraft in Q400 Smart Parts Program Boeing Celebrates Delivery of First 787 Dreamliner to Qatar Airw ays Gulf Air Restructures Fleet Orders w ith Boeing and Airbus to Reduce Longterm Liability and Meet Future Strategic Needs Rossiya special aircraft division w ill acquire five Russian-produced aircraft airberlin increases third quarter profit Spring Expands CFM56-5B fleet w ith $40 million engine order av iatime.mailer.lt/email/Av ia-Time-45-99612/v iew
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Interjet adds 10 options to its firm order of 20 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft Boeing, Avianca Announce Order for Three 787 Dreamliners Bombardier Appoints South African Express Airw ays as its First Commercial Aircraft Authorized Service Facility in Africa Malaysia Airlines Takes Delivery of its Third Airbus A380 Ethiopian Airlines and ASKY Airlines First to Take Delivery of Dual-class Bombardier Q400 NextGen Aircraft Finnair and Malaysia Airlines begin codeshare agreement Estonian Air to reduce the number of employees China’s Tibet Airlines takes delivery of its first FALC A319
Cessna and CAIGA Sign Contract for Joint Venture to Assem ble and Sell Utility Turboprops in China
airBaltic Serves 251 000 Passengers in October TransAsia Airw ays takes delivery of its first A330 SaM146 engine certified by Indonesian Aviation Authority Yakutia Airlines signed an agreement w ith Boeing on delivery of 737NG aircraft Embraer’s New Portugal Composites Facility Ships First Legacy 500 Empennage Rolls-Royce delivers the first Trent aero engine produced in Singapore The “Company of the year 2012” aw ard in the “Air transport” category w as presented to Aeroflot Shenzhen Airlines joins Star Alliance Read more >
BUSINESS AVIATION Gulfstream Receives Approval for New Flight Management System 6.1 For GIV, GIV - SP, G400, G300 Bombardier’s 200th Challenger 605 Jet Enters Service The unique dilemma of pilot shortages in business aviation NRC flies the w orld’s first civil jet pow ered by 100 percent biofuel Hahn Air and Deer Jet pull together for distribution in Asia Embraer Releases China Regional Aviation Market Outlook 2012-2031
Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company (through Textron Far East Pte. Ltd.), has entered into a joint venture contract w ith China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Company Ltd., (CAIGA) (through CAIGA North China Aircraft Industry Co., Ltd.), in accordance w ith their previously announced strategic agreement, for the formation of a joint venture company to conduct final assembly of Cessna Caravan utility turboprop aircraft in China for the Chinese market. The joint venture contract also contemplates the possibility of designing and assembling new models of utility turboprop aircraft in the future. Formation of the joint venture company remains subject to various government approvals and customary conditions. Read More
Chinese customer orders Airbus ACJ319 Cessna and CAIGA sign joint venture agreement Gulfstream Begins Delivering G280 Aircraft to Customers ExecuJet Middle East receives Bombardier ASF Excellence Aw ard Qatar Executive Honoured As Best Business Aviation Operator Of The Year 2012 Flying Colours gets a green light from Saudi VistaJet Thinks Global w ith $7.8 Billion Bombardier Business Aircraft Order Read more >
MRO AFI KLM E&M Modifies A321 Cabin For AerCap ExecuJet Africa Offers Complete Handling Services at Lagos Facility FL Technics Training: the need to re-skill the existing w orkforce in the CIS region Boeing to Convert 767s to Freighters for Guggenheim Aviation Partners Lufthansa Technik to support 787 fleet of Ethiopian Airlines FL Technics Jets extends its long-term contract w ith Sw ift Aero and provides APU repair services Iberia Maintenance to service Garuda Indonesia aircraft components in deal av iatime.mailer.lt/email/Av ia-Time-45-99612/v iew
Preparing for the colder m onths: a w inter of opportunity for pilots? For contractual pilots, the seasonality of the airline industry continues to hold bearing on the number of flying jobs available. Indeed, the onset of w inter often heralds significant hardship for jobless pilots as airlines roll back their operations and charter companies dismiss unneeded staff. Moreover, last February marked a w inter of discontent for European carriers, w ith the culmination of ongoing financial
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signed w ith GMF AeroAsia A J Walter Aviation unveils new corporate headquarters in a spectacular climax to 80 years in the aviation industry MTU Maintenance Zhuhai secures new contracts at Airshow China China Southern selects Rockw ell Collins avionics for 16 new Airbus aircraft Lufthansa Technik begins deliveries of nice® HD CMS / IFE system AJW Capital buys tw o A340-500s Monarch Aircraft Engineering announces plans to expand operations at Birmingham Airport Orbest new base maintenance customer for SR Technics in Malta Warsaw station approval for Monarch Aircraft Engineering Iberia to repair A318 components for Tarom Airlines Iberia to maintain components for Rw andair Aircraft Read more >
AIRPORTS Dubai International Airport Passenger Traffic Surges 12.8 Per Cent in September New Partner Announced for New castle International Airport China Takes 10% Stake in Heathrow Airport Riga Airport Signs a Construction Agreement on Infrastructure Development Fraport Interim Report – Nine Months 2012: Positive Financial Figures for the First Three Quarters of the Year Record Summer Traffic At Malta Airport Less passengers at Chopin Airport in October Porto Airport Grow s 1,4% in October ASIG Partners w ith American Airlines at Six U.S. Airports Flughafen Zürich AG prequalified for Portugal Copenhagen Airports closes the sale of its ow nership interest in New castle International Airport ACI Asia-Pacific Airports recorded 5.1% increase in passenger traffic in September 2012 Singapore Changi Airport handled 4.0 million passenger movements in September
difficulties resulting in the collapse of both Malév and Spanair, amid w ider industry losses and cut backs. How ever, despite the slow er grow th profile customary for European carriers over the colder months, the experts at AviationCV point out this doesn’t necessarily mean reduced opportunities for out-of-w ork pilots. Seasonal fluctuations are illustrated most acutely in IATA’s global traffic monitor. Although airline passenger traffic, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) has maintained stable grow th over the past ten years, the variation in RPKs betw een summer and w inter seasons has increased almost tw ofold over the same period. For many parts of the w orld, this translates into summers of exceptional traffic activity follow ed by w inters of stronger than average decline. Indeed, in the case of Europe last year, the highest period of summer traffic exceeded the w inter low point by almost 62 percent. Such a phenomenon is consistent w ith the economics of a liberalised air transport industry as carriers allocate capacity w here it is needed based on seasonality. This is particularly relevant in Europe, w hereby heightened integration of its markets has fostered consolidation of the airline industry. Read More
Positive commercial development at Flughafen Wien AG: first three quarters bring higher revenues and earnings EuroAirport to build new Cargo Terminal Vilnius Airport Has Already Welcomed Tw o Million Passengers Air freight grow s at Warsaw Chopin Airport Dubai International Passenger Numbers Climb 14.3% New ARFF vehicles at Chopin Airport Read more >
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