Avia Time, December 2012

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AIRBUS MILITARY A400M COMPLETES CRITICAL FLIGHTTEST PHASE Airbus Military has successfully completed the 300 hours of Function & Reliability (F&R) flight-testing of the A400M new generation airlifter w hich is a key requirement prior to full certification.

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E190/195 AND CRJ 700/900/1000 RECEIVE TYPE CERTIFICATES IN RUSSIA AND CIS On 13th of December Embraer E190/195 jets have received the Type Certificates from the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC), also know n by its Russian acronym MAK. Read more >

First flyable A350 XWB "MSN1" structurally complete Airbus has successfully completed the main structural assembly and system connection of A350 XWB ‘MSN1’ – the first flight-test aircraft. The aircraft is depicted here on its w heels for the very first time moving out of the main assembly hall (Station 40) at the recently inaugurated “Roger Béteille” A350 XWB Final Assembly Line in Toulouse Read more >

FL Technics and Ariana Afghan Airline to launch the first EASA Part 145 Line Station in Afghanistan FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, and Ariana Afghan Airlines, the national carrier of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, have announced the signing of the Letter of Intent in relation to a comprehensive long-term strategic cooperation betw een the tw o companies Read more >

SSJ100 Full Flight Simulator arrives for installation at the SuperJet International’s Training Center in av iatime.mailer.lt/email/Av ia-Time-46-101699/v iew

Unrealized potential of phased out Soviet-era aircraft in the em erging m arkets In 2011 the Russian Ministry of Transport introduced new requirements for commercial aircraft, according to w hich all the soviet-era Yak-40s, Tu-134s and An-24s w ith no Terrain Aw areness Warning System (TAWS) installed had to be grounded. Additionally, for quite a w hile now operators from Russia and the CIS have been continuously phasing out their old and inefficient Soviet 1/5

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Venice

A new Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for training on the SSJ100 aircraft arrived for installation at the SuperJet International (SJI) Training Center in Venice (Italy), close to the International Marco Polo airport.

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Boeing 737 Breaks Single-Year Record for Orders and Deliveries

airplanes. For instance, in 2004 Uzbekistan Airw ays w as still operating approx. 30 Il, Tu, Yak and An airplanes, but by 2012 the airline had completely renew ed its fleet w ith Westernbuilt aircraft. How ever, despite the on-going developments, the Soviet-era aircraft are still being w idely operated by operators in the emerging markets.

Unfortunately, the aftermarket support of the aircraft is becoming more and more challenging, as the number of relevant MROs and part suppliers is diminishing along w ith the Soviet fleet itself.

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Boeing reached a record for year-to-date 737 deliveries w ith today's delivery of the 377th Next-Generation 737. The delivery of the airplane, a 737-900ER (Extended Range) w ith Boeing Sky Interior for United Airlines, topped the previous record of 376 deliveries set in 2010.

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EADS Governance and Shareholding Structure Receives Far-Reaching Overhaul The EADS Board of Directors and the company’s core shareholders have agreed on a far-reaching change of the company’s shareholding structure and governance.

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SIA To Sell Virgin Atlantic Stake For US$360 Million Singapore Airlines has agreed to sell its 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic Ltd to Delta Air Lines.

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DID YOU KNOW?

CAE awarded contracts by Chinese and Russian customers valued at more than C$50 million for four full-flight simulators CAE today announced that it has sold four Level D full-flight simulators (FFS), tw o each to customers in China and Russia. The sales include the first tw o FFSs, associated training devices and the CAE Augmented Engineering Environment (AEE) for the new C919 aircraft being developed by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) Read more > av iatime.mailer.lt/email/Av ia-Time-46-101699/v iew

Maho beach Maho Beach is a beach on the Dutch-ruled coast of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, in the country of Sint Maarten. It is famous for the Princess Juliana International Airport adjacent to the beach. All arriving aircraft must make a touchdow n as close to the beginning of Runw ay 10 as 2/5

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airberlin Etihad Alliance Delivers More Than 300,000 Passengers and €100 revenues in first year The year-old alliance betw een airberlin and Etihad Airw ays has allow ed the carriers to deliver more than 300,000 passengers onto each other’s netw orks and collectively generate more than €100 million in additional revenues, far outstripping the initial estimates.

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Laos Certified Sukhoi Superjet 100 The Department of Civil Aviation of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport of Laos People’s Democratic Republic validated the Type Certificate for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft (RRJ-95B).

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Boeing Delivers Qatar Emiri Air Force's 4th C-17 Globemaster III

possible. Due to the short runw ay length of only 2,180 meters (7,150 ft), the aircraft are forced to fly over the beach at a minimal altitude.

People w ho are standing on the beach risk being blow n into the w ater because of the jet blast from aircraft taking off from runw ay 10. The local government w arns that the closely approaching or departing aircraft can "result in serious injury and/or death." An additional fence has been recently introduced behind the Runw ay 10 to prevent irresponsible tourists from hanging on to the main fence surrounding the runw ay w ishing to experience the blast caused by the jet flow .

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Boeing delivered the Qatar Emiri Air Force's fourth C-17 Globemaster III today in Long Beach. The delivery reflects Qatar's agreement w ith the U.S. government to acquire tw o additional C-17s, w hich brings the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) fleet of the w orld's most advanced airlifters to a total of four as the C-17 continues to attract orders w orldw ide Read more >

UK Regional Airport Opens €13.5 Million Terminal Leeds Bradford Airport has officially opened its €13.5 million revamped terminal. UK Foreign Secretary William Hague w as on hand to do the honours and toured the new facility w ith the airport’s CEO, John Parkin, and commercial director, Tony Hallw ood.

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AirAsia becomes first operator of Airbus’ Sharklet equipped A320 Airbus has delivered the first A320 equipped w ith Sharklets today to AirAsia, w hich becomes the first operator of the new fuel-saving large w ing tip devices. Sharklets are an option on new -build A320 Family aircraft, and are standard on all members of the A320neo Family.

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION ANA Celebrates 60th Anniversary XL Airw ays France becomes a new A330-300 operator Aeroflot intends to service about 21 million passengers in 2013 First Airbus simulator supporting A320neo training in China ready for operation Qatar Airw ays endorses the larger A350 XWB models

The profit divide: Bridging the gap in unit costs for legacy carriers With low -cost carriers encroaching on ever more markets, the profitability of traditional airlines w ill continue to remain under threat. Recent years have seen the w orst of this shift, w ith flag carriers in Europe struggling to keep afloat and Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection befalling a number of their American counterparts.

Indeed, ensuring the long-term survival of these legacy carriers w ill require bridging the gap in unit costs that separates them from their low er priced competition. This is not a precise science, how ever, as recent efforts by the traditional airlines to cut costs have measured results ranging from mild success to dismal failure. So w hat options are in line for these long-established carriers to regain some of their competitiveness?

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Ryanair To Grow 400,000 Pax & 400 Jobs In Scotland In 2013 av iatime.mailer.lt/email/Av ia-Time-46-101699/v iew

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Iraqi Airw ays takes delivery of its first Airbus A330 Qatar Airw ays starts flying to Chopin Airport Sky Aviation Carries Out Pre-Delivery Inspection of its First Sukhoi Superjet 100 Boeing, Icelandair Announce Commitment for 12 737 MAXs airberlin increases capacity utilization in the first half of the year Delta Air Lines Orders up to 70 Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen Jetliners Undisclosed Customer in China Orders Seven Bombardier CRJ700 NextGen Aircraft Bombardier Boosts Parts Support for Europe, Middle East and Africa Boeing, WestJet Celebrate Airline's 100th Next-Generation 737 Boeing, Turkish Airlines Finalize Order for 15 777-300ERs Austrian Airlines Group sets forth its restructuring process Heathrow Terminal 2 - The new home of Star Alliance Boeing Delivers First 777-300ER in U.S. to American Airlines Starflyer takes delivery of its first directly purchased Airbus A320 Avianca and Taca Orders 15 ATR 72-600S UTair Group’s passenger traffic increased by 28,2% during 11 months of 2012 Air Astana takes delivery of its first A321 directly ordered from Airbus ATR inaugurates its new training center in Singapore Iberia reaches agreement w ith unions representing 93% of staff Rossiya – Russian Airlines takes delivery of Airbus A320 aircraft ST Engineering’s aerospace arm to acquire Volant Aerospace Transaero Airlines Welcomes Its 10 millionth Passenger Aboard in 2012 Rolls-Royce signs $1bn Trent 900 contract and Trent 700 letter of intent w ith Skymark Airlines Brand new A330 aircraft “L.Kantorovitch” w as set in operation by Aeroflot Leasing Firm Avation PLC signs for 7 additional ATR 72-600s airBaltic Signs Firm Order for up to 20 CSeries Airliners SuperJet International signs 10 years SuperCare Agreement w ith Sky Aviation Egyptair training center has passed successfully the new audit evaluation from EASA to certify the simulators fleet Read more >

BUSINESS AVIATION Gulfstream Beijing Begins Operations Gama Aviation aw arded Canadian Foreign Air Operator's Certificate ExecuJet Africa Adds Helicopters to Charter Fleet Embraer Executive Jets Flies First Made-in-USA Phenom 300 Airbus to display tw o corporate jets at MEBA show ExecuJet Middle East Named a GE Authorized Service Center for CF34-3 Engines Embraer Executive Jets Expands Middle East’s Services in Dubai ExecuJet Middle East and NasJet are set to commence Riyadh FBO Operations in the 1st Quarter 2013 Dassault Falcon announces sale of tw o Falcon 900 business jets Mitsubishi Aircraft and SkyWest, Inc. Conclude Definitive Agreement for 100 Mitsubishi Regional Jets (MRJ) and 100 Options Embraer Executive Jets Lineage Receives Certification from Russian Authorities Bombardier SecurOrders for Five Global Business Jets Read more >

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Boeing Forecasts Sufficient Financing for Rising Global Aircraft Deliveries Boeing projects the w orld's airlines should see reasonable liquidity and pricing for new aircraft delivery financing in 2013 even as jet builders ramp up production to meet demand, the manufacturer announced here today in issuing its fifth annual finance market forecast.

"We expect that despite economic and political challenges, global air travel w ill again demonstrate its remarkable resilience in 2013. The industry's global grow th and airlines' fleet 4/5

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MRO FL Technics completes a series of landing gear deals w orth over â‚Ź1million Volga-Dnepr Technics to set up line maintenance station at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow British Airw ays Engineering Develops Major Change to Accomodate TCAS Upgrade MNG Airlines Signed Component Pool Services Agreement for A330F Cargo Aircraft w ith Turkish Technics Sabena technics performs the very first installation of SATCOM systems on an ATR 42-600 aircraft Bombardier Appoints Flying Colours Corp. and Jetcorp Technical Services as Authorized Service Facilities Sabena technics gets maintenance and VIP completion capabilities on A380 Air Tahiti Nui and Lufthansa Technik sign long-term engine repair and overhaul contract AJW Technique Begins Recruitment Drive in Partnership With IAMAW Union Read more >

AIRPORTS Novosibirsk International Airport celebrating three millionth passenger

replacements, accelerated by higher fuel prices, should keep demand stable and attract sufficient financing," said Kostya Zolotusky, managing director of capital markets development and leasing at Boeing Capital Corp., the plane maker's financing and leasing unit w hich develops the forecast.

The encouraging report comes amid lingering economic uncertainties and as higher costs for eligible airline borrow ing using government export credit financing go into effect in 2013.

The manufacturer forecasts total industry jetliner deliveries at $104 billion in 2013, w ith 95 percent of that expected to be split betw een Boeing and Airbus.

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The CEO of London Heathrow Will Consider Four Runw ay Option Domodedovo Airport is getting ready to receive Airbus A380 on a regular basis Amadeus makes inroads w ith Ground Handling Companies w ith 20 signed contracts in just over a year Less passengers at Chopin Airport in November 5.4 million passengers passed through Heathrow in November New monthly record at Copenhagen Airport Bordeaux Airport: The 4 million passenger mark reached in November Vienna Airport: Plus 2.1% in passengers during November 2012 Leipzig/Halle Airport: Antonov 124 transports helicopters to Afghanistan Sheremetyevo airport serviced 25 million passengers this year for the first time in its history Manchester Airport: Tender process launched for international development and funding partners for Airport City Ethiopian to Move to New and State-of-the Art Terminal 3 at Beijing Airport Read more > If you w ish to unsubscribe from Avia Time new sletter, please click here.

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