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FOKKER AND NLR SIGN LETTER OF INTENT FOR COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN MARKNESSE (NL) Fokker Landing Gear (FLG), part of Fokker Technologies and the Dutch National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) have signed a Letter of Intent for the realization of highly automated and state-of-the-art manufacturing facility for composite landing gear parts at the NLR in Marknesse (NL). The signing ceremony w as attended by the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Mr Henk Kamp during this year’s Composite Conference (JEC) in Paris. Read more >
EASYJET CELEBRATES ITS HISTORIC DEAL WITH AIRBUS easyJet, the UK’s largest and France’s second largest airline, has commemorated the deal it agreed last June w ith Airbus for 135 Airbus A320 aircraft in Paris today, w ith an official signing ceremony. Attending the ceremony w ere Carolyn McCall, Chief Executive of easyJet, Frédéric Cuvillier, Minister of Transport, Hunting and Fishing and Fabrice Brégier, CEO and President of Airbus. Read more >
World’s first AW189 full-flight simulator ready for training Rotorsim, the joint venture ow ned equally by CAE (NYSE: CAE; TSX: CAE) and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, today announced that a joint team from ENAC (the Italian Civil Aviation Authority) and the European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) has certified the w orld's first AW189 full-flight simulator (FFS) to Level D, the highest qualification for flight simulators. Read more >
Eclipse Aerospace delivers first Eclipse 550 jet
The popularity of narrow body aircraft to increase the demand for modernization
Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. (EAI) is proud to announce the first customer delivery of an Eclipse 550 Tw in-Engine Jet in Albuquerque, N.M. follow ing Federal Aviation http://aviatime.mailersend.com/email/Avia-Time-61-181187
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Locatory.com revolutionizes aircraft spare parts search with Artificial Intelligence
India needs over 1,290 aircraft w orth US$190 billion in next 20 years
While the immense importance of spare parts to the aviation industry suggests that this MRO segment should be one of the most advanced, some of the processes related to the procurement of aircraft spares and components are still largely underdeveloped and conducted manually. How ever, Locatory.com is here to change all that. Read more >
Boeing Begins Expansion of 737 Commercial Delivery Center
Mobile should become the new normal in aviation aftermarket
Boeing (NYSE: BA) today kicked off expansion of its 737 Commercial Delivery Center (CDC) at Boeing Field in Seattle. The project more than doubles the space that w ill be available for customers and groups supporting increased 737 deliveries. Read more >
150 units of An-148T will be made by Antonov State Enterprise and United Aircraft Corporation
ANA Group to place record 1700 billion yen order for 70 new aircraft
President of Motor Sich, Vyacheslav Boguslaev stated that jets w ill be manufactured by Voronezh Aircraft Production Association (VASO).United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and Antonov State Enterprise plan to manufacture 150 An-148T transport aircraft in four years. Read more >
Fokker signs deal for 60 Million US$ for engine w iring w ith Snecma
EXECUTIVES
GE Aviation selects Indiana for $100 million jet engine assembly factory GE Aviation, a global leader in jet engines and aircraft systems, announced today at ceremonies here that it w ill break ground this year on a new $100 million jet engine assembly facility in neighboring Lafayette, Indiana. Read more >
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Ă˜yvind Hasaas new Managing Director of Oslo Airport
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AFI KLM E&M acquires 100% of Barfield from Sabena
easyJet appoints new Head of European Sales
“With this significant investment, Air France-KLM, the w orld’s second-ranking multiproduct MRO provider, continues to develop its activity on high-grow th market segments. This constitutes one of the major lines of development of the Transform 2015 plan and confirms the key role of maintenance activity in the Group’s on-going recovery Air France-KLM Chairman and CEO, Alexandre de Juniac" Read more >
EXPERT OPINION
Sjoerd Vollebregt hands over Fokker leadership to Hans Büthker
Cheap oil: how can it change the future of the global aircraft fleet? Few w ill dispute that energy commodities are among the goods w hich are the most sensitive to changes in the global political arena. The recent developments in the Black Sea region have pushed the prices for Brent crude oil to 111.71 USD/bbl., reaching its five months’ maximum. Read more >
Fleet-related dynamics in the Asia Pacific to influence the demand for qualified technical personnel The last several years have been especially favourable for the aviation industry in the Asia-Pacific, especially so for the local low cost carriers. According to the latest estimates, at the moment there are 47 LCCs in the region, operating around 1,000 aircraft and accounting for about 20% of the region's seat capacity. Read more >
Is Middle Eastern in-house engine MRO on the road to overcapacity? Due to the on-going rapid fleet expansion process in the region, the engineering divisions of airlines based in the Middle East as w ell as third-party MRO providers have been building up their engine overhaul capabilities. Moreover, the local players are ambitious enough to project the possibility of not only becoming independent from the providers in Europe or Asia, but also of grabbing the slice of the global aftermarket.
Johan Bank Appointed Vice President Engineering, KLM Engineering & Maintenance
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High season in aviation: no grounds for long-term personnel investments Today the air transport industry operates a netw ork of around 40.000 routes and is expected to carry over 3.3 billion people and 50 million tonnes of cargo in 2014. Read more > http://aviatime.mailersend.com/email/Avia-Time-61-181187
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Will China’s slowing aviation growth solve its personnel-related issues? The most common aviation related topics discussed in the last several years include a grow ing number of aircraft sales orders, rapidly accelerating production and an increasingly complex backlog. Last year alone airlines w elcomed 1.274 aircraft w hich is tw ice the volume of aircraft produced nine years ago.
Dr. Srinivasan Dw arakanath appointed CEO of Airbus India
OTHER NEWS
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COMMERCIAL AVIATION ILFC reaches leasing milestone w ith Boeing 787 GE Capital Aviation Services Delivers Tw o Leased Boeing 737-800s to Aerolíneas Argentinas
Cessna launches Alpine Edition CJ2+
Europe’s regional carriers return to grow th Skymark Airlines becomes first Japanese A330 operator Malaysia Airlines Inks IT Solutions Deal w ith Ramco Systems for Greater Efficiency Avolon has acquired a Boeing 737-800 NG on lease to Garuda Indonesia Qatar Airw ays reveals its First Class A380 seat at the show SkyTeam Announces Garuda Indonesia’s Date of Joining Sideral Air Cargo orders tw o more AEI B737-400SF 11 pallet conversions Rossiya Airlines successfully put paperless cockpit concept into operation UTair Receives First Airbus A321 w ith Sharklets
mbraer delivers first E-Jet to E SkyWest Inc.
Air Arabia receives the 6000th Airbus A320 as part of its fleet Air Lease Corporation Announces the Placement of a New Boeing 777-300ER w ith KLM New ly launched airline, SaudiGulf orders four Airbus A320ceo aircraft. Airbus starts final assembly of best-selling A320neo Turkish Airlines Mark Delivery of First Airplane Featuring Galleys from Turkish Cabin Interiors Associated Air Center Signs 12th BBJ 12-Year Inspection Customer Comair places $210 million LEAP-1B engine order Tigerair Selects PurePow er® Engines for New Airbus Aircraft Sukhoi Superjet 100 Optimizes Airlines Costs: the Aircraft is RNAV 1 and PRNAV Certified Now
Long-Time Bombardier Customer Adria Airw ays Orders Tw o CRJ900 NextGen Aircraft
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MRO Landing gear overhaul contract for Boeing 777-300ER for Emirates
AFI KLM E&M to Paint Etihad Aircraft FL Technics Jets successfully performs C-Check on its first Bombardier CRJ 200 United Airlines Opens New Widebody Hangar at Newark Liberty First delivery from new GKN Aerospace business jet engine integration facility SR Technics and Universal Asset Management enter aircraft component cooperation Air Safety Agency Certifies Iberia to Maintain V2500 Aircraft Engines GMF AeroAsia reaches agreement with Sriwijaya Air and Honeywell Frontier Airlines Chooses AirVault® Cloud-Computing Records Management System for Aircraft Maintenance and Business http://aviatime.mailersend.com/email/Avia-Time-61-181187
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Operations Lufthansa Technik: higher revenues, operating result increased AAR Signs LOI with Mesa Airlines for Total Support of New E175s Fokker and NLR sign letter of intent for composite manufacturing facility in Marknesse (NL) Chromalloy Completes First Delivery of New Components For RollsRoyce Trent XWB Aircraft Engine Production AJW Aviation signs CFM56-7 Fan Blade Exchange Agreement Best Fly Maintenance opens part 145 line station in Luanda FL Technics Training joins European Aviation Maintenance Training Committee Read more >
AIRPORTS Copenhagen Airport to grow but not in emissions Preparation Stage for Reconstruction of Yermolino Airport Complex Complete Singapore’s First Air Traffic Management Research Institute Takes Shape New European rules for airports safety European airports report 6.3% passenger grow th during January Asia-Pacific, Middle East airports record strong grow th Dubai International w ins Airport of the Year at ATN Aw ards Edinburgh Airport Introduces State-of-the-art Bag Drop Facility Groundbreaking for the new Hamburg Airport Cargo Center Dubai International passenger traffic tops 5.6 million in February Sea-Tac Airport Unveils Electrification Project to Save Airlines Millions in Fuel and Dramatically Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fraport: Public sector strikes on Thursday, March 27 HAITEC to invest around ₏30m at Hahn Airport, Germany Read more >
MILITARY Lockheed Martin Receives $92 Million U.S. Army Apache Targeting and Pilotage System Sustainment Contract Sikorsky and Turkey Sign BLACK HAWK Helicopter Licensing and Manufacturing Agreements Singapore selects Airbus Defence and Space A330 MRTT Multi Role Tanker Transport Boeing Receives $2.4 Billion Contract for 16 P-8A Poseidon Aircraft Luke Air Force Base Receives First F-35A Lightning II Alenia Aermacchi signs a EUR 280 million contract w ith Poland for eight M 346 AgustaWestland and Italian Air Force Sign Letter of Intent for Training Alenia Aermacchi roll-out of first M-346 for Israeli MOD and the Israeli Air & Space Force Read more >
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