Avia Time, January 2012 by AeroTime

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2012 JANUARY No.1 (35)

AIRBUS MARKS 2011 WITH RECORD ORDER AND DELIVERY NUMBERS Airbus delivered 534 commercial aircraft to 88 customers (10 new ) and booked 1,419 net orders in 2011, making it the most successful year in the company’s history, and the 10th in a row w ith a production increase. The 534 deliveries beat the previous record set in 2010 by 24 aircraft. Deliveries include a new record for 421 single aisle aircraft (401 in 2010), 87 A330 Family (87 in 2010) and 26 A380s (18 in 2010). December w as a record month for the A380, w ith four deliveries in a single month. Airbus Military also delivered a record number of 29 aircraft (20 light and medium military and transport aircraft – C212, CN235 and C295, three P-3 conversion aircraft and 6 A330 MRTTs). Read more >

BOEING AND NORWEGIAN ANNOUNCE ORDER FOR 100 737 MAX; 22 NEXT-GENERATION 737S Boeing and Norw egian have announced a firm order for 100 fuel-efficient 737 MAX airplanes and 22 NextGeneration 737-800s. The total order is valued at $11.4 billion at list prices and represents the largest-ever Boeing order from a European airline.

easyJet continues its inroads into the business travel market by signing a commercial agreement with American Express Global Business Travel easyJet today announced it has signed a pan European commercial agreement w ith American Express Global Business Travel. The new deal means that easyJet w ill be w orking w ith American Express as one of its first Travel Management Company partners. Read more >

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for third year in a row

Scandinavian Airlines has officially been named Europe’s most punctual airline, for the third year in a row , by the independent source Flightstats. SAS w as also the w orld’s third most punctual airline after Japanese airlines ANA and JAL. For 2011, 88.22% of all SAS flights arrived on time. Read more >

FL Technics Training adds wide-body maintenance training to its list of training programs Since adding Storm Aviation in the end of 2011, an aircraft maintenance training organization FL Technics Training has further expanded its capabilities. The company is now ready to offer training programmes not only for narrow -body aircraft but also for the w ide-bodied ones as w ell as more than 150 practical and theoretical training courses under the EASA Part 147 certificate. Read more >

Ukraine International Airlines has acquired the 20th Boeing 737 20th Boeing 737-300 w as acquired by Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) follow ing the netw ork of fleet renew al and expansion program in January 2012. UIA fleet currently consists of 20 modern Boeing-737 aircraft offering Business and Economy class service Boeing 737-300, 737-400, 737-500, and 737-800. The 20th anniversary Boeing aircraft has been registered in Ukraine and received the number: UR-GBA. Read more >

Ryanair to Create Over 1,000 New Jobs in 2012, as Fleet Grows From 270 to 305 Ryanair today (17th Jan) confirmed that it w ill create over 1,000 new jobs in 2012 for pilots, cabin crew , engineers and sales/marketing people, as Ryanair’s fleet w ill grow from 270 to 305 aircraft, w hich w ill be based throughout Europe. Already in 2012, Ryanair has announced five new bases in Billund (Denmark), Wroclaw (Poland), Palma (Spain), Manchester (UK) and Paphos in Cyprus. Ryanair expects its traffic to grow from 76m passengers in 2011 to 80m in 2012. Read more >

UTair Aviation has transported more than 6.7 million passengers in 2011 Follow ing the results of 2011, UTair Aviation is among top-3 Russian airlines and it has demonstrated the sustainable grow th of its indicators, the airline’s press-service reports.

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Goodrich and Haw aiian Airlines Extend Flight Hour Agreem ent for Support of Boeing 717 Fleet

Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) and Haw aiian Airlines have signed an extension to their existing Prime Solutions® nacelle maintenance agreement to support the airline’s fleet of 18 Boeing 717-200 aircraft pow ered by Rolls-Royce BR715 engines. The existing nacelle flight hour agreement provides maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, management of spare parts, rotables and dedicated Goodrich technical support. With this new extension, Goodrich’s Aerostructures business w ill increase its existing Prime Solutions support to include three aircraft that Haw aiian Airlines introduced into its fleet beginning in October 2011. These additional aircraft w ill receive the same customized full-support package as established in the original nacelle flight hour agreement signed in 2001. “This extension demonstrates Haw aiian Airlines’ confidence in the value and service levels of the existing nacelle maintenance program w ith Goodrich,” said Paul Farsetta, vice president and general manager of aftermarket for Goodrich’s Aerostructures 2/9

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Air France continues to invest for its Business class customers in 2012 Renow ned for its high standard of attentive service, Air France’s Business Class is constantly evolving to offer its customers the very finest from the art of French living. From its cabin amenities to its exquisite meal service, Air France is continuing to innovate as part of its efforts to provide ever more refined service, combining modernity and comfort. Read more >

AirAsia X suspends European and Indian services Air Asia X, Malaysian long-haul low -cost carrier, is suspending its services to London Gatw ick and Paris Orly, as w ell as its flights to Mumbai and New Delhi.

business. “We are pleased that our proactive Prime Solutions nacelle maintenance management program continues to be an integral and valuable part of their fleet management approach and w e look forw ard to continuing our relationship.” Charles Nardello, Haw aiian’s senior vice president for operations said, “We have been pleased w ith Goodrich’s support on our original contract and look forw ard to seeing the same great performance w ith our new ly expanded narrow -body fleet.”

The Malaysia-based airline serves London Gatw ick six times a w eek and Paris Orly four times a w eek. Air Asia X w ill also suspend its four w eekly services to Mumbai and daily New Delhi service. The changes are part of a restructure to move operations from loss-making routes to focus on more profitable regional routes. Read more >

Flybe issues revenue warning on worsening UK market According to Flybe (BE) the UK domestic market currently is suffering sales decline by 8% in its third quarter ended Dec. 31, 2011, follow ing a 6% drop in its fiscal first-half. The December w as called “particularly disappointing.” The UK domestic market represents about 70% of BE’s UK activities. Read more >

Transaero has won the Air Transport World Award in the Airline Market Leadership category Penton Media’s Air Transport World(r) announced the selection of Russia’s Transaero Airlines as w inner of its highly sought after Airline Market Leadership Aw ard for 2012. The jury has highly appreciated the sustainable grow th of the Russia’s second largest airline, w hich helped it significantly increase its market share. Read more >

Lufthansa is Russia’s biggest foreign carrier Lufthansa’s (LH) became the biggest foreign carrier, according to LH regional directorRussia and the CIS Ronald Schultz. They ponted out that it w as done due to Internet bookings. Ronald Schultz noted that 38% of the tickets on LH flights booked of the Russian passengers w as done using w ebsite or mobile phones. Read more >

airBaltic to Increase Num ber of Flights to Moscow For the summer season, Latvian national airline airBaltic w ill increase the number of flights to Moscow Domodedovo for convenient travel via North Hub Riga to/from destinations in Scandinavia, Baltics, and Europe. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “Russia is an important market for airBaltic. Over the last year, airBaltic achieved an increase of 31% of passengers on the routes to Russian destinations. By increasing flight frequencies to Moscow Domodedovo, airBaltic w ill improve its service to both local passengers, and those travelling in transit via Riga. airBaltic passengers w ill be offered five daily flights betw een Riga and Moscow .” airBaltic w ill increase its RigaMoscow Domodedovo service to 7 w eekly flights, up from 2 last summer; flights w ill be operated in code-share w ith Transaero Airlines. airBaltic offers four daily flights to Moscow Sheremetyevo in code-share cooperation w ith Aeroflot.

FL Technics Jets has become the first fully authorized Hawker Beechcraft service centre in Eastern Europe FL Technics Jets, a company providing business class aircraft line and base aviatime.mailer.lt/email/Aviatime-35-36609/view

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maintenance services, has become the first fully authorised Haw ker Beechcraft (HBC) business jets service centre in Eastern Europe. The company has joined an extensive netw ork of official HBC global customer support stations and w ill provide line maintenance services to w arranted Haw ker 125 series aircraft. Read more >

New Year Brings New EU Aviation Emissions Tax The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) w ent into effect for aviation users on New Year’s Day, just 10 days after NBAA lamented a European Court of Justice decision allow ing European authorities to obligate all operators, including the airlines and general aviation, to comply w ith the program. Read more >

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft has delivered the fourth Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft to Aeroflot Aeroflot received the fourth Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCA) reports. After completion of ground and flight checks in accordance w ith the Program of Technical Acceptance, SCA and Aeroflot have signed the aircraft acceptance certificate of Sukhoi Superjet 100 MSN 95012 in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Read more >

Russia’s Transaero to take four 787s Transaero and Boeing – Commercial Airplanes have signed an agreement w hich continues its recent fleet-renew al programme and confirms the delivery of four 262seat Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft,

SCAC and Aeroflot sign the Act of Delivery & Acceptance for the SSJ100 MSN 95015 On completion of Technical acceptance procedure, JSC “Sukhoi Civil Aircraft“ (SCAC) and Aeroflot signed today the Act of Delivery & Acceptance for the fifth deliverable Sukhoi Superjet 100 MSN 95015 at Komsomolsk-on-the Amur. The aircraft received the name after the famous Aeroflot’s pilot Dmitry Barilov and the tail number RA89007. The document, signed by the parties, states that the aircraft is technically sound and fully meets the performance criteria. The Act of Delivery & Acceptance also confirms that the SSJ100 is transferred to the carrier w ith a full set of required operational and maintenance documentation and flight kit. The aircraft is ready to start commercial operation on Aeroflot domestic and international route netw ork. The aircraft is planned to fly from Komsomolsk-on-the Amur to Moscow on January 27, 2012.

The airline said it had signed an agreement w ith the US airframer to take the aircraft, how ever It has not disclosed an engine selection. Read more >

CEBU operates Philippines’ largest fleet The Philippines’ largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific ends 2011 w ith the largest aircraft fleet in the country. CEB currently operates 10 Airbus A319, 19 Airbus A320 and 8 ATR-72 500 aircraft. Read more >

Baltic Aviation Academy Has Received an Increased Number Requests from Self-Sponsored Pilots Baltic Aviation Academy has observed, that the average number of training requests the academy received from self-sponsored pilots in 2011 w as 120% higher than in 2010. Most queries in 2011 came from India, follow ed by Western European countries: Italy, France, Portugal and Spain. Read more >

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Second tim e renew al of IOSA certificate After successfully concluding the required audits, Cargolux Airlines International S.A. has renew ed its IOSA (International Air Transport Association – IATA – Operational Safety Audit) certificate for the second time. The IOSA program w as initiated in 2003; today, it is an internationally recognized and accepted evaluation system, designed to assess the operational management and safety systems of an airline. The registration is of high importance to Cargolux, not only due to the fact that IOSA registration is a 4/9

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airberlin to carry the name Berlin Brandenburg Airport around the w orld Master Plan for Kazakhstan’s Almaty International Airport Record-breaking passenger volume at Helsinki Airport and at other Finavia Airports Munich Airport: Bavaria’s air transportation hub closes in on the 40 million mark Frankfurt Airport passengers lead the w ay on mobile self-service travel solutions Trial runs at BER: Pilots w anted Oslo Airport: More multi-airline check-in machines Moscow Domodedovo Airport Summed up its Performance in 2011 Brussels Airport invests in renew able energy Last commercial flight leaves crisis-hit Spain airport Dublin Airport Welcomes New Emirates Service to Dubai Arabtec Wins Dubai Airport Expansion Deal ‘Polish Airports’ State Enterprise to take over security screening at Chopin Airpor Aéroports de Paris sold 80% of Alyzia group to Groupe 3S Dubai Airports launches myDXB app for Apple and Android devices EL AL Increases Fuel Surcharge on Routes to North America, the Far East and Africa Brussels Airport: record grow th in passenger numbers in 2011 ADPI w ins the contract for the Chongqing airport extension in China Honk Kong airport authority says 3rd runw ay necessary Star Alliance and Arinc Complete Fast Common Bag Drop Trial at Tokyo-Narita Helsinki Airport to introduce a book sw ap and an art gallery follow ing passenger suggestions

prerequisite to keep IATA membership, but also because it helps the company to take its quality and safety standards to an even higher level. It is also a requirement to operate in a grow ing number of countries. ‘Our service quality and safety standards keep attracting our customers and therefore w e w elcome any opportunity for continuous improvement,’ Cargolux President and CEO Frank Reimen said. ‘Our IOSA registration underlines our strong commitment to the safety of our operations and the safety standards of the airline industry,’ he added. The renew al audit covered all of the company’s operations, including Flight Dispatch, Maintenance, Cabin, Ground Service, Cargo Handling, Quality, Security and Organization, w ith a key emphasis on safety. The IOSA certificate audit is performed by independent bodies under the supervision of IATA and has to be renew ed every tw o years.

ASIG Aw arded New Contract by British Airw ays at STN, Renew s Agreement at BKK Airport Read more >

Aircraft market and industry Boeing Delivers tw o 777-300ERs to Saudi Arabian Airlines Bombardier Aerospace Delivers 245 Aircraft and Receives Orders for 249 Aircraft in 2011 Airbus delivers A320 MSN5000 to Middle East Airlines New Airbus aircraft list prices for 2012 Boeing 787 Dreamliner Coming to Bangkok, Singapore for Third Segment of Dream Tour Bombardier Signs PrivatAir for Up to 10 CSeries Aircraft Volaris and Airbus finalize largest aircraft order in Mexican history Boeing Announces Second Segment of 787 Dream Tour Embraer Promotes its E-Jets Family at the 2012 Bahrain Airshow Embraer Delivers 105 Commercial and 99 Executive Jets in 2011 Boeing Achieves 737 Rate Increase Boeing Marks Delivery of 1st C-130 AMP Aircraft Modified by Warner Robins Air Logistics Center Bombardier details CSeries flight test programme Boeing Misses 2011 Delivery Target Boeing Wraps up 2011 With Record-Breaking Order Announcements, 2012 Expected to be ‘Year of the 737 MAX’ BA Welcomes New Aircraft Into The Fleet GE Capital Aviation Services Places Order for Tw o Additional ATR 72-600s Air France strengths for 2012: a young fleet aviatime.mailer.lt/email/Aviatime-35-36609/view

Em irates and Alaska Airlines Launch Frequent Flier Partnership Emirates, one of the w orld’s fastest-grow ing international airlines, and Alaska Airlines, have announced the launch of a new frequent flier partnership that w ill offer travelers the opportunity to accrue Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles w hen they fly to any of Emirates’ 118 destinations w orldw ide, including points across Africa, India and the Middle East. Emirates Skyw ards members can also accrue miles across the Alaska Airlines netw ork in the United States (including Alaska and Haw aii), Canada and Mexico. “As part of our commitment to Seattle, w e are launching our service by partnering w ith Seattle’s hometow n airline to offer customers the 5/9

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International air travel slow s in November says IATA Bombardier Adds Five Challenger 850 Jets to Its Order Book Aeroflot puts its fourth Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft in operation Norw egian aircraft financing Baltic Aviation Academy’s Airbus A320 FFS approved by Kyrgyzstan The ninth Airbus A321 has been delivered to Ural Airlines Embraer Rolls out Legacy 500 Executive Jet First Lineage 1000 spreads its w ings in greater China Air Baltic Accelerates Fleet Renew al Plans Baltic Aviation Academy’s video highlights the differences betw een Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 cockpits Flybe takes delivery of second flight simulator AviationCV.com: a thorough background check is a crucial step in pilot employment process IATA establishes a training partnership w ith Etihad Airw ays CAE Mexico training centre opens for business jet and civil helicopter pilot training AviationCV.com: is the psychological state of pilots still solely their ow n responsibility? Baltic Aviation Academy puts additional emphasis on aviation safety FL Technics Training: yet another upcoming economically challenging period w ill have a strong impact on versatile specialist market demand Locatory.com: In the near future the Indian aviation market grow th w ill cause new challenges in MRO supply chain

Airlines worldwide Gulf Air appears set to lease regional jets from GECAS UIA expands its fleet w ith the 20th Boeing-737 aircraft List of Iberia flights cancelled on January 25, 27 and 30 due to the pilots strike Air France started trading on Bluenext, the international exchange for the environment Virgin Australia Launches Business Class in Australia Southw est Airlines Introduces New Era of Customer Comfort and Sustainability With Evolution of Cabin Interior Design

convenience of a frequent flier partnership as w ell as one-stop check-in and through checked baggage, providing easier access to a vast range of points across the United States, Canada and Mexico” said Nigel Page, Emirates’ Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations for the Americas.” Emirates, the largest operator of Boeing 777 aircraft in the w orld, w ill operate a daily nonstop flight from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Dubai aboard an ultra-long range B777300ER from March 1, 2012 . Seattle w ill become the airline’s sixth U.S. gatew ay , joining New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston and from 2nd February, Dallas/Fort Worth. Under the new partnership, travelers connecting betw een any point on Emirates and Alaska Airlines’ netw orks w ill be able to check in for their flights at either carrier’s counter, receive their boarding passes and check their bags to their final destination. “Alaska Airlines is delighted to w elcome Emirates as our new est Mileage Plan partner,” said Caroline Boren, Alaska’s managing director, loyalty marketing and customer advocacy. “Our customers w ill be able to earn and redeem miles on Emirates — a carrier admired for its service and quality and w ith a route netw ork that gives our members even more access to global destinations.” Miles flow n on Emirates w ill count tow ard qualification for Alaska’s MVP elite level program.

ANA and Haw aiian Airlines to Launch Code-Share and Frequent Flyer Program airBaltic carried over 3.3 million passengers in 2011; load factor increased by 6 pp Etihad Airw ays and airberlin combine frequent flyer programs, double miles to celebrate start of partnership Ryanair to cover carbon scheme at 0.25 euro per seat Singapore Airlines A380 – Now Servicing Frankfurt and New York airberlin launches new cabins on long-haul flights 100,000 passengers carried on ANA’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner Estonian Air the most punctual in Baltic and Nordic countries in 2011 Etihad Aairw ays Seals $367 Millon Spare Engine Sale Deal With Sanad And ELF Brussels Airlines flies to New York and Africa w ith brand-new Business and Economy Class BalticMiles Makes Partners Visible Globally Practical trial of biosynthetic fuel at Lufthansa successful Air France KLM finalizes order for 25 787s aviatime.mailer.lt/email/Aviatime-35-36609/view

Lufthansa to pass EU ETS costs on to passengers Lufthansa has made it clear that it w ill pass on the cost of its compulsory inclusion the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) to its customers through higher ticket prices. The w orld’s second largest longhaul carrier after Dubai’s 6/9

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Baltic Ground Services extends the cooperation w ith Czech Airlines airBaltic Further Improves Flight Punctuality Small Planet Airlines w ill carry guests during the African Cup of Nations Hong Kong Airlines aims to raise $300 million via Q3 IPO airBaltic to Increase Number of Flights to Austria, Germany and Sw itzerland Norw egian Reports Strong Passenger Figures in December Taiw an’s TransAsia Airw ays mulls A380 order Mango Aviation Partners and ASC Airlines Services Consulting announce partnership to assist airlines in enhancing their ground and air service delivery TAM’s shareholders approve unanimously of the exchange ratio of shares w ith LAN Air France launches personalized customer service at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Carpatair announces the opening of the base in Chisinau to provide direct flights to Venice, Rome and Milan, starting March 26th 2012 Lion Air Picks Batan For MRO Air Moldova” Airline Company Was Aw arded by IAC IATA renew s Royal Jordanian IOSA and ISAGO certificates Estonian Air chosen to be the most innovative airline in Europe in 2011 Iberia’s pilots could be able to transfer to Iberia Express w ithout losing their rights in Iberia Ethiopian Starts New Services to Muscat China Airlines Receives 2011 “Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction Action Mark” Aw ard from Environmental Protection Administration ILFC to order Airbus grounding for Vladivostok Avia Qatar Executive Ends 2011 On A High THAI Launches Biofuels Flight and First Biofuels Passenger Flight in Asia through Travel Green Initiative LOT plans to resume Beijing service Read more >

MRO overview Gulf Technics outlines expansion plans FL Technics Training: Is the Asian-Pacific region ready to w in the MRO race? ST Aerospace to build new general aviation hangar Bahrain Airport Services eyes strong demand for training Airbus MRO Netw ork w elcomes Turkish Technic as new member Lufthansa Technik takes full control of parts supplier AirLiance Lufthansa Technik now sole ow ner of AirLiance Materials airberlin technik to maintain Etihad Airw ays aircraft in Düsseldorf Locatory.com: The Middle East MRO market lacks high quality aircraft components Aerovista’s 7th Aircraft Engine Change at EGYPTAIR MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING Afriqiyah is back to Egyptair Maintenance & Engineering hangars First Technical Cooperation w ith Safi Airw ays HAECO / TAECO Acquires 49% Shares of SR Shanghai Ethiopian MRO Unit Receives EASA Part 145 Approval AFI KLM E&M And Afriqiyah Airw ays Resume Cooperation Libyan Airlines Signs With AFI KLM E&M JSC SCA and Aeroflot sign the Act of Delivery & Acceptance for the SSJ100 MSN 95012

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Emirates said it faced EUR€130 million (USD$169 million) in extra costs this year and became the first major operator to announce possible surcharges since the EU scheme took effect on January 1. The increases w ill not go into effect straightaw ay, how ever costs w ill be included in the existing fuel surcharge, the company said. Under plans to tackle climate change, airlines touching dow n or taking off in the 27-nation European Union and three other nations must account for their CO2 emissions as part of an expansion of the w orld’s largest carbon market. Lufthansa increased its fuel surcharge last month, tw o w eeks before ETS came into force. The airline added it has “no immediate plans” to raise the fuel surcharge again, but did not rule out a later increase. “European operators are now facing additional costs w hich w ill make flying w ithin and via Europe more expensive for passengers,” said group board member Carsten Spohr. “In the face of intensive competition, especially of companies from non-EU countries w hose production is subject to emissions trading to only a small degree, Lufthansa w ill have to pass on the burden via ticket prices, as suggested by the EU,” it said in a statement, adding this w ould not happen in the short term. “If you look at the impact on the ETS, that only starts kicking in at the end of the year. It’s very clear that they’re (airlines) looking for excuses in more or less the same w ay as the pow er companies did w hen the ETS started,” said Dutch Green member of the European Parliament Bas Eickhout. Analysts say Lufthansa is among the airlines most affected by the scheme, along w ith other European netw ork rivals such as IAG and Air France-KLM, and United Continental and Singapore Airlines. The United States, China, India and others have attacked the scheme on the grounds that it 7/9

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