CA Aviation Newsletter - July 2013 - Paris Air Show Edition

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AVIATION NEWS

BOEING LAUNCHES 787-10 WITH $30 BILLION OF ORDERS

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t the Paris Air Show on Tuesday, as expected, Boeing Co. launched the final and largest member of its Dreamliner jet family, the 787-10.

The jet officially entered the market with 102 orders from blue-ribbon customers United Airlines; British Airways; Singapore Airlines; GE Capital Aviation Services, the airplane leasing unit of General Electric Co.; and Air Lease Corp., the lessor run by longtime industry market-maker Steve Udvar-Hazy.

Udvar-Hazy ordered 30, as did Singapore.

British ordered 12. GECAS ordered 10.

United ordered 20, of which ten were conversions of previous orders for smaller versions of the 787. First delivery is scheduled for 2018.

In a briefing ahead of the launch, a top executive said Boeing hasn’t decided where the jet will be built. “When we’re ready to announce it, we’ll announce it,” said Scott Fancher, Boeing vice president of airplane development. Officials in Washington state are concerned that logistical issues of transporting the bigger plane sections to Everett and fitting the completed planes nose-to-tail on an assembly line could rule out the 787-10 for Everett. In that case, this largest Dreamliner would be assembled exclusively in South Carolina.

Designed to be highly fuel-efficient, the stretched 787-10 will carry about 320 passengers, 40 more than the 787-9, though with a shorter range — about 8,000 miles, compared to 9,800 miles for the 787-9.

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Boeing Chief Executive Jim McNerney at a launch ceremony at the air show called the 787-10 “the most efficient jetliner in history.” The 787-10 will compete directly against the A350-900 from Airbus.

Udvar-Hazy said the 787-10, which still has sufficient range to cover more than 90 percent of long-haul airline routes, will be a candidate to replace existing 777s and Airbus A340s. Because the plane is longer than the 787-9, Boeing did some minor structural beefing-up at different points, including the wing-fuselage attachments, and adjusted the landing gear to ensure better takeoff performance.

In the briefing about Boeing’s The wide-body jet plans immestretched diately before the launch 787-10 will carry announcement, Fancher about 320 passengers, 40 more than the 787was asked why Boeing 9, though with a shorter cannot be definitive about range — about 8,000 the manufacturing plan, miles, compared to and specifically whether 9,800 miles for the the 787-10 will be assem787-9. bled like the other Dreamliners in both Everett and North Charleston, S.C., or only in South Carolina. “When we’re ready to make public announcements of what we will do where, we’ll make them,” Fancher said. “It’s a big decision. We want to make the right decision for the airplane and our customers.”

AVIATION NEWS

ORDER AVALANCHE ACCOMPANIES EMBRAER E2 LAUNCH

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mbraer launched the new E2 version of its E-Jets yesterday at the Paris Air Show with firm orders, purchase rights, options and letters of intent totaling 350 airplanes from seven customers.

U.S. regional airline SkyWest serves as the launch customer for the E175-E2 with a firm order for 100 and purchase rights for another 100. International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) signed an LOI covering firm orders for 25 E190-E2s and 25 E195E2s, along with options on another 25 of each of the same models. Finally, Embraer announced letters of intent from five unidentified customers from Europe, South America, Africa and Asia covering orders for 65 more airplanes.

rows of four-abreast passenger seats than the current E195 holds, giving it a maximum high-density capacity of 144 passengers once it enters service in 2019. Finally, the smallest of the three models, the E175-E2, Pratt would enter service in 2020 and car& Whitry one more row of seats, raising its ney’s PW1000G capacity range to 80 to 90 seats.

Geared Turbofan Embraer has opted to exclude the engine will power 70-seat E170 from the project.

Speaking here yesterday, Embraer CEO Frederico Curado revealed that the company has committed $1.7 billion in company cash the second generation Embraer flow and funding from finanCurado said the extra capacity in jets. cial markets to the program, the E175 and E195 would come from the launch of which AIN revealed a fuselage stretch rather than simply a in its opening day show edition. “There reconfiguration of the interiors. The E190 has been some debate over the past few would keep the same airframe. While all years about what we were doing and what three types would get new wings, the we were not doing,” said Curado. “But our E190-E2 and E195-E2 would share one main business is commercial aircraft; that’s design while the E175-E2 gets its own. what we’re made of. It’s in our DNA.” Fuel burn improvements over the current models include a 16-percent advantage Scheduled for entry into service in the first for the E175-E2 and the E190-E2, while half of 2018, the 97- to 114-passenger the E195-E2 shows a 23-percent gain. In E190-E2 would serve as the baseline mod- fact, Embraer claims the E195 will deliver el and retain its current seating capacity. better seat mile costs than the substantialHowever, the second model scheduled for ly larger Airbus A320neo.

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AVIATION NEWS

DORIC UNVEILS $8 BILLION AIRBUS A380 ORDER T

ransport financier Doric Lease Corp said it would buy 20 Airbus A380 aircraft in a deal worth $8 billion at list prices and could snap up more, putting the planemaker on track to hit its full-year order target for the superjumbo.

Airbus is aiming to sell 25 A380s this year, up from nine in 2012, when orders were hurt by the discovery of wing cracks that shortened the life of certain parts and forced the company to make costly repairs. “If those last five are still available at year-end and we can get a good deal on them, we’ll certainly think about it,” Doric Chief Executive Mark Lapidus told Reuters in an interview on the sidelines of the Paris Airshow on Monday.

With a fleet of 35 aircraft and $6 billion worth of aviation assets under management based on the original cost, Ireland-based Doric is considerably smaller than industry leaders such as GECAS and ILFC. Itss the world’s 11th biggest aircraft lessor overall, but a number of A380 transactions - including for Emirates and Singapore Airlines - have pushed it to the No. 3 spot for the leasing of wide-body aircraft. That gave the leasing company clout to put what Lapidus called “tremendous pressure” on Airbus over what he felt was a lack of communication on the A380 wing cracks. “We definitely told Airbus, ‘look guys, you’ve got a fire on your hands and you need to come out with some information’,” Lapidus told Reuters.

“There was a bit of a clash.”

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Still, Lapidus said he believed in the long-term future of the A380 and said he was seeing lively interest from airlines for A380 leases, which cost about $2.5 million a month. “We see how airlines that do not yet have the A380 are interested in it and approach us and ask questions, which shows us that there is pentup demand for this aircraft,” he told a news conference. “If anything, we are perhaps under-ordering the A380.”

He said there were about 10-15 airlines that were potential first-time customers for the new A380s but said he hoped all 20 aircraft could be placed in only two or three transactions, without being more specific. The order is expected to be finalized within a few months, with deliveries due to start in 2016.

In contrast to larger peer ILFC, Lapidus said he did not believe it would be difficult to place used A380s down the line because it was relatively easy and inexpensive to reconfigure the aircraft for a new customer, at less than $5 million. “I’m actually already seeing interest from customers for the first A380s coming off lease at Singapore Airlines in 2017/18,” he said.

“The A380 is a great plane. But it’s not a great plane for our business,” he said. “The first lease is not a problem. But what happens five or 10 years down the line? Nobody has done a used A380 deal yet. I don’t want to be the first one.”

AVIATION NEWS

RYANAIR ORDERS 175 737-800S, LOOKING AT MORE THAN 200 MORE W

hile Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary finalized an order for 175 Boeing 737-800 aircraft at the Paris Airshow - Boeing’s largest ever firm order from a European airline – he remained disappointed that neither Boeing nor Airbus could offer him a few more seats on their single-aisle aircraft to allow for cheaper fares.

make a dent into the small aircraft market, with the likes of the new Embraer E-Jets and Bombardier CSeries, O’Leary said these new players were not on his radar. “Waste of time,” he said bluntly. “If it’s not a 180-189 aircraft, we don’t want to know.” Ryanair’s announcement will see 75 of the 737-800s replacing old stock with the other 100 representing totally new aircraft. The 175-strong order will be delivered over four years between 2014 and 2018. O’Leary says the order will alYet even this is not enough for Boelow RyanAir 25 percent growth up to Ryanair’s real long-term ambiing earlier 2019, when he expects 400 aircraft tions. O’Leary told CNBC he brought forward in the Irish company’s fleet and inwould like six extra seats, the plane’s entry into ternational passenger numbers to something that Boeing and service by six months reach 100 million.

Airbus alike will find difficult. to the third quarter of “They have regulatory is2017, almost two The head of low-cost carrier Ryayears after the sues, licensing issues, emernair said on Wednesday that the airA320neo. gency evacuation issues, line could order 200 or more Boeing there are also technical issues, 737 MAX aircraft by the end of the year, which I’ll confess I don’t really unthough the timing was not certain. Michael derstand,” he said, explaining why Boeing could not offer him 195 seats O’Leary said at the Paris Airshow that if the and one less toilet on board. “But you order was not at least 200 planes, “it wouldn’t know, it seems to me a very simple be worth doing.” The purchases would be “all thing: take out a couple of toilets and growth” and not replacements for aircraft curstick in six extra seats; let’s do it today. rently in Ryanair’s all-Boeing fleet.

They have a lot of issues they are dealing with, the 787 and everything else. O’Leary said a senior team was working on a I think it’s a challenge for Boeing, it’s 737 MAX order and that the airline was giving something we’d like to see longer term serious consideration to rival Airbus’ A320neo because it would mean cheaper fares jet, though Ryanair has not purchased any Airbus jets and the European planemaker has for passengers.” repeatedly dampened the idea.

With smaller manufacturers aiming to As Boeing CEO Ray Conner stressed the fuel efficiency of the Boeing 737 against the Airbus A320neo, O’Leary was adamant that this wasn’t the issue at hand: it was about the seats.

The Airbus A320neo allows 180 passengers in a single class setting; the Boeing 737-800 allows nine more: 189 seats.

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AVIATION NEWS

IS THE BOMBARDIER RUNNING INTO TROU The CSeries has laid another goose egg in sales at this year’s Paris air show, the global industry’s most prestigious showcase. But Chet Fuller said in an interview that he’s not worried in the least. “We’re doing just fine,” the senior vice-president for Bombardier Commercial Aircraft said in an interview on Wednesday.

And he dismissed a large chunk of the 365 orders rival Embraer SA of Brazil announced in Paris for its newly-announced E2 lineup of re-engineered regional jets as smoke and mirrors. “Look, we’ve always said we don’t time announcements for the show. We announced Ilyushin (Finance Co., an aircraft leasing firm, on June 4, two weeks before the Paris air show) because it was ready and the customer wanted it announced.”

Bombardier also announced deals with Gulf Air and confirmed Odyssey Airlines was a previously undisclosed customer. “We view all that activity in a prudent business method. It’s not driven by headlines.” Bombardier has also often made a series of blockbuster announcements at the Paris and Farnborough air shows — the aviation world’s two largest trade shows alternate annually. But that was usually with regional-jet sales, before that segment was hammered by soaring fuel prices that made the RJ industry less profitable.

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Fuller said that a conditional order from International Lease Finance Corp. Tuesday for up to 100 E2 planes will soon be revealed to be much less than was trumpeted by the media here. “There’s conditions that are huge. All kinds of conditions — plus, plus, plus.”

As a Canadian company, Fuller said, Bombardier’s regulatory disclosure rules are more stringent and “you see in our announcements whether it’s a firm order or not. Right now, (Embraer’s ILFC order) is a headline, that’s it. You’ll see what the company actually discloses (in its quarterly financial results later this year).”

He replied to a Gazette story Tuesday that said Bombardier’s CSeries is hampered by the lack of market acceptance, making it hard for airlines and leasing firms to buy the aircraft — and that market acceptance can’t come without acceptance from lessors and airlines. ILFC CEO Henri Courpron told The Gazette he placed the conditional orders with Embraer largely because of the Brazilian firm’s established base of 60 airlines that operate Embraer airplanes. He said that a company as large as his is not interested in buying “10 or 15” CSeries that haven’t proved themselves in the market yet.

“The CSeries has 177 firm orders and 211 other commitments from 13 carriers around the world.”

AVIATION NEWS

R C-SERIES RANGE UBLE? But Fuller said that “we’ve been engaged with Henri and ILFC for a long time. For a major lessor to come on the program, they need liquidity (of airlines making sure they can pay for airplanes). That’s the most important thing to them. So that’s why we’ve always had the strategy and continue to do so of always broadening our customer base. “That’s why we place value on every small order — for customer type diversity (airlines and lessors) and geographical diversity.” “I wouldn’t see some lessors coming in (on the CSeries) until we’re at about 40-ish customers,” Fuller said. He slammed the Embraer announcement of re-engineered aircraft as “Embraer-land.” The Brazilian firm said its first revamped regional jets with new wings and engines would be out in the first half of 2018, and the larger ones by 2020.

“You think you can go from an engine that doesn’t exist today (a Pratt & Whitney derivative of the motor that will power the CSeries) to a complete certified engine program by 2018? Time will tell. But find another aircraft with a wing change that can occur in that time frame — it’s probably the DC-3 (in the 1930s). It just doesn’t happen like that. It could not possibly be in that timeline.

Fuller said the CSeries suffers from unknowns that first flight will put to rest.

“We’re going to fly and it’ll be great. ... In

about a month, we’ll have valuable data (on the plane’s performance slates to cut fuel consumption by 20 per cent. Fuel is airlines’ largest single expense, typically between 30 and 40 per cent ot total operating costs). And then, we’re just going to be knocking down (customers) just like we’ve been doing. Keep going after customer after customer — orderly and methodical. We’re not about nonsensical announcements that don’t mean anything.”

To make matters worse, Bombardier announced on June 26th that it was delaying the maiden flight of its all-new CSeries jetliner for a second time, the latest setback in the Canadian planemaker’s $3.4 billion bid to compete with bigger rivals.

“It certainly doesn’t help alleviate any of the skepticism around management’s assertion about program timing,” said PI Financial Corp analyst Chris Murray.

Bombardier said the new schedule will give it time for additional software upgrades, with an inaugural flight now scheduled before the end of July. The latest delay highlights skepticism over whether the company can meet its ambitious target for the CSeries of entry into service a year from first flight. “So the bigger question is, when’s the real entry-into-service date... At this particular point, I’ve got limited expectations for deliveries of the CSeries in 2014. But we’ll see,” Murray said.

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AVIATION NEWS

EASYJET TO EXPAND FLEET WITH AIRBUS A320/NEO AIRCRAFT

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ritish budget airline EasyJet Plc said on Tuesday it would expand its fleet with more Airbus jets, with an order for 35 current generation A320 aircraft and 100 new generation A320neo.

The A320 aircraft would be delivered between 2015 and 2017 under an existing agreement, it said, and the next generation aircraft would be delivered between 2017 and 2022 under a new deal. It said it had also agreed rights to buy up to a further 100 A320neo family aircraft.

Chief executive Carolyn McCall said both Airbus and Boeing competed hard for the easyJet business.

“Ultimately, Airbus offered us the best deal, and at a price with a greater discount to the list price than their landmark fleet purchase with easyJet in 2002,” she said.

However, the budget airline’s founder and biggest shareholder Stelios Haji-Ioannou who founded the airline in 1995 and has a 37 percent stake, believes buying new jets will destroy shareholder value and that the money would be better spent on improving returns to investors. The deal is subject to a shareholder vote, where it must be approved by investors representing more than 50 percent of the company’s shares.

Sources close to easyJet CEO Carolyn McCall said she is confident of winning

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approval for the deal from shareholders despite opposition from Stelios, who is expected to vote against it at a shareholder meeting due to take place next month.

EasyJet is sending a detailed circular to shareholders this afternoon and airline executives will meet its top institutional investors to discuss the order in the coming weeks, sources close to the airline said.

“We will ask all our questions when we have seen the full shareholder circular which must include the actual price to be paid for each aircraft and the incremental profit each of these aircraft will actually deliver,” Stelios added.

Did you know? easyJet are the largest A319 operators with 138 aircraft, and currently operate a further 53 A320 aircraft.

AVIATION NEWS

LUFTHANSA FIRMS UP ORDER FOR 100 A320 FAMILY AIRCRAFT

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he Lufthansa Group has firmed up a previous Supervisory Board decision from March this year and signed for 100 A320 Family aircraft (35 A320neo, 35 A321neo and 30 A320ceo with Sharklets).

The Lufthansa Group has been oper- ficient products. The A320 Family represents ating the A320 Family since October the highest level of operational performance 1989. They were the launching cus- while also offering Lufthansa passengers sutomer for the A321 and belonged to the perior level of comfort and services,” said first operators of the A319 and A320. John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer, The new order confirms Lufthansa’s Customers. leading position as the largest AirThe bus airline customer and opLufthansa has yet to make an ennew orerator in Europe, increasing gine selection for the twinjets. der confirms its order for the A320 type “They’re still gliders at the moLufthansa’s leading to 299. Over 150 of these ment,” says group fleet manposition as the largest aircraft have already been agement chief Nico Buchholz, Airbus airline customer delivered. as the airline signed the agreeand operator in Europe, ment at the Paris air show.

“These modern and fu- increasing its order for el-efficient aircraft will meet the A320 type to Buchholz says the two sides have the future growth and fleet 299. since finalised the terms of the renewal needs of the Lufthansa agreement.

Group airlines. By purchasing these aircraft, we will be able in the long term He says the carrier has 236 aircraft open for to offer customers a comfortable and delivery and that they will meet growth and modern product in the highly compet- renewal requirements across the group’s airitive environment. In addition, these lines. aircraft are contributing significantly to reduce noise and emissions wher- Lufthansa agreed the purchase at the same ever we fly our aircraft to”, said Nico time as it cleared the acquisition of Boeing Buchholz, Executive Vice President, 777-300ERs for its Swiss division and anothLufthansa Group Fleet Management. er pair of A380s for its mainline fleet.

“Lufthansa is a loyal customer, and has been operating our aircraft for almost 40 years. We are extremely pleased to receive this repeat order and thank our prestigious customer for their continuing strong commitment to our eco-ef-

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AVIATION NEWS

AIRBUS EDGES BOEIN SHOW ORDERS Flyovers are business as usual at the Paris Air Show, the commercial and military aerospace sector’s biggest event of the year. But Airbus’ A350 well-choreographed sky dance — swooping low over the main runway at the Le Bourget airfield just one week after its maiden flight — is a clear sign that the battle for dominance in the next-generation wide-body jet market has risen to the next level. That’s particularly true since Airbus is positioning the A350 as a head-to-head competitor with Boeing’s 777 and the smaller 787 Dreamliner.

Don’t dismiss Boeing, though — it brought its “A” game to Paris as well, taking advantage of the show’s 50th anniversary to launch its new 787-10, a stretch version of the Dreamliner that can seat 300 to 330 passengers. The Dreamliner aircraft family — just like the A350 — boasts a carbon-composite fuselage, a lighter material that plays a significant role in boosting fuel efficiency by at least 20%.

The Paris Air Show proved two things to investors. First, the competition between Boeing and Airbus has now reached a fever pitch — and airlines are certain to play the two manufacturers against each other to secure the sweetest deals on advanced, fuel-ef-

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ficient aircraft. Second, while there is a huge global market for single-aisle, narrow-body jets like the Boeing 737MAX and the Airbus A320neo, this year’s dogfight is hottest in the so-called “mini-jumbo” space — twin-engine aircraft that can seat around 350 passengers and travel long distances.

The A350-1000, which has 350 seats, is expected to enter service in 2017; the first delivery of the 323-seat 787-10 is expected in 2018. United Airlines inked a deal for 10 new A350-1000s at the show and converted 25 existing A350 orders to the 1000 model. Boeing’s new, 400-seat successor to the 777 “mini-jumbo,” dubbed the 777X, reportedly will enter service around 2019.

All told, Airbus racked up orders for 466 aircraft at a list price of $69 billion — including 59 orders for the A350 from Singapore Airlines and Air France-KLM. Boeing booked orders for 442 aircraft valued at some $66 billion, including 102 orders for the 787-10. United will be the North American launch customer for the stretch Dreamliner; other launch customers include British Airways and Singapore Airlines.

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NG IN PARIS AIR Total Orders:

1,079

Airbus Total Orders: 630 Boeing Total Orders: 342

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ROLEPLAY NEWS

ROLEPLAY NEWS Welcome one and all to the new roleplay section for CAAN! I’m you new editor for the this section, ALT2870. I have given this section a boost and I hope you enjoy.

If you have news for your airlines, PM it to me and I will work it in. I will also being visiting the roleplay thread to find stories as well.

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ROLEPLAY NEWS Airline Launches

Shaylin Airlines based in Ras al-Khaimah launched on June 19th to much fanfare. It is the second airline to carry the name after the name was bought Serafina Palacios Keita. The airlines intends to compete with Emirates and Etihad Airways in Dubai and Abu Dhabi respectively. They noted that since Ras al-Khaimah is relativly unknown, it will be much easier competing with these.

Also noting is that it has been made clear that this reboot of the airline has no connections whatsoever to old owners of the original incarnation. Shaylin Airlines mainly serves destinations in Europe and Oceania. Questions on the airline can be sent in as well. You can visit their roleplay thread here. (http://cyberairlines.net/forums/showthre...tid=19477)

Current Airline News Wiener Air Launches Website Wiener Air has launched a brand new website. You can make reservations, find out where they fly and so much more. The website is still being worked on, but you can find it here. (http://wienerair.weebly.com/index.html) Australian Airlines Moves Hubs, More Orlando Flights Australian Airlines announced that it plans to move to Berlin Brandenburg as soon as possible. Mr. Scotty, the CEO added this, “This will be a massive operation. While Brandenburg is still under construction, Australian Airlines is excited about the opportunity it brings to Germany and Europe.” (The airport is scheduled to be finished next year.) Currently Australian Airlines flights are out of nearby Tegel.

Also worth mentioning is new flights out of Orlando.

Santo Domingo, Wichita, Denver, Oakland, Edmonton, Salt Lake City, and San Diego. Mr. Scotty, had this to say, “This has further expanded our presence in the United States, and connects our other routes and destinations with our new Caribbean destinations.”

Miami Air In more disappointing news, the CEO of Miami Air did not attending the Paris Air show 2013 due to his dedication to his favorite basketball the Miami Heat as they were in a ruff battle to win the championship for 2 years in a row. The CEO lost his voice at game 6.

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ROLEPLAY NEWS Meger News The USAirlines and North American Airways merger was approved by the U.S. Anti-Trust Board and the European Union with plans to start in late June to early July. A merger was announced between USA Airways and Air Norway with USA Airways retaining the name. The Air Norway brand will be/has been sold to an at present unidentified buyer which USA International has significant holdings in. Details are still coming.

Aircraft Orders New Airbus: A350-1000 1 Star Airline A380 2 USA Airways Bombardier: CS300 10 Nareik Airways 14 Australian Airways 3 SBAir Boeing: 747-8 15 SBAir 747-8 Freighter 4 USA Airways 767 2 SBAir 777-200LR 2 USA Airways 787 2 SBAir 787-9 5 USA Airways

Used Antonov: An-148 1 Hawkins Air Boeing: 727 8 SBA Air MD-90 8 SBAir Hawker Beechcraft: B1900D 16 SBAir

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ROLEPLAY NEWS Other News Early it was announced that MFG would be revived. Although the fine details are being worked out, the group has totally been innervated to a point that it has gone back to its roots. It is careful to mention though this new incarnation is different from the original group and has been completely thought out and done. MFG is now led by the CEO’s of Palestinian Airlines, USAir, and USA Airways. The CEO of MC Airlines has agreed to help supervise the new group.

Don’t forget to send in your articles to ALT2870 if you want a special section in next month’s issue!

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FUN SECTION

FUN SECTION Welcome back to the beloved Fun Section! Scotman100 will be taking over the strings of the Fun Section from now on, so sit back and enjoy!

And, as always, don’t forget to send in all your answers to Scotman100!

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FUN SECTION Name That Airport

Hint: The home of a major aircraft manufacturer

Name That Airline

Hint: Native to the Sunshine State

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FUN SECTION Picture Challenge

Question: Which worldwide airport is the largest, in terms of aircraft movements?

Send your answers to Scotman100 before the 29th of June to have your name in CAAN!

Competition Time Design a special livery for an airline that recently ordered a new aircraft at the Paris Air Show. By special I mean how ANA had “787” on the side of their shiny new B787’s, but be more creative.

Send your livery to Scotman100 before the 29th of June to have your name and entry in CAAN! (Limit 1 per user)

Fun Fact

Did you know that the Paris Air Show began as a section is the Paris Motor Show way back in 1908?

The following year they held a dedicated show.

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FUN SECTION Meet the Team This is going to be a small reoccuring section where the various members of the team write a short paragraph about themselves and what they do.

Scotman100 My real name is Conor and I am 15, and if the avatar doesn’t give it away I’m from Scotland. I’ve been part of the original team at CAAN after MC-Airlines suggested the idea over a year ago and I got in touch asking if he needed a hand. I’ve always been a big fan of aviation since I was a little kid. I also own a small collection of models that I love, current count is 26 and is slowly growing. I’m still in High School but once I leave I hope to study computer science and go on to be a software engineer.

I’m a fan of British Airways if you can’t tell

Don’t forget to send in your answers to Scotman100!

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