Read by thousands of aviaon professionals and technical decision-makers every week www.avitrader.com WEEKLYAVIATIONHEADLINES Connued on page 3 Pan-European low cost carrier Ry- anair must sell most of its shares in Irish rival Aer Lingus, Britain’s com- peon authority has ruled, but Europe’s dominant budget airline has rejected the ruling and intends to appeal. The Compeon and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK said Ryanair must cut its stake in Aer Lingus from 29.8% to 5%. The drama comes soon aſter the Irish government decided to sell its 25% stake in Aer Lingus to the Internaonal Airlines Group (IAG), owners of Brish Airways and Iberia. Ryanair spokesman Robin Kiely said the decision is “ridiculous”, adding that it would appeal the ruling to the Compeon Appeal Tribunal. “Today’s CMA decision rejecng Ry- anair’s request to review its order to divest Ryanair’s 29.8% minor- ity stake in Aer Lingus is manifestly wrong and flies in the face of the current IAG offer for Aer Lingus,” Kiely argued. Simon Polito, chairman of the CMA inquiry, said: “IAG’s bid for Aer Lin- gus is dependent on securing Ry- anair’s agreement to sell its share- holding. This recent development illustrates that Ryanair can decide whether a bid for its major com- petor on UK/Irish routes succeeds or fails. “This concern was an important part of our decision to require Ry- anair to reduce its shareholding. It’s not good for compeon when one company holds such an influence over the future of one of its major competors,” Polito connued. In response, Ryanair has implied that Si- mon Polito and “his group” were unable to establish any con- sumer harm arising from Ryanair’s minor- ity stake in Aer Lingus and instead “resorted to speculat- ing” (in the CMA’s August 2013 report) that Ryanair’s 29.8% share- holding would deter other airlines from merging with or bidding for Aer Lingus. “CMA decision is manifestly wrong and flies in the face of the current IAG offer for Aer Lingus. ” Robin Kiely, Ryanair spokesman WORLD NEWS Ryanair has rejected an order to cut its stake in the Irish flag carrier. Photo: Ryanair and Aer Lingus ISSN 1718-7966 JUNE 15, 2015/ VOL. 494 Ryanair ordered to sell shares in rival Aer Lingus Low cost carrier sees move as “ridiculous.” Emirates and Flybe announce UK codeshares Emirates will add its code to 25 Flybe routes across the UK (subject to regulatory approval), adding a total of 13 new desnaons to the Emirates global network and seam- lessly connecng customers to new cies such as Edinburgh, Aber- deen, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey and Newquay. All Flybe flights will seamlessly connect with Emirates flights to Dubai and beyond flying from its Manchester, Glasgow and Birmingham gateways. Emirates and Flybe are currently targeng a July launch for the new codeshare. Delta to acquire narrowbodies upon pilot agreement Delta Air Lines will enter into an air- craſt acquision deal with Boeing Co for 20 Embraer E190 aircraſt and 40 addional new 737-900ERs upon raficaon of a tentave agreement covering more than 12,000 Delta pi- lots. The tentave agreement was approved for membership rafi- caon today by the Delta Master Execuve Council (MEC) of the Air Line Pilots Associaon (ALPA). Titan selects advanced IFE streaming soluon London- Stansted based charter operator Titan Airways announced at this year’s EBACE gathering in Geneva that it has begun to equip a selecon of its growing narrow- body fleet with an installed IFE streaming plaorm provided by Media inMoon (MiM), a UK-based provider of modular and wireless in-flight entertainment (IFE) solu- ons. Titan’s newest A320-200 (G- POWK) was successfully equipped at the end of April 2015.
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Pan-European low cost carrier Ry-anair must sell most of its shares in Irish rival Aer Lingus, Britain’s com-petition authority has ruled, but Europe’s dominant budget airline has rejected the ruling and intends to appeal. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK said Ryanair must cut its stake in Aer Lingus from 29.8% to 5%.
The drama comes soon after the Irish government decided to sell its 25% stake in Aer Lingus to the International Airlines Group (IAG), owners of British Airways and Iberia.
Ryanair spokesman Robin Kiely said the decision is “ridiculous”, adding that it would appeal the ruling to the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
“Today’s CMA decision rejecting Ry-anair’s request to review its order to divest Ryanair’s 29.8% minor-ity stake in Aer Lingus is manifestly wrong and flies in the face of the current IAG offer for Aer Lingus,” Kiely argued.
Simon Polito, chairman of the CMA inquiry, said: “IAG’s bid for Aer Lin-gus is dependent on securing Ry-anair’s agreement to sell its share-holding. This recent development illustrates that Ryanair can decide whether a bid for its major com-petitor on UK/Irish routes succeeds or fails.
“This concern was an important part of our decision to require Ry-anair to reduce its shareholding. It’s not good for competition when one company holds such an influence over the future of one of its major competitors,” Polito continued.
In response, Ryanair has implied that Si-mon Polito and “his group” were unable to establish any con-sumer harm arising from Ryanair’s minor-ity stake in Aer Lingus
and instead “resorted to speculat-ing” (in the CMA’s August 2013 report) that Ryanair’s 29.8% share-holding would deter other airlines from merging with or bidding for Aer Lingus.
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“CMA decision is manifestly wrong and flies in the face of the current IAG offer for Aer Lingus. ”Robin Kiely, Ryanair spokesman
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Ryanair ordered to sell shares in rival Aer Lingus Low cost carrier sees move as “ridiculous.”
Emirates and Flybe announce UK codeshares Emirates will add its code to 25 Flybe routes across the UK (subject to regulatory approval), adding a total of 13 new destinations to the Emirates global network and seam-lessly connecting customers to new cities such as Edinburgh, Aber-deen, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey and Newquay. All Flybe flights will seamlessly connect with Emirates flights to Dubai and beyond flying from its Manchester, Glasgow and Birmingham gateways. Emirates and Flybe are currently targeting a July launch for the new codeshare.
Delta to acquire narrowbodies upon pilot agreementDelta Air Lines will enter into an air-craft acquisition deal with Boeing Co for 20 Embraer E190 aircraft and 40 additional new 737-900ERs upon ratification of a tentative agreement covering more than 12,000 Delta pi-lots. The tentative agreement was approved for membership ratifi-cation today by the Delta Master Executive Council (MEC) of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA).
Titan selects advanced IFE streaming solutionLondon- Stansted based charter operator Titan Airways announced at this year’s EBACE gathering in Geneva that it has begun to equip a selection of its growing narrow-body fleet with an installed IFE streaming platform provided by Media inMotion (MiM), a UK-based provider of modular and wireless in-flight entertainment (IFE) solu-tions. Titan’s newest A320-200 (G-POWK) was successfully equipped at the end of April 2015.
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Tunisia’s national airline, Tunisair, took delivery of its first A330-200 in Toulouse on June 9th, thus becoming a new operator of this type of air-craft. Named “Tunis”, the wide-body aircraft flew out from Toulouse and landed at Tunis-Carthage Airport in the evening, thus joining the airline’s existing fleet of Airbus aircraft comprising four A319s and seventeen A320s. Boasting an entire-ly new, fully equipped cabin, Tunisair’s A330-200 will offer its passengers greater comfort, more space, Wi-Fi connectivity and the very latest-generation in-flight entertainment system. The new Tunisair cabin can accommodate 24 passen-gers in business class and 242 in economy class.
MRJ starts low speed taxiing tests
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, (MHI) has started low-speed taxiing tests with the first flight test aircraft of the MRJ (Mitsubishi Regional Jet), their next-generation regional jet, at the Nagoya Airport (Toyoyama-cho, Aichi Prefecture). Taxiing is the movement of an aircraft on the ground under its own power. An airplane uses taxiways to taxi from one place on an airport to another both prior to take-off and after landing. The current taxiing tests will be performed to confirm brak-ing at low speeds and direction control steer-ing. The MRJ is a family of 70- to 90-seat next-generation regional jets under development by Mitsubishi Aircraft.
Air Lease Corporation announces lease placements of three new Boeing 737-800 aircraft with China Eastern Airlines
Air Lease Corporation has announced long-term lease agreements with China Eastern Airlines for three new Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The aircraft are from ALC’s order book with Boeing and are scheduled for delivery in 2016. The airline has al-ready leased 15 new Airbus and Boeing jets from ALC, all of which have been delivered to the air-line. These three additional 737-800s bring the total to eighteen aircraft.
GECAS delivers first new leased Boeing 737-800 to Myanmar National Airways
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has an-nounced delivery of a new leased Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Myanmar National Airways, the flag carrier of Myanmar, to expand its fleet. The aircraft is part of the existing GECAS order book with Boeing. Myanmar National Airways is the state-owned airline of Myanmar, currently serv-ing all major domestic destinations from its main base at Yangon International Airport with a fleet of some15 aircraft.
Waypoint Leasing signs helicopter leasing transaction with Titan Helicopter Group
Waypoint Leasing has reached a lease agree-
ment for two helicopters with Titan Helicopter Group, a leading provider of helicopter services with operations spanning South Africa, Namibia, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Peru, Antarc-tica, Mozambique, India and the Ivory Coast. The AW139 delivered new from AgustaWestland as part of Waypoint’s order book and the Sikor-sky S76C+ is a purchase and leaseback from the Titan fleet. Both aircraft will be operated by Ti-tan to provide offshore crew change support in South Africa and Namibia.
Aerfin takes delivery of initial 3 of 11 Air-bus A340-300 fleet
AerFin have taken delivery of the initial 3 A340-300 aircraft MSNs 220, 228 and 137 from the fleet of 11 A340-300 aircraft owned by Cathay
“IAG’s current offer for Aer Lingus proves that the CMA’s invented theory of harm was hopelessly wrong, and is now unsustainable given that the circumstances have manifestly changed, and accordingly the divestment rem-edy must be revoked in light of this compelling
evidence,” Kiely stated.
Ryanair has instructed its lawyers to appeal the decision to the UK Competition Appeal Tri-bunal, saying that it is “factually unsustainable and legally flawed” as the IAG offer for Aer
Lingus proceeds. In parallel, Ryanair’s lawyers are currently seeking permission to appeal the unsustainable 2013 report to the UK Supreme Court.
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Atlantic Airways firms up order for one Airbus A320
Atlantic Airways, based in the Faroe Islands, has signed a firm order for one new Airbus A320. With this order Atlantic Airways becomes a new A320 customer. The aircraft will be delivered at the end of 2016, enabling the carrier to tap into the growing passenger market between the Faroes and Copenhagen. Atlantic Airways’ A320 will have 168 seats. The airline already oper-ates three Airbus A319s.
Atlantic Airways orders one Airbus A320 Photo: Airbus
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Pacific Airways. AerFin was selected to provide end-of-life solutions for the A340-300 aircraft operated by the Hong Kong-based carrier. These three A340 aircraft will be disassembled to provide AerFin’s customer base with Service-able Used Material to support continued A340-300 operations.
Delta to acquire 20 Embraer E190s and 40 new 737-900ERs
Delta Air Lines (DAL) will enter into an aircraft acquisition deal with Boeing for 20 Embraer E190 aircraft and 40 additional new 737-900ERs upon ratification of a tentative agree-ment covering more than 12,000 Delta pilots. The tentative agreement was approved for membership ratification on June 11th, by the Delta Master Executive Council (MEC) of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). The tenta-tive agreement provides enhancements to overall pilot compensation—including base pay increases—along with a revision of the airline’s profit sharing formula beginning in 2016. This accord would secure additional career advancement opportunities for Delta pilots while providing the airline with produc-tivity enhancements and further fleet flexibil-ity across the airline’s U.S. domestic system. upon ratification of the agreement, Delta will acquire 20 Boeing-held Embraer E190 aircraft previously operated by another carrier. The E190s will enter mainline Delta service in the fourth quarter of 2016.
Airstream arranges lease of one ATR42-500 to Kalstar Aviation
Airstream International Group has arranged the dry lease of an ATR42-500, MSN518 (PK-KSF), to Kalstar Aviation of Indonesia. MSN518 was previously owned and operated by FlyMe of the Maldives having been purchased on a sale leaseback. The aircraft will enter service in the coming days on internal routes based on the island of Kalimantan (Borneo). This is the third ATR Airstream has placed with Kalstar and the 16th of the type it has placed in the last 24 months.
AIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS Messier-Bugatti-Dowty inaugurates two test rigs
The Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (Safran) plant in Villeurbanne, near Lyon, has unveiled two new brake test rigs. These new test facilities are primarily intended to test the type of carbon ma-terial produced by the company worldwide. They will be used to measure the reliability and effectiveness of brakes for all types of commercial, business and military aircraft, under all operating conditions. Villeurbanne is a major contributor to applied research on friction ma-terials and an international center of excellence in carbon composites. It was able to count on financial support from the Rhône-Alpes region and the City of Lyon for this major investment, worth €5m.
Messier-Bugatt-Dowty unveiled new brake test rigs Photo: Safran
TNT Airways signs with AFI KLM E&M for GE90 engine support for Boeing 777F fleet
AFI KLM E&M and TNT Airways has signed a flight-hour agreement covering the support of the GE90-110B engines powering the air-line’s 777 Freighters fleet. AFI KLM E&M is now providing TNT Airways with a dedicated, integrated support program taking in the en-tire engine maintenance service chain, from removal to reinstallation, including shop visits, “on-site” work, routine inspections, line main-tenance support, engineering, on-wing engine
performance monitoring and, if needed, the supply of spare engines.
VivaColombia renews power-by-the-hour contract with AJW Aviation
Colombia-based low-cost airline VivaColombia, has extended its contract with AJW Aviation – a leading independent provider of integrated air-craft support services - for the provision of com-ponent power-by-the-hour support for a fleet of A320s that is anticipated to grow to ten aircraft by the end of 2015. The first true low-cost airline in Colombia, VivaColombia is based in Medel-lin, and flies to the popular destinations of Bo-
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gota and Cartagena as well as on other domestic routes. AJW has supported the airline’s A320 aircraft since 2012 with components from its Mi-ami-based operation which comprises service-ready Airbus component inventories. A Main Base Kit is already located in Medellin as well as consignment stock leased via AJW Leasing.
Air Nostrum signs ABACUS contract with Fokker for Bombardier CRJ fleet
Fokker Services reported that Air Nostrum, locat-ed in Valencia Spain, has decided to enter into a 10 year ABACUS program for its fleet of CRJ200, CRJ900 and CRJ 1000 aircraft. With this program, Air Nostrum will enjoy the services provided by the ABACUS program for CRJ aircraft. Under this ABACUS program, Fokker Services will provide nose-to-tail component management for Air Nos-trum’s fleet of (12) CRJ200, (9) CRJ900 and (10) CRJ1000 aircraft. The program will also cater for the 20 new CRJ1000 aircraft that will be phased in as of next year. Earlier this year Fokker Services launched the ABACUS program for CRJ. ABACUS is a well-known and proven Component Avail-ability program, serving more than 30 operators of regional aircraft such as all Fokker types, Bom-bardier Dash 8 aircraft and CRJ series aircraft. The program can be tailored to meet customer re-quirements by combining maintenance services, inventory leases and guaranteed availability. It focuses on cost predictability and increased com-ponent reliability for more time on-wing. ABA-CUS members have access to extensive exchange pools located in the USA, Europe and Asia and are supported by a 24/7 staffed AOG desk.
West Star Aviation announces completion and grand opening of new Grand Junction paint facility
West Star Aviation has announced the comple-tion of their new paint facility at their Grand Junction, CO (GJT) location. The new facility is 41,000 ft² and features two bays: one for strip, sand and priming, the other is a state of the art downdraft bay. Each bay is 120 feet wide and will be able to accommodate aircraft as large as a Global 7000 or a Gulfstream 650. The first air-craft is scheduled for the new facility June 15th, 2015. The new facility is self-contained with clean rooms, flight control balance room, paint storage and mixing area; all of the support func-tions needed under one roof. In addition, the fa-cility is environmentally friendly and will recycle any products possible. State of the art vari-drive compressors, which are extremely efficient, sup-ply compressed air to the facility, and the new building has substantial insulation, saving energy
5 billion gallons of jet fuel saved
Aviation Partners announced that as of June 5th, 2015, its unique Blended Winglet Technol-ogy has saved the worlds commercial and business jet operators an estimated five billion gallons of jet fuel. This represents a global reduction in CO2 emissions of over 107 billion lbs (or almost 54 million tons.) Aviation Partners-designed winglets are now flying on more than 6,100 individual jet airplanes, and more than 20 airplane types worldwide. API’s blended winglets are additions to the airplane wing that are significantly more efficient than stand-ard wing tips. The winglets reduce the drag caused by wingtip vortices, the twin tornados formed by the difference between the pressure on the upper surface of an airplane’s wing and that on the lower surface. By reducing drag, blended winglets increase fuel efficiency and boost range. The blended winglets, which feature a large radius and smooth chord varia-tion in the wing-to-winglet transition area, have demonstrated more than 60% greater effec-tiveness over conventional winglets with an angular transition. One of the unique features of API’s technology is that it can be retrofitted to existing in-service aircraft to increase their productivity. Aviation Partners’ latest design, Split Scimitar Winglets, recently certified for the Boeing 737 NG family, are already flying on over 500 aircraft and are now standard equipment on the BBJ. This revolutionary new design builds on the existing blended winglets technology to provide further incremental fuel savings. API and APB are studying additional airframe development programs for blended winglets and Split Scimitar Winglets, as well as radical new winglet technologies for the future.
API Split Scimitar Winglets on a BBJ Photo: Aviation Partners
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Magnetic MRO added B767 evacuation slides capability
Magnetic MRO, a Total Technical Care MRO or-ganization based in Tallinn, Estonia, has gained capability to overhaul and repair B767 evacu-ation slides. This was added to the existent ca-pabilities for B717, B737 CL/NG and the Airbus
A320 family. Whilst the first wide-body slides have already arrived at the facilities and the overhaul will be provided in-house, Magnetic MRO is looking forward to gaining capabilities for overhauling liferafts used on ETOPS flights and further expansion of capabilities for wide-body aircraft escape slides like the Airbus A330/A340. In addition to repair services, Magnetic MRO has the ability to provide slide exchange to customers and acts not only as a repair shop, but a full slide solution provider.
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Rolls-Royce and Liebherr-Aerospace create power gearbox joint venture
Rolls-Royce and Liebherr-Aerospace have agreed to establish a 50:50 joint venture to develop manufacturing capability and capacity for the power gearbox for Rolls-Royce’s new UltraFan engine. UltraFan, a geared design, is based on technology that could be ready for service from 2025, and will offer at least 25% improvement in fuel burn com-pared with the first generation of Rolls-Royce Trent engines. The power gearbox will enable the UltraFan to deliver efficient power over a range of take-off thrusts for high-bypass ratio engines of the future. For the highest thrust engines, each single gearbox will be capable of handling the equivalent horsepower produced by more than 500 fam-ily cars. The joint venture, located in Friedrichshafen, will provide production engineer-ing for the power gear drive train components. The manufacturing of the components will initially be done in existing Liebherr facilities. As production volumes increase, the joint venture will look at options for creating a standalone manufacturing infrastructure. Rolls-Royce will continue to lead the design definition and design integration of the power gearbox, as well as the testing activities.
The next generation UltraFan design-engine cutaway Photo: Liebherr-Aerospace
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Airinmar signs 3-year repair manage-ment agreement with CHC Helicopter
Airinmar, a provider of innovative aviation repair management solutions, has signed a three-year agreement with CHC Helicopters to manage component repairs for its fleet of over 200 helicopters. Airinmar has supported airlines, MROs, OEMs and military operations for over 25 years through integration of its proprietary systems, engineering expertise and supply management solutions. By sign-ing this agreement, Airinmar will expand its service offerings to include the rotorcraft market.
Precision Aircraft Solutions to convert 757-200 for VX Capital Partners
Precision Aircraft Solutions has been con-tracted to begin a 757 passenger-to-freighter conversion for San Francisco-based Vx Capital Partners. The privately owned leasing com-pany, which specializes in commercial aircraft and engines, tapped Precision earlier this month to assist with capitalizing on the thriv-ing market. The aircraft, MSN 25397, is a 757-200 with winglets and Pratt-Whitney engines. Conversion is scheduled to begin at HAECO Americas in Greensboro, NC, on June 22nd, producing a completed freighter by 4Q15.
QET Tech Aerospace builds paint shop
QET Tech Aerospace moves forward to cre-ate an aircraft paint shop in Cd Obregon. “The board of directors have agreed to move forward in creating a complete aircraft paint shop. The decision was made in light of a lot of interest from lessors and some airlines. At this time, eight commercial aircraft are scheduled to be completed this year” said Guillermo Heredia, Chairman of the Board. “Negotiations have just been completed with Peirsen, an authorized distributer of Kaeser Compressors, to install a top of the line, high volume KAESER compressor system,” said Julio Alvarez, CEO. QET TECH Aerospace is a Mexican company based in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora with FAA145 and DGAC certification. It employs over 100 people and provides air-craft maintenance, recycling and consulting, as services.
Aegean Airlines extends component support contract with Lufthansa Technik
Aegean Airlines has extended the contract with Lufthansa Technik to supply materials
for their A320 family and the Q400 fleet of the airline’s subsidiary Olympic Air. Under the agreement, Lufthansa Technik is to sup-ply both fleet types with components for an-other six years. Lufthansa Technik has been looking after Aegean Airlines A320 family fleet since entry into service in 2007 and kave looked after Olympic Air’s Q400 fleet since the start of its operation in 2009.
TUI Airlines and Lufthansa Technik agree on partnership
Lufthansa Technik AG becomes technical service partner for the aircraft fleet of TuI Airlines. TUI Airlines and Lufthansa Technik have negotiated and signed an appropriate
Letter of Intent (LoI). The holiday airlines of the worldwide largest travel company TUI operate a fleet of about 140 medium- and long-range aircraft, mainly the types Boeing 737,757, 767 and 787. In the future, Lufthan-sa Technik will support the internal overhaul and maintenance business units of the holi-day airlines as their new service provider for aircraft overhaul services.
PEMCO offers MRO service to Embraer E-JET
PEMCO is now offering line mainte-nance, major and minor non-routine re-pairs and alterations to Embraer E-JET 170/175/190/195 as an added service avail-able to both existing and future clients.
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FINANCIAL NEWS
Liebherr Group’s turnover in the 2014 business year reaches total of €8,823mAgainst a background of moderate international economic development, Liebherr recorded a slight change in turnover for the 2014 business year, with a total of €8,823m, 1.6% (€141m) below the previous year’s figure. Liebherr’s construction machinery and mining division achieved a turnover of €5,294m, €336m or 6.0% below the previous year’s figure. The result was positive, however, in the area represented by the maritime cranes, aerospace and transpor-tation systems, machine tools and automation systems, domestic appliances, components and hotels divisions, with an increase in turnover of €195m or 5.8% to €3,529m. The profit for the re-porting period was €316m, equivalent to a drop of €48m compared with the previous year.
Embraer announces pricing of US$1.0bn notes due 2025 offeringEmbraer has priced an offering of US$1.0bn notes due 2025 with yield of 5.091% per an-
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MRO services to E-JETs include inspection, the removal and/or installation of accesso-ries, fan sections and components, adjust-ments, minor repairs and alterations. These additions expand PEMCO’s reach into the market and strengthen the company’s MRO capabilities.
Saab and PACAVI establish partner-ship to conduct Airbus A320 and A321 passenger-to-freighter conversions
Swedish defense and security company Saab AB and California based conversion engineering specialist PACAVI Group an-nounced that Saab Aerostructures will be the manufacturer of the main deck cargo door including surrounding structure for PACAVI’s A320 and A321 passenger-to-freighter aircraft conversion program. Saab will also provide support during the design phase. Passenger-to-freighter conversion of PACAVI’s Airbus A320 Freighter LITE pro-
totype, started in January, is progressing on schedule at the HAITEC facility in Frank-furt/Hahn (Germany). PACAVI and partner GAMECO will commence conversion of the A321 Freighter LITE prototype in the fourth quarter of 2015 at GAMECO’s facility in Guangzhou (China).
King Air Traveler airline seat receives Russian approval
Aviation Fabricators (AvFab) received Rus-sian approval for the installation of their Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) ap-proved King Air Traveler Seat in Beechcraft King Air B300 and B350 series aircraft. These value-oriented Airline Style Seats were designed for high density applica-tions, and are available in two models, Eco-no Seat and Traveler Seat. Both also have FAA, EASA, Mexican, Nigerian, and Trans-port Canada STC approval.
Airbus and Aerolineas Argentinas have signed a strategic agreement to establish the first Airbus maintenance training collabora-tion in South America at the airline’s facili-ties in Buenos Aires. The venture will deliver maintenance and engineering training ser-vices for A320, A330 and A340 aircraft and will implement Airbus’ training standards, including its dynamic trainers and teaching techniques. The agreement will also pro-vide Argentina’s flagship airline with Airbus ‘original equipment manufacturer’ (OEM)-backed maintenance training capabilities to its personnel, as well as to third-party cus-tomers in the region. Besides integration of Aerolineas Argentinas instructors to the
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• SAS reported that total traffic for May 2015 decreased by 8.7%, while total capacity was reduced by 4.4%, compared to the same period in 2014. The total load factor decreased by 3.4 points to 73.6% compared to May 2014.
• In May, Finnair’s overall capacity grew by 1.5% and traffic by 0.6% year-on-year. Passenger load fac-tor was 75.0%, down 0.7 points.
• UAL’s May 2015 consolidated traffic increased 0.5% and con-solidated capacity increased 2.1% versus May 2014. UAL’s May
2015 consolidated load factor de-creased 1.4 points to 83.9% com-pared to May 2014.
• American Airlines Group’s total traffic for the month was up 0.7% versus May 2014. Total capacity was up 2.1% versus May 2014. To-tal load factor was 82.8% for the month of May, down 1.2 points versus May 2014.
• Virgin America reported its pre-liminary operational results for May 2015. The airline’s traffic de-creased 0.3%, while capacity was unchanged from the same month
in 2014. Load factor was 84.2%, down 0.3 points from May 2014.
• Republic Airways reported pre-liminary passenger traffic results for May 2015. Traffic in May was down about 2%, compared to the same period in 2014, with a 1% reduction in capacity. The load factor decreased 1 point com-pared to the same period last year to 82%.
• In May, Norwegian reported total passenger traffic increased by 19% and the total capacity in-creased by 8% compared to the
same period in 2014. The load factor was high at 84.9%, up 7.9 points compared to the previous year.
• Ryanair reported May traffic inrease of 16% compared to the same period in 2014, while the load factor for May increased 7% to 92%.
• IAG reported traffic in May in-creased by 5.7% versus May 2014, while Group capacity rose by 4.8%. Group load factor increased 0.7 points to 79.8%.
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Airbus Maintenance Training Organization Exposition (MTOE), the agreement will also include access to Airbus courseware, instruc-tion media, virtual tools and real aircraft practice. This collaboration will therefore enable Aerolineas Argentinas to deliver the highest standards of engineering training to their own technical staff and to third-party airline customers.
Commsoft, a leader in aviation engineering and maintenance systems, has reported that Indonesian airline, Sriwijaya Air, has signed a 20 concurrent users, 5-year contract to use OASES for the ongoing maintenance of its fleet of 38 Boeing 737 Classic and 737-800s. The contract also covers Sriwijaya Air’s sub-sidiary, Nam Air which is currently operating five Boeing 737-500s. Sriwijaya Air, based at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Ja-karta, was founded in 2003 and is now the third largest scheduled airline in Indonesia, operating an extensive domestic route net-work as well as some regional services. The initial OASES implementation will concen-trate on Sriwijaya Air’s ten Boeing 737-800s, a number which is expected to grow as new aircraft are introduced to replace the older 737-400s and -300s. The second implemen-tation phase will concentrate on the remain-ing 737-500s within the fleet.
Sabre Corporation, a global technology pro-vider to the travel and tourism industry, has signed a new technology agreement with Turkey’s leading passenger air carrier, Turk-ish Airlines, to provide its AirCentre Flight Plan Manager solution to streamline the airline’s operations. In addition, the airline
will be moving from its current flight track-ing system to adopt Sabre’s Flight Explorer within the scope of this agreement. Since the start of this agreement, Sabre has worked closely with Turkish Airlines to implement AirCentre Flight Plan Manager to provide vi-tal cost savings and support key flight plan-ning decisions. Under the new agreement, the solution will provide significant support for strengthening the flag carrier’s position within the regions it serves.
DIGEX Brazil is the first company to choose ALKYM Management and Control System for Aircraft Maintenance, based in Brazil. During the course of LAAD 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, DIGEX and VOLARTEC had signed the corre-sponding agreement and they are already coordinating the implementation tasks.
On Wednesday June 10th, STG Aerospace launched its new subsidiary – STG Aerospace (China) – with an official opening ceremony held at the company’s office in Shanghai. A Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise (WFOE), the new company will be offering the full range of STG Aerospace’s CAAC, FAA and EASA-approved products: saf-Tglo, the pho-toluminescent emergency floor path system currently installed on over 9000 aircraft worldwide; saf-Tsign, the photoluminescent emergency and informational signage de-veloped for commercial fixed-wing and ro-tary aircraft; and liTeMood, a plug-and-play, programmable, LED mood lighting system designed specifically to retrofit commercial aircraft cabins, both to enhance the passen-ger experience and improve airline metrics.
num, issued through its wholly-owned subsidi-ary Embraer Netherlands Finance B.V. The notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Embraer. The notes have been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and are expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The notes will bear a coupon rate of 5.050% per annum payable semi-annually. The notes will mature on June 15th, 2025 and will be issued and sold at 99.682% of the principal amount. Embraer will use a portion of the net proceeds to repay outstanding indebtedness and the re-mainder for general corporate purposes. The joint bookrunners for the offering are Citigroup and Morgan Stanley.
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WEEKLY AVIATION HEADLINES
• Nexcelle has ap-pointed Kenneth Onderko and Lionel Drévillon as its two new Executive Vice Presidents, joining the management team for this joint venture of GE’s Middle River Air-craft Systems and Aircelle (Safran) that produces jet engine nacelle solu-tions for integrated propulsion systems. The Executive Vice Presidents have responsibilities in overseeing program execution and oper-
ations – working closely with the parent companies’ respective teams as Nexcelle pursues the development, certification and production ramp-up for its nacelle products.
• The International Air Transport As-sociation (IATA) has reported that An-dres Conesa, CEO of Aeromexico, has assumed his duties as Chairman of the IATA Board of Gov-ernors for a one-year term, effective
immediately. Conesa is the first Mexican to hold this position. Conesa succeeds Ca-lin Rovinescu, CEO of Air Canada, whose one-year term expired at the conclusion of the Association’s 71st Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in Miami, Florida. Rovinescu will continue to serve on the Board of Gover-nors and the Chair Committee.
• GA Telesis has released that Jason Reed has been appointed President of their newly rebranded component sales divi-sion, GA Telesis Component Solutions Group (CSG). Jason joins GA Telesis from Airbus Americas/Satair Group, where he served as Vice President and Head of Operations for all material and logisti-cal program activities in both the North American and Latin American regions. In addition to an extensive knowledge of
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regional and global aviation markets, Ja-son brings fifteen years’ aviation manage-ment experience to GA Telesis. As Presi-dent of CSG, Jason will be responsible for the group’s P&L, management of GA Tel-esis’ globally positioned sales teams and distribution centers, and the execution of its global strategic plan.
• LORD Corpora-tion, a global leader in vibration and mo-tion control tech-nologies, sensing systems, adhesives and coatings, has announced that Joel D. Rood has been named presi-dent of the com-
pany’s EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region. Prior to joining LORD, Rood was Chief Executive Officer for Calstar Products.
• Delta Air Lines has named Peter Carter Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, effective July 13th. He will replace Richard “Ben” Hirst who will retire in Feb-ruary 2016. Carter joins the airline from the international law firm of Dorsey & Whitney in Minneapolis where he served as chairman of the board and as a trial partner.
Joel D. Rood
Lionel Drévillon
Kenneth Onderko
International Paris Air Show June 15, 2015 – June 21, 2015 Le Bourget exhibition centre
10th Annual QUE Group Quantum Control Users’ Conference July 22, 2015 – July 25, 2015 Hilton Bayfront Hotel, San Diego, CA
World Routes September 20, 2015 – September 22, 2015 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
ATC Global Dubai 2015 October 05, 2015 – October 07, 2015 Dubai World Trade Center
Aero Engineering Show UK 2015 November 04, 2015 – November 05, 2015 Hall 5, NEC, Birmingham UK
Aircraft Type Company Engine MSN Year Available Sale / Lease Contact Email PhoneA300B4-200F Rising Sun Aviation None 141 1981 Now Sale Fred Van Acker [email protected] +1 214-906-5635
A300B4-200F Rising Sun Aviation None 149 1981 Now Sale Fred Van Acker [email protected] +1 214-906-5635
A320-200 ORIX Aviation V2527-A5 2651 2006 Q1/2016 Sale / Lease Daniel Cunningham [email protected] +353 871774524
A320-200 ORIX Aviation V2527-A5 1888 2002 Q2/2016 Sale / Lease Daniel Cunningham [email protected] +353 871774524
A320-233 Amentum Capital V2527-A5 3543 2008 Jun 2016 Sale / Lease Jack Hynes [email protected] +353 16310333
A320-233 Amentum Capital V2527-A5 3162 2007 Jan 2016 Sale / Lease Jack Hynes [email protected] +353 16310333
A320-233 Amentum Capital V2527-A5 3524 2008 May 2016 Sale / Lease Jack Hynes [email protected] +353 16310333
A320 233 A t C it l V2527 A5 3316 2007 A 2016 S l / L J k H k ti @ t 353 16310333
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A320-233 Amentum Capital V2527-A5 3316 2007 Apr 2016 Sale / Lease Jack Hynes [email protected] +353 16310333
A330-223 Amentum Capital PW4168A 970 2008 Q3/2015 Sale / Lease Jack Hynes [email protected] +353 16310333
A330-223 Amentum Capital PW4168A 943 2008 Mar 2016 Sale / Lease Jack Hynes [email protected] +353 16310333
A330-223 Amentum Capital PW4168A 962 2008 Mar 2016 Sale / Lease Jack Hynes [email protected] +353 16310333
A330-223 Amentum Capital PW4168A 979 2009 Oct 2016 Sale / Lease Jack Hynes [email protected] +353 16310333
B737-300 European Capital Corporation CFM56-3B2 24634 1990 Now Sale / Lease Iacovos Yiakoumi [email protected] +35722873250
B737-300 Jetran, LLC. CFM56-3 24770 1990 Now Sale / Lease Leo Nadeau [email protected] +1 (512) 294-6727
B737-300 Jetran, LLC. CFM56-3 29341 1999 Now Sale / Lease Leo Nadeau [email protected] +1 (512) 294-6727
B737-300 Jetran, LLC. CFM56-3 29339 1999 Now Sale / Lease Leo Nadeau [email protected] +1 (512) 294-6727
B737-300 Phoenix Aer Capital CFM56-3 24532 Now Sale Bob Gallagher [email protected] +1 727-376-0292
B737-300 Phoenix Aer Capital CFM56-3 24666 Now Sale Bob Gallagher [email protected] +1 727-376-0292
B737 300F ORIX A i ti CFM56 3B2 24710 1990 Q3/2015 S l Ci C kl i kl @ i i 353 877760451B737-300F ORIX Aviation CFM56-3B2 24710 1990 Q3/2015 Sale Cian Coakley [email protected] +353 877760451
B737-400 Jetran, LLC. CFM56-3 24683 1990 Now Sale / Lease Leo Nadeau [email protected] +1 (512) 294-6727
B737-400 Jetran, LLC. CFM56-3 24271 1989 Now Sale / Lease Leo Nadeau [email protected] +1 (512) 294-6727
B737-400 Wing Capital CFM56-3C1 26066 Jan 2015 Sale / Lease Ben Jacques [email protected] +353 766025252
B737-400 World Star Aviation Services CFM56-3C1 24706 1991 Now Sale / Lease Sean O Connor [email protected] +1 415-956-9456
B737-400 World Star Aviation Services CFM56-3C1 28550 1997 Now Sale / Lease Sean O Connor [email protected] +1 415-956-9456
B737-400 World Star Aviation Services CFM56-3C1 24796 Jun 2015 Sale / Lease Sean O Connor [email protected] +1 415-956-9456
B737-400 Safair Operations Combi Now ACMI only C. Schoonderwoerd [email protected] +27 11 928 0000
B737-400F Jetran, LLC. CFM56-3 24125 1989 Now Sale / Lease Leo Nadeau [email protected] +1 (512) 294-6727
B737-400F Jetran, LLC. CFM56-3 26529 1994 Now Sale / Lease Leo Nadeau [email protected] +1 (512) 294-6727
B737-800 (5) Wing Capital CFM56-7B26 various 7-12/2015 Lease Ben Jacques [email protected] +353 766025252
B737‐86J Aersale CFM56-7B26 32625 Now Sale / Lease Craig Wright [email protected] +1 305 764 3238
B737‐86J Aersale CFM56-7B26 32624 Now Sale / Lease Craig Wright [email protected] +1 305 764 3238
B737‐86J Aersale CFM56-7B26 30881 Now Sale / Lease Craig Wright [email protected] +1 305 764 3238
B737‐86J Aersale CFM56-7B26 32917 Now Sale / Lease Craig Wright [email protected] +1 305 764 3238
B737-500 Jetran, LLC. CFM56-3 26100 1994 Now Sale / Lease Leo Nadeau [email protected] +1 (512) 294-6727
B747-400 GA Telesis airframe only 24993 1991 Q1/2015 Sale Stefanie Jung [email protected] +1 954-958-1321
B747-400 GA Telesis airframe only 27093 1992 Q1/2015 Sale Stefanie Jung [email protected] +1 954-958-1321
B747 400ERF A t C it l CF6 80C2B5F 37303 2009 N 2015 S l / L J k H k ti @ t +353 16310333B747-400ERF Amentum Capital CF6-80C2B5F 37303 2009 Nov 2015 Sale / Lease Jack Hynes [email protected] +353 16310333
B747-400SF Wing Capital P&W 24998 Now Sale / Lease Ben Jacques [email protected] +353 766025252
B757-200 mba aircraft solutions RB211-535E4B 24580 1990 Now Sale / Lease Jacob Agnew [email protected] +1 703 276 3202
B757-200 GA Telesis RB211-535 24603 1990 May 2015 Sale Stefanie Jung [email protected] +1 954-958-1321
B757-200 GA Telesis RB211-535 24589 1991 May 2015 Sale Stefanie Jung [email protected] +1 954-958-1321
B767-200ER Castlelake CF6-80C2B2 23900 1987 Feb 2015 Sale / Lease Joe Giarritano [email protected] +1 612 851 3032
B767-200ER Castlelake CF6-80C2B2 23901 1987 Q1/Q2 Sale / Lease Joe Giarritano [email protected] +1 612 851 3032
B767-200ER Castlelake CF6-80C2B2 23902 1988 Q1/Q2 Sale / Lease Joe Giarritano [email protected] +1 612 851 3032
B767-200ER Castlelake CF6-80C2B2 26847 1993 Q1/Q2 Sale / Lease Joe Giarritano [email protected] +1 612 851 3032
B767-200ER Castlelake CF6-80C2B2 24764 1990 Q1/Q2 Sale / Lease Joe Giarritano [email protected] +1 612 851 3032
B767-200ER Castlelake CF6-80C2B2 24765 1990 Q1/Q2 Sale / Lease Joe Giarritano [email protected] +1 612 851 3032
B767 375ER J t LLC 25865 1992 N S l / L L N d l d @j t +1 (512) 294 6727B767-375ER Jetran, LLC. 25865 1992 Now Sale / Lease Leo Nadeau [email protected] +1 (512) 294-6727
B777-212 Aersale Trent 892 28508 1997 Jul 2015 Sale / Lease Dave Settergren [email protected] +1 305 764 3238
DC10-30F Bristol Associates CF6-50C2 47925 1974 Now Sale Ed McNair / Pete Seidlitz [email protected] +1 202-682-4000
DC10-30F Bristol Associates CF6-50C2 47929 1975 Now Sale Ed McNair / Pete Seidlitz [email protected] +1 202-682-4000
L100-30 Safair Operations April 2015 ACMI only C. Schoonderwoerd [email protected] +27 11 928 0000
MD82 GA Telesis JT8D-200 53155 1990 Now Sale Stefanie Jung [email protected] +1 954-958-1321
Aircraft Type Company Engine MSN Year Available Sale / Lease Contact Email Phone
ATR72-500 Bristol Associates PW127M 950 Now Sale Ed McNair / Pete Seidlitz [email protected] +1 202-682-4000
ATR72-500 Bristol Associates PW127M 951 Now Sale Ed McNair / Pete Seidlitz [email protected] +1 202-682-4000
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ATR72-500 Bristol Associates PW127M 952 Now Sale Ed McNair / Pete Seidlitz [email protected] +1 202-682-4000
ATR72-500 Bristol Associates PW127M 980 Now Sale Ed McNair / Pete Seidlitz [email protected] +1 202-682-4000
ATR72-500 Bristol Associates PW127M 983 Now Sale Ed McNair / Pete Seidlitz [email protected] +1 202-682-4000
CRJ100 GA Telesis 7250 Now Sale Stefanie Jung [email protected] +1 954-958-1321
CRJ100 GA Telesis 7273 Now Sale Stefanie Jung [email protected] +1 954-958-1321
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