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News in Brief 20 applicable SB’s will be accomplished. Upon completion, they will be used to secure business specifically in the Asia Pacific region. Taikoo Spirit offers extensive repairs on various configurations of the GE90 thrust reverser, under an umbrella of approvals. TALSCO acquires ship set of Boeing 777- 200 landing gears Xaikoo (Xiamen) Landing Gear Services in Xiamen, China, acquired a ship set of Boeing 777-200 landing gears. These gears will be available to support the global market on Boeing 777 in either an exchange or lease programme. Monarch Aircraft Engineering signs maintenance deal with Jet2.com Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAE) signed a line maintenance technical handling agreement with Jet2. com. The agreement will see MAE to provide line maintenance support for Jet2.coms fleet of Boeing 737 and Boeing 757 aircraft across a number of Spanish airports, including Arrecife, Alicante, Malaga and Tenerife South. LC Busre from Peru signs ABACUS contract with Fokker Services for Dash 8 turboprops Fokker Services reported that LC Busre, a regional airline based out of Lima Peru, has entered into a five year ABACUS program for its fleet of three Dash 8-200 aircraft. This program is part of the Strategic Alliance between Fokker Services and Bombardier and aims to further expand and improve the support of the Dash 8/Q-Series 100/200/300 aircraft. Under the ABACUS agreement, Fokker Services will provide a comprehensive Component Support Program for LC Busre’s Dash 8-200 MANUFACTURING NEWS ATI signs long-term agreement with Goodrich Corporation Allegheny Technologies Incorporated signed a long-term sourcing agreement with Goodrich for the supply of aerospace forgings used for landing gear components. The agreement covers aerospace structural forgings sold to Goodrich’s Landing Gear facilities located in the US, Canada, and Poland by ATI Ladish’s ZKM Forging operation for the period 2012 through 2015. ATI Ladish is an operating unit of Allegheny Technologies. This agreement includes forgings for commercial, regional, and business aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems completes 1,000th Boeing 777 forward fuselage section Spirit AeroSystems announced the completion of the 1,000th Boeing 777 forward fuselage section. The 777 forward fuselage is built in five major assemblies at Spirit’s Wichita, Kan. , facility. The assemblies are loaded onto rail cars and shipped to Boeing for final assembly. The majority of the aluminum alloy section is designed in CATIA computer software by Spirit and IFEs & CONNECTIVITY • Inmarsat, a provider of global mobile satellite communications services, announced the selection of Gogo as its partner to bring Inmarsat’s Global Xpress satellite service to the commercial airline market. Gogo will be a service provider, distributing Global Xpress service to the global commercial aviation market. Inmarsat has also selected Gogo’s business aviation subsidiary, Aircell, as a distribution partner for the business and government aviation markets. Working with Inmarsat, Gogo will begin in-flight testing of the Global Xpress aeronautical services after the launch of the first Inmarsat-5 satellite, which is scheduled for mid-2013. Gogo plans to offer regional service in 2013 with services for air transport, business aviation and government customers expected worldwide later in 2014. • Aircell, a provider of in-flight connectivity for business aviation, reported that Travel Management Company is installing Gogo Biz high-speed Internet service on all mid-size aircraft in its growing fleet of charter aircraft. Installations are already underway and are scheduled for completion in the spring of 2012. The announcement includes 21 firm orders plus options for as many as 30 systems for deployment on additional aircraft. Gogo Biz enables passengers and flight crews to enjoy high-speed Internet capabilities above 10,000 feet in the continental U.S. and portions of Alaska, using their own Wi-Fi enabled laptops, tablets, EFBs, smartphones and other mobile devices. turboprops. The services include lease, forward exchange, re-conditioning and reliability monitoring services, covering all major line replaceable units. airberlin technik provides servicing to Emirates’ A380 in Munich With the first flight of the Emirates Airbus A380 from Dubai to Munich, airberlin technik expands its range of capability to include the double-deck aircraft. In future, the EASA Part 145 certified maintenance company will perform the transit check every day, while the aircraft is on the ground at the Bavarian capital city. At the Munich location, airberlin technik runs a hangar with 12,000 m² of floor area, with space for up to six narrowbody aircraft or three wide-body aircraft, along with employing 270 staff. airberlin technik already provides complete line maintenance to Emirates in Germany at Boeing engineers. Spirit AeroSystems also supplies the forward fairing, strut, thrust reverser assembly, inlet and fan cowl assemblies, floor beams, seat tracks, leading edge slats and fixed leading edge for the 777 family of airplanes. The 1,000th 777 is scheduled to be completed by Boeing in February and delivered to customer Emirates in March. Boeing intends to locate 737 MAX production in Puget Sound Boeing intends to build the new 737 MAX in Renton, Wash., following the approval of an early contract extension with the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM), the union representing hourly employees in Washington, Oregon and Kansas. Boeing has assessed the business case for locating production of the 737 MAX in Renton in light of the economics of a proposed new labor agreement, and the company is prepared to locate 737 MAX production in Renton provided the economics contained in that proposal are achieved. Upon ratification of such an agreement by hourly employees, Boeing says it will make the Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Frankfurt and also Munich. This includes maintenance contracts for the aircraft types Airbus A330, A340, A380 and also Boeing 777. Pegasus Airlines signs aircraft maintenance deal with Turkish Technic Pegasus Airlines signed base maintenance services agreements with Turkish Technic for four Boeing 737- 800 C-Check. Maintenance will be carried out within the fourth quarter of 2011 and first quarter of 2012. Smartlynx Airlines signs maintenance and paint deal with Turkish Technic Smartlynx Airlines signed a base maintenance services agreement and a paint contract with Turkish Technic, for one C check on an Airbus A320. necessary investment to produce Next-Generation 737s and 737 MAXs in its existing Renton facility. Airbus starts making wings for first A350 XWB Assembly of the 32m long carbon fibre wings for the first A350 XWB (MSN1) has started at Airbus’ recently opened “North Factory” in Broughton, UK. Most of the A350 XWB wing is made of light-weight carbon composites, including the upper and lower wing covers, stringers, front and rear spars. The advanced structural designs combined with superior wing aerodynamics are both significant contributors to the 25% fuel saving performance of the aircraft. Pre-assembly of ribs, upper and lower covers and fixed leading and trailing edges, has already taken place. These components will be moved into the main assembly jigs for full wing box integration. The ribs are produced by Korean Aerospace Industries in Korea. The upper and lower covers come from Airbus plants in Stade and Illescas respectively. In addition, Airbus extended enterprise partners, Spirit and GKN provide the fixed leading and trailing edges. AviTrader MRO - December 2011
News in Brief SELECTED FINANCIAL NEWS Avia Solutions Group AB sold Estonian charter operations Avia Solutions Group AB transferred its entire controlling package of shares (95.5%) in Small Planet Airlines AS (Estonia) to Brova Air OU. Following the transaction the name of the company will be changed to North Wind Airlines AS. According to Linas Dovydenas, CEO of Avia Solutions Group, the company is focused on becoming one of the ten largest charter flight providers in Europe; therefore Small Planet Airlines, operating offices in Lithuania, Italy, Great Britain, France and Poland is currently increasing its capabilities in these particular markets. The latter is expected to become the largest Small Planet Airlines served market next year. AAR completes acquisition of Telair International and Nordisk Aviation AAR CORP. has completed the acquisition of Telair International GmbH (Telair) and Nordisk Aviation Products, AS (Nordisk) from Teleflex Incorporated, which the Company announced on October 21, 2011. “This acquisition significantly adds to AAR’s commercial manufacturing business and elevates our position as a tier-1 provider to the global aerospace market,” said David P. Storch , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AAR CORP. “We will work closely with the teams at Telair and Nordisk to ensure a smooth transition as we support our expanding customer base and capitalize on new commercial aircraft build cycles.” The businesses will operate as part of AAR’s Structures and Systems segment. The combination of Telair and AAR Cargo Systems creates a formidable market leader in the design, production and servicing of aircraft cargo systems for both commercial and military platforms. Bombardier reports increased net income for 3rd quarter Bombardier reported its financial results for the third quarter ended October 31, 2011. Revenues increased to $4.6bn, compared to $4bn last fiscal year. Earnings before financing income, financing expense and income taxes (EBIT) totaled $301m, compared to $250m last fiscal year, while the EBIT margin reached 6.5%, compared to 6.3% last year. Net income amounted to $192m for the third quarter ended October 31, 2011, compared to $147m for the same period last fiscal year. Free cash flow (cash flows from operating activities less net additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets) usage totaled $346m for the third quarter, compared to a usage of $108m for the same period last fiscal year. The cash position amounted to $2.7bn as at October 31, 2011, a level similar to last year, compared to $4.2bn as at January 31, 2011. The overall backlog stood at a strong $55.3bn as at October 31, 2011, compared to $52.7bn as at January 31, 2011 Israel Aerospace Industries’ sales reach $817m for Q3 2011 IAI’s sales reached $817m in the 3rd quarter of 2011, a growth of 18% compared with the same quarter in 2010. Back orders reached $9bn, at the same level as the preceding quarters. 83% of the back orders are earmarked for export. IAI reported a $59m profit from ordinary acivities and net profit of $3m compared to $25m in 2010. Finmeccanica heads for loss Finmeccanica revised its earnings forecast downwards for 2011, predicting pre-tax losses of €200m, and said it would sell off close to €1bn in assets with a view to cutting net debt of €4.7bn. Shares in the company plummeted 20% on the news and are down 84% since their 2007 peak. The unprofitable aeronautics division, Alenia, posted a nine-month charge of €753m over problems relating to its contract with Boeing to supply components for the 787-8. SELECTED TRANSACTIONS • Avia Solutions Group, a group of business aviation companies, together with its subsidiary FL Technics, is to open its first representative office in Kuala Lumpur by the end of this year, to jointly cater for the rapidly developing Asia-Pacific region. • Volvo is to sell its aircraft engine component manufacturing business Volvo Aero after incoming chief executive Olof Persson made it clear that the unit is not core to the company. Volvo Aero’s sales accounted for just over 1% of total group sales in the third quarter; its revenues fell by 22% in the same period to SEK1.4bn ($206m), while operating income decreased by 55% to SEK102m. MTU was cited as ‘the most likely buyer’. • MTU Aero Engines acquired 75% share in the Dallas, Texas-based facility for- merly known as Retan Aerospace, which will now be known as MTU Maintenance Dallas Inc. MTU Maintenance Dallas is an FAA and EASA licensed Part 145 repair station that specializes in engine on-wing maintenance and repair as well as airframe A, B and C checks. The large portfolio of engine capabilities includes the CF34, CFM56, V2500, CF6, GE90, JT8D, PW2000, PW4000 and RB211. • MTU Aero Engines opened a new sales office in Seoul in South Korea on November 18th. The MTU Aero Engines Seoul Representative Office is managed by Kyoo Joo Chae. 21 Yakutia Airlines signed maintenance contracts with Turkish Technic for B737-800 Turkish Technic signed a C Check maintenance service agreement with YAKUTIA AIRLINES, which will cover one base maintenance C check on a Boeing 737-800 and a painting service agreement, which covers one B737-800 tail painting activity. Maintenance works will be carried out during November & December 2011. Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey to provide PW150A spare engine support for Air Berlin Air Berlin and Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey (LTAA) have signed a multi-year Spare Engine Pool Agreement to support Air Berlin’s regional fleet of PW150A powered Dash8-Q400 aircraft operated by Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter (LGW). As per the terms of the agreement, LTAA will provide spare engines for planned and unplanned engine removals. Flying Colours confirms first modification under new Blackhawk agreement Flying Colours, the Peterborough-Canada based global aviation service company, announced its first turboprop Blackhawk modification project. January 2012 will see the arrival of a privately owned King Air C90 at the Peterborough facilities where it will undergo a full XP 135 engine conversion. The scope of the work will also feature additional routine maintenance inspections along with interior modifications. Spare Solution Support India signs component maintenance agreement with Turkish Technic Spare Solution Support India (SSSI) signed component maintenance agreements with Turkish Technic for the repair of Airbus A320 family components. Component maintenances will be carried out at Turkish Technic’s facilities in Istanbul, servicing more than 10.000 different part numbers. Aviointeriors delivers TRANSAERO’s first B777 Aviointeriors delivered TRANSAERO’s 1st B777 equipped with their glamourous Imperial First Class, Business, Premium Economy and Economy class seats, after only seven months. TRANSAERO’s excecutive director, Alex AviTrader MRO - December 2011
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