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ISSN 1718-7966 MAy 20, 2019/ VOL. 690 www.avitrader.com Weekly Aviation Headline News WORLD NEWS LSG opens new facility in Phoenix LSG Sky Chefs has officially opened a new catering facility in Phoenix fea- turing the latest innovative kitchen technology and customer-cantered features. The 97,000 square-feet (9,011 square-meter) unit includes an almost 60,000 square-feet (4,800 square-meter) space dedicated to production, where 375 employees produce more than 5,000 airline meals and almost 11,000 retail meals daily. Customers include American Airlines, United Airlines, Alaska Air- lines, Air Canada, among others, as well as retail customer, Circle K. Airlines in the region Brexit hits Thomas Cook half have seen significant year results cost pressures. The travel company Thomas Cook has reported a half-year loss of Photo: Airbus £1.46bn as it counted the cost of Brexit uncertainty causing UK con- sumers to delay their summer holi- Asia Pacific airline profitability falls day plans. Thomas Cook has cut its Rising costs dent earnings performance capacity in anticipation of a slow- down, but said continued to “face Preliminary financial performance Overall, international passenger business confidence and levels of intense competition, particularly in figures just released by the As- traffic, in revenue passenger kilo- export activity. our UK business”. Brexit uncertainty sociation of Asia Pacific Airlines metre terms (RPK), grew by a ro- is dragging down the fortunes of the (AAPA) revealed that the aggre- bust 6.9% in 2018, stimulated by Collectively, the region’s carriers travel industry, the company states. gated net earnings of Asia Pacific rising incomes, further expansion achieved operating revenues to- airlines halved in 2018 to a com- of airline networks and widespread talling US$204.7 billion in 2018, a airBaltic to start codeshare bined US$4.7 billion, 10.4% increase flights with SAS from the US$9.6 bil- compared to the airBaltic will expand its codeshare lion recorded in the “Asian airlines are operating in highly US$185.4 billion agreement with SAS and put its code previous year. Con- registered in the BT on flights connecting Riga and tinued expansion in competitive markets.....” previous year. Alesund, Bergen, Stavanger, Tromso, the global economy Passenger reve- Trondheim via such common gate- Andrew Herdman, AAPA Director General underpinned further nue rose by 10.4% ways as Oslo and Copenhagen air- growth in air pas- to US$159.0 bil- ports. SAS will place its flight code lion, driven by the solid growth in SK on direct flights from Stockholm senger and air cargo markets, but availability of competitive airfares. Arlanda, Copenhagen and Oslo air- airlines faced an increasingly chal- International air cargo traffic as passenger demand and slightly high- ports and vice versa, ensuring trans- lenging operating environment measured in freight tonne kilome- er average air fares. Passenger yields portation between Scandinavian marked by significantly higher jet tres (FTK) slowed to a 2.2% increase recorded a 3.1% rise to 8.1 cents per capitals and Riga, as well as connect- fuel prices, adverse currency move- for the year, as uncertainties stem- RPK after several years of decline. ing traffic from SAS’s whole network ments and rising pressures on non- ming from unresolved international Despite slower growth in air cargo and Riga via its three hubs. fuel cost items. trade disputes adversely affected Continued on page 3 BEYOND MRO CUSTOMIZED MRO SOLUTIONS TO KEEP YOU FLYING RB211-535 CF34-3/-8 PW100 JT15D RE220 www.standardaero.com CFM56-7B AE 3007 PW150A PT6A GTCP36 APS2300 3 WEEKLY AVIATION HEADLINES 3 Weekly Aviation Headline News ...continued from page 1 ...continuedUnited is also from committed page 1 to improving the entertainment options for include English closed captioning. Select DIRECTV channels also include customers with disabilities. Earlier this year, the airline began offering closed captioning when the TV station makes it available. United con- demand,a new main cargo menu revenue category increased on seatback significantly, on-demand by 11.5% that tois labelledUS$21.2 Acbil-- cationtinues ofto the add highly additional competitive accessible nature entertainment of the airline and business, screening this rep-op- lion,cessible with Entertainment. an 8.9% increase This in cargo new yieldssection to 27.1makes US it cents easier per for FTK. custom- resentstions across an average its fleet. profit level of just under US$5 per passenger flown.” ers with hearing and vision challenges to find accessible entertainment Commenting on the 2018 financial results, Mr. Andrew Herdman, AAPA Looking ahead, Mr. Herdman said, “Asia Pacific airlines continue to face options, grouping all of the titles that are either audio descriptive or Unique highlights of United’s personal device entertainment program- Director General said, “Asian airlines are operating in highly competi- significant headwinds in the form of persistent cost pressures, stiff com- closed captioned in one main menu category. Seatback on-demand is ming include: an exclusive partnership with VEVO, delivering new, cu- tive markets, and were not able to pass on the full cost impact of sig- petition as well as further volatility in oil and currency markets. Whilst one of United’s entertainment options available on 757, 767, 777 and rated music video playlists each month; relaxation content including nificantly higher fuel prices we saw in 2018. Consequently, overall op- air passenger markets remain relatively resilient, the weak sentiment 787 aircraft. The carrier currently offers approximately 20 different Headspace, a popular meditation app and Moodica, which takes the erating margins narrowed to 4.9% for the year, from 6.7% in 2017. After surrounding air cargo markets is a warning signal that trade disputes movies and TV shows that are audio descriptive and more than 50 that brain on a much-needed vacation using videos. extraordinary items, which included foreign exchange losses for several are doing real damage to the economy and could further undermine carriers, aggregate net earnings fell to US$4.7 billion in 2018. As an indi- global growth prospects going forward.” AIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS Orders and deliveries – Boeing and Airbus AIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS First A350 XWB for JAL makes maiden flight AerCap leased, purchased and sold 114 Airbus v Boeing: Orders and Deliveries aircraft in the first quarter of 2018 APOC Aviation buys Boeing 737–700 air- March 2018 YTD framesAerCap hasfrom announced Infinity itsTransportation major business trans- Airbus Boeing actions during the first quarter of 2018. The Com- Type Orders Deliveries Type Orders Deliveries Innovativepany signed aircraft lease agreements and engines for leasing, 83 aircraft, trading andincluding part-out 15 wide-bodyspecialist APOC aircraft Aviation and 68 hasnarrow- pur- A320 Family 37 95 737 171 132 chasedbody aircraft. two Boeing AerCap 737–700 purchased airframes seven from aircraft, pre- A330 -6 8 747 14 2 viousincluding owners two Infinity Airbus Transportation.A320neo Family MSN34303aircraft, andtwo MSN20752Airbus A350s were and previously three Boeing in BBJ 787-9s configu and- A340 0 0 767 7 4 rationexecuted operated sale transactions by PrivateAir for SA24 –aircraft, as such, includboth- A350 0 17 777 5 12 aircrafting 11 Airbus accumulated A320 Family low flight aircraft, cycles four compared Airbus A380 14 1 787 24 34 toA330s, commercial one Airbus usage. A340, APOC one will Boeing co-ordinate 737 Classic, an ef- ficientone Boeing remote 737NG, teardown two Boeingprogramme 777-200ERs at two sepa and- Total 45 121 Total 221 184 rateone locationsBoeing 787-8 in Germany. from AerCap’sAll parts willowned be shipped port- Source: Airbus Source: Boeing backfolio toand APOC’s two Airbuswarehouse, A320 closeFamily to aircraftSchiphol, andin Theone NetherlandsBoeing 737 Classicfor evaluation from AerCap’s and strategically managed Airbus booked orders for eight A320 Family single-aisle jetliners in the NEO and CEO versions during March, while delivering 56 aircraft in the month from across the company’s in-produc- selectedportfolio. for The repair Company or overhaul. continues Capital to managefor this 12 tion single-aisle and widebody product lines. acquisitionaircraft that waswere raised sold from through its ownedAPOC’s portfolio recent Boeing generated a total of 197 orders in March including a staggering 160 737s. Deliveries in crowdfundingduring the quarter. campaign AerCap and hasJasper signed van denfinancing Boo- the stated month reached 91 planes across the in-production product line. gaard,transactions Director for of US$2.9bn.Acquisition & Trading at APOC Aviation, says that the Company’s advanced ap- proach to a broad spectrum of investor initiatives JAL’s first A350-900 makes its maiden flight Photo: Airbus isLion generating Air Group many orders opportunities 50 737 MAX to expand 10 air the- scopeplanes of the business. It is APOC Aviation’s de- tifiedThe firston Boeing’sA350-900 Orders for Japan & Deliveries Airlines (JAL) website. has successfullyJetBlue selects completed Pratt its maiden& Whitney flight in GearedTou- velopment strategy to concentrate solely on the Thelouse, Lion AirFrance. Group The was A350-900 the first is to the put first the aircraft737 Turbofan™ to be produced engines by Airbus for the airline and Boeing and the Lion Air Group have announced most liquid aircraft types, operated by the largest MAXfeatures 8 into servicea special and A350 the firstlogo toon orderthe fuselage. the 737 The aircraft will now enter the final phase of the airline has purchased 50 of Boeing’s new 737 JetBlue Airways has selected the Geared Tur- number of operators and maintained by the most MAXproduction, 9. Last month, including the Group cabin becamecompletion, the first as well as further ground and flight tests leading to MAX 10 airplanes. The deal, valued at approxi- bofan™ (GTF) engine to power an additional MROs. The continued worldwide operation of the to takecustomer delivery acceptance of a 737 and MAX delivery.