Indigo Partners Finalise Orders for 430 A320neo

Lockheed Martin wins $110 million contract for low-cost cruise missile from the US Air Force Pg3

FL Technics completes major aircraft modifications for fifth Airbus A321 Pg6

Rockwell Collins wins EASA and FAA approval for Boeing 767 large-format flight display upgrade Pg7

Jan 1st, 2018 Indigo partners finalise orders for 430 A320neo

for continued growth for our family of ultra- low-cost airlines,” said Bill Franke, managing partner of Indigo Partners. “The Indigo Partners team looks forward to creating even more value for even more passengers around the world with these modern and efficient aircraft.” John Leahy, Airbus’ chief operating officer, Customers, added, “Bill Franke and the teams from Wizz, Volaris, JetSMART and Frontier are great partners, and the global Airbus team is very proud to continue to meet their growing needs for aircraft that provide value, reliability and comfort. The A320neo Family offers the lowest operating costs, longest range and most spacious cabin in the single-aisle aircraft market, making the ‘NEO’ a great choice for these low-cost airlines in the Americas and Europe.” irbus has finalised agreements with The 430-aircraft order is made up of 274 The aircraft ordered are a mix of A320neos AIndigo Partners and its four portfolio A320neos and 156 A321neos worth $49.5 and A321neos and will be delivered to the airlines for the purchase of 430 additional billion at list prices. Airlines in the Indigo individual airlines as follows: A320neo Family aircraft for ultra-low-cost Partners family had previous placed orders for a) Wizz - 72 A320neo, 74 A321neo airlines Frontier Airlines (United States), a total of 427 A320 Family aircraft. b) Frontier - 100 A320neo, 34 A321neo JetSMART (Chile), Volaris (Mexico) and Wizz “These customer-friendly and efficient c) JetSMART - 56 A320neo, 14 A321neo Air (Hungary). A320neo Family aircraft form a great platform d) Volaris - 46 A320neo, 34 A321neo

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Inauguration Keynote by: Address: Organised by For participation please contact DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE Dinesh A. Keskar Minister of State for Defence Senior Vice President [email protected] Government of India Boeing Commercial Airplanes www.mrobusinesstoday.com Jan 1, 2018 1 IAI Bedek provides the added value as Israel Aerospace Industries signs a one-stop, full service provider that pro- V2500 engines maintenance service vides complete maintenance services for aircraft, engines and components under agreement with International Aero one roof including heavy maintenance, modifications, upgrades and aircraft con- Engines versions. The Engines Division, as part of the Bedek Aviation Group, performs the maintenance of a large variety of engines such as the JT9D, CFM56-3/5/7, PW4000 and others. Jacob Rozmann, VP and General Manager, IAI Engines Division, said, “The completion of this long-term agreement is a significant milestone for us. It dem- onstrates our world-class quality, capability and reliability. We look forward to supporting IAE for many years to come. I am delighted to contribute to the efforts to In the picture left to right: Anthony Rossi, Executive Director, Business keep the V2500 engines serviceable and Development, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Jacob Rozmann, VP and General in the air in collaboration with IAE. “ Manager, IAI Engines Division Joe Sylvestro, vice president, Aftermar- ket Operations, Pratt & Whitney, stated, nternational Aero Engines AG (IAE) IAE, a consortium of several companies, “We congratulate IAI on achieving this signed a 10-year general terms agree- including Pratt & Whitney, Japanese milestone and are pleased to have IAI as mentI with Israel Aerospace Industries Aero Engines Corporation, and MTU Aero another valued participant in our V2500 (IAI) for maintenance of V2500 engines Engines GmbH, and IAI marked the initia- engine MRO network. We remain com- at IAI’s BEDEK, Engine Division. The first tion of the V2500 maintenance agree- mitted to delivering world-class after- V2500 turbofan engine which powers the ment which established IAI as a Service market services to our customers around Airbus A320 family has arrived to IAI. Maintenance Center for IAE. the world.”

Boeing to upgrade six Netherlands CH-47F Chinooks

he Netherlands Ministry of Defence signed an agreement with Boeing to upgradeT six Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) Chinook helicopters to the latest F-model configuration, ensuring commonality of systems for their entire fleet of 20 F-model Chinooks. Deliveries of the six modernised Chinooks are planned to begin in 2021. “The Netherlands’ Defence Materiel Organ- isation (DMO) is responsible for providing the Dutch armed forces with the best equipment money can buy, and our troops deserve that,” An important feature includes advanced achieving their objective of a standardized said Koen van Gogh, DMO project leader. operational capabilities provided by the fleet of CH-47F Chinooks,” said Chuck Dabun- “Ever since their introduction in the mid- Common Avionics Architecture System do, vice president, Boeing Cargo Helicopters, 1990s, the Chinooks have been continuously cockpit with an integrated Digital Automatic and H-47 program manager. “Worldwide involved in almost all of our missions abroad, Flight Control System. The common avionics interest in Chinooks continues to grow. This but also in disaster relief operations and in architecture system also aligns with the US is the eighth international order since 2015, domestic support. A true versatile workhorse Army and other allies, enhancing global and it grows the operational Chinook fleet of our Defense Organization.” interoperability, flight-handling characteris- within NATO. There is no doubt the Chinook The upgrade to a common configuration tics, and long term sustainability. is the world’s premier heavy-lift helicopter will enhance operational effectiveness, “Our longstanding close partnership with with a long future will continue to serve our maintenance, and affordability. the Netherlands played an important role in customers for decades to come.”

www.mrobusinesstoday.com 2 Jan 1, 2018 Lockheed Martin wins $110 million contract for low- cost cruise missile from the US Air Force ockheed Martin, a global security and more fuel-efficient engines, when those aerospace company received a $110 systems become available.” Lmillion, five-year Phase 1 contract from the The Gray Wolf program consists of four US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to spiral-development phases that allow for develop and demonstrate a new low-cost rapid technology prototyping and multiple cruise missile called Gray Wolf. transition opportunities. This first phase, The Gray Wolf program develops low- defined by an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite cost, subsonic cruise missiles that use open Quantity (IDIQ) contract, is expected to run architectures and modular design allow- until late 2019. Initial demonstrations will ing quick prototyping and spiral growth be from an F-16 aircraft. Besides the F-16, capabilities. The AFRL is developing the the system will be designed for compatibil- missiles to feature networked, collaborative ity with F-35, F-15, F-18, B-1, B-2 and B-52 behaviors (swarming) to address Integrated aircraft. Air Defense (IAD) system threats around “Our AFRL customer will benefit from the world. The Gray Wolf missile design will Missiles Program director for Lockheed decades of Lockheed Martin experience allow for maximum mission flexibility. Martin Missiles and Fire Control. “Us- in building high-quality, low-cost systems “Lockheed Martin’s concept for the ing the capabilities envisioned for later like GMLRS, while capitalizing on the Gray Wolf missile will be an affordable, spirals, our system is being designed experience of our team in developing and counter-IAD missile that will operate to maximize modularity, allowing our integrating advanced cruise missiles such efficiently in highly contested environ- customer to incorporate advanced tech- as JASSM and LRASM on military aircraft,” ments,” said Hady Mourad, Advanced nologies such as more lethal warheads or Mourad said.

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www.mrobusinesstoday.com Jan 1, 2018 3 KLM UK Engineering wins airframe Royal Air Maroc maintenance contract from West Atlantic UK signs for four 787 LM UK Engineering, a leading regional Dreamliners aircraft and narrow body MRO has signedK an airframe maintenance contract with West Atlantic UK Limited. KLM UK Engineering will begin airframe maintenance checks with West Atlantic UK Limited on their Boeing 737 Freighter fleet in January 2018. Ian Bartholomew, Director Business Development & Sales commented, “We are customer of KLM UK Engineering’s for a delighted to have been selected by West number of years, we are very pleased to Royal Air Maroc (RAM), the Moroccan Atlantic UK Limited to carryout their heavy reach an agreement regarding our forth- national carrier has ordered for 4 787-9 maintenance checks in 2018. We have coming heavy maintenance program. Dreamliners valued at $1.1 billion at list been supporting West Atlantic UK Limited We look forward to this being the start prices. The orders, previously listed as un- for a number of years and look forward to of a long-term relationship with respect identified on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries further developing our relationship”. to the on-going heavy maintenance sup- website, include two 787s purchased in Philip Law, Technical Director West port of our expanding fleet of Boeing December 2016 and two purchased this Atlantic UK Ltd. Added, “Having been a aircraft”. month. Royal Air Maroc, which has already received five 787-8s, will grow its fleet of fuel-efficient 787s to a total of nine Pratt & Whitney, S7 Airlines sign 12-Year airplanes. Royal Air Maroc flies 787s on international routes from Casablanca EngineWise Fleet Management Agreement to North America, South America, the Middle East and Europe, and with the additional airplanes plans to expand service to these areas. “ Royal Air Maroc has direct flights to 80 international destinations. Thanks to our unique position as a geographic hub and high quality of service, we bring customers from all over the world to their destinations. With more than 850 flights per month to Africa, Royal Air Maroc has the broadest presence across the continent of any airline,” said Abdelhamid Addou, CEO and Chairman of Royal Air Maroc. He added, “Our vision is to be the leading airline in Africa in terms of quality of service, quality of planes and connectiv- ratt & Whitney, a world leader in the “This further strengthens our relationship ity. Ordering new-generation planes such design, manufacture and service of air- with Pratt & Whitney after taking delivery of as the Dreamliner puts our airline on the Pcraft engines and auxiliary power units has GTF-powered A320neo aircraft this past July.” right track to fulfill our vision.” signed an agreement with S7 Airlines for a “We would like to thank S7 for their confi- “Royal Air Maroc’s additional 787 12-year Pratt & Whitney EngineWise Fleet dence in Pratt & Whitney to maintain their orders are a terrific endorsement of the Management Program. The agreement will new fleet of GTF-powered aircraft, which Dreamliner’s economic performance, cover S7 Airlines’ fleet of 30 Airbus A320n- continues to revolutionize the aviation fuel efficiency and unrivalled passenger eo and A321neo family of aircraft powered industry,” said Rick Deurloo, senior vice experience,” said Ihssane Mounir, senior by the Pratt & Whitney PurePower Geared president, Sales, Marketing & Customer vice president of Global Sales and Market- Turbofan (GTF) PW1100G-JM engines. Support at Pratt & Whitney. “EngineWise ing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “This agreement will allow S7 Airlines to represents our long-term commitment to “Expanding the relationship between our manage our fleet more efficiently through customers to improve the predictability, companies that began nearly 50 years Pratt & Whitney’s EngineWise services portfo- reliability and health of their fleets. We ago, Boeing is proud to support Royal Air lio, including the use of real-time data analyt- look forward to offering this service to S7 Maroc’s growth plans within Africa and ics,” said Vladimir Obyedkov, CEO, S7 Airlines. Airlines moving forward.” further connect Morocco to the world.”

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For participation please contact [email protected] www.stattimes.com/mrosa2018 FL Technics completes major aircraft Another noteworthy part of this project was the installation of wireless ground modifications for fifth Airbus A321 link quick access recorder designed to L Technics, a global provider of inte- offer quick and easy access to raw flight grated aircraft maintenance, repair and data. Now the Operator no longer needs Foverhaul services, has completed a major to physically download data from FDR. In- upgrade project for already the fifth Airbus stead, such data will be automatically sent A321 in 2017. to the Operator’s data-server upon aircraft “It is very uncommon for aircraft opera- arrival to the airport. tors to entrust MROs with projects of such “From production planning and main- scope. They typically prefer to complete tenance management to logistics and them at the manufacturer’s facilities. real-time technical data coordination with Therefore, the fact that one of our clients completed the project within the set time the Airbus – the entire project required has selected FL Technics to conduct such frame. not only in-depth technical know-how, but complex upgrades and modifications on The most recent modification comprised also advanced project management skills. as many as 5 leased Airbus A321s comes fundamental equipment and furnishing Amongst the greatest challenges was the to show that our team has developed an changes in cargo compartment, including need to organize all the necessary resourc- exceptionally high reputation and earned the removal of ACT in the AFT cargo hold es for different project stages in advance. major trust amongst prominent market and the installation of semi-automatic car- From the perspective of aircraft modifica- players,” said Zilvinas Lapinskas, CEO of FL go loading system to both cargo compart- tions, this calls for a completely new level Technics. ments. The passenger’s compartment had of aircraft maintenance expertise in an According to Z. Lapinskas, although the to be reconfigured by modifying monu- MRO organization,” commented Ievgen project was extremely complex due to an ments and adapting seat layout. The newly Oleksandrov, Lead Engineer at Engineering extensive number of technical changes to installed ventilation and heating system and Planning Department at FL Technics. the aircraft required by the customer, FL in the AFT cargo compartment permits for The last of the five customer’s aircraft was Technics engineering, planning and base safe animal transportation. ready in just 28 calendar days. maintenance teams did a brilliant job and

Leonardo’s AW139 reached milestone of two million flight hours

he AW139 intermediate twin engine heli- dures, avionic suite copter global fleet has set a milestone of releases delivering twoT million flight hours, across all operational ADSB-Out (automated scenarios on five continents, while carrying dependent surveil- out an extensive range of missions with com- lance-broadcast), TCAS mercial, government and military operators. II (Traffic Alert and This accomplishment was reached just three Collision Avoidance years after the achievement of the first million. System), RNP perfor- This latest operational achievement is the mance (Required Navi- combined result of the AW139’s design, qual- gation Performance), ity, performance and market success as well as EGPWS update Company’s capability in supporting the global (Enhanced Ground fleet. The two million flight hour milestone Proximity System), was made possible through the variety of Wide Area Augmenta- Leonardo services and support packages and tion System/Local- the extended support network distributed in izer Performance with geographies around the world. of the most recent new systems available for Vertical Guidance, and many other features. The AW139 complies with the latest certifica- the type are the LIPS and FIPS(Limited and Full A 30 per cent reduction in maintenance time tion and safety standards, offering exceptional Icing Protection Systems, respectively), and the has been achieved with a dedicated Service performance with notable power margin and OPLS (Obstacle Proximity Lidar System) that Excellence initiative. Leonardo has established one engine inoperative capability and also enhance mission capability and safety. a Reliability Data Sharing Group (RDSG) and with a certified 60+ MGB ‘run dry’ capability The AW139 has considerably developed its has launched a Flight Crew Operations Manual which provides the highest standard in terms capabilities in years. This includes a maximum (FCOM) as additional services. Since its certifi- of safety. take-off weight extension (MTOW) to 7,000 kg cation in 2004, approximately 5300 pilots and The AW139 is available with more than 1000 for newly built and retrofitted aircraft, and as a 7700 technicians have been trained with over certified equipment options. Among some result, new Cat A offshore improved proce- 150,000 simulator hours logged so far.

www.mrobusinesstoday.com 6 Jan 1, 2018 Airbus delivers 50th A320 family aircraft US-based customers. We delivered the first aircraft in 2016, and we stand here cele- assembled in the US to Delta brating the 50th. We’ve met our originally irbus delivered its 50th aircraft, the announced schedule, and we’ve fulfilled A321, designated MSN 7943 to Delta the commitment we made to our custom- AAir Lines. The milestone was celebrated ers, our suppliers across the country, and by the facility’s employees in Airbus A320 this Gulf Coast community.” Family US Manufacturing Facility in Mo- Daryl Taylor, vice president & general bile, Alabama, as well as Airbus Americas manager of the Airbus US Manufacturing Chairman Allan McArtor and members of Facility said, “Team Mobile’s hard work the Delta Air Lines delivery team. and dedication have brought us to this “The 50th delivery is a real point of pride milestone. We’ve built a great team who not only for our team here in Mobile, but contribute to these aircraft,” said McAr- together are building great aircraft, meet- also for tens of thousands of employees tor. “We said in 2012 that we were going ing challenges head-on and continually from the hundreds of US suppliers that to build Airbus aircraft in the US for our seeking ways to improve.”

Rockwell Collins wins EASA and FAA FL Technics signs approval for Boeing 767 large-format flight display upgrade MRO contracts with Germanwings and Swiss ockwell Collins has received International Air Lines European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)R type certification and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification for large-format flight display upgrade on Boeing 767 aircraft. The upgrade and certification were completed for Star Air through a collaborative effort between Rockwell Collins, costs for many of our customers.” Boeing, Atlantic Aviation Group and L2 The upgrade features three large-for- Aviation. mat 15.1-inch LCD displays that replace L Technics, a global provider of inte- “This upgrade brings new life to the six CRT displays and numerous analog grated aircraft maintenance, repair and flight deck and makes the aircraft im- instruments to provide operators with Foverhaul services has signed agreements mediately ready for future airspace a number of benefits, including: with 2 Lufthansa Group carriers - German- operations,” said Steve Timm, vice • 1) Boeing collaboration and sup- wings and Swiss International Air Lines. president and general manager, Air port to ensure Boeing flight deck philosophy FL Technics has signed a contract with Transport Systems for Rockwell Collins. is maintained Germanwings, a wholly owned subsidiary “Greater situational awareness for the • 2) A platform to include future of Lufthansa for base maintenance services. pilots is a key benefit of the upgrade safety-enhancing technology such as The first 3 out of 5 aircraft have already since the large-format displays enable airport taxi maps, data link weather, surface landed for C- and D-checks. flight information to be portrayed ac- guidance, and synthetic and better vision Swiss International Air Lines lately signed cording to personal preferences.” systems a 5-year-long agreement with FL Technics “By collaborating with Rockwell Col- • 3) Complete replacement of all for base maintenance, engineering and DOA lins to offer the Large Display System older displays and majority of older line- services. Its first aircraft has already arrived at (LDS), we’re able to assure our 757 and replaceable units (LRUs) FL Technics for a window frame replacement. 767 operators increased operational • 4) Engine-indication and crew- “Industry-wide, Airbus 320 aircraft are known cost efficiencies and integrate new ca- alerting system (EICAS) displays replaced to be vulnerable to such structural defects. pabilities for future airspace mandates and integrated into the LDS system Luckily, our engineers and technicians are and upgrades,” said Robert Dankers, • 5) Reduced pilot training due to experienced in dealing with these types of director for Avionics Modifications, alignment with Boeing flight deck philoso- repairs,” said Zilvinas Lapinskas, CEO at FL Boeing Global Services. “Providing a phy on its most modern aircraft, including Technics. Swiss International Air Lines is a Swiss modern, integrated flight deck solution Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 737 MAX carrier which serves over 100 destinations in 43 with commonality to 737 MAX and 787 • 6) The only certified system that is countries from Zurich and Geneva. It operates Dreamliner brings further efficiencies fully integrated and eliminates all the older a fleet of 91 aircraft. Swiss International Air in operations, training and sparing EDUs from the cockpit Lines is also a part of the Lufthansa Group www.mrobusinesstoday.com Jan 1, 2018 7 Executive Focus ing and supporting the Group’s Digital Transformation through the development of new digital products for all activities, a Thales regroups its digital assets and start-up incubator and a Digital Academy. The Digital Factory brings together the best announce new appointments experts in key digital technologies to serve Thales’s customers on its five core markets: aerospace, space, ground transportation, defense and security. Cindy Provin is appointed Chief Executive Officer, Thales eSecurity, with effect from 1 January 2018.Cindy has been responsible for leading and directing a high growth, profitable data security organization in her roles as President of Thales eSecurity, Inc. and Chief Strategy and Marketing Of- ficer for Thales eSecurity. In her new role, Cindy will be responsible for delivering a hales will regroup its digital businesses Mountain, David is one of the foremost portfolio of security solutions, to protect and expertise under a transverse Digi- experts in digital transformation in the data wherever it is created, shared or stored talT Business Unit. The Digital Business Unit San Francisco Bay Area. He will bring his as customers digitally transform their will reorganize the Thales Digital Factory, expertise in highly differentiated, digital organisations. Thales eSecurity, Guavus, and 200 artificial offerings to speed up the adoption of the Faizel Lakhani joins Thales as Guavus intelligence experts with a strong presence Thales digital portfolio and drive digital Chief Executive Officer. Effective as of Oc- in France (Plateau de Saclay) and a future transformation within Thales. David joins tober 2017, he joins the Group’s acquired site in Canada (Montreal), CortAix (Centre Thales from HPE where he was Senior Vice real-time, big data analytics business. of Research and Technology in Artificial President of the Security & Information Lakhani brings broad expertise in pioneer- Intelligence expertise). Governance Business Unit. ing big data to the business as he has David Jones joins Thales as Senior Vice- Olivier Flous, Vice-President Digital decades of experience in network intel- President, Digital Business Unit, effective Transformation & Digital Factory, is in ligence, enterprise services, digital analytics as of 8 December 2017. With 25 years’ charge since July 2017 of accelerating the and Internet of Things applications. Lakhani experience leading innovative, enter- Group’s digital transformation and that served in several senior executive roles for prise software startups, as well as market of all its customers through the Digital leading network intelligence innovators leading companies like Cisco, HP and Iron Factory. This structure is in charge of steer- and Fortune 1000 companies.

AAR selects Andrew Kemmetmueller as Chief Digital Officer AR has appointed Andrew Kemmet- digital services will become increasingly Gogo, a leading in-flight internet provider, mueller to the newly created position important as our industry and Company and also ran his own consulting firm that A of Chief Digital Officer evolve,” said Holmes.“Andrew’s unique mix worked with over 200 airlines. reporting to President of aviation and digital experience will help “I joined AAR because we have a unique and Chief Operating us further develop and implement our opportunity to layer digital capabilities Officer John M. Holmes. vision for AAR Digital Services, which will and services into the Company’s industry- “The addition of a allow us to continue to provide the best leading aviation aftermarket services,” said Chief Digital Officer to service and support to our customers.” Kemmetmueller. “Digitization is a new op- our leadership team is a Kemmetmueller has 17 years of aviation portunity for AAR to partner with custom- reflection of AAR’s con- experience, and most recently served as ers on innovations that create operational tinued conviction that the head of Aviation at Uptake, a promi- efficiencies and deliver more value.” nent Chicago data science company, where Besides his technical and industry he led his team to develop solutions for background, Andrew has written two Andrew airlines and to solve problems in flight books about aviation and is a noted Kemmetmueller ARR operations, maintenance and scheduling. speaker on several topics within the Prior to Uptake, Kemmetmueller was with industry.

www.mrobusinesstoday.com 8 Jan 1, 2018 AFI KLM E&M names Michael Grootenboer C&L Aerospace selects Richard as Senior Vice President Engines Product Longely as Regional Sales Manager for ERJ program ichael Grootenboer will join AFI AFI KLM E&M has a formidable portfolio &L Aerospace, an industry leader in KLM E&M, a major multi-product of skills for improving the reliability servicing, maintaining, and sup- MMRO (Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul) of its clients’ engines, optimizing their Cporting operators in the corporate and provider on 1 February 2018 as Senior Vice on-wing lifespan, and guaranteeing regional aviation industry has appointed President Engines Product. He will serve maximum availability for their fleet at Richard Longely as a Regional Sales Man- AFI KLM E&M customer fleets worldwide the best possible cost.” ager to lead its ERJ 145 Program. via the Group’s engineering bases in Michael Grootenboer is an aircraft Longely has over 20 years of aviation Paris and Amsterdam and also through engineer who graduated from the Delft experience and most recently served as its international network of specialised University of Technology (Netherlands). Director of International Sales for ATCO/ subsidiaries and joint ventures, including He spent his entire working life in the LanAir where he led the company’s expan- CRMA (part and sub-assembly repairs), Airbus Group, especially as part of the sion on a global basis and developed PMA Airfoils Advanced Solutions (compres- airframer’s A350 and A330neo programs. supply chain solutions for airline fleets. sor blades and stator vanes repair), and Since 2016, he has been Head of Plant Prior to ATCO, Longely was with Textron Bonus Tech (engine teardown). Programs at Lycoming as Manager of Market Analysis, Michael Grootenboer said, “I am the Airbus a leader in aircraft piston engines. honored to be joining one of the world facility in “Richard is a valuable addition to our MRO market leaders, and I am enthu- Bremen global Sales Team,” said Martin Cooper, siastically looking forward to this new (Germany). senior vice-president Sales.” Given his mission. Between the adaptive services track record of working with airlines to re- we are developing for the new genera- duce operating costs and provide supply tion of engines such as Trent XWB, GEnx Michael chain solutions, he will be a key contribu- and LEAP, and the exclusive innovations Grootenboer tor to C&L’s future market expansion.” we deploy, including our Prognos for En- AFI KLM Longely will be based at C&L’s corporate E&M gines predictive maintenance solution - headquarters in Bangor, Maine.

IAI’s President and CEO Joseph Weiss to Step Down oseph Weiss, President and CEO of Israel come in addition to implementing a far with the chairman of the board, Harel Locker, Aerospace Industries (IAI) has informed reaching expansion plan that includes that he will remain at the helm until a new theJ Company’s board of directors of his de- streamlining, payroll reductions and refin- CEO is appointed, and as long as necessary to cision to step down from his position after ing the business focus. ensure smooth transition in all aspects of the 6 years and retirement age, and following “I end my term as the CEO of Israel’s largest Company’s numerous operations. a long series of managerial positions held defense company, which is also the country’s Harel Locker, IAI’s chairman said, “Reach- at IAI during more than 20 years. A new largest high tech company, in a year which is ing retirement age is a major milestone CEO is identified and an orderly succession one of the most successful and turbulent in its in everyone’s life, and even more so when process has taken place. history. The achievements of the past year allow you assume responsibility of the scope Weiss was named President and CEO of IAI to start the coming decade well prepared for Joseph Weiss had. On behalf of the board IAI, Israel’s largest aerospace and defense global competition and highly esteemed as an of directors and all the company, I would company in 2012. During his tenure, he innovative and leading technology company. I like to thank Joseph for six very significant has led the company to many accomplish- am proud to leave behind me robust techno- years as President and CEO of Israel’s lead- ments, principally increase in the number logical and business infrastructure and corpo- ing defense and technological company, of new contracts signed worldwide to un- rate culture aligned with the evolving competi- and for 20 years of outstanding career at paralleled record of $5.5 billion in contracts tive climate. This infrastructure comprises our IAI. He has skillfully navigated the complex in the past year and all-time record order greatest asset: human capital of employees and operations of IAI in face of huge challenges. backlog of over $11 billion. executives. It is with great pride and satisfaction IAI’s accomplishments under Weiss’s leader- Weiss thanked the past and present chair- that I hand over the helm to the next genera- ship are impressive by any standard and men and members of the board for trusting tion of talented managers. I am confident they its massive contribution to Israel’s security him to guide IAI to major business expan- will take IAI even farther, preserve and grow and economy has grown significantly. We sion, opening of new markets and aligning its huge contribution to Israel’s security and will continue to walk the road outlined by huge global contracts. During Weiss’ term, economy,” said Weiss. Weiss so as to secure the Company’s foot- IAI has also become Israel’s largest high A search committee will be established to hold in the global markets and its contin- tech corporation. These accomplishments select a new CEO for IAI. Weiss has agreed ued growth”. www.mrobusinesstoday.com Jan 1, 2018 9 TIME IS FLYING BY International Events

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