Monthly Newsletter issued by Civil Aviation Authority www.viadubaionline.com Issue 78 November 2019 A Space Odyssey

Dubai Airshow is here again Participation of DCAA in Gitex Technology Week 2019 Aireon wins award for advancing aircraft surveillance Why aviation needs AI more than ever

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Message from the President

Realisation of a dream

ive years after the UAE emerged on the world map, the youngest Arab nation’s Founder-President met anF unusual delegation in February 1976. The three Americans - Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt- met Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan due to his keen interest in space. They were in the Apollo Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum 17 mission in 1972. The world’s first moon landing and human spaceflight took place in October 1968. An Egyptian-American scientist, Dr Farouk Al Baz, who ‘pinpointed’ the exact location for Apollo 17’s landing on the moon, knew his interest in space. Sheikh Zayed a record 4,000 Emiratis who applied to be the first Emirati was thrilled at being presented a model of the Space ambassadors in space for an eight-day mission, but only Shuttle and also a tiny piece of a Moon rock brought two were chosen, former pilot Hazza Al Mansouri (with by the astronauts to earth in September 1972. A total Sultan Al Neyadi). The UAE is now the third Arab country of 12 people have walked on the Moon, about 400,171 to successfully send an astronaut in the space. kilometres away from Earth, and none since 1972. In 2015, the UAE Space Agency was officially launched. Space exploration remained on his mind in the subsequent The UAE is now planning the first Arab probe to Mars. years as he transformed the UAE into one of the world’s Currently, over 70 Emiratis are working on the Emirates most progressive and developed countries. Mars Mission. That number is expected to grow to 150 by 2020. The UAE has grand plans to build a habitable The UAE’s present leadership, equally dynamic and settlement on Mars by 2117 and had signed up with visionary as him, worked their way in achieving what NASA for cooperation in advancing human spaceflight. would have made him the most happiest and proud leader. The UAE aims to be among the top countries in the field After successfully launching three satellite - DubaiSat-1, of aerospace by 2021, undoubtedly a big achievement for DubaiSat-2 and KhalifaSat, which was designed and built the country’s space industry which has been active only entirely by Emirati engineers, the UAE set its sights even since 2009. Without doubts, we have to work hard to higher. The UAE created history recently when a former realise the dreams of our leadership, the ambitions of the pilot became the first Emirati to successfully go to the UAE people and inspire the youth to raise their aspirations International Space Station (ISS). The initiative attracted to the sky.

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CONTENTS In 2007, the functions of the Department of Civil Avia- tion were restructured. Accordingly, the Dubai Civil Avi- ation Authority (DCAA) was established as a regulatory body, by a decree of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, on proclamation of law No. 21 of 2007, as amended by law No. 19 of 2010, to under- take development of Air Transport Industry in the Emir- ate of Dubai and to oversee all aviation-related activities. Inside DCAA 07 Influenza Immunisation 08 Coordination Meeting for Campaign for Dubai Dubai Airshow 2019 Government Employees Via Dubai is the official bilingual monthly -news letter of DCAA, designed to highlight the initi- atives and developments in the aviation indus- try and act as a knowledge-sharing platform for all the stakeholders and aviation professionals.

General Supervision Mohammed Abdulla Ahli Coordinator Hanan Al Mazimi Participation of DCAA in DCAA Delegation Pays Expo Creative Manager 10 Gitex Technology Week 2019 14 Mohammed Al Jarouf 2020 Site in Dubai a Visit Marketing Manager

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Our Vision The World Airport, Dubai Our Mission To achieve leadership and ensure sustainability in the field of safety, security and environmental protection in the civil aviation sector and to support an attractive investment environment for the aviation industry .

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Flying High, Always

he UAE’s growth and development has been unrivalled in the world. Dubai has been transformed intoT one of the world’s most-modern global city with a dynamic economy and vibrant society. Aviation is one the economic sectors behind its spectacular success.

The UAE sits on the ICAO Council, an indication of it Mohammed Abdulla Ahli being a leader in the aviation world. Dubai has the world’s top airport for international passengers since the past five years now. Its operates the largest fleet of A380 and Boeing 777s aircraft. It has the largest aviation training facility in the world. It is home to the world’s Conducting flying displays in Dubai when it had just one largest A380 terminal. So is the world’s tallest 360-degree airport was a tough job – we used to close the airspace tower simulator. to non-participating aircraft during selected time periods, but the situation changed when the airshow moved to a The success of Dubai Airshow is a classic example of the purpose-built facility at Dubai World Central (DWC). Last determination that the emirate has to excel in whatever edition, the biennial event had 160-plus civil, military and field it chooses. A history-defying success of Dubai has business aircraft on display. been its airshow which started humbly in 1986 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. After it moved to the Dubai For the first time, two Boeing 777-300ER and A380 International Airport in 1989 on a 7,000-square-metres conducted a joint flying display along the DWC runway in open-air facility, it has never looked back. front of stands. It has been the Authority’s keenness to ensure the entire event, including the aircraft and flying It was at this juncture that Dubai Civil Aviation Authority displays remain secure and the safest. Our civil aviation (DCAA), formerly known as Department of Civil Aviation, laws stipulate that an aircraft flying acrobatically, in was involved for the first time as that edition had aircraft formation or as part of a display, in the emirate requires on display for the first time - 25 aircraft. our authorization. Such a massive responsibility rests on our shoulders. Today, there will be 165 aircraft in the static park at the airshow which has now grown into the third largest in the world. Flying displays, which became a key public attraction since 1990s, brought in for us safety and security responsibilities.

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Year of Tolerance An Inclusive Society he UAE is a classic example religious and social beliefs. The to promote peace and inclusion of an inclusive society UAE is always committed to build across the globe. It is not enough withT people from over 200 trust and understanding in our to simply tolerate the differences nationalities living peacefully. societies. One need to be fully of other people, cultures and The Arab world’s second biggest convinced of the importance of backgrounds, but rather we need economy is worth emulating for being part of inclusive society and to create an inclusive society building a progressive society build a mindset that honours the in which everyone is able to in an increasingly polarised and differences in others. live a life of dignity. It is a must intolerant world. to disseminate inclusion and Why it’s important for us to have tolerance for happy societies, When we think of the word a diverse and inclusive society: happy countries and a happy diversity, we often connect it we learn different perspectives; world. to race and gender. It however, we minimize discrimination doesn’t capture its numerous and become more accepting; The UAE stands out as a model of dimensions that exist in our productivity and efficiency tolerance and inclusivity. The UAE variegated society. Diversity increases; we unite our efforts to has a new vision of an alternative, and inclusiveness are relatively improve the world and we become future-oriented model that new terms in our multicultural enriched and worldly. A powerful embraces diversity and welcomes societies. Today, it is almost driver of economic growth is global engagement. The UAE is impossible for us to avoid meeting undoubtedly is an inclusive committed to encouraging values and interacting with people from society. The UAE believes the of inclusion and coexistence. other religions, cultures and social government has a role to create Values of inclusion, mutual beliefs in our communities. An the enabling conditions for an respect and religious freedom inclusive society prepares and equitable society and ensure have been ingrained in the UAE’s celebrates ‘citizens of the world’ the well-being of everyone. On DNA since the country’s founding and creates a global society where November 16, the UAE will be in 1971 under the leadership one learns to live and respect observing the United Nations of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al people notwithstanding their International Day for Tolerance Nahyan.

Influenza Immunisation Campaign for Dubai Government Employees nder the supervision of Neuron Co., the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority provided the needed immunization to its employees against seasonal flu, as the Authority continually strives to provide all possibleU care and health protection to its employees.

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Coordination Meeting for Dubai Airshow 2019 he Higher Organising Committee for Dubai Airshow 2019 held its first coordination meeting in preparation for the new edition to be held at Dubai World Central InternationalT Airport.

The meeting was headed on behalf H.E. Mohammed Abdulla Ahli The meeting served to review the latest of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin commended the continued successes developments and preparations for Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai of Dubai Airshow and its significance the event, where the members, each in Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman to the aviation sector since its his/her field of specialisation, delivered of Dubai Airports and Chairman and inception to date, thanks to the sharp detailed presentations dealing with the Chief Executive, Emirates Airline & vision and wise policy of His Highness latest preparations for the event, which Group, by H.E. Mohammed Abdulla Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al is expected this year to have over 1,300 Ahli, Director General of Dubai Civil Maktoum, Vice President and Prime exhibitors, with over 100 international Aviation Authority and Vice Chairman Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai; and local companies participating of the Higher Committee of the event. the supervision and follow up of His for the first time. At the end of the Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed meeting, H.E. Mohammed Abdulla The meeting was attended by H.E. Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Ahli thanked all the members for their Eng. Khalifa Al Zaffin, Executive Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai cooperation and fruitful efforts, which Chairman of Dubai Aviation City Airports and Chairman and Chief made the Dubai Airshow among the Corporation and Dubai South, and Executive, Emirates Airline & Group, best of global air shows. H.E. called Deputy Chairman of the Higher and the joint efforts and continuous upon the members to exert more Committee of the event, in addition to communication of the Committee relentless efforts this year to make the members of the Committee. members as one team. Dubai Airshow a Global Airshow event.

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3 steps to obtain the NOC:

1. Registration on the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority website www.dcaa.gov.ae 2. Fill the online application and submit the required documents. Please scan the QR Code 3. Pay the service fees online. November 2019 to access the Service page9 Inside DCAA

Participation of DCAA in Gitex Technology Week 2019

he Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) participated in Gitex TechnologyT Week 2019 as part of Smart Dubai Platform. The participation comes in line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to transform the Government of Dubai into a fully smart model.

It comes also out of commitment to the directions of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, Authority’s participation demonstrated all needed reports as per set indicators related to the “Dubai Strategy for the full smart transformation of all to accurately and objectively support Paperless Transactions” initiative. its services with the aim to enhance the decision making process. The App customers’ experience. data sheet contributes to the review The Authority showcased a number of monthly reports dealing with the of smart and innovative services that In this year’s edition, the Authority outcomes of the civil aviation sector contribute effectively to an integrated introduced a new version of its DCAA and the indicators of the different system of paperless government work Synergy App, an integrated system for services of the authority. It also consistent with the requirements of managing strategic and operational helps to review ac-cumulated data cities of the future. plans and allocating tasks to the to facilitate the analysis process and departments, management units and benchmarking current and previous Showcasing its new innovations and a individuals, while also monitoring results. number of new electronic systems, the performance indicators and providing Hence, the Government of Dubai and its organisations, including DCAA, have participated in a unified platform and showcased its key and latest projects and technological initiatives designed to serve the business community and individuals in the Emirate of Dubai.

The event contributes primarily to strengthening the reputation of the UAE and consolidating its positioning on the map of innovation, creativity and development in the smart technology sectors, and helps attract more interested companies and investment entities from the region and beyond.

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November 2019 11 DCAA Interview

His Excellency Mohammed Abdulla Ahli, Director General of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority Dubai Airshow is Flying High he 2019 edition of Dubai Airshow will be one of the most successful editions in its history, thanks to the support and directions of our visionary leadership and the collaboration and dedication of allT related authorities, said His Excellency Mohammed Abdulla Ahli, Director General of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA).

He indicated that the current edition Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al What is the importance of the of the event will attract over 1,300 Maktoum, Vice President and Prime aviation sector to the UAE? exhibitors from around the world and Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, The aviation sector in the UAE is one over 80,000 specialised visitors, in who recognised the importance of the vital and dynamic economic addition to concluding deals that will of the aviation sector in terms of sectors. The aviation industry relies invigorate the global aviation sector. strengthening Dubai global repertoire, on the achievements and mutual The air displays will be of very high and also to the directions of His efforts made by many strategic standards, he said. Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed partners in this field. The aviation Al Maktoum, President of Dubai sector currently accounts for about Mohammed Ahli said the UAE has Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman 17% of the UAE’s GDP and about become one of the countries that has of Dubai Airports and Chairman 28% of Dubai’s GDP, not to mention made a considerable impact in the and Chief Executive of Emirates that the UAE has the largest and global civil aviation industry thanks to Airline and Group, who is leading the best of airports and carriers in the numerous strategic factors, the most aviation sector from one success to world. important of which is the vision and another.” the decision making of our leadership, What are the factors for the who identified the importance of In his interview with Via Dubai, success and excellence of the international air transport. Mohammed Abdulla Ahli, delved aviation sector? into a number of important issues. The UAE has a strategic location He remarked: “The beginning of the Excerpts from the interview: which makes it an international hub air transport sector in Dubai dates for passengers and it has six fast- back to 1960, when late Sheikh When did the aviation sector in growing and thriving international Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Dubai start to succeed? airports, which are among the leading Ruler of Dubai, built the first airport Success began with the first vision international airports. in Dubai that same year, and put of the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed forward his vision for the aviation Al Maktoum, who opened the first The state has managed qualitative sector; a vision which sees Dubai airport in Dubai back in 1960 and his leaps in the civil aviation sector, becoming a major aviation hub vision, since that time, was to have and this has helped achieve highest bridging the world. In fact, the this airport rank first in the world. international ranking during a short beginning was made way back in span of time. In addition, the UAE has 1937 when the Commercial Air With His Highness Sheikh a number of big leading airlines such Agreement was signed. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum as Emirates, Etihad, flydubai and Air taking over responsibility for the Arabia. The vision came true with Dubai aviation sector, from the mid-70s International Airport being ranked till now, this vision was realised and As for Dubai, it is a major player in first in the world now in terms of Dubai International Airport is now the aviation sector and we are seeking international passenger volumes, ranked first in the world in terms of to continue building our completive thanks to the efforts of His Highness international passenger volumes. capabilities through investment in

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innovation and technology and best- in-class infrastructure, working with unwavering power to reach excellence.

How does the Authority contribute to strengthening the Emiratisation strategy? Out of the keenness of our leadership to support the Emiratisation agenda, the Authority is continuously working to promote and incentivise the Emiratisation policies by employing Emirati personnel in the field of civil aviation and by attracting talents from the ranks of citizens for leadership, managerial and technical jobs.

The Authority has reached 100% Emiratisation at the level of senior leadership positions (Executive Directors and Department Managers). As for specialized technical positions in the field of aviation, we have reached 86%.

The total Emiratization in the capacities in the service of the UAE. We stress our commitment to the Authority amounted to 80% and Our primary goal is to prepare new visions and directions of our wise the Authority is always looking to generations of UAE nationals with leadership in relation to empowering providing all possible support to different professional disciplines to Emirati citizens, activating their role nationals with a view to developing contribute to building the aviation and giving them the opportunities to their capacities and give them the sector, an important part in the contribute to the civil aviation sector chance to prove their professional growth of the country’s economy. to support our country’s economy.

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DCAA Delegation Pays Expo 2020 Site in Dubai a Visit

ccompanied by a During the meeting, a number of Authority detailed explanation ExecutiveA Directors, was provided on the Department Managers and latest developments and officials, H.E. Mohammed achievements to date in Abdulla Ahli, Director relation to construction General of the Dubai Civil works and the ongoing Aviation Authority (DCAA), preparations to host this paid a visit to the site of global event. Expo 2020 in Dubai. The Authority’s delegation was The meeting included a received by Najeeb Al Ali, field visit to the event’s Executive Director of Expo site. At the end of the visit, 2020 Dubai Bureau and commemorative shields Abdulla bin Shaheen, Senior were exchanged between Vice President - Protocol. the two sides.

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A Space Odyssey The UAE has successfully sent its first national on a space mission he UAE has achieved an unprecedented milestone in its history when its selected citizen became the first to go to space successfully. When the UAE’s first astronaut, Hazza Al Mansouri, carried out theT mission at the International Space Station (ISS), he achieved the dream and mission of the UAE’s Founding Father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, to reach the space one day.

A jubiliant Hazza received an space suit and draped in a UAE flag, posted photos of the event on his unprecedented hero’s welcome when waved to the eagerly-awaiting crowd official Twitter account in a series he, along with his backup astronaut as he descended and was met by the of tweets and stated: “The great Sultan Al Neyadi, returned home Crown Prince and they exchanged spirit and vigour displayed by Hazza with His Highness Sheikh Mohamed greetings. He then presented His Al Mansoori and Sultan Al Neyadi bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince Highness Sheikh Mohammed with throughout this journey has done of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme the UAE flag which he took along the UAE and its people proud. We Commander of the UAE Armed with him on his journey to the are proud of them and all ambitious Forces, joining in the celebrations International Space Station (ISS). UAE youth who dream big.” at the Presidential Airport in Abu Dhabi. A number of ministers, celebrities This trip is the culmination of a and school children also welcomed dream and ambition of Sheikh Zayed Hazza, wearing the Mohammed Bin Hazza at the celebrations. His to see the name of the UAE high in Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) blue Highness Sheikh Mohammed the sky through space exploration which he had dreamed about more than forty years ago.

For the UAE, it was a distant dream, but the country arrived on the global space seen it launched in 2009 the satellite Dubai Sat1. The space oddessey has been made possible thanks to the efforts of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, who established the Emirates Foundation for Advanced Science and Technology and Emirates Space Agency with the aim of developing the space sector in the country.

Zayed’s Ambition Fulfilled It was in April 2019, Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center announced the selection of Hazza Al Mansouri to

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Hazza spent lights of the city where he spent After returning home, he joined most of his childhood. the operations squadron and then eight days aboard served as a trainer on F-16s. In He dreamed of being a pilot and 2016, he was selected as a solo the International Space loved reading about airplanes and pilot on an F-16 for air shows. He spaceflight. After completing high participated in 2017 at the Dubai Station (ISS) as part of a school, his passion for space and his Russian space mission. love for the homeland led him to join the armed forces to become a military pilot. He joined Khalifa Bin be the first astronaut in the mission Zayed Air College in Al Ain and to go to the space station, becoming in 2004 obtained a bachelor’s the first Emirati and third Arab degree in aviation sciences. astronaut. Hazza is the first Arab astronaut to go to the International Following this, the UAE sent Space Station (ISS) as the other two him for training on F-16 aircraft Arab astronauts did not visit the in Arizona in the US, where he station as their flights were prior to underwent training programs its establishment. including advanced courses in surviving drowning and When Hazza Al Mansouri set off rotation training and for the space journey, his shoulders acceleration force adorned the slogan, Zayed’s up to 9G, and Ambition. He remarked: “I am proud exercises on to bring pride and hopes of this the red country to a new dimension and flag. horizon.” Hazza spent eight days aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a Russian space mission.

Born on December 13, 1983 in Abu Dhabi, Hazza loved to explore since his childhood and was eager to see stars and meteors in the dark nights of the Liwa desert away from the

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Hazza spent eight days aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a Russian space mission

Russian Federation to train Emirati astronauts, Hazaa Al Mansouri underwent training at the Yuri Gagarin Astronaut Training Center in the City of Stars in Russia in preparation for the mission to go Airshow and conducted various to the ISS, including learning the shows within the UAE on the Russian language. occasion of the UAE National Day. The ISS was built in 1998 under the The time to pursue his childhood international cooperation led by the dream to be in the space came in US and Russia and funded by Canada, December 2017 when His Highness Japan and 10 European countries. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al The station has been receiving Maktoum invited Emirati youth to astronauts since November 2000. enroll in the Emirates Astronaut The station has an international Program through the Mohammed crew of six astronauts who spend Bin Rashid Space Center. 35 hours a week conducting deep scientific research in various scientific A few tests in the UAE and disciplines of space, physical, biological Russia, and his background and earth sciences. as a military pilot, helped him pass the tests successfully. In Hazza Al-Mansouri had an important September first week in 2018, responsibility to provide an Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid illustrated Arabic tour of the station, announced the names of the first explaining the station’s components, Emirati astronauts. devices and equipment on board, filming the planet, interacting In a new Arab achievement, we today with earth stations, transmitting announce the names of the first information and experiments, as Arab astronauts to the International well as documenting the daily life of Space Station: Hazza Al Mansouri astronauts aboard the station. and Sultan Al Neyadi, he announced as he received both of them in The interaction of the human March 2019. body’s biomarkers inside the station compared to the ground before and As part of the agreement between after the flight was also studied. the Mohammed bin Rashid While on board the ISS, Hazza was Space Center and the Russian entrusted with a scientific mission Space Agency Roskosmos in the that included experiments showing

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the impact of microgravity compared to Earth’s gravity. He carried a photo of his family and the UAE flag on his trip to the ISS, as well as another photo of Sheikh Zayed meeting with the astronauts of the Apollo, the world’s first voyage to the moon.

He also carried with him ‘seeds’ and a copy of ‘My Story’, a book by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, while an Emirati meal was prepared for the trip which he shared with his colleagues aboard the ISS. The interaction of the human body’s biomarkers inside the station compared to the ground before and after the flight was also studied.

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Dubai Airshow is here again ubai is hosting the 16th edition of its globally famous aerospace show from November 17 with the participation of over 1,300 exhibitors from 63 countries. About 87,000 attendees areD expected to come to Dubai from across the globe. The biennial Dubai Airshow had in its previous edition recorded deals worth US$114 billion.

Held 12 times at the Dubai Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President along with having over 280 official International Airport, this year’s and Prime Minister of UAE and delegations. edition will be held for the fourth time Ruler of Dubai, and in co-operation at the Dubai World Central (DWC) with Dubai Civil Aviation Authority The Airshow will feature National Exhibition Centre, for five days. (DCAA), Dubai Airports and the UAE Pavilions which will see the Organised under the patronage of Armed Forces, Dubai Airshow will representation from multiple His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin have 165 aircraft in the static park companies from Canada, France, , Russia, Turkey, UK, Ukraine and the US.

The other pavilions will focus on Global Air Traffic Management (GATM) and Smart Manufacturing along with the new additions: Airport Solutions Dubai, Space Pavilion and Cargo Connect. Five conferences based around these topics will also take place.

The Space Pavilion will feature Dubai Airports Engineering projects (DAEP) which has ambitious plans

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Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence from Italy will be exhibiting for the first time.

The industry giants returning to demonstrate their own advances in technologies across the entire aerospace industry, includes Rolls Royce and Boeing.

Rolls Royce plans to use their presence to highlight progress toward its IntelligentEngine vision which is moving at pace toward a future for Al Maktoum International space technology development company where its engines are increasingly to become a ‘cosmic super-port’ and Yuzhnoye State Design Office. connected, contextually aware and handling hypersonic and space comprehending. aircraft in the future. Airport The companies that will be Solutions Dubai will focus on exhibiting at the Airshow includes The keynote speakers at the Dubai disruptors to the industry including AAL Group (Airfreight Aviation Airshow includes Jean- Yves Le Gall, biometrics, AI, Blockchain, Robotics, Limited), Abu Dhabi Aviation, President, Centre National d’Etudes IoT and Big Data. AIME 2020, Air BP, Airline CXO Spatiales (CNES); Arfan Chaudhry, Summit, Airlink International, Head of International Policy, UK At Cargo Connect, participants will Airport Solutions Dubai, Airports Space Agency; Dr. Eng. Mohammed debate the way forward for the air World Company, Al Jundi Journal, Nasser Al Ahbabi, Director General cargo’s growth whose global market Alatus Aerosystems, Aura Group, of the UAE Space Agency and Apollo size is projected to reach US$ 135.9 Chevron and Dar Al Handasah. 15 Command Module Pilot Col. Al billion Freight Tonne Kilometres S&K Technologies from the US and Worden, among others. (FTK) by 2025.

Among the major global companies participating are: Lockheed Martin, Rafale from France, Raytheon from the US and Korea Defence Industry Association.

New exhibitors includes Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA), Dnipro, the Ukraine-based

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UAE in Focus

Emirates evaluating its fleet requirement Self-driving wheelchairs fter years of rapid growth, the economies around the world. trialled at Abu Dhabi world’s biggest international “We’re not in a good place at the carrierA is reviewing its fleet moment, but we’ll deal with it,” he airport requirement in light of the demise said. trial run of self-driving of the Airbus A380 jumbo and a wheelchairs has been launched at deteriorating global economy. Emirates will retire the A380 theA Abu Dhabi International Airport in the next 10 to 15 years. The to allow passengers with restricted In an interview to Bloomberg, Sir review signals shifting priorities for mobility move on their own. Tim Clark, President of Emirates Emirates, which turned itself into Airlines, remarked he’s seeing the world’s largest international The wheelchair is the first for any “signs of diminishing demand”, carrier by deploying the A380 and airline and airport in the region. The and the rate of growth falling off the original Boeing 777 to funnel Abu Dhabi Airports partnered with as the strains from trade tensions global travellers through its Dubai Etihad Airways to introduce the to political upheaval weigh on hub. wheelchairs at Terminal 3 ahead of its launch at the new Midfield Terminal.

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Abu Dhabi Airports closes City Terminal facility bu Dhabi Airport closed its National Exhibition Centre. City convenient City Terminal check- Terminal in the Tourist Club inA facility. It did not give a reason for neighbourhood was a popular place the closure beyond stating it was to check in as it was on a regular part of efforts to deliver a “smooth direct bus route to the airport. and seamless” passenger experience. Etihad was among the major carriers Previously, a passenger could get at city terminal and the airline a boarding pass there and skip the charged AED30 for the service. hassle of bringing bags to the airport. City Terminal was once a bus station, It is unclear if Abu Dhabi Airport has built more than three decades Travellers are now being redirected any further plans for the building but ago in concert with another in Al to the main airport or the other it is getting ready to open its huge Bateen and the still operational main remote check-in at the Abu Dhabi Midfield Terminal building. terminal.

flydubai first in ME to retrofit Boeing 737-800 ubai-based flydubai completed from greater fuel efficiency while Dthe first Split Scimitar Winglets producing less carbon emissions. Tender issued for installation on its fleet of Next-Gen By reducing the drag created at the Boeing 737-800 aircraft, becoming end of the wingtip and distributing ‘world-class ecommerce the first airline in Middle East to the lift of the aircraft more evenly solution’ at DXB invest in this fuel saving technology. across the whole wing, the Split Scimitar Winglets reduce fuel ubai Airports, which unveiled The retrofit programme will see consumption for the carrier by 1.5 a new brand for Dubai up to 30 aircraft fitted with the percent. InternationalD (DXB) this February, new Split Scimitar Winglets until is inviting commercial partners to October 2020. The winglets are estimated to develop and operate a ‘world-class reduce flydubai’s annual fuel bill by ecommerce solution’ for retail, food Upon completion of the over 200,000 litres per aircraft and and hospitality services across programme, the airline’s retrofitted reduce CO2 emissions by more than Dubai International (DXB). Next-Generation aircraft will benefit 510 tonnes per aircraft per year.

This is in line with its strategy to transform DXB from a ‘conventional airport operator to a consumer-led organisation’, focused on developing exceptional experience and choice. The RFP is specific to the selection of qualified partners to design, deploy, maintain and operate the eCommerce component, and to implement and operate a retail and food fulfilment service.

24 November 2019 November 2019 25 Interview

Excessive competition behind LCCs collapse In an interview, Joerg Eberhart, CEO of Air Dolomiti, talks about new airlines making the competitive situation crowded wholly-owned subsidiary of since 2003, Air Dolomiti connects the Italian hubs of Milan Malpensa, Florence and Turin with German bases in and . Founded in 1991, the ItalianA regional carrier operates a 13-strong fleet of Embraer jets across 18 different destinations.

In 2018, it carried more than 2.3 million passengers. The airline places itself squarely in LCC territory given its single class cabin. Operating out of Munich Airport, it has enjoyed a period of sustained expansion to become one of the German base’s largest carriers by volume of traffic. It is building a cutting-edge fleet through renewal policies and is now a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which represents 290 airlines in 120 and knows what path of renewal is Could you tell us about the airline’s countries around the world. In an required for the airline. current expansion plans? interview with an IATA publication, Our expansion plans foresee an Air Dolomiti CEO Joerg Eberhart What new perspectives does the increase of connections between Italy speaks his heart out. IATA membership opens for the and Germany. The implementation airline and how do they complement of many connections accomplished Why it took you long to join the its current plans for growth? together with Lufthansa is also IATA? We were very proud to join IATA, planned, in particular from Munich We are pleased to join IATA which the international authority that has to Brussels, Prague, Sofia, Bilbao has always striven to protect and always worked to safeguard and and many others. Our commercial promote the industry. We have support the aeronautics industry expansion program will be completed recently announced the launch of by setting standards on operational by 2023. Concerning the internal an ambitious plan for growth, and costs, maximizing investments’ area, my plans regard primarily the in the coming years, we aim to efficiency and creating specific personnel. Our goal is to double the extend our network and our fleet. training programs for airline number of employees that by the next I am sure that the Association will professionals. four years will achieve 1,000 units. be able to support us on this path The growth plan will start in 2019. and that the partnership will prove I am certain that the Association will fruitful. The aviation industry is be able to support us greatly in our It makes us very proud because we facing major challenges requiring important growth plan and that its will grow from 12 to 26 aircraft. successful strategies and innovations. international concept will encourage The new 14 aircraft will join the I have been at its helm since 2014 us to reach an industrial character. fleet gradually, with completion

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flexibility and problem-solving a greater bargaining power, which is capability. necessary to overcome high fuel costs. In the last few months, many low-cost What major innovation companies collapsed because of an breakthroughs expected in the next excessive competition. Furthermore, few years? nowadays the environmental issue Air Dolomiti is constantly keeping up must not be underestimated: in spite of to date with the latest airline directions the commitments of the sector, there in terms of technological innovations. is still much to be done and the public More in detail, we are developing a new opinion is very sensitive about it. platform that will allow digitalization Joerg Eberhart of several manual activities and backup Will you be able to recruit enough files like the TLB, a logbook that staff for your needs? scheduled for 2023. It is a big step registers all flight data regarding aircraft Our recruitment process started last as more aircrafts will enable the maintenance works and any external year and it will continue throughout company to cover more European damage report manually completed by 2019. Air Dolomiti will open up the door destinations within the Lufthansa Maintenance staff. to hundreds of new hires both of flight Group’s network. crew and ground support personnel. The objective is to finalize What are the advantages of being digitalization saving time, reducing In particular, for flying personnel, we part of an airline group? human factor risks as well as reducing planned a cutting-edge program that Certainly, we benefits from this paper waste and perform significant has never been done before in Italy: situation for many reasons. We resources optimization. Another very the creation of an Air Dolomiti Flying are the only Italian airline in the interesting project for the future is Academy where new pilots will be Lufthansa Group and operating under the use of drones in our Engineering trained, in cooperation with Lufthansa our own brand allows us to build and Maintenance departments in Aviation Training and the European strong ties with the country in which order to complete structural aircraft Flight Academy (EFA). Air Dolomiti will we are based. inspections. finance it in part, offering scholarships to allow the cadets to take on a training Verona and the main Italian cities What are the biggest obstacles in curriculum. Italy is a nation with are connected to the world thanks following the path of growth and huge potential, and I hope that our to the Lufthansa Group’s main hubs renewal? idea is received with enthusiasm. Air in Munich and Frankfurt. And, of An increase of passengers is forecasted Dolomiti is in a position to combine the course, there are great advantages in the next years in Europe and that strength, stability, and high standards deriving from the Group’s support is a comforting fact. Nevertheless, the of Lufthansa with Italian creativity, in operational, administrative and aeronautic industry is going through flexibility and problem-solving capability. financial areas. Air Dolomiti is in a a difficult time as new players are position to combine the strength, entering the market and making the Is infrastructure in Germany and stability, and high standards of competitive situation crowded. I think it Italy suited to your needs? Lufthansa with Italian creativity, is vital to create synergies that enhance The infrastructure is already at a very good level but there is always room for improvement in Italy as well as in Germany. We hope that new investments will be decided shortly in order to enlarge and innovate the existing infrastructures and support economic growth in the airline sector. In northern Italy especially, there is real potential for premium offers and the optimized intermodality of rail and air services.

November 2019 27 Special Report

Going Bust A record 284 airline failures occurred globally since 2007, with Thomas Cook Airlines and Adria Airways being the latest to go bust

ver 1,300 new airlines have been set up in the past 40 years, an average of over 30 each year, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), a trade associationO for the world’s 290 airlines representing 117 countries and accounting for carrying 82 percent of total available seat miles air traffic.

As per the ICAO/IATA designator an earth-shaking development in codes, there are currently over the world, but the airlines industry The first major 5,000 airlines of which up to received a big shock when the grand US carrier Braniff, 800 commercial airlines globally old player of the tour business went operates scheduled flights. In the US out of business like a pack of cards. failed way back in 1982, airline industry, approximately 100 Thomas Cook, one of the world’s certificated passenger airlines carry oldest travel brands, closed shop only three years after the over one-third of the world’s total air without any prior signs of going out de jure deregulation of traffic. of business. the US airline industry. A record 284 global airline failures The 178-year-old British travel occurred since 2007, with the UK’s and tours operator had an slowly absorbed , a Frankfurt- Thomas Cook Airlines and Adria “insurmountable” debt of about based airline that was formerly a Airways of Slovakia being the latest to US$2.1 billion. It ran its own hotels subsidiary of Lufthansa. go bust. In the past two years alone, and also operated its own airline. a record 35 airline failures occurred, Thomas Cook Airlines was flying In 2003, it began operating its own mostly in Europe. In 2017, as many as passengers to at least 82 destinations airline, Thomas Cook Airlines, a UK- 79 new airlines entered the industry around the world, in Africa, Asia, based operation with 34 airplanes globally, as 25 went bankrupt. North America and Europe. In the in the fleet, including 27 short/mid- early 2000s, Thomas Cook began haul A321-200s and seven long-haul Airlines biting the dust is no longer moving into the airline business and A330-200s.

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Adria Airways of Slovakia was another difficulties. Pre-1978, bankruptcies The airline airline after Thomas Cook Airlines were extremely rare in the unduly which filed for bankruptcy, ending regulated environment, but there industry came 58 years of service. It cancelled all have been well over 100 bankruptcy together on a global scheduled flights. filings in the US since 1978, although not all of these resulted in liquidation, platform in April 1945 A new airline is being considered by according to Airlines for America the government to improve Slovenia’s (A4A). In Europe, a number of with the International Air international connectivity. The airline airline bankruptcies occurred prior to Transport Association operated the last revenue flight Thomas Cook fall. with its own aircraft and crew from (IATA) with just 57 Copenhagen to Ljubljana. Two airline operators, Aigle Azur and XL Airways, are before the French members from 31 Airlines closure is a phenomena as old bankruptcy courts. The list of sector as the aviation industry itself, with bankruptcies includes: Monarch, Air nations, mostly in Europe a number of carriers meeting similar and Alitalia which failed in and North America. fate since 1914 when the world’s 2017, followed by Primera and Cobalt first passenger airline, Deutsche last year and , Flybmi and Airlines, Express Airways, Fly Viking, Luftschiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft Iceland’s WOW in 2019. Latin American Wings, Norfolk Island (DELAG), ceased the world’s first Airlines, Orca Airways, Palau Pacific transatlantic passenger airline service Wow Air operated as LCC for about Airways, VLM Airlines and Yourways. on hydrogen-filled rigid seven years before shutting down operations with the beginning of the operations. Also closed was British According to a study by University of in 1919. Midland Regional. Portland about the air carriers in the US between 1980 and 2005, airline That year, the world’s first scheduled The Dominican flag carrier, PAWA bankruptcy became an everyday event passenger airline service took off Dominicana, succumbed to financial in the year 2005. between St. Petersburg and Tampa woes that were present since it resumed in Florida, but it lasted only for about commercial operations in mid-2015. The first major US carrier Braniff, four months. Several airlines were US regional carrier Great Lakes Airlines failed way back in 1982, only three established between the 1920s and went into history books after it faced years after the de jure deregulation of 1930s across the world, with some financial challenges. The regional arm the US airline industry. of them still carrying on the rich of SWISS, SWISS Global Airlines, too tradition of flying. Established in folded. Swedish regional carrier Nextjet In October 2008, the European 1919, KLM Royal Dutch is the world’s ceased operations as well. Regional Airline Association (ERA) oldest operating airline under its Director General, Mike Ambrose, original name. Venezuelan carrier Aserca Airlines also stated airline bankruptcies around went bankrupt. Wataniya Airways of the world are set to double over the The airline industry came together Kuwait also closed. So was the case Northern Winter, with at least 70 on a global platform in April 1945 with FastJet Tanzania. The only LCC failures expected for the full year. with the International Air Transport in Jordan, Air Arabia Jordan, stopped According to an analysis by UK Association (IATA) with just 57 flying too. Skywork Airlines also website protectmyholiday.com, a members from 31 nations, mostly in stopped operating from Bern airport. whopping 254 global airlines seized to Europe and North America. exist in the last two decades. Also gone for ever was Small Planet As the airlines industry developed, Airlines. Among the 36 smaller airlines That count went up by 30 till a number of major airlines declared which ceased operations includes: Air September 2019. All along the way bankruptcy and have either ceased Costa Rica, Air Viking, ASL Airlines in the future, more airlines will fall by operations or reorganized. Like any Spain, , BackBone Aviation, the side as their wings will be clipped other business, airlines are susceptible BinAir, Blink, CABI Airlines, Cello for a variety of reasons, including to market fluctuations and economic Aviation, Cimber, Cobalt Air, Dart bankruptcies.

November 2019 29 Middle East

Saudia takes delivery of its first Boeing 787-10 merican airplane manufacturer Boeing delivered to Saudi Arabian AirlinesA (Saudia) its first Boeing 787- 10 Dreamliner, which will play a key role in the airline’s fleet and network expansion.

The largest member of the Dreamliner family will complement Saudia’s fleet of Boeing 787-9. Saudia operates a state-of-the-art fleet equipped with 787-10, Saudia operates 13 Boeing since the airplane entered commercial the latest technology. 787-9 Dreamliner airplanes and 33 service last year. Boeing 777-300ER jets. Boeing 787- It already has Boeing 787-9 10 continues to expand its global Since entering service in 2011, the Dreamliners, but is now adding the presence. 787 family has enabled the opening 787-10 variant which will further of more than 235 new point-to-point support the future network growth More than 30 of this Dreamliner model routes and saved more than 40 billion plans. In addition to the Boeing has been delivered to seven operators pounds of fuel.

Kuwait’s T4 revenues to hit US$328 million in five years evenues of Kuwait passengers annually. Over four International Airport’s million passengers had used T4 TerminalR 4 in its first five years of during the period from August operation would reach US$328 2018 to August 2019. million, a top official said. Gulf Air takes delivery of The 55,000-square-metres A deal has been signed with terminal has a capacity to its seventh Boeing 787-9 Korea’s Incheon International accommodate some 4.5 million he national carrier of Kingdom Airport Corporation (IIAC) to passengers per year. of Bahrain received its seventh operate the T4. During the first BoeingT 787-9 Dreamliner. year of T4 operation, which It contributes US$60 million to started in August 2018, the annual state revenues. Building The Dreamliner joined the fleet, thereby facility’s operation efficiency and T4 entailed US$173.2 million increasing the total number of Dreamliners service improved, especially the investments. operated by the carrier to seven. punctuality which exceeded 90 percent. This will be followed by the delivery of three more by 2021. In 2018, Gulf T4 operation has also helped Air launched its new brand identity ease crowdedness at the Kuwait and introduced its first Boeing 787-9 International Airport especially Dreamliner along with a series of new during the summer season when destinations. the traffic reached nearly six million passengers. T4 has a The 787-9s are to be deployed for new capacity of receiving 4.5 million routes to New York, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

30 November 2019 MRO

MRO facility opens in Subic Bay new facility for Maintenance, Concepts Technical Services (ACTSI) is Repair and Overhaul (MRO) to become a premier parking and MRO servicesA has opened at the Subic service provider for business jets within Bay International Airport (SBIA), the region after completing its phase transforming the former US Navy one upgrade of its facilities, which can base into a 24/7 hub for business easily match OEM and client standards. aviation in Asia-Pacific. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority Strategically-located within an (SBMA) says the facility in the former served as a global hub for courier 18,000 square-meter hangar, Aviation military airbase in the Philippines giant Federal Express until 2009.

Aircraft Maintenance Digital MRO market worth US$4.7 billion by 2030 undergoing digital he digital MRO market is According to a report, the increasing transformation projected to grow from US$1.0 digitalization of MRO to increase amco Systems, an Indian software billionT in 2019 to US$4.7 billion by efficiency and reduce aircraft products and services provider, 2030, at a CAGR of 14.6 percent downtime is the key factor which is isR supporting airlines like Air India, from 2019 to 2030. expected to fuel the growth of the Republic Airways, Cobham and Astra digital MRO market. Airlines in digital transformation of aircraft maintenance. However, limited budgets which restrain the adoption of MRO hurdle The bedrock of digital the growth of this market. transformation is real-time capture of MRO transaction data at source. Based on application, the artificial Then come insights from Artificial intelligence segment is projected to Intelligence (AI) and Machine grow at the highest CAGR during the Learning (ML). forecast period.

The third step is innovation to exploit these insights. Major road MRO in Japan in steady expansion mode markers in this transformation: apan is home to major airlines than 150 islands in the East China using bots and mobility, applying like Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Sea between Taiwan and Japan’s ML and AI to data and API-based NipponJ Airways (ANA), but its MRO mainland, is studying diversifying its data interchanges to induct industry has been less developed until economy by setting up an airframe data. Paperless task cards and now. MRO facility to serve the domestic manuals are one early objective of and potentially regional aviation transformation. The scene is changing. Japan is one markets. of the most mature commercial aviation markets in Asia and its two Okinawa is hoping to kick-start a major airlines fly more than 420 commercial aviation hub revolving aircraft in extensive domestic and around Naha Airport, similar to the international networks. However, Singapore Seletar Aerospace Park. the MRO services are outsourced overseas - ANA sends its aircraft MRO Japan is working toward to China, Taiwan and Singapore attaining European Aviation Safety for heavy maintenance. Okinawa, Agency (EASA) Part 145 certification a prefecture comprising more by 2020.

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Sustainability is critical to aviation’s growth

nvironment was at the top offset growth of international flight of the agenda at the 40th emissions from 2021, generating AssemblyE of the International Civil US$40 billion of aviation-funded Aviation Organization (ICAO). climate finance by 2035.

Robust discussions took place The Assembly also made decisions between the member-states with on many other critical issues and two critical outcomes: ICAO Council initiatives. It requested the ICAO will come out with options for the Council to develop a work program adoption of a long-term aspirational on accessibility for Passengers with Alexandre de Juniac goal for reducing carbon emissions Disabilities in order to reach for Director General and CEO from international aviation, and a disability-inclusive air transport IATA strengthening support for the system. successful implementation of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction It also directed the Council to development of global connectivity. Scheme for International Aviation urgently consider the establishment And we are working together so (CORSIA), the world’s first global of a high-level body with the that aviation can successfully tackle carbon offsetting scheme. industry to regularly provide the challenge of climate change. strategic advice on issues like the Everyone has their unique role to A decade ago, the aviation industry integration of UAS or drones into play. But aviation is a team effort. agreed to cut aviation emissions to airspace. This Assembly demonstrated once half the levels of 2005 by 2050 and again how this cooperation is is working on a pathway to achieve The gathering also resolved to moving aviation towards an even that goal. For the first time, ICAO urge the states to ratify Montreal safer, more efficient and sustainable member-states agreed to consider Protocol of 2014 which modernizes future. a long-term goal for governments measures to deal with unruly to reduce aviation emissions—a passengers, a measure that IATA move that is strongly welcomed by fully supports. It also endorsed the airlines. IATA One ID project to benefit from biometric recognition to secure and Decarbonizing the aviation sector facilitate the passenger clearance is a major challenge and our focus process. is on making consistent progress. From 2020—with the help of The IATA has been working with the CORSIA—the sector’s growth will ICAO since its inception 75 years be carbon neutral. ago to ensure that the important work of ICAO is fully informed National policy measures aligned by the industry’s technical and to a global long-term emissions operational experience. reduction goal will enable the industry to work even more Over many decades we have effectively on crucial opportunities successfully supported ICAO like commercializing sustainable in setting the standards and aviation fuels and more efficient air recommended practices that have traffic management. CORSIA will facilitated the safe and efficient

32 November 2019 Opinion

At 100, KLM is still fit

LM Royal Dutch Airlines is the and Dutch society is huge. It was a world’s oldest international vision that aviation would take to airlineK still operating under its the skies helped us propel forward. original name. We turned 100 years old on October 7th. KLM’s inaugural flight between the Netherlands and Canada was This occasion is not just testimony 70 years ago when the KLM Royal to a century of successful Dutch Airlines crew boarded a enterprise, innovation and Lockheed Constellation 747 to commerce, but also to the faith welcome passengers at Montreal’s Pieter Elbers that passenger and partners Dorval airport on May 30th in President and CEO continues to have in KLM. It is an 1949. KLM ode to KLM’s aviation pioneers, who literally put civil aviation on the map With the heart of its operations worldwide. based in Amsterdam, the KLM Group serve its global network with as CEO, I wanted to make sure that KLM was the first airline to a fleet of 209 aircraft in 2018. In when we were 100, KLM would be successfully pursue partnerships 2004, KLM merged with Air France, a healthy, fit and thriving company. and alliances, after which many but continue to operate largely If you see where we are today, other countries and airlines followed separately. we’re ordered new aircraft, we have our example. good customer feedback, our cargo Since then, it has pushed the business has been restructured and This has brought together hundreds concept of one Air France-KLM we’re thriving. of millions of people around the Group – two airlines and three core globe. Together with Schiphol, KLM activities (passengers, cargo and is of great importance to our global engineering and maintenance). KLM connectivity opportunities in the is also a partner in the SkyTeam Netherlands. Alliance, which jointly serves 1,063 destinations in 173 countries. The world is no longer the same as it was 100 years ago, but the KLM is the first European airline to pioneering spirit of Albert Plesman operate Boeing 787-10s and it will is still very much alive at the have eight of this type of aircraft to company. its fleet in the coming years.

When you look at the history The carrier is taking a unique of KLM, we’ve gone through a approach to sustainability by long-time frame of innovation, encouraging passengers to make entrepreneurial approach and doing responsible decisions when it new things. flying. KLM’s new campaign urge travellers to think about the The network of Netherland’s flag environmental impact of flying carrier is connecting the country before committing to a journey and to the world and the world to the to consider environmentally-friendly Netherlands. The relevance of KLM alternatives. In 2014, when I started

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Jazeera Airways New warning about plan London- US airlines water Bangkok trips quality fter a surge in narrow-body the world’s longest with an A320neo. new study says quality of water plane flights across the Atlantic, The carrier will launch London found in an airplane’s tanks can theA Middle East discount carrier flights on October 27, while a route varyA considerably from one carrier Jazeera Airways aims to push the to Dhaka in Bangladesh starting to another. The 2019 Airline Water model to its limits with services December will stretch the network Study from DietDetective.com and between Europe and Southeast Asia further east. the Hunter College NYC Food Policy using the single-aisle jets. Centre suggests airline passengers Shorter routes within the usual four should not drink coffee or tea served Jazeera wants to acquire Airbus or five hour range of an A320 will on-board. long-range A321neo LR narrow- remain Jazeera’s primary focus and body to open up the prospect of the carrier aims to add another 20 They should not wash their hands in a 15-hour trip from London to such destinations, mainly in India, the lavatory, but should bring along Thailand with a stop at its Kuwait the Middle East and central Asia. their own hand sanitizer instead. hub, and is even considering the The Kuwait-based carrier’s will be And passengers should never drink XLR version to allow flights as far as the first low-cost, long-haul flights any water on-board a commercial C Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China. between the Middle East and the UK. flight unless it comes out of a sealed M

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Asia Pacific to be Deutsche Post-DHL to spend €2 billion US$59 billion air cargo Welcome to market by 2027 on digitization ostal, express and logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL Group has Oman Airports unveiledP strategic plans running until 2025, with the digitalisation Gateways to Beauty and Opportunity of operations topping the future agenda.

It would spend €2 billion on digitising its business and would he Asia-Pacific air cargo market, modernise its IT systems and which accounted for US$ 37.63 integrate new technologies. It billionT in 2018, is expected to grow will offer its employees targeted Efficiency will be improved by at a CAGR of 5.2 percent over the advanced training to enable them to greater automation and improved forecast period of 2019-2027 to use these technologies and steadily transaction processes through account for US$ 59.13 billion in improve its services, processes and warehouse automation and robotics 2027. standards. programmes.

According to a report, the rapid growth of the e-commerce sector in the region and rising demand from Leipzig/Halle outlines expansion plans the temperature-sensitive product are the key driver that is propelling the growth of the air cargo market. ermany’s Leipzig/Halle airport (LEJ) has unveiled strategic Moreover, the airport infrastructures plansG to increase its cargo footprint, in Southeast Asian countries are with a €500 million investment supporting national carriers to expand package for expansion that includes air freights, which in turn is expected a second Cargo City. to boost the air cargo market growth in the forecast period. The hub, which saw a 7.2 percent rise in cargo volumes to just over Air cargo stakeholders have a 1.2 million tonnes in 2018, already tremendous opportunity in Southeast has integrator DHL as a major gradually increasing to 50 in 2030. Asian countries such as Singapore, customer and the freighter operator Around 1,000 cargo flights take off Thailand, Indonesia, and others. has its own large-scale expansion and land every week including 120 plans at Leipzig/Halle. DHL is not flights to and from Asia. The airports of Singapore, alone in seeing the Germany hub’s Incheon, and Hong Kong, Taiwan cargo potential. Overall, about 50 freight airlines are supporting national carriers regularly use Leipzig/Halle and to expand air freights in ASEAN The pace of change at Leipzig/ operate flights to more than 200 countries and also encouraging Halle has quickened since October destinations every year. operators to increase services. 2018. This is by far the largest investment programme at LEJ since DHL has committed to expanding The air cargo market players are the 1990s. The deal mentions 20 its footprint at LEJ, and has focusing on various initiatives to weekly flights to/from Leipzig/ invested more than €600 million enhance its reach to rural areas and Halle Airport from the end of 2021, since 2008. boost its position in the market.

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Why aviation needs AI more than ever

raham Grose, Aerospace & this topic front and centre for Defense Industry Director manufacturers and airline operators. atG IFS, says many in the aviation Many current approaches to industry still use spreadsheets and aircraft maintenance also having a paper-based solutions. Maintenance significant impact on the revenue in the commercial aviation industry streams of airline operators. is of utmost importance. and when they occur causes delays and In 2017, airlines spent a combined disruption in flight schedules, lengthens The need to fulfil rigorous safety US$76 billion on maintenance, repair waiting times for sourcing parts, and standards and the downstream and overhaul, representing around presents barriers to effective and timely impacts of any errors in aircraft 11 percent of total operational costs. communication between all parties in maintenance have positioned Reacting to engineering problems as the aviation ecosystem. Spanish LCC to assist in hybrid-electric aircraft design

panish LCC Volotea will routes that are typically unprofitable assist in the development of for traditional aircraft, offering aS new hybrid-electric aircraft for alternatives where other means regional transport between small of transport are not available. In destinations. this way, it intends to further the economic development of rural areas As part of a long-term agreement with and tourist destinations underserved Aireon wins award Madrid-based electrical engineering by means of transport. for advancing aircraft start-up DΔNTE Aeronautical, it will collaborate in the design of the he new prototype’s engines are surveillance prototype and explore its viability on powered by electricity stored in ased on its recent analysis commercial routes linking small and batteries or generated on board with of the global air traffic medium-sized destinations. high-efficiency internal combustion managementB market, Frost & engines. Institutions such as the Sullivan has recognized Aireon The small aircraft would be IE Business School in Madrid, the with the 2019 Global Technology “suitable for operating very short, universities of Sydney and Adelaide Innovation Award for introducing non-existent routes in the next in Australia, and the high-tech and the first-ever global air traffic decade”, the statement said. The innovation consultancy Altran are surveillance system that uses “eco-friendly” project is eyeing also involved. space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) receivers on satellites.

Aireon’s global ADS-B technology increases the overall safety, efficiency, and capacity of the aviation industry, as well as lowers operating costs by providing improved predictability for planned optimal routing of aircraft.

38 November 2019 Drones

SAFIR brings integrated UPS gets nod to drone traffic management become a drone step closer he U-space SAFIR consortium, airline a group of 13 public and private nited Parcel Service (UPS), organisations,T successfully showcased an American multinational integrated drone traffic management packageU delivery and supply chain for a broad range of drone operations. management company, has been Drones continue to capture the given approval to run a drone airline imagination and are now playing a vital and it plans to expand deliveries on role in a range of different industries. hospital campuses and eventually UPS will eventually apply for FAA other industries. permission to have a single operator Three U-space service providers fly multiple drones at the same time. (USSP) and one Air Navigation Service The certificate by the Federal Provider (ANSP) have integrated Aviation Administration (FAA) The airline certificate lets UPS their services to control the airspace came even before getting the airline fly drones carrying more than 55 collaboratively. designation subsidiary, UPS Flight pounds. Operations will be limited to Forward, has operated more than campus-like settings because FAA 1,000 flights at a hospital campus in has not yet written regulations to North Carolina. Flight Forward can fly allow commercial drone flights over an unlimited number of drones, a key populated areas. step toward expanding the operation. UPS believes the earliest It can also fly drones at night - the commercially viable uses of drones company plans to do that after will be for same-day deliveries, for installing the necessary coloured augmenting truck-borne deliveries warning lights on each drone. in rural areas, and for larger drones However, UPS still faces severe that could carry cargo of up to a ton Hyundai is stepping into restrictions before it can run a large from one rural area to another, The commercial operation with drones. Associated Press said. the air taxi race yundai is entering the increasingly crowded world of NLR launches first drones beyond the visible line of sight urbanH air mobility (UAM) with a new hire from NASA. Hyundai is entering furious increase in the number together in a quest to implement the still mostly hypothetical world of drones in the sky holds Europe’s vision for the safe, secure of flying cars, announcing a new implicationsA for the airspace safety. and efficient management of drone head of its newly formed Urban Air As part of a joint European project, traffic, known simply as U-space. Mobility (UAM) Division. Jaiwon Shin, the Royal Netherlands Aerospace The Podium project is a European formerly of NASA, will be tasked with Center (NLR) has brought the collaboration between four countries “developing smart mobility products Dutch public and private sectors including Denmark, France and the within the aviation industry. Netherlands. The new team at Hyundai will The scope of the project focuses develop core technologies that will on how U-space is able to cope establish the company as a driving with unexpected situations. For force in urban air mobility, a sector this assignment, the Netherlands that is expected to grow into a developed two test scenarios. market worth US$1.5 trillion within the next 20 years.

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