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ISSN 1718-7966 APRIL 15, 2019/ VOL. 6863 WEEKLY AVIATION HEADLINES www.avitrader.com ...continued from page 1 United isWeekly also committed to improving Aviation the entertainment options for include EnglishHeadline closed captioning. Select DIRECTVNews channels also include customers with disabilities. Earlier this year, the airline began offering closed captioning when the TV station makes it available. United con- a new main menu category on seatback on-demand that is labelled Ac- tinues to add additional accessible entertainment and screening op- WORLDcessible Entertainment. NEWS This new section makes it easier for custom- tions across its fleet. Jet ersAirways with hearing suspends and vision interna challenges- to find accessible entertainment tionaloptions, flights grouping all of the titles that are either audio descriptive or Unique highlights of United’s personal device entertainment program- Jet closedAirways captioned has suspended in one allmain its menu category. Seatback on-demand is ming include: an exclusive partnership with VEVO, delivering new, cu- internationalone of United’s flights, entertainment raising fresh options available on 757, 767, 777 and rated music video playlists each month; relaxation content including fears787 about aircraft. the survival The carrier of India’s currently offers approximately 20 different Headspace, a popular meditation app and Moodica, which takes the largestmovies private and TV airline, shows thatthe areBBC audio descriptive and more than 50 that brain on a much-needed vacation using videos. reports. The airline, saddled with more than $1bn (£765m) of debt, is seeking a financial lifeline to avoid collapse. The Indian govern- mentAIRCRAFT said steps &were ENGINE being taken NEWS Orders and deliveries – Boeing and Airbus to ensure passenger safety after flights were cancelled. Carriers in AerCap leased, purchased and sold 114 India must maintain a fleet of least Airbus v Boeing: Orders and Deliveries aircraft in the first quarter of 2018 20 aircraft to continue to operate March 2018 YTD Questions internationalAerCap has announced services. its The major Indian business trans- Airbus Boeing raised in the carrieractions appears during the to befirst on quarterthe point of 2018. The Com- U.S. about Type Orders Deliveries Type Orders DeliveriesAir Italy and ofpany total signed collapse, lease withagreements almost allfor 83 aircraft, Qatar Airways. A320 Family flightsincluding at 15its wide-bodyMumbai airport aircraft base and 68 narrow- 37 95 737 171 132 Photo: shownbody aircraft. as “cancelled” AerCap orpurchased “non-op -seven aircraft, A330 -6 8 747 14 2 Air Italy erational”.including two A consortiumAirbus A320neo of credi Family- aircraft, tors,two Airbusled by theA350s State and Bank three of Boeing India 787-9sQatar and AirwaysA340 refutes U.S.0 open-skies0 767 breach 7 4 (SBI),executed became sale transactionsthe majority for share 24 -aircraft, includ- A350 0 17 777 5 12 holders of Jet Airways. According As Air Italy increases transatlantic services ing 11 Airbus A320 Family aircraft, four Airbus A380 14 1 787 24 34 toA330s, Indian one media Airbus reports, A340, one the Boeing air- 737The Classic, United States is scrutinising of Delta, United and American Air- said: “We’re looking very closely lineone Boeingcurrently 737NG, has 14two operational Boeing 777-200ERs state-owned and Qatar TotalAirways’ acqui- lines45 who accused121 Qatar AirwaysTotal of at this recent221 decision by 184 Qatar to planes,one Boeing most 787-8 likely from the ATRsAerCap’s but ownedsition port of- a 49 percentSource: Airbus stake in Air receiving over $25 billion in govern- take on 49 percent ofSource: this airline.” Boeing thisfolio remainsand two unconfirmed Airbus A320 Familyat the aircraftItaly, which and has been flying to US ment subsidies in violation of the timeone Boeing of this 737writing. Classic from AerCap’s destinationsmanaged sinceAirbus June booke in da orders move forcurrent eight Open A320 Skies Family agreement. single-aisle jetlinersQatar in theAirways NEO andhas CEOdefended versions itself portfolio. The Company continues toseen manage by US 12 lawmakersduring asMarch, flouting while a delivering 56 aircraft in the month fromsaying across itthe holds company’s a 49 percent in-produc stake- aircraft that were sold from its owneddeal portfolio not to add tionnew single-aisleflights to theand Qatarwidebody Airways product said lines. the stake in Air in Air Italy’s parent company, AQA. Ryanairduring the to connectquarter. AerCap from Brussels has signeddomestic financing Boeing generated a total of 197 orders in March including a staggering 160 737s. DeliveriesThis minor in - Ryanairtransactions launched for US$2.9bn. its connecting market, the stated month reached 91 planes across the in-production product line. ity invest- flights service at Brussels Char- according “We’re looking very closely at this recent decision ment is at leroi Airport, with 27 routes to to local re- the same European destinations – Ryanair’s ports. by Qatar to take on 49% of this airline.” level that Lion Air Group orders 50 737 MAX 10 air- Delta holds Yann Delomez said: “Customers tified Mike on Pompeo, Boeing’s U.S. Orders Secretary & Deliveries of State website. planes The deci- JetBlue selects Pratt & Whitneyin both Geared Vir- flying on these routes will be able The Lion Air Group was the first to put the 737 sion by Qa- Turbofan™ engines gin Atlantic toBoeing transfer and onto the Liontheir Air next Group flight have at announced MAX 8 into service and the first to order the 737 tar Airways to rebrand Meridiana Italy was “fully compliant” with the and Aeromexico, and that Etihad Brusselsthe airline Charleroi has purchased without 50 havingof Boeing’s new 737 MAX 9. Last month, the Group became the first JetBlue Airways has selected the Geared Tur- and bankroll its expansion came 2018 U.S.-Qatar Understandings, held in Alitalia, the Doha carrier toMAX go 10landside, airplanes. and The will deal,have valuedtheir at approxi- to take delivery of a 737 MAX 9, using the air- bofan™ (GTF) engine to power an additional just months after the State of Qa- an additional pact that accom- states. bagsmately checked US$6.24bn through at list toprices, their is the largest plane’s added capacity to launch several interna- 45 Airbus A320neo family aircraft. With the final destination.” The develop- tar reached a landmark agreement panied the U.S-Qatar Open Skies incremental order to date of the MAX 10 vari- tional routes. airline’s previous order of 40 GTF-powered mentant. The is a order further was move previously by LCCs listed to aswith uniden the -United States over Open agreement. A320neo familyQatar aircraft, Airways JetBlue insists hasthat now invest com-- blur the lines between low cost Skies policy. It followed a near ment in Air Italy, and operations to and network airlines. four-year campaign from the likes Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Continued on page 3 Followed by Thousands of Industry Professionals e-magazine Industry insight, analysis and news Free subscription straight to your inbox every month Get latest edition>> Contact us about Advertising Opportunities Jenny Vogel, Sales Director [email protected] +49 (0)8761 346007 January 2018 Edition 3 Weekly Aviation Headline News ...continued from page 1 the United States, are fully compliant with the U.S.-Qatar Open Skies Agreement, the January 2018 U.S.-Qatar Understandings, and a side let- ter that accompanied the discussions. Furthermore, Qatar Airways says it does not codeshare on any of Air Ita- ly’s flights to the United States and has no plans to do so. Qatar Airways is not operating any Fifth Freedom scheduled air services to the U.S. to new entrants into the U.S.-Europe market, and their attacks on Air Italy based on the identity of its minority shareholder are just another manifestation of this hostility, the airline states. Qatar questions why Air Italy seems to be a major “threat” to the “Big 3” American airlines when it has a fleet of just 15 aircraft and only serves one U.S. city – New York – with a daily service while other routes, Miami, Los Angeles and San Francisco are operated at a lower frequency. The U.S.-Qatar Open Skies Agreement has brought enormous benefits to U.S. and Qatari consumers, businesses and communities, the airline emphasises. Qatar has a stake in the Italian carrier Photo: Air Italy AIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS Orders and deliveries – Boeing and Airbus Honeywell and Volocopter to research Airbus v Boeing: Orders and Deliveries and develop navigation solutions for -ur March 2019 YTD ban air mobility Airbus Boeing Honeywell and Volocopter have signed an Type Orders Deliveries Type Orders Deliveries agreement to jointly test and develop new navigation and automatic landing systems A220 -1 8 737 29 89 for Velocopter’s vertical takeoff and landing A320 Family -22 126 747 0 2 aircraft as the emerging era of urban air mo- A330 0 5 767 4 12 bility moves closer to delivering a new breed A350 of cleaner, safer and smarter air vehicles. This -4 22 777 20 10 agreement launches Honeywell’s extensive A380 -31 1 787 38 36 autonomous sensing and flight technologies, Total -58 162 Total 91 149 including inertial measurement units, attitude Source: Airbus Source: Boeing heading reference solutions, and potentially other urban air mobility (UAM) innovations, Airbus received orders for 58 jetliners in March – led by the A350 XWB widebody family in into this rapidly developing transportation transactions that included a new customer; while delivering 74 aircraft to 40 customers from market. These solutions feature and build on across its A220, A320, A330, A350 XWB and A380 product lines. technologies developed under Europe’s Clean Boeing reported 44 orders in March with the bulk being for 787-9s and 18 777Xs for British Sky 2 and Single European Sky Air Traffic Man- Airways. Not surprisingly, there were no orders for the 737 MAX.