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ISSN 1718-7966 March 27, 2017/ VOL. 583 WEEKLY AVIATION HEADLINES Read by thousands of aviation professionals and technical decision-makers every week www.avitrader.com WORLD NEWS Emirates introduces laptop handling service for US flights Emirates customers travelling to the US via Dubai will be able to utilise their laptops and tablet devices on the first part of their journeys, and also during transit in Dubai. They must then declare and hand over their laptops, tablets, and other banned electronic devices to se- curity staff at the gate just before boarding their US-bound flight. The devices will be carefully packed into boxes, loaded into the aircraft hold, and returned to the customer at their US destination. There will not The LCC is the be any charge for this service. Such largest Boeing items were recently banned from operator in Europe cabin baggage on flights to the US. Photo: Boeing Eurowings to serve over 30 Ryanair in milestone delivery European destinations from th Munich Low cost carrier takes 450 737-800 Starting on March 26, Munich Air- On March 21st Irish carrier Ryanair craft on order, as we grow our fleet the Next-Generation 737-800, using port’s new summer timetable will took delivery of its 450th Boeing air- to 585 by FY24” this airplane as the foundation to come into effect. Lufthansa subsidi- craft, which touched down in Dub- become one of the biggest airlines ary Eurowings will have four aircraft lin Airport having been flown from With more than 80 unfilled orders in the world,” said Monty Oliver, vice stationed at Munich Airport to serve Boeing Field, Seattle, and growing for Next-Generation 737-800s, Ry- president, European Sales, Boeing 31 attractive European destinations, Ryanair’s current operating fleet to anair is also the launch customer for Commercial Airplanes. “To deliver above all in Italy, Greece and Croa- 380 Boeing 737-800s. the 737 MAX 200, with 100 unfilled the 450th 737-800 is truly a signifi- tia. Eurowings will also be departing orders. The 737 MAX 200 can ac- cant milestone in both companies from Munich to the major European Ryanair’s Chief shared history cities of Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Lon- Operations Of- and we look for- don, Paris, Naples and Rome. ficer Mick Hickey “Ryanair is proud to partner with Boeing and ward to support- said: “We are de- has operated an all-Boeing fleet since 1994.” ing Ryanair on ASky to make Southern African lighted to receive the next phase debut our 450th Boeing Ryanair Chief Operations Officer Mick Hickey of its incredible West African carrier ASKY, announced aircraft, which journey with the the start of new nonstop service be- brings to 380 the number of Boeing commodate up to 200 seats, increas- introduction of the 737 MAX 200.” tween Lomé (Togo) and Johannes- aircraft in Ryanair’s current fleet. -Ry ing revenue potential and providing burg effective 8 April 2017. Passen- anair is proud to partner with Boe- airlines with up to 20 percent better Ryanair carried 119 million pas- gers will be able to connect between ing and has operated an all-Boeing fuel efficiency per seat than today’s sengers last year with 1,800 daily Johannesburg and ASKY’s entire net- fleet since 1994. We look forward to most efficient single-aisle airplanes. flights to more than 200 destina- work in West and Central Africa. The receiving many more aircraft in the tions. The Dublin based carrier is flight will be operated with 737-800 years ahead, including the rest of “Ryanair has consistently demon- the largest 737-800 customer in the aircraft, configured with 16 business the ‘Next Generation’ 737-800s and strated the outstanding economic, world and the largest Boeing opera- class seats and 138 economy seats. 200 737 MAX ‘Game changer’ air- reliability and safety capabilities of tor in Europe. TAKING COMPONENT SUPPLY WHERE OTHERS DON’T. WWW.AVTRADE.COM GLOBAL LEADER GA Telesis boasts the world’s largest independent inventory of commercial aircraft products. With customers located across six continents, our global facilities allow for timely communication, delivery, maintenance, and repair services. Let GA Telesis LEAD you to success. 3 WEEKLY AVIATION HEADLINES AIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS Embraer flies fourth E190-E2 prototype and advances in certification campaign Air Partner sells two B747-400s on behalf of China Airlines Air Partner’s Aircraft Remarketing division (for- merly Cabot Aviation), a leading aircraft remarketing agent, has arranged the sale of two B747- 400 aircraft on behalf of China Airlines. The aircraft were sold on March 3, 2017 to Jet Mid- west Group, a full-service commercial aircraft, engine and spare parts trading company offering complete end-of-life creative product support solutions. Jet Midwest’s fleet currently consists of B747, B757, B767, A320, F50, F100, MD80 and Saab 340 aircraft. The aircraft, serial numbers 27965 and 29906, were originally delivered new to China Airlines in 1996 and 1999 respectively. The aircraft are powered by PW4056 engines. Embraer flies fourth E190-E2 prototype Photo: Embraer Intrepid to lease two B777 aircraft to Phil- Embraer performed the maiden flight of the E190-E2 fourth prototype, on March 17, at the ippine Airlines São José dos Campos facility. This aircraft will be used for specific interior tests such as cabin evacuation, environmental comfort and internal noise. The aircraft, serial number 20.004, will Intrepid Aviation has concluded an agreement join the flight-test fleet, comprised of the first three E190-E2 prototypes which, combined, with Philippine Airlines for the long-term lease have accumulated more than 650 flight hours to date. The first E190-E2 jet is on schedule to of two new B777-300ER aircraft, as a result plac- be delivered in the first half of 2018 and the launch operator will be Widerøe, the largest Nor- ing the remaining two B777’s under its 2014 wegian regional airline. “In terms of the certification campaign, Embraer has already frozen purchase agreement with Boeing. The aircraft the aerodynamic configuration and concluded many tests such as flying qualities assessment, are scheduled for delivery to the Philippine flag short field takeoff and landing, climb performance, in-flight thrust determination, landing gear carrier in December 2017 and will support its stability and other systems tests. Shortly we will do high speed flying qualities, flutter, natural growth and fleet modernization objectives. ice and cold soak tests,” explained Luís Carlos Affonso, COO, Embraer Commercial Aviation. M.K. Aviation concludes purchase and lease of three engines Gulfstream G500 on schedule for certification and customer deliveries later this year,” M.K. Aviation has concluded the purchase and said Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream. “The lease of three engines (PW4168A, CFM56- cation maturity, discipline and rigor of our program 7B26/3, and RB211-535E4) to leading Euro- Gulfstream Aerospace’s G500 flight-test program give us great confidence as we look forward to pean carriers in February. The purchase of the continues to make significant progress toward our first delivery.” Gulfstream designed the G500 engines, together with their placement, is part the aircraft’s anticipated 2017 certification by interior after extensive customer feedback, and of M.K. Aviation’s strategy to increase its air- the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The that collaboration continues. Recently, members craft and engines portfolio to more than 18 en- five G500 test aircraft, including a fully outfitted of Gulfstream’s Advanced Technology Customer gines by the end of FY 2017, confirmed Mr. Ariel production aircraft, have surpassed 2,600 flying Advisory Team (ATCAT) spent an hour flying in Kraselnick, M.K. Aviation’s owner. The engines hours and accumulated more than 600 flights. the fully outfitted production aircraft, which were purchased with M.K. Aviation’s major cred- “Development testing is complete; company serves as the testbed for the cabin. it line with local banks, designed to support its testing is well under way, and FAA certification growth strategy for 2017 and 2018. has started, putting us right on track for certifi- 4 WEEKLY AVIATION HEADLINES MRO & PRODUCTION NEWS A350-1000 performed ‘High and Warm’ flight test campaign in Latin America Thales signs avionics and support contract on AirAsia’s entire A320neo fleet Thales has been selected by AirAsia for the equipment of avionics systems on their new fleet of 304 A320neos. The contract will also in- clude a long-term Repair-By-The-Hour support agreement. Deliveries of the aircraft started in October 2016. Thales will equip the 304 single- aisle aircraft with its Flight Management System (FMS)1, the navigation solution of choice for Air- bus aircraft, alongside the THALES/ACSS T3CAS2 surveillance platform, the preferred solution for all Airbus single-aisle aircraft. The new fleet will also feature a Low Range Radio Altimeter (LRRA) and Emergency Location Transmitters (ELT). AAR signs landing gear contract with IndiGo AAR, a global leader in aviation aftermarket services, has signed an agreement with India’s largest airline IndiGo, to provide support for landing gear overhaul services. The contract includes up to 49 full ship sets of A320 landing A350-1000 performs ‘High and Warm’ flight Test campaign in Latin America Photo: Airbus gear, as well as assemblies and subassemblies, for the next five years. The agreement expands With the objective of conducting a ‘High and Warm’ flight test campaign to check aircraft and AAR Landing Gear Services’ footprint in the engine performance in high-altitude, warm and humid conditions, the A350-1000 MSN071 Asia-Pacific region and spearheads a relation- test aircraft flew first to Bolivia before completing its tour in Colombia and then returning to ship with the growing low-fare carrier, which Toulouse, France, after 10 days of flight and ground tests.

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