ISSN 1718-7966 FebruarY 12, 2018/ VOL. 627 WEEKLY AVIATION HEADLINES Read by thousands of aviation professionals and technical decision-makers every week www.avitrader.com WORLD NEWS SITA keeps Air Mauritius A350s connected SITA is providing wireless connec- tivity on the ground to Air Mauri- tius’ new fleet of Airbus A350 air- craft, keeping the new-generation aircraft connected to the vital back-end systems no matter where they fly. It brings with it a unique complexity with large data ex- change in its own unique protocol – Media Independent Aircraft Mes- saging (MIAM). This is designed to exchange large amounts of data between the aircraft and ground Singapore systems using multiple communica- was the platform tion channels. for many services EFW secures launch contract contracts. Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the Photo: Airbus joint venture between ST Aero- space and Airbus, announced that Singapore Air show 2018 it has secured a launch contract from Vallair Solutions Sàrl (Vallair) Major OEMs cash in on services market for its A321 passenger-to-freighter Boeing announced nearly $1bn in in new capabilities to meet those 777 and 787 fleet. As a Boeing elec- (P2F) conversion solution. The Ger- services orders at the just ended needs, and then bring them to mar- tronic flight bag app, the Electronic many-based aerospace company Singapore Air show. The U.S air- ket quickly.” Logbook replaces paper logbooks will convert 10 A321-200 passenger frame manufacturer said services with digital records that improve aircraft to a 14-pallet cargo configu- orders were valued at more than Agreements signed at the show operational efficiency and reliabili- ration for Vallair. The first aircraft $900 million. stretch across Boeing’s Global ty, reducing schedule interruptions. will be inducted in the last quarter Services’ four capability areas, in- of 2018, scheduled for redelivery “Boeing is serious about helping cluding parts; engineering, modi- Royal Brunei Airlines signed an by the end of 2019. customers agreement L3 CTS Launches training optimise the “Boeing is serious about helping customers for five 787- programme for Jetstar Asia performance 8 overhead Airways of their fleets optimise the performance of their fleets and flight crew L3 CTS announced the launch of a and reduce reduce operational costs throughout the rest retrofits. new Jetstar Asia Airways Cadet Pi- operational The modifica- lot Training Programme designed to costs through- lifecycle.” tions, to be develop high-calibre students into out the life- completed at Stan Deal, President, Boeing Global professional pilots for the airline. cycle,” said Boeing Shang- The programme will support the Stan Deal, hai, will allow resourcing demands for the Sin- President and CEO of Boeing Global fications and maintenance; digital the carrier to fly the 787-8 air- gapore-based airline and demon- Services. “Predicted growth for aviation and analytics; and training planes on long-haul routes, provid- strates its commitment to train a aerospace services in the Asia Pa- and professional services. ing increased operations flexibility new generation of qualified pilots cific brings opportunities to partner to the fleet and operator. as it continues to grow its network with local industry to understand Singapore Airlines signed a contract the region’s greatest needs, invest to use Electronic Logbook on its in the region. 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The scope encom- passes AirAsia and AirAsia X’s fleets across all the subsidiaries in Malay- sia, Thailand, India, Japan, Philippines and Indonesia. The airline currently has around 230 aircraft in service. This is comple- mented with an order backlog of around 470 Airbus aircraft – which in- cludes 66 A330neos and over 400 A320/A321neos yet to be delivered. All of these aircraft will thus become Skywise-enabled. Also, Hong Kong Airlines has selected Airbus to provide Flight Hour Services – Tailored Support Package (FHS-TSP) for its fleet of 21 A350 XWBs. With this latest deal, the number of aircraft covered by an Airbus FHS-TSP solution in the Asia-Pacific raises to over 300 from 13 custom- ers, confirming the popularity of Airbus FHS services in the region. Airbus will support Hong-KongAirlines fleet of 21 A350 XWBs. Photo: Airbus comes on the heels of the recent order placed Understanding signed in November 2017 at the AIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS with Airbus of over US$5bn in new aircraft from Dubai Airshow. CALC, which I believe is demonstrative of our UAM acquires aircraft and engine portfo- mutual commitment to work successfully with the Airbus family in providing full lifecycle solu- lio from Airbus Asset Management Royal Brunei selects LEAP-1A engine for tions for commercial aircraft, ” added Kling. Universal Asset Management (UAM), a leader in new A320neo aircraft aviation asset management, high-tech aircraft Royal Brunei Airlines, the national flagship car- disassembly, and commercial aviation aftermar- rier of Brunei Darussalam, has selected CFM In- AerCap selects GEnx engines to power ad- ket solutions, has completed the acquisition of a ternational’s advanced LEAP-1A engine to power ditional Boeing 787 Dreamliners portfolio of Airbus A340 airframes and engines seven new Airbus A320neo aircraft, scheduled to from Airbus Asset Management for trading and AerCap has selected the GEnx-1B engine to pow- begin delivery later this year. The engine order is component support. The portfolio, which in- er its 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners with the option valued at US$200m at list price; the aircraft or- cludes three Airbus A340-300 airframes, one Air- to purchase 10 additional aircraft. The engine der was announced in 2014. bus A340-500 airframe, nine CFM56-5C engines order is valued at more than US$780m at list and eight Rolls-Royce Trent 500 engines, will be price and increases AerCap’s GEnx-powered 787 stored in Europe to augment trading and compo- Dreamliner fleet to 49 firm aircraft. nent support opportunities for the UAM custom- 2017 CFM orders surpass 3,300 engines er base worldwide. “We are pleased to be work- Orders for CFM International’s two product lines ing so closely with Airbus Asset Management on again achieved near-record levels in 2017, with Air Sénégal confirms its order for two this transaction as we continue to expand our the company booking orders for a total of 3,344 A330neo aircraft market presence in the EMEA region as well as engines, including 474 CFM56 engines (commer- Asia, in partnership with our parent company Air Sénégal, the national carrier of Senegal, has cial, military and spares) and 2,870 LEAP engines ARI, a wholly owned subsidiary of China Aircraft signed a firm order for two A330neo aircraft, the (including commitments and spares). Leasing Group Holdings Limited (CALC),” Shawn new re-engined version of the A330 wide-body The LEAP engine continues to be the powerplant Kling, President of UAM stated. “This transaction airliner. The order follows the Memorandum of of choice for new single-aisle aircraft, garnering 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 GLOBAL LEADER 5 WEEKLY AVIATION HEADLINES AIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS 737 MAX to begin flight test in the coming weeks more than 14,270 total engine orders and com- mitments (excluding options) at a value of more than US$206bn at list price since 2011. Total CFM production remains at historic rates, with the company delivering a total of 1,444 CFM56 engines and 459 LEAP engines in 2017. As the company continues the transition from CFM56 to LEAP production, the total number of CFM56 engines produced will continue to drop, with the full transition expected by 2020, at which time the company expects to be at a rate of more than 2,000 LEAP engines per year. CFM will continue to build CFM56 spare engines for many years beyond 2020 to support the in- service fleet and plans to produce spare parts for the program until around 2045. Boeing shows first 737 MAX7 at its Renton, Wash. factory Photo: Boeing BOC Aviation orders 12 shipsets of Pratt & Whitney geared Turbofan™ engines Boeing has debuted the first 737 MAX 7 at the company’s Renton, Wash. factory. The MAX 7 is the third and newest member of Boeing’s 737 MAX family to come down the assembly line. BOC Aviation has announced firm orders for 12 The jet is designed for up to 172 passengers and a maximum range of 3,850 nautical miles, shipsets of Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) engines which is the longest range of the MAX airplane family. Technology improvements allow the to power new Airbus A320NEO family aircraft. MAX 7 to fly 1,000 nautical miles farther and carry more passengers than its predecessor, the These aircraft are part of the Company’s exist- 737-700, while having 18% lower fuel costs per seat.