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ISSN 1718-7966 January 14, 2019/ VOL. 673 www.avitrader.com Weekly Aviation Headline News WORLD NEWS Atlas Air expands 747 services for NCA Atlas Air has expanded its strategic agreement with Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) to add three NCA-owned Boe- ing 747-400 Freighters to the existing operation, bringing the total number of 747-400Fs operated on behalf of NCA to five. The incremental aircraft will be operated on key routes across the fast-growing transpacific market, and are scheduled to enter service in April, July and September 2019. Two-weekly services AirAsia X and Unilode extend will bring perishables ULD management partnership closer to Asia. AirAsia X, the long-haul affiliate of Ai- Photo: rAsia, and Unilode Aviation Solutions, LATAM Cargo the global provider of outsourced Unit Load Device (ULD) management and repair solutions, have extended LATAM Cargo adds Chicago Santiago link their ULD management agreement While boosting salmon trade to Asia until 2023, for the second time in LATAM Cargo announced a new car- market in recent years. While in much shorter time until the final their ten-year partnership. go route between Santiago de Chile 2014 an average of 37 tons were destination”, said Claudio Torres, Frontier kicks of 2019 with and Chicago to begin operations on transported between both mar- LATAM Cargo’s Commercial Direc- 22 new routes February 19, making this city the kets each week, in 2018 this figure tor - South America. U.S low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines company’s sixth destination in the rose to approximately 700 tons per kicked off the new year in style, an- United States. week, on average. In Chicago, LATAM Cargo’s facilities nouncing the addition of 22 new non- will include 465 square meters of stop routes from Raleigh-Durham In- Due to Chicago’s cold storage, which ternational Airport (RDU), McCarran strategic connec- may be expanded International Airport (LAS), Philadel- tivity to Asia, with “We know the Asian market will be a if necessary, to phia International Airport (PHL) and this new route the strategic focus in the development of minimize cargo Orlando International Airport (MCO). company expects exposure while in Service will begin in spring 2019. to offer a better Chilean aquaculture.” transit. product to its cus- “With the addition of these 22 new Claudio Torres, LATAM Cargo’s Commercial Director - South America routes, Frontier has added its 106th tomers in this des- The return route city, Boston, and increased service in tination by expedit- will be Chicago- 19 other cities across our network,” ing service, reducing transit times “We know the Asian market will be Miami, thus improving service to said Daniel Shurz, Senior Vice Presi- to less than 35 hours, improving a strategic focus in the development customers in the Midwestern Unit- dent, Commercial for Frontier Air- temperature control and decreas- of Chilean aquaculture. At LATAM ed States by reducing transit time lines. “We continue to make air travel ing cargo exposure. Cargo, we are committed to our to Latin America by up to 3 days. more accessible and affordable for customers and we are well aware of This will result in shorter connec- Americans. We look forward to mak- Chile is the largest salmon exporter the importance of the Asian market tion time and more expeditious ing it easier for people to fly, and for in the region, with a steadily in- for them. 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AIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS Orders and deliveries – Boeing and Airbus VallairAerCap sellsleased, V2500-A5 purchased engine and tosold Sojitz 114 Airbus v Boeing: Orders and Deliveries aircraft in the first quarter of 2018 Aerospace for part-out DecemberMarch 2018 2018 YTD yTD AerCap has announced its major business trans- Vallair, the mature aircraft and engine asset Airbus Boeing actions during the first quarter of 2018. The Com- specialist, has closed the sale of a V2500-A5 en- Type Orders Deliveries Type Orders Deliveries pany signed lease agreements for 83 aircraft, Type Orders Deliveries Type Orders Deliveries gine to Sojitz Aerospace. The engine was previ- including 15 wide-body aircraft and 68 narrow- A320 Family 37 95 737 171 132 ously flying on MSN974, an Airbus A321 which A220 135 20 737 675 580 body aircraft. AerCap purchased seven aircraft, Vallair purchased from Aercap and leased to A320A330 Family -6 8 747 14 2 including two Airbus A320neo Family aircraft, 541 626 747 18 6 Onur Air. The run-out engine will now be dis- two Airbus A350s and three Boeing 787-9s and A330A340 270 490 767 407 274 mantled for Sojitz Aerospace. Vallair continue executed sale transactions for 24 aircraft, includ- A350 0 17 777 5 12 to lease the airframe only to Onur Air. The en- A350 40 93 777 51 48 ing 11 Airbus A320 Family aircraft, four Airbus A380 14 1 787 24 34 gineA330s, was one delivered Airbus A340, to Sojitz one BoeingAerospace 737 Classic,in De- A380 4 12 787 109 145 cember and forms part of an ongoing partner- one Boeing 737NG, two Boeing 777-200ERs and Total 74745 800121 Total 893221806 184 ship which has seen Vallair sell three engines Source: Airbus Source: Boeing one Boeing 787-8 from AerCap’s owned port- Source: Airbus Source: Boeing forfolio disassembly and two Airbus into the A320 Sojitz Family Aerospace aircraft parts and pool with more in the pipeline for 2019. The one Boeing 737 Classic from AerCap’s managed BoeingAirbus bookesaw Decemberd orders for2018 eight orders A320 tally Family up to single-aisle 218 including jetliners a significant in the NEO number and CEOof 737 versions MAX’s V2500 engine type is installed on half of Val- portfolio. The Company continues to manage 12 forduring undisclosed March, while customers. delivering Deliveries 56 aircraft during in the monthmonth fromreached across 102 the aircraft. company’s in-produc- lair’saircraft A321 that fleet, were andsold unserviceablefrom its owned or portfoliorun-out Fortion December, single-aisle Airbus and haswidebody not publishing product lines. who ordered which aircraft, it is unclear who has con- enginesduring the currently quarter. transition AerCap has to thirdsigned party financing shops tributedBoeing generated to a year-end a total increase of 197 in orders orders in during March December. including However,a staggering the 160 airccraft 737s. DeliveriesOEM reports in fortransactions repair to forsupport US$2.9bn. the fleet ongoing, or get thatthe stated it delivered month 800 reached commercial 91 planes aircraft across to the93 customersin-production in 2018, product meeting line. its full year delivery sold for tear down. guidance and setting a new company record. Deliveries were 11% higher than the previous record of 718 units, set in 2017. Lion Air Group orders 50 737 MAX 10 air- GOALplanes introduces additional three A321neo tified on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website. JetBlue selects Pratt & Whitney Geared aircraft to fleet for KGAL investors The Lion Air Group was the first to put the 737 Turbofan™ engines Boeing and the Lion Air Group have announced InterGlobeMAX 8 into serviceAviation and Limited the first (IndiGo). to order Thethe first737 be placed