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ISSN 1718-7966 MAY 8, 2017/ VOL. 589 WEEKLY AVIATION HEADLINES Read by thousands of aviation professionals and technical decision-makers every week www.avitrader.com WORLD NEWS Viva Aerobus selects Teledyne Controls Viva Aerobus, the leading low-cost airline in Mexico with one of the high- est growth rates in Latin America, has chosen a new cloud-based Flight Data Analysis (FDA) service from Teledyne Controls to deliver essential flight data and actionable intelligence to take the expansion of its fleet and the mod- ernisation of its Airbus A320 aircraft to the next level. The service, which col- lates, analyses reports and presents information on an airline’s operation in a series of customisable dash- boards, allows for a faster and more Alitalia is once again effective identification of events. in trouble A320s reach AviaAM Financial Photo: Leasing China Eric Salard AviaAM Leasing, a Warsaw Stock Ex- change listed aircraft leasing compa- Flightpath to bankruptcy ny, announced that its joint venture Alitalia is up for sale with the Henan Civil Aviation Devel- opment and Investment Company Just three years ago Alitalia was said: “We have done all we could schedule remains unchanged. The (HNCA) – AviaAM Financial Leasing rescued from the doldrums of to support Alitalia, as a minor- new debt is expected to last for China – has acquired three newly- bankruptcy when UAE-carrier Eti- ity shareholder, but it is clear this around six months and the govern- built Airbus A320 aircraft which had bailed out the Italian airline af- business requires fundamental ment is unlikely to follow it with were delivered at Airbus facilities ter taking a 49% stake. Three years and far-reaching restructuring to any further cash. in Toulouse, France and Hamburg, on, Alitalia is back in trouble and survive and grow in future. Germany. All three aircraft came in its administration This buys time for 8 business and 150 economy seats confirming that the administrators configuration and in the livery of that the flag car- “Without the support of all stakeholders to explore the po- their first operator – Aeroflot – Rus- rier is now up for for that restructuring, we are not prepared tential, if any, to sian Airlines. The aircraft were deliv- sale which comes save Alitalia, in- ered to the airline under a 12-year as a blow to share- to continue to invest.” cluding looking for long operating lease agreement. holder Etihad. potential acquir- James Hogan, CEO Etihad Budapest Airport’s London ers. The Italian air- expansion with Flybe Last week Alitalia line’s long record Launching its fifth direct connection began bankruptcy proceedings for “Without the support of all stake- of losses, its multiple restructur- to London, Budapest Airport has the second time in a decade after holders for that restructuring, we ings and its administrations in the welcomed the inaugural flight of its employees rejected job cuts are not prepared to continue to past are likely to deter other air- Flybe’s three times weekly service to and concessions linked to a €2bn invest.” lines from investing. Alitalia has London Southend Airport. Expect- ($2.2bn) recapitalisation plan. long had a Lazarus-like ability to ing a 14% year-on-year increase in Shareholders voted unanimously A report by aviation analysts CAPA come back from the dead, but its UK passenger traffic, the Hungarian to file for administration. says the Italian state has now given workforce’s latest refusal to ac- gateway will serve up to 1.5 million Alitalia guarantees for a €600 mil- cept the need for change could be round-trip passengers to and from According to the BBC, James Ho- lion of bridging loans to keep it fly- the final nail in its coffin this time. the UK capital this year. gan, chief executive of Etihad, ing in the short term, and its flight Continued on page 3 SERVICE TO THE WORLD WWW.AVTRADE.COM OUR FOCUS IS ON ENGINEUITY™ When selecting an www.aeroset.co.ukengine maintenance provider for your CF6-80C2, CFM56-5B or your CFM56-7B, it is important to choose a partner that has a solutions-based focus. At GATES (GA Telesis Engine Services) we have 50 years of experience repairing and overhauling jet engines. It is our ENGINEUITY that has made us a world renowned engine MRO. Aeroset © Copyright 2017 - All Rights Reserved 3 WEEKLY AVIATION HEADLINES ...continued from page 1 Presumably they expect some form of government salvation. But estimate the ability of the Italian government to find a way to stitch even the government may have run out of patience. together another flawed rescue. However, as a Bloomberg reporter reported, one should never under- AIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS First fleet of H135s for French emergency medical services fully operational AerCap signs lease agreement with Germania AerCap has signed a lease agreement for an Air- bus A319 with German carrier, Germania. The aircraft was delivered to the airline on April 19, 2017. The 2003-vintage aircraft was recently redelivered to AerCap from a South American customer. DAE signs long-term lease for 10 ATR72-600 aircraft with India’s Alliance Air Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has signed long-term lease agreements for 10 ATR 72-600 aircraft with Alliance Air, a wholly owned subsidi- ary of Air India. The aircraft are scheduled to de- liver throughout 2017 and will be used to grow Alliance’s network and to serve underserved or unserved airports throughout India as part of the Indian Government’s focus on regional air access through the Regional Connectivity H135 French Emergency Medical Services (c) SAF Photo: Airbus Helicopters Scheme (RCS). Alliance Air is one of five airlines selected to serve routes under this scheme. Airbus Helicopters has completed deliveries of three H135s, the latest version of its family, for emergency medical services (EMS) operations by SAF Group. The first aircraft is already in -ser vice in Toulouse, while the second and third helicopters are destined to perform EMS missions in Alençon and Besançon. These helicopters are the very first H135s to be used in the EMS role Skyworld Aviation arranges sale of two in France. “We are very happy with the additional capabilities, including night flying, further ERJ 145 LR’s reduced sound levels, and increased payload, that the H135 is providing us for these critical Skyworld Aviation has sold two EASA ERJ 145 LR’s, missions.” said Christophe Rosset, CEO of SAF. “We require helicopters with a high level of reli- serial numbers 145564 (G-CIYW) and 145601 (G- ability and availability, always ready to transport critical patients 24/7 from an accident site or CIYX). The previous operator was AeroMexico from one hospital to another and the H135 meets our stringent requirements” he added. SAF Connect and both aircraft returned from lease to Hélicoptères operates seven days a week for all types of civilian rescue and protection opera- their European owner last year. 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