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ISSN 1718-7966 March 11, 2019/ VOL. 681 www.avitrader.com Weekly Aviation Headline News WORLD NEWS SpiceJet chooses Amadeus as its first global distribution partner Amadeus and SpiceJet, an Indian low-cost carrier, have announced a new distribution agreement that gives Amadeus’ global network of travel sellers access to the airline’s range of fares and prices through the Amadeus Travel Platform. Of- fering travellers, the opportunity to choose how, where and when to buy travel is fundamental to meet- ing their needs today. And distribu- tion deals such as this allow trav- ellers to compare value instead of There are now 8 Star Alliance just price in the shopping process, branded travellers can instantly become an lounges. airline’s brand champion. Photo: Star Alliance Qatar signs EU air transport agreement Star Alliance opens new Amsterdam lounge The State of Qatar and the Eu- As branded lounges network grows to eight ropean Union have initialled a Star Alliance, the global airline All Star Alliance branded lounges and USB power outlets ensure that Comprehensive Air Transport grouping has opened a new pre- are designed to provide a unique customers can recharge their elec- Agreement (CATA) in Brussels on mium lounge experience at Am- local experience. Working with tronic devices. Monday 4 March 2019, and signed sterdam Airport Schiphol. The new D-Dock, an Amsterdam-based a Memorandum of Consultations Star Alliance lounge will welcome architectural design firm, has al- Facilities include a luggage storage (MoC), which is set to open a new eligible First and Business Class lowed Star Alliance to infuse the area, individual work booths, com- era of stronger cooperation and passengers and Star Alliance Gold local essence of Amsterdam into munal work table, dining area, bar connectivity. Card holders as well as eligible paid the new lounge. The elegant and area, relaxation area and a wine lounge members of the Air Cana- contemporary design is inspired by bar. Amenities feature a serviced CAE 7000XR full-flight simulator da Maple Leaf bar during af- wins additional qualifications Worldwide Club ternoon hours, CAE announced that the Federal and United Club “Star Alliance has set itself the overall goal of beer on tap, a Aviation Administration (FAA) has programmes as improving the customer’s travel experience.” complimentary qualified the first CAE 7000XR Se- of March 8th on- buffet with hot ries Airbus A330 full-flight simu- wards. Christian Draeger, Vice President Customer Experience, Star Alliance and cold meal lator (FFS) for Extended Envelope options, flight and Adverse Weather Training. The lounge is located airside in the the ever-changing Dutch skies and information, business services such The qualification was obtained Departures 2, Schengen Area on landscapes and features furniture as printing and scanning, compli- in October 2018 and CAE has al- the Panorama terrace level. Easy creations and decoration pieces of mentary reading material and per- ready completed similar qualifica- access is provided to the departure original Dutch design. sonal care amenities upon request. tions for Airbus A320 and Boeing gates for Alliance member carrier 737NG, 777 and 787 platforms, in flights to European destinations in Free Wi-Fi is available throughout The lounge can accommodate up compliance with FAA regulations. the Schengen Zone. the lounge, and a mix of standard Continued on page 3 3 WEEKLY AVIATION HEADLINES 3 Weekly Aviation Headline News ...continued from page 1 United...continued is also from committed page 1 to improving the entertainment options for include English closed captioning. Select DIRECTV channels also include customers with disabilities. Earlier this year, the airline began offering closed captioning when the TV station makes it available. 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Aspire Netherlands (A Swissport company) (Schengen)ers with hearing flight and schedule. vision challenges to find accessiblebranded entertainment lounges to eight and offers our cus- who also developed and operates the adja- options, grouping all of the titles that are eithertomers audio flying descriptive from ‘De or Dam’Unique a state-of-the-art highlights of United’s cent personalcommon deviceuse Aspire entertainment Lounge, and program Royal- “Starclosed Alliance captioned has setin oneitself mainthe overallmenu category. goal of Seatbacklounge experience”,on-demand is saidming Christian include: anDraeger, exclusive Schiphol partnership Group, with in creating VEVO, delivering the first new,dedicated cu- improvingone of United’s the customer’sentertainment travel options experience. available Viceon 757,President 767, 777 Customer and rated Experience, music videoStar Alplaylists- alliance each lounge month; at relaxation the airport. content including Offering787 aircraft. a premium The carrier lounge currently product isoffers an inte -approximatelyliance. 20 different Headspace, a popular meditation app and Moodica, which takes the movies and TV shows that are audio descriptive and more than 50 that brain on a much-needed vacation using videos. AIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS Airbus Helicopters gets Air Medical Group Holdings order for 21 air medical AIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS missionOrders and helicopters deliveries – Boeing and Airbus LCI Grows Australia-based Helicopter Air Medical Group holdings FleetAerCap leased, purchased and sold 114 (AMGAirbush), va Boeing:long-standing Orders and Deliveries Leaseaircraft Corporation in the first International quarter of(LCI) 2018 has grown AirbusMarch helicopters’ 2018 YTD customer has placed a mixed order for itsAerCap Australia-based has announced fleet itsof majorhelicopters business to 14 trans Leon- 21 helicopters madeAirbus up of Boeing ardoactions AW139s during withthe firstthe arrivalquarter of 2018.two aircraft.The Com- theType single-engine h125Orders and Deliveries Type Orders Deliveries Thepany two signed AW139s lease are agreements being transitioned for 83 aircraft, by LCI twin-engine h135 models, as customerincluding 15Babcock wide-body International aircraft andGroup 68 from narrow- Ab- A320 Family 37 95 737 171 132 announced at the heli-Expo erdeen,body aircraft. United AerCapKingdom purchased to Karratha, seven Western aircraft, 2019A330 trade show in Atlanta,-6 8 747 14 2 Australia,including wheretwo Airbus they will A320neo be operated Family by Babcockaircraft, Georgia. Nine of the orders Australasia,two Airbus A350sproviding and offshore three Boeing transportation 787-9s and for A340 0 0 767 7 4 were confirmed in 2018 aexecuted leading saleoil and transactions gas producer. for The24 aircraft, two helicop includ- A350 0 17 777 5 12 and deliveries will be over a tersing 11join Airbus LCI’s fleetA320 ofFamily 12 AW139s aircraft, already four Airbusbased three-yearA380 period beginning14 1 787 24 34 inA330s, Australia, one Airbusten of whichA340, areone used Boeing on EMS737 Classic,(emer- in 2019. While AMGh is one gencyone Boeing medical 737NG, services) two operations.Boeing 777-200ERs Six of these and Total 45 121 Total 221 184 of Airbus helicopters’ big- AMGH orders 21 helicopters at Heli-Expo 2019 Photo: Airbus aircraftone Boeing are 787-8also operated from AerCap’s by Babcock, owned deployed port- Source: Airbus Source: Boeing gest customers with a fleet onfolio behalf and oftwo Air AirbusAmbulance A320 Victoria Family providing aircraft aeand- of 85 helicopters, the company recently merged with the ground ambulance operator Ameri- ro-medicalone Boeing care 737 service Classic in from emergencies AerCap’s across managed the Airbus booked orders for eight A320 Family single-aisle jetliners in the NEO and CEO versions can Medical Response (AMR) to form Global Medical Response (GMR) which operates some stateportfolio. as well The as rapidCompany transport continues service tofor patientsmanage 12 during March, while delivering 56 aircraft in the month from across the company’s in-produc- 306 helicopters, 100 fixed-wing aircraft, 7,000 ground vehicles and 111 fire vehicles and which betweenaircraft thatmajor were and soldrural from hospitals. its owned Two areportfolio used tion single-aisle and widebody product lines. transported over 13 million patients in 2018. “This order will support our company’s fleet re- byduring Babcock the quarter.Australasia AerCap for offshore has signed missions. financing Boeing generated a total of 197 orders in March including a staggering 160 737s. Deliveries in placement and growth in the air medical market. In our operation across the United States we transactions for US$2.9bn. the stated month reached 91 planes across the in-production product line. perform a critical care transport for a patient every ten minutes and must always be ready at any moment,” said Fred Buttrell, President and CEO of AMGh. “The h125 and h135 offer an NAC delivers one Embraer E190 to Hel- ideal configuration for our various missions and bring along with them the high level of support veticLion Air Airways Group onorders lease 50 737 MAX 10 air- we have come to expect from Airbus.” “The GMR teams are one of the best in the business. tified on Boeing’s