India and Russia to set up JVs to manufacture aircraft, automobiles Pg4 Safran Aircraft Engines and AFI KLM E&M launch their new Joint Venture, Airfoils Pg Advanced Solutions 7 Boeing praises U.S. Trade Representative for winning WTO compliance Ruling Pg9 Oct 1st, 2017 P&WC signs FMP agreement with Avianca for full fleet of PW127N engines health management. For Avianca’s fleet of ATR aircraft, the FAST solution will also help optimise engine performance by tracking the usage of “boost” and “super boost” modes, which the pilot can engage when additional power is required during takeoff. More than 1,200 FAST solutions have been delivered across numerous platforms, including 20 regional airlines. “Together, our FMP plan and FAST solution are a powerful combination of maintenance predictability, cost control and deep engine insight that will help move Avianca toward a fully planned ratt & Whitney Canada has signed a gine trend data after each flight.” environment - where flights can remain Fleet Management Program (FMP®) P&WC’s FMP plan is a flexible, high on schedule and delays and cancella- agreementP with Avianca, a Colombian value engine management solution that tions can be avoided,” said Satheeshku- airline, to maintain its fleet of PW127N helps support lower operating costs and mar Kumarasingam, vice president of engines powering ATR72-600 aircraft. simplifies fleet operations management. Commercial Services, P&WC. “It’s about P&WC’s FMP plan is a long-term, all- It also serves as a financial planning tool delivering long-term value and peace of inclusive, pay-per-hour engine mainte- to support more efficient cash flow man- mind to our customers through innova- nance plan that will include the rollout agement, while facilitating airlines to tive and flexible solutions aligned closely of P&WC’s FAST solution for advanced focus on their core business of passen- with their needs. Today’s announce- prognostics to Avianca’s PW127N fleet. ger and cargo transportation. Under this ment with Avianca is a testament to our The combination of P&WC’s FMP plan programme, a P&WC-appointed team commitment to helping airlines manage and FAST technology create a broad of experts, in conjunction with Avianca, their maintenance costs more effectively solution for data-driven predictive and will manage PW127 fleet maintenance and increasing availability while offer- preventive engine and aircraft health to help deliver better returns on the ing better protection for their business management. customer’s investment, customer satis- and investment.” “We are confident P&WC’s FMP plan faction, peace of mind and outstanding Under the FMP plan, Avianca will have and FAST solution will provide long- engine reliability. full coverage for scheduled events, basic term value to our clients, partners and On the advanced prognostics side, unscheduled engine repairs, low-cycle investors by playing a role in helping us P&WC’s turnkey FAST solution will offer fatigue replacement, engine condition continue to deliver service excellence,” situational awareness about engine trend monitoring and engine freight, said Miguel Angel Montoya Estrada, health, usage and trends by capturing, along with guaranteed turnaround time, Technical VP, Avianca Holdings. “This analysing and sending full-flight data bespoke support and more. agreement reflects our long-standing intelligence wirelessly minutes after the The FMP agreement is with the three commitment to innovation, operational pilot shuts down the engines. FAST tech- airlines supported by Avianca Holdings efficiency and business competitiveness nology goes beyond traditional prognos- S.A. including: Aerovias del Continente through P&WC’s high-quality mainte- tics to give customers a turnkey solution Americano S.A./Avianca S.A.; Aviateca nance support and world-class service for a fully connected, data-driven engine S.A. and Islena de Inversiones S.A. de network as well as rapid access to en- for proactive and predictive engine C.V./ Islena S.A. www.mrobusinesstoday.com Oct 1, 2017 1 Airbus’ “BLADE” laminar flow wing “We began by opening the flight demonstrator makes maiden flight envelope to check that the aircraft was handling correctly,” explains Airbus Flight-Test Engineer, Philippe Seve, who was on board the flight. “We achieved our objective to fly at the design Mach number, at a reasonable altitude and check everything was fine. We also checked that the FTI was working as expected, to identify further fine-tuning for the next flights.” On the wings, there are hundreds of points to measure the waviness of the surface to help Airbus’ engineers ascertain its influence on the laminarity which is the first time that Airbus has used such a testing method on an air- craft. Other ‘firsts’ are the use of infrared irbus’ A340 laminar-flow “BLADE” reduction of wing friction and up to five cameras inside the pod to measure wing test demonstrator aircraft has percent lower CO2 emission. Airbus’ temperature and the acoustic generator madeA its successful first flight for the A340 Flight Lab is the first test aircraft which measures the influence of acous- EU-sponsored Clean Sky “Blade” project. globally to combine a transonic lami- tics on laminarity. In addition, there is The aircraft, dubbed “Flight Lab”, took off nar wing profile with a true internal also an innovative reflectometry system, from the Tarbes aerodrome in southern primary structure. which measures overall deformation in France at local time 11:00, and after a On the outside the aircraft is fitted real-time during flight. series of successful tests it landed at Air- with two representative transonic An important goal of Blade is to be able bus’ facilities in Toulouse Blagnac. The laminar outer-wings, while inside the to measure the tolerances and imperfec- overall flight time was 3hrs/38mins. cabin a highly complex specialist flight- tions which can be present and still sus- The BLADE project which stands test-instrumentation (FTI) station has tain laminarity. To this end, Airbus will for “Breakthrough Laminar Aircraft been installed. The wide modifications simulate every type of imperfection in a Demonstrator in Europe” is tasked with to the A340-300 test-bed aircraft took controlled manner, so that at the end of assessing the feasibility of launching place during the course of a 16-month the campaign the tolerances for building the technology for commercial aviation. working party in Tarbes, with the sup- a laminar wing will be fully known. The It aims to enhance aviation’s ecological port of various industrial partners across flight Lab will perform around 150 flight footprint, bringing with it a 50 percent Europe. hours in the coming months. ALL4JETS chooses Commsoft’s industry- AAR sign five-year MRO contract with Air leading MRO IT system, OASES Canada for Boeing 767 Maintenance LL4JETS, a Warsaw-based technical services organisation, AR, a global aftermarket solutions company based has selected Commsoft’s OASES, to support its Capital in Wood Dale, Illinois has signed a 5-year agreement AreaA Maintenance & Operations (CAMO) operations. withA Air Canada to offer airframe maintenance for the ALL4JETS has also chosen to access the modules through airline’s fleet of 34 Boeing 767 at AAR’s Miami MRO facility. Commsoft’s private cloud service, avoiding the need to install The contract will start later this year and ramp up over any additional hardware. three months. Primarily, ALL4JETS will be using OASES to support two Rich Steer, senior vice president, Operations, Air Canada Embraer E-190 regional jets and two Dash8-Q400 turboprop added, “We have been pleased with the work performed by aircraft on behalf of their lessors, with further E-Jets and ATR AAR on Air Canada’s fleet. This contract assures Air Canada aircraft also being assessed. of a quality solution for our Boeing 767 maintenance needs Nick Godwin, managing director, Commsoft commented, through AAR’s extensive and proven capabilities in this “The OASES user community is very much a global one and field.” this latest win, the fifteenth OASES contract we have signed “We are excited to expand our long-term relationship in 2017, represents a further step in our growing presence with Air Canada to their 767 fleet,” said Chris Jessup, chief across the BEER countries. We’re very much looking forward commercial officer, AAR. “Our Miami MRO is a world-class to working closely with ALL4JETS to ensure an early imple- facility that can accommodate wide-body aircraft and mentation.” provides good-paying jobs to American workers.” 2 Oct 1, 2017 www.mrobusinesstoday.com Air Canada selects AAR for airframe maintenance AR CORP., an inde- especially delighted that pendent provider additional work can ofA services to the global now be performed in commercial, govern- Trois-Rivières Québec,” ment and defence avia- said Richard Steer, se- tion industries and Air nior vice president, Op- Canada, the flag carrier erations at Air Canada. and largest airline of “This contract further Canada has signed a 10- supports the develop- year agreement to offer ment of Québec’s avia- airframe maintenance tion sector by encourag- for the airline’s Airbus ing industry expertise narrow-body fleet of and job growth in the A319, A320 and A321 aircraft, as well around 350 aircraft mechanics at AAR’s coming years, and Air Canada is proud as a new five-year agreement for Air Trois-Rivières facility. The total value of to be a significant contributor to the Canada’s Embraer E-190 fleet. AAR will the contract over its term is estimated to economy of the region.” perform the work at its Maintenance, be just about $500 million CAD. “We are honored by Air Canada’s Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility at “We have been very pleased with the confidence in AAR’s airframe heavy Trois-Rivières Airport in Québec, previ- quality and turnaround time of AAR maintenance expertise, and look ously known as Premier Aviation.