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DAY 3 DUBAI November 19, 2019 Airshow News PUBLICATIONS

« This year’s static display drew crowds aplenty during relatively comfortable weather, while behind the scenes hot and heavy negotiations led to the signing of some unexpectedly strong orders for the world’s major OEMs.

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DAVID M c DAVID tested in Abu Dhabi › page 21 BARRY AMBROSE BARRY Avionics Order tally climbs at Dubai 2019 Collins launches wide touchscreen by Gregory Polek display An order for 50 Airbus A350-900s from Max 8s. Sun Express CEO Jens Bischof and A350’s size category and confirmed contin- › page 6 Emirates Airline might have proved the most Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stan Deal ued discussions with Boeing on a possible intriguing show development of the day yes- declined to specify plans for delivery timing. firm order for 787 Dreamliners. Emirates terday if not for a deal, announced a couple In announcing what would be the day’s signed an MOU covering 40 Boeing 787-10s Business Aviation of hours later, involving 120 A320neo family only widebody deal, for the A350s, Emir- during the 2017 Dubai Air Show. aircraft for Air Arabia. ates chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al Sheikh Ahmed also addressed a question on Jet Aviation Riyadh The contract with the Sharjah-based low- Maktoum reported that the $16 billion Air- the status of the Boeing 777Xs on order, con- moving to larger FBO cost carrier, encompassing 73 A320neos, 27 bus order would replace a memorandum firming that he and executives from Boeing will A321neos, and 20 A321XLRs worth $14.4 bil- of understanding signed in February for 30 continue to discuss possibilities at the show. › page 12 lion at list prices, was itself announced min- A350s and 40 A330neos. The contract with Emirates has placed an order for 150 of the utes before Boeing revealed what it considers Airbus calls for deliveries to start in 2023 widebodies, but CEO Tim Clark has expressed Manufacturing a critical endorsement for the 737 Max—the and continue into 2028. displeasure over a delay in the airplane’s conversion of options on 10 Max 8s from While declining to elaborate on the dispo- planned entry into service availability. Emirates Mideast MRO gains Turkish and German leisure airline Sun- sition of the A330neo commitment, Sheikh had planned to take delivery of the first airplane 3D printing approval Express. This deal, worth $1.2 billion at list Ahmed also conceded that Emirates might next June. Engine-related snags have delayed prices, added to a previous firm order for 32 not have completely fulfilled its needs in the expected first delivery until early 2021. n › page 16

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The UAE yesterday announced a con- “maintenance and spares” for the Mirage tract to upgrade some of its Dassault 2000, while a AED93 million contract Mirage 2000-9s in a deal with Dassault was also announced with the Mirage’s Aviation (Pavilion A26-28) that is valued main weapon supplier, MBDA France. at around AED1.8 billion ($490 million). The Mirage is typically armed in The announcement of the agreement UAEAF service with MBDA’s Black was widely anticipated as a program to Shaheen variant of the Storm Shadow/

upgrade the UAE Air Force’s fleet was Scalp long-range stand-off precision INTOSH first aired during the 2017 Dubai Airshow. attack missile, along with Mica air-to-

During that event, a deal to upgrade the air missiles. Another Mirage weapon is M c DAVID UAE Air Force’s F-16s was announced. the Al Tariq precision-guided bomb that The UAE acquired more than 60 Mirage 2000-9s—about half as new-build aircraft and the No details regarding the nature of is produced by a company in the UAE’s remainder by the upgrade of existing aircraft. Now the fleet is to undergo another round of the Mirage upgrade were revealed, but Edge group. capability enhancements. it was earlier reported that it might The largest deal announced by the UAE include the Talios advanced targeting defense ministry yesterday was a AED3.5 pod and the RDY-3 radar, both from billion award to GAL, also part of Edge, French company Thales. In the same for helicopter maintenance. Lockheed defense ministry announcement as Martin also secured a AED76 million deal PW207V to power VRT500 the Mirage upgrade, Thales was also to provide equipment and support for the awarded a AED232 million contract for F-16 fleet. n by James Wynbrandt

VR-Technologies, a division of Russian Heli- general Andrey Boginsky, “which should copters (Stand 570), and Pratt & Whitney considerably simplify the certification of STORY INDEX (Stand 1320) signed on Monday at the Dubai the VRT500 and render its aftersale sup- Airbus ...... 21, 22 Airshow a contract for outfitting the in-de- port more accessible and efficient.” Ammroc ...... 17 velopment VRT500 light helicopter with Russian Helicopters’ agreement with BAE Systems ...... 16 PW207V gas-turbine engines. The same day, Emirati Tawazun Holding Company Bell ...... 19 Ali Russian Helicopters announced the impend- calls for the latter to buy half the shares Boeing ...... 8, 10, 17 Alnaqbi, ing purchase of half of the subsidiary by the of VR-Technologies, with the purchase CAE ...... 19 newly UAE’s Emirati Tawazun Holding Company. slated to close in Q1 2020. Catic/Avic ...... 10 elected The Pratt & Whitney PW207V is an Abdullah Nasser Al Jaabari, chief officer Collins Aerospace...... 6 chairman advanced version of the PW200 engine and head of Tawazun Strategic Develop- of IBAC. family designed for light rotorcraft and will ment Fund, said, “This agreement stems Dassault ...... 4 be adapted to power the single-engine heli- from the Fund’s commitment to support Embraer ...... 8, 22 copter. The five-passenger VRT500, which the UAE’s strategic vision of investing in Empire Aviation Group ...... 6 Alnaqbi tapped should make its first flight late next year, advanced industries and transferring rel- Etihad Engineering ...... 16 will be offered in passenger, cargo, utility, evant technologies”. Falcon Aviation ...... 19 as IBAC training, EMS, and VIP configurations. Subsequent to the closing, Russian Heli- FlightSafety International ...... 14 chairman-elect “The main component of any operating copters plans “to invest at least 400 million GE Aviation ...... 21 system is the engine,” said VR Technolo- Euros in the development of VR-Technolo- Global Aerospace Logistics ...... 17 Ali Alnaqbi was elected chairman of the gies CEO Alexander Okhonko, lauding the gies, which will help make the company’s Honda Aircraft ...... 14 governing board of the International PW200 family as “having “a proven track products competitive and in demand all Horizon International Flight Academy...... 19 Business Aviation Council (IBAC). The record in safety, reliability, economy, and over the world,” Boginsky said. IBAC ...... 4 IBAC Board elected the UAE’s Alnaqbi ease of maintenance.” Both parties will also cooperate in Italian Pavilion ...... 21 to the position for a period of three “PW200 engines are being operated promoting VR-Technologies’ products in more than 80 countries worldwide,” in the Middle East and the Gulf States Jet Aviation ...... 12 years, effective January 1, at a meet- ing held last month in conjunction with added Russian Helicopters director in particular. n Leonardo ...... 8, 19 NBAA-BACE 2019. Lockheed Martin ...... 16, 21 Alnaqbi, the first Arab ever to head Moroccan aerospace ...... 20 IBAC, has held the position of vice chair- VRT500 Nedaa ...... 21 man since 2017 and earlier served as Oman ...... 18 treasurer for three years. He also heads Oman Air...... 18 the Middle East Business Aviation Asso- Rohde & Schwartz ...... 16 ciation (MEBAA), which represents busi- Russian Helicopters...... 4 ness aviation in the Middle East and Sanad Aerotech ...... 21 North Africa (MENA) region. MEBAA is Searidge Technologies ...... 14 also an IBAC member organization. Spacebit ...... 21 Alnaqbi has served in the regional Strata Manufacturing ...... 17 business aviation industry for more than 30 years, enjoying a senior role with Abu TCS World Travel ...... 22 Dhabi’s Presidential Flight until 2015, UAE Air Force ...... 10 and founded MEBAA in Dubai in 2006. Virgin Galactic ...... 21 “I look forward to driving the industry Vision Systems ...... 14

forward through IBAC in the next three INTOSH VistaJet ...... 10 years in this role,” he said. P.S-S.

Yuzhnoye Design Buro ...... 21 M c DAVID

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two computers, the MFD-4820 mea - INTOSH Dubai-based Empire Aviation Group sures eight by 20 inches and features (EAG) has launched a fresh aircraft

a monolithic LED-backlit screen. The M c DAVID management arm in Egypt and has also day/night-optimized screen is compat- Collins’s wide touchscreen display is available for forward-fit and aftermarket applications. received approval to provide continuing ible with night-vision goggles and also airworthiness management organization remains visible in strong sunlight. significantly reduced, while the unit types. The screen is scalable to a degree, (CAMO) services for third-party opera- The MFD-4820 employs resistive touch- draws on data through standard inter- but the current format was selected as tors, the company announced this week screen technology that helps prevent faces to minimize the modifications having the most potential for installation at the Dubai Airshow. inadvertent inputs but permits both point required for retrofit installation. in a wide range of platforms. designation and the positioning and scal- Wide-area screens are gaining traction While fighters are leading the way in ing of screen display elements. It can be in the fighter world as display computer widescreen employment, the MFD-4820 Empire Group used both with and without flying gloves. processing power has increased. The could also be used in a range of other air- managing In terms of display elements, the Lockheed Martin F-35 was the first to craft and helicopters as an aid to reducing director Paras screen supports video imagery and can introduce this technology and it is also pilot workload and increasing situational Dhamecha be reconfigured to suit any requirement, being applied to the latest F-15 Eagle ver- awareness. The fighter trainer market, in sees plenty of including picture-in-picture capability. sions and the Saab Gripen E/F. particular, is seen as offering potential, as potential for It can be configured to present three Collins Aerospace (Stand 1055) sees customers seek to train fighter pilots in air- new business traditional portals where each equates wide-area as “the next step” and has craft that are as close in character to the in Egypt. to a standard six- by eight-inch display developed the MFD-4820 to answer front-line equipment as possible. Although while taking up the space typically occu- what it sees as an inevitable increase in the display has only just been publicly pied by two separate displays. Moreover, demand for this kind of display, both as launched, discussions with potential cus- EAG (Static 3) in Egypt recently power and weight requirements are a retrofit for older aircraft and for new tomers are already underway. n inducted its first aircraft—a Bombardier Global 6000—into the company’s managed fleet of more than 20 business jets. In addition to managing and operating the new business jet, EAG will also offer the aircraft for global charter. “The introduction of our full-service aircraft management in Egypt [indicates] a market with tremendous potential,” said Paras Dhamecha, Empire Aviation Group managing director. “The Global 6000 is an excellent aircraft and a great addition to our regional managed fleet and aircraft available for charter. We already have other candidate aircraft in the pipeline for Egypt and benefit from the support of our associate partner, Z-Aviation Services in Cairo.” EAG is keen to signify the importance of the company’s CAMO certification, which ensures aircraft owners comply with the stringent legal and technical demands of operating a business jet. Two EAG- managed business jets are already on CAMO-only contracts, under which EAG manages quality, audit, and records of con- tracted aircraft. “CAMO is a commitment to ensuring the airworthiness of an aircraft, culminating in a certificate of release to

INTOSH service, without which an aircraft will not be able to fly,” the company said.

DAVID M c DAVID Launched in 2007, EAG manages and operates an extensive fleet of business Fiji Airways says ‘vinaka vaka levu’ for its new Airbus A350-900 jets in Dubai, Oman, India, Hong Kong, Airbus delivered the first of two A350-900s to Fiji Airways on Friday. The airline’s A350s are being leased from Dubai’s DAE Capital and are and Nigeria. It also has a charter presence the leasing company’s first A350s that it has acquired directly from Airbus. Fiji Airways plans to fly the aircraft on its Nadi-Los Angeles and in India and San Marino and a dedicated Nadi-Sydney routes. sales office in the U.S. n

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Just before the Dubai Airshow Leon- An engineering team is already working ardo announced that it was to become a in Castilla-La Mancha on the unmanned minority partner and the lead technology derivative, including some engineers investor in the Skydweller project, which from the original Solar Impulse team and is taking the Solar Impulse 2 aircraft that unmanned experts from Northrop Grum- circumnavigated the world and develop- man’s special projects division. The team Between March 2015 and July 2016, the Solar Impulse 2 made a round-the-world journey that ing it into a platform that can be used is pursuing an aggressive schedule to get was undertaken by pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg in 17 flights, including a for communications relay and persistent an unmanned aircraft into the air, a pro- flight from Nagoya in Japan to Hawaii that took nearly 118 hours. intelligence/surveillance/reconnaissance cess facilitated by the previous certifica- (ISR) tasks. tion and 1,250 flying hours of experience a completely unmanned vehicle, which and season. This payload is much greater The company behind the project, Sky- gained with the Solar Impulse 2. should fly in 2021. than other long-endurance platforms dweller Aero, is a U.S.-based startup that Initially, the team is focusing on a Skydweller is envisioned as a 90-day and is made possible by removing the has established a Spanish subsidiary with manned “return-to-flight” campaign to get endurance aircraft that operates between 1,200 kilograms of the pilot and support- facilities in Madrid and the Castilla-La the aircraft back into the air, which should 15,000 and 45,000 feet. The endurance is ing equipment. The aircraft’s 2,900 sq ft Mancha region. Skydweller acquired the full be accomplished in the first quarter of next mainly limited by the time-between-over- of solar cells is also capable of generating intellectual property to the Solar Impulse year. By the third quarter, the aircraft is due haul requirements of components and the an unprecedented 2 kW of continuous 2, and the aircraft itself, in early September. to have been converted to an optionally need to re-tune the solar power system to power for payload operation and has a Over the course of 2015/16 the aircraft made piloted configuration, which would allow cater for seasonal variations. sophisticated power management sys- aviation history with a global circumnaviga- the production craft’s unmanned systems A key feature of the craft is its ability to tem that would permit higher power to tion purely on solar power, a journey that to be tested with a safety pilot on board. carry between 300 and 800 kilograms of be provided to the payloads for noncon- began and ended in Abu Dhabi. In the meantime, Skydweller is building payload, depending on operating latitude tinuous use. n

Boeing CAV begin flying in January, but it crashed during its fifth test flight in June. “We learned some lessons from that incident and now expect to resume test flying the second PAV, prototype early in the New Year,” she said, revealing the first concrete return-to-flight schedule since the crash. Boeing’s NeXt engineering team con- tinues to research battery technologies for the PAV as well as whether it should employ swappable or fixed batteries, she added. Boeing has also partnered with SparkCognition on SkyGrid, an AI- and blockchain-powered airspace manage- C-390 Millennium ment software platform that will help enable safe operation of the PAV in the is new moniker for crowded urban air environment. Boeing Embraer The company’s remote-controlled CAV, which will be able to carry loads of up to heavy lifter 500 pounds and eventually will be fully autonomous, has conducted “dozens” of On November 18 Boeing and

IAN SHEPPARD test flights since taking to the skies in May, Embraer announced the start of a said Jameson. The vehicle, which weighs new joint venture, named Boeing 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms), has six Embraer–Defense, to handle all Boeing advances NeXt dual-rotor systems and 12 propellers. aspects of the Embraer C-390 twin- Meanwhile, Aurora Flight Sciences is jet transport program. The entity preparing to begin flight testing of the will become operational after it has electric aircraft projects high-altitude Boeing Odysseus by year- received regulatory approvals. end. The company initially planned to The aircraft—hitherto known as by Chad Trautvetter fly the airplane, which sports six electric the KC-390—has been redesig - motors, earlier this year but hit undis- nated as the C-390 to better reflect Three electric aircraft projects—the battery-powered Odysseus can be found closed development snags. its mission flexibility, and it has also Passenger Air Vehicle (PAV), Cargo at its indoor exhibit (Stand 1110). The Odysseus UAV has a wingspan of 243 been given the name “Millennium.” Air Vehicle (CAV), and Odysseus All three vehicles were designed and feet (74 meters)—“larger than the Boeing Although the “K” element has been ultra-long-endurance UAV—are gaining built by Aurora, a rapid prototyping com- 777X,” Jameson pointed out—and, thanks to dropped, the tanker role that it rep- momentum at Boeing’s NeXt division, pany that Boeing acquired two years ago in wing-mounted solar panels, indefinite range/ resents is still a key capability of Aurora Flight Sciences v-p of communi- a bid to accelerate its entry into the electric endurance. “Once airborne, it needs to land the aircraft. Embraer has received cations and marketing Blythe Jameson aircraft realm. “The fully-autonomous PAV, only for routine maintenance,” she said. orders for 33 C-390s so far: 28 for told AIN on Monday at the Dubai Air- which is intended as an urban air mobility Boeing envisions three major markets Brazil and five for Portugal. The show. A PAV prototype is on display in a vehicle, was designed, built, and flown in for Odysseus—earth science, including second Brazilian aircraft is due for mini pavilion near its static display (S16), one year,” according to Jameson. atmospheric research; communications delivery next month. D.D. while scale models of its CAV and solar/ Boeing’s PAV eVTOL prototype did relay; and defense. n

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Charter operator VistaJet (Stand 1258), and operator XOJet and per-seat charter the flagship brand of Dubai-based busi- pioneer and mobile charter app devel- ness aviation holding company Vista oper JetSmarter. The two companies Global, is highlighting at the Dubai were combined in June and rebranded XO, Airshow the impending arrival of the which offers charter access ranging from Global 7500 for its all-Bombardier fleet. per-seat shuttle flights to corporate-level Claimed as the world’s largest and lon - service plans. gest-range purpose-built business jet, by year-end Vista Global will take the

INTOSH first of a 30-aircraft order placed early this decade.

DAVID M c DAVID The jets will be placed with VistaJet Ian Moore, or sister company Vista Lease, the for- VistaJet COO, China shows armed rotary-wing UAS mer having received its first 7500 in Jan - is preparing his uary, making the Malta-based company team for arrival China’s CATIC/AVIC (Pavilion A41-42) from the Wing Loong 2 fixed-wing UAS and the first to operate the 7500 commer - of its first is showing a full-scale mock-up of the has a range of around 3.7 miles (6 km). cially. All systems are “positioned for Global 7500. U8EW rotary-wing unmanned air system With a maximum takeoff weight of seamless introduction,” VistaJet COO (RWUAS) at Static S8. The type was first 1,100 pounds, the U8EW can carry a pay- Ian Moore told AIN. shown in the West in model form at the load of 330 pounds. A range of sensors The 7500 interior color scheme will Concurrently the company has 2018 Singapore Airshow. It was devel- is available, including synthetic aperture borrow from textural elements and the enhanced back-office and customer ser- oped by the China Helicopter Research radar and signals intelligence systems. cool neutral palette of the fleet’s Chal- vice operations with JetSmarter technol- and Development Institute (CHRDI) and is The mockup on show has an electro-optic lenger 850s. In an example of the group’s ogy, allowing customers to, for example, manufactured by Changhe Aircraft Indus- turret for reconnaissance and targeting. synergies, VistaJet will support Vista “order food and wine seamlessly on the tries Corporation (CAIC). As well as guided missiles, the U8EW can Lease’s Global 7500 customers, whether app,” he said. The original U-8E RWUAS design has carry machine gun pods. for generating charter revenue or provid- For some years VistaJet regularly been around for some time and spawned a Operating completely autonomously, ing supplemental lift when a lessee’s 7500 touted double-digit percentage growth in series of derivatives under the “AV” series. the U8EW has an eight-hour endurance is unavailable. membership and flight hours, but since The U8EW is an armed version and the on reconnaissance missions, a figure that Vista Global was established in August the group’s restructuring, “We’ve scaled mockup is displayed with a pair of 35-pound drops to six hours when carrying weapons. 2018 by VistaJet (and now Vista Global) back from reporting quarterly,” a “more (16-kg) TL-2 missiles carried on outrigger The system can be deployed and launched founder and chairman Thomas Flohr, mature” approach, said Moore. He noted, pylons. The TL-2 has been fired successfully in 30 minutes. D.D. and shortly after it acquired U.S.-based however, that VistaJet grew 25 percent midsize business jet charter fleet owner last year in total flights. n

Middle East airline demand growing

While citing an upbeat 20-year outlook for the Middle East airline industry, Boeing v-p of marketing Randy Tinseth conceded that carriers in the region still lose more money than they make. Calling 2019 “a bit more challenging” than the past several years, Tinseth sees a shrinking cargo market, but “the fundamentals” remain in place for a 5.1 percent annual growth in traffic over the company’s 20-year forecast period. He sounded particularly sanguine on the widebody demand in the region, where half of all deliveries involve twin-aisle airplanes. Meanwhile, the 787 carries the range to open new markets like the 777 did in the past when the

INTOSH region’s airlines quadrupled capacity. Widebodies constitute 46 percent

DAVID M c DAVID of all deliveries in the Middle East. And 72 percent of the monetary value Utility transport for the UAE Air Force of the airplanes delivered in the Mid- On show at Dubai as part of the Airbus collective is a C295 of the UAE Air Force, one of five from an order that was announced at the last Dubai dle East will come from widebodies, Airshow in 2017. The aircraft—which replaced older, smaller Airbus CN235s—sport the range-increasing winglets that were formally launched according to Boeing estimates. G.P. in 2013 and became standard for production aircraft in late 2014.

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47687 CA_MoreConnected_AINIntAirshowDubai.indd 1 10/30/19 4:32 PM Client: Collins Aerospace Ad Title: More Connected Path/Filename: Google Drive⁩ ⁩ ⁩Shared drives⁩ ⁩ ⁩Collins Aerospace 2019⁩ ⁩ ⁩_Collins Aerospace Ads⁩ ⁩ ⁩_More Connected⁩ ⁩ ⁩Single Page⁩ ⁩ ⁩4c Ads⁩ 47687 CA_MoreConnected_AINIntAirshowDubai.indd Publication: AIN International Airshow Dubai - Nov. 19, Day 3 Trim: 10.8175” x 13.875” • Bleed: 11.0625” x 14.125” • Live: 10” x 12.875” News Clips Searidge Digital Tower Chosen for Sydney Airport Trial Airservices Australia has selected Searidge Technologies’ remote digital tower solution for an initial prototype at Sydney Airport for possible contingency use, as well as paving the way for remote tower applications at other Australian airports. The program’s definition stage is currently underway and scheduled to be completed by March, according to Ontario, Canada- based Searidge (Stand 365, GATM pavilion). “Digital aerodrome services will allow us to optimize our future service delivery and improve safety outcomes for the industry and traveling public,” said Peter Curran, Airservices Australia’s executive

INTOSH general manager for air navigation services. “It also means we can support greater

DAVID M c DAVID resilience at our major airports and be responsive to service level requirements.” Leveraging its digital tower experience with major hub airports such as Heathrow, HondaJet tops very light jet deliveries Singapore and Hong Kong, Searidge is installing a 4K video display with panoramic by James Wynbrandt views of one of the busiest runways at Sydney Airport. This prototype will Honda Aircraft (Pavilion A01) lands at incorporates innovations including the NBAA-BACE the first medevac config- showcase the ultra-high-definition views the Dubai Airshow amidst growing global over-the-wing engine mount configura- uration for the HondaJet Elite, which is of the main operating areas and create a acceptance of its HondaJet Elite, now tion, natural laminar flow nose and wing, entering service with Wing Spirit, a U.S. facility for controllers and regulator CASA “the world’s most delivered very light jet and composite fuselage. The flight deck charter operator based in Hawaii. Wing to experience the features of a digital tower, for the past two years,” said company features Garmin’s G3000 avionics suite Spirit has ordered 15 HondaJets. Honda including its use for contingency operations. president and CEO Michimasa Fujino. and the cabin boasts a full-service galley, Aircraft is showcasing the medevac inte- “My goal is to expand business aviation private lavatory, and an exclusive Bon- rior in a mockup at its pavilion at the FlightSafety Introduces in international markets by introducing giovi speakerless sound system. Dubai Airshow. FlightSmart AI Training Tool light jets with the HondaJet,” he added, Certified for single-pilot operation, At its Greensboro, North Carolina, FlightSafety International (Stand 1251) noting that 25 percent of customers are Honda Aircraft claims the Elite is sig - headquarters facility in the U.S., Honda introduced this month FlightSmart, an first time buyers. Fujino “expects to see nificantly more fuel-efficient and emits Aircraft is building a new wing production integrated training tool developed good sales activity” for the jet in the Mid- less greenhouse gases than any similarly facility, which at a cost of $15.5 million with IBM, designed to increase training dle East, as well. sized twinjet. brings the company’s total investment in effectiveness through automated and On static display at Al Maktoum Inter- Adding to its mission capabili - the U.S. to more the $245 million, accord- objective training. The new approach, national Airport, the HondaJet Elite ties, Honda last month introduced at ing to Fujino. n incorporating artificial intelligence and machine learning, evaluates a pilot’s ability to perform critical tasks and maneuvers during all phases of flight, then creates a customized “corrective action training Dimmable path” to address any identified deficiencies. “FlightSmart will set a new, higher standard for personalized, highly effective windows pilot training,” said FlightSafety president and CEO David Davenport, and will support a shift from qualitative- to are Vision’s evidence- and competency-based training. The U.S. Air Force is the launch customer for the new training speciality tool, with the force’s Air Education and Training Command contracting by James Wynbrandt for its implementation on 16 T-6A Electronically dimmable windows lower heat and noise levels and reduce solar radiation. training devices, including initial Vision Systems (Stand 1460) is display- and operational flight trainers. ing its electronically dimmable window Employing suspended particle device The range of EDWs on display in Dubai FlightSmart gives instructors “a (EDW) technology, which allows pas- (SPD) smart glass, these EDWs provide include a dimmable helicopter window comprehensive understanding of a pilot’s sengers to change the opacity of their infinite variable shading and instant and a multizone dimmable aircraft win- strengths and weaknesses through access windows from clear to opaque and helps response time, while blocking more than dow with an integrated control panel to real-time data, which objectively keep cabins cool and quiet. Suitable for 99.9 percent of harmful UV light, even that provides opacity control of a chosen measures performance against highest- first-class commercial and private VIP in clear mode. The thin, lightweight, zone or sections of a single window. Also standard parameters,” according to aircraft applications, the French com- scratch-resistant composite glass that showcased are a smart partition based on the U.S. training and simulator provider. pany’s shading systems also incorporate replaces the dust panel also delivers electroluminescent technology that com- Providing training benefits for both new and an integrated infrared barrier to enhance superior optical performance, according bines a dimmable system and an infor- experienced commercial and military pilots, heat blockage and multiple layers of to Vision Systems, and with no moving mation display, for windows or cabin FlightSmart will also be adapted for training noise-attenuating films to reduce cabin parts, it can also reduce maintenance dividers, and Vision Systems’s high-end maintainers, technicians, unmanned systems noise. costs and downtime. motorized shades. n operators, and others, FlightSafety said.

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German technology supplier Rohde & billion) in the fiscal year that ended in June. Schwarz is presenting a variety of aerospace For safe and economical air traffic com- and defense solutions at the Dubai Airshow munications, the VCS-4G internet-protocol that deliver safety and efficiency in several communications system in combination domains. These products are a result of the with Series 4200 radios provides the optimal company’s expertise in innovation and tech- solution, according to the company. Rohde & nology, turnkey communications, and intelli- Schwarz said its products provide air traffic gence solutions and components. communications to 200 airports and air traf- Rohde & Schwarz (Stand 615) pro- fic control centers in more than 80 countries. vides solutions in test and measurement, For secure, wideband voice and data broadcast and media, aerospace, defense, communications for network-centric oper- security and networks, and cybersecurity. ations, Rohde & Schwarz’s Soveron AR soft- Headquartered in Munich, Germany, the ware-defined radios provide a solution, and group has 12,100 employees and gen- more than 8,000 of these units are in use erated revenues of €2.14 billion ($2.36 on 70 different airborne platforms. P.S-S.

Mideast MRO gains additive manufacturing approval by James Wynbrandt

At a ceremony attended by Ernst Peter directly from CAD data, while the One Fischer, German Ambassador to the UAE, can manufacture large parts, jigs and fix- Etihad Engineering (Chalet S15) unveiled tures, and molds. on Sunday the Middle East’s first additive “The launch of the new facility is in line manufacturing facility with design and with Etihad Engineering’s position as a lead- production approval from the European ing global player in aircraft engineering, as

INTOSH Aviation Safety Agency, making it the first well as a pioneer in innovation and technol- airline MRO to receive such approval to ogy,” said Bernhard Randerath, the airline’s

DAVID M c DAVID design, produce, and certify 3D-printed v-p of design, engineering, and innovation. cabin parts using powder-bed fusion tech- The partnership will allow the division F-22 flies the U.S. Air Force flag nology, according to Etihad. of the Etihad Aviation Group to make Demonstrating its raw power and thrust-vectoring maneuverability in the daily Dubai Airshow The laboratory, created in partner- faster repairs, more lightweight designs, flying display is Lockheed Martin’s F-22 Raptor, the U.S. Air Force’s premier air dominance ship with EOS and BigRep, is located at and customizable parts. Going forward, fighter. The aircraft is currently on assignment to U.S. Central Command in the Gulf region. the Etihad Engineering facility adjacent the 3D printing facility will “design, pro- to Abu Dhabi International Airport and duce and certify additively manufactured has two approved industrial 3D printers: parts for the aircraft cabin of the future,” the EOS P 396; and BigRep’s One, among according to the company. the world’s largest serial-built thermo- Claiming title as the region’s larg- BAE lands further missile warning system plastic-extrusion 3D printers. The EOS est commercial MRO provider, Etihad machine, with a total build volume of Engineering’s facilities include hangars contracts worth $71 million 340 by 340 by 600 mm, enables tool-free covering some 66,000 sq m (710,000 sq manufacture of serial components, spare ft), including one that can accommodate Spain, the Netherlands, the United King- whether they be laser-based systems or parts, functional prototypes, and models three Airbus A380s simultaneously. n dom, and the United Arab Emirates have all expendable flares. Alongside this core ordered AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warn- capability, CMWS offers hostile fire indi- ing Systems (CMWS) from BAE Systems. cation and it has a recording function. It is The combined orders, all made through typically fitted to slow-flying aircraft such as U.S. foreign military sales, total $71 million transports and helicopters. in new business for the company. “Our customers that fly low and slow CMWS detects incoming infrared-guided in dangerous situations face unobserved missiles to provide a warning and to auto- threats that can strike without warning in matically cue and actuate countermeasures, seconds,” said Cheryl Paradis, director of Optical Electronic Warfare Systems at BAE Systems. “We level the playing field for pilots and crews with proven threat detec- tion and countermeasures that quickly and automatically engage and defeat threats.” CMWS has been in production for about 15 years, and more than 3,000 units have been supplied for fitment to some 40 dif- The AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning ferent platforms flying in at least 17 nations. System consists of a central processor The system has amassed more than 4 mil- Opening Etihad’s new additive facility, (l to r) Bernhard Randerath and Abdul Khaliq Saeed of box with distributed sensors. lion combat hours. D.D. Etihad Engineering; Markus Glasser, EOS; Ernst Peter Fischer, German ambassador to the UAE; Marie Langer, EOS; Tony Douglas, Etihad Aviation Group; and Martin Black, BigRep.

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Pg-16_d3_v5.indd 1 11/17/19 5:18 PM (L to r) Tareq Abdul Raheem Al Hosani, chairman, GAL; Faisal Al Bannai, CEO and Strata managing director, Edge; Manufacturing, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad a subsidiary Bin Thanoon Al Nahyan; Liu Yu, of Mubadala chairman, Catic; Khalid AlBreiki, Investment CEO, GAL; Mohammed Husain Company, Ahmed, vice president, GAL, at celebrates delivery the Dubai Airshow Edge Pavilion. of its first shipset of composite 777X Global Aerospace Logistics signs for empennage ribs. bonded warehouse in Abu Dhabi

The UAE’s Global Aerospace Logistics “The facility will significantly improve (GAL), a regional provider of integrated the availability of aircraft spare parts Strata delivers 1st set of aircraft solutions for military and civilian in the UAE and MENA region,” GAL said. customers, has signed a contract with “This agreement formalizes the memoran- Chinese state-backed defense contrac- dum of understanding signed by the two 777X empennage ribs tor China National Aero-Technology companies during the visit of His Highness Import & Export Corporation (Catic) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, by Gregory Polek to set up a bonded warehouse in Abu Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Dhabi, GAL (Chalet A38) announced at Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Strata Manufacturing has delivered its Boeing now expects to start flight test- the Dubai Airshow. Forces, to China in July this year.” P.S-S. first shipset of empennage ribs for the ing the 777X in the first quarter of next year Boeing 777X, the Mubadala Investment and targets certification in early 2021. Company subsidiary announced at the With Strata’s expanding role as a direct Dubai Airshow. composite aero structures supplier to The delivery follows a landmark agree- Boeing Commercial Airplanes, the Al Ain- ment marking the fourth work package based manufacturer now manufactures Boeing has awarded to Strata, signed during empennage ribs for the 777 and vertical the Abu Dhabi Global Aerospace Summit fin ribs for the 787 Dreamliner, as well as in April 2018. “As we embark on our sec- the composite empennage ribs for the The Ammroc MRO ond decade of operations, this milestone 777X. Strata also launched “Strata plus,” Al Ain model was delivery is a new chapter in our ongoing an expansion of its existing facilities, to unveiled in the success story with a long-trusted partner support the supply of Boeing 787 vertical presence of (l to r): such as Boeing,” said Strata CEO Ismail Ali fin assemblies. Abdul Hakeem Abdulla. “With our recent adoption of dig- Based at Nibras Al Ain Aerospace Park, Al Muflahi, CEO ital and Industry 4.0 technologies, Strata’s Strata works with Airbus, Boeing, Leonardo, of Ammroc; Tim provision of world-class composite aero- and Pilatus to support the development of Cahill, senior structure components to industry-leading a planned aerospace hub in Abu Dhabi, a vice president, aircraft OEMs is championing the UAE’s cornerstone of the emirate’s strategic eco- Lockheed Martin global aerospace ambitions.” nomic diversification initiatives. n International; and Faisal Al Bannai, CEO and managing director, Edge, at the Edge Pavillion. Boeing reveals Biman Bangladesh as October buyer of two 787-9s

Boeing revealed an order valued at $585 Biman has chosen GE engines to power Ammroc unveils model of million for a pair of 787-9s from Biman its 787-9s and Bari alluded to the possibil- Bangladesh Airlines at the Dubai Airshow ity of ordering 787-10s in the future. “The Sunday. The order, recorded in October [Dreamliner’s] biggest advantage is that Al Ain military MRO facility as unidentified in Boeing’s books, aug- the same crew can fly all three airplanes,” ments Biman’s fleet of four 787-8s and he said. Advanced Military Maintenance, Repair, International Airport, from where it will four 777-300ERs. “One of our key priorities is to have a and Overhaul Center (Ammroc) on Sun- offer maintenance, performance-based Appearing yesterday with Boeing modern fleet with technologically advanced day unveiled a model of its Al Ain facility at reliability support, and full life-cycle man- Commercial Airplanes CEO Stan Deal and airplanes that will enable us to expand our the Dubai Airshow. The event took place agement. Built to cater to future expan- Boeing Global Services CEO Ted Colbert, international reach,” added Bari. “While we at the Edge pavilion (A14-15) in the pres- sion, the center will initially feature four Biman Bangladesh chairman Air Marshal have a good domestic network, we plan to ence of Faisal Al Bannai, CEO and man- multi-purpose hangars, more than 30 Muhammad Enamul Bari said the plan is extend our international network to include aging director of Edge and chairman of back-shops, and a climate-controlled first to add frequencies to existing routes, more destinations in Europe, Asia, and the Ammroc, and Tim Cahill, senior vice pres- paint facility. such as from Dhaka to Riyadh and Abu Middle East. The 787, with its technologi- ident of Lockheed Martin International. Covering 36,500 sq m of hangar space, Dhabi. Bari also named new services to cal superiority, excellent operational per- Set to commence operations early next the Al Ain complex features a dedicated Manchester, scheduled to start January 5, formance, and passenger experience will year, the facility will rank among the larg- Black Hawk nose-to-tail depot with LRUs and from Manchester to Toronto. enable us to achieve that goal.” est centers dedicated to military MRO in that include blades and transmissions, The airline is also awaiting clearance Biman Bangladesh’s 787-9s will come the world. engines, and aircraft subsystems. The to fly onward services from Singapore to configured in a 298-seat, three-class Planners positioned the one-square- facility will also feature a dynamic whirl Bali and Tokyo Narita, as well as direct configuration and bring a range of 7,530 kilometer facility on a plot of land stand to support rotary aircraft blades and from Dhaka to New York. nautical miles. G.P. directly connected to the airside at Al Ain a transmission repair shop. G.P.

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Pg-17_d3_v3.indd 1 11/18/19 11:51 AM Addressing the future of aircraft con- IFEC a 'key pillar' in setting Oman Air apart nectivity and the systems and capa - bilities she expects to emerge in the by Peter Shaw-Smith coming years, she said, “The existence of new emerging technology, satellites As the first female Gulf national to become with high-speed, global coverage, and an avionics maintenance engineer, Alya We high-capacity bandwidth [means] super- Al Qalam Al Yafie, manager for in-flight [consider] fast connectivity service in the cabin will entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) at be key to keeping passengers content in Oman Air, is no stranger to mold breaking. cabin innovation flight. We could see more airlines con- “We [consider] cabin innovation and and in-flight sidering connectivity solutions either in-flight entertainment systems one of entertainment on single-aisle or long-haul fleets, pro- the key pillars to differentiate us as an vided the cost and quality of the service airline,” she told AIN. systems one of is acceptable to the airline operators and Al Qalam Al Yafie joined Oman Air as the key pillars to their passengers onboard.” a trainee in June 1994, specializing in Airlines trying to monetize internet- avionics- electrical systems, after grad- differentiate us service delivery face the question of uating from Egypt’s College of Aero- as an airline” whether they should offer free services to nautical Science and Technology. She attract more passengers. “I believe every also acquired an aircraft maintenance —Alya Al Qalam Al Yafie, manager airline will opt for a suitable model to engineer (avionics) license and, in 2011, for in-flight entertainment and differentiate themselves, as connectivity gained a master’s of science in mainte- connectivity at Oman Air [can] be a tool to generate revenue and nance management from Glasgow Cale- make profits,” she said. donian University. and obtained all type ratings on all exist- our role as an airline within the region and “As staying connected is becoming a key Al Qalam Al Yafie started with Oman ing in-service aircraft types how it differentiated [us] as being one of to winning customer loyalty, we see some Air as a licensed aircraft maintenance “[In 2009], we were the first airline the first to adopt the technology.” airlines [offering] the service at no cost to technician, and acquired the approvals to worldwide to get the Thales i5000 suite on Oman Air’s regional competitors in first and business class guests. Also, some perform maintenance and troubleshoot- the A330 fleet, with Wi-Fi, connectivity, text the Gulf took notice. “Full-service luxury airlines offer Wi-Fi service at very attrac- ing activities on the in-service fleet at that messaging, and onboard telephony. This makes a statement,” said the Dubai-based tive [rates] to holiday travelers to enhance time. She then moved to development was an achievement for the airline. At the representative of an in-flight communica- their travel experience. We shouldn’t forget engineering in 2001, responsible for elec- time, we worked hard with all stakehold- tions service provider. “Oman Air made a airlines’ main objective in diversifying their trical and avionics/IFEC/E-enablement ers, and now we can see how this enhanced bold, forward-looking decision in 2009.” services is to be more profitable.” n

and a doubling of the number of city pairs, Oman in line for open skies pact with EU to 198 in 2018, European Commission data show. At the same time, average fares by Cathy Buyck decreased by 61 percent, equating to a €172 savings on each ticket. When the European Commission presented of land where the airport was built. first such agreement between the EU and All open skies with the EU—nine are its aviation strategy in December 2015, it The Gibraltar deadlock has impacted a Gulf country. “Both sides have demon- currently applied—have resulted in the identified 11 key overseas markets with four EU-level comprehensive air transport strated that positive engagement can build growth in passengers and new connec- which it aimed to forge an EU-level com- agreements, confirmed Carlos Bermejo trust among nations, so they can embrace tions and a decrease in the average cost prehensive air transport agreement (CATA). Acosta, deputy director-general responsi- the benefits of competition,” Qatar- Air of a ticket, Bermejo Acosta pointed out. Seven countries in the wider Middle East ble for aviation agreements at the European ways Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker EC analysis estimates the economic ben- and North Africa region, all six members of Commission’s department for mobility commented at the time. “Our hope is efits of a CATA with all GCC states at €8.4 the Cooperation Council for the Arab States and transport (DG MOVE). Deals with the that the success of these negotiations will billion during the first eight years of the of the Gulf (GCC)—Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Ukraine and Armenia were finalized and ini- encourage other trading blocs and signifi- agreement. the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, tialed in 2013 and 2017, respectively, but they cant aviation markets to join in achieving a For the moment, however, it is unclear and Oman—plus Turkey were on the Com- are on hold owing to the Gibraltar dispute, liberalized global aviation regime for future whether the EU will seek to conclude an mission’s wish-list to set up open aviation Bermejo Acosta explained during a recent generations,” he added. open skies arrangement with Saudi Arabia, areas. The bloc’s member states authorized presentation of the state of play of the EU’s The agreement calls for the gradual Kuwait, the UAE, and Bahrain. The polit- (unanimity of all member states is required) air transport agreements to members of the market opening over a period of five ical environment in Europe has changed. talks with only a handful, namely Qatar, the transport committee of the newly elected years to the five EU countries which The Juncker Commission, which was

UAE, Turkey, and Oman. European Parliament. “We hope this will be have no bilateral open skies in place in officeYOUR from SOURCE November FOR AVIATION 2014, NEWS planned a Four years later, Brussels has concluded solved soon,” he stressed. with Qatar for cargo and passenger air new EU executive led by president-elect www.ainonline.com a CATA with Qatar and in January started When endorsed by the GCC, Qatar, and transport—Belgium, Germany, France, Ursula von der Leyen, who wants a talks with Oman. Tunisia will join Morocco, Jordan, and Italy, and the Netherlands. It also con- climate- neutral Europe by mid-century The UAE refused to enter into negoti- Israel in having an EU-level open skies in tains provisions on fair competition and and has defined the “European Green ations with the Council of the EU, which the MENA region. on social matters, as well as on trans - Deal” as a key priority for the next five represents the bloc’s member countries Negotiations with Oman started at the parency on international reporting and years.ENEWSLETTER This strategic FOR BUSINESS shift AVIATION towards a and decided in July to suspend the man- beginning of this year and a third round accounting standards. Qatar committed focus onwww.ainonline.com/ climate action andalerts reduction of date with Turkey on political grounds. of talks was scheduled to take place in also to the removal of existing obliga- greenhouse gas emissions could dim the The Commission also finalized long-last- Oman November 13-14. Good progress tions for EU airlines to work through a former Commission’s ambitious external ing on-off talks with Tunisia; however, like was achieved during the second round in local sponsor. aviation policy to tap into growth markets the Qatar agreement, this CATA has not June, according to Bermejo Acosta, noting According to an EC-commissioned throughAERO DEFENSEopen skies INDUSTRY deals. ENEWSLETTER n yet been formally signed off by the GCC that “the fact that we have concluded an study, the agreement could generate eco- www.ainonline.com/subscribe and “therefore they can’t be applied,” EU agreement with Qatar makes it easier.” nomic benefits of nearly €3 billion ($3.34 sources told AIN. The reason for the delay The Council authorized the European billion) from 2019 to 2025 and create is outside the Commission’s control and Commission in June 2016 to negotiate an around 2,000 new jobs by 2025.

is due to the bilateral dispute between EU-wide aviation agreement with Qatar. The CATA with Morocco, in place since AIR TRANSPORT INDUSTRY ENEWSLETTER the UK and Spain over the territoriality After five formal rounds of talks, the CATA 2006, has led to a 150 percent capacity www.ainonline.com/subscribe of parts of Gibraltar—including the strip was initialed in March this year, marking the growth between the country and the bloc

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FOR NEWS VIDEO FROM EBACE Aurigny is airline launch customer for Falcon Aviation ClearVision EFVS upgrade in ATR 72-600 Services is expanding its offshore oil and Guernsey-based airline Aurigny has taken (depending on what the operator selects). gas helicopter fleet delivery of its first ATR 72-600 equipped In the three ATR 72-600s ordered by with the addition of with the Universal Avionics ClearVision Aurigny, the airline has selected EVS for a pair of Leonardo enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) with the ClearVision system, which combines AW189s, one of which SkyLens wearable head-up display (HUD). SkyLens with Universal Avionics parent will be leased from The SkyLens HUD has an unlimited field company Elbit’s multi-spectral camera Milestone Aviation. of view because pilots can look in any system. ATR (Stand 936) is the first man- direction and see high-resolution HUD ufacturer to implement installation of the symbology, as well as enhanced vision ClearVision EFVS; Universal is also cer- system (EVS), synthetic vision system (SVS), tifying installation of ClearVision in the and combined vision system (CVS) imagery Airbus A320. M.T. Falcon Aviation opts for Milestone-leased AW189 by Chad Trautvetter

Abu Dhabi-based Falcon Aviation Services with air-conditioning and an auxiliary power is expanding its offshore oil and gas heli- unit, allowing for continuous air-condition- copter fleet with the addition two more ing in both the cabin and the cockpit without Leonardo AW189s, one of which is being having the main engines running. leased from GE Capital Aviation Services “We greatly appreciate Falcon Aviation’s (GCAS) subsidiary Milestone Aviation continued trust towards Milestone’s abil- Group. These additions will make Falcon ity to deliver and we are honored to be Aviation one of the largest AW189 com- given the opportunity to further expand mercial operators, with four of the type on our already strong relationship,” said on property. Its offshore support fleet Michael York, Milestone’s head of emerg- also includes AW169s and Bell 412s. ing markets. “Milestone already has three A Grob G120TP single-engine aerobatic trainer preparing for an upset prevention and recovery Falcon Aviation’s Milestone-leased medi- AW169s on lease to Falcon Aviation, and training flight at CAE’s Dothan Training Center in Alabama. um-twin helicopter will arrive at its Al Bateen the addition of this AW189 is testament to Executive Airport base later this month to Falcon’s commitment in delivering to its support increasing demand for lift in the customers, as well as Milestone’s capabil- offshore oil and gas sector. The AW189 can ity in offering added value and flexibility Upset training flies at CAE’s carry up to 19 passengers and is equipped through its operating leases.” n Dothan Training Center by Matt Thurber

For U.S. Army fixed-wing pilots and civilian configuration for each type of customer. pilots who want to expand their skills, the The Grob G120TP trainers are not only CAE Dothan Training Center at Alabama’s used for the Army’s initial-entry fixed- Dothan Regional Airport offers a unique wing (IEFW) training program but also experience for learning how to prevent loss- for a three-day UPRT live-aircraft course. of-control inflight (LOC-I). The Dothan The Army pilots start in the G120TP, log- Training Center operates a fleet of six Grob ging 15 hours of instruction, then finish G120TP single-engine turboprop trainers, the Grob phase with 3.9 hours of UPRT, as well as a Frasca flight training device and followed by a stage check. Once that is a cockpit procedures trainer. These assets completed, the pilots move on to training are also available for civilian upset preven- in the fleet of C-12s. tion and recovery training (UPRT) through CAE pilot-instructor Epi Atencio a partnership between CAE and Aviation teaches in the Grobs and appreciates that

Performance Solutions (APS). the G120TP is the only fully aerobatic sin- WYNBRANDT JAMES CAE built the 79,000-sq-ft Dothan gle-engine turboprop trainer with side- Training Center in 2016 and opened it in by-side seating. This configuration makes Bell and Horizon Flight Academy ink order early 2017, after winning the U.S. Army for a more natural transition into the C-12 training contract that used to be held by flight deck, he explained. The Grob’s han- for 12 Jet Ranger X helicopters FlightSafety International. The center’s dling is closer to that of the C-12 as well, focus is pilot training for the Army’s Fixed- and the side-by-side seating lends itself to Bell president and CEO Mitch Snyder (left) have been delivered since the type entered Wing Flight Training Program, including early introduction of crew coordination and Horizon International Flight Academy service in 2017. transitioning Army helicopter pilots to concepts that are critical for flying the CEO Hareb Thani Al Dhaheri signed a con- “The addition of single-engine glass cock- fixed-wing aircraft and recurrent training C-12 and larger military transports. tract for 12 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicop- pits will enable us to meet the latest technol- for pilots flying military King Air B200s, CAE (Stand 1450) training systems under ters for the Abu Dhabi-based flight school ogy needs of aspiring pilots, and will prepare including the C-12 (Army), RC-12 (Air its Defence & Security division include 4th- on Sunday here in Dubai. At list prices, the them to fly with modern helicopters when Force), and UC-12 (Marine Corps). The and fifth-generation combat aircraft, lead-in deal is worth $15.6 million. they are back to their units,” said Al Dhaheri. center also operates a fleet of military trainers such as the Leonardo M-346 and Some 200 of the clean-sheet rotorcraft, Horizon operates an all-Bell fleet of Model King Airs as well as three C-12 simulators BAE Hawk, and participation in the Euro- which feature Garmin G1000H avionics, 206, 407, and 429 helicopters. J.W. that can be quickly switched to the optimal fighter Simulation Systems consortium. n

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Pg-19_d3_v5.indd 1 11/18/19 11:19 AM TDM is the product of H2E, an advisory Moroccan aerospace cluster strives firm established by Winoski and a partner in 2016 in Charleston, South Carolina. “We specialize in creating compelling value by to achieve ‘world class’ performance connecting OEM problems with unique supply chain solutions. TDM is such a solu- by Peter Shaw-Smith tion. H2E advocates taking Stage 2 a step beyond the BES and the original vision, by With the October 31 announcement of the be another. We find the support of the “If you could couple [government sup- creating a new supply chain in Morocco… sale of Bombardier’s Morocco and Belfast government to be super-strong. How- port] with some local private equity, then characterized by Moroccan ownership.” facilities to Spirit Aerosystems, the path- ever, my proposition would be that, cer- you’re starting to develop something way to the future is now clearer for the tainly under the strategic direction of the that’s really saying: ‘OK, we’re here for Morocco’s First Casablanca unit, widely recognized as a King, the Minister of Industry, Moulay the long run.’ If there’s a lot of domestic Aerospace Company modern, sophisticated facility working Hafid Elalamy has been the driving force private investments, that would anchor Morocco’s first aerospace cluster concern, in tandem with the Belfast network. The [behind Morocco’s aerospace cluster]. companies here.” MATIS Aerospace (Morocco Aero-Tech- sale is due to close in the first half of 2020. He is the guy. nical Interconnect Systems), which today The Casablanca facility has been so “The Minister of Industry has been ‘Stage 2’ Companies counts women as 70 percent of the work- successful that a 150,000-sq-ft exten- behind all of the deals being signed, all To date, AIN understands only one aero- force, was founded in 2001 by Boeing, sion was announced earlier this year, to the propositions. He has certainly sup- space company to set up in Morocco Safran Electrical & Power, and Royal Air more than double the existing 100,000- ported Bombardier very strongly, and meets the criterion Orr refers to, known Morocco (RAM). sq-ft facility. Morocco activity involves the whole industry. And he drives and as a “Stage 2” company, and that is TDM “The idea was to launch the first aero- work on Bombardier aircraft, but the drives and drives. Belfast brings, it is Aerospace, an airplane parts manufac- space company in Morocco, in partner- ambition is to act as a Tier 1 supplier fair to say, all of the experience to play. turer recently established with a mission ship with Boeing,” CEO Zahira Bouaouda, for a number of aircraft manufacturers. Morocco brings, let’s say, a new vibe, to manufacture pipes and tubes for the told AIN. “Both RAM and Boeing were Boeing 787. looking for an industrial partner, and A major driver behind the advent of Safran was selected. The agreement was TDM was the signing in 2016 of an MOU signed between the three parties in 2001, with the Moroccan government to set up with a business plan designed to ensure the so-called Boeing Ecosystem (BES). that the company would win significant “The idea was to have a second OEM business in the future. The building was sponsor [Airbus being the first] to cata- completed in 2002. We started building lyze a new wave of companies to create the first wire bundle for delivery to Boe- a true go-to destination for world-class ing in September 2002. Tier 1 capabilities—structures, systems, “We build wire bundles for the Boeing 737, interiors, propulsion, and MRO—in [now] completely replaced by the 737 Max. Morocco,” said Louis Winoski, co-CEO. We also started to be involved in produc- “The MOU aspires to create $1 billion tion for the 777X—we should receive addi- in annual aerospace exports, 8,700 jobs, tional production in the coming years—as and meaningful technology transfer. The well as the 787, and the A320 family. We Though the sign on the outside is due to change to Spirit Aerosystems, the inside of thrust of Boeing and the Ministry, after still do production on CFM engines. For Bombardier’s Casablanca manufacturing facility remains a dynamic, innovative crucible. the MOU signing, was to attract 120 Boe- Dassault Aviation, we started with the 900 ing suppliers to expand in Morocco with and 2000. Now, we mainly work on the Bombardier Morocco makes flaps, aile- a younger workforce, just a different the promise of low labor costs, favorable Dassault [Falcon] 6X program.” rons, winglets, slats, nacelles, emergency dynamic. About 70 percent of the busi- economics, and demographics. The initial Bouaouda expects revenues this year doors, and floors for the CRJ 700, 900, ness is commercial, and 30 percent is response from the supplier community to exceed $104 million and to be sta- and 1000; floors for the Global 5000 and business jets.” was tepid.” ble in coming years. “We are optimistic 6000; emergency doors for the Chal- Orr said Morocco is also studying Winoski said the 130-odd companies about 2020. We have visibility on cus- lenger 350 and 650; and fuel cells, nose how it could generate domestic private that set up in Morocco in Stage 1 were tomer demand for the next five years. In extensions, flight deck, and emergency investment in the aerospace industry. outposts of foreign companies—job and 2019, we received a number of confirmed doors for the Learjet 70/75. Some 140 aerospace companies have set export creators, but with ownership and orders. Last year we exceeded $83 million “Using our Morocco base, we did a com- up in the kingdom, mostly in Casablanca, profits staying outside Morocco. “When in revenues.” bined bid for the A320neo thrust reverser,” but are all foreign-owned. “How can you we arrived and created the opportunity She said the BES was important. “We Stephen Orr, vice president and general drive private equity in Morocco to start for Moroccan private investment on are very involved with development of manager of the Bombardier Morocco sharing the risk, to try and also anchor top of the incentives available from the Boeing Ecosystem. Having other sup- Manufacturing Center, told AIN. “We down the long-term longevity of the Boeing and Morocco, it became a game- pliers based in Morocco will help develop won that in a very competitive environ- aerospace business?” he asked. changer,” he said. the global supply chain, and increase what ment by doing the design, engineering, we call the ‘integration rate’ in the Moroc- and manufacturing of complex parts in can aerospace industry, which means Belfast, and 100 percent of the assembly ‘Made in Morocco.’” will be done here in this plant in Morocco. Generally regarded as the founder of That’s one among other future work pack- MATIS, not to say Morocco’s aerospace ages that we’re setting up to do, [and] cluster as a whole, former RAM offi - quite a program to be on.” cial, Hamid Benbrahim El Andaloussi is The factory opened at Midparc, Casa- bullish about the future. But, as he told blanca, in 2014, and soon grew. Today, it AIN in Casablanca, moving up the value has 350 employees and plans to increase chain was key. “If we stay low-cost, we that to more than 1,000. The new facil- die,” he said. n ity will open in the third quarter of 2020. Bombardier Morocco is a sister site to the Short Brothers conglomerate in Belfast, part of Bombardier since 1989. “Morocco offers a lot of advantages, TDM Aerospace, led by co-CEO, Louis Winoski (third from left), signed an agreement with YOUR SOURCE FOR AVIATION NEWS cost-competitivity being one,” Orr said. Boeing in December 2018 to produce tubes and ducts for the Boeing 787 at Casablanca’s “Exceptional government support would Midparc aerospace facility. www.ainonline.com

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FOR NEWS VIDEO FROM EBACE The second- News Clips Lunar lander generation Hercules is GE and Sanad Ink represented at Engine MRO Deal unveiled, the Dubai show GE Aviation and Sanad Aerotech announced by a C-130J-30 at the Dubai Airshow an agreement for from the U.S. Air the Abu Dhabi-based MRO to provide rover to be Force’s 317th maintenance services for GE’s GEnx-1B Airlift Wing, engines, as well as continued time (quick

INTOSH home-based at turn) overhauls on CFM International’s tested in Dyess AFB, Texas. Leap engines, both of which power next-

DAVID M c DAVID generation narrow- and widebody airliners. Under the agreement, effective in Abu Dhabi 2020, Sanad will also expand its existing maintenance and repair services to by Ian Sheppard Civilian Hercules Gains Cert include full overhaul on a total of 315 GEnx engines until 2035, and quick-turn UK startup company Spacebit and by David Donald on 237 Leap engines until 2030. The Ukraine’s Yuzhnoye Design Buro have contract is valued at some $136 million. unveiled a new Lunar Lander-Hopper On Friday, as Lockheed Martin execu- fleet passed the 2 million flight-hour mark, prototype at the Dubai Airshow, while tives were traveling to the Dubai Airshow, in the same month that Lockheed Martin Italy Pavilion Touts also announcing the UAE as the official news came through that the company’s delivered the 2,600th Hercules of all ver- Aerospace Capabilities testing location for a Spider Moon Rover— LM-100J—the commercial version of the sions. Deliveries of the second-generation The Italian Trade Agency pavilion officially “the smallest robotic moon rover in the C-130J—had been granted FAA certifica- C-130J have topped 440 to 20 nations. opened here at the Dubai Airshow with visits world with legs, not wheels.” tion. While the military C-130J had also Interest remains high for both com- from government officials, Italian ambassador The lander will be developed over received civilian approval in its early years, mercial and military Hercules, with the to the UAE Nicola Lener, Italian consul the next two to three years with the certification had lapsed as new systems UAE interested in acquiring the ITAR-free general in the UAE Valentina Setta, and engine testing starting earlier, accord- were increasingly brought into the aircraft, LM-100J. Ammroc (Stand 605), a Lock- Amedeo Scarpa, Italian trade commissioner ing to Spacebit, while the Spider Moon requiring a new test effort with the LM-100J heed Martin/Edge joint venture, is shortly to the UAE, Oman, and Pakistan. Rover is in development and is due to version to update the type certificate. to begin MRO work on Hercules at its new About 40 Italian companies are be launched formally in Q2 2020. The Flight trials were conducted with the facility in Al Ain, which will be the only participating in the show, nine of which the precise testing location in Abu Dhabi first two LM-100Js, which have now been authorized service center in the region. Italian Trade Agency supports. Its collective has yet to be identified. joined by a third aircraft, with another two Opportunities elsewhere include a NATO pavilion features high-performance Yuzhnoye general director Alexander now on the assembly line. Lockheed Mar- maritime patrol requirement, for which aircraft equipment, satellites, radar Degtyarev commented, “We are pleased tin (Pavilion P6) has received orders for Lockheed Martin has pitched its C-130J- equipment, space launchers, and complex to be working with Spacebit as part of five to date, with the first of two aircraft based Sea Hercules, while in the commer- mechanical and electronic components. our new ‘Powered by Yuzhnoye’ initia- for Fort Worth, Texas-based Pallas Avia- cial field the night-capable LM-100J-based tive which lets new space companies tion due for delivery in the first quarter. “Fire Herc” could find traction in the fire- Nedaa Gives Airshow gain critical space flight expertise much In the meantime, in October the C-130J fighting role. n Emergency Wireless Comms faster by tapping into our existing rich A UAE-based government entity, Professional technology base while developing new Communication Corporation, also known technologies together.” by its Arabic name Nedaa, is boosting The Lunar-Hopper concept is on display advanced wireless communications at at the Yuzhnoye Design Buro stand (1510) the Dubai Airshow to ensure smooth and along with a Spider Moon Rover 3D model. secure emergency response between “Our lunar lander is different as it security personnel and Dubai Police, Dubai incorporates the ability to ‘hop’ from Civil Defence, and Dubai Ambulance. one landing site to another,” said The company has positioned its mobile Spacebit founder and CEO Pavlo base station next to the Dubai Airshow site Tanasyuk. It will be designed to deliver to offer round-the-clock monitoring and “150 kg or more of payload” to one land- connectivity and ensure critical situations ing point or “50 kg or more” to up to are addressed and equipment malfunctions three remote landing points on the are dealt with speedily. Nedaa is the first lunar surface within a distance of up organization to operate the Tetra network to 20 km, said Spacebit. n in the region, providing support through its INTOSH Airbus TH9 radio, with 69 devices on the network allotted to the show security team. DAVID M c DAVID Airbus to Reorganize Dubai- Under Armour ‘Spacesuits’ will protect based Commercial Services Airbus plans to consolidate all of its Dubai- Virgin Galactic passengers based customer services team for commercial As visitors clear the new line of security carrier aircraft, and SpaceShipTwo itself, aircraft under one roof starting January 1, the scanners and emerge into the Dubai Air- which will take “astronauts” from 50,000 company announced Sunday at the Dubai Air show’s main hall, they can consider what feet, where the craft is released, up to 50 Show. The exercise merges customer support, it might be like to launch into space, sport- miles above the Earth. supplier support, engineering, quality, aircraft ing a new Under Armour “spacesuit” for A seat aboard SpaceShipTwo costs structure embodiment and repair, services the ride of a lifetime with Virgin Galactic. $250,000, and according to Virgin Galac- sales and marketing, business development, The suits are presented on two manne- tic, more than 600 people have put down flight training, and flight operations. quins by the show entrance. deposits to reserve a ticket. Before tour- Under the plans, the regional Virgin Galactic operates the reusable ist flights begin, however, the company organization will expand to employ 105 The Lunar Lander-Hopper designed by SpaceShipTwo spaceflight system—con- has teamed with the Italian Air Force to personnel from 85. Airbus (Pavilion P10; Yuzhnoye Design Buro can fly cargo among sisting of WhiteKnightTwo, a custom-built carry out research flights next year. I.S. Stand 940) supports 1,000 aircraft with 36 lunar landing sites. operators in Africa and the Middle East.

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Charles Alcock Reuben F. Johnson Peter Shaw-Smith Cathy Buyck Vladimir Karnozov Jerry Siebenmark Gerrard Cowan Chris Kjelgaard Beth Stevenson David Donald Anthony Lam Chad Trautvetter Curt Epstein Kerry Lynch James Wynbrandt Eugene Gerden Mark Phelps Annmarie Yannaco Ian Goold Gregory Polek

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LEAD DEVELOPER – Michael Giaimo Super Tucano shines on Dubai line DEVELOPERS – Nathan Douglas, Ryan Koch Embraer’s A-29 Super Tucano has made steady inroads in the Middle East military market, with deliveries to Afghanistan and Lebanon. Prospects PRESIDENT – John Hartig for additional sales are also on the horizon. GROUP PUBLISHER – Dave Leach ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER – Nancy O’Brien ADVERTISING SALES Georges France – Western Europe Tel: +33 6 80 21 17 93 Melissa Murphy – Midwestern U.S. Mideast demand requires 3,000+ aircraft Tel: +1 (830) 608-9888 Nancy O’Brien – Western U.S./Western Canada/Asia Pacific Tel: +1 (530) 241-3534 by Peter Shaw-Smith Anthony T. Romano – Northeastern U.S./Eastern Canada/ Mexico/Brazil Tel: +1 (203) 470-4957 Middle East demand for new passenger air- aircraft will be required by 2038, includ- in terms of origin-destination passengers Joe Rosone – Southeastern, Mid-Atlantic U.S./Middle East Tel: +1 (301) 693-4687 craft over the next 20 years stands at about ing 790 large, 185 medium, and 750 small to and from the UAE, will be between Diana Scogna – Italy/Northern Europe/Middle East 3,240 aircraft, according to Bob Lange, aircraft. Lange said the A321XLR and the the UAE and the Asia-Pacific region, and Tel: +33 6 62 52 25 47 Airbus senior v-p of business analysis and A330neo are included in the medium cat- UAE and Africa. He also looked at conti- Victoria Tod – Great Lakes U.S./United Kingdom Tel: +1 (203) 733-4184 market forecast. Some 1,080 of these, or 33 egory, while the A350 and A380 are con- nent-to-continent data. Yury Laskin – Russia percent, are replacement aircraft, with the sidered large. “When we project 20 years out, you’ll Tel: +7 05 912 1346 rest new, growth-driven deliveries. Based on information from Airbus’s see the growth multipliers and you’ll AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER – Jeff Hartford In terms of the fleet serving the UAE, Global Market Forecast for 2019, Lange see the fastest-growing markets will be MARKETING AND CLIENT SERVICES MANAGER – Lisa Valladares whether locally domiciled or foreign, 1,730 said that the strongest growth markets, the Middle East to Asia-Pacific, [chiefly] MANAGER OF ONSITE LOGISTICS – Philip Scarano III ONSITE PRODUCTION – Zach O’Brien China, but also the Middle East to Africa, SALES COORDINATOR – Nadine Timpanaro which will overtake Europe as being the SALES ADMINISTRATOR – Cindy Nesline third-strongest market from the Middle East in 20 years’ time,” he said. 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