Hexcel announces official opening of FAHCCT Pg02 laboratory in Shanghai Elbit Systems starts operation of Maritime UAS Pg05 Patrol Service to countries in EU

Collins Aerospace, Sikorsky develop new fly-by-wire Pg09 technology

July 01st, 2019

RUAG’s new 900 C-Check project to include ADS-B Out upgrade

to include an avionics upgrade to com- ply with the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) mandate on ADS-B Out, as well as a partial cabin refurbishment. In September 2019, the business aircraft is set to arrive at the RUAG site. Besides the avionics upgrade for compliance with Mandate 2020, which is due on 7 June, the 3C-check project also includes a partial cabin refurbishment in the scope of work. All services are scheduled to take place during the one downtime. RUAG knows the advantage of one-stop shop ap- proach, citing that the customer is able to benefit from more time in the air for profitable, scheduled operations. “Optimising heavy maintenance checks, like this 3C-check, allows our customers to save on both time and UAG MRO International signs a new facilities at Geneva-Meyrin, Switzer- costs,” said Stephan Woodtli, Managing contract for a 3C-check on a Dassault land. The returning customer wants to Director for Sites Lugano and Geneva, FalconR 900LX at its support optimise the heavy maintenance check RUAG MRO International.

AerSale takes over Etihad Aviation Training sparks Qwest Air Parts to major growth expand airframe ue to the growing demand for airline pilots and popularity of parts sales AirbusD A320 and Boeing 787 aircraft erSale has acquired aircraft parts have sparked major growth in the pilot distributor Qwest Air Parts, Inc. training division of Abu Dhabi’s Etihad QwestA is based in Memphis, Tennessee. Airways. The company deals with aircraft dis- Last year, Etihad has won contracts to mantlement and the refurbishment and train pilots for over 40 clients, half of the Etihad Aviation Training has 10 Full resale of USM. They have disassembled airlines are in the Middle East, Africa, Flight Simulators including three Airbus more than 200 aircraft, gives 24/7 AOG Europe, Indian sub-continent and South A320 devices, two Boeing 777s, three service, and operate a teardown facility East Asia. A year ago, it supported only Boeing 787 units, a single unit for Airbus in Crestview, Florida. three other operators. A330s/A340s, and one A380 simulator, as Qwest’s founder, President and CEO, Currently, Etihad Aviation Training well as 12 fixed-based Airbus and Boeing Gary Jones will continue to lead Qwest has over 100 cadet pilots and 22 training training devices. An Airbus A350 simula- and operate as a stand-alone indepen- aircraft which includes four Embraer tor will be added later this year, as well as dent subsidiary of AerSale. Phenom 100 jets. an A320 fixed base training unit.

www.mrobusinesstoday.com 1 July 01, 2019 Hexcel announces official opening of FAHCCT laboratory in Shanghai

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www.mrobusinesstoday.com 2 July 01, 2019 Exclusive Interview The ABC of Hangar Door hat is the hangar door made of and how frequently does it require maintenance. Like an aircraft hangar, a hangar Wdoor too, plays by its own set of rules. It requires highly skilled and specialised training to install a hangar door. Swati Ketkar finds more about hangar door technology in an exclusive interview withJonathan Jewers, Director at Jewers Doors Ltd.

Q - Q – Can you explain the mainte- are its advantages? nance required for hangar doors? How A - Our larger hangar doors are made Q – What are the types of hangar often does a hangar door need servic- predominantly of structural steel; how- doors provided by Jewers Doors? How ing? ever other materials used for particular are Jewers Doors different from other A - We recommend that our hangar aspects of the doors include stainless doors on the market? doors are maintained at least once a steel, aluminium, EPDM rubber and A - Jewers Doors’ range of hangar doors year, but depending on frequency of use nylon brush seals. The doors can be is predominantly made up of sliding and and the value of what the hangar holds, clad in any material, including but not sliding/folding hangar door systems. this could be reduced to twice a year or limited to sandwich panels, polycarbon- However, if required we design, manufac- even every quarter. All our maintenance ate, GRP, glass, aluminium etc. All of our ture and install custom-made and unique procedures are based on a preventative hangar door control panels are purposed products to suit the client’s requirements regime to ensure that the hangars doors designed to suit each project. In the near and operational needs. The difference continue to operate at their optimum future we will have remote access to our between Jewers Doors and other hangar performance, as opposed to reactive doors which will have the benefit of re- door companies is that we work closely maintenance. mote diagnostics and reduce the need for with clients and architects to provide a engineers to visit the site to undertake unique door to suit their operational re- Q – What is a normal shelf life of a fault rectification. quirements and company requirements. hangar door? When is the hangar door completely replaced? Q – What is the standard time taken Q – What is the future of hangar door A - Jewers Doors still has hangar doors for the installation of a hangar door? technology? in daily operation that were installed A -The installation of a door could A - Increased thermal and acoustic pre-WWII. With the correct service and range from one week to two years! Size is performance using efficient design and maintenance system in place, there everything with regards to a hangar door construction methods whilst still main- is every reason our hangar doors will and heavily influences the time taken to taining safety and reliability. last the life of the hangar. However, we install it. Each installation is different and normally stipulate 20+ years until major each has its own challenges to overcome. Q – Can you tell us briefly about the overhaul of a door is required, subject to it Jewers Doors is a company that special- training needed to install and maintain being maintained in accordance with our izes in the large hangar projects and hangar doors? recommendations. provides turnkey hangar door installa- A - A degree in ‘astrophysics’ will not tions to every corner of the world; with teach you how to install and maintain Q – What are the different types of each country having its own way of our doors, nor will you require one; how- materials used in the making of hangar working. We have the staff and capabili- ever being taught by our highly experi- doors? What is the latest material used ties to deliver successful projects on every enced engineers is highly recommended. in hangar door technology and what occasion. You will gain the most experience and knowledge by working with our teams on real life projects and learning the skills needed to carry out the job to the standards required. There are no academic or technical courses specifically for the installation and maintenance of hangar doors – although an interest in mechanical engi- neering is useful. Our highly experienced engineers train new employees and they gain the most experience and knowledge by working with our teams on actual projects and learning the skills needed to carry out the job to the standards required.

www.mrobusinesstoday.com 3 July 01, 2019 German armed forces receives Airbus Defence exclusive A319CJ from Lufthansa Technik AG ItAF extend performance- based logistics support for KC-767A tankers from Boeing oeing to provide Performance-based Lo- gistics (PBL) support to the (ItAF)B fleet of KC-767A tankers through July 2021 as per an extended contract agreement for two more years which was signed at the Paris Air Show. With the help of the partnership with Boeing, he German armed forces have Minister of Defence. The convert- the ItAF can depend on the outstanding aircraft received a converted Airbus ed Airbus A319CJ will be used for availability, which has been instrumental to A319CJT from Lufthansa Technik missions and also for medical and the success of missions. The goal of ItAF is to AG in an official ceremony in conventional passenger transport. have continued mission readiness and success Hamburg. The German armed The conversion of aircraft through the extended PBL agreement. forces have received this aircraft which was a business jet was “Providing unparalleled services to our defence under the Treaty on Open Skies. completed on time and within customers around the globe is paramount,” The aircraft was handed over by budget. The Federal Office of said Torbjorn ‘Turbo’ Sjogren, Vice resident of Lufthansa Technik AG in the pres- Bundeswehr Equipment, Infor- International Government & Defence for Boeing. ence of Niels Annen, Minister of mation Technology and In-Ser- “We look forward to further supporting our ItAF State at the Federal Foreign Office vice Support (BAAINBw) looked partners and enabling their mission readiness and Ursula von der Leyen, Federal after the project. for the next two years.”

GKN Aerospace delivers thermoplastic with thermoplastic components. GKN Aerospace is a technology composite components for Bell V-280 Valor leader in thermoplastic technology with thermoplastic rudders, elevators and fuselage panels flying on a wide range of business jets. Injection of this technology on a mili- tary platform opens opportunities for wider application in the defence market. Thermoplastics offer major advantages in terms of weight, costs, production time and environmental impact. The two compression-moulded Access Panels have been manufactured from re- cycled thermoplastic waste material from the two Ruddervators and have been developed in a Dutch TPC-Cycle research program led by Saxion. GKN Aerospace is a partner in the research program. In parallel to the demonstrator pro- gram, the GKN Aerospace global design team supports Bell with further design KN Aerospace has delivered a pair of partner on Bell’s Team Valor, GKN Aero- optimisation of the V-Tail. thermoplastic composite, induction space has designed and manufactured the John Pritchard, CEO GKN Aerospace weldedG Ruddervators, and two compres- complete thermoset composite V-Tail for ASEA says, ‘’We are proud to be part of sion-moulded Access Panels manufactured the Bell V-280 Valor. The Ruddervators and Team Valor and to be selected for the de- from re-used thermoplastic waste material, Access Panels are technology demonstra- sign of the V tail. It is very exciting that to Bell Helicopter, a subsidiary of Textron. tors and are planned for flight testing on our cutting edge thermoplastic technol- Ruddervators are the control surfaces for the aircraft in 2019. This will make the ogy will be flight tested for the first time an aircraft with a V-tail configuration. As V-280 one of the first military aircraft flying on the state-of-the-art V-280 Valor.’’

www.mrobusinesstoday.com 4 July 01, 2019 Elbit Systems starts operation of Maritime AAR selected as exclusive UAS Patrol Service to countries in EU distributor for Woodward supporting the US military AR has been selected as the exclusive dis- tributor for Woodward for the promotion and saleA of spare piece parts in support of US Govern- ment fleets. As part of this agreement, AAR OEM Solutions is providing piece part distribution for components on multiple platforms including the T700, LM2500 and TF34 engines. Excluded from the agreement lbit Systems has commenced the operation of the maritime UAS patrol are piece parts included in Woodward’s existing service which is available to countries in the European Union (EU) under long-term contracts with the US Government. aE contract between the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the “We are excited to partner with Woodward in Portuguese company CEiiA. The first EU country to use this particular long- support of the US Military,” said Eric Young, AAR range UAS patrol service is Iceland. The Hermes 900 Maritime Patrol opera- Senior Vice President of OEM Solutions. “AAR tion was carried out by the Icelandic maritime authorities at the Egilsstadir will leverage its experience and unique tools to airport in the East of the island, from which maritime UAS patrol can cover shorten lead times and increase parts availability.” more than half of the Icelandic Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). “We believe this relationship will provide signifi- The Hermes 900 Maritime Patrol is an unmanned maritime surveillance cant benefits to both our military customers and system. It can be used for long-range surveillance and is made for littoral and Woodward, and we are pleased to be partnering blue water operations, featuring maritime radar, Satellite Communication, with AAR,” said John DiSilvestro, Woodward, Inc. an Electro Optic payload, an Automatic Identification System (AIS) receiver Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Commercial and an Emergency Position-indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) receiver. Operations for Aircraft Fuel Systems and Controls.

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www.mrobusinesstoday.com 5 July 01, 2019 Airbus Helicopters, Pawan Hans to launch Paris Air Show 2019 H145, H225 and support AS365N Dauphin

awan Hans Limited (PHL), a helicop- ter service company based in New Delhi,P India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus Helicopters to work together on the future introduction of two new cat- egories of rotorcraft in the PHL fleet as well as for the repair, maintenance and overhaul of its existing AS365N Dauphin helicopters. The MoU, signed by Air Commodore Dayasagar, Executive Director at PHL and Ashish Saraf, Head of Airbus Heli- copters for India and South Asia, also includes customised training and an on- site Safety Management System (SMS) for PHL pilots. The MoU requires that Airbus He- licopters will support PHL in grow- ters will also provide predictive and PHL is the largest customer in the ing its onshore, offshore and inland scheduled maintenance, repair and world for Airbus Dauphin helicopters. It travel markets by introducing the overhaul services for PHL’s existing currently has 37 units deployed for off- best-in-class H145 and H225 rotor- Airbus AS365N Dauphin helicopters, shore Oil & Gas operations, VIP transpor- crafts into their fleet. Airbus Helicop- the MoU said. tation and other utility duties.

Air Lease Corporation buys 5 787-9 required by our airline customers to satisfy strong ALC lease placements of Dreamliners from Boeing the 787.” Since its inception, Boeing has sold more than 1,400 Dreamliners thereby making it the fastest-selling widebody jet worldwide. Some of the salient features of 787 Dreamliner are as follows - It allows airlines to reduce fuel use and emissions by 20 to 25 percent - It can fly 296 passengers and 7,635 nautical miles This combination of unparalled fuel efficiency and long range has helped the airlines to save more than 36 billion pounds of fuel and open more than 235 non-stop routes. “We are thrilled that ALC has decided to add more 787 Dreamliners to its elite portfolio of airplanes that they place with customers across the globe,” said Ihssane Mounir, senior vice president oeing and Air Lease Corporation “Demand for reliable, versatile, and of Commercial Sales and Marketing of signed an MoU at the Paris Air fuel-efficient airplanes is at an all-time The Boeing Company. “I’m confident ShowB in which ALC will purchase five high,” said Steven Udvar-Hzy, Execu- that the market-leading capabilities of 787-9 Dreamliners valued at USD 1.5 bil- tive Chairman of Air Lease Corporation. the 787-9 will continue contributing to lion at list prices. “These five Boeing 787-9 aircraft are ALC’s long-term success.”

www.mrobusinesstoday.com 6 July 01, 2019 Embraer completes 50 years NYCO products receive qualifications

mbraer will be celebrating its 50 years anniversary at the 53rd International Paris Air. Embraer will have aE big exhibition area which will consist of a state-of- the-art aircraft in static and in-flight display, as well as a pavilion dedicated to Embraer’s history during half of a YCO Turbonycoil 600, a synthetic standard turbine oil, is now approved century in the aviation industry. for use on Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150 engine powering De Havil- Embraer will be putting on display the new E195-E2 landN Aircraft of Canada Limited Dash 8-Q400. This new qualification was which is the second-generation commercial jet family; carried out, in collaboration with Pratt & Whitney Canada, De Havilland, and the light attack and training aircraft A-29 Super Tucano; Luxembourg airline Luxair. the multi-mission airlift and in-flight refuelling KC-390; Also, following Collins Aerospace’s streamlining project in Toronto, the Nyco and the Praetor 600 at the demonstration area. Grease GN 148, a multi-purpose grease, is now qualified on the Collins Aero- All the notable events of Embraer’s five decades history space landing gear that equips the Dash 8-Q400. will be recalled in a pavilion which will be dedicated to These two qualifications allow NYCO to extend its range of qualified exhibiting images and information of the company’s products to airlines with a regional fleet, but also to provide a better support products that have made history in the global aviation to Pratt & Whitney Canada for its full range of turboprops and turboshaft industry. engines.

www.mrobusinesstoday.com 7 July 01, 2019 AFI KLM E&M, 2AS partner for Dakar line maintenance structure

FI KLM E&M has signed a partner- Technics so as to offer the best line main- Diagne International Airport. The alli- ship agreement with 2AS to set up tenance support for airlines operating ance between the regional specialist in aA line maintenance joint venture at Da- at Blaise Diagne International Airport. airport ground assistance services, 2AS, kar’s Blaise Diagne International Airport. AFI KLM E&M is one of the world market and the leader on the global line mainte- AFI KLM E&M and AIBD Assistance leader for such services through its Line nance market, AFI KLM E&M, will deliver Services (2AS), the exclusive airport Maintenance International network, ultra-efficient line maintenance support ground handling services provider at and customer airlines are guaranteed to the carriers already using the airport Aroport International Blaise Diagne to benefit from reliable, top-quality and as well as all those that may want to (AIBD) signed a partnership agreement competitive support at the airport when include Dakar in their flight network.” to pool their expertise and resources in a they call on 2AS Technics solutions for Ibrahima Kane, Air Senegal Chief Ex- joint venture dubbed 2AS Technics in the their line maintenance operations.” ecutive Officer added, “The partnership presence of Senegal’s Minister of Tour- After entering service on 7 December between AFI KLM E&M and 2AS is a ma- ism and Air Transport Alioune Sarr. 2AS 2017, Dakar’s new Blaise Diagne Inter- jor opportunity for airlines flying to and Technics’ operations will focus on line national Airport handled over 2 million from the Blaise Diagne hub. Air Senegal maintenance support for airlines based passengers during its first year in opera- is one such and, in this respect, can ben- at or flying to the new Dakar airport. tion and is a major driver for develop- efit from top-quality line maintenance As the exclusive airport ground han- ing tourism throughout the region. support underpinned by the expertise of dling services provider at the airport Currently, the airport is used by over AFI KLM E&M, the world market leader under a ministerial decree, 2AS set up 30 regional and international airlines for this product and for aircraft main- its 2AS Technics subsidiary to handle serving 40 destinations in 33 countries tenance. The offering of 2AS Technics line maintenance services at the airport. on four continents. The partnership delivers real added value for the opera- 2AS Technics already supports regional between AFI KLM E&M, whose line tions of Air Senegal and other carriers at airlines, including Senegal’s new flag- maintenance solutions are internation- Blaise Diagne International Airport.” carrier, Air Senegal. Through its partner- ally regarded, and 2AS as part of 2AS Askin Demir, 2AS Chief Executive ship with 2AS and equity interest in 2AS Technics, will contribute to enhancing Officer, declared, “We are pleased with Technics, AFI KLM E&M will contribute the airport’s reputation and to attracting this partnership between AFI KLM E&M its expertise to the joint venture to new carriers to the airport, where they and 2AS. The 2AS Technics joint venture deliver competitive, high-quality line will benefit from high-level line mainte- promotes a strengthened and credible maintenance to the international air- nance services based on AFI KLME&M’s technical skillset by combining its name lines operating to and from Dakar. MRO-Airline know-how and experience. and offering with the brand image and Anne Brachet, Executive Vice Presi- Alioune Sarr, Senegal’s Minister for experience of a leading player in the dent, Air France KLM Engineering & Tourism and Air Transport, commented, global MRO market, known and recog- Maintenance, said, “We are delighted to “Convergence, which will contribute to nised for the quality of its services, and its contribute our skills and expertise to 2AS bolstering the attractiveness of Blaise line maintenance solutions in particular.”

www.mrobusinesstoday.com 8 July 01, 2019 MTU Aero Engines to launch site in Serbia Collins Aerospace, Sikorsky develop new fly-by-wire technology

ikorsky and Collins Aerospace Systems have developed a new fly-by-wireS retrofit solution that lets autonomous flight for rotary and fixed wing aircraft. The dem- onstration of the technology was carried out as part of Sikorsky’s Optionally Piloted Vehicle (OPV) system. On May 29, Sikorsky’s S-70 OPV Black Hawk flew for the first time as part of the DARPA Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation Sys- tem (ALIAS) programme. The new system is designed for safety-critical applications. It is triple redundant and substitutes TU Aero Engines has chosen the and the Government of the Republic a mechanical system of rods and municipality of Nova Pazova, of Serbia in early May this year, Prime pulleys with electromechanical aboutM 25 kilometers north of Belgrade Minister Ana Brnabic handed over major actuators controlled by an im- International Airport as the location for administrative approvals to Michael proved flight control computer. its new repair facility. The company will Schreyogg, Chief Program Officer, MTU Collins Aerospace engineers and establish a parts repair shop with a ca- Aero Engines, today. These documents Sikorsky worked together to design pacity of approximately 400,000 annual provide the basis for MTU’s upcoming this “jam free” system with purely repair hours. This is in addition to the activities in Serbia. Within the course of magnetic coupling, which removes 1.9 million repair hours MTU currently this year, the company will establish a the need for gearing, ball screws or performs per year at existing facili- project office in Belgrade. A core team clutches. This is the first time such ties. The new site will be run by MTU is already coordinating the setup of the a system has been used in a safety Maintenance Serbia d.o.o., a 100 percent new shop, e.g. selection of local sup- critical aerospace application. MTU subsidiary to be founded soon, and pliers. Ground-breaking is expected to The innovative design of the is expected to be operational over the happen in autumn 2020. fly-by-wire solution allows much course of 2022. “Setting up this new site is part of the logic that would typically re- Serbia’s Prime Minister Ana Brnabic, of MTU’s global growth story,” said side within the primary flight con- commented, “MTU Aero Engines is our Schreyogg. “MRO business will further trol computer to now reside exter- partner of choice in forming the nucleus ramp up in the years to come. To answer nally in its own control module or of the future aerospace industry in this challenge, we are investing in our the actuator itself. This has further Serbia. We intend to create a dedicated existing facilities and expanding our simplified the system architecture aerospace cluster around MTU’s invest- current network with this dedicated and increases reliability. The sys- ment and we are looking forward to at- parts repair shop. Operational flexibility tem is designed in such a way that tracting further partners. Highly skilled is key to provide competitive services to it allows it to be installed without and motivated people are our key asset the global market. Including the name modifying the hydraulic system in establishing Serbia as an attractive Serbia in our subsidiary’s brand under- or hydraulic actuator, eliminating location for the global aviation industry.” lines our confidence in becoming a valu- the need for re-qualification of the Following the Memorandum of able and committed industrial player in hydraulic system and thus giving a Understanding (MoU) signed by MTU Serbia.” more affordable retrofit option.

www.mrobusinesstoday.com 9 July 01, 2019 Executives in Focus Boeing appoints Surendra Ahuja as Emlyn David Managing Director of BDI to serve as CEO oeing has appointed Surendra Ahuja “We welcome Surendra Ahuja to Boeing & President as Managing Director of Boeing De- India and fully support him to further fenceB India (BDI), based in New Delhi. strengthen our work in the country. I of Skyservice Ahuja will look after BDI in alignment look forward to collaborating with him to Business Aviation with Boeing’s accelerated growth strategy deliver enhanced quality and capability to for India. He will be responsible for the our defence customers,” said Salil Gupte, mlyn David has been appoint- execution of current and future pro- President, Boeing India. ed as the CEO of Skyservice grammes across all BDI business sectors in BusinessE Aviation. He will also a collaborative environment with Boeing resume his current position as Defense Space and Security (BDS) and Boe- Surendra Ahuja President which he has held from ing Global Services (BGS). He will also be Boeing 2012. He was also the Director of responsible for delivering on Boeing’s com- the Company and has served in mitments to its Indian defence custom- various capacities since 2008. ers while positioning it for new business David has worked beside the opportunities. Ahuja will work with Salil previous CEO Marshall Myles Gupte who is recently appointed as the since 2008, honing his leadership leader and President of Boeing India. skills in the aviation industry. Ahuja served in the Indian Navy as Rear He has been recently leading the Admiral before joining Boeing. He has held building of a second new Skyser- various leadership and operational roles vice facility in Toronto consisting with the Indian Navy. He also had an as- of 90,000 square feet of hangar signment with the US India Defence Trade space and 20,000 square feet of & Technology Initiative (DTTI ), where he terminal space which is sched- managed the joint working group of Air- uled to open in the Fall of 2019 craft Carrier Technology Cooperation at Toronto Pearson International from inception, in co-operation Airport. with the US Navy.

Cutter Aviation promotes Jon Lassak to Chief Pilot Suren Meras promoted utter Aviation has promoted Jon Lassak to the role to Executive Director by of Chief Pilot for Cutter Aviation’s Charter and Flight ManagementC Department based in Phoenix, Arizona. In FlightSafety International his new role, Lassak is enthusiastic about the opportu- etwork of business and commercial aviation learning nity to lead and train a great team of pilots as they grow centres. In his new role, he will be responsible for main- Cutter Aviation’s charter flight operations and aircraft tenance,N cabin safety, pilot, dispatch and instructor training as management services for their domestic and interna- well as customer support, courseware development and simula- tional client base. tor operations. Lassak holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Manage- “Suren’s thorough understanding of FlightSafety’s training pro- ment and has been a part of aviation for over 20 years. grammes, his focus on Customer service, and more than 35 years He started in the United States Air Force as an F-16 Crew of aviation experience make him the ideal choice for this impor- Chief and completed his flight training at the University tant role,” said Dann Runik, Senior Vice President, Operations. of North Dakota. After teaching for four years at UND In 2007, Suren joined Flight Safety as Assistant Centre Man- Aerospace as the Lead Flight Instructor managing over ager and Director of Training at the Toronto Learning Centre. In 50 pilots and instructing on the King Air, Jon decided to 2015, he was promoted as Director, Training Operations and later take his aviation career to the next level by joining Cutter on as Senior Director, Operations in 2018. Aviation in 2017. He is Captain of both the HondaJet and Before joining FlightSafety Suren was Chief Pilot, Head of Train- Pilatus PC-24. Jon is thrilled to be part of the leadership ing, and a JAA Senior Examiner at Tyrolean Airways. He was also team as Chief Pilot in Cutter Aviation’s growing fleet of a Captain at City Express Airlines and Supervising Flight and seven aircraft and 13 pilots based in Arizona and Texas. Ground School Instructor at Central Airways Corporation.

www.mrobusinesstoday.com 10 July 01, 2019 International Events

EVENT MRO DATEEVENTS VENuE DATEAP&M Europe EVENT30-31, May 2018 London,VENUE UK 11-12European Sept 2019 Business Aviation Aero Engines Europe Conrad Istanbul Bosphorus, Turkey Convention18-19 Sept & 2019Exhibition (EBACE2018)15th Maintenance 29-31,Cost Conference May 2018 (MCC) Athens,Geneva 24-26 Sept 2019 MRO Asia-Pacific Singapore Expo Convention and MRO Europe 16 -18 October 2018 Amsterdam,Exhibition Centre, Netherlands Singapore NBAA Business Aviation Covention & 15-17 Oct 2019 MRO16 -18 Europe October 2018 Orlando,London, Florida UK 26-Exhibition 28 Nov 2019 (NBAA-BACE) Vietnam International Aviation Expo 2019 Tan Son Nhat Pavillon Convention Center, MRO Asia-Pacific 06-08, November 2018 SingaporeVietnam 06-07 Feb 2020 3rd Aerospace & Defence MRO South Asia Summit 2020 New Delhi, India Dubai Helishow 2018 06-08, November 2018 Dubai South, Dubai, UAE 10-11 Mar 2020 MRO Russia & CIS 2020 World Trade Center, Moscow, Russia

AIRSHOWS DATE EVENT VENUE 15-18 Aug 2019 Eastbourne International Airshow Eastbourne , England 17-21 Nov 2019 Dubai Airshow DWC, Dubai, UAE 11-16 Feb 2020 Singapore Airshow Changi Exhibition Centre, Singapore 20-24 July 2020 Farnborough International Airshow 2020 Farnborough, England

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