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ISSN 1718-7966 AUGUST 15, 2016/ VOL. 553 WEEKLY AVIATION HEADLINES Read by thousands of aviation professionals and technical decision-makers every week www.avitrader.com WORLD NEWS Frontier to add new services from Orlando U.S low cost carrier Frontier Airlines will launch new services between Orlando and both Des Moines and San Diego starting Oct. 30. Frontier is offering special introductory fares as low as $59 one-way between Orlando and Des Moines and $79 one-way between Orlando and San Diego at Flyfrontier.com. Addition- ally, travellers have the choice of adding The WORKSsm bundle to these special sale fares for as low as $59 each way. Liquids can be a Virgin Atlantic adds live TV to key cause of security 787s delays in Customers travelling with Virgin At- peak hours. lantic this summer will now be able Photo: to tune in to live television onboard London its 787’s, thanks to a partnership Heathrow with Panasonic Avionics and IMG. This new service will be available to Liquids still causing security delays customers travel-ling on the state- As airports process record summer vacationers of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner and initially three channels will Figures released by Manchester still filling 80 wheelie bins a day of because liquids which breach Gov- be available - Sport 24 for all the Airports Group (MAG) reveal that items discarded at security, while ernment regulations are present. live sporting action from around 10 years to the day after restric- at London Stansted Airport 60 Liquids are identified as the biggest the world, and BBC World News tions on liquids in aircraft cabins wheelie bins are being filled each single occupier of security officers’ and CNN International for break- were introduced, vast quantities day. At Stansted Airport alone, 23 time and can be a key cause of se- ing news around the clock. Sport are still having to be thrown away tonnes worth of aerosol cans were curity delays in peak hours. 24 will be showing action from the Rio 2016 Olympics Games, Premier by passengers League, NFL, UEFA Champions during airport se- Daniel Gallo, Cus- League, NBA, Tennis Grand Slams, curity checks. “Having to throw away items at security tomer Services Bundesliga, Formula 1, Golf Majors, can often mean the worst possible start and Security Di- MotoGP, and the Ryder Cup. MAG, which oper- rector at London ates Manchester, to someone’s holiday.” Stansted Airport, Oman Air expands its Interna- London Stansted, Daniel Gallo, Customer Services and Security Director at London said: “Having to tional network to include Iraq East Midlands and throw away items Oman Air has announced further Bournemouth air- Stansted Airport at security can expansion to its global network ports in the UK often mean the with a new destination starting in confiscated more than 140 million discarded by passengers in 2015, worst possible start to someone’s September 2016. The flights will tonnes of bottled drinks last year in addition to huge volumes of sun holiday and I encourage passen- operate from Oman Air’s hub in – that’s more than 500,000 drinks. gers to remember to put those ex- Muscat to Najaf, in Iraq with four cream, perfumes and cosmetics weekly flights. Flights to Najaf will All discarded bottles are subse- which also had to be thrown away. pensive sun creams and perfumes start on 15th September 2016. This quently sent for recycling by the in their hold luggage. is Oman Air’s first destination in airports. Today, roughly 20% of security trays Iraq, and the carrier will operate passing through security at MAG the flights with 737-800 aircraft. Staff at Manchester Airport are airports will have to be rejected Continued on page 3 LISTENING, REACTING, EXCELLING. AVTRADE’S SPECIALIST SALES TEAMS SUPPLY COMPONENTS ANYWHERE, ANYTIME. +44 0 1273 833330 Dedicated local support, quality, reliability and integrity. [email protected] Contact us now for Sales, Loans or Exchanges. WWW. AVTRADE. COM Executive Career Opportunities LET US GUIDE YOU ALONG THE PATH OF SUCCESS We package a diverse portfolio of products and services to provide integrated aviation solutions and ensure our customers’ success. 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Absolute confidentiality shall be maintained Intelligently Defining Aviation TM www.gatelesis.com GA Telesis is an Equal Opportunity Employer 3 WEEKLY AVIATION HEADLINES ...continued from page 1 “The message is clear: passengers should sauce to snow globes and bubble machines. 102,000 passengers pass through its doors. pack these items in their hold luggage if they We’d much rather our passengers were able London Stansted Airport will see nearly can, or if not, ensure that they are in packages to keep hold of these and don’t attempt to 90,000 passengers use the airport on its busi- of less than 100ml.” take them through security before boarding est day on Friday 26th August. their flight.” “Every security officer has a long list of items that they have to discard day in, day out rang- On Monday 15th August, Manchester Air- ing from jars of marmite and bottles of HP port will see its busiest day of the year when AIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS XTI Aircraft Company selects Honeywell Aerospace to supply engines for first prototype GE Capital Aviation Services delivers first of six leased Boeing 777-300ERs to EVA Air GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, has delivered the first of six leased Boeing 777- 300ER aircraft to EVA Air as part of the airline’s fleet renewal program. The aircraft was part of GECAS’ existing order book with Boeing. The five additional leased 777s are scheduled for de- livery to EVA in 2016 and 2017. EVA Air, a Star Alliance member, was established in 1989 as Taiwan’s first privately owned international air- line. It is part of the Evergreen Group and a sis- ter company to global container-shipping leader Evergreen Line. It flies a fleet of over 70 Boeing and Airbus aircraft to more than 60 international destinations throughout Asia, Oceania, Europe and North America. Bombardier delivers first Challenger 650 aircraft to be operated from Germany A Honeywell HTS900 engine will power a two-thirds piloted subscale prototype of the TriFan 600 Photo: XTI Aircraft Company Bombardier Business Aircraft has delivered its XTI Aircraft Company (XTI) has entered into a preliminary agreement with the Aerospace divi- first Challenger 650 aircraft to be operated from sion of Honeywell International under which Honeywell will supply its HTS900 engine for use Germany. This aircraft joins the Bombardier busi- in XTI’s first prototype, a two-thirds piloted subscale of the TriFan 600 vertical takeoff airplane. ness jet fleet in Europe comprised of more than Honeywell will also provide an additional engine for use in XTI’s Ground Propulsion Test Sys- 430 aircraft in service. The Bombardier Business tem. This follows the earlier announcement by XTI that it will build, test and fly the subscale Aircraft Market Forecast, published in May 2016, as its first prototype or technology demonstrator within the next two years. The TriFan 600 is a predicts business aviation industry deliveries of six-seat aircraft which will have the speed, range and comfort of a business jet, with the ability 1,530 aircraft in Europe for the 10-year period to take off and land vertically like a helicopter. Using three ducted fans, the TriFan 600 lifts off covering 2016-2025. In service since 2015, the vertically and its two wing fans rotate forward for a seamless transition to cruise speed at 400 Challenger 650 jet builds on the legacy of the miles an hour and with a range of up to 1,600 miles. 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Official Publications: YOUR ONLINE AVIATION NEWS SOURCE www.everestevents.co.uk 5 WEEKLY AVIATION HEADLINES AIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS Mauritania Airlines finalizes order for one Next-Generation 737-800 set the business aviation standard for reliability, efficiency and productivity for time-pressed- ex ecutives and VIPs for over 30 years. Featuring a completely new and innovative cabin redesign, the Bombardier Vision flight deck technology and optimized engine thrust, the Challenger 650 aircraft delivers the industry’s best overall value, proven reliability and efficiency. DAE and Oman Air sign sale and lease- back agreement for two Boeing 737-800 aircraft Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has signed a sale and leaseback agreement with Arabian flag carrier Oman Air for two Boeing 737-800s. The first aircraft has been delivered to Oman Air in July, with the second to be delivered in August Mauritania Airlines orders one Boeing Next Generation 737-800 Photo: Boeing 2016 as part of the carrier’s fleet expansion. Mauritania Airlines has finalized an order for one Next-Generation 737-800 airplane, valued at US$96m at current list prices. “The Boeing 737 is the backbone of Mauritania Airlines fleet BOC Aviation places six Boeing 737-800 because of its efficiency and superior operating economics,” said Mohamed Radhy Bennahi, chief executive officer of Mauritania Airlines.