ISSN 1718-7966 SeptemBER 10, 2018/ VOL. 657 www.avitrader.com Weekly Aviation Headline News WORLD NEWS IFA Aviation buys ALSIM simulator IFA Aviation Training Centre ac- quired a flight simulator, class FNPT II, completing another step in its flight school modernisation strat- egy. “An acquisition planned for 2018, it’s a huge investment which will bring us a significant increase on our training quality”, said Luis Giraldes IFA’s marketing Direc- tor. “An essential training tool that enables students to acquire skills in a wide variety of aircraft ranging from single-engine and twin-engine to analogue or digital panel as well Cruz said as specific models such as ATR BA suffered its worst Cessna Citation and Airbus 320.” data breach in 20 years. Cobalt Air launches new Photo: loyalty card British Airways Cobalt Air, Cyprus’ largest airline, has announced the introduction of British Airways data breach a loyalty card – Cobalt Elements. The recognition card offers a suite Airlines must increase investment in technology of seat upgrades, fare discounts, Following the news that British details of customers making book- sector expressed concern that it priority check-in/boarding, in- Airways (BA) has suffered a data ings on ba.com and the airline’s app took 16 days for the breach to be creased baggage allowance and breach which compromised the were compromised. detected, which is shockingly slow other incentives to frequent flyer card payment details of 380,000 in this post-GDPR world - The Gen- members across Cobalt’s 21-strong Alex Cruz, British Airways’ Chair- eral Data Protection Regulation European and middle East route customers, concerns over cyber se- 2016/679 (GDPR) is a network. curity are one again in the spotlight. regulation in EU law Qatar Airways to launch direct “British Airways joins a growing list on data protection and flights to Da Nang, Vietnam British Airways is in- of organisations that have faced a privacy for all individu- Qatar Airways announced the vestigating, as a mat- als within the Euro- launch of direct flights to Da Nang, ter of urgency, the knock down punch.” pean Union and the theft of customer European Economic Vietnam, starting 19 December Israel Barak, Chief Information Security Officer at Cybereason 2018. The coastal city will be the data from its website, Area. third Vietnamese destination on ba.com and the air- the airline’s rapidly expanding glob- line’s mobile app. The stolen data man and Chief Executive said “We Israel Barak, Chief Information Se- al network. The four-times weekly did not include travel or passport are deeply sorry for the disrup- curity Officer at Cybereason, said, flights will be served with a Boeing details, the airline assures. tion that this criminal activity has “The British Airways breach once 787-8 aircraft, featuring 22 seats caused. We take the protection of again sheds light on the difficulty in Business Class and 232 seats in From 22:58 BST August 21, 2018 our customers’ data very seriously.” companies have protecting the Economy Class. 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AIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS Orders and deliveries – Boeing and Airbus AerCap leased, purchased and sold 114 Airbus v Boeing: Orders and Deliveries AIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS Embraer delivers fifth Legacy 450 to Canada’s AirSprint aircraft in the first quarter of 2018 March 2018 YTD NACAerCap and has announcedBeauTech itssign major agreement business trans for- Airbus Boeing actions during the first quarter of 2018. The Com- purchase of 25 Embraer E190 aircraft Type Orders Deliveries Type Orders Deliveries frompany signedAir Canada lease agreements for 83 aircraft, including 15 wide-body aircraft and 68 narrow- A320 Family 37 95 737 171 132 Nordicbody aircraft. Aviation AerCap Capital purchased (NAC) has seven entered aircraft, into A330 -6 8 747 14 2 anincluding agreement two Airbuswith BeauTech A320neo PowerFamily Systemsaircraft, A340 (BeauTech)two Airbus A350sfor the and purchase three Boeing of 25 787-9s Embraer and 0 0 767 7 4 E190executed aircraft sale transactionswhich BeauTech for 24has aircraft, arranged includ to- A350 0 17 777 5 12 purchaseing 11 Airbus from A320Air Canada. Family Theaircraft, 25 aircraft four Airbushave A380 14 1 787 24 34 shortA330s, lease-back one Airbus periods A340, one with Boeing Air Canada 737 Classic, over Total 45 121 Total 221 184 theone forthcomingBoeing 737NG, 18 two months. Boeing This 777-200ERs transaction and Source: Airbus Source: Boeing servesone Boeing to further 787-8 establishfrom AerCap’s NAC’s ownedposition port as- onefolio of and the twolargest Airbus lessors A320 in theFamily regional aircraft jet and and Airbus booked orders for eight A320 Family single-aisle jetliners in the NEO and CEO versions turbopropone Boeing sector. 737 Classic With the from downstream AerCap’s managed acquisi- during March, while delivering 56 aircraft in the month from across the company’s in-produc- tionportfolio. of a certainThe Company number continues of the aircraft to manage follow -12 aircraft that were sold from its owned portfolio Canada’stion single-aisle AirSprint takes and delivery widebody of fifth product Legacy 450 lines. Photo: Embraer ing their lease return, this deal also strengthens during the quarter. AerCap has signed financing Boeing generated a total of 197 orders in March including a staggering 160 737s. Deliveries in BeauTech’s position as a premier regional jet Embraer Executive Jets has delivered the fifth Legacy 450 medium cabin business jet to -Air transactions for US$2.9bn. the stated month reached 91 planes across the in-production product line. engine lessor, with one of the largest portfolios Sprint, Inc., a Canadian privately held fractional aircraft ownership company based in Calgary, of CF34-leased engines in the global market. Alberta. The first Legacy 450 entered AirSprint’s