ISSN 1718-7966 March 18, 2019/ VOL. 682 www.avitrader.com Weekly Aviation Headline News WORLD NEWS L3 launches female pilot sponsorship in the U.S L3 Commercial Aviation have an- nounced the launch of the L3 Pilot Pathways Women Aviators Scholarship programme in the U.S. The scholar- ships will provide female candidates with support towards the training costs of the Professional Pilot Programme at L3’s Airline Academy in Sanford, Florida. Over the next 12 months, two Etihad is in the midst of a successful candidates will receive fi- transformation nancial support of up to $25,000, and programme. eight additional candidates will receive Photo: Boeing financial support of up to $12,500. DFW Airport Announces CEIV Etihad’s transformation continues certification While reporting a loss for 2018 Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport have been awarded the CEIV Abu Dhabi-based carrier Etihad (ASK)) of 4% (from 115.0 billion to Following negotiations with Airbus certification from the International- Air has said it has seen an improve- 110.3 billion). and Boeing, revisions to Etihad’s port Transport Association (IATA). DFW ment in core operating perfor- forward fleet commitments were is one of only two airports in North mance of 15% in 2018, 7% higher The airline increased yields by 4%, announced on 14 February 2019. America with a CEIV Pharma Commu- than forecast, on revenues of US$ largely driven by capacity disci- Under these agreements, the air- nity covering all links in the airport sup- 5.86 billion. The airline reported a pline, network and fleet optimi- line will take delivery of five Airbus ply chain. DFW adopted a community loss of US$ 1.28 billion for the year sation and growing market share A350-1000, 26 Airbus A321neo approach for the certification process (2017: US$ -1.52 billion). in premium and point-to-point and six Boeing 777-9 aircraft in the by assembling logistics partners spe- markets. Passenger revenues re- coming years. cialized in ground handling, trucking, Since commencing its five-year mained steady at US$ 5.0 billion. cold storage/warehousing, and freight transformation Etihad added forwarding, which represent essential programme in Baku and Bar- links of the air cargo supply chain. 2017, the air- “Our transformation is instilling a renewed celona to its Air Tanzania teams up with line says it has sense of confidence in our customers, our global network Maureva improved its in 2018. The Air Tanzania has joined the growing list core operating partners and our people.” airline claims performance both routes are of carriers that have chosen to imple- Tony Douglas, Group Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Aviation Group ment Maurita’s, ALEXIS – Flight Sched- by 34% despite outperforming uling & Crew management Solution, challenging forecasts. Fre- to improve daily operations, enable market conditions and effects of During 2018, Etihad Airways took quencies were increased to sev- better decision-making, enhance air- an increase in fuel prices. delivery of eight new aircraft in- eral destinations including Toronto, craft as well as crew utilisation and cluding three Boeing 787-9s, four increasing weekly services from better manage disruptions. The solu- Etihad carried 17.8 million passen- Boeing 787-10s and one Boeing three to five, double-daily flights to tion will allow the carrier to efficiently gers in 2018 (2017: 18.6m), with 777-200 freighter. The airline’s Amman and Rome, and 11 weekly generate optimised flight schedules, a 76.4% seat factor (2017: 78.5%) fleet count at year end was 106, flights to Male, Maldives. Addition- improve resources planning, alloca- and a decrease in passenger ca- with an average age of 5.7 years. ally, Etihad introduced its 787-9 on tion as well as crew satisfaction. pacity (Available Seat Kilometres Continued on page 3 BEYOND MRO CUSTOMIZED MRO SOLUTIONS TO KEEP YOU FLYING RB211-535 CF34-3/-8 PW100 JT15D RE220 www.standardaero.com CFM56-7B AE 3007 PW150A PT6A GTCP36 APS2300 3 WEEKLY AVIATION HEADLINES 3 Weekly Aviation Headline News ...continued from page 1 United is also committed to improving the entertainment options for include English closed captioning. Select DIRECTV channels also include customers...continued with from disabilities. page 1 Earlier this year, the airline began offering closed captioning when the TV station makes it available. United con- a new main menu category on seatback on-demand that is labelled Ac- tinues to add additional accessible entertainment and screening op- flightscessible toEntertainment. Cairo, Casablanca, This new Jeddah, section Rabat, makes on it flightseasier forto customChengdu,- htionsong Kong across and its Barce fleet.- continued to forge ahead with our trans- Geneva,ers with hearingKuala Lumpur and vision and challengesRome. 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VEVO, delivering new, cu- Gaulle.one of United’sNew 787-10 entertainment aircraft wereoptions introduced available businesson 757, and767, leisure777 and demand. rated music video playlists each month; relaxation content including “Our transformation is instilling a renewed on787 daily aircraft. flights The to Jeddah,carrier currentlyBeijing, Nagoya offers and approximately 20 different Headspace, a popular meditation app and Moodica, which takes the Several unprofitable routes were discon- sense of confidence in our customers, our Seoulmovies Incheon. and TV showsA seasonal that arefrequency audio descriptive increase and more than 50 that brain on a much-needed vacation using videos. using the 787-9 was introduced to London tinued in 2018 including Tehran, Jaipur, En- partners and our people. As a major enabler heathrow, boosting daily services to four dur- tebbe, Dallas / Fort Worth, ho Chi Minh City, of commerce and tourism to and from Abu ing the busy festive season. Dhaka, Dar es Salaam, Edinburgh and Perth. Dhabi, we are intrinsically linked to the con- tinued success of the emirate.” AIRCRAFTEtihad recently & ENGINEannounced theNEWS addition of the Tony Douglas, Group Chief Executive Officer 787-10 on its Shanghai service and the 787-9 of OrdersEtihad andAviation deliveries Group, –said: Boeing “In 2018, and Airbuswe AerCap leased, purchased and sold 114 Airbus v Boeing: Orders and Deliveries aircraft in the first quarter of 2018 March 2018 YTD AerCap has announced its major business trans- Airbus Boeing actions during the first quarter of 2018. The Com- Type Orders Deliveries Type Orders Deliveries panyAIRCRAFT signed lease & ENGINEagreements NEWS for 83 aircraft, Orders and deliveries – Boeing and Airbus including 15 wide-body aircraft and 68 narrow- A320 Family 37 95 737 171 132 AviaAMbody aircraft. Leasing AerCap delivers purchased two seven Airbusaircraft, AirbusA330 v Boeing: Orders-6 and Deliveries8 747 14 2 including two Airbus A320neo Family aircraft, A321s to Air Transat February 2019 YTD two Airbus A350s and three Boeing 787-9s and A340 0 0 767 7 4 AviaAM Leasing has delivered two Airbus A321- executed sale transactions for 24 aircraft, includ- A350 Airbus 0 17 777 Boeing5 12 211 aircraft to Canada’s holiday travel airline ing 11 Airbus A320 Family aircraft, four Airbus Type Orders Deliveries Type Orders Deliveries company – Air Transat. Within just a few months, A380 14 1 787 24 34 A330s, one Airbus A340, one Boeing 737 Classic, the AviaAM Leasing team fully administered the A220 -1 3 737 26 66 one Boeing 737NG, two Boeing 777-200ERs and Total 45 121 Total 221 184 necessary aircraft checks according to the new one Boeing 787-8 from AerCap’s owned port- Source:A320 Airbus Family -25 69 747 0 Source: Boeing1 operator’s requirements. The aircraft MSN 4103 folio and two Airbus A320 Family aircraft and and MSN 4500 were finally delivered to the cus- A330 0 2 767 4 6 one Boeing 737 Classic from AerCap’s managed Airbus booked orders for eight A320 Family single-aisle jetliners in the NEO and CEO versions tomer at FL Technics facilities in Kaunas under a A350 -42 14 777 0 3 portfolio. The Company continues to manage 12 during March, while delivering 56 aircraft in the month from across the company’s in-produc- 74-months operating lease agreement. AviaAM aircraft that were sold from its owned portfolio tionA380 single-aisle and widebody-31 product lines.0 787 18 19 Leasing’s and Canadian low-cost leisure airline during the quarter. AerCap has signed financing Boeing generated a total of 197 orders in March including a staggering 160 737s. Deliveries in Air Transat’s cooperation started in 2018. The Total -99 88 Total 48 95 transactions for US$2.9bn. the stated month reached 91 planes across the in-production product line. leasing company delivered two Airbus A321- Source: Airbus Source: Boeing 211s to the carrier ahead of schedule. Airbus booked an order in February for four A220s – the newest addition to Airbus’ single-aisle Lion Air Group orders 50 737 MAX 10 air- jetliner product line – and delivered 49 single-aisle and widebody aircraft to 33 customers planes tifiedduring on the Boeing’s month. Orders & Deliveries website. JetBlue selects Pratt & Whitney Geared Air Lease Corporation Delivers one Airbus The Lion Air Group was the first to put the 737 Boeing generated orders for five aircraft in FebruaryTurbofan™ including engines four 767s and a single 737. A A320-200neoBoeing and the toLion Air Air New Group Zealand have announced MAX 8 into service and the first to order the 737 the airline has purchased 50 of Boeing’s new 737 total of 49 aircraft were delivered during the month.JetBlue Airways has selected the Geared Tur- Air Lease Corporation has delivered one new MAX 9.