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ISSN 1718-7966 JANuARy 7, 2019/ VOL. 672 www.avitrader.com Weekly Aviation Headline News WORLD NEWS Qatar Airways announces acquisition of 5% Of China Southern Airlines Qatar Airways has announced that as part of its strategy to invest in the strongest airlines around the world and continue enhancing operations and network connectivity, on 28 December 2018, it has completed an on-market purchase of certain A shares and H shares of China South- ern Airlines Company Limited (“China Southern Airlines”), resulting in our The Group aggregate holding of approximately will offer significant career 5.00% of the total issued share capi- opportunities tal of China Southern Airlines. in 2019. Photo: Menzies announces major Lufthansa Group European expansion Etihad Menzies Aviation, the global logistics specialist serving the airline Lufthansa Group readies for take off industry, announced a variety of With 5000 new employees in 2019 contract wins which sees Menzies Approximately 5500 new employ- Training at the European Flight is as an employer with its various expanding its presence across Eu- ees will be cleared for take-off with Academy in 2019. In order to stabi- business areas,” says Bettina Volk- rope. Some wins include at Stock- a career in Lufthansa Group this lise flight operations after a turbu- ens, Chief Officer Corporate Hu- holm Arlanda, Menzies Aviation has year – in Germany, Austria, Switzer- lent summer, Lufthansa Group is in- man Resources and Legal Affairs been contracted to deliver ground land and Belgium alone, the home vesting approximately a quarter of at Deutsche Lufthansa AG. As an handling operations for Air Baltic. markets of the avia- international em- The contract is the first time Men- tion group. The com- ployer with employ- zies Aviation and Air Baltic will part- ees hailing from 147 ner at the airport and will see the pany is looking to “This shows once again how popular team handle five flights per day for hire over 1300 flight Lufthansa is as an employer with its different countries, the Latvian low-cost carrier. Men- attendants – primar- Lufthansa Group em- zies Aviation also provides ground ily at the Munich various business areas,” phasizes diversity – hub and at SWISS in and not just in terms handling operations to Air Baltic in says Bettina Volkens, Chief Officer Corporate Human Resources Gothenburg, Nice and Oslo. Zürich. For the core of language and ori- Lufthansa brand, and Legal Affairs at Deutsche Lufthansa AG. gin. “Equal opportu- SAA to increase services be- around 1200 new nities for men and tween Accra and Washington hires are planned at the Frankfurt a billion euros. For instance, around women at every level, that is what South African Airways (SAA), will and Munich hubs, in all business ar- 600 employees are being hired to I stand for and that is what I stand increase its frequency on nonstop eas. Lufthansa Group is also hiring a ensure quality in operations. up for,” Volkens says. “We offer a flights between Accra’s Kotoka In- large number of additional employ- highly professional environment, ternational Airport and Washington, ees worldwide. There are over 500 job profiles attractive employment conditions D.C.-Dulles International Airport to in the globally operating aviation and are standard-setting in profes- five days weekly starting 1 April 2019. In addition, up to 500 future pilots group that has over 550 subsidi- sional training. Moving forward, we SAA offers the only nonstop flight be- are to begin their training as flight aries and affiliates. “This shows plan to bring even more young em- tween Ghana and Washington D.C. students with Lufthansa Aviation once again how popular Lufthansa Continued on page 3 BOSTON | SHANNON | LONDON | SINGAPORE SUPPORTING THE WORLD’S AIRLINES Engine Lease Finance (ELF) is the world’s leading independent spare engine fi nancing and leasing company, specialising in the provision of fl exible short, medium and long-term spare engine support packages for the airline industry. 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Overers with 300 hearing new positions and vision for challenges junior employees to find accessiblewill be offentertainment to a flying start in Lufthansa Group options, grouping all of the titles that are either audio descriptive or Unique highlights of United’s personal device entertainment program- closed captioned in one main menu category. Seatback on-demand is ming include: an exclusive partnership with VEVO, delivering new, cu- one of United’s entertainment options available on 757, 767, 777 and rated music video playlists each month; relaxation content including 787 aircraft. The carrier currently offers approximately 20 different Headspace, a popular meditation app and Moodica, which takes the AIRCRAFTmovies and TV & shows ENGINE that are NEWS audio descriptive andU.S. more start-up than 50 airline that brain“Moxy” on a confirmsmuch-needed order vacation for 60 using Airbus videos. A220-300s JetBlue Airways firms up order for 60 Air- bus A220-300 aircraft JetBlueAIRCRAFT Airways &has ENGINE firmed up NEWS an order for 60 Orders and deliveries – Boeing and Airbus A220-300 aircraft, the larger model of the new A220AerCap series. leased, “As we purchased approach our and 20th sold anniver 114- Airbus v Boeing: Orders and Deliveries sary,aircraft the impressivein the first range quarter and economics of 2018 of the highly efficient A220, combined with the out- March 2018 YTD standingAerCap has performance announced ofits majorour existing business fleet trans -of Airbus Boeing actions during the first quarter of 2018. The Com- Airbus A321 and restyled A320 aircraft, will help Type Orders Deliveries Type Orders Deliveries ensurepany signed we deliver lease the agreements best onboard for experience 83 aircraft, to A320 Family 37 95 737 171 132 customersincluding 15 and wide-body meet our aircraftlong-term and financial 68 narrow- tar- getsbody as aircraft. we continue AerCap disciplined purchased growth seven intoaircraft, the A330 -6 8 747 14 2 including two Airbus A320neo Family aircraft, future,” said Robin Hayes, Chief Executive Officer, A340 0 0 767 7 4 JetBlue.JetBlue’stwo Airbus A350s existing and three Airbus Boeing fleet 787-9s includes and executed sale transactions for 24 aircraft, includ- A350 193 A320 and A321ceo aircraft in operation, with 0 17 777 5 12 ing 11 Airbus A320 Family aircraft, four Airbus an additional 85 A321neo aircraft on order. A380 14 1 787 24 34 A330s, one Airbus A340, one Boeing 737 Classic, one Boeing 737NG, two Boeing 777-200ERs and Total 45 121 Total 221 184 one Boeing 787-8 from AerCap’s owned port- Source: Airbus Source: Boeing ATRfolio and twoAvation Airbus confirmA320 Family order aircraft for eight and ATRone Boeing72-600s 737 Classic from AerCap’s managed NewAirbus start-up booke airlined orders Moxy orders for eight 60 Airbus A320 A220-300s Family single-aisle jetliners in the NEO and CEOPhoto: versions Airbus portfolio. The Company continues to manage 12 during March, while delivering 56 aircraft in the month from across the company’s in-produc- Avation, the commercial passenger aircraft leas- aircraft that were sold from its owned portfolio Thetion u single-aisle.S. start-up airlineand widebody code-named product “Moxy” lines. has signed a firm order with Airbus to purchase ing company, and ATR confirm Avation has en- during the quarter. AerCap has signed financing 60Boeing A220-300 generated aircraft. a total Moxy of 197 is the orders new in airline March venture including led a bystaggering David Neeleman, 160 737s. oneDeliveries of the inin- tered into an options exercise to acquire a fur- transactions for US$2.9bn. dustry’sthe stated most month innovative reached entrepreneurs 91 planes across and the founder in-production of JetBlue productAirways. line. In addition to JetBlue, ther eight new ATR 72-600 aircraft for scheduled Neeleman also founded Azul Brazilian Airlines and is the controlling investor in the revitaliza- deliveries between 2020 and 2022. Jeff Chat- tion of TAP Air Portugal. Plans for Moxy, a low-cost airline, were unveiled at the Farnborough field, Executive Chairman, commented: “This -or International Air Show in July. “The A220-300 is the right airplane for a new airline that will derLion for Air eight Group additional orders aircraft 50 737 extends MAX 10Avation’s air- be focused on passenger service and satisfaction,” said Neeleman. “With a low cost of opera- tified on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website. orderplanes book and firm delivery horizon and contin- tion and spacious cabin, the A220 will allow us JetBlueto provide selects passengers Pratt with &lower Whitney fares andGeared a The Lion Air Group was the first to put the 737 ues the business growth in regional turboprops high quality, comfortable flying experience.