Another Big Day of Business at Le Bourget LM's C-130J Program

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iteration of the 737 totals more Another big day of than 130 airplanes. LM’s C-130J program “This order represents the single largest order that Avalon business at Le Bourget has placed with Boeing to date gets new civil version and underlines the scale of our by Gregory Polek ambition and the strength of by Chris Pocock our business,” said Avalon CEO The world’s commercial air- by Avalon for 75 Max 8s head- Dómhnal Slattery. “In our indus- Two important developments customers requiring aircraft that craft manufacturers enjoyed lined another long list of business try we have to be thinking five in the ongoing C-130J Super are specifically configured for another lucrative day at the at the show Monday. Scheduled and 10 years ahead. What’s hap- Hercules program were reported special operations. Paris Air Show on Monday, led for first delivery in 2021, the latest pening tomorrow or the day after here yesterday by Lockheed The prototype LM-100J is by more big orders for Boeing tranche of 737s for Avalon brings is not that relevant to a global Martin (LM, Chalet 324). on static display here (C2), hav- and Airbus and an unex- the lessors’ owned, managed and aircraft leasing company.” An unidentified operator has ing first flown less than a month pectedly massive deal for 50 committed fleet increase to 925 Appearing Monday at a Paris ordered five LM-100Js, the com- ago on May 25. It is equivalent Bombardier Q400 turboprops aircraft. With purchase rights on press briefing alongside Boeing mercial version; and the company to a stretched C-130J-30 mili- from India’s Spicejet. another 50 Max narrowbodies, CEO Kevin McAllister, Slattery has launched the C-130J-SOF tary version, with a 55-foot-long For Boeing, an MOU signed Avalon’s commitment the latest Continued on page 38 u version aimed at international Continued on page 38 u

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LEACH, MANAGING DIRECTOR Air Show, from Lease Corporation International (LCI) and Sino-US EDITOR-IN-CHIEF – Matt Thurber EDITOR — INTERNATIONAL SHOW EDITIONS – Ian Sheppard Intercontinental Helicopter Investment PRESS ROOM MANAGING EDITOR – Mark Phelps (Shanghai), which operates a helicopter THE EDITORIAL TEAM emergency medical services program in Rick Adams Chen Chuanren Guillaume Lecompte-Boinet China. The two orders are worth a com- Charles Alcock Dave Donald Neelam Mathews Sean Broderick Ian Goold Chris Pocock bined total of more than $231 million Jeb Burnside Reuben Johnson Gregory Polek (€207 million). Bill Carey Vladimir Karnozov James Wynbrandt Samantha Cartaino Chris Kjelgaard The Sino-US contract for 17 heli- GROUP PRODUCTION MANAGER – Tom Hurley copters includes two AW119Kx single- PRODUCTION EDITOR – Lysbeth McAleer engine helicopters, 10 AW109 Trekker THE PRODUCTION TEAM light twins and five AW139 intermediate Mona L. Brown John A. Manfredo Alena Korenkov Grzegorz Rzekos twins. The deal is part of a distributorship PHOTOGRAPHERS – David McIntosh, Mark Wagner agreement renewal between Leonardo (Chalet 240, Static B6) and Sino-US, and ONLINE EDITOR – Chad Trautvetter Celebrating LCI’s order for nine Leonardo helicopters are (left to right): Carlo Gualdaroni, chief business office, LEAD WEB DEVELOPER – Mike Giaimo it makes Sino-US the exclusive distribu- Leonardo Helicopters; Daniele Romiti, managing director, Leonardo Helicopters; Crispin Maunder, executive WEB DEVELOPER – Evan Williams tor for the China civil, commercial and chairman, LCI; Michael Platt, CEO, LCI; Emilio Dalmasso, commercial business unit, Leonardo Helicopters. VIDEO PRODUCER – Ian Whelan offshore helicopter market. This includes GROUP PUBLISHER – David M. Leach Hong Kong and Macau, and the exclu- LCI will operate the new helicop- PUBLISHER – Anthony T. Romano sivity will last no later than mid-2019, ters on search-and-rescue, maritime ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER – Nancy O’Brien according to Leonardo. pilot transfer, emergency medical, train- French firm inks ADVERTISING SALES – NORTH AMERICA Both Leonardo and Sino-US will open ing and utility missions. The company’s Melissa Murphy – Midwest +1 830 608 9888 Nancy O’Brien – West +1 530 241 3534 a completions center and add more train- fleet will comprise about 60 Leonardo Anthony T. Romano – East/International +1 203 798 2400 ing capability. Sino-US has ordered more and Airbus helicopters, once all of the LOI for L-M Joe Rosone – East/International/Middle East +1 301 834 5251 Victoria Tod – Great Lakes/UK +1 203 798 2400 than 100 helicopters from Leonardo, orders are completed. ADVERTISING SALES – INTERNATIONAL – Daniel Solnica – Paris nearly half the helicopter manufacturer’s “Today’s order marks just an interim MARKETING MANAGER – Zach O’Brien total sold to Chinese customers. state in our continued long-term fleet hybrid airship AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER – Jeff Hartford LCI, the aviation division of the Libra development plan,” said LCI execu- MANAGER OF ONSITE LOGISTICS – Philip Scarano III Group, has ordered nine helicopters tive chairman Crispin Maunder. “The Lockheed Martin has gained another GROUP BRAND MANAGER – Jennifer Leach English that include the newer models—AW139, record number of helicopters we have Letter of Intent (LOI) for its LMH-1 ADVERTISING/SALES SECRETARY STAFF – Cindy Nesline AW169 and AW189. Deliveries begin taken delivery of and placed on lease Hybrid Airship—but a firm launch DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & HUMAN RESOURCES – Michele Hubert this year and will be completed in 2018; this month alone is a clear demonstra- order is still awaited. French start-up ACCOUNTING MANAGER – Marylou Moravec this month LCI will take delivery of tion of the continuing strength and company Hybrid Air Freighters (HAF) SALES ASSISTANT – Nadine Timpanaro ACCOUNTING/ADMINISTRATION STAFF – Mary Avella; Bobbie Bing five AW169s and one AW139. With this diversity of demand in the helicop- signed with Hybrid Enterprises for up to order and previous orders, LCI’s total for ter market and in particular that for 12 of the unique machines, worth poten- U.S. EDITORIAL OFFICE: 214 Franklin Ave., Midland Park, NJ 07432 Leonardo helicopters will climb to 49. Leonardo helicopters.” o tially $500 million. Hybrid Enterprises is Tel: +1 201 444 5075 LM’s “exclusive reseller,” charged with WASHINGTON, D.C. EDITORIAL OFFICE: finding customers. Bill Carey (air transport and defense) [email protected] “We are keen to implement such an Tel: +1 202 560 5672; Mobile: +1 202 531 7566 impressive innovation in the logistics Kerry Lynch (business aviation) [email protected] market. The LMH-1 will open a new era Tel: +1 703 969 9155 for remote cargo delivery,” said Hubert EUROPEAN EDITORIAL OFFICE: de Contenson, CEO of HAF. He has a Ian Sheppard Hangar 9, Redhill Aerodrome, Surrey RH1 5JY, UK logistics background, whereas his partner Tel: +1 44 1 737 200948; Mobile: +1 44 775 945 5770 Jean-Paul Troadec, who was also present [email protected] at the signing, has 40 years’ experience U.S. ADVERTISING OFFICE: 81 Kenosia Ave., Danbury, CT 06810 in aerospace. 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www.ainonline.com • June 21, 2017 • Paris Airshow News 3 Boom Technology says SST order book at 76 by Sean Broderick Boom Technology’s two-seat XB-1, depicted Aspiring supersonic airliner So far, there are no show-stop- here, is the company’s three-engined technology manufacturer Boom, fresh off pers. “There are challenges, but no demonstrator, which is planned to make its first unveiling the completed design blockers,” Scholl told AIN. “The flight in 2018. According to Boom, its follow-on of its sub-scale prototype, now feedback from regulators is, there airliner will seat 55 passengers, pictured below, cruise at Mach 2.2 and be in service by 2024. has 76 purchase commitments are some things that will be spe- from five airlines for the full- cial [conditions] on the airplane, scale version that it aims to have but no blockers. We’re deliber- many lucrative, ultra-long-haul, in service by 2024. ately choosing technologies that overwater routes. Scholl would “The airlines that are plac- have a certification roadmap.” not disclose any additional cus- ing reservations are putting real Boom also used the Le Bourget tomers, noting only that the money against them,” said Blake backdrop to unveil a second cab- Boom “is more than a transat- Scholl, Boom founder and CEO. in configuration featuring 45 latic aircraft.” The lone identi- “These aren’t letters of intent.” seats, including 10 in first-class, fied customer is Virgin Group. In an update during the Paris which Scholl said would appeal List price is $200 million. Air Show, Scholl confirmed that on longer flights where a lie-flat Scholl said that the ability to fly the one-third scale demonstrator seat might be desirable. The stan- more cycles in less time than cur- unveiled in November, dubbed dard Boom configuration of 55 rent subsonic long-range air- the XB-1 or “Baby Boom,” business-class seats with about craft means operators will make has completed its Preliminary 75 inches of pitch are ideal for money selling 45 to 55 tickets on Design Review (PDR) and is on transatlantic routes of three-to- intercontinental routes. The ini- track for a first flight next year. four hours that don’t need the lie- tial target round-trip ticket prices The most recent design changes flat seats popular on long routes, are comparable to today’s busi- include the addition of a third he said. ness-class seats, or about $5,000 featuring a chine and a refined avionics, Tencate carbon fiber engine intake, which analysis Addition of the second cab- for a trip from London to New delta wing with swept trailing prepreg, and 3D-printed compo- shows brings “greater stability in configuration suggests that York. Scholl believes technology edge, can be built without bend- nents from Stratasys. and efficiency,” Scholl said. Boom is attracting interest—and will help lower operating costs ing any metal. Using compos- Boom has $41 million in fund- Scholl confirmed to AIN that possibly undisclosed orders— even further, making cheaper ites also eliminates several other ing, which Scholl says should be Boom is exchanging information from operators in the Middle tickets possible. technical challenges that super- enough to take the company with the FAA about certification. East and Asia, which operate Seeking to pick up–and go sonic flight brings, such as select- through Baby Boom’s first flight beyond–where Concorde left ing a metal with enough heat “with some margin.” The 76 off, Boom believes technological resistance to withstand speeds orders are enough to launch the advancements in the past 50 years above Mach 2, Concorde’s long- aircraft today, he added. make the company’s vision not range cruise speed. Boom will be Scholl reiterated that Boom’s DELTA-WINGED TESTBED just possible, but achievable, even designed for Mach 2.2 cruise and focus is on the passenger-trans- The warm end of a Dassault Mirage with current supersonic over- a range of about 4,400 nm. port market, noting that he be- 2000D on the static display ramp at the land restrictions (see sidebar). The XB-1 Baby Boom will be lieves there is plenty of room 2017 Paris Air Show denotes the air- Composite materials mean the powered by three non-afterburn- for a supersonic business jet— craft’s current use: flight testing, highly complex fuselage shape, ing General Electric J85-21s, several of which are in develop- for the Directorate-General for with variable-geometry intake ment. “We look at those folks as Armaments (DGA). Things That Go Boom and exhaust. An engine choice fellow travelers on the road to a for the full-production version faster future,” Scholl said. “Our Boom calculates that its aircraft has not been made. The demon- focus is on something that’s a is economically viable on approx- strator will fly with Honeywell wider audience.” o imately 500 routes, presum- ing current regulations banning supersonic flight—and the sonic ‘AEROSPACE 4.0’ TO FEATURE AT FARNBOROUGH booms they produce—over land don’t change. “We’d love to see Farnborough International Ltd (FIL) launched next year’s edition of that reversed,” Boom CEO Blake the aerospace show this week. Among the new features planned for Scholl said. “I think when peo- the Farnborough Airshow 2018 is a greater focus on the “Aerospace ple find they can get from San 4.0” sector, a term that identifies the growing digitization of aero- Francisco to Tokyo faster than space manufacturing. they can get from San Francisco With the show to be held between July 16 and 22, the to D.C., they will think, ‘This Farnborough organizers are maintaining their efforts to mirror the needs to change.’” latest industry trends. Next year’s show is labeled as “The Future A just-completed two-year test Starts Here,” and as well as the Aerospace 4.0 initiative will see may help pave the way. Honeywell an expanded presence from the business aviation, cargo and space and NASA reported at Paris that sectors. Boom Supersonic is participating, providing updates and they have integrated predictive information on its 55-seat supersonic airliner project. New exhibitors software and display technology also include the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. into business-jet cockpits that show FIL reports that over 80 percent of the space is already allocated. pilots how sonic booms would FIL (Hall 2B Stand G155) is introducing an interactive prod- affect the population en route. uct showcase to be located in Hall 3, spotlight exhibitors and a video-led news channel for the show known as FINN (Farnborough NASA, working on an experimental International News Network). News, interviews and commentary supersonic airplane to test noise- will be broadcast on screens around the show site and also host the reduction technologies, may further FINN Sessions conference program. —D.D. test the Honeywell avionics.n MARK WAGNER

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Israeli aerostat specialist RT LTA is co-operating with satellite operator SES to demonstrate a surveillance system that can relay imagery to anywhere in the world. The system is being shown on the SES stand (B4). RT LTA is highlighting its popular Skystar 180 aerostat, which can lift stabilized electro-optical payloads of up to 20 kilograms (44 pounds) to an altitude of up to 305 meters (1,000 feet). Able to operate in wind up to 40 knots, the aerostat can stay aloft for 72 hours, after which it requires a refill of helium. Only two people are required to operate it. In the SES collaboration, the Skystar 180 is paired with an SES rapid communication vehicle that permits communication between the aerostat and command/control center. Video imagery can be streamed live to anywhere by connecting to SES’s satellite. RT LTA’s Skystar aerostats have amassed more than 1 million operational hours around the world, and have provided security at several key events, such as in Brazil during the FIFA World Cup, in Canada for the Winter Olympic Games, and during the COP 21 climate summit held in Paris. The Skystar 180 is in continuous use with the Israel Defense Forces for

MARK WAGNER border surveillance, while other forces and agencies use the aerostat for base protection and other security tasks. In 2014 LEONARDO TOUTS TRAINERS, FIGHTER ATTACK VERSIONS the Skystar 180 was one of the systems approved for pur- Leonardo’s M-346—which the company says is the most advanced military trainer available—now has a new sib- chase in the U.S. Army’s annual Army Expeditionary Warrior ling, the M-345. The company says the M-345 soon will be placed into service by the Italian Air Force’s famed Experiment (AEWE). —D.D. “Frecce Tricolori” aerobatic team. Both were available for inspection on the ramp at the 2017 Paris Air Show.

Despite a somewhat soft today,” said Tinseth. “The other Tinseth also cited the so- Boeing expects market cargo market, overall aircraft aspect of the NMA, because called Chinese Golden Trian- use, both among narrowbod- it has about 25 percent more gle—Beijing, Shanghai and ies and widebodies, has reached range and size of a 757, think Guangzhou—as a good ex- growth will continue record levels, meaning that the of an airplane that would take ample of where undergauged airframers’ customers—the air- what the 787 has been able to do single-aisle airplanes oper- by Gregory Polek lines—have not shown a lack and move it to a different part ate alongside over-ga∏Boeing of fleet discipline. Meanwhile, of the market.” sees a 20-year market for be- Notwithstanding the existence per year…so it has been grow- Boeing, for one, has seen deliv- tween 4,000 and 5,000 air- of “significant headwinds” such ing over trend,” said Tinseth. eries increase markedly from Long, Thin Markets planes in the category the as terrorism, the rise of popu- “As traffic has grown we’ve seen 2010, when it shipped 462 air- As a result, said Tinseth, the NMA would occupy. lism and continued stagnation the net profits for our customers planes, to this year, when the NMA would fragment the North Although Boeing’s mar- of trade and cargo markets, continue to grow and be strong, company expects to deliver Atlantic in a way not yet seen. ket outlook does not include Boeing’s 2017 current market especially as fuel prices have between 760 and 765. “So think of the NMA connect- the NMA, its entry into the outlook (CMO) shows a demand gone down over that time. Now On the individual capacity ing places like Washington, D.C. market would not materially for 41,030 airplane deliver- we stand in 2017 frankly on path segments, Tinseth said the com- and Prague or maybe places in change its total forecast for ies worth more than $6 trillion to have eight straight years of pany expects little requirement Japan to places in India.” 41,030 deliveries. o over the next 20 years. The fore- growth in the market, eight years for very large aircraft, namely cast differs little from last year’s in which traffic has grown faster the 747-8 and Airbus A380, Boeing v-p of marketing Randy CMO, despite wide variations than capacity, which means that while narrowbodies continue Tinseth talks to reporters at the in economic growth, volatile load factors are at record highs.” to lead global demand, partic- 2017 Paris Air Show about the exchange rates and increased ularly given the projected con- market prospects for the 737 Max. geopolitical uncertainty. Narrowbodies Lead tinued strength of the low-cost In fact, Boeing’s expectation In the cargo market, Boeing carrier (LCC) segment in emerg- for this year’s growth in passen- expects a continuation of a gradu- ing markets. In the twin-engine ger traffic of 5.5 to 6 percent al recovery, forecasting growth of widebody segments, he noted exceeds that of the International between 3.5 and 4 percent. Still, that the recent slump in orders Air Transport Association while passenger traffic has grown reflects a “rebalancing” of the (IATA), while higher fuel faster than historical trends over market, but that by the time a prices, lower yields and some- the past eight years, cargo has replacement cycle takes hold in what increased employee costs grown “below trend,” said Tins- 2021 or 2022 the industry will effect a slight fall in net prof- eth, due to the lagging industri- see a strong recovery. its, from last year’s record $35 al production and the lack of Tinseth also addressed the billion to a level closer to $30 trade growth. “Over the last eight largely vacant capacity segment billion, according to Boeing or nine months, however, we’ve between the 737 and 787, for vice president of marketing seen significant improvement in which Boeing continues stud- Randy Tinseth. that market,” he remarked. “I be- ies on a new midsize airplane “If you take a look at the mar- lieve we still have to work through (NMA) that would cover far ket since it started to come back some capacity issues in the car- more market territory than the after the downturn of 2008-2009, go market. There’s still more sup- 757 ever did. we’ve seen exceptionally strong ply than market demand, but that “First and foremost, the traffic growth since 2010. I think excess supply is starting to be NMA would enter into high- it has averaged about 6.3 percent worked out of the segment.” density, single-aisle markets of

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A UNITED TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY Airbus reveals details of proposed A380plus by James Wynbrandt

In a briefing held in the stripped proceeding. No orders are in out interior of the A380 that hand, and there’s been “no dis- Airbus has on static display, cussion of price,” he said. the company provided addi- The (split) winglets are the tional details on its proposed most obvious aerodynamic A380plus, unveiled here at the improvement, and others include Paris Air Show. The plus pro- an outer wing “retwist”; a wing gram aims to combine aero- camber modification, with a dynamic and weight reduction 30-mm maximum height increase initiatives and interior retrofits between Rib 18 and Rib 30; to add up to 80 additional seats, and wing-root optimization. increase MTOW more than Additionally, engines will be MARK WAGNER three tons, and reduce block tweaked to provide improved spe- So-called “split” winglets on the proposed A380plus are perhaps the most obvious change, but many more updates are proposed. Airbus hasn’t committed to the program, but is talking with current and potential customers about ways to improve its widebody icon. fuel consumption up to 4 per- cific fuel consumption. cent, while dropping passenger Room for the additional seats compartment (3 seats); removal Vermeire said. A correspond- interior retrofits to add more cost per seat up to 13 percent will be wrung from more than of upper deck sidewall stor- ing weight reduction program seats, Vermeire said, which he for the jumboliner. half a dozen areas within the age (six seats); nine- abreast (vs. intends to render the additional called “a good validation” for Calling it “a significant step cabins: New rear stair configu- current eight abreast) premium seats weight neutral. Winglets the plus concept. If the project change,” Frank Vermeire, head ration (14 seats); Upper Door economy configuration (11 (no provider has been selected) moves ahead, Airbus expects the of marketing for the A380, 3 deactivation (eight seats); 11 seats); and a new forward stair and other aerodynamic enhance- A380plus would enter service said the program has not been abreast (vs. current 10 abreast) configuration (20 seats). All but ments would not be retrofitable. in 2020. Currently 213 A380s green-lighted, but Airbus is “in economy cabin configuration the forward stair reconfiguration A number of A380 opera- are in service, deployed on 120 dialog with customers” about (23 seats); a combined crew rest would be available as retrofits, tors are already looking into routes by 13 operators. o

TANGLED UP IN BLUE GE Aviation is ready for

Despite a splash of contrasting yellow, blue is a popular color on aircraft at the 2017 International Paris Air show, as increased CFM demand shown in this admittedly small sample of liveries on two airliners. The foreground features Embraer’s E195 by Bill Carey E2 and its right engine nacelle, with the vertical stabilizer of Boeing’s 737 Max 9 behind. Both Airframers have tasked engine man- about 800 engines” between 2017- jets, plus the Airbus A380plus (see the image ufacturers GE Aviation (Chalet 142) 2020, he explained. above right) and many others at the show and France’s Safran Aircraft Engines In total, CFM International this depend on a blue hue to attract interest. (Hall 2a A252) to produce 800 addi- year will build 1,400 legacy CFM56s tional CFM56 and LEAP engines for narrowbody aircraft and 500 through their CFM International LEAP-series engines for Airbus joint venture over the next four years. A320neo and Boeing 737 Max airlin- “We’re ready for the ramp,” declared ers, Joyce said. The number of LEAP GE Aviation president and CEO engines scales to 2,100 in 2020. Joyce David Joyce. didn’t explain why airframers have requested additional engines, saying only that demand for both engines has improved. The joint venture and GE Aviation have produced 68 percent of all engines produced for commercial service over the last five years, so the ramp-up is something the companies can deal with, he said. The engine- makers have prepared by actively “stress-testing” their supplier base to deliver components, and 90 percent of GE Aviation president and CEO David Joyce briefs CFM International parts have at least reporters Monday at the Paris Air Show. two sources. “These rates we’re talking about— “Over the last year we’ve been this is not an extrapolation for us, it’s asked by Airbus and Boeing to an interpolation,” Joyce said. “We’ve add an additional 800 engines— stress-tested our system and our sup- CFMs and LEAPs—between now pliers. Certainly the transition is quick and 2020,” Joyce told reporters on but we feel really comfortable with Monday at the Paris Air Show. where we are on the rate.” “We’ve been working through For its own commercial and mil- slowing the rate of reduction [of itary product range, GE Aviation is CFM56s] down and trying to get “eyeballing $15 billion” in new engines more ramp into the LEAP to the and services at this year’s Paris Air

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Last Monday, Ligeance Investments on its rare earth mining activities to pro- Ltd of Hong Kong finalized its acqui- duce the special alloys. It has also joined sition of Gardner Aerospace, the UK- forces with SF Express to develop a UAV headquartered aero-structure components for parcel deliveries. manufacturer in a deal worth more than Following the completion of the deal, £300 million (US$384.3 million). Ligeance Gardner will continue as before with is a subsidiary of Shaanxi Ligeance Min- consolidating and expanding its Europe- eral Resources (SLMR), a publicly listed based business, underpinned by its posi- Chinese mining company that is diversify- tion as a major supplier to OEMs such ing into the aerospace sector. as Airbus and Tier 1 suppliers such as MARK WAGNER For Gardner (Hall 2b Stand E140), the GKN, Spirit and Stelia Aerospace. The CAIG IMPROVES ITS WING LOONG UAV acquisition represents an opportunity to company employs nearly 1,500 and gen- expand into the rapidly growing Chinese erates a turnover of £160 million. It has Recent upgrades by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group to its Predator-like UAV allow it to carry up domestic market, and is a major milestone five factories in the UK, plus others in to 12 air-to-surface missiles. The resulting Wing Loong II is on display at the 2017 Paris Air Show. on the journey that has turned an ailing France, India and Poland. conglomerate of 20 companies into a lead- Working with its new Chinese owners, ing international manufacturer of aero- the company is now establishing a manu- space components. Beginning in March facturing facility in China, initially to serve 2003, a new management team succeeded the domestic aerospace market. Gardner is Philippine Airlines converts in turning around the company’s fortunes bringing the full expertise of the company and modernizing its operations. In 2010 to the venture, to create, in effect, a mirror the group received private financing that of its modern factories in Europe. Q400 options to firm orders allowed it to expand, including the acqui- A factory is to be built in the Chinese by James Wynbrandt sition of factories in France and India. “aerospace town” at Chengdu, with an Acquisition talks with SLMR began aim of producing the first parts within Philippine Airlines (PAL) signed an set a new standard in flying a turboprop in the middle of last year. For the Chinese two years. Marketing activity in China agreement with Bombardier Commercial in the Philippines.” owners, purchasing Gardner represents is also to begin shortly. The parent com- Aircraft here at the Paris Air Show con- The Q400s will be outfitted in dual an upward vertical integration of their pany will place initial orders to ensure verting the seven options from a deal for class, economy and premium economy business as it diversifies. SLMR has also that the new factory can deliver on-time, one dozen Q400 turboprops placed last configurations, with seat pitches of 29 established a joint venture to produce on-cost and on-quality, before real orders December into firm orders. Based on inches and 33 inches respectively. The turbine fan blades in China. This draws are accepted. o list price, the order is valued at approx- first of the one dozen now-firm orders, imately €210 million ($235 million). intended to replace aging Q400s in its cur- Outfitted in a new dual class 86-passen- rent fleet, will be delivered next month, ger configuration, the purchase validates with one per month following through First flights made safer with Bombardier’s faith in demand for turbo- November, representing the five initial props with capacities of up to 90 passen- firm orders. Deliveries of the converted gers, said Fred Cromer, president of the option orders commence next March and Meggitt wheels and brakes airframer’s commercial division. will total five in 2018, with the remain- “The trend we see is toward larger ing two coming in the latter part of 2019. When the Saab Gripen E prototype took Away from the world of wheels, turboprops,” said Cromer, adding that Bombardier (Chalet 282) is still seek- to the air for the first time last week it Meggitt supplies many advanced systems if demand for such an aircraft exists, ing a launch customer for a single-class, became the eighth aircraft type equipped and components to the aerospace indus- “Guess what? It’s already here.” 90-passenger configured model. Asked if with Meggitt wheels or brakes to make try. Announced at the Paris Air Show is Said Jaime Bautista, president and passengers would find the 28-inch pitch its maiden flight since the start of 2016. a contract to provide integrated standby COO of PAL, the Philippines flag car- between rows in the 90-seat, single class The Gripen achievement followed the flight displays to the Boeing 777X pro- rier, “We used to be the only carrier in configuration uncomfortable, Cromer first flight of the Irkut MC-21-300 at the gram. Introduced in 1995 as a back-up the Philippines. We used to be the dom- said, “Seat technology has evolved—the end of May, and other recent Meggitt- to digital displays, Meggitt’s ISFDs have inant domestic player.” But low-cost car- technology of seats creates comfort, and equipped first flights have included those been provided for more than 40 aircraft riers that entered the market early in we think we’ll deliver a very comfortable by the Boeing/Saab T-X, Bombardier programs. The latest contract adds to the 2000s, catering to people who used flying experience with 90 seats on the air- Global 7000, Gulfstream G600 and the EPAS (emergency passenger assist to travel by boat and bus, “have grown craft.” Bombardier has a current backlog Textron Scorpion. system), flight lock actuators and cargo faster than us, and the management of of 24 orders for the Q400, but Cromer Since acquiring Goodyear and Dunlop smoke detection system that Meggitt is Philippine Airlines believes we should get hinted the company could land more Aerospace, UK-headquartered Meggitt already providing for the 777X. —D.D. back the market share we used to own.” sales here at Le Bourget, and would pro- (Chalet 114) has inherited a long pedi- The new Q400s will enable the carrier to vide an update on the unfilled orders at gree in providing wheels and braking sys- do that, Bautista said. “We hope this will “the end of the air show.” o tems to the aerospace industry, including notable “firsts” such as differential brak- AT THE STANDS ing systems and carbon brakes. Meggitt wheels and brakes are on more than 160 UPS Airlines has contracted Boeing (Chalet 332) to convert three passenger 767s to 767 platforms, accounting for about 34,000 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCFs) and plans to have them in the fleet next year. aircraft around the world. Each year they “These aircraft, as well as the fourteen 747-8s announced last October, are all additions to perform 15 million landings. the fleet to meet customer demand,” a UPS spokesman told AIN. Boeing forecasts a need for 400 widebody conversions over the next two decades, with Meggitt has continued its tradition of strong demand for 767 freighter conversions due to a rise in the e-commerce—Amazon’s Prime innovation through the Ebrake, which Air operation uses them—and express markets. combines brake-by-wire technology with UPS has bought the three aircraft that will be converted, but would not disclose the source. an electro-mechanical braking system. The The company was the launch customer for the 767 production freighter and has 59 of them. world’s first all-electric brake for commer- Its 236-aircraft fleet also includes two 747-400BCFs. It has 17 aircraft on order: the 747-8s and the 767BCFs. n cial aircraft was selected by Bombardier to Meggitt’s electric braking systems provide fully equip the C Series airliners. integrated brake control and anti-skid protection.

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Encouragingly for French aero- significant generator for the plus national defense spending to be space industry group Gifas, 2016 side of France’s national balance increased back up to two per- proved to be a year of growth, of payments. cent of gross domestic product according to figures that it released “France has never produced by 2022—up from the current in April. And despite continued so many aircraft, declared Gifas level of 1.43 percent. Whether

uncertainty, 2017 seems to be president Marwan Lahoud, who the newly elected administration MILLER JAY heading in the same direction. was recently re-elected to lead of President Emmanuel Macron Franco-German Airbus Helicopters, manufacturer of the H135 among many others, saw The combined balance sheet the organization after stepping will respond to this call remains a modest 6 percent increase in orders last year, compared with 2015. for the 376 member companies down as international strategy to be seen. of Paris-based Gifas climbed by chief for the Airbus Group. Less positively, the French Airbus saw a marked dip Leading French suppliers such 4.1 percent last year, by com- Revenue growth for Gifas aerospace industry’s backlog of in net airliner orders for 2016, as Safran, Thales and Zodiac parison with 2015, to show total member companies was stronger orders dipped by 6.6 percent last which stood at 775 compared stand to benefit from these revenues of €60.4 billion ($67.7 on the civil side of the business year, compared with 2015, to with 1,036 in 2015. However, increases, and this has given billion). Growth achieved for (4.8 percent) than for the mili- €73.1 billion ($81.9 billion). There the European airframer did Gifas grounds for optimism for exports was more impressive at tary side (1.4 percent). “Rising was some reduction in terms of increase deliveries, which stood 2017 and 2018. 5.9 percent, with the €41.7 bil- military exports have compen- defense exports, with orders for at 688 aircraft last year (versus On the other hand, two sectors lion ($46.7 billion) accounting sated for a reduction in deliver- Dassault’s Rafale fighter not 635 in 2015). ATR’s deliveries of that are doing less well are helicop- for as much as 86 percent of ies for French forces,” conceded making as much of a contribu- its twin turboprop regional air- ters and business aircraft. Dassault the total—making the sector a Lahoud, who has called for tion in 2016 as they had in 2015. liners dipped slightly from 88 to Aviation only delivered 49 of its 80 aircraft, and new firm orders Falcons last year (compared with were cut in half from 76 sales in 55 in 2015 and 66 in 2014. 2015 to just 36 in 2016. Meanwhile the rotorcraft sec- The positive results achieved tor continues to be suppressed by by the French aerospace indus- weakness in the oil and gas sec- try in 2016 were a result of the tor, with greater negative impact aircraft production volumes on larger aircraft. Nonetheless, achieved by both Airbus and Franco-German manufacturer Boeing. Output rates for both Airbus Helicopters achieved a 6 the A320 and Boeing 737 nar- percent rise in net orders to 353 rowbodies, and the widebody units last year, and a 5 percent A350 and 787 Dreamliner mod- increase in deliveries to 418 aircraft. els increased last year—driving The space sector, which directly demand for aerostructures, sys- supports 14,000 French jobs, had tems and equipment produced a good year with a 5.4 percent by French suppliers. Looking increase in revenues to €4.1 bil- ahead, Airbus plans to raise the lion ($4.6 billion). However, Gifas monthly production rate for the also acknowledged an unspecified A320 to 60 units by 2019, and dip in new orders for this part of to more than 10 A350s by 2018. its membership. Similarly, at Boeing, output of Dynamism in the French 737s is set to reach 57 per month aerospace industry was also Airbus Corporate Jets has great expectations for its ACJ350 XWB, and has created this cabin concept, above, for bizjet version of the by 2019 and for the 787 is due to manifest in levels of employ- widebody twin. Gifas-member component suppliers are also cashing in on strong sales of Boeing’s 737 Max airliner family, below. climb from 10 to 13-14 by 2020. ment. Gifas members recruited around 10,000 people in 2016, taking the total number directly employed by the French industry to 187,000. Over the last five years, a total of 60,000 people have been recruited, but for 2017 the annual total is expected to dip somewhat to just 8,000. Gifas has acknowledged that member companies are strug- gling to recruit staff with the right skills. At the same time, the organization is urging small- and medium-sized enterprises among its membership to step up their investments in digital technology and process to remain com- petitive. The group is investing €11.6 million ($13 million) in the second phase of an initiative to assist some 300 smaller companies in this process. Among the goals for this program are boosting on-time and on-quality delivery performance. o

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ADV_SSJ_2017_281x359_5mm.indd 1 28/04/17 16:35 that the announcement that the about a re-design of the FC-31 J-20 has entered service is sim- that involve changes to the outer ilar to what was done with the mold lines, an overall increase J-10 years before. The aircraft in the length of the aircraft and are now entered in the ledger of additional structural weight. The the PLAAF unit based at the same reports have shown photos Chengdu aerodrome, but they of what is supposed to be a new reportedly remain tethered to prototype of the aircraft still in Plant No. 132 and cannot oper- factory primer. ate independently of it. One significant change from In the brief fly-by of the J-20 the previous presentations of at the November 2016 Airshow the FC-31 is that some anony- China in Zhuhai, the two air- mous Chinese industry sources craft appeared to be using the now claim that the program is same type of edge treatments supported by either the PLAAF Developed by the “more advanced” of two CATIC-group manufacturers, Changdu’s J-20 made and radar absorbing materials or the air wing of China’s navy. a fly-by appearance at Airshow China in Zhuhai. that are seen in some earlier U.S. Some speculation centers around stealth aircraft like the Lockheed whether or not the FC-31 could Martin F-22. However, there is become the aircraft of choice for no visible evidence of the kind the fleet of aircraft carriers that of newer-generation—and much Beijing is planning to build, given New Chinese fighters appear to tap less maintenance-intensive— the Shenyang plant’s experience stealthy materials that are part with the J-15 program. and parcel of the F-35. The problem that still has not Russian and U.S. design technology been resolved with either pro- On Land or On Sea? by Reuben F. Johnson gram, say aerospace specialists More recently, several reports in Moscow who spoke to AIN, When the People’s Liberation and Chengdu—both subsidiar- (CCTV) network announced on have emerged about the FC-31, is that both aircraft are still pow- Army Air Force (PLAAF) ies of the CATIC group (Hall March 9 that the J-20 had “offi- the reports coming at roughly the ered by Russian-made engines. acquired its first tranche of 2a Stand D252). “More recently, cially entered service” with the same late-April time frame as the Regular reports from China talk Russian-made Sukhoi Su-27SK much of the more advanced work PLAAF. The CCTV report was launching of what has been called about new, Chinese-designed fighters in the early 1990s, long- that has been done with fighter air- accompanied by video footage of the China’s first indigenously engines being available soon, but time observers of China’s indus- craft development has been car- the J-20 flying in formation with built aircraft carrier, CV-17. without any commitments to a trial base asked two questions. ried out at Chengdu,” said a senior the Xi’an H-6K bomber and the This aircraft also made its public precise target date. The first was how long would Russian aerospace scientist, speak- new Y-20 cargo lifter. debut at Air Show China, but two Chen Xiangbao, vice presi- it be before Chinese state-con- ing on condition of anonymity. Additional J-20s are sched- years earlier, in 2014. It is mea- dent of the Beijing Institute of trolled aerospace industry was “The two enterprises collaborate uled to enter service this year, surably smaller than the J-20 and Aeronautical Materials within able to reverse-engineer and build back and forth in different areas, according to sources that spoke appeared to be close to the F-35 in the recently-formed Aero-engine unlicensed copies of the Su-27— but sometimes there is more of a to Chinese media, but no num- overall size and weight, as well as Corporation of China (AECC), as it had done with Russia’s flow of innovation in one direction bers were specified. At least three seeming to have drawn from the told Chinese news outlets in Mikoyan MiG-21 decades before. than there is in the other.” new variants of the aircraft have Lockheed Martin design in some March that it “will not take a This was accomplished in The reputation that Chengdu been seen on different Chinese aspects of its overall planform. long time for our fifth-genera- slightly more than 10 years, which has for being the more innovative military-themed websites. More than one authoritative tion combat plane to have China- produced a number of “indige- of the two was enhanced by the Announcements about China’s source has attributed those sim- made engines. We also have begun nous” fighter designs produced at fact that its J-20 fighter emerged as defense sector’s achievements ilarities to the highly publicized to design a next-generation avi- Shenyang that are analogues of a new program and made its first tend to multiply in the period of incidences of China hacking the ation engine with a thrust-to- the Russian design they were cop- flight well in advance of the FC-31. March that coincides with the databases of U.S. defense con- weight ratio that is much higher ied from. The Chinese J-11B is a Additionally, the J-20 was unoffi- annual meeting of the National tractors and U.S. Air Force facil- than that of current types.” near copy of the Su-27, the J-15 cially categorized as a program of People’s Congress in Beijing. ities. In the process, the Chinese “We are able to develop the a knockoff of the carrier-capable record for the PLAAF, whereas the Most of the defense industry industry reportedly gained access two most important compo- Su-33 and the J-16 is a duplica- FC-31 was initially presented as a senior management also hold to reams of classified materials on nents in an advanced engine— tion of the Su-30MKK models “for export” program in the mold seats in this largely ceremonial the design of the F-35 and other the single crystal superalloy sold to the PLAAF. of the JF-17 that was developed at parliament and/or on its commu- U.S. weapons programs. turbine blades and powder The second question was how Chengdu for sale and license-pro- nist party analogue, the NPCC. The FC-31’s flight demonstra- metallurgy superalloy turbine many years after that would it be duction in Pakistan. The meeting of these two bodies tion at last year’s Zhuhai airshow disks—but in mass production, before Chinese industry started is often used by industry as a plat- also showed that it was under- the products’ quality is [still] to produce some next-genera- Works in Progress form for advertising military and powered and was bleeding too not very satisfactory,” added tion, original designs by building Despite announcements about technological achievements. much energy when engaged in Chen. “The road to success is on what they had learned from the official status conferred on Analysts experienced in any aerobatic maneuvering. This filled with setbacks and failures. the Russians. This next phase— these two programs, all of the assessing China’s military air- may be what accounts for recent [All] of the world’s engine pow- the emergence of “clean-sheet” available information is that craft industry have told AIN statements from Chinese sources ers have walked this road.” o fighter designs—is well under both of these new fighter con- way now, and is seen in the form cepts remain “works in prog- The Shenyang FC-31 was initially developed as a “for export” program. There is of the two newest Chinese fighter ress.” This means that still only some talk that it could become the preferred carrier-borne fighter for China’s navy. designs. These are the Shenyang small numbers of the aircraft FC/J-31 and the Chengdu J-20 have been produced to date. The two aircraft appear exter- Moreover, those aircraft have nally to be stealthy designs, both configurations different enough are twin-engine aircraft and they from each other that it makes are both departures from the type the programs appear to be more of developments that these two technology demonstrators than aircraft enterprises have been mature, “frozen” designs. known for in the past. Despite existing only as a lim- Russian aerospace research- ited number—reported to be as ers and aerodynamicists have told few as 10 units—of differently AIN a clear “hierarchy” exists configured aircraft, Beijing’s

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If adopted, Airbus would bring it in as a line-fit but the company remains undecided about including the change as a retrofit upgrade. Available for installation in A380 rear cabins is an aft-gal- ley stair module (AGSM) with “a U-shaped stair and integrated galleys” that the manufacturer allows permits the removal of galleys by Door 4 on the main passenger deck. The AGSM, which is planned for introduction in 2019 and would be available for retrofit, allows operators to accommo- date an extra 14 passenger seats compared with the current rear- staircase arrangement. A380 mx plan adjusted to account for aging In addition, Airbus is offering a cabin-improvement package by Ian Goold that includes several modifications. One proposed element is Extensive fatigue testing of Airbus now is working on Airbus says the optimiza- over 5,000 FC and 42,000 FH, a nine-abreast “premium-econ- the Airbus A380 widebody air- future modifications that will tion covers engine, systems, and respectively, with the 207 aircraft omy” cabin configuration for liner has demonstrated what cancel the inspections, and zonal-inspection tasks (including in service having clocked more installation ahead of main deck the European airframer says is wants to introduce the improve- some certification maintenance than 3.6 million FH overall. Door 2. “remarkably slow” crack prop- ments before the first A380 requirements) and also aimed to Airbus is continuing to Finally, Airbus has modified agation, such that there is “no 12-year heavy-maintenance reduce some structure-inspec- develop the basic aircraft. One the upper-deck to provide greater need to inspect [airframe struc- check. The manufacturer will tion items. Following the exercise, example of planned evolution cabin width through removal of tures] for fatigue damage” dur- continue sampling A380 land- which was launched two years includes introduction of high- sidewall-stowage capacity. This ing normal aircraft life, says the ing gears in order to confirm ago and involved the A380 indus- slip induction-motor fuel pumps will allow fitment of up to ten manufacturer. Nevertheless, with its target for first undercarriage try steering committee and var- expected to improve equipment extra seats when combined with “lead” aircraft approaching 10 overhauls to be performed after ious related A380 maintenance reliability and maintenance costs a “herring-bone” business-class years of operation since service- 12 years’ operation. working groups, some 95 percent through adoption of “A350-like configuration and will become entry in October 2007, Airbus Several A380 operators worked of A-check items now occur at technology having almost no standard on production aircraft has optimized other mainte- with Airbus in helping the man- intervals of 1,000 FH (or more). electronic parts.” this year. o nance schedules for the very- ufacturer to define operational But Airbus has not yet been large aircraft (VLA). availability (OA), an indicator able to implement a planned As of May, the manufacturer of aircraft accessibility free from interval increase for six-year ROADRUNNER FLIGHT INSTRUMENT was midway through introduc- maintenance or other technical intermediate layover (IL) checks UPGRADES OLDER COCKPITS ing extended inspection inter- constraints. “To improve OA and covering, for example, corrosion vals. Heavy-maintenance C maintenance costs, [we] launched and zonal inspections of cer- Astronautics Corporation of America (Hall 4 Stand F18) recently con- checks are expected to be a project to optimize scheduled tain structures. There has been ducted test flights of the RoadRunner electronic flight instrument (EFI) required less frequently from maintenance program intervals,” an insufficient number of such it has developed to upgrade the cockpit of a Bell 212 helicopter. In around the end of 2017, 12 indicated Airbus cabin-custom- events to demonstrate required May, it did a demonstration of the new system for the Colombian months after a similar adjust- ization managers, who say that compliance for a longer interval, National Police over the country’s capital Bogota (see below). ment was made to light-mainte- access to operators’ actual data according to the manufacturer. The RoadRunner EFI is intended to give operators an easy, drop- nance A check requirements. gathered over six months in 2015 In the future, the company in replacement for existing ADI and HIS primary flight instruments in According to Airbus, the was a key element in the exercise. also would like to synchronize older helicopters. According to Astronautics, the upgrade enhances A380 has enjoyed continu- Minimum requirements for the six-year IL interval with safety and reduces maintenance through a relatively quick and low- ous improvements in techni- scheduled maintenance of cer- structures-maintenance tasks cost modification. —C.A. cal dispatch reliability, which tified aircraft (or derivatives and landing gear overhauls that is a measure of aircraft-related thereof), established under the are subject to a 12-year repeti- departure delays (of 15 min- air transport industry’s main- tive-inspection cycle. utes or less). Operational reli- tenance review board (MRB) “We have been continu- ability for heavier, 575,000-kg Report procedure, define task ously working to improve opera- (1,265,000-pound) maximum intervals by flight-hours (FH), tions, facilitate maintenance, and take-off weight models delivered flight cycles (FC), or calendar increase profitability of the air- since mid-2013 is given as “above age. The A380 maintenance-opti- craft—in particular with an opti- 99 percent.” mization exercise aimed to extend mized cabin space,” said A380 The manufacturer also has A380 C-check intervals from 24 program head Alain Flourens. “We been considering requirements months to 36 months, which over are offering improved cabin layouts for the first 12-year airframe struc- six years will reduce the num- so [that] airlines can optimize rev- tural checks that will fall due in ber of such events from three to enues. Increased cabin flexibility 2019. It said that testing has iden- two; the target for A-check inter- also meets market needs.” tified a few fatigue items, for which val optimization was an increase As of January 1 this year, it will confirm relevant inspections. from 750 FH to 1,000 FH. fleet-leading A380s had logged

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Plans call the database on board often times prior for the project to start in 2019, when the to flight,” explained O’Hara. “The new United Parcel Service, Airbus and LCD displays for both pilots, a new inte- first airplane arrives at Airbus in Toulouse FMC will have the capacity for the world- Honeywell have signed a deal to collabo- grated standby instrument system (ISIS), a for modification and flight testing. Airbus wide database now only for now but in rate on a cockpit upgrade for UPS Airline’s new aircraft communication and address- expects to gain certification for the proj- the future.” 52 A300-600s meant to extend the life of ing reporting system (ACARS), a central ect in 2020. Separately, the new radar system will the fleet for at least another 18 years, the maintenance system and replacement of Perhaps the biggest benefit of the ret- feature predictive lightning, hail and tur- partners announced Monday. The pro- the current enhanced ground proximity rofit lies with the ability of the new FMS bulence detection, while safety enhance- gram involves installation of a new flight warning system (EGPWS) with an inte- to support a worldwide database and ments include a vertical situation display. management system, a new Honeywell grated system. Rather than using indi- Future Air Navigation System (FANS). Based on the Honeywell Primus Epic RVR 4000 weather radar system, new vidual components for aircraft functions According to UPS Airlines avionics avionics system, the project requires modification of the electrical cockpit panels, replacement of some of the aircraft’s avi- UPS flies 52 Airbus A300-600s equipped with a cockpit the carrier characterized as “lacking” even when it bought the airplanes in 2000. onics and systems along with new racks and wiring, explained Airbus head of A300/A310 customer services Olivier Criou. As leader of the project, Airbus serves as the prime integrator of the modification and defines the architecture and layout. Ergonomic improvements include the larger displays and the combination of now separated standby instruments into one, integrated standby instrument system, said Criou. The new suite will also offer synthetic vision capability, providing pilots with three-dimensional view of the terrain, airspace and runways, noted Honeywell president of electronics solutions Carl Esposito. Criou added that the modification can apply to A310s as well as A300s, and confirmed that Airbus envisions other customers for it. Following completion of the first airplane in Toulouse, Airbus will decide the location of future modification sites, said O’Hara, who added that the decision to modify versus buy new airplanes boiled PHOTO: AIRBUS down to the life left on the airframes and their capability, apart from the avionics. AIR POWER CONFERENCE AND RIAT DRAW AIR FORCE DECISION MAKERS “UPS really has a long-term view for our aircraft, so we normally purchase an Two major events in the UK next month will see the largest gather- “Thinking to Win”, after admitting that, “we lack an innovation cul- aircraft and expect it to work within our ing this year of senior air force personnel from around the globe. The ture; we don’t capitalize on training and education as well as we fleet for approximately 30 or 35 years,” Royal Air Force (RAF) Air Power Conference in London on July 12 could; and we don’t have a clear goal that everyone understands.” he explained. “We purchased the A300 and 13 will offer expert speakers and discussion forums on a theme AVM Wigston described the initiative as “a license to challenge that back in 2000; it was new off the Airbus of 21st Century partnerships. Many attendees will then head for the has really taken root.” assembly line and at that time we deter- Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) at RAF Fairford from July 14th Another RAF initiative that will feature at the conference is the mined it to be lacking, or a little behind to 16th, a public airshow spectacular that is also a venue for corpo- Rapid Capability Office (RCO) that the service recently created. It is with respect to the avionics in the cockpit. rate hospitality. supposed to bring new technologies into service in a faster, more For the rest of the airframe, it’s equivalent Leaders from 25 air forces have already booked to attend the streamlined fashion. A new company that could benefit from that to anything that we’re flying now, includ- Air Power Conference, and at least 10 more are expected. The approach will be speaking. The London-based tech startup named ing the Boeing fleets—the 767 and 757. RAF has a reputation for “punching above its weight”, so dele- Improbable will discuss how powerful high-end meta-system mod- “We’ve been looking at the cockpit for gates will be anxious to hear from its senior leaders on how the eling can be used for simulation, targeting and resilience planning. many, many years and really the straw that service is mounting continued operations in the Middle East and There will also be a speaker from the Defence Entrepreneurs Forum broke the camel’s back was the naviga- elsewhere, while coping with a constrained budget. But there will (DEF), an organization that aims to bring “disruptive thinking” to the tion database,” added O’Hara. UPS began also be speakers from academia, industry, other air forces, and military world. considering options about three years non-government organizations (NGOs), in a program that has been The theme for this year’s RIAT show is the 70th anniversary of the ago, he added, noting that some compa- devised by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), the respected U.S. Air Force. The Thunderbirds F-16 team is making a transatlan- nies offered a flight management system UK defense think-tank. tic trip to display at the show, and there will be a big lineup of USAF only, including CMC, Thales and IS&S. “This will be a unique gathering that promises two days of aircraft, including a B-1, B-52, C-17, CV-22 Ospreys and F-22 Raptor Roughly a year ago it chose Airbus to lead intense and informative debate,” said RAF Air Vice-Marshall Michael stealth fighters. The U-2 spyplane will also be making a rare public the program. “It really will take this air- Wigston, assistant chief of the Air Staff. “We live in an era of instabil- appearance, following the recent USAF decision to keep the high-fly- craft into the long-term future, and it’s ity and rapid change. This tests our existing partnerships and encour- ing jet in service indefinitely. Military aircraft from 17 other countries going to be equivalent to the capabilities ages new ones,” he continued. are also scheduled to appear at the show. of the 787 or A350,” he concluded. o But although top brass will lead the discussions, lower-rank- AIN is a media partner to the Air Power Conference, which is ing airmen within the RAF will be encouraged to participate from organized by the Air Power Association. To view the whole program afar. The Air Power Conference will be live-streamed to RAF sta- and to book visit www.airpower.org.uk tions, and questions and comments from there will be encouraged. Full details of the Royal International Air Tattoo may be found at This is in the spirit of a recent initiative that the service has named www.airtattoo.com —C.P.

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“We can lower the number of loss of an upset recovery so you have experience control accidents by 50 percent,” claims in unusual attitude recognition.” John Cox, who told AIN this can be In February, the International Civil done by applying a combination of aca- Aviation Organization (ICAO) issued demics, simulator and in-aircraft train- the third revision of its seminal guide on ing. Capt. Cox is CEO of Washington, the topic, inserting for the first time the DC-based Safety Operating Systems and word ‘prevention’ in the title: Airplane a veteran pilot for a major airline, as well Upset Prevention and Recovery Training as of corporate and general aviation air- Aid. The revision expanded the scope to craft. He has notched more than 14,000 include transport category straight-wing flight hours. turboprops and regional jet airplanes. Cox recently flew an S211 Marchetti It also simplified the terminology of an swept-wing jet trainer, doing stalls at upset as “anytime an airplane is diverg- 32,000 feet and wake encounters as part ing from what the pilots are intending it of a high-altitude upset prevention and to do,” rather than the previous techni- recovery training (UPRT) course offered cal definition of exceeding pitch beyond by Advanced Performance Solutions +25 or -10 degrees, bank angles greater Upset prevention training for jet pilots is best done where they spend most of their flying time, at the flight (APS) in Mesa, Arizona—similar to that than 45 degrees or speed inappropriate levels. Advanced Performance Solutions uses a Siai Marchetti S211 ex-military trainer to better illustrate the done by new AIN editor-in-chief Matt for the conditions. peculiar hazards of high-altitude loss of control in more rarified airspace. Thurber last year. The document’s executive summary “Pilots don’t understand that what we states, “It is the OEM’s intent to empha- taught for 30 years was horribly flawed, size that training within the entire oper- because you can’t power out of a stall or ational flight envelope…is needed to even a high angle-of-attack condition in develop pilots’ awareness and handling a jet at high altitude,” Cox, who flew with skills, both in manual and automated APS President Paul ‘B.J.’ Ransbury, said. flight. Training outside the operational “We wanted to take the Marchetti up flight envelope should not be necessary high and prove it.” for awareness and skill development.” Cox has been involved in efforts to Some industry experts were dismayed mitigate loss-of-control-inflight (LOC-I) at being excluded from the revision dis- accidents since US Airways Flight 427 in cussions—which were limited to air- 1994, and American Airlines Flight 587 craft manufacturers Airbus (Static C4), in 2001, highlighted deficiencies in tra- ATR (Static B2), Boeing (Chalet 332), ditional pilot training. The LOC-I prob- Bombardier (Chalet 282) and Embraer lem persists, as evidenced by Air France (Chalet 314)—unlike the first two edi- 447, Colgan 3407, Air Asia Flight 8501 tions of the document which drew upon and, more recently, the wake turbulence a broad range of stakeholders. One critic event over the Arabian Sea that seriously told AIN the committee composition was damaged a German-owned Bombardier “a control issue, pure and simple. They Challenger 604. wanted to eliminate dissent.” The group with the least exposure to Mandatory UPRT Is Coming UPRT training is current airline pilots. process of being upgraded to provide figure it out in the seconds you have avail- “The fact that we are still having a sig- Capt. Richard Ward, who flies for a extended envelope training. In business able. In upset recovery, the rules change nificant number of loss-of-control events major UK airline, said, “I don’t know of aviation, APS offers the combination in terms of flight dynamics and the way that have a high number of fatalities, and anybody in the UK airline environment of academic-simulator-aircraft training, we use the controls.” 50 percent of those are stall related, says that has done any of these ‘Gucci version’ including partnerships with CAE (Chalet Brooks said APS’s experience in train- to me that the training we’re getting is not upset and prevention recovery courses, 62) and Bombardier. FlightSafety Inter- ing airline instructors to teach UPRT has fully adequate,” noted Cox. “It is better, flying Skyhawks and military trainers. It national’s UPRT curriculum mimics the required a bit of relearning. “The level- but it is not yet good enough.” isn’t on our radar.” airline’s academics-plus-sim approach. flight, two-dimensional flying mindset As UPRT is made mandatory by “If you’re in the recovery phase, you’ve has proven to be a little more resistant to more aviation authorities (April 2018 already failed,” Ward noted. “We need to Counterintuitive Techniques change than we thought.” for all EASA licensing training courses, take one step back and go to the root of Randy Brooks, vice president of training APS now has a dozen instruc- 2019 for FAA Part 121 carriers), pro- the problem, which is hand-flying skills, and business development for APS, said, tors at locations in Arizona, Texas, the viders and programs are proliferat- and that’s quite a boring topic. If you’ve “Everybody agrees that it’s better to pre- Netherlands, and the U.S. Army’s fixed- ing. Cox cautioned, however: “There got a 25-year-old coming through, we vent an upset in the first place. The diver- wing training school in Dothan, Alabama. are still providers out there, particu- need to focus on getting the feel of the air- gence of opinion in some camps is that if UPRT has gained increasing acceptance larly using the in-aircraft environment, craft he’s operating—for example, hand we just did a better job of prevention, we with regulators, insurers and (especially) that are basically teaching aerobatics, fly from 10,000 feet, decelerate from 320 wouldn’t need to teach recovery. business aircraft operators. “Many people and that can very easily transition to be knots all the way back to 140 knots, and “There are certain techniques a pilot are beginning to embrace the concept,” negative training. change the configuration. Feel how the needs to use, once a situation has pro- said Brooks, “but it’s certainly not main- “The fundamental difference is that an aircraft handles as the center of pressure gressed to where recovery is required, stream yet. The majority of pilots world- upset is an unexpected event where you’re moves and the pitch attitudes change. that are counterintuitive to a pilot who wide are not yet getting it.” o trying to drive the airplane back into That’s really important stuff. But it’s hard has spent their career in the normal the heart of the envelope; an aerobatic to argue for that kind of exercise when envelope…different skills that need to maneuver is precision-flown to the edge you are constrained by time and cost.” be called upon in a matter of seconds,” of the envelope. From a fundamental Commercial airline pilot UPRT train- Brooks explained. “If you haven’t been standpoint, they are exactly the opposite. ing is largely confined to classroom and provided with the concepts, techniques The training needs to be geared toward simulators, many of which are in the and skills in advance, you aren’t going to

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safety management system specifically GE’s ability to harvest data isn’t con- Honing efficiency with big data, for helicopter operations. Under a pro- fined to the engines and other systems the gram called InfoShare, HeliOffshore has U.S.-based group makes for multiple air- already laid the groundwork for sharing craft platforms. “We started with a lot of GE’s digital initiative cuts cost data and information among multiple focus on engines, but, thankfully, engines helicopter operators, including data from are not the biggest problem areas,” Daily by Charles Alcock health and usage management, and flight said. “Data is out there throughout the air- data monitoring. craft and the new vintage of aircraft have GE Aviation’s new Digital Solutions divi- to the collaboration center in Dubai, GE more and more data; the more of it we can sion has been gathering momentum since has since opened similar facilities in Paris Data Integration is Key collect and analyze, the more solutions we its formation in 2015. It was earmarked as and in Austin, Texas, where its digital divi- “We’re trying to help our customers be can generate.” the focal point for the engine and aircraft sion is headquartered. more successful,” GE Aviation’s chief dig- Smaller operators potentially will derive systems group’s efforts to help customers Then, in November 2016, it launched ital officer Jim Daily told AIN ahead of this the greatest value from this approach to reduce operating costs through better use a new Configuration Data Exchange and week’s Paris Air Show. “The industry is now mining Big Data, since they do not have to of data and analytics tools. The most recent intends to roll this out for customer use fully recognizing the value data can bring if employ larger IT departments to benefit. addition to this portfolio was the March 27 throughout 2017 to give operators more you have the enough capability to analyze “Overall, the common thread is reducing acquisition of Critical Technologies, Inc., information, more quickly about the per- it thoroughly. You can drive outcomes [in uncertainty and unpredictability in what which is the developer of the AirVault formance and condition of aircraft and improved operational performance]. Predix remains a very dynamic industry, and help cloud-based digital records management systems. The new Big Data application is bringing value from domain expertise in operators understand what best to do platform already used by more than 40 air- has been developed in partnership with terms of how customers operate their assets when things do go wrong,” Daily added. lines and maintenance, repair and overhaul Capgemini as a data pipeline allowing two- and how data integrates in the overall oper- GE’s digital team is now planning to (MRO) organizations. way flow of asset data between airlines, ational environment.” launch an application called Fly Pulse At the Farnborough International air MROs, lessors, OEMs and parts brokers. Essentially, Predix marries up aircraft that helps pilots better understand how to show last July, the company unveiled a Last November also saw a new partner- and operational data on one cohesive, more efficiently operate their aircraft. The scaled version of the digital collaboration ship between GE and Teledyne Controls to Cloud-based platform. Daily explained system has been developed through col- center. It has used the system to work with use Predix to improve engine health moni- that the platform is agnostic in terms of laboration with Australian carrier Qantas. customers such Middle East low-cost car- toring. Teledyne will supply its expertise in which operational management systems “We’re still at the earliest stages and rier Fly Dubai to integrate its Predix data wireless flight data collection to advance it can work with to support the optimi- barely scratching the surface of all the data analytics platform for tasks such as mini- applications of the system. zation of multiple assets. For sensitive out there,” concluded Daily. “There is still mizing the impact of unavoidable delays, In March of this year, GE agreed defense applications, the technology could latency in terms of how long it takes to get giving pilots better operational under- to start working with offshore indus- be installed within a secure site, and GE data off systems even with a wireless con- standing of their aircraft and protecting try safety association HeliOffshore to has made significant investments in add- nection, but we hope that within 10 years schedules and thus, revenues. In addition develop and implement a new global ing data protection to the system. this will all be achieved in real time.” o Farnborough International innovates to keep show relevant

Just like the aerospace and defense com- some have gone so far as to describe as panies they serve, air shows have to con- “the fourth industrial revolution.” tinually adapt to stay relevant. In this This theme will be reflected in a new regard, no-one can accuse Farnborough pavilion focusing on topics such a sim- International of resting on its laurels. ulation, augmented reality, robotics The next staging of the biennial event and data analysis. There will also be a (July 16-22, 2018) will reveal a show dedicated part of the exhibit space to that has changed both physically and in highlight technological advances in the the opportunity it shares with trade and aerospace supply chain, as well as an Putting on a global airshow isn’t for the faint of heart. Keeping up with what markets need to prosper is public visitors. emphasis on reducing the environmen- essential for continued success, as organizers of One of the most noticeable changes tal impact of aviation. Farnborough International’s 2018 edition understand. will be a completely redeveloped Hall 1, According to Farnborough Interna- which is now a key part of the revamped tional commercial director Amanda Farnborough International Exhibition Stainer, other aspects of the show that proposals for consideration with a dead- have better signage to get visitors to the & Conference Centre. Combined with continue to expand include space, aircraft line of the end of January 2018. exhibits they want to see.” Hall 5, this provides extensive space for interiors, air freight (with an expanded Also new in Hall 3 is space that will be The weakening of the British Pound the airshow itself, but also for other types cargo village) and business aviation. Her set aside for “interactive product show- on currency markets in the wake of the of events. Between now and the start of team is looking to further expand the cases” that will allow exhibitors to dem- UK’s impending Brexit departure from 2019, the venue is booked to host shows scope of the event’s civil delegation pro- onstrate technology in a more realistic the European Union has proved to be focusing on topics such as manufacturing, gram, which targets invitations to deci- setting. “The live product demonstrations a boon for Farnborough International, security, fishing, pets and home building. sion-makers from specific organizations will bring a bit more entertainment to the since it has markedly reduced costs for However, organizers also see scope for the such as airlines and airports. It also show, and we’re looking at ways to have exhibitors. “But we have to be able to site to be used for other specialist events expects to boost the number of national more video content and more of the feel demonstrate a strong return on invest- within the aerospace and defense sectors. pavilions at the 2018 show to 27 (from 23 of live TV,” Stainer told AIN. ment for exhibitors,” concluded Stainer. The new Hall 1 also will now host in 2016). The China National Aero-Tech- Farnborough International is looking “Some just want networking opportuni- Farnborough International’s traditional nology Import & Export Corporation to do more to improve return on invest- ties, but others fully expect to come away welcome reception on the first day, avoid- (Catic) will be exhibiting at Farnborough ment for smaller exhibitors too. “Big with contracts, which is why we’ve intro- ing the need for show goers to rush away for the first time, and India may be shows can be scary for smaller compa- duced features such as the Meet the Buyer to central London from the show site. It another new addition. nies who worry about how visitors will program that helps companies get face-to- will also house an improved media center. Hall 3 will feature a new “content- find them, so we have created, in Hall 4, face with prospective customers.” One of the key themes for the 2018 show driven theater” that will give specialists the a special package for first-time exhibitors AIN will once again publish its award- is what the Farnborough International chance to give short 20-minute presenta- that will put them together in the center winning daily newspapers at the Dubai organizer (a subsidiary of UK aerospace, tions on particular topics. This week at the [of the building] rather than being scat- Airshow on July 16, 17, 18 and 19. Our defense and security trade group ADS) is Paris Airshow, Farnborough International tered around the periphery,” said Stainer. team will provide comprehensive live cov- calling Industry 4.0. This will focus on the is opening up an invitation to indus- “This will make sure the traffic goes by erage of all the news from the show and digital transformation of the business that try executives to submit presentation them, and generally, around the site we’ll exclusive video reports. —C.A.

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www . extantaerospace . com Thales connects with customers at its new U.S. IFEC ‘sampler’ by Guillaume Lecompte-Boinet Thales’s new California “showroom” enables airline Thales recently opened its new customer of millions of dollars, but also an essen- customers to sample new cabin experience center in Irvine, California, tial tool that contributes to the company’s entertainment equipment. the hub for the Europe-based group’s image,” he added. in-flight entertainment and connectivity These days, airlines themselves like (IFEC) with 1,200 employees. The 6,000- to use Thales’s servers and simulation Thales is looking to tap a growing At this week’s Paris Air Show, Thales sq-m (64,585-sq-ft) building, which rep- capability to test the IFEC equipment trend for airlines to offer its passengers (Chalet 263 Static Display B1) is display- resents an investment of more than $50 that will go in their aircraft. Some of the maximum level of in-flight connec- ing new tactile screens that can be con- million, includes show rooms in which them have staff on site in Irvine for up tivity and entertainment. Last year it won trolled from a smartphone pointed at the airline clients can try new equipment, to two weeks at a time to verify factors two major contracts to equip the future screens like a cursor to select functions. as well as multiple mini-laboratories for such as the electro-magnetic compatibil- Boeing 777X fleet of Emirates Airline Before leaving for the airport, passengers development work. ity of the systems, the shock-resistance and also Airbus A350s to be operated by will be able to register details of their ser- Between now and the first quarter and luminosity of the screens, as well as Singapore Airlines. vice preferences (e.g. music playlists, mov- of 2018, Thales will expand the number noise levels. ies and meal choices) on their smartphones of labs available for testing screens and In each of the mini labs, there are doz- Mastering Security and then connect from the phone with the other equipment. “This is truly a strategic ens of screens on mobile racks that the and Big Data aircraft’s IFEC system after takeoff. investment because until now the process operators can use for testing systems. In However, at the same time, the IFEC Another new offering for airlines is the of welcoming clients and testing equip- fact, only some of the screens are physi- industry is having to master fast-devel- In-Flyt 360 big data tool that allows them ment has been handled in a less structured cally present; many others are simulated oping technologies such as big data and to analyze multiple aspects of their pas- way,” said Dominique Gianonni, CEO by the SimLab tools specially developed cyber security. sengers’ profiles, such as age, nationality, of Thales InFlyt Experience, the group’s by Thales’s engineers in Irvine. Between To meet these challenges, Thales and frequent flier status, as well as movie IFEC division. the real and virtual screens, more than recently acquired two Silicon Valley and food preferences. Complementing this The idea of the new center occurred 15,500 devices can be tested in the build- cyber security and big data specialists— function is the new In-Flyt Cloud that to Gianonni when he visited Boeing’s 787 ing. Thales also has a partnership with Vormetric and Guavus. The latter has stores data allowing airlines to track how delivery center in Everett, Washington. “It the University of California-Irvine developed algorithms that allow it to ana- their clients are using IFEC options. The is often the CEO of an airline who comes that allows its computer science stu- lyze streamed data equivalent in scale to system will also contribute to the imple- to Irvine in person to chose IFEC equip- dents to conduct experiments in realis- that contained by the U.S. Library of mentation of predictive maintenance tech- ment, because it’s not only an investment tic conditions. Congress in a single day. niques for IFEC equipment. o

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0028 Paris Airshow News • June 19,21, 2017 • www.ainonline.com GE ANNOUNCES DATA-DRIVEN PARTNERSHIPS

GE Aviation Digital Solutions (Chalet 142) has announced partnerships with Passur Aerospace and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). The digital industry company will aid Passur in creating aviation solutions RIVE GAUCHE that address its customers’ operational challenges. The company will also work with GECAS on an electronic record database for the avia- They’re perhaps not the loudest or most interesting of the flight demon- tion leasing market. strations at the 2017 International Paris Air Show, but showing off their GE’s partnership with Passur is focused on leveraging GE’s software latest creations is a central reason transport aircraft and manufacturers development and design capabilities as well as its FastWorks program. from all over the world attend the event. Here, Embraer’s E195 E2 dem- The goal is to improve overall airline and airport reliability, cash flow onstrator is put through its paces, with leading edge slats extended. and services. The companies will access GeniusLink, GE’s team of business experts, to crowd source solutions. Passur and GE will work in GE’s digital collaboration center in Austin, Texas. “This agreement [with Passur] is aligned with the goal of support- ing the aviation ecosystem with our suppliers and customers to drive efficiency,” said GE Aviation CCO Andrew Coleman. “This is a perfect example of working with an innovative partner like Passur, so they can bring in their customers to discuss new digital solutions to address operational challenges. Through its partnership with GECAS to create electronic records, GE Aviation will use AirVault. GE acquired the digital records management supplier, also known as Critical Technologies, Inc., in March of this year. With this information, GE and GECAS will manage electronic records for movements between operators of fixed-wing and rotary- wing aircraft. “The recent acquisition of AirVault by GE Aviation Digital offers an opportunity to further develop electronic aircraft records gathering, management and exchange,” said GECAS general manager Sean Flannery. “With planned enhancements, the product will provide new applications to airline operations, while additionally serving the needs of aviation leasing companies.” —S.C. DAVID McINTOSH DAVID

said Dr. Mauro Atalla, UTC’s UTC Aerospace expands v-p of engineering and technol- Recaro’s airline seats to ogy, sensors and integrated systems. One promising application smart aircraft portfolio is in aircraft overheat protec- be aboard Avianca, SAS tion systems, which monitor air- by James Wynbrandt craft bleed ducts, control valves by Samantha Cartaino and critical areas of the aircraft. UTC Aerospace Systems (Chalet of Reach sunset dates. The plat- An overheat protection system Aircraft seat specialist Recaro Meanwhile, Recaro (Hall 346) is here at the Paris Air Show ing is already being used on the based on fiber-optic technol- last month received a big order 2b Stand E157) says the highlighting products and services A350-1000 main landing gear. ogy would be highly configu- for 3,170 of its CL3710 seats BL3520 unit that SAS will use that enable smart aircraft opera- UTC introduced chromate-free rable, faster and easier to install, for Avianca’s Airbus A320 is one of the company’s top tions, while also introducing new primers for wheel and brake more reliable, and lighter weight, family. This is the first time products as it can be custom- additions to its expanding range application in response to U.S. according to UTC. Additionally, the German seat manufactur- ized to meet customers’ needs. of sensing technology, advanced OSHA regulations in 2007. more accurate fault detection ing company has received an Like the CL3710, it comes aircraft interfaces, health and would reduce maintenance time. order from a South American with the adjustable head- usage monitoring systems and UTC is also highlighting its airline. At the same time, rest as well as angle adjust- other advanced technologies. work on shaping a wing of the Scandinavian Airlines System ment and V-shaped side wings. “It’s an ecosystem,” said presi- future, in part by transferring (SAS) will upgrade 40 air- The seat features an audio/ dent Dave Gitlin of UTC’s port- knowledge gained in Formula craft in its fleet with 5,000 of video control unit with head- folio, pointing to products and One high-performance race cars Recaro’s BL3520 seats. phone access, channel selec- applications such as the integrated to actuation systems for commer- The CL3710 seats were tor and volume control on the propulsion system on the Airbus cial aerospace applications. The designed for long-haul flights. armrest. There are fabric and A320neo, along with the ground company’s composite center of They weigh less than 12 kilo- leather combination seat cov- maneuvering camera system and excellence in the UK is produc- grams (26.4 pounds) and fea- ers available for this product. proximity sensing data concentra- ing composite actuation compo- ture an adjustable headrest, “SAS and Recaro enjoy tor on the Boeing 777X. nents 30- to 70-percent lighter recess for holding pens, and a longstanding and trusting UTC also unveiled here at than metal alloy parts, and is cur- an inflight entertainment sys- partnership,” said Dr. Steffen Le Bourget the first chromate- rently supplying composite fuel tem. It also holds a fold-out Weidner, team leader sales, cus- free Reach (the EU’s chemicals UTC Aerospace Systems president Dave pipes and isolators for the carbon foot rest with a foot net and a tomer service for Recaro. “We Gitlin highlighted his company’s ecosystem. regulation) compliant landing wings of Airbus’s A350XWB. cup holder. To date, Recaro has are very pleased to continue gear corrosion protection coat- The company also announced The parts are designed to last sold approximately 200,000 our good collaboration with ing for steel parts on commer- an exclusive licensing agreement the entire life of the aircraft and units of this seat. the new order and we are proud cial aircraft. The new primer, with Smart Fibres Ltd. for a require no maintenance. “We are extremely pleased to contribute to the success of incorporating UTC’s patented fiber-optic based temperature UTC also announced here that we have been awarded SAS with our aircraft seats and EcoSky pigment, performed sensing technology, to support a a €900,000 ($1 million) three- this contract by Avianca—our our service.” o as well as or better than exist- growing need for more reliable, year contribution to Orbis first installation of CL3710 ing chromate primers in labora- lightweight and easier to install International, a non-governmen- seats for a South American tory testing, and is now in field sensing systems. tal organization that operates airline—and for the opportu- evaluation with Canada's Porter “After extensive analytical the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, nity to contribute to a partic- Airlines. UTC has also imple- studies and testing we found an MD-10 aircraft, whose physi- ularly comfortable experience mented zinc nickel plating for that Smart Fibres’ technology cians perform hundreds of sight- for Avianca’s passengers with steel components as a drop-in is the most promising, reliable saving and restorative surgeries our CL3710 model,” said replacement for cadmium and and accurate solution for tem- every year, and train eye-care pro- Recaro CEO and shareholder titanium cadmium in support perature sensing on aircraft,” fessionals around the world. o Mark Hiller.

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As visitors to one of the world’s most importantly, the disruptive major aerospace events, attend- impact of technology and inno- ees at the Paris Air Show will vation,” Leck Chet Lam, man- know that other major interna- aging director of show organizer, tional airshows will also be tak- Experia Events, told AIN in an ing place in the next 12 months; exclusive interview, in Dubai, the United Arab Emir- “The world in which we operates, November 12-16, 2017, and ate is vastly different from even Singapore, February 6-11, 2018. just a decade ago, with tech- The Singapore International nology having transformed all McINTOSH DAVID Airshow (SIA), which first ran aspects of commercial aviation Leck Chet Lam, managing director, Experia Events (inset), told AIN that disruptions in 2008, claims to be “Asia’s and aerospace.” based on technological change, security concerns and the need to achieve global largest aerospace and defence Lam said he expected orders efficiencies will drive future expectations and the potential for growth at the annual event,” and is once again to to rise in Asia-Pacific and the Singapore International Airshow. The 2018 event will be held February 6-11. take place at Changi Exhibition Middle East during the second can be expected next year, giv- SIA knowledge partner, ICF Center in Singapore. Some half of 2017, citing OEM out- en the optimism in the Asia- International, sees MRO increas- 1,000 companies from 50 coun- looks for future fleet increases. Pacific region. ingly benefitting from advanced tries are expected to participate “I’m cautiously optimistic that we data analytics due to an increas- in the trade show, which takes will continue to experience growth Aerospace Innovation ingly connected global fleet with place February 6-9. The show for the rest of this year. Deloitte, The 2016 Singapore show also approximately 45 percent of unit will be open to the public on the Fitch and Accenture have all pro- brought a US$235 million numbers, or over 15,000 aircraft, weekend of February 10-11. jected an increase in commercial bonanza to Singapore’s econ- becoming “e-enabled” by 2025. Expectations are high that aircraft deliveries. omy through visitor spend- Lam said the Asia-Pacific (CAAS), Experia Events, Inter- the disruptive technology affect- According to Deloitte re- ing on hotels, exhibition space, region was also leading the national Air Transport Associa- ing several areas of the global search, commercial aerospace transportation, food and drink world in innovative areas such tion (IATA) and the Singapore economy will soon have a direct growth will be driven by strong and entertainment and leisure. as additive manufacturing. “The Ministry of Transport (MOT), impact on aviation, as air miles passenger travel demand, espe- Predictive maintenance is an C919 jetliner, the first passenger the 6th edition of SAALS will are consolidated, drone usage cially in the Middle East and area that will influence the indus- jet to be designed and built in focus on innovation in aviation.” increases amid tougher regula- Asia-Pacific region.” try’s future growth. “Cathay China, incorporated 3D print- A conference and several tory oversight, and aircraft and According to Channel News- Pacific saved several hundred ing technologies and specialty business forums will take place airport technology moves into Asia, 11 deals were signed at the thousand dollars in operations metals like titanium alloys dur- at the show, including the Asia new fields. 2016 show, worth US$12.7 bil- and maintenance costs on a single ing the development process. Business Forum, to address “There are a host of forces lion, while an additional 40 un- aircraft system after successfully Having successfully completed emerging technologies and the driving change, transforming and disclosed deals also took place, conducting the industry’s first-ever its maiden journey this May, training and simulation sectors in disrupting the global aviation it said, citing Experia. Major predictive maintenance trial using IDC expects higher domestic the aerospace and defence indus- industry, from the need to address deals were signed by Airbus its A330 fleet earlier this year. The demand for 3D printed parts for try. The Aerospace Emerging growing security and cybersecu- and Boeing, as well as for en- arrival of connected aircraft will the 570 C919 units currently on Technologies Business Forum rity concerns, the perennial focus gine sales, MRO services and speed up demand for predictive order,” he said. will allow aviation start-ups to on achieving cost efficiencies, and defense. Substantial new deals maintenance.,” Lam said. The Singapore Airshow Avia- pitch their business ideas and tion Leadership Summit, which opportunities to venture capital- is expected to take place at the ists and other potential investors. Raffles City Convention Cen- Experia is also working to ter on February 4-5, will pro- optimize the show experience for vide a focus for informed de- attendees, including speeding up bate at the airshow. “SAALS end-of-day departure times on is the only event of its kind in dedicated airshow transporta- the industry that brings togeth- tion for trade-show participants. er high-level participants from “Extensive plans and ar- regulators, the private sector, rangements are being made to government and airline opera- minimize [waiting times], while tors to address a wide range of additional food and beverage hot topics including cyberse- options, as well as resting and curity challenges and strategic other facilities, are being in- trends,” he said. stalled at the Changi Exhibition “Jointly organized by the Civil Centre to improve the overall ex- Aviation Authority of Singapore perience,” Lam said. o

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Sabena Technics (Hall 2a Stand C228) will add a third hangar in Toulouse and plans to have it operating by 2019. The French MRO specialist’s two existing Toulouse facilities are dedicated to A320 work for Airbus. The new shop will help Sabena accept more work, including both

MARK WAGNER new-aircraft and repainting jobs from operators. “This additional paintshop will allow us to reinforces our footprint in TEXTRON AIRLAND’S SCORPION IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS Toulouse, improve our productivity and bring us closer to our customers in Despite its closely held development in 2012 and 2013, Textron AirLand now is actively marketing the Scorpion the region,” said Sabena Technics COO Philippe Rochet. The 33,000-sq- ft hangar, an €8 million ($8.9 million) investment, will be constructed next for military training and light attack/close air support missions. The Scorpion is powered by two Honeywell TFE731 to the two existing facilities. Work will start in late 2017. n turbofans and features an all-composite airframe. Some components were adapted from Cessna Citation models.

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The Airbus A350-1000 demonstrator is shown touching down at Le Bourget after a demonstration flight during the 2017 International Paris Air Show on Tuesday, June 19. The largest variant of the A350 family is distinguished by its Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines and six-wheel main landing gear bogies, among other refinements. The stretched model is intended to compete against Boeing’s 777-300ER and the forth- coming 777X-9. The first delivery is expected in October 2017, to Qatar Airways. It can seat up to 366 passengers in a typical three-class cabin. DAVID McINTOSH DAVID Airbus developing new deployable black boxes by Guillaume Lecompte-Boinet

Airbus said last week it is devel- especially involving overwater oping new automatic deploy- flights. The basic concept got able (ejectable) flight recorders, its start during the two-year which it suggests could be fitted search for recorders from Air from 2019 on new airliners. The France Flight 447 was reinvig- company introduced its solution orated with the disappearance during its Safety Day earlier this of Malaysia Airlines Flight month and may hold a further 370, which has yet to be found. briefing–possibly even a launch announcement–this week at the Satellites and Salinity Paris Air Show. There have been 42 over-ocean Celebrating Monday’s signing of an agreement to convert passenger-configured Airbus A330-300s for all-cargo operations The European airframer has accidents in the past 20 years. were (from left) senior v-p of global network management, DHL Express, Dr. Joerg Andriof; senior v-p of global air fleet partnered with U.S. company L3 The main issue is always finding management, DHL Express, Geoffrey Kehr; guest-of-honor chief of the Saxon State Chancellery and state minister for federal Com to design the system, which the site of the wreck and the re- and European affairs Dr. Fritz Jaeckel; guest-of-honor Singapore’s second minister for defence Ong Ye Kung; president & CEO of EFW Dr. Andreas Sperl; president & CEO of ST Engineering Vincent Chong and executive v-p of Europe, Africa and Pacific, will include two recorder units corders. The ULB attached to Airbus, Christopher Buckley. The signing ceremony took place during opening day of the 2017 International Paris Air Show and (each including a flight data re- current recorders broadcasts for is the second such agreement between the two companies. Work on the companies’ first agreement already is underway in corder and a voice recorder). One only 30 days, often far less time Singapore. When the conversions are complete, they will include EASA and FAA supplemental type certifications. unit would be installed in the front than needed, especially when of the aircraft, while the second they may be 3,000 meters deep contract from DHL Express one would be ejectable from the or more. “Salinity in the water EFW, DHL ink more underscores the right deci- tail, with a spring system and CO2 prevents hearing the pings below sion that ST Aerospace, Airbus cartridge. The ejection would de- 2,000 meters [6,500 feet] depth,” and EFW had made in 2012 to ploy if sensors detected airframe said Géraldine Vallée, Airbus di- pax-to-cargo conversions launch the A330P2F program.” deformation or water immersion. rector of flight safety. As the program and tech- Airbus explored a rocket-fired so- Regarding flight tracking, by James Wynbrandt nical lead, ST Aerospace is lution but rejected it as too dan- even aircraft equipped with responsible for applying for the gerous. A retrofit for existing air- ADS-B have almost no coverage Germany’s Elbe Flugzeugwer- aircraft, also scheduled for rede- supplemental type certificates for craft will be possible but extremely over deserts, polar regions and ke (EFW), the joint venture be- livery by year’s end, is set to begin the freighter conversions from expensive, said Airbus. near the middle of oceans. And tween ST Aerospace and Air- at ST Aerospace’s facility in Paya the European Aviation Safety With this new system, the with ELTs (emergency locator bus, signed a contract here at the Lebar, Singapore. Agency and the U.S. Federal ejected recorders would float on transmitters) Vallée said, “In Paris Air Show with DHL Ex- “We believe the A330-300P2F, Aviation Administration. Airbus the surface with an underwater most accidents, the ELT doesn’t press for four firm and 10 op- with its favorable payload and provides OEM data and certifi- locator beacon (ULB) broad- trigger, and there’s no transmis- tional A330-300 passenger-to- range metrics, will address an cation support, while EFW leads casting for 90 days, per new sion from under water.” freighter (P2F) conversions. The important demand segment the industrialization phase and ICAO rules starting from Jan- According to Airbus, this signing was witnessed by Singa- within the air cargo market that is marketing for the freighter con- uary 2018. This ULB will also problem will be partly solved pore’s Second Minister for De- not currently served by any other version program. broadcast in low frequencies (8.8 with new satellite constella- fense Ong Ye Kung, and Chief of aircraft type,” said Geoff Kehr, The A330P2Fs are avail- kHz) with a range of 22 km (14 tions (Iridium Next, for exam- the Saxon State Chancellery and senior v-p, Global Air Fleet able in two versions: the A330- miles) compared with the five km ple) which will have a far bet- State Minister for Federal and Management of DHL Express. 200P2F and the larger A330- (three miles) of previous systems. ter coverage around the globe. European Affairs Dr. Fritz Jaeck- “It will further strengthen the 300P2F. DHL Express is EFW’s During a media briefing a The European airframer pro- el. DHL contracted four similar global air network of DHL first customer for the A330- few days before the opening of poses a second-generation ELT conversions last July, and the first Express and help us to achieve 300P2F conversion program, the 2017 Paris Air Show, Air- equipped with an integrat- is currently underway at EFW’s even greater efficiencies in our while a launch contract with bus discussed the issues of air- ed GPS unit and a transmit- Dresden facilities, scheduled for aviation operations.” EgyptAir Cargo was secured in craft tracking and locating ter broadcasting a signal within redelivery by the end of this year. Said ST Aerospace president December 2014 for the A330- flight data recorders and cock- five seconds after a dangerous Conversion work on the second Lim Serh Ghee, “This second 200P2F conversion program. o pit voice recorders after a crash, situation is detected. o

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Airbus Helicopters has chosen the T3CAS integrated surveillance system from ACSS for its new H160 commercial transport helicopters. This is the first time T3CAS has been selected for a rotorcraft platform. According to ACSS, deliveries are expected to begin in 2018. As a line replaceable unit, T3CAS can support combinations of a traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS), terrain awareness warning system (TAWS) and mode S transponder with ADS-B in/out capability. The system combines several products together into one four-modular concept that can reduce size, weight, wiring requirements and power consumption. “We are very excited to bring our T3CAS capability to the rotorcraft market, especially in support of this important new helicopter program,” said ACSS president Terry Flaishans. “We worked very closely with Airbus Helicopters to identify the best NextGen surveil- GASOLINE-POWERED, ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN lance solution to meet H160 program requirements and the upcom- Making its Paris Air Show debut is the SureFly rotorcraft, which its manufacturer bills as a personal ing ADS-B mandate. Together, we are committed to ensuring that the H160 has the highest levels of situation awareness, safety and flight helicopter/VTOL aircraft. It uses a piston engine with dual electrical generators to drive eight efficiency possible.” —S.C. motors turnng carbon-fiber propellers and carries a ballistic airframe parachute. DAVID McINTOSH DAVID

billion) in aircraft and aerospace Norsk boosting additive related assets since 2011. The GE Aviation launches investment will enable Norsk “to extend our Rapid Plasma manufacturing capacity Deposition capability fully into open flight deck project the commercial aerospace sec- by James Wynbrandt tor and beyond, and acceler- by Gregory Polek ates its revolutionary changes to Norsk Titanium (Hall 1 Stand printed material per year, at a metal manufacturing processes GE has launched a project and lower cost of change is a re- H299) will increase its addi- cost savings of 30- to 50 percent forever,” said John Anderson, with industrial and academ- al challenge for our customers,” tive manufacturing (AM) pro- over legacy forging and billet Jr., Norsk’s chairman. Triangle ic partners to develop tech- said GE Aviation president of duction capacity 60 percent at production techniques, accord- partner Jeremy Barnes said nologies dedicated to the so- avionics Alan Caslavka. “Open its U.S. production facility on ing to the Norwegian company. the investment “reflects out called open flight deck. The flight deck will deliver order- the heels of sealing a purchase In March, Norsk announced strategy of investing in game- partnership includes BAE Sys- of-magnitude reductions in the agreement from New York’s it will deliver the first FAA- changing businesses across the aero- tems, Rolls-Royce, Coventry cost of change, future-proof- Empire State Development cor- approved, AM-produced struc- space sector.” University and the University ing platforms by enabling regu- poration for more of its Rapid tural titanium components to Further bolstering its ex- of Southampton. lar upgrades of flight deck ap- Plasma Deposition (RPD) Mer- Boeing for the 787 Dreamliner. panding AM capabilities, Norsk Although aircraft fly in ser- plications. This technology will ke-IV machines, the compa- Here at Le Bourget, the recently established an industri- vice for decades, the high cost deliver significant benefits to fu- ny announced here at the Paris Norwegian company is dis- al-scale supply chain for deliv- of change and certification in ture aircraft manufacturers, air- Air Show. Norsk, an FAA-ap- playing the Dreamliner RPD ering AM-made structural com- adopting new technology for lines and pilots.” proved supplier of aerospace- components along with a full- ponents under a Long Term the flight deck creates an often- GE has developed an open grade, additive-manufactured scale mockup of the company’s Agreement signed last year with impenetrable barrier. An open platform approach to the avi- structural titanium compo- Merke-IV RPD machine. French precision manufacturer flight deck architecture will onics system in the Boeing 787 nents, developed the RPD pro- Norsk also announced here Mecachrome. The two compa- define the standards and inter- called the common core sys- cess, which can transform ti- a “significant investment” from nies are collaborating on devel- faces to allow for the develop- tem (CCS). tanium wire into complex Triangle Holdings, an aerospace oping the industrial processes re- ment of more easily deployable It allows suppliers to plug structures, and its Plattsburgh, investment company. Terms of quired for large scale aerospace functional “apps.” GE claims in modules within an overall New York, facility is the first in- the investment were not released. AM, and are currently bidding a leadership position in open platform, giving the aircraft dustrial scale AM plant. Each Triangle, a Fortress Investment on production orders from mul- avionics systems on the Boeing manufacturer the flexibility of its Merke-IV machines can Group affiliate, has invested tiple aerospace customers in Eu- 787 and G500/600. to upgrade systems or choose produce up to 20 tons of 3-D more than €1 billion ($1.2 rope and North America. o “This project extends into the best suppliers for individ- the flight deck, where flexibility ual subsystems. o

UTC, NORTHROP TEAM ON TECHNOLOGIES OF THE FUTURE

UTC Aerospace Systems (Chalet 346) and Northrop Grumman announced here at the Paris Air Show a collab- orative effort to launch “a new era of coordinated technology development,” aligning their technology investments on key products and systems for joint customers, the companies said. “Northrop Grumman is forward-thinking on a new approach to working with key suppliers to find win-win arrangements that produce the best results for our two companies, and for our end customers,” said Dave Gitlin, president of U.S.-based UTC. “This is the beginning of a shared vision built on customer needs. This is all about accelerating innovation.” “Our goal is to leverage each other’s strengths, and together fine-tune our focus and investments,” said Greg Manuel, Northrop Grumman’s v-p, global supply chain. Meanwhile, UTC, a division of United Technologies, is also celebrating here the 200th spacewalk at the International Space Station (ISS) performed by NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer on May 12. The UTC-made space suit they wore—the Extravehicular Mobility Unit—is the same design used by U.S. astronauts on 151 spacewalks in support of ISS assembly and maintenance. The EMUs provide oxygen, thermal control and power for electronics, including suit health monitoring, while removing carbon dioxide. Originally The open flight deck architecture promises accessible and standardized avionics designed to support two-week shuttle missions, EMUs now remain on orbit for approximately six years. —J.W. which add functionality, simplify cockpit operations and reduce error potential.

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Pratt & Whitney Canada has signed detailed design phase and will be avail- a definitive agreement to supply its able to support AVIC’s first aircraft roll- PW150C turboprop to power China’s out and flight test program.” AVIC MA700 regional airliner, sched- P&WC maintains a long-standing uled for entry into service in 2021. P&WC relationship with AVIC dating back to says it already has invested significantly the late 1980s, when the Chinese com- in the engine’s development to support pany chose the PT6 engine to power its integration into the airframe. its Y12 utility twin turboprop. The “The PW150C turboprop engine con- relationship with AVIC further devel- tinues to build on the proven PW150A oped with a collaboration with Xi’an engine architecture and will incorpo- Aircraft on the MA60/600 powered rate the latest technologies to deliver by the PW127J in the early 1990s. The performance and fuel efficiency to the Chinese have delivered more than 100 newly designed MA700,” said P&WC MA60s to operators mainly in China v-p of marketing Frédéric Lefebvre. and developing countries. “Enhancements we have built into the The deal with AVIC came hours after PW150C engine include advanced high- P&WC signed an MOU with Russia’s efficiency technologies, materials and Ilyushin to explore the restart of pro- manufacturing processes, including a duction of the Il-114-100 regional tur- third-stage power turbine, a modified borop. Under the agreement, P&WC will reduction gearbox to support the air- provide two PW127H engines for testing craft’s larger-diameter propellers and an while the companies cooperate on a new optimized low-pressure compressor.” long-term agreement for future regional Avic and P&WC (Chalet 346) plan to turboprop programs. integrate the PW150C’s engine control P&WC and Ilyushin originally worked with the MA700’s avionics and controls together on the Il-114 at the end of the system to reduce pilot workload and 1990s and early 2000s. First flight of the offer more dispatch availability and reli- Il-114-100 took place in January 1999 ability in the hot and high environments and the aircraft received Russian certifi- of Western China. “To date, we have cation at the end of that year. agreed on the definition of the mechan- Ten Il-114-100s underwent assembly ical interfaces and will soon close on the in Uzbekistan on behalf of Ilyushin and MARK WAGNER controls and functional interfaces defini- delivered to launch customer Uzbekistan NOT YOUR FATHER’S MODEL AIRPLANE KIT tion,” said Lefebvre. “The engine is in the Airways starting in 2002. o

Complex shapes, exotic materials and intricate details are the hallmark of modern aircraft components. As evidence, we offer the 2017 Paris Air Show exhibit of French manufacturer Hutchinson Composites and this Airbus A350 cockpit mockup. Some assembly required. Textron Systems, Boeing win USSOC UAV tasking contracts

Textron Systems’ Unmanned Systems business will deploy the 80-pound, cat- unit and Boeing’s Insitu subsidiary have apult-launched Aerosonde UAV for each been awarded indefinite delivery/ the MEUAS III program. Powered by indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts from a Lycoming EL-005 heavy fuel engine, the U.S. Special Operations Command the Aerosonde carries multiple payloads, to compete for unmanned aircraft task including electro-optical/infrared and Pratt & Whitney Canada president John Saabas (l) and AVIC Aircraft chairman Chen Fu Sheng sign an agreement orders. The companies will compete for communications relay packages. between the two companies to supply PW150C powerplants for the MA700 medium-range regional turboprop. up to $475 million. “After proudly working with the U.S. The Mid-Endurance Unmanned Special Operations Command under AT THE STANDS Aircraft Systems (MEUAS) III contract the MEUAS II contract, we look for- The Bedek Aviation Group, responding to a surge in used-freighter demand, is teaming awards, which the Pentagon announced ward to continuing this relationship with Mexicana MRO Services to open a Boeing 767-300 conversion site in Mexico City, on June 7, call for four 12-month order- and fulfilling their operational expec- the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) subsidiary announced. The first aircraft, part of an or- ing periods followed by one six-month tations,” said David Phillips, Textron der for “a number of” conversions, is expected to be inducted by July 1, Bedek said. ordering period. The companies will Systems vice president of small and “We are experiencing a period of increased demand for conversion into freighters, and compete to provide contractor-owned, medium endurance UAS. “It is our pri- Bedek is up to its neck in work,” said Yosi Melamed, Bedek executive v-p and general man- contractor-operated intelligence, surveil- ority to support and understand our ager. “The collaboration with Mexicana has significant business potential and is good news for lance and reconnaissance (ISR) services customers’ needs, and this is a great both parties,” he continued, adding that such arrangements “allow us to make time for development activities and reduce the workload in Israel to provide faster and better service to our at multiple locations using their respec- example of how our solutions can help many customers.” tive unmanned aircraft. Estimated com- to address them.” Mexicana, a subcontractor on the project, sent dozens of employees to IAI’s Israeli pletion date of the contracts is June 2022. Insitu previously has provided its headquarters for training. IAI will retain engineering authority and overall responsibility for Textron Systems’ (Static A4) Hunt ScanEagle UAV under the MEUAS the conversions. n Valley, Maryland, unmanned systems program. —B.C.

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RC_Paris_AIN-Day1_Leading_275x352.indd 1 6/6/17 1:08 PM Second big sales Company. Boeing values the 10 E195-E2s from two uniden- commitment at $1.12 billion tified customers and purchase day at Paris based on current list prices. rights on another 10. Another uContinued from page 1 Airbus, meanwhile, col- agreement, from Japan’s Fuji lected further significant busi- Dream Airlines, yielded a firm stressed his company’s “deep ness for its A320neo family, as order for another three E175s understanding” of the Asian Dublin-based CDB Aviation and purchase rights on another market, particularly in its home Lease Finance signed an MOU three. Embraer collected a firm market of China. He also con- for 45 aircraft, consisting of 30 for two more E-Jets from Belavia gratulated Boeing on the launch A320neos and 15 A321neos. of Belarus—one E175 and one

of the Max 10 on Sunday, add- Separately, 15 A320neo posi- E195—due for delivery in 2018. McINTOSH DAVID ing that Avalon will take a “hard tions from CDB Aviation’s pre- Finally, KLM Cityhopper placed New ATRs for a New Carrier look” at the airplane for possible vious order will convert to a firm order for two more E190s, future acquisition. A321neo aircraft. both of which will join the air- Celebrating Air Senegal's firm order for new ATR 72-600 regional turboprops United Airlines evidently Minutes later, Viva Air, the line’s existing fleet of 30 E190s are (l to r) ATR CEO Christian Scherer; Elizabeth Borne, France’s minister of took a hard look of its own, and Latin America low cost car- and nine E175s next year. transportation; Maimouna Nooye Seck, Senegal's minister of tourism and air what proved the largest Max 10 rier group owned by Irelandia transport; and the new carrier’s CEO, Mamadou Lamine Sow. commitment by the second day Aviation, signed an MOU Bombardier, ATR of the show actually represented with Airbus covering 50 A320- While Embraer’s orders signifi- start in 2018. SpiceJet has taken airline, placed a firm order of a conversion of a previous order family airplanes, including 35 cantly widened its customer base, delivery of 15 Q400s since 2010. two ATR 72-600s. The two tur- from United Airlines for 100 A320neos and 15 A320ceo. The Canada’s Bombardier potentially The airline currently operates boprops will constitute the initial smaller Max 9s. United expects agreement paves the way for the more than matched the value of 20 Q400s in a 78-seat configura- fleet of the airline and schedules to begin taking delivery of the group’s airlines VivaColombia those deals with a single letter of tion; both Singh and Bombardier call for delivery this November. Max 10 in late 2020. and Viva Air Peru to base intent from India’s Spicejet cov- President Fred Cromer suggested The new Senagalese flag car- More launch orders for Max its fleet renewal and network ering up to 50 86-seat Q400 tur- the latest tranche of airplanes rier plans to hold an inaugura- 10s came from China Aircraft growth on the A320 Family. boprops. The deal includes 25 of could carry as many as 90 passen- tion ceremony won December Leasing Group (CALC), whose Viva Air recently launched the big turboprops and purchase gers with the addition of seat rows. 7, 2017, in conjunction with the new commitment for 50 Max Viva Air Peru, the sister airline rights on another 25. The order Finally, rival turboprop maker inauguration of the new Blaise narrowbodies included 15 of the of VivaColombia. Medellin- value totals some $1.7 billion ATR joined the sales bonanza Diagne International Airport in latest and largest Max. The order based VivaColombia operates based on the aircraft’s list price late in the day, when Air Senegal Diass, located some 50 kilome- marks CALC’s first direct pur- nine A320 aircraft and Lima- and schedules call for deliveries to SA, the new Senegalese national ters from Dakar. o chase from Boeing, carrying a based Viva Air Peru currently value of $5.8 billion at list prices. operates two, all with a capacity Yet another lessor joined the of 180 seats. rush to order Max 10s—Aviation Parent company Irelandia Capital Group (ACG)—placed has launched six low cost car- an order for 20 of the narrow- riers around the world, name- bodies worth $2.49 billion at list ly Allegiant, Ryanair, Tigerair, prices. In addition to the Max VivaAerobus, VivaColombia 10s, ACG holds orders for a mix and, most recently, Viva Air of 60 Max 8s and Max 9s. Peru. Combined, the airlines China’s Okay Airways almost maintain a fleet of more than immediately followed the ACG 420 airplanes. deal with an order for eight Max A U.S. airline added to the 10s and seven Max 8s. Boeing bounty for Airbus Monday, as After some 114 copies, Lockheed ended production of the L-100 Hercules, the “civilianized” C-130, in 1992. Now the company is values that contract at $1.8 bil- Delta Air Lines placed an order flight-testing a follow-on civil version of the C-130J, the latest military variant, dubbed the LM-100J. The airframe pictured above lion based on list prices. The for 10 A320neos as an add-on took its maiden flight last month at the company’s Marietta, Georgia, facility and soon will be joined by a second prototype. airline also signed an MOU cov- to a separate order for 30 A321s ering five 787-9 Dreamliners placed just last month. The air- He said that the first deliv- business development manager as part of its long-term fleet line took delivery of its first A321 LM readies civil ery to the launch customer for air mobility. This standard strategy and expansion plans. in March of last year and has C-130J version will follow by the end of the offer includes doubled electri- Meanwhile, Boeing and Ryanair ordered a total of 122 A321s, first quarter next year. He told cal capacity; armored protec- uContinued from page 1 finalized an order for 10 more each powered by CFM56 engines. AIN that this customer had tion; added crew stations; and 737 Max jets valued at more than Many of Delta’s A321s come cargo compartment housing requested no publicity, but that extra external fuel tanks. $1.1 billion at current list prices. from the Airbus U.S. manufac- eight pallet positions, includ- it was neither Irish operator But there are multiple ad- The Irish low-cost carrier now turing plant in Mobile, Alabama. ing one on the rear loading ASL nor Brazilian company ditional options, Frese noted. holds 110 unfilled orders with The airline received its first U.S.- ramp. Its primary use will be to Bravo Industries, who both These include refueling hose 100 options for 197-seat versions manufactured A321 last year. By deliver bulk and oversize cargo, signed Letters of Intent for the and drogue; refueling recepta- of the 737 Max 8, as well as 65 the end of 2017, the Airbus facil- particularly into austere loca- LM-100J some time ago. cle; wideband datalink; Satcom; Next-Generation 737-800s. ity in Mobile plans to produce tions. But LM has also identi- LM has been producing 30mm gun; Hellfire missile sta- four aircraft per month, most fied other missions, including oil AC-130Js and MC-130Js for tions on the outer wing; and di- Airbus And Embraer going to Airbus’s U.S. customers. spill clean-up by aerial spraying; the U.S. Air Force for some rected infrared countermeasures More Dreamliner business came Airbus closed its day with a aerial firefighting; and medical years. But it has not previ- (DIRCM) system. Whatever the from Azerbaijan Airlines, which big widebody order for 10 A350- evacuation. ously offered a special mission configuration, Frese said that announced a commitment for 900s from Ethiopian Airlines. George Shultz, LM’s vice- version of the C-130J or ear- the lead time from order to de- four 787-8s worth $918 mil- Ethiopian became the first president for air mobility, said lier editions of the Hercules livery for a C-130J-SOF would lion at list prices, while Boeing African airline to operate the that a second LM-100J would to international customers be 36 months. revealed the identity of a pre- A350 last June, when it took the be joining the prototype in straight off the production In a veiled reference to the viously unidentified customer first of 12 on order at a time. It flight test. The company must line. Some countries have made Airbus A400M, which has also for six Max-family jets from now operates a fleet of four, two obtain Supplemental Type their own modifications. Now been pitched for special mis- Romania’s Blue Air. of which it leases. Certification (STC) for the they will be able to acquire a sions, Frese said that “custom- Boeing wrapped up its In the regional airliner seg- commercial version’s avionics, new C-130J-SOF from LM for ers want a proven aircraft, and order rush with a deal involv- ment, Brazil’s Embraer took sev- which have changed consider- about $85 million in an ISR we know how to do this. Our ing ten 737 Max 8s for Tokyo- eral orders for its new E2 family ably since basic civil certifica- configuration with EO/IR sen- non-swept wing makes a differ- based Japan Investment Adviser of E-Jets, led by firm orders for tion was achieved back in 1998. sor turret, said Tony Frese, LM ence,” he added. o

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