April 2019 - www.avitrader.com Cabin Expendable repairs inventory strategies Q&A: People on the Move Beach Aviation Group latest appointments Company profile: MRO News Farsound Aviation from around the world Editor‘s Page 2 Cabin fever he aviation interiors industry once again to exceed $2bn for narrowbody and widebody converged on the German city of Hamburg aircraft by 2026 – double the amount spent at in April for another riveting installation of a peak in 2016 . Aircraft Interiors Expo - the world’s leading T The show had several new pieces of innovation event for airlines and the supply chain to source the latest innovations, technologies, and products on display, notably, the brand new half-size for the cabin interiors, in-flight entertainment, and thermally insulated inflight service cart able to passenger comfort industries . maintain food safely chilled for more than 20 Published monthly by hours without dry-ice or air chillers, it was pre- AviTrader Publications Corp. Since its inaugural event in 2000 the aviation sented to the public for the very first time . Suite 305, South Tower industry has evolved beyond expectations, with a new generation of aircraft, such as the Air- In this edition, we home in on cabins and ex- 5811 Cooney Road bus A350 and Boeing 787 and 777X, enabling plore how cabin maintenance strategies can Richmond, British Columbia airlines to redefine the onboard experience . keep costs lower and boost cabin efficiency . V6X 3M1 And as demand for air travel continues to grow, Canada Keith Mwanalushi thanks to a boom in China, India, Russia and Editor the US, spending on cabin interiors is projected Email: [email protected] Tel: +1 (424) 644-6996 www.avitrader.com Editorial Keith Mwanalushi, Editor Email: [email protected] Mobile: +44 (0) 7871 769 151 Design Volker Dannenmann, Layout & Design Email: [email protected] Mobile: +49 (0) 711 46910151 Advertising inquiries Jenny Vogel Head of Sales & Marketing Photo: Airbus Email: [email protected] Tel: +49 (0) 8761 346007 Contents Registration MRO and Production News . 4 AviTrader MRO is a subscription-free Finance News . 22 monthly publication. Information Technology . 23 To receive a personal copy in your inbox every month, Other News . 23 please click here to subscribe. Managing expendables . 25 Cover story: Cabin equipment maintenance . 28 Opinion Industry Interview: Pam Corrie, Owner and CFO of Beach Aviation Group . 32 Company profile: Farsound Aviation . 34 Please send your comments and queries to Industry opinion: Unlocking the opportunities of digital twins in aviation . 36 [email protected] People on the Move . 38 AviTrader MRO - April 2019 MRO and Production News 4 haul division of ABLE Engineering . He was also one of the founding members of ATC Components and most recently served as its President and CEO . Hyde will assume the role of Vice President of CAVU Component Repair . The new repair facility will be branded as CAVU Component Repair and will be head- quartered in Phoenix, AZ . It will offer repair on flight controls, flap tracks, flap carriages, and landing gear for most Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier and Embraer aircraft types . It will look to expand its repair capabilities in the future . CAVU Aerospace will also enhance its repair process with the implementation of its patent pending CAVUSmartTags™ technology to provide additional efficiencies for material direct from the point of dismantling . Delta CEO Ed Bastian at MRO Americas 2019 Photo: Delta GAMECO becomes Boeing supplier Delta CEO highlights long-term CAVU Aerospace to open compo- for MRO support TechOps growth nent repair station Boeing and Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Delta CEO Ed Bastian outlined the impor- During this year’s MRO Americas trade Engineering Company (GAMECO) have tance of the airline’s maintenance, repair and show and conference, CAVU Aerospace an- signed an MRO services agreement to work together to provide MRO support in the Asia- overhaul business to its long-term future at the nounced its intent to develop a component re- Pacific region . Through this agreement Boe- annual MRO Americas conference in Atlanta . pair station based in Phoenix, Arizona led by ing will provide MRO maintenance training The business is expected to generate close to industry veteran Roy Hyde, former President and access to maintenance data and techni- US$1 billion in revenue this year, he said, and & CEO of a tier-one FAA repair station . The cal support, while GAMECO will commit to is on a path to double that figure over the next announcement confirms CAVU’s commitment maintaining Boeing’s rigorous quality stand- five years . Bastian highlighted the investments to growth and this additional repair offering ards for MRO services . “Working with GAME- Delta has made in TechOps, particularly the will further expand the capabilities available CO supports our commitment to meeting the new engine shop and test cell which recently with CAVUSmartMRO™ service offerings . needs of our customers in the Asia-Pacific re- opened . “These are investments in Delta’s fu- With over 30-plus years’ experience in the gion,” said Ken Shaw, vice president of Supply ture,” he said, noting that the new state-of- aviation and aerospace industry focused on Chain for Boeing Global Services . “By work- the-art test cell is the first built in the U .S . in component repairs, Hyde is an experienced ing with an MRO provider in the region, we more than 20 years . He also stressed the im- commercial aviation MRO professional . Prior can utilize their existing footprint and talent portance of Delta’s workforce development to to joining CAVU, Hyde spent thirteen years in to best serve the needs of the local market .” ensure a steady pipeline of new Delta people the Air Force, three years managing the ac- This agreement also bolsters GAMECO’s ca- in coming years . “We’re going to be hiring cessory shop at Dynair, then was later hired pabilities and maintenance support of Boeing 500 AMTs just this year,” he said . by Lee Benson to start the commercial over- airplanes . magellangroup.net EXTENDING THE LIFE CYCLE BUY • SELL • LEASE AviTrader MRO - April 2019 MRO and Production News 5 already utilizes AFI KLM E&M’s facilities in Eu- rope . Working with Barfield in the Americas is a natural extension to that relationship . The agreement ensures that AerFin will receive services to meet their operational require- ments . Avianca chooses Safran services for A320neo Family jetliner nacelles Safran Nacelles has been selected by Avi- anca Holdings S .A . to provide repair ser- vices and spares pool resources for engine nacelles that equip the airline’s growing fleet of Airbus A320neo Family jetliners, which are powered by CFM International LEAP-1A turbofan engines . Safran Nacelles’ repair services and spares resources are part of the Barfield and AerFin sign agreement on component maintenance company’s NacelleLife™ support program, Photo: Barfield which ensures responsive, cost effective and high-quality services that keep airliners in Barfield signs major component re- maintenance agreement with AerFin to cover operational condition while minimizing costs . pair agreement with AerFin the repair of regional and single-aisle com- Avianca Holdings S .A currently operates nine mercial aircraft components . Under this new A320neo Family aircraft, composed of seven Barfield, an Air France KLM Engineering & agreement, Barfield facilities in Atlanta and A320neo and two A321neo versions, with 24 Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) subsidiary in Miami will provide support for approximately additional A320neo Family jetliners yet to be the Americas, has entered into a long-term 170 component part numbers . Today, AerFin received . partner of choice to monetise your assets. ajw-group.com AviTrader MRO - April 2019 MRO and Production News 6 support them during the Entry into Service phase,” said Clemens Schrettl, Head of Sales and Marketing at Lufthansa Bombardier Avia- tion Services . Japan Airlines signs multi-year agreement with Satair for A350 ma- terial solution Japan Airlines (JAL) has signed a multi-year IMS contract with Airbus subsidiary Satair for a long-term, fully integrated end-to-end supply chain package covering expendable material for the airline’s new fleet of Air- bus A350s . The service will commence in Global 7500 business jet June 2019 in line with the delivery of the Photo: Bombardier first of 31 A350XWBs (18 A350-900s and 13 A350-1000s, plus options for a further LBAS receives EASA Part-145 Line The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 25 aircraft) on order with the airline . First Maintenance approval for Bombardier granted Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Ser- service planned for the new aircraft will be Global 7500 Aircraft vices approval to perform Line Maintenance in September 2019 on the Tokyo Haneda- Services at its home base in Berlin Schoen- Fukuoka route . The service provided by Sa- Whilst Bombardier is delivering its newest efeld . Moreover, LBAS can offer AOG servic- tair will cover all airframe expendables for and largest aircraft type to the first custom- es at any location worldwide for the Global the aircraft and will be provided through an ers, Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services 7500 business jet . “With the EASA approval on-site stock to JAL . The service includes (LBAS) is now ready to offer services for the for Bombardier’s new flagship aircraft, we planning, sourcing, purchasing, logistics industry’s largest and longest-range aircraft . meet the needs of our clients and we can and inventory management . AviTrader MRO - April 2019 MRO and Production News 7 locations by the end of 2019, including La- with an Embraer technical representative to fayette, Indiana; Queretaro, Mexico; Celma, ensure the highest aircraft scheduled reliabil- Brazil; Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines, near Paris, ity and smooth operation . France; Brussels Belgium; and Kuala Lumpur, Mauritania Airlines has also chosen Embraer Malaysia . In addition to CFM shops, in Feb- to support a wide range of repairable com- ruary 2018, Lufthansa Technik became the ponents for its two new E175s .