Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas selects FL Technics for CAMO and OASES support Pg3 Boeing subsidiary Aviall to lead AHRLAC supply chain, join industry team Bronco Combat Pg6 Systems American Airlines places order for 15 firm Bombardier CRJ900 Aircraft Pg8 May 15th, 2018 Magnetic MRO receives heavy maintenance contract from Austrian Airlines slots in Tallinn, Estonia. Under the new agreement, Magnetic MRO will continue to provide the carrier with services for their Airbus A320 family fleet. Markus Besta, Austrian Airlines’ Head of MRO Management stated that “Due to proven reliability and infallible quality that Magnetic MRO has been demonstrat- ing for more than 10 years of serving Aus- trian aircraft, we haveconfidently decided to proceed with them for the upcoming seasons as well.” “We are so glad to further expand our long term cooperation with Austrian Airlines by signing this agreement under which Magnetic MRO will execute mul- tiple C-checks.” said Andres Uusoja, Sales Manager at Magnetic MRO. “During the past decade we have built a mutual alle- giance with Austrian Airlines out of trust and quality work; today we are happy to dedicate most of our available slots to ustrian Airlines, the flag carrier maintenance contract to Magnetic MRO them, proving our reliability in terms of Aof Austria and a subsidiary of the for the 2019/2020 winter season, booking providing flexible and tailor-made solu- Lufthansa Group has awarded a heavy three quarters of all available maintenance tions based on our customers´ needs.” Western Global Airlines to establish aircraft maintenance facility at Shreveport Regional Airport estern Global Airlines (WGA), a US MD-11 wide-body freighter aircraft. WFAA part 121 certified all cargo airline WGA ultimately will create 170 new di- will establish an aircraft maintenance rect jobs with an average annual salary of facility at Shreveport Regional Airport. WGA more than $45,200, plus benefits. Besides, will make a capital investment of $3 million Louisiana Economic Development esti- for tooling and equipment to support the mates the project will result in 308 new 152,000-square-foot Hangar 40 at the air- indirect jobs, for a total of more than 475 port. The company, which provides service new jobs in Northwest Louisiana. to over 300 airports in 115 nations, selected In Shreveport, WGA will establish its own Shreveport as a conveniently located and aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul well-qualified hub for maintaining its fleet facility after outsourcing these functions of 16 Boeing 747 and McDonnel Douglas at multiple locations in the past. www.mrobusinesstoday.com May 15, 2018 1 EmbraerX unveils first electrical Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft concept mbraerX, an Embraer organization areas to improve quality of life for dedicated to developing disruptive millions of people. Our collaboration Ebusinesses based on Florida’s Space Coast with key stakeholders will accelerate in Melbourne unveiled its first electrical the arrival of this new ecosystem,” said Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) Antonio Campello, President & CEO aircraft concept. EmbraerX is engaged in of EmbraerX. “This is one example of several projects, including the develop- how EmbraerX is committed to explor- ment of eVTOL concepts through a coop- ing a range of disruptive products and eration with Uber and other companies nesses with the potential for exponen- services that could revolutionize the to explore business opportunities within tial growth. Urban mobility is ripe for business of air transportation.” the Uber Elevate ecosystem. transformation and we are committed to Embraer X’s first eVTOL concept is “We have excelled in our near-50-year having a major role in this key market.” the outcome of wide interaction with journey by introducing innovations into The eVTOL concept represents an aircraft potential urban air travelers about their the aviation industry and delivering true with a mission to serve passengers in an desired experience, combined with the value to customers,” said Paulo Cesar de urban environment, based on the key design expertise of Embraer’s teams and the Souza e Silva, President and CEO of Em- drivers of safety, passenger experience, af- teamwork with various companies and braer. “We are relentless in our quest for fordability and a very low footprint for the institutions. Embraer X will continue to constant growth and through EmbraerX community, in terms of noise and emissions. engage with communities to expedite we will drive disruptive innovation and “We are developing solutions to bring the development of desired solutions for accelerate the creation of new busi- on-demand air transportation to urban this innovative market. Imperial Logistics secures contract from Airbus to supply tools irbus has commissioned Imperial Logistics, a leading logistics provider of outsourced integrated value-add logistics,A supply chain management and route-to-market solutions to procure and distribute metal cutting tools like milling cutters, drills and countersinks for its German production facilities. Therefore, Imperial Logistics will act as a service provider for Airbus and manages the procure- ment and logistics as far as the point of use for all aircraft models within the factories at Stade, Bremen, Donauwörth and Hamburg. “Thanks to our concept, Airbus has been able to signifi- cantly improve the processes for supplying tools within its factories,” says Carsten Taucke, the CEO of Imperial Logistics International. Imperial Logistics manages the suppliers and does not just act as the interface, but is responsible for the complete operational purchasing process within the supply chain. www.mrobusinesstoday.com 2 May 15, 2018 Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas selects FL Technics for CAMO and OASES support L Technics, a global provider of inte- “We decided to hire a third party for troubleshooting the data until it actu- grated aircraft maintenance, repair data induction, because we know that ally starts helping you to manage your andF overhaul services, has completed it’s crucial to perform data initiation in a fleet. Meantime, FL Technics has dozens a CAMO audit and OASES integration correct way from the beginning. That’s of aircraft under its CAMO supervision, for Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas. The airline why we have been looking for a provider years of experience with OASES, and entrusted FL Technics with Airbus A340 which has wide experience in CAMO all of this enables us to minimize any fleet’s airworthiness data check, smooth services provision in OASES. We have data-related issues while customizing CAMO software integration and training chosen FL Technics, because from the the system to an airline’s specific needs. of its engineering team. beginning of our relationship they have Most importantly, our engineers are able “Whether it’s print or digital, it’s no se- showed a very high level of profession- to reduce the entire data integration and cret that tones of airworthiness-related alism, and their CAMO engineers have system check process to just a couple of data comes with a single aircraft, left been always devoted to complying with weeks,” added Kestutis Volungevicius, alone an entire fleet. Making sure that all our needs in a duly manner. Needless Head of Engineering and Training at FL all AD/SB and other related documenta- to say, their proven experience in similar Technics. tion are up-to-date, that all maintenance projects was also valuable during the Following the audit and update of the works are completed on time and, selection process. It allowed us not only airline’s CAMO documentation, as well importantly, with as short downtime to integrate OASES, but also to perform as its integration into OASES, FL Technics as possible – that’s a challenge for any a full revision of existing data. Once the engineers have performed a specialised CAMO team. The Commsoft’s OASES process was concluded we were really training for their colleagues at Plus Ultra has proven itself to be the solution to confident in the appropriate airworthi- Líneas Aéreas. The training has enabled ease the entire process,” shared Kestutis ness control,” said Aleixandre Schudeck, the carrier’s team to update and other- Volungevicius, Head of Engineering and Technical Director of Plus Ultra Líneas wise interact with OASES software on a Training at FL Technics. Aéreas. day by day basis. The Spanish long-haul carrier decided “Some believe that after the success- “After completion of the project, I have to integrate the continuing airworthi- ful system installation, all you need to no doubt that we did the right choice, ness management system OASES for do is just to upload the data. Actually, as any other way would have implied three long-range, wide-body Airbus that’s the easiest part. The tricky part is additional time and resources. Since the A340. The aim of innovating the carrier’s to make sure that all CAMO-related data project was finished, we are operating CAMO processes was to centralise all is standardized, up-to-date, doesn’t miss the software by ourselves. I believe, it data in one, cloud-based place, boost any information and so on. This may not was a very enrichening experience for maintenance planning and optimize seem as a crucial issue, except that it the both sides,” commented Aleixandre both time and financial costs related to is. One can waste from several months Schudeck, Technical Director of Plus scheduled and un-scheduled MRO works. to up to a year while configuring and Ultra Líneas Aéreas. www.mrobusinesstoday.com May 15, 2018 3 easyJet deploys fleet maintenance solution from Aerogility The planners can forecast when multi- functional heavy maintenance must be applied, factoring in existing plans with their third-party suppliers – and simultaneously incorporating other fleet upgrades and modifications programs.” Swaran Sidhu, Head of Fleet Technical Management, easyJet, says, “Aerogility has delivered an innovative and cost- effective maintenance planning solution for us.