ISSN 1718-7966 APRIL 23, 2018/ VOL. 637 TM WEEKLY AVIATION HEADLINES Read by thousands of aviation professionals and technical decision-makers every week www.avitrader.com WORLD NEWS Aerostar performs first Euro- pean A320Neo C check Aerostar S.A – a leading Romanian aerospace company – has carried out Europe’s first ‘C’ Check on an Airbus A320neo (CFM LEAP-1A) at its Bacau facility in the northeast of the country. Operated by Turkish in- dependent carrier Pegasus Airlines, the aircraft (msn 7140; registration TC-NBA) was ferried to Bacau on April 10 and work was completed on schedule on April 14. This aircraft has been followed on a nose-to-tail basis by two other A320neos from Pegasus Airlines (TC- The NBB from April 15 and TC-NBD on investigation into the April 20). Celebrating this milestone, 737 engine is Dan Velescu, Director Civil Aviation in full swing. MRO Division for Aerostar stated: Photo: “We are proud that our long-standing Marty Martinez customer Pegasus Airlines has shown its confidence in our capabilities by Southwest engine incident selecting us for Europe’s first A320n- eo ‘C’ Check.” Investigators jump into action DoKaSch provides Opticooler The in-flight explosion of an engine Aviation Administration, which is nicians (about 40 in total) are being for Etihad Cargo on the Southwest Airlines (SWA) conducting its own investigation, deployed to support Southwest DoKaSch Temperature Solutions, the 737-700 tragically took the life of has reviewed the actions of air traf- Airlines’ accelerated inspection provider of climate-controlled solu- one of the 143 passengers and crew fic controllers and “indicate that programme related to the CFM56- tions for air cargo, and Etihad Cargo on board. A very rare and traumatic there appears to be no controller 7B engine, which powers most of signed a master agreement for its Op- event in the nation’s typically safe issue,” according to CNN reports. the airline’s Next-Generation 737 ticooler. “With Etihad Cargo we are aviation system fleet. Out of an able to expand our service network that raised con- “.....we appreciate the outpouring of sup- abundance of for Opticoolers further. All leading cerns focused caution, the ul- airlines of the Middle East are now on the aircraft’s port from the public and our co-workers as trasonic inspec- our partners as they want to offer engine and the tions are being their clients the most reliable pack- cowl surround- we all reflect on one family’s profound loss.” conducted on aging solution to transport highly ing the engine Southwest Captain Tammie Jo Shults a population of temperature-sensitive air cargo ship- fan. There has fan blades. ments,” said Andreas Seitz, Manag- been no fatality in US commercial Clearly, investigators will be looking ing Director of DoKaSch Temperature aviation since 2009. closely at engine maintenance logs, Working with Boeing, GE and Sa- Solutions. The master agreement despatcher activity and the CFM fran Aircraft Engines, SWA expects will allow Etihad Cargo to expand its Southwest flight 1380 from New engine itself. The CFM56-7B engine the accelerated inspections to be TempCheck cool chain service offer- York La Guardia (LGA) to Dallas Love is produced by CFM International, a completed over the next 30 days. ing for temperature-controlled phar- Field (DAL) was diverted to Phila- 50/50 joint company of GE and Sa- maceuticals, as its customers will be delphia International Airport (PHL). fran Aircraft Engines. CFM has sent a team of technical able to lease the Opticooler, the “fly- representatives to the site to as- An industry official said the Federal GE and Safran Aircraft Engines tech- ing warehouse”, from Etihad Cargo. Continued on page 3 Take Quantum Control of Your Business The Undisputed Leader in Aviation MRO and Logistics Software DEPLOYED BY MORE THAN 1,500 AVIATION COMPANIES IN OVER 60 COUNTRIES Visit www.componentcontrol.com to find out more Visit us at AP&M Europe 2018 · Booth #C20 3 TM WEEKLY AVIATION HEADLINES ...continued from page 1 sistUnited the isNational also committed Transportation to improving Safety the Board entertainmentfleet-wide issue options with for theinclude Boeing English 737-700. closed captioning. Select DIRECTV channels also include (NTSB)customers in itswith investigation disabilities. Earlier of last this Tuesday’s year, the airline began offering closed captioning when the TV station makes it available. 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On behalf of As the BBC reports, NTSB chairman Robert the entire crew, we appreciate the outpouring Sumwalt told reporters that a fan blade had of support from the public and our co-work- broken off due to metal fatigue and that a sec- ers as we all reflect on one family’s profound AIRCRAFTond fracture &had ENGINE been recorded NEWS about half- loss,”Orders Southwest and deliveriesCaptain Tammie – Boeing Jo Shults. and Airbus way along its length. AerCap leased, purchased and sold 114 Airbus v Boeing: Orders and DeliveriesReportedly, a fan blade had broken off due to metal fatigue. He could not say if the incident indicated a Photo: Marty Martinez aircraft in the first quarter of 2018 March 2018 YTD AerCap has announced its major business trans- Airbus Boeing actions during the first quarter of 2018. The Com- Type Orders Deliveries Type Orders Deliveries pany signed lease agreements for 83 aircraft, includingAIRCRAFT 15 wide-body & ENGINE aircraft NEWS and 68 narrow- PrimeraA320 Family Air takes delivery37 of its first95 A321neo 737 171 132 body aircraft. AerCap purchased seven aircraft, A330 -6 8 747 14 2 including two Airbus A320neo Family aircraft, Skyworld Aviation expands lease man- A340 0 0 767 7 4 agementtwo Airbus portfolioA350s and three Boeing 787-9s and executed sale transactions for 24 aircraft, includ- A350 0 17 777 5 12 Skyworld Aviation has been appointed to pro- ing 11 Airbus A320 Family aircraft, four Airbus A380 14 1 787 24 34 videA330s, lease one management Airbus A340, services one Boeing for five737 Classic,aircraft relatingone Boeing to 737NG,four Saab two 2000’s Boeing and 777-200ERs one Embraer and Total 45 121 Total 221 184 ERJone 145.Boeing Three 787-8 Saab from 2000 AerCap’s aircraft ownedare owned port by- Source: Airbus Source: Boeing Swedishfolio and shippingtwo Airbus company A320 FamilyErik Thun aircraft AB and and one isBoeing on sub-lease 737 Classic from from Eastern AerCap’s Airways managed (UK), Airbus booked orders for eight A320 Family single-aisle jetliners in the NEO and CEO versions allportfolio. operating The with Company Skywork continues Airlines ofto Switzer manage- 12 during March, while delivering 56 aircraft in the month from across the company’s in-produc- land.aircraft The that fifth were aircraft, sold from relating its ownedto an ERJportfolio 145, is tion single-aisle and widebody product lines. onduring a long-term the quarter. placement AerCap withhas signeda new financingoperator Boeing generated a total of 197 orders in March including a staggering 160 737s. Deliveries in totransactions the type, forMadagasikara US$2.9bn. Airways of Mada- the stated month reached 91 planes across the in-production product line. Nordic airline Primera Air has taken delivery of its first A321 neo aircraft Photo: Airbus gascar. Skyworld will be providing the service on behalf of the owner, Chicago-based aircraft Primera Air, a low-fare Nordic airline, has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo at an event leasingLion Air firm Group RESIDCO. orders Skyworld 50 737 isMAX also 10manag air- in Hamburg, Germany. The aircraft, which was assembled in Hamburg, is the first of three ingplanes the lease return of an ERJ 145 EP from bmi tifiedA321neos on Boeing’sto be leased Orders from & GECASDeliveries in 2018. website. Primera JetBlue Air willselects also leasePratt a further & Whitney five A321n Geared- Regional which has been on lease with the UK Theeos Lion from Air otherGroup lessors, was the including first to twoput A321LRs,the 737 growingTurbofan™ its fleet engines to eight aircraft in 2018. The Boeing and the Lion Air Group have announced airline for the last 12 years. Skyworld has pro- MAXaircraft, 8 into servicepowered and by the CFM first International to order the LEAP-1A737 engines features a two-class layout with 16 the airline has purchased 50 of Boeing’s new 737 JetBlue Airways has selected the Geared Tur- vided lease management services to its owner, MAXpremium 9.