DAY 3 June 19, 2019 PARIS PUBLICATIONS Airshow News INTOSH c DAVID M DAVID Sustainability Mega Max order boosts Boeing CTOs unify on joint statement › page 6 by Gregory Polek The 737 Max program received a huge vote primarily out of London Gatwick Airport. “Like everybody, I’ve been paying close Supersonic Flight of confidence from one of the world’s most Walsh added that the group would con- attention to what’s been happening with influential airlines at the Paris Air Show on sider using the Max as a means to diversify the aircraft since the tragic events with Old rules for old SSTs Tuesday, when International Airlines Group the future fleet to spur competition. IAG both Lion Air and Ethiopian,” he noted in demand data-driven (IAG) inked a letter of intent covering 200 has long operated Airbus A320s as its exclu- response to a question about his confidence Max 8s and Max 10s worth more than $24 sive narrowbody type. in the airplane. “We have every confidence revisions › page 29 billion at list prices. “I know the aircraft very well and I know in Boeing and expect that the aircraft will Appearing at the show with Boeing Com- the company very well,” he said. “I’ve made make a successful return to service in the F-35 Lightning II pany CEO Dennis Muilenburg and Boeing no secret of my desire to see the Boeing coming months.” CEO Kevin McAllister, IAG CEO Willie narrowbody aircraft in our fleet.” Walsh Boeing has promised to deliver the first air- Costs come down as Walsh said the group would place the new characterized the negotiations as “tough,” plane in 2023, but Walsh commented he would roles and missions Max jets mainly with subsidiaries British but thought the sides had reached a fair hope it could arrive in 2022. “We continue to Airways, Vueling, and Level and fly them conclusion. work with Boeing on that,” he said. n expand › page 35 Introducing Real-time insights and standardised evaluations for continuous military pilot training improvement [email protected] @CAE_Defence CAE @CAE_Defence cae.com Pg-1_38_d3_v2.indd 2 6/18/19 6:13 PM Global 7500 Business aviation’s flagship aircraft Longest range | Largest cabin | Smoothest ride Bombardier, Global, Global 7500 and Exceptional by design are registered or unregistered trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries. 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DDBA0582_Global7500BBACXParis2019_AIN_FullPageAds_V1PrintReady.indd 2 2019-06-12 7:37 AM STORY INDEX AAR ................................................................. 26 Rolls-Royce Paul Stein Air Antilles ...................................................... 33 Airbus ......................................................7, 8, 28 acquiring Alsim ............................................................... 12 Astonfly........................................................... 33 Siemens’ ATR ................................................................... 6 Boeing ...........................................12, 30, 32, 38 Cebu Pacific .......................................................7 eAircraft CFM International ..........................................7, 8 Collins Aerospace......................................10, 26 business THURBER MATT Daher .................................................................7 by Matt Thurber One is driving a generator that charges Rolls-Royce envisions a range of tech- De Havilland of Canada ................................... 9 onboard batteries (series hybrid); the sec- nologies applicable to future aircraft, from Rolls-Royce is accelerating its shift to more ond is parallel hybrid, with thrust from a more electric architecture for large air- DIRCM..............................................................37 environmentally sustainable aviation trans- combined engine/electrical system; and craft that will continue to be powered by Embraer .............................................................4 portation with a plan, announced at the finally as a turbo-generator, with the engine efficient turbofan engines to hybrids for Paris Air Show, to acquire Siemens’s electric powering a generator that delivers electric- regional aircraft and eventually all-electric GE Aviation ..................................................... 33 and hybrid-electric aerospace propulsion ity directly to electric motors and for other power for personal air mobility vehicles GECAS .............................................................34 “eAircraft” business. Terms of the agreement onboard power needs. that will fly from 100 to 600 nm. Gulfstream ...................................................... 36 were not disclosed, but Rolls-Royce expects The impetus for the purchase, accord- Aviation remains important for R-R as the deal to be completed late this year, “fol- ing to Rolls-Royce chief technology officer it plans on how to integrate the 180 Sie- IAI ......................................................................4 lowing a period of employee consultation.” Paul Stein, is that “pressure is on us to mens eAircraft employees. “Flying is not IATA .................................................................. 14 Since 2017, Rolls-Royce (Chalet 93) increase the environmental performance bad for the environment,” Stein said. “CO2 Ilyushin Design Bureau ...................................37 and the Siemens eAircraft operation have of all our products.” is. Flying can be better. We have to manage been working together along with Airbus While R-R is applying this philosophy to emissions and CO2.” IndiGo ................................................................8 on the E-Fan-X demonstrator, which is a products other than turbine engines and “Electrification is set to have as dra- JSTARS .......................................................16, 18 hybrid-electric propulsion test program for not just for aviation, it is focusing on three matic an impact on aviation as the a BAe 146 regional jet—one of the jet’s four pillars for aviation: continuing to evolve the replacement of piston engines by gas tur- Korean Air ....................................................... 38 engines is being replaced with a two-mega- gas turbine engine; collaborating on the use bines,” said Rolls-Royce Electrical direc- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions ............... 12 watt hybrid-electric powerplant. of sustainable alternative fuel; and exploring tor Rob Watson. “We are at the dawn L3 Integrated Aerospace Systems .................. 12 Rolls-Royce (R-R) has conducted ground radical alternatives such as electrification. of the third era of aviation, which will testing of a hybrid system based on its M250 Underpinning these efforts are R-R’s “Intel- bring a new class of quieter and cleaner Leonardo .........................................................34 turboshaft in three different configurations. ligent Engine” digital technology efforts. air transport to the skies.” n Lockheed Martin ............................................ 35 magniX ..............................................................8 Moxy ...............................................................34 has 240-degree coverage and the high-end Nordic Aviation Capital ..................................... 6 ones have a full 360 degrees. Three opera- tor stations will be found on board, and a Northrop Grumman ........................................ 38 prototype will not be built until a customer Parker Aerospace ............................................34 commits to an acquisition—although IAI Rafael ............................................................... 9 has already been flying the system aboard its Boeing 737 testbed. Raytheon ........................................................ 38 The companies will use their respective Rolls-Royce ........................................................4 market presence to pitch to potential cus- tomers, selecting which one takes the lead Rosoboronexport ............................................ 32 as prime depending on the operator. Russian Helocopters ...................................... 22 IAI provides a range of AEW aircraft Russian Turboprops ........................................ 28 based on different platforms, including the G550-derived Conformal AEW that Rychag AV ...................................................... 35 IAI and Embraer to develop is operated by Italy, Israel, and Singapore, S.S. White Technologies ................................. 36 and considers this a new type of capability Safetyn ........................................................... 36 within that family. Praetor 600-based AEW “A relatively small group of nations can Safran Helicopter Engines ...............................37 afford the other available systems,” Avishai Saudi Arabian Airlines .................................... 38 by Beth Stevenson Izhakian, deputy general manager for the airborne systems and radars division at Siemens .............................................................4 Israel Aerospace Industries subsidiary Elta and communications provision, while Elta Elta, told AIN. “Many want to join the club,