3 ISSN 1718-7966 February 18, 2019/ VOL. 678 WEEKLY AVIATION HEADLINES www.avitrader.com ...continued from page 1 United isWeekly also committed to improving Aviationthe entertainment options for include EnglishHeadline closed captioning. Select DIRECTVNews channels also include customers with disabilities. Earlier this year, the airline began offering closed captioning when the TV station makes it available. United con- a new main menu category on seatback on-demand that is labelled Ac- tinues to add additional accessible entertainment and screening op- WORLDcessible Entertainment. NEWS This new section makes it easier for custom- tions across its fleet. Etihaders with deploys hearing 787s and on vision all Chinachallenges to find accessible entertainment flightsoptions, grouping all of the titles that are either audio descriptive or Unique highlights of United’s personal device entertainment program- Etihadclosed Airways captioned will inintroduce one main the menu category. Seatback on-demand is ming include: an exclusive partnership with VEVO, delivering new, cu- Boeingone 787-9 of United’s Dreamliner entertainment on its daily options available on 757, 767, 777 and rated music video playlists each month; relaxation content including service787 fromaircraft. Abu DhabiThe carrierto Chengdu, currently offers approximately 20 different Headspace, a popular meditation app and Moodica, which takes the effectivemovies and1 July TV 2019,shows replacing that are audiothe descriptive and more than 50 that brain on a much-needed vacation using videos. Airbus A330-200 currently operating the route. Also from 1 July, the airlines’ daily service from Abu Dhabi to Shang- hai will be upgraded from the 787-9 toAIRCRAFT the larger 787-10 & Dreamliner.ENGINE Once NEWS Orders and deliveries – Boeing and Airbus the changes take effect, the airline will flyAerCap all 28 leased, weekly servicespurchased to China’s and sold 114 four main gateways - Beijing, Chengdu, Airbus v Boeing: Orders and Deliveries Shanghaiaircraft andin the Hong first Kong quarter- with the of 2018 March 2018 YTD nextAerCap generation has announced Dreamliner its majoraircraft. business trans- Airbus Boeing actions during the first quarter of 2018. The Com- Production LATAM Cargo flies over 9,000 tons Type Orders Deliveries Type Orders Deliveries will end ofpany flowers signed for lease Valentine’s agreements season for 83 aircraft, in 2021. A320 Family 37 95 737 171 132 LATAMincluding Cargo 15 wide-body operated moreaircraft than and 68 narrow- Photo: Airbus 140body flights aircraft. full AerCapof flowers purchased from Co-seven aircraft, A330 -6 8 747 14 2 lombiaincluding and two Ecuador Airbus (equivalent A320neo Familyto aircraft, A340 0 0 767 7 4 B76-300F)two Airbus between A350s and January three 14 Boeing and 787-9sAirbus and gives up on the A380 Februaryexecuted 8sale to transactionstransport flowers for 24 for aircraft, While includ Emirates- A350 opts for smaller 0types 17 777 5 12 theing 112019 Airbus Valentine’s A320 Family Day aircraft,season. four Airbus Airbus announced A380that it will stop tion14 of its biggest plane,1 will end 787 in worth US$ 2421.4 billion at list34 prices. LATAMA330s, oneCargo Airbus carried A340, more one Boeingthan 737 Classic, 9,000one Boeing tons of737NG, flowers two over Boeing this 777-200ERspe- making and the A380, pullingTotal the plug 202145 – just 14 years121 after enteringTotal 221 184 The latest generation Airbus riod,one Boeingwhich together787-8 from with AerCap’sMother’s ownedon itsport iconic- superjumboSource: Airbus jet that service. It had previously planned Source: Boeing A330neo and A350 aircraft, will be Dayfolio (in and April two and Airbus May) representA320 Family the aircraftonce promisedand to revolutionise to continue building the aircraft delivered to Emirates starting from peakone Boeingof fresh 737 flower Classic export from activity. AerCap’s commercialmanaged air travelAirbus but booke failedd orders to forwell eight into A320the 2020s. Family single-aisle jetliners in the NEO and CEO versions 2021 and 2024 re- portfolio. The Company continues todeliver manage on 12 outsizedduring March, while delivering 56 aircraft in the month from across the company’s in-produc- Lufthansa Consulting supports expectations. tion single-aisle and widebody product lines. spectively. Turkmenistanaircraft that were Airlines sold from its owned portfolio during the quarter. AerCap has signed financing Boeing “Emiratesgenerated a total has of 197 been orders ina March staunch including supporter a staggering 160 737s. Deliveries in The Turkmenistan’s national airline “As a result of this In addition, Air- transactions for US$2.9bn. the stated month reached 91 planes across the in-production product line. Turkmenistan Airlines has commis- decision we have of the A380 since its very inception.” bus and Emirates sioned Lufthansa Consulting to help no substantial A380 His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman reached an agree- them to raise their performance in backlog and hence ment on outstand- terms of the Third Country Operators and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group Lion Air Group orders 50 737 MAXno 10 basis air -to sustain ing A380 deliveries. (TCO) EU Safety Authorizations for for- production, tifieddespite on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website. JetBlue selects Pratt &The Whitney airline willGeared re- eignplanes air operators – EASA TCO. The air- all our sales Theefforts Lion withAir Groupother wasair- theHowever, first to ordersput the from 737 itsTurbofan™ largest ceiveengines 14 more A380s from 2019 un- lineBoeing recently and experiencedthe Lion Air difficulties Group have in announced lines in recentMAX years. 8 into This service leads and to thecustomer first to orderEmirates, the 737 have slowed til the end of 2021, taking its total satisfyingthe airline relevant has purchased EASA requirements 50 of Boeing’s new 737 JetBlue Airways has selected the Geared Tur- the end of A380MAX deliveries 9. Last month, in 2021,” the Groupas it downsizesbecame the to first smaller Airbus A380 order book to 123 units. andMAX is 10 taking airplanes. matters The in deal, this valuedregard at approxi- bofan™ (GTF) engine to power an additional said Airbus Chiefto take Executive delivery ofOfficer a 737 aircraft.MAX 9, using the air- verymately seriously. US$6.24bn The Operator at list prices,is aware is the largest 45 Airbus A320neo family aircraft. With the Tom Enders. “Theplane’s consequences added capacity of to launch several interna- “Emirates has been a staunch sup- ofincremental the need for order immediate to date action of the and MAX 10 vari- airline’s previous order of 40 GTF-powered this decision tionalare largely routes. embedded Emirates announced an order for porter of the A380 since its very hasant. thereforeThe order decided was previously to cooperate listed as uniden- A320neo family aircraft, JetBlue has now com- with the German aviation experts to in our 2018 full year results”. 40 A330-900 aircraft, and 30 A350- inception,” declared His Highness review the existing situation and de- 900 aircraft, in a head of agreement Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Mak- velop a corrective action plan. The plane maker has said produc- signed with Airbus. The deal is Continued on page 3 Followed by Thousands of Industry Professionals e-magazine Industry insight, analysis and news Free subscription straight to your inbox every month Get latest edition>> Contact us about Advertising Opportunities Jenny Vogel, Sales Director [email protected] +49 (0)8761 346007 January 2018 Edition 3 Weekly Aviation Headline News ...continued from page 1 toum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates customers and our crew. It is a differentiator Lounge. The A380 will remain a pillar of our Airline and Group. “While we are disappointed for Emirates. We have shown how people fleet well into the 2030s, and as we have al- to have to give up our order, and sad that the can truly fly better on the A380, and Emirates ways done, Emirates will continue to invest in programme could not be sustained, we accept has set the standards for that by introduc- our onboard product and services so our cus- that this is the reality of the situation. For us, ing customer experiences that are unique to tomers can be assured that the Emirates A380 the A380 is a wonderful aircraft loved by our the A380 like our Shower Spas and Onboard experience will always be top-notch.” AIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS Orders and deliveries – Boeing and Airbus Embraer Delivers 90 Commercial and 91 Airbus v Boeing: Orders and Deliveries Executive Jets in 2018 January 2019 yTD Embraer has delivered a total of 181 jets in 2018, Airbus Boeing of which 90 were commercial aircraft and 91 Type Orders Deliveries Type Orders Deliveries were executive jets (64 light and 27 large). The deliveries were within the outlook ranges for the A220 -5 33 737 25 34 year of 85 to 95 for the commercial aviation mar- A320 Family 0 0 747 0 0 ket, while business aviation market deliveries were below the 105 to 125 outlook, as recently A330 0 1 767 0 2 disclosed by Embraer during its recent meet- A350 0 5 777 0 2 ing with investors and analysts at the New york A380 -8 0 787 18 8 Stock Exchange (NySE). In the fourth quarter of 2018, Embraer delivered 33 commercial jets Total -13 39 Total 43 46 and 36 executive jets (24 light and 12 large). As Source: Airbus Source: Boeing of December 31, the firm-order backlog totaled US$16.3 billion. Airbus opened its 2019 activity with 39 aircraft deliveries for 27 customers during January, raising the overall total of jetliners provided by the manufacturer to 11,802. The month’s de- liveries involved 33 aircraft from Airbus’ single-aisle A320 Family, along with five A350-900s and one A330 from its widebody product lines. Boeing’s January orders included 28 aircraft comprising all 737s and deliveries totalled 44 aircraft. MRO & PRODUCTION NEWS MEKCO Group Complete Addition of SATTO Repair Center Air Lease Corporation Places Four New Boeing 737 MAX 8 Aircraft with Caribbean MEKCO Group has completed the newly ex- Airlines panded addition of SATTO Repair Center, USA.