Bombardier delivers first 90-seat Q400 Pg2 aircraft to India’s SpiceJet airBaltic contracts Jazz Technical Services for Pg5 Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft maintenance contract US Air Force contracts Boeing and Saab for T-X Pg pilot training programme 7 Oct 01st, 2018 Lufthansa Technik, MTU Aero Engines lay foundation stone for joint MRO shop in Poland ufthansa Technik AG and MTU Aero Technik. Alongside our subsidiary MTU Engines AG laid the cornerstone for Aero Engines Polska in the immediate theirL new joint venture EME Aero in vicinity, this step is part of MTU’s global Jasionka, close to Rzeszów city, sym- ramp-up plan.” bolically launching one of the biggest Work on the construction site started and most advanced GTF MRO service in mid-June this year. The area has al- centres globally. Pratt & Whitney ready been levelled and over 60,000 cu- GTF engines power five regional and bic meters of soil have been moved. The narrowbody aircraft platforms, with building platform is almost complete the A220 and the A320neo family and foundation works have begun. The from Airbus and the Embraer E190-E2 construction site for EME Aero service already in commercial service. The total – our experience with our location in centre consists of about 160,000 square investment for the service centre is Wroclaw is very encouraging.” meters; this corresponds to approxi- 150 million euros by 2020. Plans are to Michael Schreyögg, Chief Programme mately 23 football fields. The construc- have the facility with its 40,000 square Officer at MTU Aero Engines explains, tion of the facility, including one of the meters of workspace up and running by “Above all, one factor is driving growth most advanced test cells worldwide, the end of 2019. in our industry: more passengers are in will be completed by the end of 2019. “This joint venture is an important the air. Year on year, we see flight hour Around 70 employees are already on step for Lufthansa Technik and our growth rates of more than 6 percent. board at EME Aero and a total of 1,000 partner MTU in expanding our respec- The Geared Turbofan engine family will new jobs will be created. The compa- tive engine maintenance businesses,” serve this growth. It is one of the most ny is investing several million euros states Johannes Bußmann, CEO of advanced propulsion systems in the in staff training, which will take place Lufthansa Technik. “That is why this market and plays an important role in in the newly built training centre in laying of the foundation stone marks MTU’s commercial aircraft business – Jasionka. Each training course will an important day, as EME Aero will from an OEM as well as from a mainte- cover a period of several months and enable both companies to provide nance perspective. MTU Aero Engines is combine theory at the centre with technical support for one of the world’s looking forward to run on of the world’s practical experience at Lufthansa most important aircraft engines. We are most efficient maintenance shops for Technik and MTU. The training centre convinced that we have found the right GTF engines and master the upcoming will open its doors at the beginning of location for this joint venture in Poland high volume together with Lufthansa October. #MROSouthAsia @Mrosouthasia Knowledge Sharing and Networking Summit OPPORTUNITIES FOR AEROSPACE & 17-18, JANUARY, 2019 DEFENCE Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, India Limited MRO IN Organised by FOR PARTICIPATION CONTACT SPACE SOUTH-ASIA Sukhada Dhopeshwarkar Unlimited [email protected] OPPORTUNITIES www.stattimes.com/mrosa2019 www.mrobusinesstoday.com Oct 01, 2018 1 Bombardier delivers first 90-seat Q400 aircraft to India’s SpiceJet Series turboprop programme to respond to customer requirements as they ad- dress traffic growth in regional markets. I thank and congratulate the employ- ees and suppliers who have worked tirelessly to deliver this most recent enhancement to the Q400 aircraft, and I also thank our customer, SpiceJet for its strong support and collaboration in this continuous improvement programme.” “This is a very important milestone for the Q400 aircraft programme because the 90-seat option demonstrates the increased profitability potential that this unique turboprop has to offer,” said Colin Bole, Senior Vice President, Commercial, ombardier Commercial Aircraft has performance improvements will result Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. “The delivered its first 90-seat Q400 air- in substantial reduction in unit costs increased passenger capacity allows 15 craftB to India based SpiceJet Limited, the and also we will be able to address our per cent reduction of seat cost compared launch operator for the extra-capacity market needs in the regional space.” to the previous standard Q400 aircraft 90-seat aircraft. Todd Young, Head of the Q Series and provides an enormous benefit for air- “We are excited to induct the 90-seat Aircraft Programme, Bombardier Com- lines. We are thrilled that SpiceJet will be Q400 aircraft into our fleet,” said Ajay mercial Aircraft said, “The delivery of the the first operator to showcase the unique Singh, Chairman and Managing Direc- first 90-seat Q400 aircraft showcases capabilities and unbeatable productivity tor, SpiceJet. “The additional seats and the commitment of Bombardier’s Q of our turboprops.” Lufthansa group contracts FL Technics for Airbus A320 MRO services L Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, Frepair, and overhaul services, has signed a long-term joint contract with Lufthansa group companies (network and point-to-point airlines) for MRO services. The first aircraft is scheduled for maintenance at the beginning of Octo- ber 2018 in Vilnius (Lithuania) and will be followed by the rest during the 2018 and 2019 season in FL Technic’s Lithu- anian hangars. “The Lufthansa Group airlines have a huge A320 Base Maintenance demand with some 300 aircraft in service and - like FL Technics - at our side. We Technics, while pointing out a key pooled within the LH Group Techni- always tender demand beyond ourown decision that led to trust among the cal Fleet Management,” said Thomas capacity to leverage the very dynamic two parties. “Daily work in process im- Rueckert, Vice President Base Mainte- MRO market. We are happy to have provement has transformed our MRO nance Services at Lufthansa Technik. found high-quality services and a very business into a lean organization with “Alongside our internal Lufthansa attractive commercial offer from FL a focus on effective TAT.” The long- Technik capabilities, we employ a Technics.” term cooperation began after9 aircraft two-tier strategy by having an ad- “It’s a steady upward march for us,” projects were successfully maintained ditional strong and reliable supplier said Zilvinas Lapinskas, CEO at FL in 2018. www.mrobusinesstoday.com 2 Oct 01, 2018 Limited #MROSouthAsia SPACE @Mrosouthasia Unlimited OPPORTUNITIES Organised by 17-18, JANUARY, 2019 Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, India OPPORTUNITIES Knowledge Sharing and FOR AEROSPACE & DEFENCE MRO Networking Summit IN SOUTH-ASIA HIGH PROFILE SPEAKERS Vandana Aggarwal (IES) H.R. Jagannath Dr.R.K. Tyagi Rahul Shah JN Burma Economic Advisor CEO President Senior Vice President Hon'ble Air Marshal Ministry of Civil Aviation Air India Engineering Aeronautical Society AAR CORP PVSM AVSM VSM (retd) Services Ltd of India Indian Air Force Gagan Jacobs Bharat H. Malkani Arun Kashyap Ravinder Pal Singh Harpreet A De Singh, (AI) Power Plant Manager Chairman & Executive VP Chief Information Officer Executive Director & Chief Jet Airways Managing Director Head of Engg. & Maintenance Air Vistara of Flight Safety Max Aerospace Group Spicejet Air India Expect more... P.K.Mohanty, Consultant Kishore Jayaraman Amber Dubey Chief Commissioner of Customs President Partner and Head and Central Excise (Retd) India & South Asia Aerospace and Defence Co Convenor of Law Rolls-Royce KPMG in India Committee on GST Member of the Fitment Committee on GST Indian Revenue Service FOR PARTICIPATION CONTACT - Sukhada Dhopeshwarkar [email protected] www.stattimes.com/mrosa2019 Royal Brunei Airlines, AFI KLM E&M partner for Airbus A320neos leap engine support oyal Brunei Airlines, the national flag carrier airline of Brunei has contracted AFI KLM E&M to perform the full Rmaintenance and repair of the LEAP-1A engines equipping the airline’s fleet of seven Airbus A320neos. AFI KLM E&M has secured EASA and FAA approval to sup- port LEAP operations. The Group can already meet the needs of its clients when it comes to carrying out all on-wing/ on-site work on LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines. Among other things it has demonstrated its capability with a first success- ful engine build-up for TUI fly Benelux. Michael Grootenboer, AFI KLM E&M SVP Group Engines Product, said, “As one of the world’s major Airline MRO’s, taking our first steps on the market for a new engine type is always significant. As we did previously with the GEnx, we want to be at the forefront of new technological and market developments. We are proud of this contract with Royal Bru- nei Airlines and wish to thank them for the confidence they have displayed in entrusting us with the engine mainte- nance for their latest generation medium haul fleet.” “It was quite natural for us to turn to AFI KLM E&M to support our LEAP engines,” revealed Rob Woods, Head Engi- neering & Maintenance of Royal Brunei Airlines. “We have experience from the strength of our existing relationship, plus the international reputation of a player that has proven its worth on the engine maintenance market.” With this new contract, AFI KLM E&M has further strength- ened its position in the region, where the Group has already signed a slew of component and engine support contracts. CAE inaugurates first Airbus A320 FFS at JAL - CAE Flight Training, increases pilot training capacity in Japan AE has expanded its pilot training capacity in Japan Join us for the first airline with the inauguration of its first Airbus A320 full-flight industry symposium Csimulator (FFS) deployed at JAL - CAE Flight Training (JCFT), the joint venture between CAE and Japan Airlines.