July 2016 - www.avitrader.com Farnborough Special Report Company Profile Ramco MRO News from around the world People on the Move latest appointments ICF Analysis Editor‘s Page 2 Farnborough showdown ir shows are always an interesting place exhibitors from the wider supply chain . We came especially when it comes to observing across companies such as Pattonair in the UK the competition from the big players . and Aergo Capital that are making a mark in the AThis year Airbus stole the limelight in industry . Its interesting to lean for instance how terms of order numbers at Farnborough leav- Pattonair is using sophisticated forecasting tech- ing American rival Boeing trailing behind .Airbus niques to determine the needs of its parts and announced $35 billion in completed and com- inventory business at a global scale . Published monthly by mitted orders for passenger jets beating Boeing, which logged in $26 .8 billion . Boeing however Elsewhere, ICF International provides an analysis AviTrader Publications Corp. found more favour in China, announcing new or of the UK aviation industry post Brexit . Clearly Suite 305, South Tower confirmed orders from five operators . there will be some tough negotiating in the 5811 Cooney Road months and years to come in order to main- Richmond, British Columbia But the biennial airshow - it alternates with the tain and enhance Britain’s position in the global V6X 3M1 Paris Airshow - may not have been the blockbuster aerospace scene . The UK’s ability to keep some festival of orders of previous years . After six years Canada of these agreements to a certain degree will be of booming orders for passenger jets, it seems like crucial . now is the time to buckle down and get the job Email: [email protected] done of actually delivering these aircraft . Happy reading! Tel: +1 (424) 644-6996 www.avitrader.com In our cover story, we steer away slightly from the Keith Mwanalushi big airframe orders and look at the deals and Editor Editorial Keith Mwanalushi, Editor Email: [email protected] Mobile: +44 (0) 7871 769 151 Design Volker Dannenmann, Layout & Design Email: [email protected] Mobile: +34 657 218706 Advertising inquiries Jenny Falk Head of Sales & Marketing Email: [email protected] Tel: +49 (0) 8761 346007 FIA16 saw a slowdown in commercial jet orders. Photo: Airbus Registration Contents AviTrader MRO is a subscription-free MRO and Production News . 4 monthly publication. To receive a personal copy in your Finance News . 16 inbox every month, Other News . 16 please click here to subscribe. Information Technology . 18 Cover story: Farnborough special report . 20 Opinion Company profile: Ramco . 23 Please send your comments and Industry Interview: Tom Levin, General Manager, GEnx engine programme, GE Aviation 24 queries to [email protected] ICF Opinion: UK aviation and Brexit: Pragmatism Vs politics . 26 People on the Move . 28 AviTrader MRO - July 2016 We keep you flying. Anytime. Anywhere. World-Leading Full Service Provider of End-to-End MRO Services From airframes, engines, components and logistic support - we cover them all! Around the clock, around the world. • Total maintenance solutions under one roof • Highly experienced technical teams • Wide-body hangars & extensive supporting facilities • Over six decades of reliable operations www.iai.co.il [email protected] MRO and Production News 4 GE signs multiple TrueChoice agree- ments at the Farnborough Interna- tional Airshow Emirates has extended its TrueChoice Flight Hour agreement with GE for the mainte- nance, repair and overhaul of 54 GE90- 115B engines that power its Boeing 777- 300ER aircraft . The extended agreement is valued at more than US$400m over the life of the contract . Emirates operates the larg- est fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft with 118 in service flying to six continents . The airline continues to build on a successful partner- ship with GE on technology sharing and in- novation in engine maintenance and related services, contributing significantly to the avi- DHL signs A330-300P2F conversion launch contract with EFW ation industry . Photo: EFW Austrian Airlines and GE have expanded a DHL signs A330-300P2F conversion service solution through an established au- TrueChoice Flight Hour agreement to pro- launch contract with EFW thorized maintenance organization, capable vide maintenance, repair and overhaul ser- of delivering full-spectrum support . Through vices to 10 GE90-90B engines that power Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) reported the sig- Mitsubishi’s preferred MRO provider network, Austrian Airlines’ Boeing 777-200ER air- nature of the Airbus A330-300P2F (passen- HAECO Americas will offer scheduled and craft . The agreement is valued at US$70m ger-to-freighter) conversion launch contract unscheduled airframe maintenance as well over the life of the contract . with express and logistics company DHL Ex- as special maintenance services, including press . Under the agreement, EFW will convert service bulletin incorporation and post-pro- Turkish Airlines and GE have signed ex- four Airbus A330-300 passenger aircraft to duction modification . tensions to its TrueChoice Flight Hour and a 26-pallet cargo configuration, capable of TrueChoice Overhaul agreements for the carrying up to 61 metric tonnes of payload . CF6-80E engines that power its fleet of The first aircraft will be inducted into EFW’s seven Airbus A330 aircraft . Along with the Dresden-based facilities in July 2016, sched- Liebherr-Aerospace on board with maintenance, repair and overhaul services, uled for redelivery to DHL Express by end TRJet for 328 Series GE Aviation will also partner with Turkish Air- 2017 . The A330P2F conversion programme, lines on leadership training as part of these Liebherr-Aerospace signed two contracts re- launched in 2012, is a collaboration between agreements, which are valid until 2026 . With garding the TRJet’s 328 Series at the Farn- Airbus, EFW and ST Aerospace . ST Aero- a fleet of more than 300 aircraft, Turkish Air- borough Airshow . The company will supply space, as the programme and technical lead lines is the major airline in Turkey and oper- the complete air management system for the for the engineering development phase, is re- ates routes to the Americas, Europe, Middle aircraft . The scope includes design and ser- sponsible for applying for the supplemental East, Asia and Africa . vice of the bleed air system, precooling, cabin type certificates for the freighter conversions and cockpit environmental conditioning, as Thomas Cook Group Airlines has signed a from the European Aviation Safety Agency well as the pressurization system . It will be op- five-year TrueChoice Transitions agreement and the US Federal Aviation Administra- erated by a single integrated controller and with GE Aviation for the time and material tion . Aircraft OEM Airbus contributes to the ensures a safe, healthy and comfortable envi- to repair and overhaul its fleet of CF6-80C2 programme with OEM data and certification ronment during flight . Furthermore, Liebherr- engines that power its eight Boeing 767 air- support, while EFW leads the industrialization Aerospace will supply the flap and spoiler ac- craft . phase and marketing for the freighter conver- tuation subsystem for the 328 Series . sion programme . Icelandair has signed a TrueChoice Transi- tions agreement with GE Aviation for three overhauls of its CF6-80C2 engines powering HAECO Americas signs LOI with Mit- AFI KLM E&M extends services for its Boeing 767 aircraft, as well as an engine subishi Aircraft Thai Airways A350s lease . AFI KLM E&M has won a major call for ten- HAECO Americas, a subsidiary of the HAE- EGYPTAIR and GE have signed a TrueChoice ders from Thai Airways (THAI), covering com- CO Group with headquarters in Greensboro, Materials agreement for maintenance, re- ponent support for its future fleet of Airbus North Carolina, USA, confirmed has signed a pair and overhaul consulting services to A350s, with twelve aircraft joining the fleet letter of intent with Mitsubishi Aircraft Corpo- assist in the development of overhaul ca- from this summer . AFI KLM E&M was selected ration at the Farnborough International Air- pabilities for the CFM56-7B engine . The as MRO for Thai Airways, providing a wide show to become a preferred airframe Main- comprehensive agreement covers technical array of services including access to its global tenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) partner support and consulting for MRO operations, pool of A350 components, maintenance, lo- for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) in North facility readiness, tooling optimization and gistics, and a comprehensive material sup- America . The collaboration will provide MRJ other necessary services required to achieve port at Thai Airways main base in Bangkok . customers with a best-in-class airframe MRO facility certification . AviTrader MRO - July 2016 MRO and Production News 5 Spirit AeroSystems installs one of the world’s largest autoclaves at its Wichita, Kan., facility Spirit AeroSystems is installing one of the world’s largest autoclaves at its Wichita, Kan ., facility to support increasing production levels in the company’s composite fuselage busi- ness and to grow overall composite produc- tion capability . The new autoclave has a 30- foot diameter and an internal volume of more than 78,000 cubic feet . The autoclave, which is 120 feet long, is one of nearly 40 at Spir- it’s Wichita location . The addition is part of a 94,000 ft² expansion to Spirit’s Composite Fuselage Facility, where the company makes the carbon-fiber nose section for Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner . An autoclave is a pressure Spirit AeroSystems is installing one of the world’s largest autoclaves at its Wichita, Kan., facility chamber used to cure composite material . Photo: Spirit AeroSystems Spirit has composite expertise for large, com- plex aerostructures as well as jet engine na- to secure the airline’s A350 operations . Airbus advance exchange options when urgently re- celles . Spirit AeroSystems is one of the largest and Rolls-Royce believe that this approach will quired .