3 WEEKLY AVIATION HEADLINES ISSN 1718-7966 JULy 29, 2019/ VOL. 700 www.avitrader.com ...continued from page 1 United isWeekly also committed to improving Aviation the 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. ers with hearing and vision challenges to find accessible entertainment Air options,Astana andgrouping S7 Siberiaall of the air titles- that are either audio descriptive or Unique highlights of United’s personal device entertainment program- linesclosed strengthen captioned co-operation in one main menu category. Seatback on-demand is ming include: an exclusive partnership with VEVO, delivering new, cu- Air oneAstana of United’s and S7 entertainment Airlines, Rus -options available on 757, 767, 777 and rated music video playlists each month; relaxation content including sia’s787 biggest aircraft. private The airline,carrier havecurrently offers approximately 20 different Headspace, a popular meditation app and Moodica, which takes the strengthenedmovies and theirTV shows co-operation that are audio descriptive and more than 50 that brain on a much-needed vacation using videos. by signing a codeshare agreement for flights between Russia and Ka- zakhstan. Effective for flights oper- ated from 15thJuly 2019, Air Astana flightsAIRCRAFT from its &hubs ENGINE at Nur-Sultan NEWS Orders and deliveries – Boeing and Airbus and Almaty, to Novosibirsk and St. Petersburg, now carry the code of AerCap leased, purchased and sold 114 S7 Airlines. Similarly, S7 Airlines’ Airbus v Boeing: Orders and Deliveries aircraft in the first quarter of 2018 The airline services from Nur-Sultan and Al- March 2018 YTD acquired maty to Novosibirsk now carry the many of bmi’s AerCap has announced its major business trans- Airbus Boeing E-Jets. codeactions of Airduring Astana. the first quarter of 2018. The Com- Type Orders Deliveries Type Orders Deliveries pany signed lease agreements for 83 aircraft, Photo: Loganair Atlasincluding Air to15 expandwide-body in Kentuckyaircraft and 68 narrow- A320 Family 37 95 737 171 132 Atlasbody Airaircraft. announced AerCap it willpurchased expand seven Loganair aircraft, returnsA330 to profit-6 8 747 14 2 including two Airbus A320neo Family aircraft, its operations in northern Kentucky First full year ofA340 flying solo 0 0 767 7 4 totwo accommodate Airbus A350s its and growing three Boeingwork- 787-9s and executed sale transactions for 24 aircraft, includ- A350 0 17 777 5 12 force in the area. Atlas’ plans include Scottish carrier Loganair has report- est airline measured by number of ately grew in scope by recruiting 140 ing 11 Airbus A320 Family aircraft, four Airbus a commitment to a long-term lease ed a pre-tax profit A380of £1.01m for the flights14 operated. 1 787 of its pilots,24 cabin crew and34 engi- A330s, one Airbus A340, one Boeing 737 Classic, in a new facility in Erlanger, Ken- 12 months ended March 31, 2019 - neers - as well as expanding the fleet one Boeing 737NG, two Boeing 777-200ERs and Total 45 121 Total 221 184 tucky, near the Cincinnati/North- its first full year of operation under It is a welcome return to the black by acquiring many of its Embraer jet one Boeing 787-8 from AerCap’s owned port- Source: Airbus Source: Boeing ern Kentucky International Airport its own brand as Scotland’s Airline. after the previous year’s loss, which aircraft. The increased range of the folio and two Airbus A320 Family aircraft and (CVG) to support its growing global reflected the cost of creating an air- jet aircraft has facilitated growth one Boeing 737 Classic from AerCap’s managed Airbus booked orders for eight A320 Family single-aisle jetliners in the NEO and CEO versions operations. The new centre in Er- There was record turnover of line from scratch due to the break- further afield for Loganair, with new portfolio. The Company continues to manage 12 during March, while delivering 56 aircraft in the month from across the company’s in-produc- langer is expected to open in 2021. £119.85m, up services from Scot- aircraft that were sold from its owned portfolio tion single-aisle and widebody product lines. 8.3% on the previ- land to Germany, during the quarter. AerCap has signed financing Boeing generated a total of 197 orders in March including a staggering 160 737s. Deliveries in Atlantic takes delivery of first ous year’s figure of Norway and Den- transactions for US$2.9bn. the stated“We month have reached every 91 planes reason across the in-productionto be proud product of line. Airbus A320neo £110.65m. mark and from New- ATLANTIC Airways, the national car- our achievements in the last year” castle to Belgium The pre-tax profit and Norway being rier of the Faroe Islands, has taken Jonathan Hinkles, MD Loganair deliveryLion Air of Group the first orders of two-brand50 737 MAX is 10reported air- after launched in recent newplanes Airbus A320-200neo airliners. non-recurringtified costs on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website. JetBlue selects Pratt &months. Whitney Geared The aircraft is the first of two to be of £3.07m relatedThe Lion to theAir Groupintroduc was- theup firstof Loganair’s to put the franchise 737 Turbofan™ agree- engines Boeing and the Lion Air Group have announced leased to the carrier by US-based Air tion of EmbraerMAX jet 8 into aircraft service to and the thement first withto order Flybe the and 737 subsequent Managing director Jonathan Hin- the airline has purchased 50 of Boeing’s new 737 JetBlue Airways has selected the Geared Tur- Lease Corporation, with the second fleet and theMAX associated 9. Last month,significant the Groupdamaging became and theunsustainable first com- kles said: “We have every reason MAX 10 airplanes. The deal, valued at approxi- bofan™ (GTF) engine to power an additional due to be delivered in the Spring of expansion of toLoganair’s take delivery fleet ofto a43 737 petitionMAX 9, using on key the routes air- from its previ- to be proud of our achievements in mately US$6.24bn at list prices, is the largest 45 Airbus A320neo family aircraft. With the 2020. Both leases are long-term. aircraft duringplane’s the addedfirst quartercapacity of to ouslaunch partner. several interna- the last year, growing our routes in incremental order to date of the MAX 10 vari- airline’s previous order of 40 GTF-powered The aircraft are powered by CFM In- this year. tional routes. the UK and Europe, expanding staff ant. The order was previously listed as uniden- A320neo family aircraft, JetBlue has now com- ternational LEAP-1A26 engines and In February 2019, fellow UK regional numbers and expanding our fleet.” will contribute to the airline’s over- With this expansion, Loganair has airline bmi Regional ceased trading, all fleet upgrade programme. now become the UK’s fifth larg- and Loganair’s operation immedi- 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 “In addition to new scheduled routes during advent of aggressive no-win no-fee agencies the year, we also won a new contract to provide who are trying to extend eligibility of EU261 services for British Airways’ CityFlyer subsidiary, customer compensation claims for flight delays took over the operation of a corporate shuttle and cancellations to those affected by adverse service for a major aircraft manufacturer linking weather; the five-fold rise in cost of EU Emis- its production sites and won a competitive ten- sions Trading Carbon Permits – effectively a tax der to provide essential air services between on aviation fuel which adds over £1m to Loga- the City of Derry and London.” nair customers’ ticket prices each year on top of the highest air travel tax in Europe (Air Pas- “We have also expanded our codeshare and senger Duty); and an industry-wide shortage of interline agreements with such major interna- pilots. tional airlines as British Airways, Turkish Air- ways, Emirates Airline, KLM, Air France and Qa- Despite these challenges, the airline has tar Airways, bringing benefits to customers who pressed forward with expansion plans in the can fly with a single ticket between our destina- early part of the new financial year, launching tions in the Highlands & Islands and hundreds new services to London Southend Airport from of major cities worldwide.” Aberdeen, Glasgow and Stornoway and the first commercial air services from Carlisle Lake Dis- Hinkles sounded notes of caution on three trict Airport in over 25 years. Hinkles - It is a welcome return to the black after the previous challenges affecting the aviation industry - the year’s loss Photo: Loganair AIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS GE and XTI to study hybrid propulsion solution for TriFan 600 with GE’s Catalyst XTI Aircraft Company has selected GE’s CatalystTM engine as the core of its TriFan 600 hybrid-electric propulsion system. The two companies will work together to define a series hybrid architecture that will meet the TriFan performance requirements. GE’s Catalyst is the first clean-sheet turboprop engine to hit the general aviation market in more than 30 years, enabling better performance through proven GE commercial technology.