Aircraft News - Europe.For more aircraft news, data, fleets and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/professional.htm Jul 24, 2006 European industry commits to new green program. Seven major European aerospace companies--Airbus SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. , Dassault Aviation Dassault Aviation is a French aircraft manufacturer of military, regional and business jets, a subsidiary of Dassault Group. It was founded in 1930 by Marcel Bloch as Société des Avions Marcel Bloch or "MB". , Eurocopter SAS, Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg, Rolls-Royce, Safran and Thales--signed a letter of intent in a Joint Technology Initiative "to radically improve the impact of air transport on the environment and...deliver innovative technologies and solutions." The initiative, which is being launched jointly with the European Commission European Commission, branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU) invested with executive and some legislative powers. Located in Brussels, Belgium, it was founded in 1967 when the three treaty organizations comprising what was then the European Community , is budgeted at an estimated [euro]1.7 billion over the seven-year program. Half of the funding will come from the EC and half from the signatories to the LOI LOI Letter of Indemnity (international trade and carriage business) LOI Letter Of Intent LOI Loss On Ignition LOI Letter of Inquiry LOI Lack Of Information LOI Lack of Interest LOI Letter of Invitation LOI List Of Items and other parties. Goals to be met by 2020 are those set by the Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe and include a 50% reduction of CO2 emissions through drastic lowering of fuel consumption, an 80% reduction in NOx emissions and a 50% reduction in external noise. Jul 20, 2006 Aeroflot, boeing, ILFC ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation ILFC International Lunar Finance Commission (TV show: Space: 1999) Aeroflot plans to increase its increase its fleet of nine 767-300ERs and is looking to lease three from ILFC. It would take delivery in the last quarter of this year and the first quarter of 2007. Jul 19, 2006 Airbus Airbus this week introduced a Maintenance Mobile Classroom, a fully equipped training facility that can be "taken anytime, anywhere in the world to deliver training at the customer's site." Jul 21, 2006 Airbus Airbus also announced orders for five A330-200s plus four A320 family aircraft from CIT n. 1. A citizen; an inhabitant of a city; a pert townsman; - used contemptuously. Which past endurance sting the tender cit. - Emerson. Group. Delivery dates and engine selection were not given. Including the aircraft announced today, the New York-based operating lessor has ordered 117 Airbus products comprising 97 A320 family aircraft, 15 A330s and five A350s. Of these, 65 have been delivered to date. Jul 20, 2006 Airbus Airbus and Japan's R&D Institute of Metal and Composites for Future Industries agreed to conduct a cooperative study for development of Structural Health Monitoring Structural health monitoring (SHM) is an upcoming technology in civil, mechanical and aerospace engineering. In the last ten to fifteen years, SHM technologies have emerged creating an exciting new field within various branches of engineering. technology. The SHM SHM Simple Harmonic Motion SHM Structural Health Monitoring SHM Society of Hospital Medicine (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) SHM Shaman (Everquest) SHM Short Hold Mode SHM Scalar Helium Magnetometer system checks damage to carbon fiber-reinforced composite structure and evaluates its robustness. Jul 20, 2006 Airbus Airbus Says A400M On Time. Airbus Military Airbus Military SL (Sociedad Limitada) is a subsidiary of EADS created for the management of the A400M project, taking over from Euroflag. The company was established in January 1999 as the Airbus Military Company SAS. said on Wednesday its A400M airlifter was on schedule and that management at parent EADS EADS European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V. EADS Expeditionary Air Defense System (USMC) EADS Extended Air Defense Systems EADS Environmental Assessment Data System EADS Echelons Above Division Study was focussed on the project despite a crisis at commercial planemaker Airbus. Jul 19, 2006 Airbus Airbus A350 Plan 'Ambitious'. Boeing Chief Executive James McNerney Walter James "Jim" McNerney, Jr., is an American businessman. On June 30, 2005 he was named the CEO of The Boeing Company. Prior to that, McNerney was the Chairman and Chief Executive of 3M. He had been a member of the Boeing board of directors since 2001. shrugged off Airbus's plans to revamp its mid-sized A350 plane on Tuesday, calling it an "ambitious" attempt to counter the US planemaker's strong-selling 787 and 777 models. Jul 18, 2006 Airbus Airbus launches A350 'extra wide body'. As expected, Airbus yesterday revealed a completely revamped A350 design featuring a cabin that is 12 in. wider than the A330 cabin cross-section and an all-new carbon fiber wing capable of Mach 0.85 cruise. "Virtually everything has changed," COO-Customers John Leahy John Leahy (born August 1950) was appointed Chief Operating Officer at Airbus in July 2005. Leahy continues as Airbus' Chief Commercial Officer, a role he has held since August 1994. He is a member of the Airbus main board of management. said here. The aircraft, named the A350 XWB XWB Extra Wide Body (Airbus) (extra wide body), initially is being offered in three versions, one more than was presented last year. All will share a common range of 8,500 nm. (15,800 km.). The newest and largest is the dash 1000 capable of seating 350 in a typical three-class configuration with a nine-abreast economy cabin, placing it in the same class as the 777-300ER. MTOW MTOW Maximum Take-off Weight MTOW My Type Of Woman is 290 tonnes and it will require engines in the 95,000-lb.-thrust range. Jul 17, 2006 Airbus Airbus President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Christian Streiff Christian Streiff was the CEO of the aircraft manufacturer Airbus S.A.S., he was nominated to this position on 2nd July 2006. He was replaced by Louis Gallois on 9th October 2006. On October 9th, 2006, Mr. also presented at the Farnborough Airshow the wholly reconfigured A350, now dubbed the A350 XWB (extra wide body), but said he intends "to wait three months before pushing the button on industrial launch" in order to insure Airbus is "fully implementing all lessons learned from previous programs including the A380, and to investigate the possibility of a faster industrial ramp-up." As a result, he expects the program to launch in October with a mid-2012 entry-into-service date. That is the same timeframe the company outlined last October when a much-revamped A350 received industrial launch. The A380 production holdups are not due to a single item but rather an escalating series of small changes that resulted in a "wave effect," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. COO and Head of A380 Program Charles Champion. In order to get the program back on track, Airbus is slowing down the production ramp-up, carrying out a "resource ramp-up where necessary" and maintaining strict management of further changes to the aircraft. It also is "carrying out an in-depth reassessment of industrial setup for electrics." Jul 17, 2006 Airbus New CEO acknowledges crisis, vows to restore confidence in Airbus. Appearing before the international aerospace community for the first time at the Farnborough Airshow, new Airbus President and CEO Christian Streiff declared yesterday that the company is in the middle of a serious crisis but pledged "to do everything to turn this crisis into opportunity," including "change our bad habits" and "learn humility." Speaking to an overflow crowd of journalists, analysts and even some Boeing officials at the Farnborough Airshow, he said, "The number one priority for me is very clear: We need to regain the confidence of both our customers and shareholders." Streiff, who took the helm two weeks ago following the resignation of Gustav Humbert Dr. Gustav Humbert (born in February 1950 in Celle, Germany) is the former Chief Executive Officer and President of Airbus SAS, and a former member of the EADS Executive Committee. , said Airbus has "identified 100%" the "very specific bottlenecks" related entirely to the wiring harnesses in the A380 production line that led to Humbert's resignation as well as the downfall of EADS co-Chairman Noel Forgeard, and will establish "as soon as possible" a precise recovery schedule for the next three years. Jul 17, 2006 Airbus, Air Caraibes Airbus also announced that Air Caraibes purchased an additional A330-300 for delivery in November 2008. It will replace one of two A330-200s operated by the Caribbean airline. Jul 18, 2006 Airbus, Blue Wings Blue Wings, based in Dusseldorf, essentially a charter operator and not particularly well known outside Germany, is to dramatically expand. Currently operating a pair of Airbus A320 it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is a legal document describing a bilateral or multilateral agreement between parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action and may not imply a legal commitment. with Airbus for the acquisition of 20 A320 family aircraft. The carrier, in which Swiss investment holding Alpstream AG, based in Zurich, has a substantial shareholding, will increase its operations by starting new routes from Germany to destinations in Turkey and the CIS Cis (sĭs), same as Kish (1.) (1) (CompuServe Information Service) See CompuServe. (2) (Card Information S , primarily on behalf of tour operators. Alpstream AG is an affiliate of the Russian National Reserve Corporation. http://www.bluewings.com Jul 22, 2006 Airbus, Finnair Finnair reaches deal with Airbus to maintain long-haul fleet plans. Finnair said it has negotiated a compensation package with Airbus to cover the delays in the introduction of the A350, a revamped version of which was unveiled yesterday at the Farnborough Airshow (see today's show report above).Terms of the compensation deal were not disclosed. Finnair originally planned to take the first of nine firm A350s in the spring of 2012. That has been pushed back to 2013. Jul 18, 2006 Airbus, Finnair Finnair will increase the number of A340s in the fleet (it has three firm orders plus four options) until the A350 is available and extend its leases on seven MD-11s. "The basis of our arrangement with Airbus is that the foundations and profitability of our business is not threatened by the change," he said. Jul 18, 2006 Airbus, Grupo Marsans Grupo Marsans commits to up to 22 A330s. Spain's Grupo Marsans signed an MOU (Minutes Of Usage) A metric used to compute billing and/or statistics for telephone calls or other network use. with Airbus here to purchase 12 A330-200s plus 10 options for delivery in 2008 and 2009. They will replace 747-200s operated by Grupo Marsans subsidiaries and also provide growth. Engine selection has not yet been made. Jul 19, 2006 Airbus, Messier Services Messier Services will provide landing gear exchange, overhaul and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services to Emirates covering the airline's fleet of 37 A330-200s and A340-300s. Messier said the seven-year contract "will be one of the largest of its kind in the landing gear MRO MRO In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Mauritanian Ouguiya. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. industry." Jul 20, 2006 Airbus, Thales Thales will supply two A320 full flight simulators and one ATR ATR Achilles tendon reflex, see Ankle reflex full flight simulator to Kingfisher Airlines in a deal valued at more than $24 million. Contract also includes an A320 maintenance/flight training device and a turnkey maintenance support package. Jul 20, 2006 Airbus, Thales Thales delivers TopFlight top·flight adj. Informal First-rate; excellent. topflight adj → de primera (categoría or clase) topflight adj → SDU SDU State Disbursement Unit (child support enforcement) SDU Service Data Unit SDU Staff Development Unit SDU Social Development Unit SDU Standard Dial-Up SDU Sustainable Development Unit SDU Service Delivery Unit lab unit in record time. Thales delivered to Airbus the first lab unit of its TopFlight Satcom Satellite Data Unit just 11 months after being awarded the contract. TopFlight is part of the technology behind the Airbus/SITA OnAir joint venture that will enable passengers to use their mobile phones or other PEDs to make voice calls to terrestrial telephone and mobile networks and connect to the Internet without interfering with aircraft operating systems. Pricing levels will be similar to international roaming with billing direct to the user's account. The system later will be expanded to include a cockpit air traffic management capability. Jul 19, 2006 Airbus, Virgin Atlantic Airways Virgin Atlantic Airways said it had some concerns about Airbus's A340-600 model and may join Emirates in seeking changes to a proposed new fuel-efficient model of the long-range aircraft. Jul 17, 2006 Airbus, Virgin Atlantic Airways Virgin Atlantic May Change Fleet Orders. Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic Airways said on Sunday it was in talks with planemaker Airbus about changing the mix and number of its plane orders to fill a possible gap caused by delays in deliveries of the A380 superjumbo. Virgin and other airlines are in talks with Airbus about possible compensation after the planemaker announced last month that complications in wiring the mammoth A380 would slow deliveries over the next three years. Jul 17, 2006 Airbus, Wizz Air Wizz Air of Poland has signed a firm contract with Airbus for 20 additional A320s. This follows an order for 12 A320s a year ago from the rapidly expanding central and eastern Europe The term "Central and Eastern Europe" came into wide spread use, replacing "Eastern bloc", to describe former Communist countries in Europe, after the collapse of the Iron Curtain in 1989/90. budget airline. With its main UK base at Luton it serves 11 airports in Bulgaria List of airports in Bulgaria, grouped by type and sorted by location. LOCATION ICAO IATA AIRPORT NAME Civil Airports Burgas LBBG BOJ Burgas International Airport (Sarafovo Airport) Gorna Oryahovitsa LBGO GOZ Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport , Croatia, Poland, Hungary, Romania and Slovenia. Limited services are operated from Doncaster, Liverpool and Prestwick, as well as Cork in Ireland. In all 40 destinations on 70 routes are being served this summer. Wizz Air has carried 4m passengers since its start of operations in 2004. http://www.wizzair.com Jul 20, 2006 Alenia Aeronautica, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Alenia Aeronautica and Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company have agreed to launch a 50:50 joint venture in Europe that will focus on sales and worldwide after-sales support to promote the Superjet su·per·jet n. A supersonic jet airplane. 100 in Western markets. Alenia Aeronautica's cooperation agreement with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company will cover all aspects of the Superjet 100 program from engineering and investment to after-sales support and marketing, Alenia Aeronautica CEO Giovanni Bertolone told journalists here. "It really covers the whole spectrum of our joint activities," he said. Under terms of the deal signed June 20, Alenia Aeronautica will participate in financing of not less than 25% of the Superjet 100 program, currently SCAC's only aircraft, and has acquired a 25% stake plus one share in SCAC SCAC Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference SCAC Service de Coopération et d’Action Culturelle (Cooperation and Cultural Action Section) SCAC Standard Carrier Alpha Code SCAC South Carolina Association of Counties subject to government approval. Bertolone believes there may be opportunities for other Finmeccanica companies to contribute to the project within the existing framework of supply. He stressed that although the configuration of the aircraft has been finalized and production started, development has not stopped. One such opportunity, he suggested, might be a greater use of composite materials in the airframe in the future. Jul 18, 2006 Alenia Aeronautica, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Alenia Aeronautica will second a team of experts to assist Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company with a range of certification, procurement and sales activities, drawing on experience gained with the ATR. Jul 18, 2006 ATR ATR actively is pursuing opportunities to get back into the US market, where it was once a significant player, Senior VP-Commercial John Moore said. Recently, a demonstration aircraft visited Delta Air Lines in Atlanta and Continental Airlines in Houston, he said. Continental has issued an RFP (Request For Proposal) A document that invites a vendor to submit a bid for hardware, software and/or services. It may provide a general or very detailed specification of the system. 1. (business) RFP - Request for Proposal. 2. for up to 24 70-seat turboprops. Jul 19, 2006 ATR ATR expects to deliver 26 aircraft this year, up to 45 in 2007 and 50 or more in 2008, according to President Filippo Bagnato. He said the 10-year market forecast calls for slightly more than 1,000 turboprops valued at $22 billion. He ruled out a stretch of the aircraft beyond 70 seats but said ATR will continue to make improvements, with changes in technology and engine performance, new LED lighting for the cabin and the option of IFE Ife (ē`fā), city (1991 est. pop. 262,000), SW Nigeria. Located in a farm region, the city is an important center for marketing and shipping cacao. According to tradition, Ife is the oldest Yoruba town (founded c.1300). . A new avionics package will be introduced over the next 25-30 months. Jul 19, 2006 ATR ATR will offer T2CAS T2CAS Terrain and Traffic Collision Avoidance System (avionics) from ACSS ACSS Africa Center for Strategic Studies ACSS Aluminum Conductor Steel Supported (cable) ACSS African Crop Science Society ACSS Association of Computer Support Specialists ACSS Aviation Communication and Surveillance Systems as a standard option for all new ATR 42-500s and 72-500s. The TCAS TCAS Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System TCAS Traffic Collision Avoidance System TCAS T-Carrier Administration System TCAS Terminal Control Address Space (MVS/TSO) TCAS Technical Control and Analysis System and terrain awareness warning system is expected to be certified later this year for use on these aircraft. Jul 19, 2006 ATR, Finncomm Airlines ATR announced that Finncomm Airlines converted three options for ATR 72-500s into firm orders, bringing 2006 orders to 50. The original Finncomm order for eight ATR 42s with eight options was placed last year at the Paris Air Show The Paris Air Show (Salon International de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, Paris-Le Bourget) is an international trade fair for the aerospace business. It is held at Le Bourget airport near Paris, France every odd year, alternating both with the Farnborough International . The three new aircraft are valued at $54 million with deliveries scheduled in 2008-09. Jul 19, 2006 Aviation Partners Boeing, Air Europa Air Europa takes to Blended Winglets. Aviation Partners Boeing said Air Europa ordered 34 Blended Winglet wing·let n. 1. A small or rudimentary wing. 2. A short, almost vertical stabilizing fin projecting from the tip of an aircraft wing. Systems as buyer-furnished equipment on 737-800s scheduled to deliver between 2007 and 2014 and up to 21 additional shipsets with which to retrofit dash 800s already in service. The Palma Palma or Palma de Mallorca (päl`mä thā mälyôr`kä), city (1990 pop. 325,120), capital of Majorca island and of Baleares prov., Spain, on the Bay of Palma. de Mallorca-based carrier operates five Blended Winglet-equipped 737-800s. Air Europa's parent, Globalia Mantenimiento Aeronautico, will install the retrofit winglets. Blended Winglets provide block fuel savings of up to 5% depending on route and stage length, resulting in fuel savings for typical 737-700/-800 operators of more than 100,000 gal. per aircraft per year, according to APB APB See Accounting Principles Board (APB). . Jul 17, 2006 Aviation Partners Boeing, Finnair Finnair placed seven firm orders plus two options for Aviation Partners Boeing Blended Winglet Systems for 757-200s. Installations, which are likely to be performed by Finnair Technical Services in Helsinki, will begin in October and complete August 2007. Jul 17, 2006 BAE System, CityJet CityJet expects to acquire 23 BAE System Avro RJs that were formerly operated by Northwest Airlink partner Mesaba Aviation. A BAE spokesperson described the deal to bring the planes to the Dublin-based carrier as a "very complicated" transaction involving BAE, various other financial entities and a marketing group. He said it has not been finalized. Jul 17, 2006 BAE Systems BAE Systems's Steve Doughty dough·ty adj. dough·ti·er, dough·ti·est Marked by stouthearted courage; brave. [Middle English, from Old English dohtig; see dheugh- in Indo-European roots. , VP-sales and marketing with Regional Aircraft Asset Management, said that "demand is buoyant" and that despite the impending im·pend intr.v. im·pend·ed, im·pend·ing, im·pends 1. To be about to occur: Her retirement is impending. 2. sale of its stake in Airbus, BAE Systems "remains fully committed to our remaining commercial aerospace businesses." Jul 20, 2006 BAE Systems, CityJet BAE Systems Regional Aircraft BAE Systems Regional Aircraft produced the last fully UK-built airliner in November 2001, the Avro RJX (formerly the BAE 146). While this unit no longer produces aircraft it continues to lease aircraft and provide support, spares and training for its products, the BAE Systems, Enimex Airlines BAE Systems Regional Aircraft Asset Management announced a series of transactions here this week including the lease of two ATPs to Enimex Airlines of Estonia with delivery scheduled for July and August. They will replace An-72s. BAE also leased two further ATP ATP: see adenosine triphosphate. ATP in full adenosine triphosphate Organic compound, substrate in many enzyme-catalyzed reactions (see catalysis) in the cells of animals, plants, and microorganisms. freighters to West Air Sweden. They are being equipped with the large freight door at the Romaero conversion line at Baneasa in Bucharest and will be delivered in August and September. Jul 20, 2006 BAE Systems, QuikAir BAE Systems Regional Aircraft Jetstream 32 transactions include sales to three new customers: Two to QuikAir of Calgary, two to Trasmandu of Venezuela and three to International Aircraft Systems (dba Kavok), also of Venezuela. Repeat customers announced this week included Eastern Airways of the UK extending leases on two of its four aircraft. Tamir Aviation, the first Israeli Jetstream 32 operator, accepted a second aircraft; Vertical Aviation of Sanford, Fla., purchased one aircraft, bringing its total fleet to five; Alberta CityLink of Calgary purchased one and leased a second, and Corporate Flight Management of Smyrna, Tenn., purchased two. Also, BAE sold one Jetstream 41 to Florida-based K-Tractor for conversion to a corporate aircraft. Jul 20, 2006 Boeing, Elysair Paris-based proposed transatlantic startup Elysair ordered one firm and one option 757-200 Blended Winglet shipsets. Initial installation will take place in November with the second to be installed in early 2007. Elysair intends to launch all-business-class, 100-seat services between Paris Orly and Newark. Jul 18, 2006 Boeing, Ukraine International Airlines Ukraine International Airlines (Ukrainian: Міжнародні Авіалінії України, Mizhnarodni Avialiniyi Ukrayiny Ukraine International Airlines completed the first D check on a 737, the first overhaul of a Western aircraft in a CIS country. UIA UIA Universidad Iberoamericana (México) UIA Union of International Associations UIA United Iraqi Alliance UIA University of Antwerp UIA Union Internationale des Avocats was the first CIS carrier to receive JAR 145 approval to perform full maintenance on Western aircraft. Jul 17, 2006 CFM International, Lion Air CFM International has valued engines for Lion Air's Monday order for 30 737-900ERs at $360 million at list price. Jul 18, 2006 CMC Electronics, Thales Avionics CMC Electronics was selected by Thales to supply its CMA-9000 FMS FMS - Flexible Manufacturing System (factory automation). for the Thales Avionics Suite onboard the Superjet 100. Jul 18, 2006 EADS EADS subject to federal export rules, executive says. A top EADS executive says EADS is subject to the same regulations as Boeing and would not have an advantage in competing for a U.S. tanker contract. Ralph Crosby, chairman and CEO of EADS North America, says EADS is subject to federal export control rules and follows business transparency practices. Boeing Chief Executive James McNerney said earlier this week EADS was not subject to some U.S. regulatory requirements. Jul 20, 2006 EADS Too Much Duplication At EADS. Much work needs to be done to cut duplication at European aerospace group EADS and a rationalization of the Paris and Munich offices is under consideration, its co-chief executive told a French newspaper. Jul 18, 2006 Honeywell, Air France Honeywell was selected to provide its Runway Awareness and Advisory System for Air France with installations expected to begin later this year. RAAS is a safety system designed to improve situational awareness during airport operations and reduce runway incursions. Jul 20, 2006 Honeywell, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Honeywell will supply its RE220[RJ] APU APU Azusa Pacific University APU Auxiliary Power Unit APU Alaska Pacific University APU Asia Pacific University (Japan) APU American Public University APU Anglia Polytechnic University (Chelmsford) to Sukhoi Civil Aircraft for the Superjet 100. Jul 18, 2006 ILFC, Airbus ILFC ordered six additional A320 family aircraft, taking its orders for the narrowbody family to more than 430 and its total orders for all Airbus types to more than 600. Jul 19, 2006 ILFC, Airbus ILFC 's Udvar-Hazy called on Airbus to become "more European" to fast-track the correction of its problems. "When things are going right they are European but when they are going wrong they are French, German or British. They need to become more European," he said. Jul 19, 2006 ILFC, Airbus ILFC 's Udvar-Hazy commenting on the redesigned A350, he said Airbus has "pretty much done what we had asked but we haven't seen guarantees or pricing." He said some potential A350 customers are moving to 787s because their needs are more time-sensitive. He also questioned whether Airbus will succeed in taking on two Boeing models, the 787 and 777, with a single platform: "There are challenges for [just] one engine and one wing and there are still [engine] issues for the A350-1000 as airlines want two engine choices." Jul 19, 2006 International Aero Engines IAE International Aero Engines AG is a Zürich-registered joint venture manufacturing company formed in 1983. Ownership Current shareholders are:
International Aero Engines said Vietnam Airlines selected IAE IAE Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (France) IAE International Aero Engines IAE Impuesto de Actividades Económicas IAE In Any Event IAE Integrated Acquisition Environment IAE Inflatable Antenna Experiment V2500s to power 10 A321s in a deal valued at more than $170 million. Jul 19, 2006 Lufthansa Technik, Jade Cargo Lufthansa Technik and Jade Cargo International Jade Cargo International is a cargo airline based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. It operates cargo services to Asia and Europe. Its main base is Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport. signed two new contracts for Total Component Support and Total Engine Support for Jade's new fleet of six 747-400ERFs to be delivered through January 2008. The contracts are valued at more than $100 million. Jade is a joint venture of Shenzhen Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo and DEG. Jul 18, 2006 Lufthansa Technik, Jazeera Airways Lufthansa Technik was selected by Jazeera Airways to support the CFM56-5B2s powering its growing fleet of A320s on a power-by-the-hour basis with a 10-year Total Engine Support agreement valued at more than $70 million. Jul 19, 2006 PowerJet, Snecma, NPO Saturn PowerJet conducts first test run of new regional jet engine. PowerJet, the company formed in 2004 as a 50:50 joint venture between Snecma and Russian aeroengine manufacturer NPO Saturn, completed the first test run of its SaM146 at the NPO Saturn facility in Rybinsk. The SaM146 is a new engine developed for the regional aircraft market and specifically to power the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (formerly known as the RRJ RRJ Russian Regional Jet (program) RRJ Registration Reject RRJ Railroad Jerk (band) ) seating 75-95 passengers. It will develop 14,000-17,500 lb. thrust. The first flight testbed run of the PowerJet engine is expected in February 2007 and first flight on the wing for September the same year. Certification is planned for March 2008 with a total of nine engines used for certification testing, following which the Superjet 100 is expected to be certified in October 2008. Jul 17, 2006 Rockwell Collins, Aegean Airlines Aegean Airlines selected Rockwell Collins avionics as well as PAVES and the Airshow 4200 for eight new and three leased A320s. The agreement covers options on 12 additional aircraft with deliveries scheduled to begin in February. Jul 18, 2006 Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce projects that 114,000 jet engines will be required to meet global demand for 51,000 commercial aircraft ranging from business jets to long-haul passenger planes over the next 20 years. That adds up to a worldwide market for jet engines through 2026 potentially valued at $600 billion, the engine-maker said in its long-term forecast released this week. Underpinning the demand will be 6.6% annual growth in Asia/Pacific air traffic over the 20-year period, Rolls said. Growth in Chinese air traffic will be 8% annually, creating a demand for 6,500 jet engines valued at $65 billion in China alone over the next 20 years. Outlook in North America also is strong, with 20,000 engines required to power mainline and regional aircraft through 2026. Jul 19, 2006 Rolls-Royce Rolls Royce Sees Strong Asia-Pacific Demand. British aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce said on Monday it expected air traffic demand in the Asia Pacific region to grow at an annual rate of 6.6 percent over the next 20 years, led by China. Jul 17, 2006 Russlan International, Volga-Dnepr Airlines, Antonov Airlines Russlan International joint venture formed by Stansted-based Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Antonov Airlines is in response to the successful launch in February of the Ruslan Salis (strategic airlift interim solution) project, which essentially commits two An-124 freighters on standby and up to four on call to a specific customer, understood to be NATO NATO: see North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO in full North Atlantic Treaty Organization International military alliance created to defend western Europe against a possible Soviet invasion. . Salis is initially a three-year contract with a possible extension for a further year. With these two aircraft committed and other maintenance requirements, the two airlines were anxious to ensure that "the commercial market will not notice the lack of capacity," Dennis Gliznoutsa, Volga-Dnepr UK group commercial director said yesterday. Jul 17, 2006 S7 Airlines, Snecma Services Russia's S7 Airlines awarded Snecma Services an exclusive 10-year engine service per hour contract covering MRO services for its CFM56-5As. Jul 19, 2006 Shannon Engine Shannon Engine Support ordered 40 CFM56-7B spare engines. Scheduled for delivery between late 2006 and 2010, the order will bring SES's total dash 7B portfolio to more than 80 engines. It is one of the largest spare engine leasing companies in the industry and the leading lessor of CFM56 spare engines. It is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of CFM International, a 50:50 joint venture of Snecma and General Electric. Jul 17, 2006 Snecma Snecma already participates in two US joint ventures, but this is its first full-service MRO on the continent and is in line with Snecma Services Chairman and CEO Jean-Lin Fournereaux's desire to stake a larger claim in the market for newer-generation CFM engines. In conjunction with the announcement, the new company said it reached agreement in principle with Mexicana on an exclusive 20-year contract covering MRO services for the CFM56-5Bs powering the carrier's A320 fleet. ITR See Internet Talk Radio. has a complex shareholding comprising AeroMexico (14.5%), Mexicana (14.5%), General Electric (14%) and Spain's ITP ITP - Intent to Package (57%). ITP is itself made up of Sener Aeronautica (53.1%) and Rolls-Royce (46.9%). Jul 20, 2006 Snecma Snecma Services Chairman and CEO Jean-Lin Fournereaux said that is only interested in supporting engines in which the parent is involved. This sets it apart from GE and Pratt & Whitney, whose aftermarket units handle both OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and non-OEM brands. This year, Snecma Services has made its parts repair business into a separate unit, which means it is better able to address internal business as well as that from third parties including rival MRO shops. Earlier this week it signed a three-year support agreement with Czech Airlines covering all LRUs on CSA's CFM56-5Bs. Nouvelair of Tunisia awarded it a time-and-materials contract covering overhauls of 27 CFM56-5A/5Bs. Jul 20, 2006 Snecma, Airbus, Boeing Snecma is a half-partner with GE in the CFM56 engine family, but Snecma Services and GE Engine Services compete for MRO business with each other and dozens of independent and airline-owned shops. The A320 and 737NG families represent a better opportunity because as Fournereaux said at Farnborough, competition to provide MRO for the CFM56-3 is "horrible," with 40 CFM56 MROs around the world, the majority of them dedicated to the 737 Classic engine. Jul 20, 2006 Snecma, AirOne, Airbus Snecma Services said Italy's Air One awarded it an exclusive long-term contract covering all MRO services, as well as spare engines, for the CFM56-5Bs powering the carrier's recently ordered fleet of 30 A320s. The contract, worth more than $500 million, will cover the engines for a minimum of 16 years, including a minimum of two restoration shop visits per engine. Jul 19, 2006 Snecma, Boeing Snecma Services took a major step toward boosting its presence in the Americas with an agreement in principle to create a CFM56 maintenance facility in Mexico. The joint venture, Snecma America Engine Services, will be owned 51% by Snecma Services and 49% by Turborreactores SA (ITR) and will be located in Queretaro 220 km. northeast of Mexico City. It is scheduled to start operations in late 2007 and will support CFM56-5 and CFM56-7 engines powering the A320 and 737NG families respectively, as well as providing LRU LRU - Least Recently Used support and on-wing maintenance. Jul 20, 2006 SR Technics tech·nic n. 1. technics (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The theory, principles, or study of an art or a process. 2. technics (used with a pl. verb) Technical details, rules, or methods. 3. SR Technics expects an increasing number of deals under its Integrated Solutions family encompassing Integrated Engine Solutions, Integrated Component Solutions and Integrated Airline Solutions. On Thursday it announced ICS (1) (Internet Connection Sharing) A Windows feature that enables two or more computers to share one Internet connection. First introduced in Windows 98 Second Edition, sharing is accomplished with network address translation (NAT), which is the common method. agreements with three customers: Finnair (A340-300s), Monarch (components for CFM56-3s on two A320s) and Thomsonfly (737 Classics). Jul 20, 2006 SR Technics SR Technics' selection as the first MRO organization in Boeing's 787 GoldCare support program reflects the company's aggressive growth in the aftermarket space. "We are on a trail of expansion," Executive VP-Sales & Marketing Declan O'Shea said, citing the recent purchase of SIFCO's Large Aero Engine Turbine Component Business in Ireland for $10 million, which was finalized in May. Looking to get back into the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. market, SRT (1) (Source Routing Transparent) An IEEE-standard that provides bridging between Ethernet and Token Ring networks. Ethernet LANs use transparent bridging, and Token Ring LANs use source route bridging (SRB). has signed an MOU to buy 60% of Empire Aero Center in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of from Israel Aircraft Industries. Although IAI IAI Infection And Immunity (journal) IAI International Alliance for Interoperability IAI Institut für Angewandte Informatik IAI Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research IAI International Association for Identification will remain as a minority partner if the deal is consummated, the heavy maintenance facility likely will be brought under the SRT brand. It also is pursuing an Eastern European narrowbody joint venture MRO and has signed an MOU with Concors to take a majority stake in a Riga-based facility that company is building. O'Shea stressed that although SRT is intent on expanding its global footprint, it is happy to take over the technical management of a fleet without necessarily assuming the touch work. "We don't need to do absolutely everything ourselves," he said, citing as an example its deal with Dragonair covering the airline's A320s and A321s. "That fleet is managed from Zurich," he noted. Jul 20, 2006 SR Technics SR Technics will provide component management services to Virgin Blue covering the Australian airline's 53 737-700s and dash 800s. The three-year contract is valued at more than $40 million and covers MRO and modification services for about 600 component part numbers. Jul 19, 2006 |
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