Aircraft News.European commercial airframe and engine 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. market generated revenues of $10.6 billion in 2005 and the figure will rise nearly 50% to $15.2 billion by 2012, 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. consultancy Frost & Sullivan. Growth is being driven by strong air traffic demand between Eastern and Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). as well as the continuing trend toward outsourcing MRO. According to the firm, many of the A320 and 737 aircraft delivered in 1997-2002 will experience their first airframe heavy checks and engine removals "and correspondingly create a short-term spike in demand" during the forecast period. Apr 25, 2006 Air Canada, JetBlue Air Canada Technical Services will provide component MRO and support for JetBlue's A320 fleet under a 10-year, $200 million contract. It is "the largest component maintenance contract for ACTS," according to the company, and represents two-thirds of the total component maintenance demand for the aircraft. Work will be performed at the ACTS Montreal components facility. Apr 26, 2006 Air France Air France in full Compagnie Internationale Air France French passenger and cargo airline with more than 200 destinations in some 80 countries. It introduced supersonic Concorde service in 1976, but financial loss led the company to cease its Concorde , GE, P&W Air France Industries, the MRO arm of Air France, and Engine Alliance, the GE-P&W joint venture producing the GP7000 for the A380, signed an Industrial Cooperation Agreement under which AFI AFI American Film Institute AFI Awaiting Further Instructions AFI Armed Forces Insurance AFI A Fire Inside (band) AFI Air Force Instruction AFI Australian Film Institute AFI Agencia Federal de Investigación will open an MRO center in Paris for the engine. The AFI facility "will work as a part of the Engine Alliance MRO network," according to a statement from GE. AF, which chose the GP7000 to power its A380s, will start with partial GP7000 service capability next year when the engine enters service and ramp up Ramp Up To increase a company's operations in anticipation of increased demand. Notes: A company might 'ramp up' operations if they just signed a contract creating substantially more demand for their product. See also: Demand, Economies of Scale to overhaul capability as the fleet grows. Engine Alliance will provide AFI "with a technology package to fulfill its MRO role." AFI and Engine Alliance will offer customer and product support services Product Support Services, more commonly referred to as PSS, is the Microsoft business unit with primary responsibility for responding to end-user and partner requests for assistance with the company's products and services. , supply chain management, logistics for component repair and LRU LRU - Least Recently Used support, the companies said. Apr 26, 2006 Airbus Arsenal's progress to the European Cup Final in Paris on Wednesday 17 May (the same day that the A380 arrives at Heathrow - see below) is good news for Eurostar who say that train tickets are going like hotcakes. One person already booked is Dennis Bergkamp, the legendary Dutch striker (see http://www.abtn.co.uk). If Dennis, and the rest of the fans, had been really optimistic they could have booked weeks ago for just [pounds sterling]59 return and not left London until 1511. A win will leave plenty of time for celebrations (or if defeat to drown their sorrows), with the first train back at 0715 the next morning. There are just a few seats left outbound on the Wednesday at [pounds sterling]298 return. A final minutes' penalty miss is a turn of fortune for the north London club, who in the shape of Nigel Winterburn, missed a similar goal opportunity against Luton in the 1988 League Cup Final, Andy Dibble on that occasion the hero. http://www.eurostar.com Apr 30, 2006 Airbus 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. Gustav Humbert told reporters in Dresden that the airframer will decide whether to make changes to the A350 by mid-year. "We are talking intensively with our customers and looking very closely at the matter. We have an A350 that is good. If we can improve it, we will do that with profitability and the market in mind," Humbert said, according to Reuters. Several important customers, including Singapore Airlines and ILFC ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation ILFC International Lunar Finance Commission (TV show: Space: 1999) , have criticized the A350 as derivative in recent weeks Apr 26, 2006 Airbus pitches standing section to Asian airlines. Airbus hopes to interest Asian airlines in a standing section, the 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 Times' Christopher Elliott writes. Passengers would lean against a padded backboard back·board n. 1. A board placed under or behind something to provide firmness or support. 2. A board placed beneath the body of a person with an injury to the neck or back, used especially in transporting the person in such a way , and a harness would hold them in place. No airline has agreed to the standing-room-only section yet. Airbus disputes the report. Apr 25, 2006 Airbus, BAE Systems BAE Systems Aircraft Trading and Management Services sold two A319s on behalf of a consortium of European banks and investors and Magritte Aircraft Leasing Ltd. Apr 25, 2006 Price remains top factor for fliers, manufacturers say. Price is the most important criterion among the traveling public, Airbus North America vice president of sales Andrew Shankland said recently at an aerospace conference. Boeing Commercial Airplanes Boeing Commercial Airplanes is a unit of The Boeing Company, based in Renton, Washington consisting of the Seattle-based former Boeing Airplane Company (the civil airliner division), as well as the Long Beach-based Douglas Aircraft division of the former McDonnell Douglas vice president of product development Dan Mooney noted technology can improve efficiency and reduce costs for carriers. Apr 25, 2006 Midwest Airlines mulls replacing older jets. Executives at Midwest Airlines say the carrier may soon start replacing its 11 MD-80 jetliners with more efficient planes. The airline is considering Boeing 737s and Airbus A320s. Apr 27, 2006 Kingfisher Airlines signed an order for five A340-500s with options for five more. The Rolls-Royce Trent 500-powered aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 2008. Kingfisher currently operates eight A320s and four A319s and has placed firm orders for five each of the A380, A330 and A350. Vijay Mallya, chairman of Kingfisher parent UB Group, said the new aircraft will allow the Indian airline to launch direct flights to the US for the first time. Apr 25, 2006 Volito Aviation, through its 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. Volito Aviation Leisure KB, placed an A320 with Donbassaero Airlines through April 2012. The aircraft is financed by PK AirFinance. Apr 24, 2006 Asiana Airlines, SAS Ground Services SAS Ground Services is Europe's third largest full-service provider of Airline ground handling and airport related services. SAS Ground services became a limited company in 2004 and are the largest ground handling company in Scandinavia. SAS Ground Services signed an agreement to provide ground handling for Asiana Airlines at London Heathrow beginning May 4. Asiana operates four weekly 747 flights to LHR LHR Love-Hate Relationship LHR Lahore (Pakistan) LHR Laser Hair Removal LHR Lawyers for Human Rights LHR Left Hand Reverse (door opening convention) LHR Lung-To-Head Ratio LHR League for Human Rights from Seoul. Apr 25, 2006 Boeing Boeing last week announced the second birthday of the 787, in fact the second birthday of the announcement that the aircraft had been officially launched. Maiden flight is due summer 2007 with the first of 50 firm orders to ANA delivered one year later. The "Dreamliner" is the most successful launch in the history of Boeing, outpacing the popular 747, 777 and even the 737 Next-Generation at the same point in history relative to launch. To date, 29 customers have made commitments for 393 aircraft - 350 of those are firm and worth roughly $51 billion at current list prices. The first three years of production are sold out and demand for subsequent years is said to be high. Nine composite fuselage sections have been manufactured at facilities in Seattle and Wichita (Kansas). A demonstration wing box has also been built in Seattle. http://www.boeing.com/commercial/787family Apr 30, 2006 Boeing chief focuses on ethics: Boeing CEO W. James McNerney Jr. is stressing ethics and integrity in the company's corporate culture. The company has created an office of internal governance to detect misconduct and to encourage employees who know of an ethical breach to speak up, he said. Apr 28, 2006 Boeing mulls second 787 assembly line. Boeing is considering building a second assembly line for its 787 jetliner. The second assembly line would shorten delivery lead time. The company plans to make a decision in the coming months. Apr 28, 2006 Boeing Q1 profit climbs on aircraft sales. Boeing said strong sales of commercial jetliners pushed first-quarter profits up 29%. The company also said it is organizing a program for salvaging and recycling materials from old planes. Apr 27, 2006 Demand for aircraft increases durable goods durable goods Goods, such as appliances and automobiles, that have a useful life over a number of periods. Firms that produce durable goods are often subject to wide fluctuations in sales and profits. Also called consumer durables. . Strong aircraft orders at Boeing pushed orders for durable goods up 6.1% in March, the Commerce Department said. Orders for capital goods Capital Goods Any goods used by an organization to produce other goods. Notes: Examples of capital goods include office buildings, equipment, and machinery. See also: Capital Expenditure, Disinvestment Capital goods , excluding aircraft and defense, posted a 3% gain, shaking off a recent slump. Apr 27, 2006 Boeing may post jump in Q1 profits. Boeing expects may post higher first-quarter profits when it reports results Wednesday. The company delivered 98 jetliners in the first quarter, up 40% from the previous year. Apr 25, 2006 Boeing will help develop European air-traffic system. A team of U.S. companies led by Boeing will help European firms develop an air-traffic management system for Europe. Honeywell and Rockwell Collins will work with Boeing on the product, dubbed the Single European Sky The Single European Sky is a European Commission initiative that is intended to change the future structure of air traffic control across Europe. The aim is to use more efficient air traffic management that is more closely based on actual flight patterns, rather than using the ATM Research program. Apr 24, 2006 AirTran, the successful Orlando-based budget airline, a phoenix from the ashes of ValuJet, has ordered 24 Next-Generation Boeing 737-700s. The airline was the first operator of the Boeing 717 in September 1999 and will shortly take delivery of the last, its 87th out of a production run of 156. The new order will take the AirTran 737 fleet to 50 aircraft by the end of 2010. http://www.boeing.com Apr 30, 2006 China Airlines played down suggestions that it is to become the launch customer for the 747-8 Intercontinental passenger version. According to Taiwan's Economic Times, the carrier will place a $2.5 billion order in June for 10 dash 8s. However, an airline spokesperson cautioned that "we are still evaluating options." Boeing is keen to secure orders for the passenger version of the 747-8, which was launched late last year by Cargolux and Nippon Cargo. Another potential launch customer, Singapore Airlines, is expected to make a fleet decision that may include the dash 8 freighter and passenger models at a May 9 board meeting. Emergence of the 747-8 as a competitor to the A380 has sparked sparring between Airbus and Boeing over the relative performance of each other's aircraft and the basis of the modeling criteria. Apr 28, 2006 Empire Aero Center of New York was awarded a contract to provide heavy maintenance on Transaero Airlines 747-200s. The first aircraft is slated to undergo C and D checks at the end of April. Contract value was not disclosed. Apr 24, 2006 Precision Conversions signed with Babcock & Brown Aircraft Management for two 757-200 cargo conversions. The work is scheduled to be completed by year end and will be done at Flightstar Aircraft Services in Jacksonville. Operating customers for the aircraft were not disclosed. Apr 26, 2006 Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise ordered 10 737NGs valued at $675 million plus 10 options and 10 purchase rights, with the firm aircraft scheduled for delivery between early 2009 and late 2010. The 737-800 is the baseline model SALE specified, although substitutions can be made. CFMI valued the firm engines at approximately $140 million at list price. Apr 27, 2006 Bombardier GE Commercial Aviation Services GECAS (GE Commercial Aviation Services, formerly GE Capital Aviation Services, though the acronym is the more common usage) is a unit of GE Commercial Finance, itself part of the large conglomerate General Electric. The president of GECAS is Henry Hubschman. will acquire five CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper 700s for lease to GoJet Airlines of Missouri for its United Express service. Four are conversions of existing conditional orders and one is a new order. List price of the five aircraft is approximately $154 million. Deliveries will increase GoJet's CRJ700 fleet to 15. No schedule was announced. Apr 25, 2006 MAT Macedonian Airlines For the subsidiary of Olympic Airways, see . MAT Macedonian Airlines (Macedonian: Македонски Авио Транспорт, Latinic: took delivery of a CRJ900, Bombardier announced. The 86-seat aircraft will replace a 737 and an F100. MAT holds options for two additional CRJ900s. Apr 24, 2006 Delta Air Lines, Aeromexico Delta, Aeromexico form maintenance partnership. Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico have formed a partnership to perform worldwide maintenance work. The agreement allows Delta to expand its maintenance, repair and overhaul Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul or MRO is a multi-billion dollar industry which works on international authorization rules to deliver a safe airline operation and to assure reliability and availability of customer fleets. service. Terms were not disclosed. Apr 27, 2006 Lufthansa Technik Lufthansa Technik launched Total Material Operations support service offering integrated supply of components, spare parts and consumables for airline networks. As part of TMO TMO T-Mobile TMO The Mac Observer (website) TMO Timeout (Hekimian) TMO Tenant Management Organisation (UK) TMO Toprak Mahsulleri Ofisi , LHT LHT Long Haul Trucker (bicycle) LHT Long Holding Time LHT Long Haul Transmission LHT Lord High Treasurer LHT Low Harmonic Technology (Siemens) LHT Long Haul Terminal (Alcatel) said it is establishing "central component and supplies depots at the main bases of its customers and subsequently at all the airline's stations throughout its network." For North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. customers, "this would support a coast-to-coast operation where LHT employees from California to New York will supply all maintenance stations throughout the network with LRUs," including cabin interior furnishings and fittings as well as large components such as thrust reversers. Apr 28, 2006 Volito Aviation Volito Aviation increased its facility with HSH HSH abbr. Her (or His) Serene Highness Nordbank AG in Kiel to $250 million. The facility is secured by commercial jet aircraft on lease to various carriers worldwide. Apr 24, 2006 |
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