Aircraft Supplier & MRO News.Aug 27, 2007 International airline industry shortens pilot training program. The first student airline pilots using a new curriculum will shortly receive their multi-crew pilot licenses. Industry regulators and observers are split on their views of the new training method, which requires far less air time than traditional training and features more time in a flight simulator flight simulator, device providing a controlled environment in which a flight trainee can experience conditions approximating those of actual flight. A simulator generally consists of an enclosure housing a working replica of the interior of the cockpit of an . Aug 23, 2007 Air China Air China will invest CNY CNY In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the China Renminbi. 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. 5 billion ($657.9 million) to establish the country's largest flight simulator training base. It will be located in Shunyi District in suburban Beijing. CA reached a deal with district authorities yesterday. The complex will comprise 30 full-motion flight simulators, eight fixed-base simulators, a cabin crew cabin crew cabin n (Aviat) → équipage m training center, 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. training center, ground-handling service training center and other relevant support facilities that the airline said will help reduce its long-term dependence on foreign training resources. CA's current fleet numbers 207 aircraft and it expects that to rise to 306 by 2010. Aug 23, 2007 Boeing The Moscow Times reported that Boeing announced the creation of a joint venture with VSMPO-Avisma to produce titanium components for the 787. Ural Boeing Manufacturing will be based near Yekaterinburg, the paper said. Aug 23, 2007 Bombardier Bombardier opened a support office at Tokyo Haneda to provide technical and customer assistance to CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper and DHC-8Q series operators in the region. It also is scheduled to open a spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used. Spare parts are also called “spares. depot for CRJ and Q series aircraft at Narita in the fourth quarter. Aug 24, 2007 China Airlines, Boeing China Airlines Boeing 737-800 CFM56 engine fuel pipes are made of metal and have a diameter of about three centimeters. They are strong enough not to rupture under high pressure and curved sections are connected using joints. The Boeing 737-800 had such joints in several locations, held in place by metal bolts passed through rubber O-rings to prevent fuel leaking through gaps. The thickness, material and replacement date of O-rings are clearly determined so that fuel, lubricating oil, water or other fluids does not wear away the components they protect. The component may deteriorate if the wrong type of O-ring is fitted. Aircraft always undergo a heavy impact during landing. A great deal of force is exerted on the pylons, which shake violently when planes decelerate de·cel·er·ate v. de·cel·er·at·ed, de·cel·er·at·ing, de·cel·er·ates v.tr. 1. To decrease the velocity of. 2. to land. These vibrations also affect the fuel pipes. The accident investigators believe that before the accident, the joints on pipes that pass through the inside of the pylon pylon (Greek: “gateway”) In modern construction, a tower that gives support, such as the steel towers between which electrical wires are strung or the piers of a bridge. came loose, making it likely the joints were jerked far out of position when the plane landed at the airport. Aug 23, 2007 China Airlines, Boeing, CFM International The crashed China Airlines Boeing 737-800 jet's engines were made by CFM International, a joint venture between General Electric and Snecma, a Japanese Transport Ministry official said. But he said it was not clear whether the engine was to blame for the accident. Aug 20, 2007 Finnair Technical, Lufthansa Cargo Lufthansa Cargo is the cargo airline subsidiary of Lufthansa based in Frankfurt, Germany. It is an international air freight and logistics company operating worldwide services. Its main bases are Frankfurt International Airport and Cologne Bonn Airport [1]. Finnair Technical Services and Lufthansa Cargo signed a maintenance agreement covering airframe MRO of two MD-11 freighters. The deal includes an option for two additional airframe maintenance visits in 2008-09. Aug 20, 2007 Finnair Technical, World Airways Finnair Technical Services announced an agreement with World Airways covering airframe maintenance on two of World's three DC-10-30s. Aug 24, 2007 Hawker Pacific, Bombardier Australia's Hawker Pacific is a recognized service facility for Bombardier DHC-8 Dash 8 and Q series aircraft. C checks and other heavy maintenance will be performed at HP's Cairns Cairns, city (1991 pop. 64,463), Queensland, NE Australia, on Trinity Bay. It is a principal sugar port of Australia; lumber and other agricultural products are also exported. The city's proximity to the Great Barrier Reef has made it a tourist center. shop. Aug 24, 2007 Singapore Technologies Aerospace, Airbus Singapore Technologies Aerospace said it became the first company in Southeast Asia to receive a Design Organization Approval from Airbus parent EASA EASA European Aviation Safety Agency EASA European Advertising Standards Alliance (Brussels, Belgium) EASA European Association of Social Anthropologists EASA European Architecture Students Assembly EASA European Academic Software Award , enabling STA to approve and perform engineering design work on EU-registered aircraft. Aug 23, 2007 Swiss International Air Lines Swiss International Air Lines (short: Swiss) is the principal airline of Switzerland operating scheduled services in Europe and to North America, South America, Africa and Asia. Its main hub is Zurich Kloten Airport (ZRH). Swiss International Air Lines is to acquire its Swiss AviationTraining operation in full. Manfred Brennwald has been named as the unit's new 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. . Swiss AviationTraining (SAT), SWISS's flight and aviation training operation, has been run as a 50/50 joint venture with GCAT GCAT Government Content Acceptance Testing (Navy ILE content) Flight Academy UK Limited (GCAT), formerly GE Commercial Aviation Training Limited, since SWISS was established in 2002. SWISS is to acquire GCAT's 50% holding in SAT, making the operation a wholly-owned SWISS subsidiary. The acquisition was triggered by the change of control which occurred when GCAT was acquired by STAR Capital Partners Limited in February 2007. The parties agreed not to divulge the further terms of the transaction. Aug 23, 2007 United Airlines United may spin off maintenance service. Officials at United Airlines are considering changing the ownership structure of the carrier's maintenance arm, which also serves about 150 other airlines. "We are contemplating bringing in third parties who can invest in the 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. business," said a United spokeswoman. Aug 23, 2007 ZZ Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status via the Web. 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