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Lufthansa Technik (LHT) and GE Aviation have signed a long-term service agreement for General Electric CF6-80C2 and CF34-3, -8 and -10 engines. The deal encourages LHT to use more original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts and material. It also gives the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider intellectual property technology transfer rights, so the companies can jointly develop repairs. Repairs developed by LHT will be approved by the OEM, rather than a designated engineering representative.
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives again are predicting job losses at the FAA if Congress fails to prevent the budget penalty known as sequestration. The FAA’s Air Traffic Organization (ATO) would have to lay off more than 2,200 employees, including air traffic controllers, technicians and support staff, says Rep. Norm Dicks (Wash.), the ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, in a letter to Congress. The ATO’s web site says it employs more than 35,000 controllers, technicians, engineers and support personnel.
European MRO providers are facing tough times with the region’s economic outlook uncertain and industry trends making growth more difficult to achieve, prominent forecasters said at Aviation Week’s MRO Europe conference in Amsterdam.
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Lao Airlines is in negotiations with an undisclosed lessor for an Airbus A321 that it plans to use to launch services to Japan. “We’re discussing a lease/purchase agreement, but it is not yet decided,” Lao Airlines VP Sengpraseuth Mathouchanh tells Aviation Week, although he declines to name the lessor.
The two airlines of the Latam Airlines Group—Brazil’s Grupo TAM and Chile’s LAN Airlines—are offering new services between their home countries and Montevideo, Uruguay, in the wake of the demise of Uruguay’s Pluna. TAM plans to add a third daily flight between Sao Paulo and Montevideo at the end of this month, and next month will launch service between Rio de Janeiro and Montevideo. LAN in December expects to add a third daily flight between Santiago and Montevideo.
The Argentine government is raising its subsidy for Aerolineas Argentinas and its Aero Austral subsidiary by 22% and granting the company a tax holiday for 2013.
Lessons learned from the fatal crash of a G650 test aircraft in Roswell, N.M., could bolster safety for airframers and flight test departments globally.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), resisting industry suggestions to address the problem with new maintenance recommendations, has ordered CFM56-3 and -7 operators to replace accessory gearboxes (AGBs) to prevent oil leaks caused by incorrectly reinstalled covers.
The adverse effects of laws that will increase the certification requirements for scheduled carriers’ first officers will be compounded by an aging workforce and a reduced supply of instructors, says a new report by the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI).
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Japanese Boeing supplier Nippi is looking to reduce the cost of making carbon-fiber composite parts by half, with the anticipated upgrade or successor to the U.S. manufacturer’s 777 a possible early application of this new process. By eliminating fasteners in complex pieces, Nippi estimates it also can reduce the mass of the parts by 10%.
A proposed tightening of the FAA’s English language proficiency requirements for key repair station employees is being criticized by Japan Airlines and Rockwell Collins. In its draft rewrite of Part 145 certification, the agency proposes that supervisory personnel, inspection personnel and anyone authorized to approve an article for return to service be required to “understand, speak, read and write English.” The current rule has similar requirements, with one key difference: the regulations do not require spoken English.
Indian operator Kingfisher Airlines has resumed the sale of tickets for flights from Oct. 12 despite orders from the country’s aviation regulator to suspend all reservations until the grounded carrier has complied with safety inspections.
Willie Walsh, CEO of International Airlines Group, is giving his strongest signal yet that the European company could invest in American Airlines. “IAG would look favorably on investing in a new American, regardless of whether it is a standalone carrier or in support of a decision [American Airlines CEO] Tom [Horton] and American would take to pursue consolidation,” Walsh said Oct. 8 in New York at an event announcing Qatar Airways’ inclusion in the Oneworld alliance. “Our clear interest is to do something that supports our Oneworld partner,” Walsh said.
The FAA will contract with Pratt & Whitney to modify an F117 turbofan engine—the military version of the PW2000—for a volcanic ash study involving NASA and the U.S. Air Force (USAF). P&W’s F117 powers USAF’s C-17 four-engine military transport aircraft, one of which will be used for the study, which is scheduled to start in March. The ground will inject ash into the modified engine.
Pratt & Whitney has signed a memorandum of understanding to provide internships, job opportunities and sponsorships for aerospace students and graduates at Singapore’s Republic Polytechnic that will supply the engine maker with “a pool of qualified engineers” Republic Polytechnic has three aviation-related diploma courses, two of which are focused on aerospace engineering. Each course runs for three years and has an annual intake of about 100 students.
