Months after losing its second-largest customer, Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) is working to improve efficiency by updating its fleet and reorganizing its business. The aircraft leasing and cargo transportation group, which includes ABX Air and Capitol Cargo International Airlines, will be transitioning from its fleet of DC-8 combis to Boeing 757 combis over the next year and will take delivery of three 767-300s over the coming months.
You can now register online for Aviation Week events. Go to www.aviationweek.com/conferences or contact: Lydia Janow, 212-904-3225 or 800-240-7645 ext. 5 (U.S. and Canada only) Sept. 20-21 —Aviation Week MRO IT Conference & Showcase, Hyatt Regency Miami, Miami, Fla. Oct. 9—Aviation Week Aircraft Composite Repair Management Forum, Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Oct. 9—Aviation Week MRO IT Europe, Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Lease rates on aircraft are holding steady, but at low levels, and airlines are reluctant to make long-term lease commitments because of concerns about the economic recovery and business and consumer confidence, Aircastle CEO Ron Wainshal says.
The Dominican Republic and Spain have signed a bilateral air services agreement that, among other provisions, creates the legal space for a Dominican carrier to overfly Spain to some other destination. Neither country has said anything specific about such plans, and for the moment no Dominican operator flies to Spain. Iberia, Air Europa and scheduled charter operator FlyWhoosh operate 25 weekly flights between Spain and the Dominican Republic capital of Santo Domingo but also to Punta Cana and Puerto Plata, an analysis of the PlaneStats.com database shows.
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Ingrid Lee at [email protected] (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Aug. 13-16—Airports Council International-North America, 2012 Public Safety & Security Fall Conference, Arlington, Va., www.aci-na.org/event/1753 Aug. 16—4th Annual BALA Summit, Business Aviation in Latin America, LABACE, Sao Paulo, Brazil, /www.aeropodium.com/cp/bala.html Aug. 18-22—54th NEC/AAAE Annual Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, www.necconference.org
Signature Technicair , Orlando, Fla., appointed Dan Henchal director of maintenance for its facilities at Charles B. Wheeler Airport, Kansas City, Mo., and New Century Air Center Airport, Olathe, Kan.
Debate over a potential $1 trillion government-wide budget reduction next year has largely focused on the defense industry. But during congressional testimony last week, the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, raised a raft of questions when he said the FAA’s operations division could be in line for “significant” reductions under the penalty known as sequestration.
October 9, 2012 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Repair in New Generation Aircraft: Challenges and OpportunitiesLightweight composites will soon rival metals as the primary material for airframes. Are you prepared? This event will highlight the latest developments, challenges and best practices in aircraft composite repair and maintenance technology. It will allow all of the key industry players to discuss best practices and share experiences. Register now! www.aviationweek.com/events/composites
Pressure is mounting on the U.S. Senate to bring a bill that would prohibit airlines from participating in the EU’s emissions trading system (ETS) to the floor for a vote. The Senate Commerce Committee approved the amended bill, introduced last year by Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and co-sponsored by Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has not said if he will bring it up for a vote by the full chamber.
A J Walter Aviation has signed a purchase agreement to buy Aveos’s former component maintenance business and plans to establish the insolvent Canadian company’s Montreal facility as its new component maintenance, repair and overhaul headquarters.
Meetings in Washington to discuss the EU’s emissions trading system (ETS) concluded this week without a declaration of opposition or a formal complaint to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), but participants weighed ways to implement ICAO’s 2010 resolution on greenhouse gas emissions.
Mexico’s Interjet is taking a “calculated risk” with its new daily Mexico City-New York John F. Kennedy International Airport flight, but the carrier expects it to pay off, CEO Jose Luis Garza Alvarez tells Aviation Week. The route is restricted by the Mexico-U.S. air agreement to two U.S. and two Mexican carriers. Bankrupt Mexicana de Aviacion holds the route authority for the flight, but the Mexican and U.S. governments granted Interjet temporary rights until Mexicana returns to service, now expected in September.
Stronger second-quarter deliveries and order cancellations led to a nearly $1.8 billion drop in Embraer’s backlog, but company executives say they are comfortable with the existing backlog and their mix of orders and have no plans to readjust production schedules. The company began the second quarter, ended June 30, with a $14.7 billion backlog, which slid to $12.9 billion by the end of the period. This represents a further drop from the $15.8 billion recorded at the end of the same 2011 quarter.
