CFM International logged $51.7 billion in orders from 1,500 commercial, military and spare CFM56 engines and commitments in 2011. This activity encompasses 3,056 Leap engines.
Fokker Services has signed a multi-year MRO landing gear services agreement with OceanAir, which does business as Avianca in Brazil. The agreement covers the airline's Goodrich landing gear on its Fokker 100s.
Energy Performance Lighting near Madison, Wisc., specializes in lighting efficiency projects for all types of facilities. It strives to provide a return on investment of 30-40% for its customers by using high-quality lighting products and tailoring lighting solutions to the task at hand. In one case study from a hangar lighting project for the Wisconsin Dept. of Military Affairs, EPL helped the customer achieve an annual cost savings of $19,100 and a carbon dioxide reduction of 411,800 lbs. per year.
AMR Corp. is shedding 13,000 jobs under a restructuring plan that is seeking some $2 billion in annual cost savings and a further $1 billion in improved sales. The cost cutting includes more than $1.25 billion from labor, while the remaining $750 million or so will come from debt restructuring, grounding of older aircraft and revised supplier contracts, according to AMR CEO Tom Horton.
When an Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300ER completed a Los Angeles-Auckland flight in December, it was the first time an airline operated under 240-minute extended operations (ETOPS). But the new 240-minute limit is no longer the edge of the envelope, as a 330 minute time is now poised to become the new ETOPS gold standard. That's because in November Boeing received type design authority from the FAA to offer a 330-minute ETOPS “option” on the GE90-powered 777 family.
Sanad Aero Solutions, the component and engine financing solutions group of Mubadala Aeospace, has partnered with Abu Dhabi National Leasing (ADNL), a wholly owned asset based lease finance arm of the National Bank of Abu Dhabi, to provide up to $169 million in lease financing to Etihad Airways for spare engine sale and leaseback transaction. ADNL will provide Sanad with a fully underwritten long term lease facility in support of the purchase and leaseback of five General Electric GE90 and six Rolls-Royce Trent 500 engines.
Venerable engine maker Pratt & Whitney is looking forward to a resurgent decade, with new engines like the innovative PW1000G geared turbofan series racing out of the gate and a solid business emerging for its Engine Alliance turbofan program with GE. But there's still a lot of business opportunity out there for the tried-and-true stalwarts, especially when it comes to overhauls and on-wing support—and that's especially true for Pratt & Whitney's PW4000 series large turbofan.
Era has received a type certificate from the Interstate Aviation Commission to use its equipment in wide area multilateration and height measurement applications within Russia and 12 former USSR states.
Safe Fuel Systems and its sister company Safe Accessories have merged under one roof in a newly renovated 22,000 sq. ft. facility. The companies will now operate as Safe Fuel Systems to streamline its processes and customer base. The Miami based FAA/EASA approved repair station will offer test and MRO services for fuel systems, hydraulic components and accessories. IT
Chromalloy's Windsor, Conn. engine component repair station received an approved organization exposition certification from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau. The certificate allows the Chromalloy turbine repair station to provide component repairs, including FAA approved designated engineering representative repairs for All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines.
Dialight specializes in LED technology for industrial, commercial, transportation and hazardous setting applications. In August, it added a new 14,000 lumen LED high-bay fixture called the DuroSite. The fixture delivers 93 lumens per watt light that comes with a five-year full performance warranty. The light can produce 20% more light than Dialight's previous high bay LED light but consumes the same 150 watts. The DuroSite has been tested to endure more than one year of damp heat exposure.
AFI KLM E&M's subsidiary Epcor has signed an agreement with LAN Airlines for full APU overhaul services on Boeing 777 freighter aircraft, and AFI KLM E&M will provide pool access for the operator. LAN previously signed an eight-year contract for APU support with AFI KLM E&M. The MRO also signed a five year contract with Luxair to support its Boeing 737 APUs.
The University of Nottingham's Institute for Aerospace Technology has a portfolio of projects valued at more than £35 million. Main aerospace research themes include advanced materials; advanced manufacturing; applied optics; electromagnetics; polymer composites; power electronics, machines and control; satellite navigation technologies; structural integrity and dynamics, as well as thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. The University of Nottingham's research base includes more than 50 academic researchers who often work with leading aerospace companies.
Universal Avionics has entered into an agreement with Air Creebec to fit its entire Bombardier Dash 8 fleet with its wide area augmentation system/satellite-based augmentation system flight management systems and terrain awareness and warning systems. Mid-Canada Mod Center, an authorized dealer for Universal Avionics, will undergo the conversion. Parts/Components
Swiss Aviation Consulting welcomes Andreas Knoepfel to its group to head Swiss AeroRisk Management as managing director. He is also a board member of Swiss AeroHoldings. Knoepfel will support customers in analyzing international legal, contractual and insurance matters and he will manage Swiss AeroRisk Management's Fleet Insurance Program. Airframes
Goodrich and Hawaiian Airlines have signed an extensive to its existing Prime Solutions nacelle maintenance agreement to support the airline's fleet of 18 Boeing 717-200 aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce BR715 engines. The existing nacelle flight hour agreement provides MRO services, management of spare parts, rotables and dedicated Goodrich technical support. The extension will increase Goodrich's existing support to include three aircraft that Hawaiian Airlines introduced into its fleet beginning in October.
Jordanian Aircraft Maintenance Co. Ltd. (Joramco), the former Royal Jordanian Airlines maintenance division that was spun off as an independent company in 2000, is weighing the addition of Boeing 787 maintenance capability. Royal Jordanian plans to take delivery of its first 787 in about a year, according to Joramco CEO Simon Tate, and the maintenance company would like to support it, but needs to find other 787 operators needing maintenance support to justify the investment.
Applications come and go, but aircraft and maintenance data is forever. That rule is becoming more important in the digital age. Correlating maintenance with operational data can yield big gains in reliability, revenue and cost reductions. New aircraft will yield much more data helpful to maintenance. Unstructured data such as pilot and mechanic notes also can be exploited. New maintenance models, with technicians ready for problems as aircraft hit gates, require speed as well as power.
PAS Technologies has selected Amy Hoage as VP business development. Hoage will develop business strategy and development for PAS' North American commercial aerospace business.
Aviation Partners announced that its blended winglets have saved airlines and business aircraft operators an estimated three billion gallons of jet fuel. The winglets are flying on more than 5,000 aircraft and more than 20 aircraft types worldwide.
Aelux specializes in lighting retrofit projects and audits for warehouses, offices and any type of industrial or commercial setting. Aelux offers a specialized on-site survey for each customer to learn about which type of energy saving solution is best for their facility before performing an installation. Often, that means metering the current light load first to establish a baseline for savings. Aelux models each area of the facility to simulate different lighting options to find the best arrangement.
