Lockheed Martin Adds New C-130 Authorized Service Center to Global Network for Sustainment
April 17, 2009
KAYSERI, Turkey, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today the addition of the Turkish Air Force 2nd Air Supply and Maintenance Center to the company’s global network of authorized C-130 service centers.
The 2nd Air Supply and Maintenance Center is among 14 other military C-130 service centers located throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia to receive this designation.
“Our collaboration with the Turkish Air Force to open an authorized C-130 regional service center will provide Hercules operators in the region with the latest technical data to keep aircraft operationally effective. These partnerships and collaborations are necessities to many organizations around the world who operate Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules aircraft,” said Chris Antone, vice president of Global Sustainment Business Development at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics.
The C-130 Hercules has been in operational use with military forces around the world for more than 50 years. Approximately 1,700 C-130B-H model aircraft and close to 100 L-100 commercial variants are still in operation. The owners and operators of these aircraft understand that designation as an authorized Lockheed Martin Hercules Service Center ensures they will receive the finest C-130 support to be found anywhere.
Lockheed Martin ensures that all authorized service centers provide Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) standards and engineering practices in the work they carry out. In addition, Lockheed provides Field Service Representatives to oversee initial operation and to provide the OEM reach-back to the service center.
Lockheed Martin’s Global Sustainment enterprise provides continuing support for its service centers, and conducts periodic site surveys and audits of processes, tools, facilities, quality and training to validate that they continue to provide premier service for the Hercules fleet.
The initial commitment to Kayseri will span a period of 10 years, and represents the outcome of a successful partnership and collaboration between the Turkish Air Force, the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries and Lockheed Martin through the F-16 Peace Onyx III Offset Program. By maintaining the outstanding capabilities and processes already there, Kayseri can continue to service and support C-130 customers well into the future.
Lockheed Martin is a major supplier of logistics systems and lifetime support and performance-based logistics services to military and civil government customers. The corporation provides solutions for platform maintenance, modifications and repair, material readiness and distribution, and global supply chain command and control.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 146,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2008 sales of $42.7 billion.
AAPR Blasts United Airlines Decision to Discriminate Against People of Size; New Policy Charges Overweight Passengers for Two Tickets
April 17, 2009
WASHINGTON, April 17 /PRNewswire/ — The Association for Airline Passenger Rights (AAPR) today blasted the decision by United Airlines to violate the Civil Rights of people of size by charging them for two tickets if they are deemed to be overweight. United Airlines announced that its ticket agents will begin denying boarding passes to people of size if they are “unable to comfortably fasten a safety belt with one extension or sit comfortably with armrests down,” unless they purchase a second ticket.
“They’re at it again,” said Brandon M. Macsata, Executive Director of AAPR, of the airline industry. “United is now the latest airline to shelve customer service standards in search for higher profits, while claiming that the new policy is to ‘protect‘ other passengers. At issue should not be the size of any passenger, but rather why the airlines continue to pack coach passengers like sardines into the cabin.”
Most coach airline seats are smaller than seats on buses or trains, even movie theaters – yet unlike in those environments, customers cannot simply get up and move around but are rather forced to sit uncomfortably until the flight’s destination is reached.
Macsata further argued, “Where does this madness end? So now a customer who purchases an advanced ticket online can show up at the airport and arbitrarily denied boarding because a ticket agent deems him or her to be overweight? He or she would be at the mercy of the airlines – an unthinkable scenario especially if the passenger is traveling for a family emergency or death in the family. I wonder just how much will be the price of that second ticket?”
AAPR also questioned the legality of the discriminatory policy and whether it violates the Air Carrier Access Act governing the treatment of passengers with disabilities. It is documented that certain health conditions, and sometimes medications, can cause weight gain and therefore should be protected by law. The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) addressed this issue earlier this year, when it issued its “one-person, one-fare” ruling covering passengers with disabilities – including “clinically obese” passengers who cannot fit into a single seat.
TAM to Operate 34 New Flights Between Santos Dumont and Seven State Capitals
April 17, 2009
The first two flights to Recife and Salvador begin this Friday, April 17. The remaining start on April 27 to Brasilia, Belo Horizonte (Confins), Curitiba, Vitoria and Aracaju
SAO PAULO, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — This month TAM (NYSE: TAM and Bovespa: TAMM4) will commence operating 34 new flights from Santos Dumont Airport, Rio de Janeiro, to seven domestic destinations — Aracaju, Belo Horizonte (Confins), Brasilia, Curitiba, Recife, Salvador and Vitoria. These 17 daily flights were authorized under a process of drawing lots for time slots held by ANAC — Agencia Nacional de Aviacao Civil (National Civil Aviation Agency) for operating flights without destination restrictions from Santos Dumont and are in addition to the 31 regular daily shuttle flights between Rio and Sao Paulo.
This Friday, April 17, TAM will operate the first flights, leaving Santos Dumont Airport for Recife and Salvador. Flights to the other five destinations from Santos Dumont — Brasilia, Belo Horizonte (Confins), Curitiba, Vitoria and Aracaju — will commence on Monday, April 27.
ASUR announced March traffic decline
April 17, 2009
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste announced that total passenger traffic for June decreased 8.7% compared to March 2008.
AeroRepublica takes delivery of its 11th Embraer RJ 190
April 17, 2009
The Copa Airline group’s Colombian subsidiary took delivery of its 11th ERJ190 this week and will add capacity both domestically in Colombia as well as international connecting flights to Copa’s “hub of the Americas” in Panama. At this point the airline has replaced 73% of its original fleet and plans to have the youngest fleet of aircraft in the industry before the end of 2009.
The new Spanair is looking at Latin America for expansion
April 17, 2009
The new airline is looking to expand its presence at Barcelona to provide more connecting service within Europe while it plans a major expansion with long haul service to Latin America.
Peruvian hotel investments will reach US$1 billion
April 17, 2009
According to the minister of commerce and tourism, Mercedes Araoz, the private sector is committed to invest $1 billion in hotel development and construction.
Delta to launch three weekly flights between Los Angeles and Sao Paulo
April 17, 2009
The new service will begin May 21 and will provide connecting service to Las Vegas from Los Angeles. The largest US airline has also announced plans to begin nonstop flights between Atlanta and Brasilia on December 17.
Air Jamaica to add flights between Jamaica and Orlando
April 17, 2009
The Jamaican airline will add two weekly flights for a total of seven weekly between Jamaica and Orlando. The new service will offer direct flights from Orlando to Kingston after a stop in Montego Bay.
TAM consolidates its position in March
April 17, 2009
The Brazilian “model airline” is the leader in market share in Brazil, with 49.3% domestic and 86.7% international. It is followed by Gol/Vrg which is second with 39.4% domestic and 13% international in March.
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