TACA to launch flights between Guayaquil and Cali, Colombia
July 13, 2009
The new, four-times weekly service will begin on August 17. Cali is the third Colombian destination served by the airline. The service is being operated by TACA Peru which is adding to its Lima hub which now serves more than 30 destinations in the Americas.
AeroRepublica makes final reduction in travel agency commissions
July 13, 2009
In a final step in a two year phase-in of commission reductions, AeroRepublica reduced travel agency base commissions to 1%. Just a few years ago the agency base commission rate was 8%.
LAN CargoColombia (LANCO) expanding
July 13, 2009
A few months after beginning operations in Colombia, the new cargo affiliate of the LAN network, LANCO, has significantly increased its all-cargo operations in Colombia. Starting in March of 2009 with flights between Miami and Bogota and Medellin, it has added flights to Manaos, Sao Paulo, Lima, Santiago and Buenos Aires in addition to its domestic network in Colombia. In the next few months it plans to connect flights from Ecuador and Colombia to Europe, which will be the first all cargo service between Colombia and Europe. The Colombian cargo affiliate will introduce the B777F on these and possibly other long haul routes, According to the airline’s cargo specialist, David Mejia: “The B777F is a valuable addition to provide all cargo service to markets in North and South America, with which we expect to increase demand for our clients.” The airline has also operated a number of all cargo charter flights including flights from Havana to Canada contracted by Chapman Freeborn Airchartering.
EL PRIMER AIRBUS A330 DEL PROGRAMA BRITÁNICO DE FUTURO AVIÓN ESTRATÉGICO LLEGA A MADRID PARA SU CONVERSIÓN
July 13, 2009
El primer Airbus A330 del programa británico de futuro avión estratégico (FSTA) ha llegado unos días antes
de la fecha prevista, a las instalaciones de Airbus Military en Getafe, Madrid, donde será convertido en
Transporte Cisterna Multimisión (MRTT). El nuevo hangar recientemente construido para este fin se
encuentra junto a unas instalaciones anteriores en las que ya se está convirtiendo el KC-30A MRTT
australiano.
El programa FSTA supone el suministro de una flota de 14 nuevos aviones cisterna para las Fuerzas
Aéreas Británicas (RAF). La entrada en servicio del FSTA está prevista para 2011 y sustituirá gradualmente
a la flota de aviones de reabastecimiento VC-10 y Tristar existente. El contrato de Iniciativa de Financiación
Privada (PFI), el más cuantioso hasta el momento en el Reino Unido también prevé el suministro de todas
las infraestructuras necesarias, formación, mantenimiento, control de vuelo, control de flota y servicio en
tierra para que los aviones de la RAF puedan abastecerse en vuelo y realizar misiones de transporte por
todo el mundo.
Acerca del A330 MRTT
El A330 MRTT de Airbus Military es el transporte cisterna multimisión más avanzado y económico que
existe actualmente. Su gran capacidad básica de 111.000 kgs de combustible, que retiene de la gama
comercial A330-220 de la que procede, permite al A330 MRTT sobresalir en misiones de reabastecimiento
en vuelo sin necesidad de tanques de combustible adicionales. El A330 MRTT ofrece diferentes opciones
de reabastecimiento en vuelo: un nuevo sistema avanzado mediante pértiga, combinación de manguera y
vaina en las alas o unidad de manguera y embudo en el fuselaje central.
Gracias a un fuselaje muy ancho, el A330 MRTT también puede utilizarse como avión de transporte
exclusivamente, que puede acomodar hasta a 380 pasajeros o una carga de hasta 45 toneladas. También
se puede convertir fácilmente para acomodar hasta 130 camillas para misiones de Evacuación Médica
(MEDEVAC). En resumen, el A330 MRTT es el avión más eficiente de su clase, como lo demuestra el
hecho de haber ganado los últimos cinco concursos de suministro (Australia, Arabia Saudí, Emiratos
Árabes, Reino Unido y también las Fuerzas Aéreas de Estados Unidos, aunque al final este último proyecto
quedó suspendido).
Junio/Julio 2009
July 12, 2009
COLGAN Airlines begins FOQA program using the Sagem AGS
July 10, 2009
Sagem Avionics, Inc. (SAFRAN Group) of Grand Prairie, Texas and Colgan Airlines Manassas, VA announced today that the SAGEM Analysis Ground Station (AGS) has been selected as Colgan’s Flight Data Analysis software solution to further enhance its current high standard in flight safety. Sagem’s proven record amongst existing regional airline users made a natural selection for Colgan. The ability to immediately provide meaningful results with the AGS was a clear sign that the AGS is the instrument of choice for any highly regarded flight safety program.
““Sagem’s reputation and experience in reliably identifying areas to decrease risk were instrumental in gaining our confidence that the AGS is the tool to have for FOQA” says Michael Crook, Director of Safety at Colgan Airlines.
“We are delighted to add another Pinnacle family member to our AGS user community,” says Jean Baudin, President and CEO of Sagem Avionics, Inc. “It reaffirms our beliefs that our number one priority is product support.”
Celebrating its 17th year, the SAGEM AGS has been the preeminent Flight Data Analysis Software package worldwide with over 300 users and a culmination of 50 years experience in manufacturing flight data recorders.
Dassault Delivers its 2000th Falcon to Koç Holding
July 10, 2009
(Bordeaux-Mérignac, France, July 10, 2009) – Today, Dassault Falcon celebrated a
major milestone in the history of the Falcon aircraft family with the delivery of its 2000th
Falcon at the Bordeaux-Mérignac facility. Since the first delivery of the Falcon Mystère
20 in 1965, the Falcon fleet has logged more than 14 million flight hours and 17 different
versions of the Falcon aircraft have been designed, produced and delivered in 67
countries.
“Delivering our 2000th Falcon is more than a celebration of success,” declared John
Rosanvallon, President and CEO of Dassault Falcon. “It’s a confirmation that all the
qualities we’ve been building on since the Falcon Mystère 20 are essential to great flying.
Today, Falcons are recognized worldwide for their spacious comfort, unbeatable
performance and unsurpassed value. And they are, by far, the most fuel efficient in their
class which means lower emissions.”
The 2000th Falcon, a 2000LX was delivered to Koç Holding. Based in Istanbul, Koç
Holding is the largest company in Turkey and a leader in both domestic and international
markets. The company is among the top 50 companies in Europe and a member of the
Fortune Global 200. The group focuses its operations on four core industries: energy,
automotive, durable goods and finance and is active in 24 countries, in Turkey, Europe,
the Middle East, and China.
“We could not grow our business without our airplanes,” declared Mustafa V. Koç,
Chairman of Koç Holding. “The Koç Group of companies is spread out with production
facilities and dealer networks throughout the world. The business demands fast and
efficient travel and our airplanes represent indispensable assets to our company growth.”
The 2000LX is the newest member of the Falcon family of business jets. Koç Holding
also owns a Falcon 2000 and holds an order for a Falcon 900LX to be delivered at the
end of 2011.
“The Falcon 2000LX offers the lowest operating costs of any airplane in the large cabin
class and is an ideal business tool for global companies like Koç Holding,” said John
Rosanvallon. “Sharing this occasion with Koç Holding is remarkable not only because
they are among our most faithful customers but they are also a highly respected member
of the business community.”
The 4,000 nm range 2000LX offers the same spacious, quiet interior as the 2000EX
EASy but has the capability to serve a more extensive list of city pairs. The 2000LX can
connect New York to Moscow; Mumbai to London; Paris to Delhi and Hong Kong to
Brisbane non stop. It also offers a 10 to 15% climb speed improvement (over the Falcon
2000EX) allowing it to reach 41,000 ft in just 18 minutes. The Falcon 2000LX comes
standard with the award-winning EASy flight deck which has won high marks and praise
for its integrated features and intuitive displays.
The Falcon 2000LX is powered by the same highly reliable Pratt & Whitney Canada
PW308C engines as the 2000EX. The PW308C is rated at 7,000lbs thrust (ISA + 15C)
and recently passed 220,000 flight hours on the Falcon fleet
Embraer Begins to Deliver the Phenom 100 in Brazil
July 9, 2009
The first three models of the entry level aircraft are already operating in the country
São José dos Campos, July 9, 2009 – Embraer
began deliveries of the first units of the entry
level Phenom 100 executive jet in Brazil at the
end of June. The first customers to receive the
aircraft were Algar Aviation, from Uberlândia,
Minas Gerais, for its charter operations,
Wellborn Participações, from Londrina, Paraná,
and Locar Guindastes e Transportes
Intermodais, from São Paulo. The latter two will
be using their aircraft for corporate purposes.
“It is gratifying for Embraer to see the Phenom 100 flying with Brazilian customers so
quickly, since worldwide deliveries began just seven months ago,” says Breno Corrêa,
Embraer Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Latin America – Executive Jets. “From now
on, Brazilians will have access to the superior comfort and exceptional performance of the
best jet in its category.”
Of more than 800 firm orders for the Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 jets, over 100 are for
Latin America, 70% of which for the Brazilian market.
The Phenom 100 was launched in 2005 to establish standards of comfort and performance for
the entry level category, and it went into operation in December 2008. Currently, more than 20
Phenom 100 jets are operating, worldwide.
Aircraft Purchase Fleet Limited Selects GE’s CF6 Engines to Power 12 New A330 Aircraft
July 9, 2009
EVENDALE, OH — July 9, 2009 — Aircraft Purchase Fleet Limited (APFL),
a new aircraft leasing company, has selected GE’s CF6-80E1 engines to
power its 12 firm and eight option Airbus A330 aircraft. The firm engine
order is valued at more than $400 million at list price. Deliveries will
begin in 2010.
APFL, fully controlled by the Italian Toto Group (former owner of the
airline Air One until December 2008), was incorporated at the end of
2008 and has been assigned the purchase agreements, formerly executed
between Airbus and Air One in relation to more than 100 aircraft to be
delivered within 2018.
APFL has selected GE Aviation as its engines supplier for the A330
aircraft because the advanced technology and the high reliability of the
CF6-80E1 engines.
With more than 400 engines in service, the CF6-80E1 engine continues to
attract customers with more than 40 CF6-80E1-powered A330 aircraft on
order.
GE remains committed to the CF6-80E1 engine and continues to invest in
technology improvements for the engine. These advancements, along with
proactive maintenance and operational procedures, have increased the
engine’s restored time on wing from 1,500 cycles to 2,500 cycles in the
last four years, representing a 67 percent increase.
In 2006, GE launched the Tech CF6 program, which incorporates advanced
technology into the high-pressure turbine (HPT), combustor and
high-pressure compressor (HPC) areas. The new HPT technologies include
airfoil-cooling advancements that are now standard on all new CF6-80E1
production engines. These turbine advancements improve performance
retention over time, which lowers overall fuel burn and corresponding
CO2 emissions. The CF6-80E1 also meets the stringent CAEP6
international regulations for emissions such as hydrocarbons, smoke, and
oxides of nitrogen with margin.
Pluna carried 32% more passengers in June of 2009
July 9, 2009
The “born again” Uruguayan carrier reported it carried 42,731 passengers in June, an increase of 32% over the same month last year. It also reported an 82% on time performance in the month. The airline also continued its expansion plan, increasing its service to Asuncion to 10 weekly flights and launching its service between Asuncion, Paraguay and Santiago, Chile. It plans to add nonstop service between Montevideo and Porto Alegre with four weekly flights on August 3.
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