France orders eight additional Airbus Military CN235
April 18, 2010
The Ministry of Defense of France and Airbus Military have signed a contract for the acquisition of eight CN235-300 aircraft for the French Air Force.
Delivery of the newly ordered CN235s will begin middle of next year as a measure to replace part of the aging C160-Transalls when used for missions involving the transport of less than six tonnes of payload.
These aircraft come in addition to the 19 CN235-200 already in operation with the French Air Force. They will help developing light transport, logistics, and paratroop training missions. Recently, three Fort de France (French Caribbean) based CN235s significantly contributed to the Haiti relief activities.
The maintenance of the new aircraft will be handled by Airbus Military through the FISS (Full In Service Support) agreement.
“We are very pleased that the French Air Force has once more selected one member of our product family. This contract once more demonstrates that we have the right product range to satisfy their most varied needs in terms of strategic and tactical transport needs” said Domingo Ureña, CEO of Airbus Military.
To date, more than 800 Airbus Military Light and Medium aircraft have been ordered by 128 customers and nations, of which 645 are in service in 57 countries both for military and civic/humanitarian missions.
EMBRAER AND AUSTRAL SEAL CONTRACT FOR 20 EMBRAER 190 JETS
April 18, 2010
Agreement announced in May 2009 is finalized and deliveries begin in July
São José dos Campos, April 9, 2010 – The contract for the sale of 20 EMBRAER 190 jets
to Austral Líneas Aéreas, of Argentina, was finalized. The agreement was announced in
May 2009, and was conditioned on fulfilling several requirements, which were finalized.
From the 20 jets on order, three were already included in the firm order backlog of the first
quarter of 2010, as “Undisclosed”.
The EMBRAER 190 jets ordered by the Argentine airline are of the Advanced Range (AR)
model, and can fly nonstop for 2,400 nautical miles (4,400 km). The passenger cabin
configuration, with four seats per row, is very comfortable and will have a total of 96 seats
divided into two classes: eight in the executive and 88 in the economy. Furthermore, all
passengers will have a modern inflight entertainment system with individual monitors.
Austral will use the aircraft mainly to substitute older jets on domestic routes, to increase
current flight frequencies, and to serve new cities. The modern and comfortable E-Jets will
allow the airline to fly any route within Argentina’s territory, nonstop.
The EMBRAER 190 is one of four models of the EMBRAER 170/190 E-Jets family and
entered operation in 2005. The broad customer base is comprised of 56 companies in 39
countries. With over 620 units in operation, these aircraft have transported 200 million
passengers worldwide.
A330-200 Freighter receives Type Certification from EASA
April 18, 2010
Aircraft’s payload capability of 70 tonnes is one tonne greater than expected
The A330-200F has been granted Type Certification today by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) following a successful 200-hour flight-test campaign. The trials were performed by two aircraft, covering both engine types on offer: the Pratt and Whitney PW4000 and the Rolls-Royce Trent 700.
This dedicated freighter aircraft, which is a derivative of the A330-200 passenger model, has been certified through an amendment to the existing A330-200 EASA Type Certificate granted to Airbus in 1998. This EASA award will be followed by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Type Certification.
Speaking at the signing ceremony in Toulouse, Christian Favre, A330/340 Chief Engineer said: “After a very smooth and successful flight test campaign we have reached certification in line with our planning. Moreover, thanks to some design optimisation, the aircraft’s payload capability of 70 tonnes is one tonne more than first expected.”
He added: “With the freighter market already showing signs of recovery, rising by 20 per cent so far this year, we now have a great new aircraft to offer customers,” he concluded.
The A330-200F features an optimised fuselage cross-section, offering flexibility to carry a wide variety of pallet and container sizes. The aircraft offers 30 per cent more volume than any freighter in its class, and is based on the proven and technologically-advanced A330 platform, for which Airbus has over 1,000 orders and already more than 650 aircraft in service.
Over 3,400 freighters will be needed in the next 20 years to cater for a 5.2 percent average annual growth rate. This will include around 1,600 mid-sized freighters, of which the A330-200F will play an important role.
Becker Avionics and PocketFMS are teaming for new general aviation moving map
April 18, 2010
Becker Avionics and Netherland based PocketFMS Foundation have signed a cooperation Agreement for joint business activities in design, development, certification, production, sales and marketing of moving map products with applications for the general aviation market.
PocketFMS has vast experience in the development, sales and support of software for moving map and flight planning software for personal computers and handheld products, including navigation database, terrain data, streets, cities, navigation aids, airports and weather data.
Becker Avionics is known for the design, development, certification and production of robust airborne computers, aircraft radios and transponders, digital audio systems, and ground ATC radios.
Becker Avionics’ upcoming new multi-function display (MFD) will includes a state-of-the-art moving map and flight planning solution for VFR aircraft. This new MFD is intended for fixed cockpit installations based on a (E)TSO-C113. It can be installed in any type and class of Part 23 aircraft and Part 27 helicopters.
“We want to offer customers an easy to use, reliable and affordable moving map system product” Mr. Roland Becker, President of the Becker Avionics Group stated, “we also wanted to develop new solutions for a moving map data base and flight planning option” he continued, adding that “PocketFMS fits perfectly into our advanced product development goals due to their database concept, which allows access to a world-wide navigation database for a reasonable price”. “We have been looking closely at the PocketFMS product for quite a while,” Mr. Becker continued, “PocketFMS has achieved significant integration and functionality in their software and database design which we feel is more advanced than found in any other product on the market”.
PocketFMS supplies its flight planning software, including the flight map database which can be downloaded from its homepage. The FIR map selection and flight planning can be done easily prior to flight on any computer or laptop.
Becker Avionics and PocketFMS are teaming for new general aviation moving map
April 18, 2010
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Friedrichshafen, April 8, 2010 – Becker Avionics and Netherland based PocketFMS Foundation have signed a cooperation Agreement for joint business activities in design, development, certification, production, sales and marketing of moving map products with applications for the general aviation market.
PocketFMS has vast experience in the development, sales and support of software for moving map and flight planning software for personal computers and handheld products, including navigation database, terrain data, streets, cities, navigation aids, airports and weather data.
Becker Avionics is known for the design, development, certification and production of robust airborne computers, aircraft radios and transponders, digital audio systems, and ground ATC radios.
Becker Avionics’ upcoming new multi-function display (MFD) will includes a state-of-the-art moving map and flight planning solution for VFR aircraft. This new MFD is intended for fixed cockpit installations based on a (E)TSO-C113. It can be installed in any type and class of Part 23 aircraft and Part 27 helicopters.
“We want to offer customers an easy to use, reliable and affordable moving map system product” Mr. Roland Becker, President of the Becker Avionics Group stated, “we also wanted to develop new solutions for a moving map data base and flight planning option” he continued, adding that “PocketFMS fits perfectly into our advanced product development goals due to their database concept, which allows access to a world-wide navigation database for a reasonable price”. “We have been looking closely at the PocketFMS product for quite a while,” Mr. Becker continued, “PocketFMS has achieved significant integration and functionality in their software and database design which we feel is more advanced than found in any other product on the market”.
PocketFMS supplies its flight planning software, including the flight map database which can be downloaded from its homepage. The FIR map selection and flight planning can be done easily prior to flight on any computer or laptop.
Multi-Million Dollar Investment for GE Aviation Bromont, Québec
April 18, 2010
BROMONT, Quebec. (April 8, 2010) – GE Canada announced today that its GE Aviation business is planning to invest $63.5 million dollars over the next six years to diversify its product line at the GE Aviation manufacturing plant in Bromont, Quebec.
Québec Premier Jean Charest and Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade, Mr. Clement Gignac announced financial assistance of up to $13.3 million from the Strategic Support for Investment (PASI), managed by Investissement Québec.
The investment of $63.5 million dollars will strengthen Bromont’s position as a global centre of excellence and create 80 jobs at the GE Aviation manufacturing facility, which currently has 545 employees.
The investment in new technology will allow the Bromont facility to manufacture new aircraft engines components, such as fan blades metal leading edges, low-pressure turbine blades and compressor blades and vanes for the next generation of aircraft engines.
“Investments in new technology are essential if we want to remain competitive. With support from the Government of Quebec, GE Aviation is enhancing its capabilities, increasing productivity and developing new products for global markets,” said Elyse Allan, President & CEO, GE Canada.
“With the aid granted to General Electric Canada, the Government of Québec recognizes the need to take steps to increase the competitiveness of its aerospace industry. We aim to reinforce Québec’s position among the world leaders in this field. To this end, Québec is ranked 6th in the world behind great players, such as the United States, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Japan, ” said Premier Jean Charest.
GE Aviation Bromont manufactures aircraft engine components, including aircraft engine fan blades. Parts manufactured in Bromont are made for various commercial and military aircraft engines, including the CFM56 and the GEnx. The CFM56 engines are the best selling engines for single aisle/narrow body aircraft (Boeing 737 and Airbus 320). The GEnx is the next generation engine for the Boeing 787 and Boeing 747-800, which are scheduled to enter service this year.
SOLOY RECEIVES EASA AND TRANSPORT CANADA APPROVAL FOR CESSNA 206 LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCESSORIES
April 18, 2010
Olympia, WA. USA, February 5, 2010 – Soloy Aviation Solutions recently received approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Transport Canada (TC) for three accessory kits which comprise Soloy’s Cessna 206 Law Enforcement Package. Specifically, the kits include a headliner modification and four point restraint harnesses for pilot and co-pilot, a large-area observation window installation, and a middle row articulated observation seat installation. Soloy’s Law Enforcement Package is designed to bring significant surveillance improvements to the Cessna 206.
Soloy’s Headliner Kit (p/n 912-1000-1) was developed to provide more head-room for second row passengers in Cessna 206H/T206H aircraft. The kit provides nearly 5 inches of extra head clearance and new, 4-point harnesses for the pilot and copilot.
Soloy’s Observation Window Kit (p/n 901-1011-1), available for all Cessna 206 models, installs a large-area window adjacent to the middle, left-hand seat. Made of 0.187-inch thick, clear Acrylic Poly Cast II material, the window is approximately 20 inches wide by 30 inches tall.
Soloy’s Observation Seat Kit (p/n 910-1000-1) replaces the middle and rear seats in a Cessna 206H/T260H with an articulated seat and adjustable armrests. The seat allows for 270° of rotation with stops at 45° increments. Although the kits, which comprise Soloy’s law enforcement package, can be purchased and installed separately in both piston and turbine powered aircraft, the Observation Seat Kit was designed to be used in conjunction with the Observation Window Kit and Headliner modifications.
IZADO DE LA CUBIERTA DEL NUEVO HANGAR DE MANTENIMIENTO DE IBERIA EN BARCELONA
April 18, 2010
• Se elevan 1.100 toneladas a 25 metros de altura con la ayuda de 14 gatos hidráulicos
• La elevación se hace a una velocidad media de 4 metros por hora, en un tiempo estimado de 6 horas
• El hangar se inaugurará en octubre y empezará su actividad un mes de después
• Es un proyecto conjunto entre Iberia Mantenimiento (75 por ciento) y el Consorci de la Zona Franca (25 por ciento)
Barcelona, 23 de marzo de 2010
Hoy ha tenido lugar el momento más espectacular, y también más delicado, de la construcción del nuevo hangar de Iberia Mantenimiento en Barcelona: el izado de la cubierta. El conjunto izado pesa 1.100 toneladas, formado por la propia estructura de la cubierta, de 850 toneladas, así como de otras instalaciones necesarias para el hangar, como los sistemas contra incendios o eléctricos. Para su elevación han sido necesarios 14 gatos hidráulicos, colocados en bases especiales, tanto en los laterales como en la parte la trasera del hangar. El conjunto se ha elevado a una altura de 25 metros, que será el espacio libre en el interior de la nave, aunque la altura total del edificio será de 40 metros.
La cubierta se ha construido previamente en el suelo del edificio, en un proceso que ha durado 5 meses. Está formada por unas 12.800 barras de acero unidas entre sí por 3.000 esferas que hacen de nudo, las más grandes de las cuales llegan a pesar 500 kilogramos cada una. La cubierta queda sustentada por dos arcos laterales anclados a dos muros de hormigón y a una serie de pilares metálicos en la parte posterior del hangar.
El techo izado tiene una superficie de 11.000 metros cuadrados, aunque alcanzará los 13.150 metros cuadrados cuando se terminen las labores de cerramiento.
Izado en dos fases
El izado se ha realizado en dos fases:
La primera, a unos centímetros del suelo, tuvo lugar el 19 de marzo y consistió en las siguientes tareas:
¸ Comprobación de todos los elementos de la estructura para conseguir que ésta quede tensada correctamente, para evitar posibles deformaciones.
¸ Anclaje de las instalaciones en la parte superior.
¸ Comprobación de la tensión y funcionamiento de todos los gatos, cuatro en cada lateral y seis en la fachada posterior, así como el comportamiento de los cordones de tiro que los aguantan.
¸ Verificación de la uniformidad y velocidad del ascenso y el mantenimiento de la planimetría de toda la estructura.
La segunda etapa, que ha tenido lugar hoy, ha consistido en:
¸ Izar la estructura a una velocidad media de 4 metros por hora, hasta la cota de 25 metros, lo que supone un tiempo de unas seis horas.
¿Qué queda por hacer después del izado de la cubierta?
¸ Colocación de la parte de la estructura que queda encima de los dos edificios interiores del hangar.
¸ Desmontaje de los gatos.
¸ Cerramiento de la cubierta y de las fachadas.
¸ Colocación de las puertas para el acceso y salida de los aviones. Son un total de 12 puertas, de 40 toneladas y de unos 300 metros cuadrados cada una.
¸ Instalar el acristalado vertical en la parte posterior, que permitirá utilizar la luz solar.
¸ Acabado de talleres, oficinas e instalaciones.
¸ Pavimentación de la solera del hangar así como la urbanización de la parcela.
TEXAS AVIATION SERVICES AND SIERRA AERONAUTICA FLOURISH IN BRAZIL
April 16, 2010
SAO PAULO, Brazil, April 8, 2010 — Texas Aviation Services (TAS), a leader for over 39 years in helicopter and aircraft services, along with its in-country partner Sierra Aeronautica, announced today the outlook for 2010 deliveries into Brazil.
The year 2009 was yet another monumental year for Texas Aviation Services and Sierra Aeronautica. Together, exclusive teaming arrangements were reassigned, record deliveries were set, TAS achieved its Authorized Agusta Westland Service Center and the ANAC Repair Station was renewed.
Sierra Aeronautica remains the exclusive agent for Texas Aviation Services in the Country of Brazil and is based at Helicidade in the city of Sao Paulo. Through Sierra Aeronautica, TAS delivered multiple Agusta 109 Power and Grand completions, performed maintenance and overhauls for existing customers, and delivered several high-end heavy medium rotorcraft completions to include the AW-139 and EC-155. In October of 2009 TAS was certified as an Authorized Service Center for the Agusta Westland 139, A109 Series and the A119 Koala. In addition, TAS underwent a very detailed audit by Brazilian Civil Aviation Authorities and was renewed its ANAC Repair Station in August of 2009.
The two companies forecast the balance of 2010 to be just as monumental. One delivery a month is scheduled into Brazil and will include the Bell 206 series, Bell 407’s, Agusta 109’s, AW-139’s and multiple EC-155’s. The types of configurations will vary between VIP, Law Enforcement and offshore utility. As all TAS Brazilian completions, the aircraft will depart the Texas facility already Brazilian ANAC compliant; minimizing any delays into the country of Brazil. The ANAC Repair Station saves customer’s on average ninety to one hundred days of time once the aircraft arrives in Brazil. This time savings is so valuable, as many of the operators need the aircraft in service as soon as possible. Delays from importation and certification can cost companies millions of dollars in down time and/or contractual delays. These delays are minimized by TAS and Sierra Aeronautica through the ANAC Repair Station.
Marcos Braga, CEO of Sierra Aeronautica said, “I am very proud to have my personal name and organization associated with Texas Aviation. I believe in the quality product TAS provides and I am honored to provide this service to my clients and friends throughout Brazil”
John Murphey, CEO of TAS said: “We really look forward to the momentum established in 2009 carrying into 2010. TAS is committed to the Brazilian market through Sierra Aeronautica and we look forward to our continued support into Brazil for many years to come.”
Associated Air Center Delivers 17th and 18th Boeing Business Jets and 13th Airbus Corporate Jet
April 16, 2010
TEMPE, Ariz. – April 7, 2010 – Associated Air Center (AAC) has recently delivered two Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) as well as its 13th Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ). These deliveries represent AAC’s 17th and 18th BBJ completions since becoming a BBJ-Approved Completion and Service Center in 2001.
All three aircraft were re-delivered with well-appointed interior configurations, including highly desired options such as external cameras, moving map/flight information systems, high-end in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems consisting of High Definition (HD) capable Audio and Video-on-Demand (AVOD) systems serving several multi-zone surround sound systems. They were also equipped with High Speed Data (HSD) satellite communication systems capable of voice/fax/data transmissions and Internet access.
The systems installed on these aircraft included additional potable water tanks, comprehensive cabin insulation systems to provide a quiet cabin environment and a centralized cabin humidifier system. All these items were designed to improve the cabin environment and reduce passenger and crew fatigue associated with ultra-long range missions.
The 17th BBJ aircraft was completed for an Eastern European client and was designed by Peder Eidsgaard, a well known London-based aircraft and yacht interior designer appointed by the owner.
The 18th BBJ is the third aircraft completed by AAC to be based in India. Its interior was designed by Alberto Pinto Design, a renowned Paris-based high-end, residential, commercial and aircraft interior designer, appointed by the owner to work closely with the AAC team.
AAC’s 13th Airbus Corporate Jet delivery was also for an Eastern European client. The elegant ACJ interior was also designed by Peder Eidsgaard.
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