VivaAerobus, Mexico’s Ultra Low Cost Carrier, awards AJW Aviation an eight year power-by-the-hour agreement for its new fleet of fifty two A320s
April 10, 2014
Phoenix, April 10th 2014: Mexican based low-cost airline VivaAerobus, has chosen AJW Aviation, the world’s leading independent component support specialist, to provide component power-by-the-hour support for its fleet of fifty two factory-new A320 aircraft, including forty A320 NEOs. Prior to the first deliveries from Airbus in 2015, VivaAerobus will have an additional six interim A320s joining their fleet during 2014 and these also form part of the comprehensive contract with AJW.
An extensive inventory of A320 components will be placed in Mexico at Monterrey, Cancun and Guadalajara. AJW will also provide pool inventory support from its hub in Miami – this strategic location proving to be a vital part of the support network for VivaAerobus. Additionally, AJW Technique, the AJW Group’s component MRO located in Montreal, will underpin the service delivery with its specialist Airbus repair and overhaul expertise.
Juan Carlos Zuazua, CEO of VivaAerobus, comments “We have been impressed by both the AJW team, and the commercial flexibility of this far-reaching agreement. We partnered with AJW years ago and have received world class support that ensures the punctuality and top performance of our existing fleet of Boeing 737-300s, we will undoubtedly benefit from their A320 expertise throughout our fleet transition.
“This decision to renew our fleet will support our growth strategy, as it will enable us to lower costs and airfares even further, thereby widening VivaAerobus’ price leadership over all airlines in Mexico. These aircraft will provide VivaAerobus with additional capacity to exploit substantial growth opportunities as we deliver even lower fares and continue transferring the Mexican bus consumer to our airplanes. We are making aviation history in Mexico and in the travel industry.”
“AJW is stepping up our activities in North America and we already support several airlines with lease, pooling and PBH solutions backed up by our comprehensive component MRO repair capability at AJW Technique” says Christopher Whiteside, President, AJW Group. “We are delighted to be supporting VivaAerobus in its plans to vigorously expand its low cost route network and we will do everything we can to help the airline meet its objectives”.
AJW’s new contract with VivaAerobus once again underlines the outstanding value for money and excellent customer service that is embodied within AJW PBH support contracts. These offer wide and flexible component coverage; expert advice and recommendations on minimising home base stock requirements; and world class logistics, including AJW’s highly regarded 24/7 AOG service. Serving a global base of more than 800 airlines with almost 500 aircraft under contract, AJW is the ideal partner for airlines and MRO organisations requiring fully integrated support solutions and seeking to achieve competitive advantage.
AJW currently supports VivaAerobus’ B737 Classic fleet of nineteen aircraft and will continue to do so until these leave service as they are replaced by new A320s in late 2016.
CAE concludes fiscal year with industry record sale of 48 simulators
April 7, 2014
C$75 million in new contracts for five simulators and update services
MONTREAL, CANADA–(Marketwired – April 7, 2014) – (NYSE:CAE)(TSX:CAE) – CAE today announced that it has established an industry record of 48 Level D full-flight simulators (FFS) sold during its fiscal year 2014 which ended on March 31, 2014. The latest contracts, valued at a total of approximately C$75 million at list prices, include the sale of five simulators to customers in North America, Europe and India as well as update services.
— Southwest Airlines: Boeing 737-800W FFS
— Lufthansa Flight Training: Airbus A320 FFS
— CAE and InterGlobe joint venture: Airbus A320 FFS
— Undisclosed North-American airline customer: Airbus A320 FFS
— Undisclosed European airline customer: a Boeing 777 FFS
List prices include the value of OEM aircraft-specific data, parts and equipment (DP&E), normally procured by CAE in the manufacture of its simulators. In the case of these contracts, some customers are providing part of the OEM content.
“We continuously strive to be our customers’ partner of choice for training solutions, and we’re particularly proud to expand our relationships with existing long-standing customers like Southwest Airlines and Lufthansa Flight Training,” said Nick Leontidis, CAE’s Group President, Civil Simulation Products, Training and Services. “Our record success this fiscal year is testament to the trust customers put in CAE and to the market leadership position we have earned over the last six decades.”
Esperan alzas de pasajes por nueva normativa
April 7, 2014
Un proyecto de ley en el Senado chileno obligaría a las líneas aéreas a costear las llamadas telefónicas de sus pasajeros, comidas y hospedajes, por retrasos de más de dos horas y media con respecto a la hora de salida estipulada en los pasajes, en los vuelos domésticos.
Medida que ya ha motivado a la Asociación Chilena de Líneas Aéreas a expresar que esta exigencia tendría como efecto un alza en los pasajes.
De “insólita” la calificó Italo Guerinoni, presidente de la asociación, que estimó que afectará principalmente a las aerolíneas pequeñas, las que incluso podrían ir a la quiebra.
Air Europa posterga inicio de vuelos a Chile
April 7, 2014
Debido a problemas con la disponibilidad de sus aviones A330, Air Europa ha decidido postergar hasta el 15 de abril el inicio de sus vuelos a Santiago, los que estaban programados dar comienzos a fines de marzo.-
La ruta contempla vuelos Madrid-Santiago-Madrid con una escala de dos horas en Salvador de Bahía en Brasil.
Sukhoi traditions: SSJ100 special livery for Atlas Jet and Centre-South Airlines
April 3, 2014
On 2 of April 2014 as part of “Sukhoi” design bureau 75-th birthday celebration, “Atlas Jet” Sukhoi Superjet 100 presentation took place in Zhukovsky, the aircraft will become part of Moscow carrier “Center-South” fleet and will be operated for “Atlas Jet”. The peculiarities of SSJ100 MSN 95015 livery are the corporate colors of new Customer and the “Sukhoi” symbolics.
Leading aircraft developer and manufacturer, design bureau “Sukhoi” celebrates its 75-th birthday in July 2014. On 29 of July 1939 design bureau was founded, and Pavel Sukhoi was appointed Chief Engineer.
On the threshold of “Sukhoi” jubilee celebration it was decided to give the aircraft the name of Sergey Melnikov, Hero of Russia.
Sergey Melnikov took part in design and development of new aircraft and also performed flight tests of Su-17, Su-24, Su-25, Su-27, Su-30, Su-34, Su-35, Su-33.
Pavel Sukhoi’s work had huge impact over Russian aircraft industry. Every year design bureau “Sukhoi” strengthens its leading positions as leading developer and manufacturer of both military and civil aircraft.
Today “Su” aircraft and their modifications are more than 60% of frontline Russian Air Force and also the “Su” fighters are in the armies of more than 30 countries worldwide and are delivered to South-East Asia, Latin America and Middle East. More than 100 aircraft types were created and more than 60 of them were in serial production. Total number of produced aircraft surpasses 10000. More than 50 world records were made on “Su” fighters.
In 2000 Sukhoi Company established JSC “Sukhoi Civil Aircraft” aimed at creation civil aircraft. Design bureau “Sukhoi” played important role in first modern Russian civil aircraft RRJ-95 (Sukhoi Superjet 100) creation.
SSJ100 (MSN 95015) is second aircraft of this type in the fleet of “Center-South”. On 21 of March 2014 first SSJ100 (MSN 95012) was delivered to the Customer and the very next day it started to perform charter flights, the first took NASA delegation to “Baikonur”.
SSJ100 were delivered to first Customers in 2011. Today regional jet Sukhoi Superjet 100 is present in fleet of 5 Russian carriers such as Aeroflot, Yakutia, Moskovia, Gazprom Avia and Center-South and in 3 foreign carriers – Interjet (Mexico), Sky Aviation (Indonesia) and Lao Central (Laos). SSJ100 performed more 27 000 commercial flights and more 40 000 flight hours.
Bell Helicopter Finalizes Agreement for Eight Bell 412EPs to Canadian Commercial Corporation to be Used by Philippine Department of National Defense
April 3, 2014
FORT WORTH, TX (April 2, 2014) – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced it has signed a purchase agreement with the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) for eight Bell 412EP helicopters. The aircraft will be delivered to the Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) fully configured and equipped with advanced features to meet the DND’s modernization requirements.
“We are honored that the Philippine Department of National Defense has selected Bell Helicopter to fulfill their mission requirements,” said C.M. Hwang, managing director, Bell Helicopter’s Asia Pacific region. “We are also grateful for the long-term trust that the Philippine Government and DND have placed in Bell Helicopter to upgrade and improve mission capabilities.”
Five of the Bell 412s will be configured for combat utility operations including relief efforts while the remaining aircraft will be configured for VIP transportation.
“We chose the Bell 412EP because of its versatility and performance in extreme environments,” said Undersecretary Fernando I. Manalo from the Philippine Department of National Defense. “We are looking forward to the delivery of the first three aircraft in time for the Philippines to host the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in 2015.”
The Philippine Air Force has operated derivations of the Bell UH-1H since the late 1960s, and since 1994 when they received their first two Bell 412s.
The contract was negotiated under the umbrella of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the CCC and the Philippine Department of National Defense for the purchase of defense and military related materials and services. Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the MOU in November 2012.
“The CCC is pleased to be once again partnering with Bell Helicopter, a Canadian manufacturer of world-class aircraft and the choice of many nations’ air services the world over,” Marc Whittingham, President and CEO of the CCC said. “This latest contract with the Philippine Government highlights the long history of collaboration between the CCC and Bell Helicopter to provide cost-effective government-to-government contracting solutions for highly advanced aerospace products.”
The Bell 412EP is the cornerstone of mission critical helicopter operations throughout the world, able to reliably perform in some of the most extreme climates on the planet. The Bell 412EP offers dual digital automatic flight control system with available IFR option and excellent Category A/JAR OPS 3 capability. With a cruise speed of 140 knots (161 mph), range of 358 nautical miles (412 miles) and an expansive cabin able to comfortably accommodate 14 passengers and one crew member, the Bell 412EP easily fits multiple mission criteria.
The Bell 412EP is also backed by Bell Helicopter’s industry-leading customer support and service, ranking #1 in Professional Pilot magazine for 20 consecutive years as well as #1 in Aviation International News for eight consecutive years.
Con total éxito finalizó Fidae 2014
April 3, 2014
Con una asistencia superior a las 150.000 personas, el domingo 30 de marzo finalizó la décimo octava versión de la Feria Internacional del Aire y del Espacio, realizada en el aeropuerto Arturo Merino Benítez de Santiago de Chile.-
Cita aeronáutica en la cual tomaron parte 587 empresas expositoras provenientes de 43 países.-
Al término de la misma, siete naciones ya habían reservado 1,722 m2 de espacio para la próxima feria a realizarse entre el 29 de marzo y el 3 de abril del 2016.
Aerolínea Gol reanudaría vuelos a Santiago
April 3, 2014
A contar de julio del presente año, la aerolínea brasileña Gol pretende reiniciar servicios a Santiago de Chile. Servicios a los cuales pusiera término en octubre de 2012 por no serle rentables.-
En nota dirigida a los inversionistas, la compañía indicó que solicitará los permisos necesarios para retomar la ruta en el mes ya indicado.
Embraer entrega primeiro E175 para United Airlines
April 3, 2014
São José dos Campos – SP, 2 de abril de 2014 – Em cerimônia realizada na sede da Empresa, em São José dos Campos, a Embraer entregou nesta semana o primeiro jato E175 para a United Airlines. Esta aeronave faz parte do contrato assinado entre as duas companhias em abril de 2013 para um pedido firme de 30 jatos E175.
Os jatos E175 serão operados pela Mesa Airlines, de Phoenix, no Estado do Arizona, EUA, sob a marca United Express e estão configurados com 76 assentos em duas classes de serviço.
Como líder no segmento de jatos de 70 a 130 assentos, a Embraer continua a investir na família de E-Jets, atualmente utilizada por cerca de 65 companhias aéreas de 45 países.
Aircraft Interiors Expo 2014: Airbus showcases comfort without compromise
April 3, 2014
18″ standard on Airbus widebody aircraft – Cabin Comfort Demonstrator on show
· Latest A350 XWB cabin news
· A380 11-abreast demonstrator featuring 18″ seat comfort in Economy class
· New A320 and A330 high-definition video cabin preview
· Trade media briefing: Tuesday 8th April @ 09h15
Visit Airbus at Hall 5, Stand B20 – from Tuesday 8th to Thursday 10th April
Airbus once again showcases its cabin and comfort innovations at this years’ Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany – the world’s largest event dedicated to the aircraft interiors industry, in-flight entertainment, connectivity and passenger services. Visitors and media alike will be able to judge for themselves the quality of Airbus’ recent cabin offerings.
Passenger comfort has always been a major design driver at Airbus, ensuring the best possible passenger experience across all its aircraft families. Thanks to wider cabin cross-sections, Airbus aircraft offer an 18” wide seat in economy class. Visitors to the Airbus stand will be able to test and feel the space of this comfort standard in our new specially configured Cabin Comfort Demonstrator. They will experience for themselves the difference between the Airbus-standard 18-inch wide seat – the modern comfort baseline for long-haul – and the 1950s-era 17-inch industry norm.
For the A350 XWB, which will lead the cabin experience into the next decade, visitors to Airbus’ stand will also be able to catch-up on all the latest news from the A350 XWB’s rapidly progressing cabin development programme, particularly following the installation of the A350 MSN002’s cabin, as well as the A350 Customer Definition Centre inauguration. Both are being unveiled at the beginning of the week in Hamburg – Airbus’ global cabin centre of expertise.
Also at the Airbus stand, the A320 and A330 Families’ non-stop cabin innovation will be evident in the new high-definition cabin visualization. And for our flagship A380, to enhance revenue generation while maintaining its unbeatable passenger experience, Airbus is currently evaluating an innovative 11-abreast seating concept on the main-deck. Importantly, the Airbus 18” seat width standard is maintained with this A380 cabin configuration, which is presented with a full-scale mock-up for the first time to invited customers at the Expo.
Airbus’ space-efficient concepts go beyond new products: Airbus Upgrade Services will present its range of retrofit solutions and services. Our Cabin experts and executives will be available for dedicated media briefings and interview opportunities each day. The Expo’s trade media will also be hosted at our dedicated Airbus cabin press briefing to be held on Tuesday morning at 09h15.
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