Cessna Grand Caravan EX earns EASA certification for 14-place configuration
April 21, 2015
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany (April 15, 2015) – Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced at AERO Friedrichshafen in Germany that its Grand Caravan EX has earned certification for a 14-place configuration from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). This approval by EASA allows the newest model of the Grand Caravan to offer higher density seating and greater operational capability for operators in European countries.
“The approval by EASA to certify the 14-place Grand Caravan EX is a win for both Cessna and our customers, as it will allow many new uses for the aircraft in Europe,” said Christi Tannahill, senior vice president, Turboprop Aircraft and Interior Design. “Regulatory agencies around the world look to EASA as a leading aviation approval authority and often follow suit with certifications, so this will open up new markets for the 14-place configuration.”
The EASA countries join a list of nearly 10 other nations that recognize a 14-place seating configuration. Textron Aviation is showcasing a Grand Caravan EX at its static display this week at Friedrichshafen Airport.
Jornalista Embraer e Saab estabelecem parceria para a gestão conjunta do Projeto F-X2 no Brasil
April 21, 2015
Rio de Janeiro – RJ, 14 de abril de 2015 – A Embraer e a Saab assinaram hoje acordo que estabelece uma parceria para a gestão conjunta do Projeto F-X2 da Força Aérea Brasileira, dando sequência ao Memorando de Entendimento anunciado em 11 de julho de 2014. Esta parceria é parte do compromisso de cooperação industrial da Saab em relação ao projeto F-X2. Nos termos deste acordo, a Embraer desempenhará um papel de liderança na execução do programa e realizará uma grande parte do trabalho de produção e entrega das versões monoposto e biposto do Gripen NG, caça de última geração adquirido pelo Brasil.
A Embraer será responsável por uma quantidade considerável do trabalho em desenvolvimento de sistemas, integração, testes de voo, montagem final e entregas de aeronaves. A Embraer também participará da coordenação de todas as atividades de desenvolvimento e produção no Brasil. Além disso, a Embraer e a Saab serão responsáveis pelo desenvolvimento completo da versão biposto do Gripen NG.
A partir do segundo semestre de 2015, uma equipe de engenheiros e técnicos da Embraer será enviada para a Suécia a fim de realizar o treinamento inicial na manutenção e no trabalho de desenvolvimento do Gripen NG. Essas habilidades e competências serão posteriormente transferidas para o Brasil. A Embraer e a Saab construirão um Centro de Engenharia na planta industrial da Embraer, em Gavião Peixoto, no estado de São Paulo, para apoiar as operações dos caças Gripen NG na Força Aérea Brasileira.
“Com este acordo, a Embraer e a Saab estabelecem uma parceria de longo prazo em um projeto estratégico para o Brasil e para a Força Aérea Brasileira”, diz Jackson Schneider, presidente e CEO da Embraer Defesa & Segurança. “O Gripen NG aumentará o padrão operacional de nossa Força Aérea, capacitando-a com os meios adequados para cumprir sua principal missão, que é a defesa do nosso território”.
“Através desta parceria, que assegurará excelentes resultados para a Força Aérea Brasileira, estabeleceremos uma base sólida para garantir o sucesso na prospecção de futuros negócios e clientes. Não apenas compartilhamos experiência nos mercados de defesa e aeronáutica, mas ambas as organizações têm uma dedicação clara voltada para a satisfação do cliente, o que valida o Gripen como o sistema de combate mais capaz e moderno no mercado”, diz Lennart Sindahl, Vice-Presidente Executivo e Vice-CEO da Saab.
“A Força Aérea Brasileira vê com muito entusiasmo mais este estímulo à indústria nacional, por meio das empresas do setor de defesa. Esta nova parceria estratégica confirma que estamos construindo um futuro promissor. A indústria de defesa precisa ser cada vez mais fortalecida, pois é uma das principais impulsionadoras do desenvolvimento científico e tecnológico do país”, disse o Comandante da Aeronáutica, Tenente-Brigadeiro do Ar Nivaldo Luiz Rossato.
A implementação da parceria para a gestão conjunta do programa, entre Embraer e Saab, acontecerá tão logo os contratos do F-X2, negociados entre a Saab e o COMAER (Comando da Aeronáutica), tornem-se efetivos. O contrato entre a Saab e o COMAER para aquisição do Gripen NG e o contrato de cooperação industrial associado entrarão em vigor uma vez que certas condições forem cumpridas. Estas condições deverão ser preenchidas durante o primeiro semestre de 2015.
O Gripen NG é um verdadeiro caça multimissão, baseado na comprovada plataforma do Gripen C/D, construído para adaptar-se às distintas ameaças e exigências operacionais enfrentadas pelas forças aéreas modernas. A combinação de avançadas capacidades operacionais e custos de ciclo de vida moderados tornam o Gripen um caça único no mercado mundial.
AMETEK MRO LAUNCH NEW FLORIDA CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
April 21, 2015
MIAMI, FL – AMETEK MRO, a division of AMETEK Aerospace & Defense and a leading supplier of maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) services to the global aviation industry, is pleased to announce the formation of AMETEK MRO Florida, Inc. The new company brand comprises our existing AMETEK MRO Miami based business units, Avtech Avionics & Instruments (AAI) and Aero Components International (ACI), and has been established to enhance the services it provides to the industry.
“This strategic action takes place in two phases to streamline and improve our Miami operations, making it easier for our customers to do business with us,” comments Vin Misciagna, Vice President & General Manager of AMETEK MRO. “The creation of AMETEK MRO Florida, Inc., our new Miami based Center of Excellence, confirms our commitment to expand and improve our services to the aviation MRO market.”
“The first phase occurs this month when two of the Miami facilities, ACI and AAI, are encompassed under the new company, providing our customers with a single entity capable of delivering a broad range of integrated services. The management teams of both businesses will oversee the transition to ensure stability and continuity of service for all existing customers. We are confident that this initiative will improve and expand our relationships with those existing customers as well as attract new business,” he adds.
Collectively, AMETEK MRO Florida, Inc. – ACI and AAI, offer high quality and innovative avionics, instrument, radio, fuel, power generation, pneumatics, hydraulics and electromechanical component solutions. “The two businesses are a good fit,” continues Mr. Misciagna. “They share the same management approach and have skilled and experienced personnel working to exceptionally high service levels with the goal of delivering reliability, value and innovation to our customers. Furthermore, each unit’s expertise complements the other so that we can now offer customers a one-stop shop that delivers a broad range of services from one company.”
Phase two occurs this summer with the consolidation of our High Standard Aviation (HSA) business into ACI. “This will happen at an expanded, new facility located in Doral, FL, which will become AMETEK MRO’s North American Center of Excellence for power generation, fuel components, hydraulics and pneumatic system components. This is consistent with AMETEK MRO’s strategy to establish multiple Centers of Excellence in component overhaul and repair.”
“With facilities located in North America, Europe and Asia, AMETEK MRO offers a breadth of capabilities and local service options that very few other third party MROs can match. This is the first of many strategic actions taken to expand capability and continually improve how we serve our customers” concludes Mr. Misciagna.
AMETEK MRO, a unit of AMETEK Aerospace and Defense, is a global provider of third-party maintenance repair and overhaul services for commercial, regional, general aviation and rotor-wing aircraft. Its operations specialize in a wide range of MRO services that are FAA, EASA, CAAC and CAAS approved.
AMETEK MRO consists of the following global business units:
· AMETEK MRO Florida (Aero Components International and Avtech Avionics & Instruments), Ameron, High Standard Aviation, B&S Aircraft, Drake Air and Southern Aeroparts in North America
· AEM, Aeromedic, Muirhead Avionics and Antavia in Europe
· AMETEK Singapore PTE in Asia.
Textron Aviation celebrates opening of new Paris Service Center
April 21, 2015
LE BOURGET, France (April 9, 2015) – Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today celebrated the opening of its larger, state-of-the-art Paris Service Center at Paris-Le Bourget Airport, boasting complete maintenance and repair capability for Citation business jets and Beechcraft King Air turboprops.
“Our customers are excited about our new Paris facility, and with good reason. The new facility is three times larger than the original and offers faster service, easier facility access, and first-class customer areas,” said Brad Thress, senior vice president, Customer Service. “With the combination of Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker under Textron Aviation, and with the increased business aviation activity in Paris, we wanted a larger and more robust center there to match the other facilities across Europe. The feedback from customers has been very positive.”
More than 200 customers and guests attended the grand opening event and toured the new 156,000-square-foot facility, including the 42,000-square-foot service bay, double the size of the service bay in the former Paris service center.
Cessna opened its first service center outside the U.S. at Le Bourget in 1997, and it quickly became one of the top facilities in the network. The new center is one of six company-owned Textron Aviation service centers in Europe. The Paris facility also offers a mobile service solution allowing customers to receive service at their aircraft’s location. All six Textron Aviation European service centers hold European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification as a Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization (CAMO).
Chile elimina requisito de llenar tarjeta de turismo a quienes arriben al país
April 21, 2015
Dentro del ámbito de la facilitación, Chile derogó aquel requisito ya engorroso que obligaba a quienes ingresaban al país a llenar de su puño y letra la denominada tarjeta de turismo.
En su reemplazo se entregará a los viajeros un voucher, o tarjeta de turismo electrónica, que es elaborada por máquinas adaptadas para leer los pasaportes.
Lo anterior permitirá acortar los tiempos de demora de los pasajeros al pasar por los puesto de Policía Internacional.
Dirección Meteorológica de Chile cumplió 131 años de servicios
April 21, 2015
Con antecedentes históricos que se entroncan con los primeros informes meteorológicos publicados en “La Aurora de Chile”. Primer diario que hubo en Chile, hasta el día de hoy en que modernos equipos satelitales entregan información al instante, la Dirección Meteorológica de Chile cumplió 131 años de servicios al país.
Dependiente de la Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil, el organismo tiene su sede principal en el Recinto Aéreo de Quinta Normal,donde opera desde mediados del siglo XIX, con una amplia red de estaciones diseminadas a lo largo y ancho del país.
ATR expands its network of recommended maintenance centers in Brazil
April 20, 2015
The aircraft manufacturer has signed a collaborative partnership with the aeronautical repairs company TAP M&E
Today, ATR and TAP M&E (TAP Maintenance & Engineering), Brazilian specialist in aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul, announced the signing of a dual partnership. On one hand, TAP M&E has joined the network of centers recommended by ATR for the maintenance of the airframes of its aircraft; on the other hand, the aircraft manufacturer has also chosen TAP M&E as first spare parts repair center in Brazil, for support of its maintenance contracts (GMA: Global Maintenance Agreement) offered to ATR operators.
ATR is thus continuing to develop its “MRO” (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) network with the first approved center in Latin America. Prior to this, ATR had already signed agreements of this type with Fokker Services (Singapore), Rheinland Air Service (Germany) and Atlantic Air Industries (France). Under the terms of this agreement, TAP M&E will follow ATR’s service policy, aimed at offering optimal solutions to operators through respect for the basic rules of customer service defined by ATR.
Through its MRO network, ATR provides its operators with a global network of highly-trained independent suppliers of aircraft maintenance services. ATR’s MRO network is a major step for the regional policy put in place by ATR’s Customer Support, with the aim of offering approved local solutions to ATR operators in the fields of logistics, training and maintenance.
Regarding this new partnership, Valter Fernandes Operations’ Executive Vice-President from TAP M&E, said: “We are really pleased to have been selected by ATR to be a part of their network of approved maintenance centers. Being chosen and recommended by the aircraft manufacturer for various repair services is a major sign of recognition for the quality of our work. We are proud to be able to contribute to the expansion of ATR’s activities in Brazil, and to use our airframe and component expertise for the success of its operators in the region.”
Lilian Braylé, ATR’s Senior Vice-President Product Support and Services highlighted “the importance of continuing to expand our network of approved maintenance centers. Through ATR’s MRO network, we will broaden and enrich the range of solutions offered to ATR operators, by working with highly qualified MRO suppliers, selected with care for their proven knowledge and experience in maintenance activities. Our partnerships with a few key MRO suppliers also allow us to extend our offer of global maintenance contracts to airframe maintenance.”
ATR sets up a new warehouse in Brazil
April 20, 2015
The stock of spare parts will be housed in São Paulo on the premises of Helibras, a Brazilian Customer Center of Airbus Helicopters
ATR and Helibras are pleased to announce the signing of a partnership for setting up an ATR warehouse on the logistic center premises of this Customer Center of Airbus Helicopters in Brazil. With this new partnership, the aircraft manufacturer will continue to expand its network of customer support centers worldwide. The agreement will also allow ATR to continue to improve its service offer in Latin America, a region where ATRs have been the best-selling regional aircraft for the past ten years. Following its commercial success in the region, the fleet of ATRs in operation has increased since 2005 from 70 aircraft to almost 180, and will exceed 200 aircraft next year.
In these new facilities, ATR will make a stock of spare parts available including Line Replacement Units, in direct support of its GMA (Global Maintenance Agreement) service for its Brazilian customers. This new center, which is part of ATR’s approach of always being as close as possible to its operators, is the sixth of this type for ATR, which already has other spare parts centers in Paris, Miami, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Auckland (New Zealand).
Flávio Pires, Support and Services Vice-President from Helibras, said that they were “very pleased to accommodate the ATR stock in our facilities in São Paulo, and to contribute to the consolidation of ATR’s activities in Brazil. We are part of the same family, through our common shareholder. It seems very fitting to provide our support in terms of logistics and stock management so that ATR can develop a support network in Brazil on a par with its commercial success in the region.”
Lilian Braylé, ATR’s Senior Vice-President Product Support and Services highlighted “the strategic importance of setting up a stock of spare parts in one of the countries in which ATR’s presence is most broadly developed. We must guarantee our operators an excellent level of service. Setting up this new service is part of this approach to support our operators in their daily operations in order to contribute to their success.”
ATR and AZUL sign a new contract for global maintenance
April 20, 2015
The agreement relates to the Brazilian airline’s fleet of almost 60 ATR aircraft
Today ATR and the Brazilian airline AZUL signed a contract to renew the global maintenance of the carrier’s ATR fleet, made up of almost 60 aircraft, mostly ATR 72-600s and ATR 72-500s. This GMA (Global Maintenance Agreement) is for duration of five years, and includes the provision of a stock of spare parts at the company’s facilities, including mainly LRUs (Line Replacement Units). The agreement also included the management of the repairs of these parts and restocking them through a pool, and an availability and repair service for propeller blades and landing gear. Through this agreement, AZUL will also have access to the new warehouse that ATR is about to open in São Paulo, in partnership with Helibras.
ATR and AZUL previously signed an initial contract for global maintenance in 2010. Approximately a third of the ATR fleet worldwide is currently covered by GMAs with the manufacturer.
Cesar Okajima, Director of the AZUL Supply Chain, declared: “Given the size of our ATR fleet, it is essential that we ensure that we have quick access to a large stock of spare parts for our aircraft. Likewise, it is important for us to be able to rely on the expertise and knowledge of the manufacturer regarding the management of repairs for certain parts and equipment. The success of our operations is based on our joint capabilities to ensure efficient availability of all stock and services.”
Lilian Braylé, ATR’s Senior Vice-President Product Support and Services, stated: “The contract renewal strengthens the cooperation that we have built together since the arrival of the first ATR aircraft in the airline’s fleet in 2010. Thanks to new partnerships that we are currently setting up in Brazil, we will have the opportunity to offer AZUL increased services and even more responsiveness in terms of their requirements for spare parts and repair services. We are delighted to be able to contribute to AZUL’s deployment and to the consolidation of its success as a benchmark airline in Brazil.”
Presidentes Varela e Obama participam da assinatura de acordo histórico para a compra de aviões
April 20, 2015
Copa Airlines e Boeing celebram contrato de US$ 6,6 bilhões para a aquisição de aviões 737 MAX
CIDADE DO PANAMÁ, PANAMÁ, 10 de abril de 2015 – Os presidentes Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez, do Panamá, e Barack Obama, dos Estados Unidos, estiveram presentes na cerimônia de assinatura de um contrato histórico entre a Copa Airlines e a Boeing para a aquisição de 61 aviões 737 MAX 8 e MAX 9. A cerimônia aconteceu na Cidade do Panamá, durante a 7ª Cúpula das Américas, na qual se reuniram líderes do Hemisfério Ocidental.
O valor total do contrato é de US$ 6,6 bilhões, conforme a lista de preços publicada, configurando a maior transação comercial de todos os tempos entre uma companhia panamenha e uma empresa americana.
Os presidentes Varela e Obama presenciaram o momento em que o presidente da Copa, Stanley Motta e o CEO da companhia, Pedro Heilbron, e o presidente e CEO da Boeing Jim McNerney, assinaram os documentos para o acordo.
“A Copa se orgulha de assinar esse pedido histórico na presença dos nossos dois presidentes,” disse Heilbron. “Os aviões 737 Next Generation são a espinha dorsal da nossa frota atual e a encomenda dos 737 MAX reflete o nosso compromisso permanente de aproximar as pessoas utilizando os aviões mais modernos e eficientes, bem como o nosso hub das Américas, na Cidade do Panamá.”
Motta destacou que “com os 737 MAX, os nossos clientes poderão usufruir de todos os benefícios proporcionados pela melhor tecnologia disponível no mercado. Esta encomenda é um passo importante para fortalecer a liderança da Copa na região, uma vez que aprimora o nosso Serviço de Classe Mundial e amplia a nossa rede. Estamos muito felizes em poder contribuir, assim, para o crescimento econômico do Panamá.”
A Copa Airlines usará as novas aeronaves para substituir as que estão em operação atualmente e para alavancar os planos de crescimento estratégico da empresa. A Copa será a primeira companhia aérea da região a operar os aviões 737 MAX 9 em rotas na América do Sul. O alcance da aeronave e o conforto proporcionado aos passageiros pelo 737 MAX 9 são ideais para os voos de longa distância da Copa.
“É uma honra estarmos acompanhados pelos Presidentes Varela e Obama neste grande dia. A Boeing se orgulha de ser parceira da Copa, uma das empresas aéreas mais modernas do mundo,” frisou McNerney. “A Copa esteve historicamente na vanguarda da indústria da aviação latino-americana e este pedido reflete seus esforços para melhorar continuamente seu desempenho, a satisfação de seus clientes e sua eficiência.”
Com os modernos motores CFM International LEAP-1B e winglets de tecnologia avançada, além de outras melhorias que fornecem a mais alta eficiência, confiabilidade e conforto para os passageiros do segmento de corredor único, as aeronaves 737 MAX são uma evolução do 737 Next-Generation. As companhias aéreas operando os 737 MAX experimentarão um consumo de combustível 14% mais eficiente em relação à maioria das aeronaves de corredor único – e 20% melhor que os 737 Next-Generation quando foram lançados ao mercado. Os 737 MAX 8 apresentam uma vantagem de 8% nos custos operacionais por assento se comparados ao A320neo.
Os aviões 737 MAX também apresentam o novo Boeing Sky Interior, que a Copa ajudou a lançar na América Latina em sua frota de 737 Next-Generation. O elegante interior exibe linhas modernas, uma cabine ampla com teto mais alto e uma iluminação com LEDs que oferece diversas opções de cores vibrantes.
Em todo o mundo, 2.715 aeronaves 737 MAX já foram encomendadas por 57 clientes.
A Copa Airlines permite que seus passageiros realizem conexões rápidas e convenientes para 73 destinos de 30 países da América do Norte, do Sul, Central e o Caribe por meio de seu hub para as Américas na Cidade do Panamá, o centro com mais conexões aéreas internacionais da região.
Em 2014, a Copa foi reconhecida pela consultoria FlightStats como a “Melhor companhia aérea da América Latina” no quesito pontualidade e qualidade dos serviços pelo segundo ano consecutivo.
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