Texas Aviation Appoints Latin Representative
April 16, 2010
FORT WORTH, Texas, April 1, 2010 — Texas Aviation Services (TAS), a leader for over 39 years in helicopter and aircraft services, announced today the addition of Ms. Maria Isabel Perdomo to the marketing and sales team.
Maria Isabel Perdomo has accepted the position of Independent Representative for Texas Aviation Services, Inc. and will be based in the country of Colombia. Maria has decades of civil and military experience in the aviation sector and most recently worked for Northrop Grumman – Nightline, Inc. In addition, Maria has held key management positions in human resources, wholesale aviation fuel, training and instruction, and marketing. Her primary focus upon joining the team will be business development for new rotor-wing completions and maintenance support with additional focus on Engineering and kit sales for sister companies: RSG AeroDesign and Integrated Flight Systems. Maria brings with her strong market intelligence, excellent customer relations, and an understanding of first-class aviation services.
TAS plans to expand its in-depth experience and market presence throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. With the addition of Maria to the marketing and sales team, The Rotorcraft Services Group will have an onsite representative in Latin America to work with clientele face to face.
Airbus Foundation Coordinates Chile Relief in TAM A319 Ferry Flight
March 10, 2010
Humanitarian supplies collected by the Red Cross and General Consulate of Chile in Hamburg lands in Chile at 10:30 p.m., March 9; LAN Airlines facilitates local logistics in Santiago
In response to the devastating earthquake that struck Chile February 27, Airbus coordinated with Brazilian-based TAM Airlines and Chilean-based LAN Airlines to send three tons of aid to Santiago. The TAM A319 ferry flight filled with humanitarian supplies landed in Sao Paulo on March 9. TAM then transferred the aid to a Santiago-bound A320 flight.
Over the weekend, an Airbus team in Hamburg loaded TAM’s A319 ferry flight with hygienic supplies, blankets and plastic water canisters (for storing and transporting fresh water) collected by the Red Cross and General Consulate of Chile in Hamburg.
Tom Enders, President of the Airbus Foundation and President and CEO of Airbus, said: “The Airbus Foundation together with TAM Airlines identified an opportunity to send humanitarian aid to Chile aboard a TAM Airlines A319 ferry flight this week to support the international relief effort. Many people came together in record time to make this work, including TAM Airlines, which agreed to have their A319 ferry flight filled with humanitarian aid and then transfer it to Santiago; the Red Cross and General Consulate of Chile in Hamburg, which collected tons of vital relief supplies; and LAN Airlines, which agreed to accept goods in Santiago’s International Airport and coordinate necessary logistical requirements. I thank all our partners, our friends and the employees involved for their excellent cooperation.”
In recent years, Airbus has built up a global network of airlines and relief organizations to support international humanitarian help. Ferry flights of new aircraft have been used on numerous occasions to transport goods all over the world.
A leading aircraft manufacturer with the most modern and comprehensive product line on the market, Airbus is a global company with design and manufacturing facilities in France, Germany, the UK and Spain, as well as subsidiaries in the U.S., China, Japan and Middle East.
JSSI® Opens European Headquarters in Farnborough, UK
March 10, 2010
Louis C. Seno, CEO Leading Europe Expansion
Chicago, IL – March 8, 2010 – Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), the world’s largest, independent provider of hourly cost maintenance programs for the business aviation industry, announced that it is opening a new and vastly expanded European Headquarters in Farnborough, to better serve its extensive and growing client base in Europe.
JSSI continues to strengthen its commitment to the business aviation community in Europe with the establishment of its new headquarters, along with an expanded JSSI support team in the UK. JSSI has been in Europe for over fifteen years. To demonstrate our continued commitment, our CEO and Vice Chairman of JSSI, Mr. Louis C. Seno will oversee all of Europe. In addition to the UK, JSSI clients are supported with Tech Services in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, and France. “Mr. Seno leads JSSI around the world”, said Mr. Robert H. Book, Chairman of JSSI. “Lou’s extensive global business aviation experience and unique leadership style will serve all JSSI clients well in Europe and around the globe.”
“We have hundreds of clients in Europe, and we greatly value their business and their loyalty,” stated Seno. “The worldwide JSSI technical support structure is a key component of our client support, and we take it very seriously. Our new headquarters will be the European base for administration, which will enable JSSI to better serve our clients. We are extremely optimistic about the European market recovery, so our primary focus as a company is to further develop our infrastructure, making sure that we continue to implement the best practices that have distinguished JSSI over the years which is why JSSI enjoys a 97% client renewal rate.”
Dassault Falcon Launches Major New Strategy for Its Worldwide Service Center Network
March 10, 2010
(Teterboro, New Jersey, March 5, 2010) — In an effort to deliver an industry leading
service center experience to Falcon customers, Dassault recently undertook a major
review of both its Company Owned and Authorized Service Center (ASC) network.
“Our overall objective is pretty simple,” said Jacques Chauvet, Senior Vice President of
Worldwide Customer Service for Dassault Falcon. “We must improve the service
experience for Falcon owners, no matter where they are based and wherever they fly. To
do this, we will expand what we call our ‘footprint’ of service.”
Currently, Dassault Falcon has five Company Owned Service Centers and 26 Authorized
Service Centers (ASC) strategically located throughout the world. In addition, the
company recently added five Satellite Service Stations with ‘GoTeams’ positioned on
four continents.
At the time the traditional Falcon ASCs were established, the basic philosophy was that
each center needed to meet an ultimate level of requirements in terms of equipment and
services to support all Falcon models, up to and including “C” inspections. While this
philosophy works well in areas with large Falcon populations such as Europe and the
United States, it proved less practical in some of the new, emerging markets for business
jets.
Chauvet continued, “We are now putting in place a stronger, more vibrant network that
will allow ASCs to specialize in one or two aircraft models if they choose or to support
all Falcon models through all phases of maintenance. What our customers will see is a
more specialized approach that will provide a quicker reaction to their needs.”
The new Dassault Falcon ASC structure will be divided into three categories: Heavy,
Major and Line maintenance.
· “Heavy Service Centers” will provide comprehensive customer support for all
Falcon models and hold local regulatory approvals as well as those from the FAA
and EASA. Most of the ASCs in North America and many in Europe fall into this
category offering a complete line of services including all levels of maintenance
and inspections, Rapid Response AOG teams, refurbishments and upgrades.
· “Major Service Centers” will provide comprehensive support for Falcons of a
particular model series and hold local regulatory approvals as well as those from
the FAA and EASA. Services will typically include all maintenance including
AOG service and inspections through a ‘C’ check. Five centers located in
Finland, Germany, Singapore, South Africa, and the U.S. fall into this category.
· “Line Service Centers” will provide support for specific Falcon models and hold a
minimum of local regulatory approvals. Services include what is typically called
line maintenance up through A and A+ checks. Thirteen centers around the globe
fall into this category.
“Under this new approach, a wider group of quality service providers are candidates to be
included in the Falcon ASC network,” said Frank Youngkin, Vice President of Customer
Service for the Western Hemisphere. “We can now add smaller ‘Line Service Centers’ in
areas that experience a high level of transient traffic but with few aircraft based in the
area.”
Satellite Service Stations and More GoTeams Launched
To further enhance Dassault’s “footprint of service” Dassault Falcon has introduced
company owned Satellite Service Stations. These facilities are an extension of an
existing Company owned service center and are staffed with technicians, AOG support
tooling and a targeted inventory of spares.
“This is a valuable new program that will directly and indirectly benefit all of our
operators in many ways,” said Pierre Thielin, Vice President Customer Service for the
Eastern Hemisphere. “It allows us to be closer to our customers and to respond more
rapidly to their needs. It will also increase available resources at our company owned
service centers to respond to AOG situations.”
The Satellite Service Stations will support basic line maintenance up through A
inspections. Each will be staffed with an AOG GoTeam which will provide rapid mobile
response directly to an aircraft location with the parts and tools necessary to get an
operator’s Falcon flying with minimal delay.
The first such facility in the United States was opened recently in St. Louis, Missouri.
Other sites currently in operation are located in Nice, France; Rome, Italy; Moscow,
Russia and London, United Kingdom.
Currently other locations for Satellite Service Stations are being considered in the
Northeast, Southeast and Western United States.
In unveiling the new customer services strategies at Dassault Falcon, Chauvet was quick
to credit the strong guidance coming from the company’s Worldwide Operator Advisory
Board (OAB). “This Board represents a cross section of all Falcon operators from around
the world and has been instrumental in helping us set priorities,” said Chauvet.
GULFSTREAM APPOINTS JEFF MILLER VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
March 2, 2010
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has named Jeff Miller to the newly created position of vice president, Communications. Miller will oversee internal and external communications at Gulfstream, reporting to Larry Flynn, senior vice president, Marketing and Sales. In this position, Miller will work closely with Bill Shira, vice president, Marketing and Sales Support.
Miller comes to Gulfstream from Dallas, where he spent nine years as CEO of Blake-Miller Communications, an advertising and public relations agency. During his tenure there, Miller developed public relations and advertising campaigns for aviation companies and others.
Prior to founding Blake-Miller Communications, Miller was vice president, Corporate Communications, at Galaxy Aerospace Corp. in Fort Worth, Texas, from September 1996 to June 2001. General Dynamics acquired Galaxy in June 2001.
From 1993-1996, Miller worked for Bombardier Learjet Inc. in Wichita, Kan., as director, Public Affairs. His career in Wichita included more than three years as manager, Marketing, for Piaggio Aviation Inc., an Italian company. He also spent five years as associate editor at AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association) Pilot Magazine in Washington, D.C., and was a copywriter for Young & Rubicam advertising agency in New York. Miller is a magna cum laude graduate of Amherst College in English and holds a master’s degree in international economics and European studies from The Johns Hopkins University. He has a commercial pilot’s license and is instrument, multi-engine and seaplane-rated.
Eurocopter’s Super Puma/Cougar/EC225 Family marks 4 Million Flight Hours
March 2, 2010
Eurocopter’s heavy-duty family of helicopters, the AS332 Super Puma/AS532 Cougar and their latest-generation derivatives, the EC225/EC725, have accumulated a total of four million flight hours in service. To date, 740 civil and military variants of this product family are in service with customers around the world, mostly serving in offshore oil and gas services in the harsh conditions of the North Sea, SAR (Search and Rescue) and VIP transport, as well as demanding military missions such as Combat SAR and troop transport in hostile environments.
Super Puma family helicopters are in operation in more than 20 countries from extremely low temperatures in Norway to extremely high temperatures in North Africa and in the toughest maritime environments. This unrivalled experience combined with proven technological concepts provides these helicopters with an unmatched warranty of success in life saving as well as oil and gas missions. The result is an operational availability of the Super Puma family that exceeds, on average, 98 percent.
In 2009 alone, a total of 81 helicopters from this product family were sold. Renowed customers of the various civil variants of the family by now include Awan Inspirasi, Bond Offshore Helicopters, Bristow Helicopters, CHC, the Chinese Ministry of Transport, COHC, ERA Helicopters, German Federal Police, Héli-Union, Hong Kong Government Flying Service, Japanese Coast Guard, MHS, Sonair, South Korean National 119 Rescue Service, SSFC and SWHS. Military customers include the Brazilian Armed Forces, Bulgarian Air Force, French Army Aviation and Air Force, German Air Force and Mexican Armed Forces.
As the most recent newcomer to the Super Puma/Cougar family, the civil-certified EC225 and its military variant, the EC725, benefit from the experience of this large number of operators.
The EC725 helicopter program was initially launched in response to a French Air Force requirement for a helicopter specifically designed for Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) missions. The very demanding mission capabilities required by the Air Force account for the remarkable performance of this helicopter and its success in the international market. The key requirements were:
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Long range and high payload
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All weather capability and autonomous navigation system
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High level of systems redundancy and high survivability to warrant mission success
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State of the art Man-Machine Interface to facilitate crew work and to improve situation awareness and mission effectiveness in the harshest environments
With a take-off weight of 24,251 lbs (11,000 kg), the EC725/225 carries an impressive fuel load of 5,000 lbs, guaranteeing a flight time of 5 hours. In addition to new Makila 2A1 engines with a stronger main gearbox and a new five-bladed main rotor, the EC725/225 features a state of the art glass cockpit featuring six large and redundant multifunction displays.
Another special feature of the EC725/225 is its auto-pilot (AFCS) with unique capabilities. The EC725/225 AFCS is the first to be specifically designed for helicopter flight characteristics rather than being derived from fixed-wing aircraft auto-pilots. The precision and stability provided are already setting new standards of mission capacity and safety during French Air Force Personnel Recovery and CSAR missions as well as in demanding civilian SAR operations. As an example, the EC725/225 will permit automatic hoisting on land or at sea with unrivalled precision in conditions impossible for other aircraft.
AgustaWestland and Tata Sons Establish a JV Company
March 2, 2010
New Dehli – 16th February 2010. AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Tata Sons have signed a Shareholders’ Agreement for the formation of an Indian joint venture company which will establish in India a final assembly line for the AW119 helicopter for the worldwide market.
The agreement was signed in New Delhi today by Mr. Giuseppe Orsi, CEO, AgustaWestland and Mr. Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Sons. The joint venture company will be responsible for AW119 final assembly, completion and delivery while AgustaWestland will retain responsibility for worldwide marketing and sales. The first aircraft is scheduled to be delivered from the new facility in 2011 with production forecast to rise to 30 aircraft per year to meet worldwide demand.
Mr. Giuseppe Orsi, CEO, AgustaWestland speaking after the signing ceremony said “It gives us great pleasure to have achieved this important agreement with such a leading industrial partner in India. The establishment of a Joint Venture to set up an AW119 assembly line in India will provide extraordinary industrial opportunities both in the country and worldwide through the synergies generated by AgustaWestland and Tata Sons capitalizing upon the depth of their respective resources. We are committed to enabling Tata Sons to play an increasing role as an aerospace enterprise and to jointly exploiting future prospects in the growing Indian helicopter market.”
It is envisaged that the joint venture company would be a supplier for the current Reconnaissance and Surveillance Helicopter (RSH) programme of the Indian Armed Forces, for which AgustaWestland has already proposed the AW119 to be manufactured in India. Additionally, AgustaWestland and Tata Sons are exploring further commercial, technical and industrial collaboration opportunities in the rotorcraft industry to strengthen their strategic relationship.
Dassault Falcon Appoints Mike Marcum as a Field Technical Representative
February 19, 2010
(Teterboro, New Jersey, February 17, 2010) – Dassault Falcon appointed Mike Marcum
to the position of Field Technical Representative and Falcon 900 Series Model Specialist.
Marcum will serve Falcon customers in the Midwestern area of the United States.
Marcum comes to Falcon with more than 30 years of experience in aviation,
including 24 years with a large corporate flight department, where he served most
recently as a flight engineer overseeing the maintenance of a fleet of 11 aircraft which
included seven Falcons.
“Mike has considerable knowledge of the Falcon product line, and also
understands the challenging demands and unique aspects of operating a flight department
as a result of more than two decades of experience working in that environment,” said
John Loh, Director of Technical Support. “Mike’s experience and knowledge will be
great assets to our customers in the field.”
Marcum will be based in the St. Louis area and will serve customers in North and
South Dakota, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin.
Marcum holds an A&P license and an Associates degree in Aviation Maintenance
from Southwestern Illinois College, where he also taught A&P School.
Dassault Falcon Appoints Luis Planas to Vice President of Quality at Little Rock
February 19, 2010
(Teterboro, New Jersey, February 17, 2010) – Luis Planas has been appointed to
the position of Vice President of Quality at Dassault Falcon’s Little Rock facility. He will
oversee all matters pertaining to quality processes and procedures, training and
environmental operations at that location.
Planas comes to Dassault with more than 30 years of experience in the aviation
industry, including ten years in business aviation. He has worked for OEMs, repair
stations, airlines as well as fractional and charter operations. Throughout his career, he
has served in positions of quality control, quality assurance and improvement. Prior to
joining Dassault, Planas was responsible for all quality operations at Honda Jet.
“Luis possesses a broad range of experience encompassing everything from
production and completions to maintenance and overhaul activities,” said John
Rosanvallon, President and CEO of Dassault Falcon. “This background and his positive
reputation in the industry made him a perfect fit for this position.”
“Our top priority is to provide the highest level of quality for our customers in the
Falcon family. We will achieve this level of quality in our product and our culture by
implementing robust and repeatable processes in all tasks that we undertake,” said Planas.
“At the same time, we will continue to enhance and reinforce our regulatory
relationships,” he added.
Planas is a graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and holds an MBA
in Aviation. He is a certified Airframe and Powerplant mechanic and has an in-depth
knowledge of the Lean/Six Sigma quality management system.
NEW GENERATION FLIGHT SIMULATOR PREPARES TO TAKE OFF
February 19, 2010
Brisbane, Australia, February 17, 2010 –
The aviation industry has requested more cost effective pilot training solutions. Australia’s SimJET Training Systems aims to deliver just what the industry asked for – affordable pilot training devices for airlines, training providers and flight schools to increase crew competency, improve safety and, at the same time, reduce training costs.
SimJet Training Systems provides a range of training devices from procedural trainers to Fixed Base Training Devices (FBTDs) that have been designed to bridge the gap that currently exists between entry level procedural trainers and Full Flight Simulators (FFS). The SimJET Training Systems devices aim for a high level of realism, using full size cockpit replicas, to enhance the training experience by providing a fully realistic training environment.
For established airline training organisations, these cost-effective devices can off-load training tasks from the FFS increasing the FFS training capacity, decreasing cost per candidate, increasing competency and getting a candidate out on line or to the FFS quicker, safer and more cost effectively for the airline, training organisation or flight school.
For training organisations looking to enter the airline pilot training market, the lower level SimJET Training System devices offer highly capable, yet cost-effective solutions.
SimJET Training Systems offer:
– Procedural trainers with complete replica hardware (no flat panels), flight controls, Instructor station, world wide airport and Navigation data base, PC-based Windows environment, curved and blended visual system
Types include – A320, B737NG, B747 and B777
– Fixed Base Training devices – fully enclosed cabin, complete replica hardware, curved and blended visual system, instructor station, world wide airport and Navigation database, PC-based Windows environment.
Types include – A320, B737NG, B747 and B777
Pricing from $400,000USD Options Available
Company and launch information
SimJET Training Systems Pty Ltd, an Australian simulation company based in Brisbane, in the State of Queensland, is launching its products at the World Training Symposium in Orlando, Florida in April. The company will be showing its Airbus A320 procedural trainer at booth “530”.
SimJET is delighted to show the A320 device after 10 years of R&D by its group of companies and airline training professionals. Our passion towards developing low cost, highly effective training tools for our customers will be on display this year. SimJET have plans to develop the products further to higher levels, whilst remaining true to our business goal of “affordable training solutions for the Aviation industry”.
Our first operational Boeing B737-800 fixed base training device (FBTD) is currently installed at Archerfield Airport in Brisbane and operated by Flight Training Australia for MCC and Jet Transition courses. This device is also available for demonstration in Australia to prospective purchasers. It features our in-house developed 1m resolution satellite visual data base, combined with Christie Digital projection system. It is quite an experience.
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