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AEROFLOT TO LAUNCH ITS
OWN LOW COST AIRLINE IN
2014
Russian national carrier’s Board of Directors confirmed
the plans to establish a fully ow ned low cost
subsidiary. According to plans, the carrier w ill start its
activity in 2014.
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SSJ100 MANUFACTURER
CONFIRMED DEBT
NEGOTIATIONS
Russian media reported that the Sukhoi Civil Aircraft
Company (SCAC) is on edge of bankruptcy. According
to Lenta.ru, w hich quotes „Kommersant“, the SSJ100
manufacturer w ill probably be forced to declare credit
event should it fail to find additional financing sources.
Meanw hile, SCAC ensures that the current financial
state of the company allow s it to fulfill all its
commitments.
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British Airways takes delivery of its first
of 12 Airbus A380s
British Airw ays (BA) has become the tenth operator to receive an Airbus A380 after
taking delivery of the first of 12 aircraft on order. BA is the first UK operator of the
A380 and w ill start to deploy its new flagship aircraft on routes from London Heathrow
to Los Angeles and Hong Kong.
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GE Aviation and CAIGA Signed
Agreement for H80 Family Authorized
Service Center in China
GE Aviation and CAIGA Signed Agreement for H80 Family Authorized Service Center in
China.
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United Airlines is First to Install Split
Scimitar Winglets
A United Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft retrofitted w ith the new Split Scimitar Winglet
took its maiden test flight Tuesday in Everett, Wash. This advanced w inglet improves
on the existing blended w inglets United currently has on its next generation 737 fleet.
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easyJet firms up order for 100 A320neo
and 35 A320ceo aircraft
Follow ing its shareholders’ approval, easyJet has firmed up the purchase of 135
Airbus A320 family aircraft (100 A320neos and 35 A320ceos). The initial agreement
w as announced earlier in June.
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Bombardier CSeries Aircraft First Flight
to Take Place in the Coming Weeks
Bombardier Aerospace confirmed today that the integration of the CSeries aircraft’s
auxiliary pow er unit and Pratt & Whitney PurePow er Geared Turbofan™ PW1500G
engines on the first flight test vehicle (FTV1) is running smoothly, allow ing for testing
of the aircraft’s key systems. It also confirmed that the latest softw are upgrades on
the aircraft continue to be successfully completed. The CSeries aircraft’s overall
integration is progressing w ell; how ever, the highly technical last steps are taking more
time than initially anticipated to validate the overall systems and ongoing softw are
integration. First flight is expected to occur in the coming w eeks.
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India plans to develop its own regional
aircraft
Last w eek the Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh held a meeting of the the High
Level Committee on Manufacturing (HLCM) in order to discuss strategic goals of
several industries, including civilian aircraft manufacturing, electric and hybrid vehicles
as w ell as advanced materials and composites. During the meeting, the PM approved
the initiative to develop a new civil Aircraft w ith 70-100 seat capacity.
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Bombardier named Ethiopian Airlines
as a new Authorized Service Facility in
Africa
Bombardier Aerospace added further bench strength to its fast grow ing support
netw ork in Africa today by naming one of the continent’s leading carriers, Ethiopian
Airlines of Addis Ababa, as an Authorized Service Facility (ASF) for commercial
aircraft. Bombardier has signed a Letter of Intent to authorize the airline to perform line
and heavy maintenance on Q400 and Q400 NextGen turboprop aircraft. The agreement
is expected to take effect by late August.
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Boeing 727 Crashed
Intentionally in Mexican
Desert
From time to time, for one reason
or another, tragedy happens and
aircraft crashes and, at least for
now , it looks like these tragedies
can't be totally avoided. But not
aircraft crashes are tragedies
and you can see one like that in
the video.
In this video footage you can see
a Boeing 727 aircraft being
destroyed intentionally in
Mexican desert. Although deed
like that may appear to be
irrational at first, actually it w as a
test, w hich results can save the
lives of many people. The main
reason behind this test w as to
find w hat actually happens to
passengers w hen aircraft hits
the ground and how they can
survive it.
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Antonov family aircraft are to
establish a global online
spare parts stock
Locatory.com, an IT company
supporting the aviation industry
w ith IT-based Supply Chain
Optimisation solutions
w orldw ide, and UAC-Antonov, a
Joint Venture company betw een
the Russian United Aircraft
Corporation and the Ukrainian
Antonov Company, have signed
a partnership agreement,
according to w hich the parties
w ill establish an online stock of
parts and components for
Antonov (An) family aircraft, as
w ell as promote and market it in
the emerging markets.
Under the new partnership,
UAC-Antonov w ill develop
solutions for listing a w ide range

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UTair Aviation and Transaero Airlines
Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement
UTair Aviation and Transaero Airlines have signed an agreement on strategic
cooperation betw een the companies. The agreement aims at the development of both
domestic and international passenger and cargo transport markets and focuses on
leveraging the capacities of the route netw orks of both airlines operating from
Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow .
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Atlantic Air Industries joins the ATR
maintenance network
ATR, the European manufacturer of turboprop aircraft, and Atlantic Air Industries
(AAI), a French company specializing in aircraft maintenance, have signed a
collaboration agreement making AAI a new member of ATR’s netw ork of partner
maintenance centers. Adding AAI to ATR’s MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul)
netw ork attests to the compliance of its maintenance station at Toulouse-Francazal
airport, specializing in the heavy maintenance of ATR airframes, in line w ith the aircraft
manufacturer’s quality standards. Presently, about 60 airlines operate some 320 ATR
aircraft in Europe.
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KLM Cityhopper Signs With KLM UK
Engineering For Fokker 70 Heavy
Maintenance
AFI KLM E&M and KLM Cityhopper have signed a maintenance agreement covering the
regional carrier's Fokker 70 fleet. In addition to heavy maintenance checks, the contract
also includes modification w ork on the same aircraft type. The w ork w ill be carried out
by KLM UK Engineering, a KLM subsidiary w ithin AFI KLM E&M's global MRO netw ork
specialized in regional and narrow body aircraft maintenance.
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Heathrow unveils a new approach to
third runway
Heathrow is today submitting to the Airports Commission three options for solving the
lack of hub airport capacity in the UK. These see a third runw ay placed to the north,
north w est or south w est of the existing airport.
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COMMERCIAL AVIATION
Libyan Airlines takes delivery of its first Airbus A330
First flight for Air Lituanica
A350 XWB achieves 92 flight test hours since first flight
737 MAX w ill optimize aerodynamics w ith BAE Systems’ electronics
Rolls-Royce double delivery for British Airw ays
Alitalia presents the new Industrial Plan 2013-2016
Azerbaijan Airlines Receives First EMBRAER 190 jet
of An aircraft spare parts and
components on the
Locatory.com platform, covering
both traditional An-24/An-26 and
more modern An-140, An-148
and An-158 aircraft.
Furthermore, Locatory.com w ill
provide UAC-Antonov w ith new
IT-solutions aimed at facilitating
smoother integration of Antonov
spare parts into the global
component e-stock.
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Go East: living and working
in China
Due to a rapid grow th of the
emerging economies, the airline
industry is expanding and it is
predicted that in the upcoming
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Virgin Australia Completes Acquisition of 60% of Tigerair Australia
MTU Aero Engines hands over the 300th modules for the engine pow ering the
A380
Singapore Airlines Unveils Next Generation Of Cabin Products
EASA approves Eurocopter EC225 safety measures
AMR Corporation Consolidated Traffic Increased 2.4 Percent
China Airlines Forms Codeshare Partnership w ith Haw aiian Airlines
UIA expanded its fleet w ith 6 aircraft in March and April 2013
Embraer Delivers 22 Commercial and 29 Executive Jets in 2Q13
Qatar Airw ays flies w ith navigation data from Lufthansa Systems
UTair Aviation Passenger Operations Grow 14.7% in H1 2013
Pegasus Selects LEAP-1A Engine for A320neo fleet
Airbus delivers its 1,000th A330 to Cathay Pacific
Aeroflot Traffic and Capacity Statistics for June and 6 Months of 2013
Boeing, Turkish Airlines Finalize Order for Five Additional 777-300ERs
South African Airw ays (SAA) takes delivery of its first tw o A320s
ICAO Inaugurates Dedicated Asia/Pacific ATM Facility
CFM56 Family success triggers the demand for training in Eastern Europe and
the CIS
Boeing Completes 737 MAX 8 Firm Configuration
Etihad Airw ays upgrades to V2500 SelectTTw o™ Engines
KLM Cityhopper Signs Deal for Six New Embraer 190 Aircraft
Recovering European airlines trigger higher demand for technical specialists
First Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Features New Boeing Livery
Singapore Airlines: First Quarter Net Profit Up 56% On Higher Non-Operating
Items
Malaysia’s MASw ings takes delivery of its first ATR 72-600
Ryanair Q1 profits fall 21% to €78m traffic rises 3% to 23.2m as FY guidance
is unchanged
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 Expands to Japan
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BUSINESS AVIATION
Embraer Executive Jets’ Phenom 300 to Spread Wings in China
WestJet Encore to unveil its first Bombardier Q400
Embraer Executive Jets Delivers 400th Phenom Jet to European Customer
Helipartner Thailand launches its leasing activity w ith an order for 10
Eurocopter AS350 B3e helicopters
Gulfstream G280 adds to city-pair record book
ExecuJet Africa celebrates African Aviation aw ard w in
Jet Aviation Geneva appointed as Authorized Service Center for Nextant
400XT
WestJet Encore to unveil its first Bombardier Q400
StandardAero receives Honeyw ell certification for TFE731-50 testing
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MRO
Aerolíneas Argentinas began to provide technical services to the Ecuadorian
Company – Tame
Direct Maintenance commences A330 line maintenance support for Meridiana
commercial aircraft w ill double.
Under such circumstances the
Asia Pacific region is continuing
to present the largest projected
grow th in pilot demand w ith the
current need for 185 600 new
pilots. The largest amount of
pilots – 71 300 – is required in
China. Naturally, at the moment
the regions being perceived as
an exceptionally attractive
location among experienced
professionals in search of great
career opportunities. But w hile
providing numerous economic
benefits, is China the place an
expat can call home?
„According to the data provided
by the Centre for Future Studies,
in the past five years the number
of expats w orking in China has
risen by 18%. Although it is
possible that the grow th rate of
the industry in China w ill
eventually slow dow n, there is
no reason to believe that the
country w ill not account for less
than 30% of the w orld's
economic grow th until 2017. That
is w hy those w ith а sense of
adventure and the right skills are
flocking there - and few end up
disappointed,“ comments Skаiste
Knyzаite, the CEO of
АviаtionCV.com
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2012 World's highest
passenger growth in
Indonesia
The International Air Transport
Association (IATA) released the
57th Edition of the World Air
Transport Statistics (WATS), a
yearbook of the global airline
industry and IATA members’
performance. 240 IATA's
member-airlines carried 2.977
billion passengers on scheduled
services.
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SR Technics and Aigle Azur launch joint venture for line maintenance in
France
TS Technic Certified for Aircraft MRO
Lufthansa Technik establishes engine airline support team in Montreal
In-house demand remains the main grow th factor for the MRO industry in the
Middle East
GA Telesis Continues to Provide Best-In-Class Component Support via
Disassembly of Boeing 777-200ER, 767-200ER and 757-200ER
AJW Aviation completes part-out of A319 MSN 1066
AJW Technique achieve DGCA Indonesia Type Certificate Approval
WestJet Encore signs Total Component Support deal w ith Lufthansa Technik
ST Engineering's Land Systems Arm Acquires Technicae Projetos E Servicos
Automotivos LTDA
Fokker Services opens a Component Repair Shop in Singapore
AJW Aviation to Manage Entire Fleet Rebrand for AZAL
Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services operates a w arehouse for SuperJet
International in the U.S.
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AIRPORTS
Dubai Airports to limit carbon footprint w ith new concourse
Budapest Airport establishes its ow n security company
London City the most punctual airport in the UK
Schiphol to install LED lighting along all its runw ays
FRA Welcomes About 570,000 Passengers During the First Weekend of
Germany’s Summer Holidays
IAG Cargo Expands Temperature Controlled Facilities at London Heathrow
Changi Opens Interactive Enchanted Garden
More than five million passengers at Chopin Airport in the first half of 2013
Excess Baggage Company to join Heathrow 's Terminal 2
BNE Passenger numbers continue to grow
Gatw ick Submits Second Runw ay Submission to Aviation Commision
Another cargo record at Chopin Airport
Changi Airport Operating indicators for June 2013
Boston Logan’s Global Reach Takes Off w ith Turkish Airlines
Passengers w illing to pay for further improvements at Heathrow
Record 32.6 m passengers pass through Dubai International Airport in the first
half of 2013
Sheremetyevo has become the largest airport in Russia in terms of
international passenger traffic in the first half a year
Heathrow expands pioneering technology to help improve punctuality of
departing flights
Abu Dhabi International Airport sees 12.6% increase in traffic in first half of
2013
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