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NEWS
Airbus enjoys banner Paris Air Show, wins commitments worth $26.1 billion Airbus remained on a roll Tuesday at the Paris Air Show, announcing orders from CIT Group, JetBlue Airways, Garuda Indonesia and TransAsia. Like Monday, orders and commitments were dominated by A320 family aircraft, particularly the re-engined A320neo. Link
Korean Air commits to CSeries; Pratt operates PW1500G on test flight Bombardier's CSeries program achieved two milestones as Korean Air signed a letter of intent to purchase 10 CS300s, becoming the first Asian airline to commit to the aircraft, and Pratt & Whitney test flew for the first time the PW1500G geared turbofan engine designated to power the aircraft. Link
Boeing moves toward '797' to replace 737 Boeing appears to be moving toward an all-new solution for the replacement of the 737, the biggest selling commercial jet aircraft in history. Link
Italy's Blue Panorama to acquire up to 12 Superjets Italian carrier Blue Panorama is to acquire up to 12 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft. Sources familiar with the agreement said during the Paris air show that the Italian airline would take eight aircraft and put options on another four. Link
Comac's C919 benefits from Neo launch The launch of the Airbus A320neo program has had a side benefit for the indigenous Chinese Comac C919 aircraft project. "An increase in fan size for Neo means the C919 will get a performance boost," said Olivier Savin, executive vice-president at CFM, the engine maker that is supplying its Leap engine for the twinjet, on the eve of the show. Link
Qantas reaches settlement with Rolls-Royce over QF32 Australia's Qantas Airways reached an agreement with Rolls-Royce in relation to the uncontained engine failure on an Airbus A380 in November. The carrier said that the settlement includes the end of legal proceedings that it had initiated after the incident, which resulted in the grounding of the airline's entire A380 fleet for several weeks. While the terms are "confidential", said the Oneworld alliance member, the settlement will amount to Australian dollars (A$) 95 million in its 2011 fiscal year profit and loss statement. Link
Aircelle preps A380 nacelle improvements Aircelle is readying improvements to A380 nacelles as part of an Airbus programme to increase the reliability of the superjumbo. For the nacelle, which is maintained as an "on condition" subsystem, Aircelle is next year planning to introduce non-destructive testing techniques, including tomography, and tools to allow airlines to inspect composite components of the nacelle "to tell you when you need to intervene", said Aircelle president Vincent Mascré. Link
United Continental continues to deal with integration issues United Continental Holdings is striving to integrate its operations after its merger in October. The Continental branch of the Air Line Pilots Association International called on United Continental to suspend aircraft sales. Continental pilots also asked the airline to maintain the previous allocation of flying, as outlined in existing contracts. Link
Flight attendants comment on AA's boarding changes American Airlines is striving to reduce passenger wait times by altering its boarding procedures. The airline shrank the number of boarding groups to six from 10, which is intended to provide a “quieter, calmer” departure area. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants said the process pressures gate agents to let passengers board earlier, during which time the flight attendants are not paid. An airline representative, however, said the new system is working well. Link
Spirit adds $5 fee for printing boarding pass at airport Spirit Airlines says it will begin charging customers $5 to have their boarding pass printed by an airport agent. Customers can avoid a fee by checking in online or -- for a few more months -- by using a self-service airport kiosk. Link
Technology could help airline cabins become paperless Many airline passengers settle into their seats and check out the in-flight magazines, food-service menus, duty-free magazines or safety instructions, all available in seat pockets. That ritual might be about to change. SmarttPapers Aviation is developing file-compression technology that would allow the information to be integrated into in-flight entertainment systems. Link
Paris Air Show sees $20 billion in announced plane orders Airlines and leading companies jumped at the chance to secure more fuel-efficient planes at the Paris Air Show as orders for more than 200 aircraft were announced. Multiple deals were made for Airbus' A320 family of aircraft, making the company the leader in terms of orders taken. Airbus expects to receive more than 600 orders for jets in its A320 family by the end of the show. Link
Airline industry might be overzealous about outlook, insider says The airline industry is optimistic in its projections for equipment demand, prompting airframe original equipment manufacturers to bolster production levels. Adam Pilarski, senior vice president at aircraft value specialist Avitas, cautioned that threats to the industry could hinder its recovery. Airframers' efforts to accelerate production could prove to be misguided, he said. Link
Advanced safety devices show up in business aircraft first Rockwell Collins, Honeywell International and other cockpit-equipment suppliers are at the Paris Air Show this week touting the latest developments in cockpit-safety technology. The advanced safety devices already are available for corporate jets, but suppliers are trying to persuade commercial airlines to adopt the new systems. Link
Surge in pilot hiring is expected The airline industry is expected to soon conduct a hiring binge for pilots following a multiyear dearth of job openings. Boeing predicts that 466,650 new commercial pilots will be needed by 2029. "It is a dramatic turnaround," said Louis Smith, president of FltOps.com. "Pilot hiring was severely depressed in the last three years. The next 10 years will be the exact opposite, with the longest and largest pilot hiring boom in the history of the industry." Link
Other News
Boeing announced a host of new orders Tuesday at one of the most active Paris Air Shows, in terms of commercial aircraft commitments, in recent memory. Norwegian Air Shuttle ordered 15 737-800NGs valued at $1.2 billion based on list prices, bringing its commitment for the type to 78. The airline also finalized its contract to purchase three 787s, an agreement the Oslo-based operator announced in May, which brings the total number of 787s it will operate to five, including two to be leased from ILFC.
Boeing is reluctant to move its 777 production rate higher than the 8.3 per month planned by 2013 to 10 monthly because of the significant capital investment required, according to Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Jim Albaugh. Addressing media at the Paris Air Show, he said the manufacturer is looking at "two options" for developing a next generation 777 going forward. "We can do wing and engine improvements" or "a new wing and engine technology, which would take the EIS of the aircraft into the next decade.”
Down Under: After a brief respite, the ash cloud from Chile's Puyehue-Cordon Caulle Volcano again is playing havoc in Australia with air service to Canberra, Sydney, Adelaide, Hobart and Melbourne impacted. Virgin Australia and Qantas Airways canceled flights to those cities at various times Monday and cancellations were expected to flow into Tuesday. Tiger Airways, which has it main bases in Melbourne and Adelaide, temporarily grounded its fleet.
ATR won an order from Brazil's Azul Linhas Aereas for 10 ATR 72-600 aircraft valued at $227 million at list prices. "The deal is the conversion into firm orders of 10 of the 20 options inked in the contract that both companies announced at Farnborough Airshow last year," ATR stated. "This conversion brings to 30 the total fleet of ATR 72-600s to be operated by the carrier." ATR 72-600 deliveries to Azul are slated commence in October.
Airbus President and CEO Tom Enders dismissed the possibility that the manufacturer will revive the freighter version of the A380, on which work was suspended in 2007 after all A380F customers canceled their orders owing to concerns about the manufacturer's ability to maintain delivery schedules. FedEx and UPS in particular were very interested in the aircraft at one point, and have indicated they would take another look if the program were restarted. But in response to a question Tuesday in Paris about possibly reviving A380F production, Enders quickly said, "Not on my list."
International Aero Engines signed an MOU with US Airways to upgrade the carrier's fleet of V2500-powered Airbus A320 family aircraft with the V2500 SelectTwo. Under the MOU, US would purchase kits to upgrade 92 in-service aircraft. Additionally, it would convert V2500 orders for 60 A320 family aircraft on order to SelectTwo models.
Boeing's 787 made its Paris Air Show debut Tuesday. Dreamliner flight test aircraft ZA001 flew a brief demonstration over Le Bourget before landing around 5:20 p.m. local time following a transatlantic flight.
AVIATION QUOTE
Whoever wants to learn to fly must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance:—one cannot fly into flying!
— Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Thus spoke Zarathustra: A book for everyone and nobody, 1883-1885
ON THIS DATE
June 22nd
---In 1909... Wykoff, Church and Partridge, a car sales firm, becomes the USA’s first airplane sales agency.
---In 1910... The German firm “Delag” inaugurates the first regular passenger-carrying airship service. Between 1910-1914, its five Zeppelin airships carry nearly 35,000 passengers without a fatality over inland German routes.
---In 1933... The Tupolev ANT-25 monoplane, designed to win the world long-distance record for the USSR, makes its first flight.
---In 1941…Germany invades the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa). 1,200 Soviet aircraft are destroyed on the first day alone.
---In 1954…First flight of the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk by Robert Rahn at Edwards AFB, CA.
One guy asked, "If our chute doesn't open, and the reserve doesn't open, how long do we have until we hit the ground?"
Our jump master looked at him and in perfect deadpan and answered, "The rest of your life."
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And let's get one thing straight. There's a big difference between a pilot and an aviator. One is a technician; the other is an artist in love with flight. — E. B. Jeppesen
Miamiair, thank you for doing the Daily today, and every day.
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Queso wrote:Miamiair, thank you for doing the Daily today, and every day.
You're welcome.
And let's get one thing straight. There's a big difference between a pilot and an aviator. One is a technician; the other is an artist in love with flight. — E. B. Jeppesen
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