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A-CheckinDubai
DUBAI: Lufthansa Technik and DC
Aviation Group recently performed the
first A-check for a narrow-body
aircraft at the Al Maktoum International
Airport (Dubai World Central
Airport) in Dubai.
The services were provided for an
Airbus A319 of an undisclosed
customer from the region in the
hangars and VIP facilities of DC
Aviation Al-Futtaim, a joint venture of
DC Aviation and Al-Futtaim.
The workscope of about 350 hours
included the check of all systems
which are relevant to flight safety, the
exchange of several components, the
completion of service bulletins and as
a special topic the test of the ram air
turbine.
As part of the cooperation agreement
that dates back to May 2016, the
product portfolio consists of regular
checks as well as maintenance
services, including unplanned repairs
for example in the case of an AOG
(Aircraft on Ground). It also features
services for aircraft cabins, including
small modifications. Moreover, plans
call for a mobile aircraft and cabin
service to serve the region.
Around-the-clock facilities for entry
procedures and customs clearance
will ensure seamless support allowing
for highest levels of convenience and
privacy. A hangar extending over
5,700 square meters of floor space can
accommodate business jets up to the
size of an Airbus A320 or Boeing 737.
Iran,Boeingseal$16.5Bdealonnewplanes
TEHRAN: US aircraft manufacturer
Boeing is set to deliver 80 new
planes to Iran within a 10-yearperiod
as part of their $16.5 billion
(a b o u t D h 6 1 b i l l i o n) c o n t r a c t
finalized on December 11.
Fa r h a d P a r v a r e s h , m a n a g i n g
d i r e c t o r o f t h e C i v i l Av i a t i o n
Organization of the Islamic Republic
of Iran and chief executive of Iran Air,
said 50 of the planes are B-737 and
the remaining 30 are long haul 777,
w h i c h s h o u l d m o d e r n i z e t h e
country's aging fleet.
Boeing officials signed the landmark
deal in Tehran, the first since the 1979
Islamic revolution turned the two
countries against each other.
According to the Flight Safety
Foundation, Iran has some of the
worst safety aviation records in the
world partly because of its aging
fleet and lack of new parts for repair.
Iran is separately buying 100 planes
from the European firm Airbus in a
bid to further modernize its fleet.
Plans are also afoot to remodel its
a g i n g i n t e r n a t i o n a l a i r p o r t t o
accommodate the new planes and
more passengers as it opens up for
more international trade.
Iran will receive $100 billion from the
US as part of its nuclear deal that lifts
its economic sanctions.
The finalization of the Boeing deal
came amid talks in Washington that
President-elect Donald Trump plans
to rip up the nuclear accord that the
Obama administration forged.