AviTrader Weekly News 2018-02-26

ISSN 1718-7966 February 26, 2018/ VOL. 629 

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WORLD NEWS 

Spirit Airlines adds to Caribbean 

network 

Spirit Airlines, beginning May 24, 

2018, will connect Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood 

International Airport 

(FLL) with a nonstop service 

to St. Croix’s Henry E. Rohlsen 

Airport (STX). The service will run 

three times per week on Tuesday, 

Thursday and Sunday. The Caribbean 

island will become Spirit’s 

65th destination, following a recent 

addition of Columbus, OH, 

and upcoming new service to Richmond, 

VA; Guayaquil, Ecuador; 

and Cap, Haiti. 

Bangkok Airways and EL AL 

sign codeshare 

Bangkok Airways and EL AL have 

announced a new codeshare 

partnership to strengthen their 

respective route networks. This 

codeshare agreement will cover 9 

routes on both domestic and international. 

Codeshare flights operated 

by Bangkok Airways include 

roundtrip routes on Bangkok-Samui, 

Bangkok-Chiang Rai, Bangkok- 

Chiang Mai, Bangkok-Lampang, 

Bangkok-Trat, Bangkok-Sukhothai, 

Bangkok-Danang, Bangkok-Phnom 

Penh and Bangkok-Siem Reap. 

Brussels Airlines Cargo receives 

CEIV certificate 

IATA has awarded Brussels Airlines 

Cargo with its CEIV Pharma 

certificate, IATA’s excellence label 

for pharmaceutical transport. 

CEIV, the Centre of Excellence for 

Independent Validators, have reviewed 

the airline’s processes in 

recent months and has assessed 

Brussels Airlines as showing great 

reliability, expertise and quality in 

its pharma processes. Transporting 

healthcare products by air requires 

a rigorous logistical approach. 

Landmark year for Heathrow 

As airport reports its best full year results 

Europe’s busiest airport London 

Heathrow (LHR) grew at its fastest 

rate in five years in 2017, helping 

Britain’s economy to thrive by welcoming 

a record 78 million passengers 

(+3.1%) while 

retaining its position 

as Europe’s top-rated 

major airport for the 

third year running. 

Heathrow continues 

to deliver for the 

UK with a 10.2% increase in cargo 

volumes promoting more British 

trade growth, support for British 

jobs with close to £700 million invested 

in the airport over the year 

and new services to Portland and 

Santiago. 

Strong financial performance underpins 

Heathrow’s expansion 

plans, with revenues of £2,884 million 

up 2.7% and Adjusted EBITDA 

of £1,760 million up 4.6% reflecting 

lower operating costs and strong 

retail growth while passenger 

charges decreased by 2.0%. 

“For Britain to thrive post-Brexit, the 

Government needs to crack on with 

Heathrow expansion.” 

John Holland-Kaye, CEO, Heathrow 

Over £1.0 billion in debt financing 

completed, enhancing resilience 

and simplifying Heathrow’s debt 

financing arrangements. 

LHR posted 

a record 

78 million 

passengers 

last year. 

Photo: 

Heathrow 

Airport 

Significant progress on expanding 

Heathrow, with the airport’s first 

planning consultation underway, 

a shortlist of logistics hubs around 

Britain to help build it, the government 

committing to a vote in Parliament 

this summer and the CAA 

progressing the expansion regulatory 

framework. 

John Holland-Kaye, Chief Executive 

Officer of Heathrow, 

said: “Heathrow had a 

fantastic 2017 – welcoming 

a record 78 

million passengers, 

giving our best service 

ever and offering better 

value for our passengers 

with lower airport charges. 

“But while we are squeezing out 

small bits of growth, our rivals in 

France and Germany are overtaking 

us – for Britain to thrive post- 

Brexit, the Government needs to 

crack on with Heathrow expansion 

as quickly as possible with a vote in 

Parliament before the summer.”


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AIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS 

NAC delivers one new ATR 42-600 on 

lease to Stobart Air 

Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has delivered one 

new ATR 42-600, MSN 1213, to Stobart Air, on 

lease. Stobart Air, the regional franchise flying 

partner to leading airlines, operates up to 940 

flights weekly across 43 routes throughout 11 

European countries from bases in the U.K. and 

Ireland. Stobart Air operates under the Aer Lingus 

Regional brand as part of a franchise agreement 

with Ireland’s national carrier, Aer Lingus, 

and operates Flybe routes from London Southend 

Airport and the Isle of Man. Headquartered 

in Dublin, the airline employs over 570 people. 

Twelve stopovers in three weeks provides high visibility for the latest A350 XWB 

jetliner version 

Safran contributes to Boeing ecoDemonstrator 

Safran Electrical & Power is participating in the 

Boeing 2018 ecoDemonstrator, a campaign 

launched to improve commercial aviation’s environmental 

performance throughout an airplane’s 

lifecycle. After decades of successful 

partnership with Boeing on electrical wiring interconnection 

systems, Safran Electrical & Power 

is demonstrating its capabilities in power generation, 

distribution, electrical motors, and power 

electronics by supplying a complete electrical 

channel to the Boeing 2018 ecoDemonstrator. 

To date, Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator program, 

which began in 2011, has tested more than 60 

technologies using four airplanes as flying test 

beds. In 2018, Boeing and FedEx will work together 

to test more than 30 new technologies 

aboard a FedEx-owned 777 Freighter, equipped 

with Safran Electrical & Power’s electrical channel. 

The flight test campaign is planned to start 

this month. Safran Electrical & Power will equip 

the 2018 ecoDemonstrator with a comprehensive 

electrical channel, encompassing electric power 

generation and distribution systems, engine and 

aircraft wiring, and specific electrical loads (electric 

fans). Through strong collaboration with the 

Boeing team, Safran Electrical & Power has designed 

and developed one of the fastest flightworthy 

electrical channel for civil aircraft. This 

solution is unique in the market and allows future 

A350-1000 demo-tour Doha, Muscat Photo: Airbus 

Airbus’ flight test A350-1000 jetliner is back home after a demonstration tour to Middle East 

and Asia-Pacific destinations, a three-week trip that underscored all the attributes this largest 

A350 XWB version brings in upsized efficiency, maximum reliability and unique passenger 

comfort for fast-growing regions of the global airline marketplace. 

More than 10,000 people had the opportunity to visit the A350-1000 during its 12 stopovers 

which formed a tour that logged 87 hours aloft while covering 64,000 kilometers – the equivalent 

to traveling around the Earth 1.6 times. 

The demonstration tour provided airline customers, VIPs, journalists, social media personalities, 

industry influencers and enthusiasts alike, the opportunity to discover the latest member 

of the A350 XWB Family ahead of its upcoming entry into service. 

Retaining significant commonality with the successful in-service A350-900 version, the 

A350-1000’s fuselage has been stretched by seven meters – providing greater capacity (40 

more seats in a typical three-class cabin configuration) and perfectly matching airlines’ 

needs on their busiest long-haul routes while giving the flexibility to provide a larger premium 

seating area. 

The A350-1000’s demonstration tour began on January 26, with Doha, Qatar as its first destination. 

This visit was highly appropriate, as Doha-based Qatar Airways will be the first airline 

to introduce the new aircraft, joining the airline’s growing fleet of A350-900s. 

Next on the tour were visits to Oman, Hong Kong, Seoul, Taipei, Hanoi and Singapore, where 

the aircraft was displayed at the 2018 Singapore Airshow. After an extended stopover, the jetliner 

then flew to Bangkok, Sydney, Auckland, Tokyo and Manila, before returning on February 

16 to Airbus’ headquarters operation – and location for the A350 XWB final assembly line – in 

the Toulouse region of southern France. 

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Launch customer Qatar Airways takes delivery of first A350-1000 

optimization of the full aircraft electrical system. 

The 2018 ecoDemonstrator flight test campaign 

will demonstrate multiple benefits: overall electrical 

system efficiency, reduction of energy losses, 

and weight and operating savings. 

GE Aviation opens pneumatics laboratory 

GE Aviation, Rockford has commissioned a worldclass 

facility that enables the company to test jet 

engine components under a full range of temperatures, 

pressures and other conditions. The 

Advanced Engineering Pneumatics Test Laboratory, 

known as AdEPT, represents a US$13m investment, 

and will help fuel continued growth at 

the Rockford plant. The new facility is dedicated 

to the testing of complex, high-precision components 

including engine pneumatic valves, starter 

systems, turbo machinery, heat exchangers, and 

bleed air systems. The 20,000-ft² AdEPT lab is capable 

of replicating a wide variety of conditions, 

combining pneumatic temperature, pressure and 

flow to simulate real-world conditions. 

The Rockford facility is expanding as production 

of GE Aviation’s jet engines reaches record 

levels. The 150,000-ft² facility employs a total 

of 220 people, including nearly 100 hourly production 

workers, a commercial team, and an 

engineering staff of more than 40 people. The 

facility manufactures and repairs a variety of 

components that support both GE’s commercial 

& military jet engines, as well as powerplants 

for helicopters, naval vessels, and tanks. Products 

include pneumatic and electro-mechanical 

valves, utility actuators, temperature controllers 

and high-performance fans and blowers. 

A350-1000 and A350-900 Qatar formation-flight Photo: Airbus 

Airbus has delivered the world’s first A350-1000 wide-body airliner to launch customer Qatar 

Airways at a delivery event in Toulouse, France. The aircraft is the first of 37 A350-1000s ordered 

by the carrier and is the first ever Airbus aircraft fitted with the revolutionary new Qsuite 

seat, offering a double bed for the first time in Business class. Qatar Airways is the world’s largest 

A350 XWB family customer with 76 aircraft on order and the largest A350-1000 customer. 

“Qatar Airways always demands the very best for its customers, so it is right that we are the 

first airline in the world to fly the Airbus A350-1000,” said Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, 

His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, “This remarkable state-of-the-art aircraft will become a firm 

part of Qatar Airways fleet and will keep us ahead of the curve, allowing us to continue to offer 

our passengers outstanding levels of comfort and service”. 

Boeing 737 MAX 9 receives amended type certificate 

PPG awarded heated windshield contract 

for Bell 525 Relentless helicopter 

PPG has been awarded the contract by Bell 

Helicopter to produce heated pilot and co-pilot 

windshields for the Bell 525 Relentless commercial 

helicopter. The PPG windshields will be available 

for customer specification on helicopters 

operating in mountainous areas and cold environments, 

and for off-shore rescues. 

Bell has completed critical design review and 

approved PPG’s design for the composite windshields, 

which will have an outboard ply of 

stretched acrylic with a scratch-resistant coating 

and an inboard polycarbonate ply for enhanced 

strength. The windshields will meet Bell’s birdstrike 

requirement, which is to withstand the impact 

of a 2.2-pound bird at 185 knots. 

The pilot and co-pilot windshields, which will 

have the same design, will measure approximately 

50 inches by 60 inches. The front-facing 

area will be contoured to wrap to the side at 

around 100 degrees, affording exceptional view- 

Boeing’s 737 MAX 9 has received an amended type certificate (ATC) from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

Photo: Boeing 

Boeing’s 737 MAX 9 has received an amended type certificate (ATC) from the U.S. Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), officially certifying the airplane for commercial service. This certification 

marks the culmination of a successful flight test program that began in March 2017 with 

two Boeing flight test airplanes. The FAA certification affirms that the airplane’s handling, systems 

and overall performance all comply with required aviation regulations. Boeing is now in 

the final stages of preparing the MAX 9 for its first delivery to launch customer Lion Air Group. 

The 737 MAX 9 is designed for a capacity of up to 220 passengers and a maximum range of 

3,550 nautical miles. With three additional seat rows compared to the 737 MAX 8, this airplane 

provides operators added capacity while maximizing profitability within their network.

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Robots driving innovation at SR Technics 

ing by both pilot and co-pilot. 

PPG will fabricate the windshields at its Sylmar, 

California, plant with the PPG Aircon heating system 

supplied by its Huntsville, Alabama, facility. 

Aircraft wheel and brake specialist becomes 

Honeywell Authorized Service 

Center 

Rotable Repairs, one of the UK’s leading providers 

of wheel and brake MRO services, has signed 

a multi-year parts supply and license agreement 

with Honeywell, to become the UK’s first Authorized 

Wheel and Brake Service Center. 

The agreement, which came into effect at the 

beginning of January 2018 will increase customer 

value and support. This will allow Rotable 

Repairs to offer competitive lead times, a low, 

dedicated pricing structure and a trustworthy 

service for all Honeywell products. 

Bryan Croft, Sales and Marketing Director of Rotable 

Repairs stated: “The agreement further 

establishes our growing relationship with Honeywell 

and our requirement to provide our customers 

with greater cost improvements and supply 

support. Becoming an Authorized Service Center 

complements our recent acquisition by the 

Desser Group which has since enabled us to offer 

greater support and pricing for a range of media 

including tires, supported by Watts Aviation.” 

Rotable Repairs became part of the Desser Group 

towards the end of 2017 and has been working 

with the Group to improve performance across 

the board by offering a reduction in product 

lead-times, pricing and increased performance. 

SR Technics to implement an innovative robotics solution to enhance aircraft maintenance inspections 

Photo: SR Technics 

SR Technics is partnering with Invert Robotics to implement an innovative robotics solution 

to enhance its aircraft maintenance inspections. Developed by Invert Robotics, the robot employs 

a patented mechanism that explores the airframe surface to assess the required maintenance 

needs. 

Equipped with a high-resolution inspection camera, the robot records and transmits video 

images to a ground-based screen, which are then analyzed by SR Technics engineers. The use 

of this new solution enables efficient visual inspections both on the tarmac as well as in the 

hangar. In addition, the inspection images can be used for more detailed repair assessments 

and as a record of the current state of the aircraft for future comparisons. 

The automated inspections can help reduce the inspection time from hours to minutes. Furthermore, 

the robot’s capabilities can be enhanced by adding functions such as ultra-sound 

and thermographic testing that allow robots to perform many labor-intensive and tedious 

maintenance inspection processes more efficiently. Freeing up skilled aircraft engineers to 

manage more-complex tasks helps speed up the process and reduce the cost of the overall 

maintenance process. 

Pratt & Whitney implements solution to 

PW1100G-JM 

Pratt & Whitney has released a revised configuration 

as a solution to the issue relating to a knife 

edge seal on the High-Pressure Compressor 

(HPC) aft hub which affected a limited sub-population 

of the PW1100G-JM engine that powers 

the Airbus A320neo aircraft. 

The solution is based on a design with which 

the company has significant experience, and 

this solution has received all necessary regulatory 

approvals. Pratt & Whitney has begun implementing 

this solution, and production engine 

deliveries incorporating this change will begin in 

early March. 

The company will continue to work with Airbus 

and its mutual airline customers to minimize operational 

disruption. 

GE exploring sale of gas turbine business 

Subsequent to last month’s indication from General 

Electric Company’s (GE’s) new CEO, John 

Flannery, that he was exploring the possibility of 

breaking up the company, sources are indicating 

that the sale of its industrial gas turbine business 

is being seriously considered. 

The possible sale of the industrial gas turbine 

business, which would include the Jenbacher 

and Waukesha engines, has come about through 

last year’s 45 percent plummet in profits for 

the division. Sources, which have asked not to 

be identified, have confirmed that Citigroup Inc 

has been hired by GE to prepare a sale process 

for the business, though a GE spokesperson declined 

to comment on the matter. 

Last November, Flannery had indicated the com-


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pany would exit approaching US$20 billion in 

operations in an attempt to shore up its financial 

position as, over the last 12 months, its stock has 

lost half its value. The gas engine business could 

be worth as much as US$2 billion. 

In January, GE disclosed that the U.S. Securities 

and Exchange Commission was investigating its 

accounting for part of its services backlog, and 

a set of actuarial calculations that caused GE to 

take a charge for long-term-care policies it underwrote 

a decade ago. 

GE took a $6.2 billion after-tax charge on those 

policies in the fourth quarter and confirmed it 

will set aside $15 billion more in reserves over 

the next seven years to cover potential claims on 

the policies. 

GE Aviation, a subsidiary of General Electric, is 

responsible for producing, among many others, 

the CFM 56 turbofan engine as a 50:50 partner 

with Safran Aircraft Engines, for which over 

30,000 units have been sold, while a similar joint 

venture has seen the production of the new 

LEAP-X series of engines which will power commercial 

aircraft such as the Airbus A320neo Family, 

the Boeing 737, and the Comac C919. 

MRO & PRODUCTION NEWS 

KLM UK Engineering and Braathens Regional 

sign contract for airframe maintenance 

A European leader in the regional jets and 

narrow-body aircraft market, and having an internationally 

acknowledged expertise on Boeing 

737, Embraer 170/190, BAe146/Avro RJ, 

Fokker 70/100 & Airbus A320 Family airplanes, 

KLM UK Engineering has confirmed its contract 

with Braathens Regional. KLM UK Engineering 

commenced airframe maintenance checks with 

Braathens Regional on their BAe 146/ARJ fleet 

during 2017. Ronny Christiansen, Vice President 

Support Braathens Regional said: “Having been a 

customer of KLM UK Engineering’s over the last 

year, we are very pleased to reach this long-term 

agreement regarding our heavy maintenance 

program. KLM UK Engineering has performed a 

very good quality of work and great flexibility in 

order to meet Braathens requirements.” 

RUAG to complete 2020 ADS-B avionics 

compliance modification on Bombardier 

Challenger CL601 

RUAG Aviation has successfully upgraded the avionics 

baseline of a Bombardier Challenger CL601 

to comply with regulatory mandates for 2020 

and beyond. The first upgrade of this kind completed 

in Europe, the ADS-B Out, FMS 6.1 and 

Iberia’s first A350 in final assembly stage 

Final assembly of Iberia’s first A350-900 at the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France 

Photo: Iberia 

Iberia’s first A350-900 is in the final assembly stage at the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France, 

with its wings now attached to the fuselage and the engine pylons and horizontal and vertical 

stabilizers currently being installed. The first electric system tests are also being carried 

out. Iberia’s first A-350-900 will undergo numerous tests on the ground before the full cockpit 

and passenger cabin are installed, the engines attached, and the entire aircraft painted. Next 

comes flight tests before the aircraft is delivered to the Airbus Delivery Centre. 

Iberia, which flies only Airbus aircraft, has ordered 16 A350-900s that will operate long-haul routes. 

Aviation Capital Group takes delivery of first Boeing 787 Dreamliner 

El AL takes delivery of its first 787-9, on lease from Aviation Capital Group 

Photo: ACG 

Aviation Capital Group has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Everett, Washington. 

The aircraft, a Boeing 787-9, is on a long-term lease to EL AL Israel Airlines (El Al), and is 

the first of two Boeing 787-9’s to be delivered from ACG’s orderbook and leased to EL AL. The 

second aircraft is scheduled to deliver this fall. 

“We are pleased to embark the first delivery of the new Boing 787-9 from ACG. The anticipated 

arrival of the new 787 aircraft marks a revolution in the customer’s flight experience. We set a 

high standard of service and product excellence in order to retain our standing as the first and 

preferred choice airline for travelers to and from Israel,” said new CEO of EL AL, Gonen Usishkin.


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LPV requirements were met in full ahead of compliance 

deadlines. The integration of the avionics 

upgrades was carried out at RUAG Aviation’s 

Bombardier Authorized Service Center facilities 

in Munich, Germany, during a scheduled heavy 

maintenance visit. “This is a milestone on behalf 

of our customer, as well as on behalf of all operators 

of older aircraft,” stated Volker Wallrodt, 

Senior Vice President Business Jets, Dornier 228 

& Components, RUAG Aviation. “For aircraft like 

the Challenger CL601, flying with ADS-B today 

provides pilots with a number of immediate benefits, 

yet it also ensures the aircraft is equipped 

to fly after December 31, 2019. Equipping older 

aircraft with ADS-B transponders improves operational 

flexibility and preserves investment, 

well past 2020 requirements, because it allows 

those aircraft to continue to operate reliably and 

profitably while adhering to the latest aviation 

regulations with state-of-the-art technology,” he 

confirmed. 

Oerlikon and Boeing to collaborate in additive 

manufacturing work 

Boeing and Swiss-based Oerlikon, a leading 

technology and engineering group, have signed 

a five-year collaboration agreement to develop 

standard materials and processes for metalbased 

additive manufacturing. Additive manufacturing, 

popularly known as 3-D printing, is a 

controlled process in which material is joined or 

solidified to create a three-dimensional part. 

“This agreement is an important step toward 

fully unlocking the value of powder bed titanium 

additive manufacturing for the aerospace industry,” 

said Leo Christodoulou, Boeing Chief Technologist, 

adding: “Boeing and Oerlikon will work 

together to standardize additive manufacturing 

operations from powder management to finished 

product and thus enable the development 

of a wide range of safe, reliable and cost-effective 

structural titanium aerospace components.” 

Boeing and Oerlikon will use the data from this 

collaboration to support the qualification of additive 

manufacturing suppliers to produce metallic 

components using a variety of machines 

and materials. The research will initially focus on 

industrializing titanium powder bed fusion ad- 

Oriens Aviation inaugurates Oriens Maintenance Services 

Oriens Aviation formally opens its Pilatus Service Centre 

Photo: Oriens Aviation 

Oriens Aviation, the exclusive British Isles Pilatus Centre, formally inaugurated its new MRO 

facility, Oriens Maintenance Services, at London Biggin Hill Airport on February 15. Founder 

and CEO of Oriens Aviation Edwin Brenninkmeyer highlighted that his company is proud to be 

at the forefront of the single-engine turboprop (SET) revolution, one of the brightest spots in 

the business aviation industry today. 

“Looking to the future is why we have chosen London Biggin Hill as our location,” declared 

Brenninkmeyer. “It is the closest business aviation airport to London with full IFR facilities, customs 

and extended opening hours, the lowest aeronautical fees for the abundance of services 

provided. Furthermore, Biggin Hill is specifically targeting new business aviation activity. It can 

only be hugely advantageous for us to be based at a thriving, expanding business aviation hub 

– right where all the action is.” 

ditive manufacturing and ensuring parts made 

with this process meet the flight requirements 

of the Federal Aviation Administration and Department 

of Defense. The strong collaboration 

between Boeing and Oerlikon will enable the 

companies to meet the current challenges to 

qualify materials and processes for aerospace 

and provide a route for the adoption of additive 

manufacturing with a qualified supply chain that 

achieves quality and cost targets. 

Daher inaugurates third Moroccan plant 

in Tangier 

Daher inaugurated its new plant in Tangier this 

month, strengthening the company’s position in 

Morocco as an aircraft manufacturer, equipment 

supplier and service provider. It follows the first 

site established at Tangier in 2001, and a second 

created at Casablanca during 2007. 

The new plant sits just 500 meters from the other 

facility in the Tangier Free Zone, near the airport. 

It will support the ramp-up in production 

for international aerospace programs partnered 

by Daher and will provide a platform to better 

meet the needs of such customers as Airbus for 

its commercial aircraft and helicopters, as well as 

Dassault. 

The site represents an investment of more than 

€15m (US$18.45m) as part of Daher’s ongoing 

development in Morocco, which has a booming 

aerospace ecosystem. It spans an area of 

approximately 10,000 m², giving Daher a total 

30,000 m² of production facilities in the country. 

The new plant will eventually employ more than 

250 people, adding to the 550-strong workforce 

at the other two sites.


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Safran and Albany inaugurate third composite 

fan blade production plant for 

LEAP engine, in Mexico 

Safran and Albany have inaugurated a third joint 

manufacturing plant in Mexico to make composite 

parts for the LEAP aircraft engine. This 

third joint plant is similar to and complements 

the two existing plants in Rochester, New Hampshire 

(United States), and Commercy (eastern 

France), inaugurated in 2014. It involved a total 

investment of about US$100m and delivered its 

first parts in October 2017, primarily making 3-D 

woven composite fan blades for the LEAP engine 

from CFM International. As the LEAP program 

develops, this plant will also make guide vanes. 

The investment needed to add this capability 

will start this year, with delivery of the first parts 

expected in January 2019. 

The new joint Safran/Albany plant in Mexico currently 

has nearly 230 employees, operating in 

a facility with 31,000 m² (334,800 ft²) of floorspace. 

The total workforce is expected to reach 

nearly 600 by 2021, to handle annual production 

of more than 20,000 composite blades and 

31,000 outlet guide vanes. 

Located in the Querétaro Aerospace Park, this 

newest plant benefits from its proximity to 

other facilities, including Safran Aircraft Engines 

Mexico and Albany’s Machine Clothing plant in 

Cautitlan. Safran and Albany have been working 

closely together for nearly 20 years. Through 

this high-value-added partnership, they have 

developed the 3-D RTM (resin transfer molding) 

process used to produce fan blades and cases 

for the LEAP engine. The use of 3-D woven composites 

makes a significant contribution to the 

LEAP’s performance, since it offers 15% lower 

fuel consumption and CO2 (carbon dioxide) 

emissions than previous-generation engines. 

The construction of the new Safran/Albany plant 

in Mexico was announced in 2016 to support the 

ramp-up in LEAP production, which should reach 

a peak rate of more than 2,000 engines per year 

in 2020. Having already recorded over 14,000 

orders and commitments. Today, more than 210 

LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B-powered airplanes are deployed 

by 33 operators on five continents, and 

they have already logged over 610,000 flighthours 

and nearly 300,000 cycles. 

Bristow Helicopters select Honeywell’s 

avionics protection plan 

Honeywell has signed a five-year contract with 

Bristow Helicopters for its Honeywell Avionics 

Protection Plan (HAPP). The agreement will cover 

26 of Bristow’s Leonardo AW139 helicopter fleet. 

Under the agreement, Bristow Helicopters will 

benefit from full maintenance protection coverage 

for the avionics suite of its search and rescue 

fleet, providing improved cost forecasting. 

The company will also have access to repair and 

parts exchange services in addition to support 

from Honeywell and its global network of authorized 

service centers to return its helicopters 

back to the sky quickly and efficiently. 

Honeywell offers a variety of maintenance contract 

options, allowing operators to choose the 

plan that best meets their requirements for exchange 

and repair services. HAPP also provides 

coverage on all Honeywell avionics systems 

across civil service rotary fleets, as well as commercial 

and business helicopters. 

Bristow Helicopters provides industrial aviation 

services, including offshore transportation, 

search and rescue, and support services. The addition 

of HAPP expands on the relationship between 

the two companies, with Honeywell’s Sky 

Connect flight data monitoring system already in 

use across Bristow’s fleet. 

Icelandair expands maintenance partnership 

with MAEL 

Independent MRO provider Monarch Aircraft 

Engineering (MAEL), has won an expanded 

maintenance commitment from Icelandair. Icelandair, 

which has been a MAEL customer since 

2003, has increased its current maintenance 

commitment to include base maintenance for a 

fifth aircraft – a Boeing 757 heavy check to take 

place at MAEL’s Luton facility. 

MAEL has carried out a check for Icelandair’s 

B757 freighter aircraft last November and currently 

has the second of three planned B767-300 

aircraft in maintenance at its Luton facility. 

Since becoming an independent MRO provider in 

October 2017, MAEL has announced a wide range 

of new agreements with airlines which, in addition 

to Icelandair, include Virgin Atlantic Airways, 

China Airlines, Wizz Air and La Compagnie. 

FINANCIAL NEWS 

Air Canada reports 2017 annual results 

Air Canada has reported full-year 2017 EBITDAR 

of CA$2.921bn compared to the previous full 

year 2016 EBITDAR of CA$2.768bn, an increase 

of CA$153m. Air Canada reported 2017 operating 

income of CA$1.364bn compared to 2016 operating 

income of CA$1.345bn. Adjusted pre-tax 

income amounted to CA$1.158bn in 2017 compared 

to adjusted pre-tax income of CA$1.148bn 

in 2016. On a GAAP basis, the airline reported 

income before income taxes of CA$1.279bn in 

2017 compared to income before income taxes of 

CA$877m in 2016. Air Canada recorded adjusted 

net income of CA$1.142bn in 2017 compared 

to adjusted net income of CA$1.147bn in 2016. 

(US$1.00 = CA$1.26 at time of publication.) 

flydubai sees strong growth in revenues 

Flydubai has reported its full-year results for the 

year ending December 31, 2017. flydubai reported 

total revenue of AED 5.5bn (US$1.5bn) 

compared to AED 5bn (US$1.37bn) last year; an 

increase of 9.2%. The airline reported a profit of 

AED 37.3m (US$10.1m) for the full year 2017; 

the airline has continuously reported full-year 

profitability since 2012. 

Flydubai carried 10.9 million passengers in 2017 

– a record number for the airline. Passenger 

numbers grew by 5.5% compared to the previous 

year. With up to 295 aircraft on order, flydubai 

becomes one of the world’s top ten airlines 

in terms of order backlog. 

Avolon’s revenue reaches US$2.4bn in 

2017 

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, 

has released results for the 2017 full year. 

The year was headlined by the acquisition and 

integration of CIT’s aircraft leasing business. 

Avolon’s owned, managed and committed fleet 

grew 109% in 2017 to 908 aircraft by year-end 

and full-year profit after tax increased 59% to 

US$550m. 

Avolon reported 107 aircraft deliveries, transitions 

and sales, including the delivery of 45 new 

aircraft. The company sold 44 aircraft, including 

29 owned aircraft and 15 managed aircraft, 

across the combined platform in 2017. 

Owned, managed and committed fleet increased 

by 109% year-on-year to 908 aircraft at the end 

of 2017. The average age of its owned fleet was 

5.3 years, and the average remaining lease term 

of its delivered fleet was 6.6 years. Fleet utilization 

for the year was 99.4%. 

Qantas posts record first half profit, starts 

taking delivery of 18 A321LR neo aircraft 

The Qantas Group has delivered its highestever 

first half Underlying Profit Before Tax of 

AU$976m for the six months ending 31 December 

2017. 

The result surpasses the previous record of 

AU$921m achieved in the first half of FY16 and 

comes despite recent increases in fuel costs and 

continued international capacity growth. Both 

Underlying and Statutory profit before tax were 

significantly higher (15% and 20% respectively) 

than the first half of FY17. 

Net debt continued to fall and remains towards 

the bottom of the range, at AU$5.1bn. 

Sixty per cent of the Group fleet is unencumbered, 

including two new 787-9s purchased 

with cash. Debt maturity has been improved 

by an eight-year, AU$350m corporate debt 

program and short term liquidity remained 

strong at AU$2.8bn. Operating cash flow increased 

by 48% to reach a record AU$1.7bn,


10 

FINANCIAL NEWS 

providing excess capital for reinvestment and 

for returns to shareholders. Jetstar will start 

taking delivery of aircraft from its existing 

order of 99 A320 aircraft, beginning with 18 

A321LR NEOs from mid-2020. These next generation, 

longer range aircraft can fly routes like 

Melbourne and Sydney to Bali, currently operated 

by the 787-8 Dreamliner. The arrival of 

the first four long range NEOs will add capacity 

on these routes with potential to also free up 

some 787-8 flying time for use on other leisure 

routes such as Vietnam, China, Thailand and 

Hawaii. All 18 A321LR NEOs are expected to 

be delivered by the end of 2022 to replace Jetstar’s 

oldest A320s for use on domestic and international 

routes and will each deliver a fuel 

burn improvement of around 15%. The Qantas 

Group retains flexibility with the sequencing 

of the rest of its A320 NEO order, which is approximately 

an even split of 232-seat A321LR 

NEOs and 186-seat A320 NEOs. The order is 

primarily focused on aircraft replacement but 

with scope to allow for growth depending on 

market conditions. 

Military and Defence 

Lockheed Martin announces Orlando 

expansion 

Lockheed Martin has broken ground on a new, 

US$50m, 255,000 ft² office facility and has announced 

plans to hire about 1,800 people over 

the next two years, of which about 500 will be 

based in Orlando. “With this expansion, Lockheed 

Martin is further solidifying its already 

robust presence in Florida and supporting our 

business growth,” said Frank St. John, Lockheed 

Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) Executive 

Vice President. “The Research & Development 

II building underscores our customer commitments 

to provide the most modern facilities for 

our talented workforce to produce critical capabilities 

for the U.S. and allies for years to come.” 

Employees working in the new building will 

support engineering, program management 

and research and development activities for 

MFC, which primarily designs, manufactures 

and supports advanced combat, missile, rocket, 

manned and unmanned systems for customers 

including the U.S. Department of Defense, 

NASA and allied nations. 

OTHER NEWS 

Copa Holdings released that traffic in January 

was up 5.8% from the year-ago figure. On 

a year-over-year basis, consolidated capacity 

improved 5.4%. The load factor for the month 

expanded 40 basis points (bps) to 84% in the 

first month of 2018 as traffic growth outpaced 

capacity. 

Finnair is extending the operating period for 

both its Chicago and San Francisco routes during 

the upcoming fall. The Helsinki-Chicago 

route will be extended until December 3 with 

two weekly flights. Originally, the route was set 

to operate from April 19 until October 27. Chicago 

is the largest city in the American Midwest 

and a global hub for business, leisure and the 

arts. Finnair started a seasonal service to Chicago 

during the summer of 2015. 

The Helsinki-San Francisco route will now be 

extended until December 5 with two-weekly 

frequencies. Originally, the route was to be 

operated from May 3 until September 27. San 

Francisco is well-known for its buzzing food 

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proximity to Silicon Valley. Finnair began a seasonal 

service to San Francisco during the summer 

of 2017. 

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 

has released the first formal Opinion on the 

safe operating of small drones in Europe and 

which will become an important steppingstone 

to the building of a wider regulatory 

framework and a means to keep drone operations 

safe. This Opinion will act as a platform 

on which the European Commission can adopt 

regulatory proposals later on in the year. The 

European Commission has already chaired 

a meeting with EU Member States on February 

21. According to EASA’s Executive Director 

Patrick Ky, “This regulation will enable the 

free circulation of drones and a level playing 

field within the European Union, while also 

respecting the privacy and security of EU citizens, 

and allowing the drone industry to remain 

agile, to innovate and continue to grow.” 

The EASA has provided an innovative means 

for the regulation of drone operations where 

rules are simplified, and focus is mainly on the 

risks associated with a drone’s operation – for 

example the risk associated would be greater 

flying the same drone in a built up residential 

area as opposed to open fields. The Opinion 

is also charting new territory where aviation 

and product legislation are combined: design 

requirements for small drones (up to 25kg) will 

be implemented by using the well-known CE 

(Conformité Européenne) marking for products 

marketed in Europe. Each drone will be 

come with a package a consumer information 

with the “do’s and don’ts” on how to fly 

a drone without endangering other members 

of the public. This Opinion follows a preceding 

consultation document (Notice of Proposed 

Amendment – published by EASA in May 2017) 

and takes into account thousands of comments 

received from private citizens, industry, operators 

and national authorities obtained during a 

four-month public consultation period. 

While a record number of U.S. passengers were 

recorded in 2017, an increase of 4.5% com- 

pared to 2016 figures, the resultant increase in 

volume has seen a drop in the level of satisfaction 

experienced by passengers. 

The result of an annual Air Travelers in America 

Survey has revealed that of those passengers questioned, 

only 81% were satisfied with their overall 

experience, down from 85% recorded in 2016. 

This drop is not seen as surprising given an increase 

in crowding at airports and on flights, 

mainly due to an improved economy and low 

fares. All age groups and household income 

bands saw an increase in numbers save for 

those passengers who earned in excess of 

$150,000 on an annual basis. 

The greatest increase in passenger numbers 

came from those persons falling within the 

US$75,000 – US$99,999 income bracket, where 

those people took an average 5.1 trips per annum, 

compared with 3.4 trips in 2016. 

According to John Heimlich, vice president and 

chief economist at Airlines for America, “The 

strides airlines are making to improve the flight 

experience—from varying fares that can fit any 

budget, in-flight entertainment options, gourmet 

food offerings and advancements in technology, 

both on the ground and in the air— are 

resonating with customers and leading to more 

Americans traveling more often by air.” 

5,046 passengers took part in the survey. 2017 

was a year blighted by a number of high-profile 

incidents involving airlines and their passengers, 

the most notable of which involved a passenger 

who had been ‘bumped’ being forcibly 

dragged off a United Airlines UAL flight, the 

incident having been recorded by a fellow passenger 

on their smartphone and which subsequently 

went viral on social media. 

Sardinia-based airline Meridiana is aiming to 

become Italy’s premier airline under a new 

name, Air Italy. The airline acquired the smaller 

Air Italy in 2011 and will adopt its name and fly 

as a new Air Italy. Alitalia, Italy’s previous flag 

carrier, went into administration in May last 

year and is now being auctioned off in parts to 

other European airlines. 

Meridiana is part owned by Qatar Airways 

(49%) and Alisarda S.p.A which originally 

owned the Sardinian airline Alisarda, which in 

turn merged with Spanish carrier Universair in 

1991 to form Meridiana. The new Air Italy has 

put in place an aggressive rebranding and ex- 

pansion program, aiming to attract up to 10 million 

passengers by 2022. It plans to double the 

size of the fleet by 202, commencing with the 

acquisition of 20 new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, 

together with Airbus A330-200s and Boeing 

787-8 Dreamliners. 

The newly branded carrier also intends to expand 

its routes domestically with new connections 

between Milan and Rome, Naples, Palermo, 

Catania and Lamezia Terme by May this 

year. Internationally, the carrier will be aiming 

to open new international flights with a daily 

service from Milan to New York, and four flights 

a week from Milan to Miami, both starting in 

June, and from September, four flights weekly 

from Milan to Bangkok. Three additional longhaul 

flights should also be announced by the 

year end, while in 2019 there are plans to add 

long-haul flights from Rome. 

Though Milan Malpensa is the airline’s international 

hub, its headquarters will remain in Olbia, 

Sardinia. The new airline plans to add several domestic 

connections to Sardinia in addition to two 

new direct flights to London and Moscow 

Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways commented: 

“We’re working to build an efficient airline 

with high quality services that offers an alternative 

to Italians and to all international tourists 

who want to visit Italy.” 

INDUSTRY PEOPLE 

• Air Canada has named Jon Turner as Vice 

President, Maintenance. 

He is returning 

to Air Canada after 

working at other airlines, 

most recently 

Air Canada Express 

partner, Sky Regional, 

where he was President 

and Chief Executive 

Officer. In his role, 

Jon Turner 

Mr. Turner will assume 

responsibility for managing and providing 

strategic direction for Air Canada’s maintenance 

programs, core engineering, fleet 

management, control of technical safety 

and airworthiness standards, maintenance


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INDUSTRY PEOPLE 

operations control, supply chain, as well as 

line maintenance. 

• Ryan Robertson has 

joined C&L Aviation 

Group as Sales Manager 

for Component 

Repair as the company 

continues an expansion 

of its component 

repair capabilities and 

Ryan Robertson 

offerings. Robertson 

has more than 15 years of experience with 

regional aircraft and component repairs. 

Before joining C&L in 2018, he was Director 

of Regional Sales for Worthington Aviation, 

with a focus on Dash-8, ATR, ERJ and 

CRJ aircraft. From 2002-2015, Robertson 

worked with INAir Aviation Services, where 

he helped several airlines, manufacturers, 

service providers and others adopt major 

cost-savings concepts for repairs that eventually 

led to them changing their long-held 

approach to buying parts and repairs. 

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Lindsey Webster 

• Morten Beyer & 

Agnew (mba), a consulting 

leader in the 

aviation industry, has 

promoted Lindsey 

Webster from Director 

to Vice President 

of Asset Valuations. 

In this role, Ms. Webster 

will lead a team of 

ISTAT Certified Appraisers in valuing aircraft, 

spare parts, engines and helicopters. Ms. 

Webster will also perform industry research 

and economic analysis, model value trends, 

and forecast future asset values and economic 

lives. Ms. Webster will be responsible 

for the management of mba’s European 

office in addition to heading the U.S. asset 

valuations team. Ms. Webster is an ISTAT 

Certified Appraiser with a Bachelor of Science 

degree in Finance and Insurance from 

Northeastern University. Prior to joining 

mba, Ms. Webster worked in Fixed Income 

at Lehman Brothers and in Corporate Sales 

with the Ritz-Carlton. 

• Héroux-Devtek, an international manufacturer 

of aerospace products, has appointed 

Pierre Fitzgibbon as Director of the Corporation. 

He is also appointed to the Audit 

Committee of the Corporation. Fitzgibbon is 

currently Managing Partner at Walter Capital 

Partners, a private equity firm headquartered 

in Montreal. He previously served 

seven years as President and Chief Executive 

Officer of Atrium Innovations, which 

had operations in eight countries. 

• Honeywell’s board of directors has nominated 

President and CEO Darius Adamczyk 

to serve as chairman when current chairman, 

Dave Cote, retires at the end of April 

2018. In addition, Duncan B. Angove, President 

Infor, Inc. has been elected to Honeywell’s 

Board as an independent director 

and will stand for re-election at Honeywell’s 

Annual Shareowners’ Meeting on April 23. 

• At the 455 th meeting of the BACA Council 

(BACA, the Worldwide Association of Air 

Charter Professionals) on February 15, Nick 

Weston of Weston Aviation was elected to 

the position of BACA Deputy Chairman. He 

will share the role with Volker Meissner 

of ARGUS International during a transition 

period as BACA moves forward to its next 

stage of development. 

• CFM International has announced that 

Sébastien Imbourg has been named Executive 

Vice President, replacing François Bastin. 

Bastin, who had served in the role since 

February 2015, has been appointed Executive 

Vice President, Commercial Engine Programs 

for Safran Aircraft Engines. 

As part of the CFM Executive Team, Imbourg 

is responsible for overseeing programs carried 

out by the CFM joint venture. Along 

with his counterpart at GE, Allen Paxson, 

he will also serve as the primary interface 

between the two companies. Within Safran 

Aircraft Engines, Imbourg is general manager 

of the CFM project department. 

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February 26, 2018 

Commercial Jet Aircraft 

Aircraft Type Company Engine MSN Year Available Sale / Lease Contact Email Phone 

A319-100 ORIX Aviation CFM56-5B5/P 2385 2005 Q1/2019 Lease Oisin Riordan oisin.riordan@orix.ie +353 871774524 

A320-200 Castlelake V2527-A5 2288 2003 Q4/2018 Lease Michael Hackett michael.hackett@castlelake.com +44 20 7190 6120 

A320-200 Castlelake V2527-A5 2161 2003 Q4/2018 Lease Michael Hackett michael.hackett@castlelake.com +44 20 7190 6120 

A340-300 GA Telesis CFM56-5C4 433 2001 Q1/2018 Sale Kevin Milligan kmilligan@gatelesis.com +1 954-676-3111 

A340-300 GA Telesis CFM56-5C4 541 2003 Q1/2018 Sale Kevin Milligan kmilligan@gatelesis.com +1 954-676-3111 

B737-300 Aersale CFM56-3 27707 1995 Now Sale / Lease Craig Wright craig.wright@aersale.com +1 305 764 3238 

B737-300 Aersale CFM56-3 27926 1995 Now Sale / Lease Craig Wright craig.wright@aersale.com +1 305 764 3238 

B737-400 Safair Operations Freighter East Africa Dec 2017 ACMI only C. Schoonderwoerd corneliss@safair.co.za +27 11 928 0000 

B737-400 Aersale CFM56-3C1 24688 1990 Now Sale / Lease Craig Wright Craig.Wright@aersale.com +1 305 764 3238 



B737-5H6 Bristol Associates CFM56-3C1 26445 1992 Now Sale Ed McNair / Pete Seidlitz bristol@bristolassociates.com +1 202-682-4000 

B737-800 ORIX Aviation CFM56-7B26/3 37258 2011 Q2/2019 Lease Oisin Riordan oisin.riordan@orix.ie +353 871774524 

B737-800 ORIX Aviation CFM56-7B24E 40287 2012 Q1/2019 Lease Oisin Riordan oisin.riordan@orix.ie +353 871774524 

B737-800 Aersale CFM56-7B26 32917 2002 Q1/2018 Sale / Lease Sally Browne Sally.Browne@aersale.com +353 86 021 4841 

B737-800 Aersale CFM56-7B26 32624 2001 Q1/2018 Sale / Lease Sally Browne Sally.Browne@aersale.com +353 86 021 4841 

B737-800 Aersale CFM56-7B26 30881 2002 Now Sale / Lease Craig Wright Craig.Wright@aersale.com +1 305 764 3238 

B747-400 Bristol Associates 28812 1999 Now Sale Ed McNair / Pete Seidlitz bristol@bristolassociates.com +1 202-682-4000 

B747-400 Bristol Associates 30023 2000 Now Sale Ed McNair / Pete Seidlitz bristol@bristolassociates.com +1 202-682-4000 

B747-400 GA Telesis RB211-524 26637 1992 Now Sale Eddo Weijer eweijer@gatelesis.com +1 954 676 3111 

B747-400 GA Telesis PW4000 29950 2000 Now Sale Stuart Weinroth sweinroth@gatelesis.com +1 954 676 3111 

B747-400BCF Jet Midwest PW4056-3 27044 1990 Now Sale / Lease Kevin Lee aircraft@jetmidwest.com +1-310-652-0296 

B777-200ER GA Telesis 28999 Now Sale Stuart Weinroth sweinroth@gatelesis.com +1 954 676 3111 

B777-200ER GA Telesis 28523 Now Sale Stuart Weinroth sweinroth@gatelesis.com +1 954 676 3111 

DC8 Aersale No engines 46094 1969 Now Sale Craig Wright Craig.Wright@aersale.com +1 305 764 3238 

Regional Jet / Turboprop Aircraft 

Aircraft Type Company Engine MSN Year Available Sale / Lease Contact Email Phone 

ATR72-212 C&L Aviation Group PW127 434 1994 Now Sale Donald Kamenz donald.k@cla.aero +1 207-951-6259 



ATR72-202 

Cargo 

C&L Aviation Group PW124B 455 1995 Now Sale Donald Kamenz donald.k@cla.aero +1 207-951-6259 

CRJ-200LR Regional One CF34-3B1 7484 2001 Now Sale / Lease Chris Furlan cfurlan@regionalone.com +1(305) 759-0670 Ext.164 

CRJ-700 Regional One CF34-8C5B1 10246 2006 Now Sale / Lease Chris Furlan cfurlan@regionalone.com +1(305) 759-0670 Ext.164 

CRJ-700 Regional One CF34-8C5B1 10029 2001 Now Sale / Lease Chris Furlan cfurlan@regionalone.com +1(305) 759-0670 Ext.164 

CRJ-900LR Regional One CF34-8C5 15057 2005 Now Sale / Lease Chris Furlan cfurlan@regionalone.com +1(305) 759-0670 Ext.164 

DASH8-311 Regional One PW123B 323 1992 Now Sale / Lease Chris Furlan cfurlan@regionalone.com +1(305) 759-0670 Ext.164 

DASH8-311 Regional One PW123B 325 1992 Now Sale / Lease Chris Furlan cfurlan@regionalone.com +1(305) 759-0670 Ext.164 

Dornier 328- 

Regional One PW306B 3145 2000 Now Sale / Lease Chris Furlan cfurlan@regionalone.com +1(305) 759-0670 Ext.164 

300 

Dornier 328- 

Regional One PW306B 3185 2001 Now Sale / Lease Chris Furlan cfurlan@regionalone.com +1(305) 759-0670 Ext.164 

300 

170012 

ERJ-170LR AerFin CF34-8E 

Now Sale / Lease Mark Dunnachie mark.dunnachie@aerfin.com +44 2920 109 898 

3 

ERJ-145 Regional One AE3007A1P 145291 2000 Now Sale / Lease Chris Furlan cfurlan@regionalone.com +1(305) 759-0670 Ext.164 

SF340B Jet Midwest CT7-9B 320 1992 Now Sale / Lease Kevin Lee aircraft@jetmidwest.com +1-310-652-0296 

SF340B C&L Aviation Group CT7-9B 194 1990 Now Sale / Lease Fred Dibble fred.d@cla.aero +1 207-217-6128 

SF340B+ C&L Aviation Group CT7-9B 425 1997 Now Sale Donald Kamenz donald.k@cla.aero +1 207-217-6259 

SF340B+ C&L Aviation Group CT7-5A 368 1995 Now Sale Donald Kamenz donald.k@cla.aero +1 207-217-6259 

SF340A Cargo C&L Aviation Group CT7-5A 046 1986 Now Sale Fred Dibble fred.d@cla.aero +1 207-217-6128 

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Commerical Engines 

Multiple Types 

Sale / Lease 

Company 

Contact Email Phone 

Multiple Engines GE / CFM / RB211 

Now - Sale / Lease GECAS Engine Leasing 

Sherry Riley engine.leasing@gecas.com +1(513)782-4272 

AE3007 Engines 

Sale / Lease 

Company 


(1) AE3007A1 Now - Sale / Lease Magellan Aviation Group 

Bill Polyi bill.polyi@magellangroup.net +1 (704) 504 9204 x202 

(3) AE3007A1P Now - Sale/Lease/Exch. Regional One Miguel Bolivar mbolivar@RegionalOne.com +1 786-623-3936 

(2) AE3007 Now - Sale GA Telesis Eddo Weijer eweijer@gatelesis.com +1 954 676 3111 

CF34 Engines 

Sale / Lease 

Company 


CF34-8E5 Now - Lease Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey Kai Ebach 

k.ebach@lhaero.com 

+49-6731-497-368 

CF34-10E 

Now - Lease 

CF34-8C 

Now - Lease 

CF34-3B1 

Now - Lease 

CF34-3A 

Now - Sale / Lease 

(2) CF34-8C5B1 Now - Sale / Lease Regional One Chris Furlan cfurlan@regionalone.com +1(305) 759-0670 Ext.164 

(1) CF34-3B1 Now - Sale / Lease 

(1) CF34-10E5A1 Now - Sale / Lease GA Telesis Eddo Weijer eweijer@gatelesis.com +1-954-676-3111 

(1) CF34-3B1 Now - Sale 

(1) CF34-8C5/B1 Now - Sale / Lease Magellan Aviation Group 


(1) CF34-8E Now - Sale / Lease AerFin Oliver James Oliver.James@aerfin.com +44 (0) 2920109898 

(1) CF34-10E6 Now - Lease Engine Lease Finance Declan Madigan declan.madigan@elfc.com +353 61 291717 

(1) CF34-10E7 

CF34-8E(s) 

Now - Lease 

Now - Sale / Lease GECAS Engine Leasing 

Sherry Riley engine.leasing@gecas.com +1 (513) 782-4272 

(1) CF34-10E7 Now - Lease Willis Lease 

Ann Lee alee@willislease.com +1 (415) 408 4769 

CF6 Engines 

Sale / Lease 

Company 


(1) CF6-80C2B1F Now - Sale / Lease AerSale. Inc. Alan Kehoe Alan.Kehoe@aersale.com +353 879 393 534 

(1) CF6-80C2A5 Now - Sale / Lease Alan Kehoe Alan.Kehoe@aersale.com +353 879 393 534 

(1) CF6-80C2B6F Now - Sale / Lease Matthew White matthew.white@aersale.com +353 1475 3005 

(1) CF6-80C2B7F Now - Sale / Lease Matthew White matthew.white@aersale.com +353 1475 3005 

(1) CF6-80C2B7F Now - Sale GA Telesis Eddo Weijer eweijer@gatelesis.com +1-954-676-3111 

(5) CF6-80C2B1F Now - Sale aircrafttrading@gatelesis.com 

CFM56 Engines 

Sale / Lease 

Company 


(1) CFM56-3C1 Now - Sale / Lease Royal Aero 

Calum MacLeod calum@royalaero.com +49 8025 993610 

(1) CFM56-5A3 Nov 17 - Sale / Lease 

(2) CFM56-5B Now - Sale / Lease GA Telesis Eddo Weijer eweijer@gatelesis.com +1-954-676-3111 

(2) CFM56-7B26 Now - Sale 

(1) CFM56-7B26/E Now - Lease Engine Lease Finance Declan Madigan declan.madigan@elfc.com +353 61 291717 

(1) CFM56-7B26/3 Now - Lease 

(1) CFM56-7B22/3 Now - Lease 

(2) CFM56-5C4/P Now - Sale / Lease Castlelake Stuart MacGregor stuart.macgregor@castlelake.com +44 207 190 6138 

(2) CFM56-3C1 Now - Sale / Lease AerSale. Inc. Alan Kehoe Alan.Kehoe@aersale.com +353 879 393 534 

(2) CFM56-5A 

Now - Sale 

GECAS Engine Leasing 

Sherry Riley engine.leasing@gecas.com +1(513)782-4272 

(1) CFM56-7B20 TRUEngine 

TM Now - Sale / Exchange CFM Materials Jimmy Hill Jimmy.Hill@cfmmaterials.com +1 214-988-6670 


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Commerical Engines (cont.) 

(1) CFM56-5C4/P Now - Sale AerFin Oliver James Oliver.James@aerfin.com +44 (0) 2920109898 

(4) CFM56-5C4 Now - Sale 

(1) CFM56-5B Now - Sale / Lease 

(1) CFM56-7B Now - Sale / Lease 

(1) CFM56-5B Now - Sale/Lease/Exch. Werner Aero Services Cliff Topham ctopham@werneraero.com +1-703-402-7430 

(1) CFM56-7B Now - Sale/Lease/Exch. 

(1) CFM56-5B4/3 Soon - Lease Willis Lease 


(2) CFM56-5C4/P Soon - Lease 

(1) CFM56-7B26 Now - Lease 

(1) CFM56-5B4/P Soon - Lease 

(1) CFM56-7B24/3 Now - Lease 

CT7 Engines 

Sale / Lease 

Company 


CT7-9B Sale C&L Aviation Group Martin Cooper martin.c@cla.aero +1 207-217-6106 

JT8D and JT9D Engines 

Sale / Lease 

Company 


(1) JT9D-7R4D-E Now - Sale/Lease Jet Midwest Kevin Lee engines@jetmidwest.com +1-310-652-0296 

(1) JT8D-219 Now - Sale GA Telesis Eddo Weijer eweijer@gatelesis.com +1 954 676 3111 

GEnx Engines Sale / Lease Company 


(2) GEnx Soon - Lease Willis Lease 


LEAP Engines 

Sale / Lease 

Company 


(1) LEAP-1A33 Soon - Lease Willis Lease 


PW Small Engines 

Sale / Lease 

Company 


(1) PW121 (Dash 8) Now - Sale / Lease Magellan Aviation Group 


(1) PW123B/D/E 

(1) PW124B 



(1) PW121 (ATR) 

(1) PW127E/F/M 

(1) PW150A 

(2) PW121 (ATR) 




Now - Sale/Lease/Exch. Willis Lease 

David Desaulniers ddesaulniers@willislease.com +1 415 516 4837 

(2) PW121-8 Now - Sale/Lease/Exch. 

(1) PW123 Now - Sale/Lease/Exch. 

(1) PW127 Now - Sale/Lease/Exch. 

(2) PW150A Now - Sale/Lease/Exch. 

(1) PW127M Now - Sale/Lease/Exch. 

(2) PW127F Now - Sale/Lease/Exch. 

(2) PW124B Now - Sale/Lease/Exch. 

(1) PW120A Now - Sale / Lease Regional One Chris Furlan cfurlan@regionalone.com +1(305) 759-0670 Ext.164 

(1) PW120 Now - Sale/Lease/Exch. Miguel Bolivar mbolivar@RegionalOne.com +1 (786)-623-3936 

(1) PW123E Now - Sale/Lease/Exch. Miguel Bolivar mbolivar@RegionalOne.com +1 (786)-623-3936 

(4) PW126 Now - Sale/Lease/Exch. Miguel Bolivar mbolivar@RegionalOne.com +1 (786)-623-3936 

(1) PW121 Now - Sale/Lease/Exch. Miguel Bolivar mbolivar@RegionalOne.com +1 (786)-623-3936 

PW119B RGB Now - Lease Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey Kai Ebach 


+49-6731-497-368 

PW119B 

Now - Lease 

PW120A 

Now - Lease 

PW121 (ATR) 

Now - Lease 

PW124B 

Now - Lease 

PW123B 

Now - Lease 

PW125B 

Now - Lease 

PW127F 

Now - Lease 

PW150A 

Now - Lease 

PW127M 

Now - Lease 

PW150 GRB 

Now - Lease 

PW127 Sale C&L Aviation Group Martin Cooper martin.c@cla.aero +1 207-217-6106 

(1) PW124B Now - Sale/Lease/Exch. Logix.Aero Jean-Christian Morin jcmorin@logix.aero +33.6.4782.4262 

(2) PW127E/F Remi Krys rkrys@logix.aero +33.6.2079.1039 

(4) PW127M 

(1) PW120 / PW121 Now - Sale / Lease Royal Aero 

Calum MacLeod calum@royalaero.com +49 8025 993610


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Commerical Engines (cont.) 

PW4000 Engines 

Sale / Lease 

Company 


(2) PW4056-1 Now - Sale/Lease/Exch. GA Telesis Eddo Weijer eweijer@gatelesis.com +1-954-676-3111 

(1) PW4056-3 Now - Sale / Lease Magellan Aviation Group 


(1) PW4056-3 Now - Sale/Lease Jet Midwest Kevin Lee engines@jetmidwest.com +1-310-652-0296 

(1) PW4060-3 Now - Sale / Lease AerSale. Inc. Matthew White matthew.white@aersale.com +353 1475 3005 

(1) PW4062-3 Now - Sale / Lease Matthew White matthew.white@aersale.com +353 1475 3005 

(1) PW4158-3 Apr 18 - Lease Alan Kehoe Alan.Kehoe@aersale.com +353 879 393 534 

(1) PW4056-3 Now - Sale / Lease Alan Kehoe Alan.Kehoe@aersale.com +353 879 393 534 

RB211 Engines 

Sale / Lease 

Company 


(1) RB211-535 Now - Sale / Lease Jet Midwest Dave Williams dave.williams@jetmidwest.com +1-817-791-4930 

(1) RB211-535E4 Apr 18 - Sale / Lease AerSale. Inc. Matthew White matthew.white@aersale.com +353 1475 3005 

Trent Engines 

Sale / Lease 

Company 


(3) Trent 800 Now - Sale GA Telesis Eddo Weijer eweijer@gatelesis.com +1-954-676-3111 

(1)Trent 892 Now - Sale/Lease/Exch. AerSale. Inc. Matthew White matthew.white@aersale.com +353 1475 3005 

(2) Trent 892 Now - Sale / Lease TrueAero, LLC. Matt Parker mparker@trueaero.com +1 469-607-6110 

(4) Trent 556 Now - Sale / Lease 

(1) Trent 772B Now - Sale/Lease/Exch. Rolls-Royce & Partners Finance Bobby Janagan bobby.janagan@rolls-royce.com +44 20 7227 9078 

V2500 Engines 

Sale / Lease 

Company 


1) V2533-A5 w/QEC Now - Sale/Lease/Exch. Rolls-Royce & Partners Finance Bobby Janagan bobby.janagan@rolls-royce.com +44 20 7227 9078 

(1) V2527-A5 Now - Lease Engine Lease Finance Declan Madigan declan.madigan@elfc.com +353 61 291717 

(1) V2523-A5 Now - Lease 

(1) V2527 Now - Sale / Lease AerFin Oliver James Oliver.James@aerfin.com +44 (0) 2920109898 

(1) V2533-A5 Now - Sale/Lease/Exch. Werner Aero Services Cliff Topham ctopham@werneraero.com +1-703-402-7430 

Aircraft and Engine Parts, Components and Misc. Equipment 

Description Company 


(1) A320-200 Landing Gear Now - Sale TrueAero, LLC Matt Parker mparker@trueaero.com +1 469-607-6110 

(1) A330-300 Landing Gear Now - Sale 



(2) GTCP331-500 Now - Sale 

(2) GTCP331-350C Now - Sale 

(1) GTCP36-150RJ, (2) GTCP36-100M, Now - Sale/Lease/Exch. Regional One Miguel Bolivar mbolivar@RegionalOne.com +1 (786)-623-3936 

(1) RE220RJ, (1) PW126 RGB, (1) PW901A 

(1) APS1000-C12, (1) APS1000-C3 

GTCP131-9A (2), GTCP131-9B(2) Now - Lease REVIMA APU Olivier Hy olivier.hy@revima-apu.com +33(0)235563515 

GTCP331-200, GTCP331-250 

Now - Lease 

APS500C14(3), APS1000C12(2), APS2000 Now - Lease 

APS2300, APS3200(2), APS5000(2) 

Now - Lease 

PW901A(4), PW901C(2) 


TSCP700-4E 

Now - Sale 

Neutral CFM56-5B & CFM56-7B QEC Kits Now - Sale CFM Materials Michael Arellano michael.arellano@cfmmaterials.com +1 214-988-6676 

(3) APS2300, (1) GTCP331-350C Now - Sale / Lease AirFin Nick Filce Nick.Filce@aerfin.com +44 7770 618 791 

GTCP131-9A, GTCP131-9B , GTCP331-350C Now - Sale/Lease/Exch. Logix.Aero Jean-Christian Morin jcmorin@logix.aero +33.6.4782.4262 

GTCP331-500B, GTCP331-200/250, Rich Lewsley rlewsley@logix.aero +44.79.0021.8657 

APS3200, APS2300, GTCP85-129H 

APU GTCP 331-500 

Now - Lease Willis Lease Ann Lee alee@willislease.com +1 (415) 408 4769 

Engine stands now available 

(2) GTCP131-9B, (2) GTCP131-9A 

Now - Lease 

Now - Sale / Lease GA Telesis Dave Dicken ddicken@gatelesis.com +1 954-676-3111 

ENGINE STANDS: Trent 800, PW4000 112"/V2500 

National Aero Stands support@stands.aero + 1 305-558-8973 

/ CFM56/ PW2000 & Bootstrap kits 

GTCP131-9A, GTCP 131-9B 

Now - Sale / Lease Werner Aero Services Julien Levy jlevy@Werneraero.com +1 201-674-9999 

GTCP36-300A, 737-800 Winglets 

737-700 & 737-800 Landing Gear 



767-300 Winglets, LH-RH P/N 767-0010-5, -6, -7 & -8, SV- Now Sale 

Reliance Aircraft Terry Hix thix@relianceaircraft.com +1 512-439-6988 

(2) PW901A, (1) PW901C(1), PW125B RGB Now - Lease Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey Kai Ebach 


+49-6731-497-368

AviTrader Weekly News 2018-02-26

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