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WEEKLY AVIATION HEADLINES 4 AIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS with 174, followed by 77 of the R66. According to data supplied by Rolls-Royce, the R66 fleet logged approximately 185,000 hours in 2017, bringing its total fleet hours to 735,000. Cadet production was steady at 20, and the R22 came in at 34. Robinson is confident the upturn in sales will continue as the company is introducing a multitude of new options for the R44 and R66. In 2017, Robinson added a heavy-duty Inlet Barrier Filter and a lightweight lithium-ion battery to its R66 options. More recently, the company also announced a wire strike protection system and cargo hook for the R66. At this year’s HAI Heli-Expo convention in Las Vegas, February 27 – March 1, Robinson will display an R44 Raven II, R44 Cadet, and R66. Vallair delivers one leased 737-400F to ASL Aviation Holdings (Ireland) Vallair, the aircraft trading, leasing and specialist MRO organisation, has completed the delivery of a Boeing 737-400F (MSN 26299), to ASL Aviation Holdings (Ireland). The aircraft recently went through a freighter conversion followed by a “C” Check with Integration Maintenance performed in the USA. The lease term is for 48 months with a 24-month extension option. Gregoire Lebigot, President & CEO – Vallair, stated “This is the first aircraft Vallair is leasing to ASL. We are pleased to have this freshly converted Boeing B737- 400 aircraft delivered to ASL, with whom we have a strong relationship on the MRO side. We recently announced being the launch customer of the Airbus 321-200 P2F cargo program and this transaction is indicative of the huge potential we see in the P2F conversions market in which we are committed to becoming a global leader.” Singapore Airlines prepares to resume world’s longest commercial flights The first Ultra Long Range version of the A350 XWB rolls out of the Airbus final assembly line in Toulouse Boeing and White House reach informal deal for two Air Force One jets Photo: Airbus The first Ultra Long Range version of the A350 XWB has rolled out of the Airbus final assembly line in Toulouse. The latest variant of the A350 XWB Family will enter service with launch operator Singapore Airlines later this year. Altogether, Singapore Airlines has ordered seven A350-900 Ultra Long Range aircraft, which it will use on non-stop flights between Singapore and the US, including the world’s longest commercial service between Singapore and New York. Following completion of the airframe assembly, the first aircraft has now moved to an outdoor station where it will undergo extensive ground tests, prior to installation of its Rolls- Royce Trent XWB engines. The aircraft will then embark on a short flight test program to certify the changes over the standard A350-900 that will bring the additional range capability. These include a modified fuel system that increases fuel carrying capacity by 24,000 liters, without the need for additional fuel tanks. The test phase will also measure enhanced performance derived from aerodynamic improvements, including extended winglets. With a maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 280 tons, the A350 XWB Ultra Long Range is capable of flying up to 9,700 nautical miles or over 20 hours non-stop. Pegaso firms up H175 follow-on order Mexican Oil & Gas operator Transportes Aéreos Pegaso has signed for an additional Airbus H175, bringing to four the number of orders it has placed for this super-medium helicopter. Delivered in the summer of 2016, the first aircraft has been performing crew change missions for geo-seismic vessels. A second H175 will be delivered in the spring of <strong>2018</strong> to serve one of the first international companies to start deep-water operations in Mexico’s Perdido Belt. The last two H175s will arrive in Mexico in 2019. They will all be assigned to offshore crew change missions in the Gulf of Mexico. Pegaso is also the first customer in the Americas to sign a contract for FlyScan, the data analysis software that helps custom- Current Air Force One, Boeing VC-25A Photo: Boeing According to Reuters, the White House has confirmed that an agreement has been reached with Boeing for two new 747-8 jets to replace the current Air Force One planes, two Boeing VC-25As which began operations back in 1990. According to Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley, “President Trump has reached an informal deal with Boeing on a fixed-price contract for the new Air Force One Program.” Gidley also advised that the deal struck between President Trump and Boeing would save the taxpayer US$1.4 billion. Previously, President Trump had tweeted that the costs to build the two new replacements was too high and that the federal government should “Cancel order!” In a news release issued by Boeing, the company stated: “President Trump negotiated a good deal on behalf of the American people.” The Boeing 747-8s will act as an airborne White House able to fly in worst-case security scenarios, such as nuclear war, and they will be modified with military avionics, advanced communications and a self-defense system.
Monarch Aircraft Engineering WEEKLY AVIATION HEADLINES 5 AIRCRAFT & ENGINE NEWS Dassault Launches New Falcon 6X Luxury Business Jet ers to analyze and manage the Health & Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) data from their helicopter fleet activities. Enabling operators to optimize predictive maintenance, FlyScan enhances flight safety, increases fleet availability and reduces the maintenance burden by up to seven percent. Their FlyScan contract also covers four Airbus H155s in their fleet. DAE delivers new A320-200 to China’s Air Guilin DAE Capital has delivered an Airbus A320-200 aircraft to new customer, Air Guilin on March 1. The delivery took place at the Airbus delivery centre in Toulouse, France. DAE has agreed to lease two new Airbus A320 family aircraft to the Chinese airline, based at Guilin Liangjiang airport in Guanxi Autonomous Region. The aircraft will come equipped with CFM 56-5B4/3 PIP engines. The second aircraft will be delivered in March and both planes are part of a direct order DAE has with Airbus. This latest addition to the Air Guilin A320 family fleet will assist the carrier as it looks to capitalize on China’s increasing domestic demand for leisure and business air travel. Air Guilin currently operates Airbus A319 and A320 airplanes and expects to significantly increase its fleet size by the end of <strong>2018</strong>. Icelandair takes delivery of first 737 MAX airplane The new Falcon 6X Photo: Dassault Dassault Aviation, the French aerospace company, has announced the launch of the new Falcon 6X luxury business jet, while also announcing that it has scrapped its Falcon 5X model, according to Reuters. The Falcon 6X will have the same fuselage cross-section as the Falcon 5X but will instead be powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW800 engines. The Falcon 6X has a slightly longer range than that of the 5X – 5,500nm as opposed to 5,200nm, which equates to the jet being able to fly non-stop between New York and Moscow, San Francisco or Paris and Beijing, and London or Geneva and Los Angeles at a cruising speed of Mach 0.85. the PurePower PW800 engines offer the highest efficiency, reliability and maintainability in the 10,000-20,000lb class and have accumulated over 20,000 hours of testing to date. The Falcon 6X cabin is six feet, six inches (1.98 m) high and 8 feet 6 inches (2.58 m) wide — the highest and widest cross section in a purpose-built business jet – and is nearly 40 feet 8 inches (12.3 m) long. The cabin can accommodate 16 passengers in three distinct lounge areas. Originally, the Falcon 5X was going to be a direct competitor to the large-cabin Gulfstream jets, so it’s cancellation has come as a surprise. However, Dassault has struggled with timings on the release of this jet, in particular suffering a threeyear delay in delivery of the Silvercrest engine from Safran, the world-leader in aircraft engines, headquartered in Courcoronnes, France. Icelandair has taken delivery of the airline’s first 737 MAX airplane as the carrier seeks to grow and renew its fleet and enhance its trans-Atlantic operations. The MAX, a new and improved version of Boeing’s 737 airplane, will join Icelandair’s fleet of Boeing 757 and 767 jets in serving destinations throughout North America and Europe. Icelandair placed an order for 16 737 MAXs in 2013, including the MAX 8 and larger MAX 9 models. Both airplanes offer airlines exceptional performance with lower seat-mile costs and more range (up to 3,515 nautical miles or 6,510 kilometers) to open new routes profitably. The 737 MAX family is powered by CFM International LEAP-1B engines and includes design updates such as Boeing’s Advanced Technology winglet that will result in less drag and further optimize the 737 MAX performance, especially on longer-range missions. Together, these improvements reduce fuel use and CO2 emissions by at least 14% compared to today’s Next-Generation 737s – and by 20% more than the single-aisle airplanes they replace.
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