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AAD 2018
AAD 2018
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CCORDING TO the latest press
release issued by the organisers,
the Africa Aerospace and Defence
2018 (AAD 2018) exhibition “is set for a
record-breaking show…” and they base this
assumption on AAD “….gaining increased
attention from exhibitors and other role
players in the aerospace and defence
fields…”.
Let’s hope that they are right because
the amount of information which has been
released to the press by the time of writing
has been pathetically poor despite the fact
that the organisers claim that, to date, 14
countries have booked national pavilions,
more than 90% of the indoor exhibition
space has been booked and, of the number
of hospitality chalets made available, over
80 percent have already been reserved.
And they, the organisers, are hoping that
soon they will be able to put up the “Sold
Out” signs.
But it seems that the lessons of the 2016
PLANNING FOR AAD
2018 MOVES INTO
TOP GEAR
Venue: Waterkloof AFB September 19-23, 2018
show have yet to be learned, and especially
those of one of the shows in Cape Town
in the earlier 2000s when the event was
dubbed as a “Mystery Show” because of
the lack of pre-publicity. A representative
of one of the companies which has already
booked space for the coming AAD, put it
this way when World Airnews approached
him for details about what his company
was planning to exhibit: “I was astounded
why the organisers left it until March to
invite tenders for a show promoter/PR.
I don’t know who they have decided to
appoint, but who in their right mind runs a
biennial regional trade show and leaves the
publicity campaign until the last minute?”
This may well be a strong point, but the
exhibitors themselves are also somewhat
to blame. Of the list of exhibitors (which
is small when compared with those who
are still unknown-- which World Airnews
approached recently to get some idea what
would be at the show, only three – two
local and one international – was able to
say categorically what they had planned to
display on their stand. The third was able
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Report by Tom Chalmers
to announce the number of aircraft it was
planning to have on show, but that “it is too
early to specify the type.” Then, of course,
there were the others who said their presence
at the show would be a “purely walk
and talk show” one as the company had
decided against exhibiting this year, but
would still attend.
The 14 known national pavilions which
have signed for space to date, are: Brazil,
Canada, China, Czech Republic, France,
Germany, Italy, Lithunania, Namibia, Russia,
Turkey, Poland, the USA and Britain.
It’s a fair bet that the displays put on by
these countries will be extensive and of
interest to every one attending the show. It
is known, for example, that one of the main
exhibits on Russia’s pavilion will be examples
of some of its many much-sought-after
helicopter types.
STILL A GOOD CHANCE
But if the high percentages of bookings
mentioned earlier by the organisers are
correct,, AAD 2018 does indeed stand a
good chance of “pulling the cat out of the bag” indeed
and, if not, breaking any records, then at least it will
come close to doing so.
The military aspect of the show is a foregone conclusion
of being a winner, despite much of the expected
hardware due to be displayed still under wraps.
The Paramount Corporation is likely to have the biggest
display with two and possibly three of its home-designed
and built AHRLAC aircraft likely to be seen flying,
depending, of course, on availability at the time of the
show – this condition applying to all aircraft large and
small, civilian or military.
The AHRLAC type is soon to appear in United States Air
Force colours as the Bronco II. In addition, Paramount
has a reputation for pulling something unusual out of
the bag at AAD shows.
A new feature on the programme this year will be
the seminars covering topical subjects such as Cyber
Security and The Future of Drones. Seminars at major
exhibitions have gained popularity worldwide, both as a
means to convey key capabilities and as sponsorship.
AIRCRAFT DISPLAY
With the “Big Four” – Airbus,, Boeing Bombardier
and Embraer – having already signed up for the show,
visitors can expect to see the largest and latest in civil
aviation hardware. However, the availability condition
still applies and none of the companies mentioned has
yet made a firm commitment on aircraft to be displayed.
Even in the general aviation field, nothing has been
finalised – with one exception. At the time of going
to press, the only new GA aircraft definitely slotted to
make its appearance at AAD 2018, is Dassault Aviation’s
Falcon 8X, the French company’s latest corporate jet to
enter service.
Brazilian manufacturer, Embraer is also known to have
signed on the dotted line, but whether it will be bringing
an example of its regional airliners or corporate jets is
still unknown. The same applies to Canadian manufacturer,
Bombardier.
Both the “heavy iron” manufacturers, Airbus and Boeing,
are definitely coming to the show, but what they will
be exhibiting is still under wraps. Airbus will also show
some of its helicopters, although, again, at this stage
what they will be is unknown.
The usual flying displays of both civilian and military
aircraft will be there to woo the crowds, as well as exhibits
of various aircraft types in the ground display areas.
World Airnews plans to brings readers up date information
on air show developments in its July and August
editions with a show special edition for AAD 2018 itself
in September. Q
ROOIVALK – AAD 2016
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FRICA’S AVIATION star is on the rise. With nearly US
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and extending “international” airports all over the continent set
against the background of the launch of the African Open Skies
project and the Single African Air Transport Market – the signs are
that, at long last, Africa is on the verge of an aviation renaissance.
Governments appear to be waking up to the true value of aviation,
albeit with the requirement to spend vast sums of money to
provide the infrastructure to meet the demands of this “golden
egg from the sky.” In addition, fast disappearing – until recently
anyway -- is the ridiculous assumption in some government and
private quarters that flying is for the “idle rich”.
Take Nigeria and South Africa (probably two of the most active
aviation countries on the continent), as examples. Nigeria has
already started on, or planning, rehabilitating some 22 regional
airports, as well as having recently completed the upgrading of
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the runway and associated infrastructure of Abuja International
Airport and the rehabilitation of parts of the airport at Lagos. It
is expected that this massive undertaking will only be completed
around the end of 2022, but will also include new Air Traffic Control
equipment for many of the airports, new navigational aids and meteorological
systems which will need either repair or replacement.
South Africa, on the other hand has already spent many billions
on the reconstruction of Cape Town International Airport, the
building of the King Shaka Airport, in Durban, and the massive
renovations and extensions to O.R.Tambo Intentional Airport,
Johannesburg, with much more still on the cards.
For example, Cape Town International is to have a new main
runway to realign the existing one at a cost of some R315-million
which will also include new taxiways and alterations to the main
terminal buildings.
This is as far as the state’s Airports Company SA (ACSA) involvement
is currently concerned. A rising star is Lanseria International
Airport situated roughly midway between Johannesburg and

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an artiSt’S impreSSion of what the new upgraded lanSeria
international airport will looK liKe
Pretoria which was initially built
in the early 1970s mainly to
cope with the growing general
aviation sector in the country,
but which is today used also
by airliners serving domestic
destinations, as well as many
corporate aircraft in addition
to the busy general aviation
sector. It is now generally
considered as being Johannesburg’s
and Pretoria’s gateway
to the north.
To keep pace with this
development, in recent years
the main terminal building has
been enlarged and modernised
to include facilities for scheduled
air services, along with
a new runway, a new control
tower equipped with the most
modern communication and
navigation aids, and facilities
for emergency vehicles and services.
The latest development
now nearing completion, is a
massive undercover car parking
facility.
Lanseria will soon be Africa’s
first airport to introduce selfbag
drop and mobile boarding
for airlines and passengers to
introduce self-service technology.
The airport has invested
in SITA’s Scan&Fly drop units
and airport iValidate systems
to offer its customers greater
efficiency and more convenience
when choosing to fly
from Lanseria.
The new technologies will allow
passengers to check in online,
or via their mobile devices,
tag and drop their bags in less
than a minute before proceeding
directly to their boarding
gate. Traditional check-in
counters will be converted into
intuitive technology equipment
that will allow passengers a
simpler, faster solution for their
air travel experience.
The new technology will
not only allow passengers to
check in their own luggage, but
will also automatically verify
all types of boarding passes,
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cape town international iS to have a new main runway to realign the exiSting one
the world are African – Ivory Coast, Ethiopia and Tanzania) and
attract greater levels of foreign investment capital, many are
looking to invest more heavily in their national carriers and airport
capacity. Constructing new airports alongside the renovation and
expansion of existing infrastructure continues to gain higher prominence
in the on-going national development strategies of a wide
range of African countries.
As the African aviation industry continues to expand, liberalise
and mature, investment opportunities will continue to broaden in
turn. The need for new infrastructure and equipment, alongside
the renovation of existing facilities, has already seen African governments,
airport operators and aviation companies seeking out
greater levels of capital at home and abroad, in order to fulfil their
ambitious future plans for this region.
South of the equator, airport infrastructure activity is a lot
quieter than it is to the north. Zambia is, however, waking up to
its full reputation as a “must visit” tourism Mecca with numerous
undertakings already started or on the way to completion. Take
up the check-in process for passengers.
For airlines, the airport will roll out new baggage reconciliation
technology, providing passengers with more confidence that their
luggage will arrive with them at their destination. It will also enable
airlines using the airport to comply with IATA’s Resolution 753 that
requires airlines to track bags at key points during the journey.
Still more plans are being drawn up to ensure the airport keeps
pace with the eventual construction of Lanseria City – a proposed
huge housing, commercial and industrial development planned for
the immediate neighbourhood. This will also include the airport
being linked to the Gauteng Train system which has revolutionised
travel between Pretoria and Johannesburg as well as to and from
the O.R. Tambo International Airport.
MORE BIG CHANGES COMING
Africa may have one of the world’s largest populations, but its
aviation industry remains comparatively small, only accounting
for between two and three percent of the global market. But big
changes are already in motion. The past five years have demonstrated
the huge growth potential for African air travel, thanks to
runaway success stories like Ethiopian Airlines and Kenya Airways
whose passenger numbers grew by 7, 5% and 5, 8% respectively
in 2016. This is in stark contrast to the cash-strapped, struggling,
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the case of the “new” Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, in
Lusaka, which, as we reported in last month’s World Airnews, is
now approaching 80% completion. This is just one of several airports
which are under construction or rehabilitation -- Ndola’s new
airport is another case in review.
Zimbabwe’s construction of its new Victoria Falls Airport seems
to have kick-started a surge of planning to renovate other airports
around the country as its influx of overseas tourists is showing
strong indications of growth.
Moving further northwards, Rwanda’s capital city of Kigali’s
Bugesera International Airport, is on the verge of receiving a US
$765-million facelift which began in August last year with completion
due around the end of December 2019. Work has been divided
into three phases, the first being the construction of new passenger
and cargo terminal infrastructure and a new 3,700-metre long
runway ending with phase three and the opening of a second new
runway and associated infrastructure all part of the Government’s
Vision 2020 plan.
Although Rwanda may be considered to be among the smaller
nations in Africa, its attitude towards civil aviation places it without
doubt up there with the “big boys”. Its government-owned airline,
RwandAir, is a case in point where the government’s investment
rwanda’S capital city
of Kigali’S
bugeSera
international
airport iS on the
verge of receiving
a multi-million
dollar face lift. here
iS an artiSt’S
impreSSion of what
it will looK liKe once
complete
has paid off “big time”. Just a matter of a few years ago, the
airline’s fleet consisted of one or two aging aircraft – today it is a
comparatively large fleet of the latest types. The country now has
a vibrant airline of which it can be justly proud.
A good indication of the role RwandAir plays in its attraction of
visitors to the city and country is its expanding top-class service
feeding a fast-growing and popular destination for conferences
and exhibitions especially covering all aspects of travel, hotel
accommodation, civil aviation et al.
EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICA
Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) positioned just
outside the capital, is the main hub airport in East Africa. It has
recently undergone a completely new terminal infrastructure and
renovation of the damage to another one caused by a disastrous
fire a few years ago. Plans are to build a second runway. It is
home base for its national airline, Kenya Airways which, although
currently extracting itself from a heavy debt, is still ranked as being
among the top African airlines. The airline will open a direct service
to New York in October which is likely to result in a big tourism
influx to the country and cash injection for the airline.
Mombasa’s Moi International Airport (MIA) is Kenya’s second
largest airport and work is expected to start soon on a US $60-million
rehabilitation undertaking involving all of its infrastructure
and the procurement of new Air Traffic Control equipment and
replacement or provision of new navigational aids, as well as the
upgrading of its meteorological service facilities. MIA handles a
large amount of schedule and non-schedule traffic, the majority
serving the many game reserves for which Kenya is world famous.
Kenya is also well-known for its auxiliary facility, Nairobi’s Wilson
Airport, which is home to numerous domestic and regional air
carriers as well as other forms of general aviation. It is one of the
busiest airports of its kind in Africa and handles mainly tourist and
business traffic.
Concurrently Nairobi will host a major conference on airports,
called the Modern Airport Africa Conference on August 20 and 21
and which has already attracted a wide variety of delegates and
organisations, including the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority; the
Tanzanian Civil Aviation Authority; the Federal Airports Authority
of Nigeria; the Sierra Leone Airports Authority; the Kenya Airports
Authority; the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority and the Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for a start.
ETHIOPIA – ADDIS ABABA
The national airline of this country, Ethiopian Airlines (ET), is
generally considered to be the fastest growing African carrier
having recorded an annual passenger growth of 25%for the past
five years. No guesswork is needed to understand why a completely
new airport well outside the Addis Ababa’s city limits is in the
planning stage to meet an expected passenger handling figure of
25 million – thrice the current figure – within the next few years
and a staggering 80 million within the foreseeable future.
Work on the construction of the new airport is expected to begin
in 2020 for the immense infrastructure and four main runways as
well as an intricate road and rail transport system linking the capital,
Addis Ababa, and the surrounding urban areas.
Also included in what is expected to be a multi-billion dollar price
tag, is the procurement of all the equipment needed for furnishing
the terminal infrastructures such as; the purchase of new Air Traffic
Control equipment and navigation aids, meteorological equipment,
fire and rescue service vehicles and equipment.
In fact is already being described as an “airport city”.
The final cost of the project has yet to be calculated and will
probably only be announced either later this year or early in 2019.
ABIDJAN Côte D’ivoire (Ivory Coast)
The aviation authorities in this West African country have decided
that, in order to handle the increasing number of passengers
travelling to and from the city and its main international airport,
the solution lies underground. As a result, it is investing US
$1,6-billion to construct a Metro railway which will link up with
the airport’s own underground railway and provide a seamless
connection between the two.
Work on the extensive project started last December and it
is expected that it will take at least until the end of next year to
complete.
The price tag includes all the necessary equipment and the costs
involved in the seamless connection of the two rail services.
CONCLUSION
This brief overview of most – but not all – of the airport rehabilitation
and construction work which is being planned or underway
for many of Africa’s major cities is a clear indication that Africa is
indeed experiencing a surge in aviation activity.
As the economic wheels turn so the governments’ need to drive
their national development strategies will drive the need to look
for investment capital all of which will translate into a better life
for all involved.
Take note - the indications show – Africa’s aviation star is on the
rise. Q
worK on the conStruction of the new airport Situated a few KilometreS outSide addiS
ababa iS expected to Start in 2020
planS are afoot to build a Second runway at Jomo Kenyatta international airport
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AIRSHOW
AIRSHOW
B757-2K TO TRAVEL
11 000 MILES TO
RAF COSFORD AIR
SHOW 2018
T
RAVELLING FROM
the other side of the
globe, the Royal New Zealand
Air Force will be celebrating
RAF100 alongside the Royal
Air Force on Sunday June 10,
at the RAF Cosford Air Show,
with its B757-2K2 airliner set to
perform in the flying display.
The Boeing 757, which first
flew in 1982, is more commonly
used by commercial airlines
and many visitors to the Air
Show may have travelled on
the aircraft type during their
summer holidays! The Royal
New Zealand Air Force, however,
uses its aircraft for strategic
airlift operations, carrying
cargo and personnel, including
VIP transport and humanitarian
aid delivery. This includes
operations to deliver supplies
to research facilities where
the aircraft operates from an
ice-runway.
On its trip to the UK, the
aircraft will carry exhibits from
the Air Force Museum of New
Zealand which will be on display
at the Air Show, spread across
the ‘Vintage Village’ ground
displays.
Air Show Deputy Director,
Marilyn Summers, said: “Showcasing
the relationships that the
Royal Air Force has with countries
around the globe is an
important part of our RAF100
celebration. It’s fantastic that
the RNZAF will be sending their
B757 to display at the Air Show
and to have input from the Air
Force Museum of New Zealand
as part of our unique ground
displays.”
Tickets for the RAF Cosford
Air Show are selling at an
unprecedented rate due to the
unique nature of this year’s
centenary celebrations. Organisers
are advising the public
that they should buy their Air
Show tickets as soon as possible
to avoid disappointment as
they look set to sell out in the
coming weeks. They are available
from the Air Show website
and a selection of local outlets
including Tourist Information
Centres and the RAF Museum.
Further details can be found at
www.cosfordairshow.co.uk.
SPECTATORS CAN EXPECT A COLOURFUL DISPLAY
ALSO EXPECTED IS A BOEING CHINOOK
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MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE
AIRCRAFT
MAINTENANCE TAKES
CENTRE STAGE
By Mark Martin
C
OMMERCIAL AVIATION maintenance
models have changed
drastically over the last 20 years. New
industry standards, shorter asset lifespans
and a new generation of technologically
advanced aircraft have constantly kept
operators and maintenance providers on
their toes.
James Elliott, Director, MRO Product Line
at the Aviation and Defence Business Unit
for IFS, explains how airlines and MROs
need granular insight into every part of
every asset as new maintenance and planning
models enter the commercial aviation
industry.
Just 20 years ago, aircraft maintenance
was a rigid A, B, C, D check process based
on a batch of maintenance tasks executed
at specific times in an aircraft’s lifecycle.
When an aircraft came in for a D check,
there could be over 1 000 maintenance
items, meaning a ‘plane could be out of
service for six weeks.
Fortunately, the industry then migrated
to a more flexible model, MSG-3 - packaging
up individual maintenance items in
any way an airline wanted. For example,
if there was an opportunity to carry out D
check maintenance during a C check, this
could now be done.
Fleet usage was optimized and balanced
because maintenance could be managed
more fluidly – no tasks were missed and
there was no unnecessary duplication.
‘PHASED’ MAINTENANCE APPROACH
New generation aircraft – such as the
Boeing 787 or the Airbus A350 – have
been designed with MSG3 in mind. These
aircraft are now maintained with ‘phased’
maintenance programmes with the aim
of achieving the shortest possible maintenance
turnarounds.
When launching the A350, Airbus aimed
for the ‘plane to be maintained under its
“usage parameter” concept – based on
flight hours, flight cost and other parameters
rather than traditional checks – “to
ensure optimized utilization of available
resources.”
The base check interval of the A350
has extended to 36 months, meaning the
average number of base checks over 12
years has halved to just four compared to
previous generations of aircraft.
But with fleets expanding and more
routes being flown than ever before, this
presents a challenge for operators as they
are now looking at maintenance windows
on an aircraft-by-aircraft basis.
For any fleet over 100 aircraft, managing
a maintenance plan and schedule for all
aircraft becomes a complicated issue.
SHORTER VISITS, MORE CONVENIENT
TIMES
Resource constraints, such as hangar
availability and number of available
technicians, also influence the ability to
carry out maintenance.
Airlines must also manage known requirements
such as seasonal fluctuations – fleet
utilization and air passenger traffic is much
higher during holidays such as Christmas.
The question then becomes how do operators
move hundreds of aircraft through
MRO hangars during these busy spells?
Maintenance planning tools must look to
align flights, optimizing fleets for usage and
yields, then individual aircraft going in to
hangars for as little time as possible.
CHANGE AND OPPORTUNITY
Alongside this, MRO is currently in a boom
period – older fleets are yet to retire, while
new aircraft are being delivered at a rapid
rate. Oliver Wyman estimates a steady
3,8% CAGR MRO market growth, with 58%
of fleets being new-generation aircraft by
2027.
However, legacy aircraft are not as old as
they used to be. The lifespan of a narrow-bodied
jet used to be 25 years, now it
is closer to 14 years.
At MROs and airlines, technicians who
are undergoing training to deliver staged
maintenance services are the younger
generation – “millennials” for whom using
technology in the workplace is a necessity,
not an option.
Maintenance is no longer about simply
“turning wrenches” - some of those
technicians who have been around longer
are not as interested or as fast at learning
new software techniques as the younger
generation.
Some MROs are responding with new
services such as mobile technology and
applications – HAECO now have a mobile
team that can work anywhere without a
hangar.
MIRRORING DEFENCE MARKET
Historically, maintenance plans and
schedules were certificate-based and
ultimately the responsibility of an airline to
report their practices to the FAA or IATA.
This schedule was then translated into the
task cards to use for the tools, licenses and
parts required for maintenance.
The “wrench turning” required in the
airline’s plan could be outsourced to an
MRO, which would take the task cards and
execute according to the airline’s parameters.
Now, OEMs and MROs are transitioning
towards new business models to take the
whole maintenance aspect away from
the airline. In a highly competitive arena,
airlines want to concentrate on flying passengers,
selling tickets, managing fuel costs
and beating competition from international
and low-cost airlines.
Commercial aviation is following the
defence model of in-service support ¬ --
contracting out maintenance to OEMs or
third-party providers. Outsourcing of line
maintenance was one of the top three 2017
MRO trends outlined by Technavio, while
Boeing and Airbus have set up their own
MRO divisions where they are looking to
generate $50-billion in annual revenue.
But OEM contracts are taking a while to
be introduced as airlines are reluctant to be
locked into an expensive in-service support
contract. Independent MROs are realizing
they occupy a competitive position to
provide fleet planning and the “wrench
turning” associated with meeting that new
model.
NEW APPROACH REQUIRED
Regardless of the chosen model, the end
goal is to reduce aircraft maintenance
windows – the number one competitive
differentiator between maintenance
providers. From a planning perspective,
what used to be called “out of phase maintenance”
in the days of ABCD is now the
industry standard -- whole maintenance
programmes are planned with individual
tasks in mind.
This requires MRO software which
recognizes and packages individual tasks
where they fit best according to scheduling
parameters – flight hours, flight cycles etc.
Software with a component-based view
offers significant advantages by getting
part numbers and granular detail into each
maintenance programme. That information
should then be packaged into the required
maintenance format – task by task, component
by component.
This means as maintenance models and
standards continue to shift, the software
can easily adapt to keep track of all components.
ADAPT TO SURVIVE
As commercial aviation MRO continues
to move forward, those who adapt fast
will remain competitive in a consolidating
market.
But these opportunities cannot be realized
without component-centric support,
providing the granularity required to react
and take advantage of new maintenance
models. Q
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FIRST
FLIGHT
FIRST
FLIGHT
ULTRA LONG
RANGE
A350 XWB
COMPLETES
FIRST FLIGHT
THE ULTRA Long Range version of the A350 XWB recently
successfully completed its first flight from the airport adjacent
to the Toulouse assembly lines at the Airbus headquarters.
The latest variant of the best-selling A350 XWB Family will be
able to fly further than any other commercial airliner and will enter
service with launch operator, Singapore Airlines, in second half of
this year.
The aircra, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines, has
now embarked on a short flight test programme to cerfy the
changes over the standard A350-900 that will extend its range capability
to 9 700 naucal miles. These changes include a modified
fuel system that increases fuel carrying capacity by 24 000 litres,
without the need for addional fuel tanks. The test phase will
also measure enhanced performance from aerodynamic improvements,
including extended winglets.
With a maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of 280 tonnes, the
Ultra Long Range A350 XWB is capable of flying over 20 hours nonstop,
combining the highest levels of passenger and crew comfort
with unbeatable economics for such distances.
Altogether, Singapore Airlines has ordered seven A350-900 Ultra
Long Range aircra, which it will use on non-stop flights between
Singapore and the U.S., including the world’s longest commercial
service between Singapore and New York.
The A350 XWB is an all new family of wide-body long-haul
airliners shaping the future of air travel. The A350 XWB features
the latest aerodynamic design, carbon fibre fuselage and wings,
plus new fuel-efficient Rolls-Royce engines. Together, these latest
technologies translate into unrivalled levels of operaonal efficiency,
with a 25 percent reducon in fuel burn and emissions, and
significantly lower maintenance costs. The A350 XWB ULR features
an Airspace by Airbus cabin offering absolute well-being on board
with the quietest twin-aisle cabin and new air systems.
By the end of March 2018, Airbus had recorded a total of 854
firm orders for the A350 XWB from 45 customers worldwide, already
making it one of the most successful wide-body aircra ever.
Singapore Airlines is one of the largest customers for the A350
XWB Family, having ordered a total of 67 A350-900s, including seven
Ultra Long Range models. The carrier has already taken delivery
of 21 A350-900s.
The first ultra long range A350 XWB rolled out of the assembly
line hangar at the end of February and moved to an outdoor site
where it underwent extensive ground tests prior to having its twin
Rolls-Royce engines mounted preparing it for its maiden flight last
month.
NATURAL REVOLUTION IN DESIGN
The most perfect designs are oen found in nature. That is why
Airbus looks to learn from the natural world when designing
or improving upon its aircra. As the newest member of the
company’s wide-body family, the ultra long range A350 XWB is
an example of how the inspiraonal blend of science and nature
represents another significant revoluon in the ongoing mission to
conceive and manufacture the perfect aircra.
The A350XWB family of aircra – the A350-800; the A350-900,
the A350-1000 and now the A350 ULR -- has learned from nature
to help ensure a healthy future for the planet, whether it is the
revoluonary adapve wing design – inspired by birds -- which
morphs while airborne to achieve maximum aerodynamic efficiency
by opmising wing loading , reducing drag and lowering
fuel burn, or the savings generated by innovave technological
advances.
Designed with passengers and airlines at heart, the A350 XWB
family is built with over 70 percent of advanced materials combining
carbon composites (53%), tanium and modern aluminum
alloys, to create a lighter, more cost-efficient aircra while also
reducing maintenance requirements. In addion, the latest generaon
Rolls-Royce Trent XWN powerplants are quieter and more
efficient. Engines.
The combinaon of these advances, results in 25 percent lower
operang costs, fuel burn and carbon dioxide emissions compared
with previous generaon aircra, showing Airbus’ commitment to
protecng the environment while remaining at the cung edge of
air travel.
As far as operaonal values are concerned, the A350 XWB family
THE FIRST ULTRA LONG RANGE A350 XWB AIRBORNE FOR ITS MAIDEN FLIGHT
perfectly complements the A330 family offering significant advantages
to airlines operang both aircra The A350 XWB family
offers true long-range capability of up to 8 100 naucal miles with
the new ultra-long range model extending that to 9 700 nm., but
can also be easily configured to operate both regional and ultra
long-haul routes ( for example, the latest version) demonstrang
its full operaonal flexibility..
More significant advantages include the A350 XWB family perfectly
complemenng airlines operang both the A330 and A350
families in terms of route planning or the reduced training me for
pilots familiar with the A330 (thanks to the common type rang);
a seamless integraon of the two families being highly economical
and proving the value of the A350 XWB’s innovave design.
If all this was not enough, then add the fact that A350 models
can now boast the Airspace by Airbus revoluonary cabin design
which is so comfortable that it revoluonized the approach of all
the manufacturer’s aircra interiors.
As the founding member of the Airspace by Airbus cabin, passengers
and crew aboard the 350 XWB Family can experience a
feeling of onboard comfort like never before.
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AVIONICS
G
ARMIN HAS received Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for the GFC
600 autopilot for the Baron 58/58A (1984 model year or later) and
Cessna 340/340A aircraft.
Intended for high performance piston single/twin-engine and
turbine aircraft that have a wide range of speed and performance
capabilities, the GFC 600 delivers superior in-flight characteristics,
self-monitoring technologies and minimal maintenance needs
when compared with older generation autopilot systems.
The GFC 600 is designed as a stand-alone autopilot that boasts
superior integration potential with the G500 TXi/G600 TXi and the
G500/G600 glass flight displays, Garmin navigators, as well as a
variety of third-party flight displays, instruments and navigation
sources. The self-contained autopilot controller incorporates
backlit keys and a bright, sunlight readable display that depicts
autopilot status and mode selection.
An intuitive built-in control wheel also provides convenient
adjustment of aircraft pitch, airspeed and vertical speed modes.
When the level button is selected, the aircraft automatically returns
to straight-and-level flight.
Environmentally hardened autopilot servos designed for harsh
operating conditions contain brushless DC motors and a gear train
that eliminates the need for a mechanical slip clutch, offering
improved performance and reducing maintenance requirements
when compared to decades-old servo designs on the market today.
Standard mark-width design of the GFC 600 ensures the autopilot
controller allows for routine installation into the aircraft’s
avionics stack. Autopilot mode annunciation is available on the
G500 TXi, G600 TXi touchscreen glass flight displays, as well as the
G500 and G600. The addition of an optional autopilot annunciator
panel also displays the selected autopilot mode in the pilot’s primary
field of view and retains an identical footprint of third-party
autopilot annunciators on the market.
In addition to traditional autopilot capabilities such as altitude
GARMIN RECEIVES APPROVAL FOR
GFC 600 AUTOPILOT
hold, vertical speed and heading modes, the GFC 600 also includes:
Premium functions and advanced capabilities such as altitude
pre-select and indicated airspeed hold mode; VNAV will be a
growth function when appropriately equipped; Pilots can select,
couple and fly various instrument approaches, including GPS, ILS,
VOR, LOC and back course approaches; Built-in GPS roll steering
capability eliminates the need for external roll steering converters,
allowing for smoother navigation tracking when installed with a
compatible navigator; Level Mode button, which automatically
engages the autopilot to restore the aircraft to straight and level
flight; Under-speed protection helps prevent the pilot from stalling
the aircraft; Over-speed protection helps prevent the pilot from
exceeding aircraft maximum speed (VNE).
Other features of the G500 and G600 include: With the addition
of an optional yaw servo, the Yaw Damper (YD) mode minimizes
yawing oscillations while also helping to maintain coordinated
flight by keeping the slip/skid indicator centered;
Flight Director command bars can be displayed on a variety of
flight displays, such as the G500 TXi/G600 TXi and select third-party
flight displays and pilots can fly coupled “go-arounds” during
missed approach sequencing.
A remotely-installed go-around button commands the Flight
Director to display the appropriate pitch attitude required for
the missed approach procedure and activates a loaded missed
approach when paired with a GTN 650/750 navigator.
In addition to the above, an optional pitch-trim servo adds automatic
trim and manual electric trim and control wheel steering is
available, which allows the pilot to adjust pitch, roll, altitude hold,
vertical speed or airspeed references using the control yoke while
the autopilot is engaged.
As a standard feature, pilots receive Garmin ESP with the GFC
600 autopilot, which works to assist the pilot in maintaining the
aircraft in a stable flight condition. ESP functions independently
of the autopilot and works in the background to help pilots avoid
inadvertent flight attitudes or bank angles and provide airspeed
protection while the pilot is hand-flying the aircraft. Q
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INDUSTRY
NEWS
B
oeing recently announced that it
had invested in Reaction Engines,
Ltd, a UK hypersonic propulsion company,
a leader in advanced propulsion systems
based in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Reaction
Engines' technology will contribute
to the next generation of hypersonic flight
and space access vehicles.
Reaction Engines is known for its Synergetic
Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (SABRE),
a hybrid engine blending jet and rocket
technology that is capable of Mach 5 in
air-breathing mode and Mach 25 in rocket
mode for space flight. As part of the SABRE
programme, Reaction Engines developed
an ultra-lightweight heat exchanger that
stops engine components from overheating
at high speeds, thus improving access to
hypersonic flight and space.
"As Reaction Engines unlocks advanced
propulsion that could change the future of
air and space travel, we expect to leverage
Introducing a Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (SABRE)
BOEING HORIZON X
INVESTS IN REACTION
ENGINES
their revolutionary technology to support
Boeing's pursuit of hypersonic flight," said
Steve Nordlund, vice president of Boeing
HorizonX.
Founded by three propulsion engineers
in 1989, Reaction Engines produces robust
technical designs for advanced heat
exchangers, air-breathing engines, and the
vehicles they could power. These capabilities
may lead to high-speed point-topoint
transport that is cost-effective and
sustainable.
"Boeing is a world-leader in many fields,
bringing invaluable expertise in hypersonic
research and space systems. I am thrilled
and honored that Boeing HorizonX has
chosen Reaction Engines as its first UK
investment," said Mark Thomas, CEO of
Reaction Engines. "This is a very exciting
step that will contribute to our efforts to
develop a commercial technology business
and accelerate opportunities to further
the future of air and space travel through
SABRE technology."
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Boeing HorizonX Ventures participated
in this $37,3-million Series B funding round
alongside Rolls-Royce Plc and BAE Systems.
The Boeing HorizonX Ventures investment
portfolio is made up of companies
specializing in technologies for aerospace
and manufacturing innovations, including
autonomous systems, energy storage,
advanced materials, augmented reality
systems and software, machine learning,
hybrid-electric propulsion and Internet of
Things connectivity.
MORE NEWS ABOUT BOEING ..IT IS
INVESTING IN AEROSPACE MANUFAC-
TURING
BOEING HAS announced its investment in
Morf3D, an El Segundo, California-based
company specializing in metal-based
additive engineering and manufacturing.
Morf3D’s technology enables lighter and
stronger 3D-printed parts for aerospace
applications.

INDUSTRY
NEWS
Since Morf3D was established in late 2015, the company has produced
3D-printed titanium and aluminium components for Boeing
satellites and helicopters. With this investment, Morf3D will collaborate
with Boeing to further develop manufacturing processes and
engineering capabilities.
Morf3D’s metallurgy experts leverage a new set of additive manufacturing
design rules to advance the technology and accelerate
3D-printing capabilities for commercial use.
The company utilizes state-of-the-art software combined with
engineering expertise to significantly reduce mass, and increase
the performance and functionality of manufactured parts.
“We are excited to be a distinguished and trusted partner of
Boeing’s additive manufacturing supplier base, as we continue
to industrialize our processes for the high-rate production of
flight-worthy additively manufactured components,” said Ivan
Madera, CEO of Morf3D.
“This investment will enable us to increase our engineering
staff and expand our technology footprint of EOS M400-4 DMLS
systems to better serve the growing demands of our aerospace
customers.”
Boeing HorizonX Ventures co-led this Series A funding round.
The Boeing HorizonX Ventures investment portfolio is made up of
companies specializing in technologies for aerospace and manufacturing
innovations, including autonomous systems, energy storage,
advanced materials, augmented reality systems and software,
machine learning, hybrid-electric and hypersonic propulsion, and
Internet of Things connectivity.
Boeing’s investment in Morf3D is the latest example of the
company’s achievements with additive manufacturing partners
worldwide.
In March, Boeing and Norsk Titanium received the Aviation
Week Laureate Award for Commercial Supplier Innovation for qualifying
the first additively manufactured structural titanium parts
on a commercial airplane.
In February 2018, Boeing announced a five-year research
agreement with Swiss-based supplier Oerlikon to develop standard
materials and processes for titanium powder bed additive manufacturing.
Q
above: Close-up of ReaCtion engines’
RevolutionaRy heat exChangeR whiCh is used in
its sabRe engine to Cool inComing aiR-stReams
fRom oveR 1,000°C to -150°C in less than 1/20th of
a seCond
diagRam of a sabRe engine opeRating in aiR-bReathing mode. this shows aiRflow enteRing the
engine thRough its vaRiable intake with some aiRflow passing thRough the heat
exChangeRs, into the engine CompRessoR and otheR aiRflow by-passing the main engine
CoRe foR ignition alongside the main exhaust
PHENOM 300: PRESENCE AND POWER
UNLIKE ANY OTHER JET
“I was wowed by the difference between Phenom 300 and any other jet you could fly single pilot. It’s just an
awesome aircraft. It’s a magic carpet. You pull up on the ramp, and you’re looking down on other jets, literally.
The door, the stairs, the entrance to the aircraft − it’s the ultimate ramp presence. And then the raw power of
the aircraft is phenomenal. Especially when flying in mountainous areas, which we do a lot, it’s great to have
that confidence of power.
So there was no question when we started looking for our next jet: the Phenom 300. It’s elegant. It’s a sexy
plane. It can hold a lot of people, but the sheer, unadulterated power that it has to climb, and the power it has
to fly fast, is unlike any other jet we’ve flown. It is the best jet you can fly single pilot.”
- Mary Compton, Owner, Vivo Volare LLC
Watch Mary’s story and request more information at
EmbraerExecutiveJets.com/Mary
The best-selling light jet in the world for six years running, Embraer’s Phenom 300 platform has achieved breakthrough status and dominates as the
fastest, longest range single-pilot aircraft on the market. And now, with the introduction of the brand-new Phenom 300E, a whole new standard in value
and customer experience has been set. Designated “E” for “enhanced,” this modern, clean-sheet light jet delivers top-tier performance and next-generation
avionics, along with a revolutionary new interior design for improved ergonomics, ease of maintainability, advanced connectivity and unmatched comfort and
space. Add to that the industry-exclusive upper technology panel, plus a generous baggage compartment and low operating costs, and it’s easy to see why
the Phenom 300E is truly in a class by itself.
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NEWS
NEWS
THE WORLD’S
BUSIEST
AIRPORT
Passenger Traffic 2016 finaL (annuaL) LasT uPdaTe: 1 January 2018 Passenger Traffic
ToTaL Passengers enPLaned and dePLaned, Passengers in TransiT counTed once
AtlAntA, GeorGiA HArtsfield-JAckson internAtionAl Airport is tHe busiest in tHe world
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Air cargo volumes at the 20 busiest airports grew by 6,8% in
2017. These airports handled a combined 51-million metric tonnes
HE LATEST 2017 statistics on world airport traffic rankings of cargo. This represents 43% of global air cargo volumes.
released recently by Airports Council International (ACI) Hong Kong (HKG) occupies top spot as the largest air cargo
World show that demand has continued its robust year-onyear
growth across the world's major airports both in terms of 2017. Volumes at HKG grew by 9,4% year-on-year. Shanghai (PVG),
centre handling more than five-million metric tonnes of cargo in
passenger numbers and air cargo.
Chicago (ORD) and Doha (DOH) all experienced double digit growth
of 11,2%, 12,6% and 15% respectively.
Passenger traffic at the world's 20 busiest airports grew by
5,2% in 2017. With almost 1,5-billion passengers passing through
Air cargo experienced a revival across many of the world's
their terminals during the year under review, this group of 20
airports in 2017 and into 2018. Even with the uncertainty
international airports represents 17% of global passenger traffic.
regarding the threat of trade wars and the growth of protectionist
sentiments across the world, business confidence has remained
Based on reports from 1 202 airports worldwide, ACI's
strong through inventory build-ups and increased export orders in
preliminary passenger traffic results for the most-travelled airports
2017.
in 2017 reveal that Atlanta-Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) has secured
A strengthened economy in the United States (US), together with
top spot again. With almost 104-million passengers (international
an increase in global industrial production, and a strong US dollar
and domestic) , the airport is within a two-hour flight of 80% of the
have boosted inbound air cargo markets in recent years. Key air
United States' population.
cargo centres, such as Chicago – O'Hare (ORD), experienced growth
Beijing (PEK) now holds second spot in this category and Dubai of 12.6% for 2017. The airport, which has significantly expanded
(DXB) remained in third position. As a major connection point for its air cargo facilities, is centrally located geographically serving
long-haul international flights, Dubai International Airport is also regional manufacturing within an intermodal transport network.
the world's busiest in terms of international passengers. Total The airport has also benefitted from international trade with China
passenger traffic at DXB grew 5,5% in 2017.
and other Asian countries. ORD's international freight volumes
Delhi (DEL) jumped from 22nd to 16th solidifying its status as one increased by 12,2% in 2017.
of the fastest growing airports in the world for passenger traffic;
Guangzhou, in China, grew by 10,3% making it the second fastest COMMENT
growing airport among the top 20.
"The surge in cargo volumes and passenger numbers across many
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of the world's airports is testament to heightened business and
consumer confidence, at least in the short term," said Angela
Gittens, Director General, ACI World. "The world's airports
continue to be a vital link in the economic multiplier effect that
aviation provides and the role it plays as an enabler for global
commerce is growing..
"The universal access to online retail and e-commerce platforms
represents a competitive pressure to the traditional brick and
mortar retail shops in certain markets, but the huge growth in
e-commerce has fuelled the air cargo side of the airport business.
This has resulted in increased global activity, especially in major
markets such as China and the US."
Gittens added: "The spectre of uncertainty regarding trade policy
among major economies comes at a time when global commerce
and our industry has recently thrived.
The trans-Pacific link, for instance, is an important ingredient in
boosting international passenger traffic and international freight
volumes.
"Connecting people, business and places still remains paramount
to the aviation sector despite the recent threats of a step
backwards in market liberalisation in some major economies,"
Gittens concluded.
MONTHLY AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS
In terms of average monthly aircraft movements during 2017,
United States Airports filled six of the top ten spots of world
Rank City (Airport) Passengers 2016 % Change
1 ATLANTA GA, US (ATL) 104,171,935 2.64%
2 BEIJING, CN (PEK) 94,393,454 4.95%
3 DUBAI, AE (DXB) 83,654,250 7.23%
4 LOS ANGELES CA, US (LAX) 80,921,527 7.96%
5 TOKYO, JP (HND) 79,699,762 5.46%
6 CHICAGO IL, US (ORD) 77,960,588 1.31%
7 LONDON, GB (LHR) 75,715,474 0.97%
8 HONG KONG, HK (HKG) 70,305,857 2.96%
9 SHANGHAI, CN (PVG) 66,002,414 9.82%
10 PARIS, FR (CDG) 65,933,145 0.25%
11 DALLAS/FORT WORTH 65,670,697 0.24%
12 AMSTERDAM, NL (AMS) 63,625,534 9.16%
13 FRANKFURT, DE (FRA) 60,786,937 -0.40%
14 ISTANBUL, TR (IST) 60,422,847 -1.51%
15 GUANGZHOU, CN (CAN) 59,732,147 8.21%
16 NEW YORK NY, US (JFK) 59,105,513 3.90%
17 SINGAPORE, SG (SIN) 58,698,000 5.86%
18 DENVER CO, US (DEN) 58,266,515 7.87%
19 JAKARTA, ID (CGK) 58,195,484 7.19%
20 INCHEON, KR (ICN) 57,849,814 17.07%
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airports. Chicago O’Hare (ORD) regained top spot during the period
under review with a total of 76 726 movements for its monthly
average number of movements, a gain of 1,02%, pushing its
traditional rival, Atlanta (ATL), Georgia, down to 74 720 movements
on average, a loss compared with the previous year of 1,39%.
These were followed by Los Angeles (down 0,81%); Dallas/
Forth Worth (-4,3%) in the US and, internationally by Beijing
(+1,21%); then Denver, US (-0,212%_; Charlotte NC (+3,31%);
Amsterdam, Holland. (+3,39%); Frankfurt, Germany, which had
the highest increase among the top ten of (+4,41%) and Shanghai
with an increase of 42,725 (+3,91%) in average monthly aircraft
movements for the year.
MONTHLY AVERAGE OF PASSENGERS HANDLED
Although Atlanta, Georgia, lost its top spot to Chicago O’Hare
in terms of average monthly aircraft movements (see above) , it
scored hands down in terms of annual passenger movements for
2017 with 104,171-million passengers (an annual gain of 2,64%)
thus regaining its top spot with Chicago O’Hare dropping to sixth
position out of the top 20 in the world.
In this category, Beijing was placed as the second busiest airport
in the world with 94,4-million passengers handled (roughly ten
million behind Atlanta); Dubai was third with 83,65-million; Los
Angeles was fourth with 80,9-million and Tokyo, was fifth with 79
599 762 passengers handled..
In none of the various categories was any African airport
mentioned. Q

NEWS
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ULFSTREAM AEROSPACE Corp has
announced plans to build a new
service centre at Savannah/Hilton Head International
Airport in response to its growing
customer fleet’s needs for maintenance
and service. The service centre is expected
to open in the second quarter of 2019 and
create about 200 jobs.
Gulfstream will invest roughly U$55-million
to build the 18 766 m 2 maintenance,
repair and overhaul facility on the east side
of the airport. The building will include
hangar space, offices and back shops and
will complement the main Gulfstream Savannah
Service Centre, the world’s largest
purpose-built business jet maintenance
facility.
“This expansion of our customer service
and support organisation is the result of
GULFSTREAM TO
EXPAND IN
SAVANNAH
the strong and steady fleet growth we’ve
had for several years and the arrival of the
Gulfstream G500 and G600 in the coming
months,” said Mark Burns, president,
Gulfstream.
“As we’ve announced recently, we’re
also growing to meet customer needs
in Appleton, Wisconsin, and Van Nuys,
California. These new facilities will keep us
well-positioned for support, maintenance
and refurbishment of the Gulfstream fleet,
which is now at nearly 2 700 aircraft and
continues to grow.”
Attending the expansion announcement
event were state and local dignitaries, including
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal and
US Rep Buddy Carter. The event was held
at Savannah Technical College’s Aviation
Training Centre, whose students will play a
key role in Gulfstream’s growth.
“Our Savannah expansion is also the
direct result of our strong partnership with
Savannah Technical College. The school’s
aviation programmes, which have provided
us with more than 500 knowledgeable
and skilled employees over nearly 20
years and continue to grow, will help us
meet the workforce needs this expansion
creates. We are proud to continue our work
together to provide outstanding training
and careers in a dynamic industry that’s
essential to the economy in Savannah and
throughout our great state,” said Burns.
When the new service centre, named
Savannah Service Centre East, is completed,
Gulfstream will have over 92,903 m 2 of
dedicated customer-support hangar space,
offices and back shops in Savannah.
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AIRBUS SENDS OUT
SES-12 SATELLITE TO
LAUNCH BASE
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UILT FOR leading
operator SES, the
largest and most powerful
all-electric communications
satellite ever constructed,
has been shipped from the
Airbus Defence and Space
facilities in Toulouse, France,
to Cape Canaveral, Florida.
SES-12 is based on the
highly reliable Eurostar
platform in its E3000e
variant, which uses electric
propulsion for orbit raising
(EOR). The related masssaving
enables SES-12 to
combine two high-capacity
missions, equivalent to two
conventional satellites, in
one satellite. To fulfill its
dual mission, SES-12 features
both wide beams and high
throughput spot beams to
serve diverse connectivity
needs.
The communications
payload incorporates
state-of-the-art solutions,
in particular multi-beam
antennae linked to a digital
signal processor, which
enable a multitude of basic
spectral channels to be
allocated to various beams in
a completely flexible manner.
The satellite will provide
expansion and replacement
capacity to serve the data,
mobility, government and
video sectors in the Asia-
Pacific region.
SES-12 will operate in the
Ku and Ka-bands with a total
of 76 active transponders and
eight antennae. It will have a
launch mass of 5400 kg and
an electrical power of 19 kW.
It will operate in
geostationary orbit at the 95°
East location and has been
designed to remain in service
for more than 15 years. Q
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PERSONALITY
PETER TAKES UP
KEY INDUSTRY
POSITION
PETER AND HIS WIFE RONEL
M
EET AIR Traffic and Navigation
Service’s (ATNS) Senior
Air Traffic Controller, Peter Van Rooyen,
who was recently elected as Executive
Vice-President of the International Federation
of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations
(IFATCA).
His election took place during the final
plenary session of the association’s 57th
conference, held in Accra, Ghana.
Peter has been involved in Air Traffic
Control Professional activities since he
joined The Guild of Air Traffic Controllers of
South Africa (GATCSA) in 2000. “I have held
various positions on the GATCSA Executive
Board including being President of the
Guild. Currently I am the Executive Vice
President Professional on the Executive
Board of GATCSA”.
He has been a member of IFATCA since
2001. In 2008, he decided to challenge himself
more and made himself available for
elections to join the Professional and Legal
Committee of IFATCA, working on various
interesting topics and presenting papers
at the annual IFATCA Conferences. “I have
been very fortunate to have been elected
on this specific committee every year since
2008,” he said.
Another great opportunity came Peter’s
way when the IFATCA Executive Board
elected him as Chairman of Committee C at
the IFATCA annual conference, for the last
four years.
“The experience in GATCSA and IFATCA
has broadened my overall knowledge and
has given me a good international context
to several important issues that affect Air
Traffic Control in South Africa and globally,”
concluded Peter.
Peter has identified the professional challenges
the Board should concentrate on in
the next two years. Firstly, he believes priority
should be Fatigue Risk Management,
“There are still lots of Air Navigation
Service Providers (ANSP’s) rostering Single
Person Operations (SPO) in busy environments
and long hours of operational watch.
In some countries, Air Traffic Control
Officers (ATCOs) need to take second jobs
because of poor pay, this has a major effect
on fatigue. This topic is also very high on
ICAO’s list to implement,” he stated.
Secondly, competency and licensing.
“Competency has been an issue due to
many things; unfortunately a new angle in
competency is coming up very fast. Many
ANSPs have staff shortages, so they take it
upon themselves to “fast track” training of
ATCOs to meet the required capacity”.
Thirdly, there is “Just Culture”, Peter says.
“We still have a lot of cases where ANSPs
are punishing controllers for errors, even if
the errors are systemic errors”. Just Culture
still seems to be a very difficult concept to
understand by various ANSPs where the
biggest obstacle is the line between wilful
intent and human error. Who draws the
line?,” he asked.
“Lastly,” he said, “Although most ANSPs
today try to improve the working environment
of ATCO’s there are still some that
lag, and in some countries, controllers work
under unbearable conditions.
Peter believes IFATCA needs to focus its
resources on the above mentioned four
major areas to make a difference in the Air
Traffic Controller’s life. He suggested, “We
need to realise that all our members have
various work-related challenges and we
should, where practically possible, assist
and give guidance accordingly because they
are the Federation in the end.”
PETER VAN ROOYEN, THE MAN
Peter has been an Air Traffic Controller for
the past 26 years and has an International
Air Transport Association (IATA)-accredited
Diploma in Aviation Safety Management.
He has worked in a variety of training and
supervisory roles.
His career started in the South African
Air Force in 1989 as a tower controller and
he underwent his Approach Radar course
in 1995. He became an instructor at the Air
Space Control School in 1997. In 2000, he
moved to civilian life “wanting to challenge
myself in the busy civilian airspace” so he
joined ATNS where he was required to redo
the Approach and Area Radar and Procedural
Control Course in 2000.
Peter is currently an Area Radar Controller
at OR Tambo International Airport
(FAOR), Johannesburg.
Going back further, he was born in Johannesburg
where he attended primary school
in Kempton Park. Even at that young age
he had a passion for all things aviation, “I
can distinctly remember taking my bicycle
and cycling to OR Tambo wanting to see the
aircraft take off and land,” he said.
Aviation has been a passion of Peter’s
from the start. The family moved to
George, in the Western Cape, where he
matriculated from Outeniqua High school
in 1988. At school, Peter was an avid rugby
player and sportsman; he enjoyed touch
rugby and participated at the annual Stilbaai
derby every year with his friends.
After school Peter joined the South African
Air Force as an Air Traffic Controller and
met his wife Ronel on a “Train the Trainer”
Course. They got married in 2005 and have
lived in Centurion since then.
Apart from his passion for aviation, Peter
enjoys the bushveld and experiencing nature
how it was intended with his latest addition
to the family being a 4x4. With these
two passions, photography was a natural
selection for Peter as a hobby! Travelling is
another passion of Peter and Ronel as they
enjoy meeting new people and experiencing
new cultures.
He likes being active and participates in
mountain biking and running. Peter is a
wine and gin enthusiast and collector “We
like visiting wine farms and participate in
wine tastings and pairings,” he said adding
that he has a wine cellar with a “decent
amount” of top quality red and white
wines.
They also like entertaining at their
home with family and friends, “It’s such a
privilege in South Africa with our fantastic
climate and diverse culture to have friends
from abroad and showing them a tiny part
of our beautiful country,” he said. Q
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NEWS
NEWS
BOEING AND
EMBRAER
LIKELY TO
REACH A DEAL
Defence chief says the two manufacturers
are nearing an agreement
B
OEING AND EMBRAER were getting closer to a deal, Brazil’s
new defence chief said, as talks advance to forge the
second global alliance between major airplane manufacturers in
six months.
Negotiators are deep into intricate, three-way discussions involving
the manufacturers and the Brazilian government amid a politically
fraught environment. The parties finally “are getting closer”
to an agreement, said Defence Minister Joaquim Silva e Luna.
“I would say, in short, this will end in marriage,” Silva e Luna,
appointed six weeks ago, said in a recent interview at a security
trade show in Sao Paulo.
The comments marked a change of tone at the defence ministry,
which has been cautious about ceding control of Embraer, a Brazilian
innovator and industrial champion that is a crucial supplier of
military hardware. The Brazilian government controls a so-called
golden share that gives it veto power over any tie-up.
Embraer’s American depositary receipts rose 6, 3 percent to
$26.17 at the close in New York, the biggest gain in a month. Boeing,
which also reported strong first-quarter orders and deliveries,
climbed 3, 8 percent to $334, 83. That was the biggest advance on
the 30-member Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Despite all the above, neither company commented.
COMMERCIAL JETS
The two industrial giants have been crafting a commercial joint
venture, to be controlled by Boeing, that would enable them to
combine their marketing, manufacturing and engineering prowess,
Bloomberg reported earlier this year. Embraer needs to keep its
engineering force engaged after development ends on its new
E2 family of jets, while Boeing is marshalling resources for a new
mid-range airliner.
“This is something we’ve been working on for some time,” Boeing’s
Chief Executive Officer, Dennis Muilenburg, said in February.
“And when you look at product line development and where we’re
at in our product cycles and how our product lines fit together,
now seems to be a good time to combine forces.”
Although the two companies are long-time partners, the talks
to forge a closer relationship have gained urgency as Airbus SE
prepares to take control of Bombardier Inc’s C Series jet, the biggest
rival to Embraer’s single-aisle aircraft. Boeing may be moving
pre-emotively to prevent Commercial Aircraft Corp of China from
pursuing a closer relationship with Embraer, Ronald Epstein, an
analyst at Bank of America Corp, also suggested.
For Embraer, the leading manufacturer of smaller jetliners, the
new competitive threat from Airbus comes as deliveries -- and
revenues -- are slowing amid a transition from earlier-generation
E-Jets to the redesigned E2.
COMPLEX OPERATION
The discussions are going “very well,” Embraer Chief Executive
Officer, Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva told reporters last month,
while delivering the first E190-E2 jet to Norwegian airline,
Wideroe, in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, where the company is
based.
“It’s a complex operation, and all the parts need to be comfortable,”
he said.
Although this was the first hint of approval from the minister to a
possible deal since he took over, Silva e Luna signaled that talks still
had a long way to go, noting that what’s on table are “studies, not
a formal proposal.”
He provided few details of the potential transaction between
Embraer and Chicago-based Boeing. “Don’t ask me which kind of
marriage, if it is with total sharing of assets, with partial sharing of
assets or with separation of assets,” he said.
But a deal would potentially go beyond commercial planes, Silva
e Luna said, citing an opportunity for Brazil to get help from Boeing
in selling Embraer’s KC-390 military-transport aircraft.
“This is one of the ‘wins’ for Embraer,” he said. “Boeing can facilitate
the marketing of the KC-390. Boeing can offer that. So in these
talks, this makes talks easier.” Q
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AVIATION
CAREER
D
ESPITE GROWING concerns over
pilot shortage in global commercial
aviation, kick-starting one‘s career as
a professional aviator still poses its own
difficulties.
Aside from the ever-increasing requirements,
training costs and strict regulation,
landing a job in aviation is also time-consuming.
But a new type of pilot career
fair – Pilot Career Show – is here to change
that.
Pilot Career Show is not one, but a series
of events taking place in multiple cities
across the globe dedicated to professional
and aspiring pilots.
The fair, designed to cut time and cost
involved in finding a new job opportunity,
brings together pilots, cadets and numerous
leading aviation companies that are
looking to recruit, all under one roof.
“The main idea of the Pilot Career Show
is to significantly speed up the recruitment
process for cadets, pilots and aviation
companies. By bringing them together in
ONE-STOP PILOT
CAREER SHOW
one place, we aim to make the recruitment
process as quick and as personalised as
possible. Each candidate can see what
opportunities are out there in the industry
and find out what type of career move fits
them best,” explained Jurate Jonusyte, one
of the organizers of the event.
So far, four events have either already
taken place or are planned in the upcoming
months. The first one took place in Amsterdam
on May, 20, 2018. “Three weeks
in advance of the event, Pilot Career Show
already had a strong line-up of participating
exhibitors. Companies like Emirates,
CAE, Wizzair and China Airlines had already
confirmed their participation and had
shown interest in upcoming events in Istanbul,
Jakarta and Frankfurt. Therefore, we
are very optimistic that pilots and aspiring
aviators will be able to find the best career
opportunities,” the organiser said.
According to the organisers, one of
the goals of the show is to minimise the
shortage of personnel the industry faces,
by speeding up the process of recruitment.
With the drastic annual growth of air travel,
Boeing predicts that 637 000 new commercial
airline pilots will be needed in the next
20 years to keep up with the demand.
“I think now more than ever, a career in
the aviation industry is very promising. The
companies we talk to are definitely motivated
to create the best opportunities for
their new personnel,” Jonusyte added.
The event also provides a space for pilots
and cadets to exchange industry insights
while also networking with major airlines
and training schools.
The organisers believe that bringing
together hundreds of commercial airline
pilots and aspiring cadets will enable them
to share their experiences and discover the
do’s and don’ts of the business.
“By sharing their insights, the professionals
can give each other advice on the
specifics of the job – what’s it like to work
for a specific company or region, what to
avoid and what to embrace,” Jonusyte
pointed out.
Pilot Career Show is organised by aviation
news hub – AeroTime – and the leading
international job board for aviation professionals
AviationCV.com. Q
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NEWS
I
FS, THE global enterprise applications company, has announced
the launch of IFS Maintenix Fleet Planner and IFS Maintenix
Line Planner, two Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions designed
to help commercial operators of all sizes boost the efficiency of
their long-range and line maintenance planning, make the most
effective use of available maintenance resources, and drive greater
aircraft operational availability.
The launch represents the first in a series of SaaS-based IFS
Maintenix solutions geared specifically for the mission-critical
maintenance and engineering needs of the global commercial
aviation market.
Commercial aviation is witnessing an unprecedented growth in
fleet sizes worldwide. Key to an operator’s success is delivering
the best maintenance plans that align closely with operational
performance objectives while adhering to critical safety
requirements.
IFS Maintenix Fleet Planner is designed to help generate more
effective long-range plans for heavy maintenance activities and
reduce the manual effort of keeping them up-to-date. It quickly
and automatically generates simple or complex fleet maintenance
plans, and gives users the ability to compare plans against key
performance indicators, model “what if” scenarios, and publish to
production. These efficiency gains ensure decision-makers have
the time and insight to choose the best possible plan and quickly
react to schedule changes.
The solution was designed with the input of experienced longrange
planners from a cross-section of large and small aircraft fleet
operators. As part of an early adopter programme, IFS Maintenix
Fleet Planner has already been selected by a large North American
airline that operates a mixed fleet of wide-body, narrow-body
and regional jets. The system has been subjected to real-world
use and has demonstrated an ability to enable improvements in
aircraft availability,
check yield,
and hangar
utilisation.
IFS
Maintenix
Line Planner
enables planners
to efficiently
create, maintain
and communicate an
executable line maintenance
plan. The solution helps drive
greater efficiencies by focusing
attention on high priority items
and identifying the cause of
maintenance issues, such as
lack of parts, labour or special
tools. Through automated
IFS LauncheS
SoFtware For
LIne maIntenance
PLannIng
workflows, IFS Maintenix Line Planner empowers users to more
readily react to last-minute schedule changes and maximize line
operational capability, maintenance task yield, and network
resources.
The solution was co-developed in partnership with LATAM
Airlines, the largest airline operator in Latin America with a fleet
of over 300 aircraft and maintenance facilities spread throughout
South and Central America. As IFS’s partner in creating and proving
the value of this solution, LATAM is live today and seeing the
benefits from its use of IFS Maintenix Line Planner.
“The sheer speed and scale of how LATAM Airlines works
required a solution that could be quickly implemented without any
disruption to our business while bringing substantial efficiencies
to our planning process,” said Sebastian Acuto, Vice President
of Maintenance and Engineering at LATAM. “IFS Maintenix Line
Planner not only saves time for our planners and improves
collaboration; it also creates better plans with improved yield and
operational flexibility.”
Both IFS Maintenix solutions work seamlessly with any
maintenance and engineering software system, and are deployed
in a SaaS environment, enabling organisations to quickly and costeffectively
capitalise on innovative solutions to meet the evolving
business needs of their maintenance management operations,
while easily scaling in lockstep with changes to organizational and
aircraft fleet plans.
Scott Helmer, SVP, Aviation and Defence at IFS, added, “Growing
fleets, more routes and new, complex aircraft have increased
the pressure on airlines to reduce maintenance costs, maximise
resource allocation and boost aircraft availability. The maintenance
plan is the foundation for this, as all downstream success— faster
aircraft turnaround times, maintaining fleet airworthiness and
keeping maintenance and materials costs in check— is dependent
on having solid, but flexible plans in place.
“With IFS Maintenix Fleet Planner and IFS Maintenix Line
Planner, customers can more cost-effectively meet these needs
while being able to quickly scale as the market grows.” Q
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NEWS
S
audi Arabian Military Industries
(SAMI) and Boeing recently signed
a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to
develop a new joint venture aimed at localising
more than 55% of the MRO services
for fixed and rotary-wing military aircraft in
Saudi Arabia.
The agreement will also transfer technology
to install weaponry on these aircraft as
well as localize the supply chain for spare
parts in the Kingdom.
Commenting on this important milestone,
Ahmed Al-Khateeb, Chairman of
SAMI, said "Boeing has a long-standing
commitment to Saudi Arabia, and is extremely
keen on expanding its footprint in
the country. Inspired by the vision of Prince
Mohammed bin Salman, SAMI, on the
other hand, is exploring all collaborative
opportunities to build a strong autonomous
military industries ecosystem in the
Kingdom."
The joint venture agreement will provide
sustainment services for fixed- and rotary-wing
military aircraft of the KSA military
fleet and will be the sole provider of these
‎services for all military aviation platforms
of the KSA military fleet, strengthening the
Kingdom's defence capabilities and enhancing
its deterrent potential.
"We deeply appreciate the trust that
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in general,
and HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman
personally, are placing in Boeing to help
deliver Vision 2030 with this new joint
venture," said Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing
Chairman, President, and CEO.
"Our relationship with the Kingdom dates
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receive messages with compatible Garmin handhelds, wearables or
other mobile devices.
Pilots will also have the ability to send and receive messages
conveniently through their Garmin Pilot app right from the cockpit.
Garmin Pilot leverages the inReach Mini’s GPS positioning to drive
a georeferenced aircraft position symbol on a tablet’s moving map
display.
The device has the ability to provide tracking for those wanting
to follow the flight, using the web-based Map Share page created
for each inReach account.
Like all inReach devices, a user can hit the SOS button in case of
emergency that sends a distress signal to GEOS, a 24/7 International
Emergency Response Coordination Centre. GEOS will track the
device which triggered the SOS, notify the proper contacts, and
send the necessary emergency responders to the exact location.
GEOS will deliver a confirmation that help is on the way and also
continually update the user on the status of the response team.
GEOS will also reach out to the user’s emergency contact and alert
them of the situation. Q
SAUDI ARABIAN MILITARY
INDUSTRIES AND BOEING
IN NEW JOINT VENTURE
back more than 70 years, and we look forward
to continuing our successful partnership
in support of the Kingdom's national
security and aerospace industry needs."
The MoA will further solidify the enduring
relationship between Boeing and
Saudi Arabia and result in the development
of local research, design, engineering,
manufacturing, and MRO abilities. The JV
will continuously improve performance
and growth, upgrade the readiness of and
increase confidence in, the Saudi military
fleet, enhance maintenance capabilities,
and reduce support costs throughout the
fleet's life.
In addition, the agreement will create
6,000 jobs and training opportunities
for Saudi youth, support local content,
improve Saudization levels in the industry,
and assist towards achieving the ambitious
Vision 2030 plan. Q
T
HE SUCCESSFUL serial production
of the Russian Mi-28NE helicopter
with dual controls has made it possible to
start massive re-armament of the Russian
Army’s aviation units, as well as to capture
a slice of the world market for this type of
aircraft.
The new capabilities of the Night Hunter
has opened up a new perspective in the
world military market. A few foreign
customers have already shown interest in
the renewed helicopter resulting in export
contracts having been signed for the supply
of Mi-28NE helicopters with dual controls.
The story of Mi-28NE from its beginning
is one of seemingly constant improvement
and modernisation with the latest dual control
option adding even more value to the
helicopter type.
The helicopter was initially designed as
a special-purpose highly-maneuverable
rotary-wing attack aircraft intended to be
“a flying platform for installation of various
armaments”.
It was nicknamed as a “Night Hunter” by
Russian troops thanks to its ability to perform
combat missions at any time of day or
night and in any weather conditions.
The Mi-28NE was also designed to
provide fire support for the forward land
troops and to be deployed as a part of
anti-mechanised defence, to destroy
armoured vehicles, strike low flying and
low-speed air targets, conduct air reconnaissance,
as well as to provide target
designation to combat helicopters and
fixed-wing aircraft.
The Night Hunter is heavily armoured and
features high combat survivability.
Maintaining all the functions of the strike
helicopter, the M-28NE with dual control
system significantly simplifies the training
process of military pilots who need the
practical flight hours in Night Hunters.
Furthermore, in combat action in case
of emergency with one of the pilots being
incapacitated, the other pilot will be able to
take over control.
In 2014, only two months after the first
dual control helicopter had been delivered
to the foreign customer, it was declared
that the first three Mi-28NE helicopters had
achieved the state of operational readiness.
At that time the aircraft had already
been used for defensive action against
attacking militants. This military operation
took place long before Mi-28NE helicopters
were used by Russian Aerospace Forces
in Syria during the operation to liberate
Palmyra in 2016.
Foreign buyers of the new Russian-made
combat helicopter had to speedily enhance
their own air force in the fight against
numerous militia units and terrorist groups.
Russian helicopters rapidly became an
important component of the army aviation.
From the very beginning of its operation,
the pilots have deployed all kinds of weapons
on the Mi-28NE helicopters including
missiles, rockets and armaments.
Besides common S-8 type rockets, the
helicopters were often equipped with containers
of more powerful S-13 type rockets
of 122-mm calibre. Airborne 30 mm gun
mounts were regularly deployed in combat
operations.
The routine missions of Mi-28NE helicopters
were fire support during military
operations in cities and pursuit of militants’
in armed pickup trucks and petrol tankers
in the desert. They were also engaged in
major combat operations as well.
Among the most valuable advantages of
Mi-28NE helicopters are not only all-weather
and round-the-clock application capability,
but also their fire power. The military
conflicts experience of the recent years has
shown that strike helicopters are mainly
deployed in close contact with the enemy.
The latest anti-terrorist operations
have vividly demonstrated that the armed
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forces of many countries are in dire need
of helicopters such as the Night Hunter –
an up-to-date and highly-efficient aircraft
possessing high manoeuvrability and great
fire power.
According to operators’ opinions, the
modern combat helicopters provides a
quantum jump in the development of the
national army aviation.
The use Mi-28NE helicopters is becoming
increasingly common and the Russian-made
helicopters are traditionally in
great demand in the Middle East, Africa,
Asia-Pacific region, Latin America and in CIS
countries.
The extensive application of the helicopter
in local conflicts makes it possible for
customers to develop new requirements
for the Night Hunter.
The further upgrading of the helicopter
is aimed at the extension of the armament
variety.
It will include new Ataka and Khrizantema
antitank missiles featuring two-channel
control system – both radio channels and
laser-beam channels are used.
The application of Khrizantema missiles
makes it possible to increase the target
destruction range up to 10 km. In addition,
the upgraded helicopter can be equipped
with aircraft bombs the efficiency of which
has been proven in local conflicts over the
last decade.
It is planned to equip the upgraded Mi-
28 with main rotor blades of a new design,
which will improve its performance in high
mountains and hot climatic conditions, as
well as enhancing the capabilities in terms
of aerobatic execution. The stabilizer with
enlarged surface area will make it possible
to improve the controllability of the helicopter.
In addition, it is planned to equip
the aircraft with more powerful engines
and a new Russian-made auxiliary power
plant.
Moving with the times, the helicopter
will also be able to interact with UAVs. Q

ILA BERLIN
FUTURE COMBAT
AIR SYSTEM
A
IRBUS AND Dassault Aviation have decided to join forces
for the development and production of Europe’s Future
Combat Air System (FCAS), which is slated to complement and
eventually replace current generation of Eurofighter and Rafale
fighter aircraft between 2035 and 2040.
The partnership, sealed in Berlin by Dirk Hoke, Airbus Defence
and Space Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Eric Trappier, Chairman
and CEO of Dassault Aviation, represents a landmark industrial
agreement to secure European sovereignty and technological
leadership in the military aviation sector for the coming decades.
“Never before has Europe been more determined to safeguard
and foster its political and industrial autonomy and sovereignty in
the defence sector. Airbus and Dassault Aviation have absolutely
the right expertise to lead the FCAS project.
Both companies are already co-operating successfully on Europe’s
medium altitude long endurance new generation drone programme,”
said Dirk Hoke, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space. “FCAS
takes this successful cooperation to the next level and we are
absolutely committed to tackling this challenging mission together
with Dassault Aviation.
“The schedule is tight, so we need to start working together
immediately by defining a joint roadmap on how best to meet
the requirements and timelines to be set by the two nations. It is
therefore of key importance that France and Germany launch an
initial joint study this year to address this task.”
Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, said: “We
are convinced that by deploying our joint expertise, Dassault
Aviation and Airbus can best meet the operational requirements of
the Forces in the development of this critically important European
programme. Both companies fully intend to work together in
the most pragmatic and efficient manner. Our joint roadmap will
include proposals to develop demonstrators for the FCAS programme
as of 2025.
“I am convinced that European sovereignty and strategic autonomy
can, and will, only be ensured through independent European
solutions. The vision that France and Germany have set forth with
FCAS is a bold one and it’s an important signal in, and for, Europe.
DASSAULT RAFALE
Landmark industrial agreement to secure European sovereignty
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The FCAS programme will strengthen the political and military ties
between Europe’s core nations and it will reinvigorate its aerospace
industry.”
Airbus Defence and Space and Dassault Aviation agree on the importance
of efficient industrial governance in military programmes.
This also includes the involvement of other key European defence
industrial players and nations based on government funding
and on the principle of best contribution.
Overall, FCAS defines a system of systems combining a wide
range of elements connected and operating together, including
a next generation fighter aircraft together with Medium-Altitude
Long-Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), the existing
fleet of aircraft (which will still operate beyond 2040), future cruise
missiles and drones flying in swarms.
The overall system will be interoperable and connected in a
larger perimeter with mission aircraft, satellites, NATO systems and
land and naval combat systems. Q
Airbus Defence AnD spAce chief executive
Officer (ceO) Dirk HOke seals tHe Deal witH
Dassault aviatiOn cHairman
AnD ceO eric trAppier
AIRBUS EUROFIGHTER
ILA BERLIN
A
IRBUS, WHICH showcased
its “Flight Lab”
BLADE demonstrator aircraft
for the first time at a major
air show, has signed an accord
with numerous stakeholders to
mark the joint success of bringing
this unique programme
to fruition, but also to affirm
their desire to build on this
programme in the European
framework of Clean Sky.
The stakeholders along with
Airbus CEO, Tom Enders, at the
ceremony during the recent
ILA Berlin Air Show, included
members of the European
Parliament, the European Commission,
the German Government,
European Member States
and industrial partners across
Europe.
The BLADE project, which
stands for “Breakthrough
Laminar Aircraft Demonstrator
in Europe”, is part of the first
phase of Clean Sky – a 1, 6-billion
Euro programme which has
been running since 2008.
BLADE has been tasked with
ILA BERLIN
assessing the feasibility of
introducing laminar flow wing
technology on a large airliner.
It aims to improve aviation’s
ecological footprint, bringing
with it a 10 percent aircraft
drag reduction and up to five
percent lower CO2 emissions.
Airbus worked with a team of
more than 20 key partners and
around 500 contributors from
all over Europe. Moreover,
due to its size and complexity,
this project was only possible
O
N THE eve of the ILA Berlin Air Show 2018, Airbus and
Eurofighter GmbH submitted their offer to the German
Ministry of Defence for a replacement of the Bundeswehr’s ageing
Tornado combat aircraft, developed in the 1960s, with the Eurofighter
as its ideal successor.
Currently, the German Air Force is planning to phase out the
Tornado from 2025 onwards and to transfer capabilities to another
weapon system. As the Eurofighter system is already in use by
Germany, this system could seamlessly adopt the capabilities of
the Tornado aircraft. In addition, increased use of the same type
of aircraft would result in considerable cost savings in terms of support
services and training costs due to economies of scale, which
would also reduce per-hour flying costs within the German Armed
Forces.
“The Eurofighter is already the backbone of the German Air
presenting . . .
‘Flight lab’ blaDe
test aircraFt
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thanks to the European Research
initiative Clean Sky.
In September 2017 Airbus’
A340 laminar-flow Flight Lab
test demonstrator aircraft
(A340-300) made its successful
maiden flight and since then
has been engaged in successful
testing to explore the wing’s
characteristics in flight.
The test aircraft is the first
in the world to combine a
transonic laminar wing profile
with a true internal primary
structure.
On the outside the aircraft is
fitted with two representative
transonic laminar outer-wings,
while inside the cabin there
is a highly complex specialist
flight-test-instrumentation (FTI)
station.
The extensive modifications
to the A340-300 test-bed
aircraft took place during the
course of a 16-month working
party in Tarbes, France, with
the support of the numerous
industrial partners across
Europe.
In terms of the testing technology,
notable ‘firsts’ included
the use of infrared cameras to
monitor the laminar flow transition
points and the acoustic
generator which measures
the influence of acoustics on
laminarity.
Another first is the innovative
reflectometry system which
measures overall deformation
in real-time during flight.
To date the Flight Lab has performed
66 flight hours. Flights
will continue until 2019, dedicated
to exploring the influencing
factors on laminarity. Q
teaM eUrOFighter presents OFFer tO
gerManY
Force and is therefore the logical option to adopt the capabilities
of the Tornado in the medium term,” said Bernhard Brenner,
Head of Marketing and Sales at Airbus Defence and Space. “We
have an excellent aircraft; its production secures important aircraft
construction know-how in Germany and, at the same time,
strongly supports European sovereignty in defence. The successful
continuation of Eurofighter production could also lead to further
co-operation with other European nations such as Switzerland,
Belgium and Finland.”
Volker Paltzo, Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH CEO, said: “I am
confident that Eurofighter Typhoon can provide a cost effective
and attractive solution for Germany, which will deliver every capability
and perform every mission the German Air Force needs.”
In the medium term, the further development of the Eurofighter
will provide the technological basis for the next generation of
European combat aircraft. The intent of collaboration was agreed
between France and Germany in July 2017. The aircraft are currently
expected to enter into service around 2040. Q

ILA BERLIN
ILA BERLIN
Boeing SHoWCASeS
future trendS At
Berlin exHiBition
Boeing, CHinooK offer to
germAn AeroSpACe
CompAnieS
B
OEING TOOK advantage of the Innovation and Leadership
in Aerospace (ILA) Berlin 2018 exhibition to showcase
market-proven solutions and future trends in aviation. The
manufacturer also had a series of Boeing aircraft on static display
and additional capabilities were featured in Hall 2 at the exhibition
held recently.
“ILA Berlin is an important venue for Boeing to discuss new
trends in aviation and to showcase how we are shaping the future
of aviation together with our industry partners in Germany,” said
Dr. Michael Haidinger, president, Boeing Germany.
“Cutting edge technology and digital solutions that enhance
the efficiency of our products and streamline operations for our
customers were in the spotlight of Boeing’s ILA presence.”
Boeing also highlighted market-proven capabilities and services
expertise. Germany has a requirement for a new heavy lift
helicopter, and with the H-47 Chinook, Boeing can provide a
H-47 CHinook HeliCopter
modern, proven, reliable platform at a very competitive cost.
Boeing featured the H-47 Chinook during ILA Berlin and provided
information on the company’s unique expertise in performancebased
logistics, ensuring the aircraft is ready to fly when needed.
The U.S. Department of Defence displayed several Boeing
platforms, including the H-47 Chinook heavy lift helicopter, the
V-22 multirole tilt rotor, the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, the
P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, and the F-15 fighter.
The exhibit included Boeing’s new commercial airplane
programmes and technology “Made in Germany” by the
company’s established network of suppliers.
A special focus was on the 777X, as the first test airplane is
currently going through production.
The Boeing Digital Aviation and Analytics Lab Frankfurt,
established last year, and Boeing subsidiary, Jeppesen, provided a
glance into the future, highlighting the benefits of digital solutions
for aviation.
Boeing Research and Technology provided information about
current trends and new developments in aerospace technology. Q
B
OEING AND ten German aerospace
companies have reached agreements
to partner on a range of business
opportunities on the H-47 Chinook, a
contender in Germany’s STH heavy-lift
helicopter competition.
The agreements with AERO-Bildungs
GmbH, Aircraft Philipp, CAE Elektronik
GmbH, COTESA, Diehl Defence, Honeywell,
Liebherr-Aerospace, Reiser Simulation and
Training GmbH, Rockwell Collins, and Rolls-
Royce are the first of many partners in
Boeing’s industrial plan related to its H-47
Chinook offering to Germany.
Should the H-47 Chinook be selected by
the Government of Germany for its heavylift
helicopter requirement, these German
companies will be partnered with Boeing
for delivery, maintenance and training. Additional
German companies will be joining
Boeing’s industrial plan for collaboration on
communication and mission systems integration.
This industrial plan will provide the
German government with a local long-term
support and training solution, including
aircraft maintenance; aircrew and technical
training; research, development and technology;
and supply chain enhancements.
“We have a strong team behind our
Chinook offer to Germany,” said Michael
Hostetter, director, Vertical Lift Programs in
Germany.
“The Chinook is a modern, proven and
reliable heavy-lift helicopter with a high
availability rate and low maintenance
requirements. Boeing and its German
industry team stand ready to support the
requirements of the German government,
the Bundeswehr and the men and women
in uniform that will be flying and maintaining
the aircraft.”
Boeing is focused on providing a low
risk, proven and reliable solution to the
customer on time and at a very competitive
cost. The German partners were carefully
selected to provide additional capabilities,
value and local expertise to the highly efficient
platform and logistics solution, while
maintaining the reliability and low-risk approach
that is the hallmark of the Chinook
programme. Additional partners to the
Boeing Germany team will be announced at
a later date.
The Chinook is the most advanced transport
rotorcraft in the United States Army
inventory, with the expectation that it will
remain in service into the 2060s.
As chosen by the Netherlands, Italy,
Greece, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom,
and Canada, the Chinook gives Germany
interoperability that other helicopters cannot
while meeting a wide range of mission
needs.
Boeing has been a strong contributor to
the German economy for many decades.
Today Boeing directly employs approximately
600 people at 11 locations throughout
Germany and sustains many thousands
additional jobs in Germany through its
supply chain and other activities. Q
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FALCON 2000LX
ILA BERLIN
Falcon 2000lX
For Future Flight research
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G
ERMAN AEROSPACE Centre (DLR) and Dassault Aviation
signed an agreement at the recent Berlin Air Show in the
presence of German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, for the acquisition
of a Falcon 2000LX twinjet.
The deal entails the delivery of a Falcon 2000LX and its transformation
into an in-flight Systems and Technology Airborne Research
(iSTAR) vehicle capable of testing flight characteristics of new
aircraft designs, real or virtual, piloted or unmanned, in real life
operating conditions.
In addition, iSTAR will serve as a test bed for aerodynamics,
aero-elasticity, structures, propulsion, flight control and flight
guidance applications.
“Dassault is granting DLR access to its internal development
know-how and extensive experience in aerodynamics” said the
Chair of DLR Executive Board, Pascale Ehrenfreund, describing the
special partnership. “The 2000LX has the performance and safety
margins we need for a research vehicle and considerably reinforce
our ability to conduct interdisciplinary research across the entire
aviation system.”
The Falcon 2000LX being acquired is a development aircraft that
has been used by Dassault for flight testing and development purposes.
It will be transferred to the company’s Bordeaux-Mérignac
facility for initial conversion to a conventional flight test bed to be
operational by 2020. The vehicle will later be returned to Dassault
for two further conversions intended to achieve full iSTAR test bed
capability. These phases are to be completed by the mid-2020s.
“The iSTAR vehicle will provide DLR with an in-flight simulation
capability. This is a powerful tool to assess the flight characteristics
of newly designed aircraft configurations under realistic conditions,“
said DLR Executive Board Member for Aeronautics, Rolf
Henke. “It will greatly facilitate the development of new environmentally
friendly and efficient aircraft configurations and components.
Moreover, it will permit the in-flight evaluation of increasingly
automated pilot assistance systems, including auto-taxi and
take-off, and enhance the testing of unmanned aircraft and their
integration into the controlled airspace.”
“DLR is one of the world’s largest and most respected aviation
research centres and we’re proud to be a part of this ambitious
new in-flight test and research programme,” said Dassault Aviation
Chairman and CEO, Eric Trappier. “This undertaking will greatly
contribute to improving the safety and efficiency of man and unmanned
aircraft which is our top priority in the aviation industry.”
The full capability iSTAR vehicle will be equipped with additional
control surfaces, an experimental digital flight control system and
other hardware, including an EASy II. Q

COMMENT
T HIS IS what happens when ideology
is allowed to seep into economic sectors
are the words used by Dr. Mohammad Al
Asoomi, a UAE economic expert and specialist
in economic and social development
in the UAE and the GCC countries in an
article he wrote for the English language
GULF NEWS newspaper.
He was writing about the problems
facing Qatar Airways caused by the ongoing
boycott of the airline by four countries. The
article has also been circulated by many of
the social media.
In the article, Dr Al Asoomi states that
Qatar Airways suffered heavy losses in its
last fiscal year ending March 31, according
to Akbar Al Baker, the CEO, at the Eurasia
Air Show held in Antalya, Turkey, in May.
Al Baker noted these losses were the
result of the Gulf and Arab boycott, which
prevented the company from operating
flights to 18 cities in the UAE, Saudi Arabia,
Bahrain and Egypt.
Although the CEO did not give specific
figures, it was a setback for the company
which generated a profit of $541 -million
(Dh1.9 billion) the year before the boycott.
This is evidence of the effectiveness of
the boycott, which Doha arrogantly says is
useless but has contributed to the deterioration
of key sectors, including industrial
and real estate. The stock market recorded
the largest decline among stock exchanges
in the world last year.
The boycott also affected the media,
QATAR AIRWAYS’
BOYCOTT CRISIS
whereby Al Jazeera English’s staff has
threatened to go on strike in London early
June in demand of their rights.
Dr Al Asoomi adds in his article that: “As
for Qatar Airways, it tried since the beginning
of the crisis to reduce losses by leasing
aircraft to British Airways and rescheduling
flights. But the crisis will continue as long as
the boycott does.
“The company has lost millions of passengers
after 18 airports gave it no access,
especially in Saudi Arabia and the UAE,
where Qatar Airways operated passenger
transit and air cargo. It means that most of
the company’s profits in the years leading
up to the boycott were generated mainly
from four countries.
“If so, what is the point of creating
problems, financing opposition organisations,
and inciting public opinion against
the boycott in other countries? This is
largely similar to a person who works in an
institution and gets his income from it, but
tries to destroy its facilities and destroying
himself in turn when the management
discovers his attempts and expels him from
the workplace.”.
NO ALTERNATIVES
“This is the result of ideologising the
economy, a policy that has been proven to
fail in more than one place in the world.
The Qatari regime has committed itself to
the ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood
and promoted this party by exploiting its
financial and media capabilities. Such an
approach, however, will not work with the
economy as this cannot be ideologised.
In fact, ideologisation is the economy’s
greatest enemy, as it gives no alternatives
for parties with shared interests”.
The article continues: “Qatar’s loss of
the access to the four countries’ airports
cannot be compensated by the cities of its
new allies, including Iran, which has tried
to provide alternative routes for Qatar
Airways’ flights. Instead it added salt to the
injury due to the increased costs. This is besides
the fact that Iran’s cities and airports
are not efficient and cannot be compared
to the services offered by the Gulf airports
nor in terms of the number of passengers.
“Living standards in Iran are low and
Iranians are barely able to meet their daily
needs. Its labour market does not include
foreign workers to feed transit flights and
the unemployment rates are now higher at
30 percent plus.
“Qatar’s economy will continue to suffer,
especially Qatar Airways, which is expected
to announce its losses officially two months
from now, despite the government’s ability
to cover up these shortcomings and bear
the brunt thanks to its financial reserves.
Even that will suffer a setback if the boycott
continues.”
Dr Al Asoomi’s article concluded with
these words: “ To resolve the ongoing crisis,
Qatar has to stop ideologising its economy
along with funding foreign organisations
and acts of sabotage. It has to return to its
Gulf surroundings, which is its natural place
that reflects the interests of its people,
and seek integration within the common
interests of these countries.” Q
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HELICOPTERS
NEWS
GOLDEN
ANNIVERSARY OF
THE
FENESTRON
TAIL ROTOR
F
IFTY YEARS ago the first Fenestron took to the skies on the
second prototype of the Gazelle helicopter. It has since
become emblematic of Sud Aviation, Aerospatiale, Eurocopter
and now Airbus Helicopters with the H160 carrying this soundreducing,
safety-enhancing technology into the next generation of
rotorcraft.
The idea behind shrouding the tail rotor was initially developed
to provide additional safeguards for workers on the ground, but
also to protect the tail rotor in forward flight and in complicated
operational environments, such as working around high-voltage
power lines. Sound reduction benefits followed after much
research and optimisation from one generation of the Fenestron to
the next.
Originally called the “Fenestrou”, which is Provençal for “little
window”, the term evolved into the renowned Fenestron. It was
first certified on the Gazelle in 1972 and then integrated into the
first single-engine Dauphin prototype, whose first flight was in
June 1972. Trials were then conducted with a seven-tonne Puma in
1975.
However, with its diameter of 1, 60 metres and its 11 tail rotor
blades it required too much power for the Fenestron to bring an
operational advantage on this class of helicopters.
The second generation came at the end of the 1970’s with an
all-composite Fenestron, which increased the diameter of the new
Dauphin’s Fenestron by 20%. This improvement was motivated
by the U.S. Coast Guards’ requirement for a highly manoeuvrable
aircraft for Search and Rescue operations. The U.S. Coast Guards’
aircraft are still in service today and have accumulated more than
1, 5-million flight hours.
In the meantime, research continued to optimise the shape
of the Fenestron, blade foils, and to improve sound reduction,
especially during certain phases of flight. Between 1987 and 1991
it was successfully tested on an Ecureuil, the prototype of which is
still on display at the entrance to Airbus Helicopters’ headquarters
in Marignane.
In 1994, the third generation was fitted on to the H135 and
optimized sound levels by using an uneven setting of the blades.
In 1999 the H130 performed its maiden flight with a Fenestron
derived from this version. The H145 followed suit in 2010.
Numerous Fenestron-equipped Airbus helicopters operate
in Africa, in diverse roles and missions including anti-poaching,
emergency rescue and air ambulance, off-shore oil and gas
rig support, airborne law police, border patrol, infrastructure
inspection and maintenance (such as power lines), corporate and
private transport, as well as tourism charters.
Fifty years on, the H160 has the latest and largest Fenestron to
be built on an Airbus helicopter.
The fact that it is canted to 12° allows for improved performance
with an additional payload and increased stability especially at low
speed.
With the H160 out to conquer the medium twin market, the
Fenestron will be one of Airbus Helicopters’ signatures in the skies
for decades to come. Q
boMbaRdieR
unVeiLs
tHe
nu-age seat
B
OMBARDIER BUSINESS Aircraft has
unveiled the Nuage, its industryredefining
seat on the Global 7000 aircraft,
which it also claims to be the first new
seat architecture in business aviation in 30
years.
Within the fluid lines of its exceptionally
crafted exterior is a marvel of furniture
engineering, meticulously designed to
achieve optimal comfort in flight.
"In designing the Nuage seat, we
examined every conceivable passenger
need and comfort that might arise while
seated in flight and launched our process
from there," said Peter Likoray, Senior
Vice President, Sales and Marketing,
Bombardier Business Aircraft. "This
empathetic design philosophy inspired us
to craft a seat unlike any other - the most
innovative seat the industry has seen in
three decades. Offering an unprecedented
balance of comfort and control, Nuage is an
ergonomic and aesthetic masterpiece that
redefines the very notion of seated comfort
for life above the clouds."
Designed to maximize comfort and
NEWS
B
OMBARDIER HAS made
it easier for pilots to
undergo recurrent training
for its Challenger 605 and
Challenger 650 business jets
with an online remote training
available for the ground school
FAA-certified course.
The new programme delivers
the same comprehensive and
professional instruction that
Bombardier is known for, while
relaxation on long-haul flights, Nuage
introduces an all-new, ergonomicallyperfected
deep recline position -
unavailable on any other business aircraft.
Unlike other aircraft seats where only
the back reclines, pushing the body
forward and leading to discomfort, the
Nuage features a patented tilt link system
that dips the seat as the back is reclined,
keeping the body fully supported with no
added pressure on the legs. This dynamic
movement is the result of years of research
and development, and it serves to support
and cradle the body like no other aircraft
seat in the industry.
The Nuage seat also features a fluid
movement system and patented floating
base, which allows the seat to track
and swivel naturally and effortlessly
and without visible floor rails, further
enhancing its streamlined look.
The fluid movement system also includes
a centre swivel axis for an intuitively
centred point of rotation in any position,
allowing the passenger to swivel with ease
and remarkable precision.
For added comfort and support, the
Nuage seat is equipped with a tilting
Re-designed business
jet tRaining CouRses
reducing the length of on-site
training.
With more booking flexibility
and a wider range of simulator
time slots, pilots can now
complete the simulator
component of the course at
Bombardier's training centres in
Montreal and Dallas.
The updated ground school
component, comprising 15
hours of self-paced online
training, can be completed at
the pilot's own convenience.
Once pilots complete the
online component, they are
welcomed by an instructor at
the training centre to answer
any training questions they may
have, are provided the latest
operational requirements and
undergo a one-hour validation
examination.
Bombardier offers in-house
OEM-developed courseware
for flight and technical training,
allowing operators to have
the most up-to-date, insider
headrest - also unavailable on any other
seat in business aviation. Thoughtfully
engineered, this adjustable headrest
provides optimal neck support in every
position while helping to maintain an
effortless line of sight when watching TV or
reading in a reclined position.
Offered in a vast selection of leathers,
fabrics and finishes, the Nuage seat brings
the most desirable aesthetic and functional
features of luxury seating into the cabin.
The Global 7000 aircraft, the most
spacious and longest-range business jet
ever built, is on track to enter service
during the second half of 2018.
With a maximum operation range of
7,700 nautical miles, the Global 7000
aircraft can fly farther and connect more
city pairs than any other business jet. The
Global 7000 is the only business aircraft
that can connect New York and Hong
Kong, and Singapore to San Francisco.
On any flight, short or long, the Global
7000 aircraft's advanced wing optimizes
speed, range and control, and ensures an
exceptionally smooth ride. Q
knowledge and technology at
their fingertips.
Combined, Challenger 600
series aircraft are claimed to be
the best-selling business jets of
all time in the large segment.
The aircraft offer the ultimate
value proposition, combining a
stylish interior and wide-body
cabin comfort with worldwide
reach, unmatched dispatch
reliability and the lowest direct
operating costs in the
category. Q
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NEWS
AVIATION
CONFERENCE
Gulfstream G500 and G600
PrOduCe tandem reCOrds
G
ULFSTREAM AEROSPACE Corporation’s two latest models,
the G500 and G600, continue to demonstrate their
unmatched performance excellence, maturity and reliability with
tandem city-pair records from Asia to North America. The sister
aircraft flew together, each accomplishing the records in their
respective weight classes.
On April 20, the G500 and G600 flew in loose formation from
Shanghai to Honolulu at an average speed of Mach 0,90. The G500
made the flight in eight hours and 34 minutes, with the G600 arriving
just one minute later at eight hours and 35 minutes.
The next day, the two aircraft linked Pacific and Atlantic, travelling
from Honolulu to Savannah, again at Mach 0,90. The G500
made the flight in seven hours and 44 minutes, and the G600
clocked in at seven hours and 49 minutes.
“Gulfstream customers are accustomed to flying practically anywhere
in the world at record speeds, and the G500 and G600 have
been doing just that as they near certification,” said Mark Burns,
president, Gulfstream. “Our flagship G650ER has proven itself time
and again as the highest-performing aircraft in the industry, and
the G500 and G600 are performing equally well in their classes,
even before customer deliveries. These records showcase the
real-world capabilities of these impressive aircraft.”
The city-pair records are pending confirmation with the National
Aeronautic Association.
In the fall of 2017, Gulfstream announced extended ranges for
the G500 and G600 after both aircraft demonstrated even better
performance than originally promised.
The G500 can fly 5 200 nautical miles at its long-range cruise
speed of Mach 0,85 and 4,400 nm at the high-speed cruise of
Mach 0,90. The G600 can fly 6 500 nm at Mach 0,85 and 5,100 nm
at Mach 0,90.
The G500 is on track for certification within the next few months
with the G600 following later this year. Q
WOrld-WIde PIlOt sHOrtaGe - fOCus at
malta COnferenCe
T
HE WORLD-WIDE growing pilot
shortage which is fast approaching
crisis proportions, was one of the many
major topics discussed at last month’s Bank
of Valetta’s (BOV) Aviation Outlook Conference
in Malta .
The conference, the seventh in the series,
saw the participation of one of the largest
regional aircraft manufacturers in the
world, namely Avions Transport Regionale
(ATR), which sent a high level delegation
led by Raffaele Fiorentini, who was accompanied
by Jean-Charles Burguiere. There
was a lot of expectation for Fiorentini’s
presentation. He did not disappoint and
engaged extremely well with the delegates
present while explaining how the latest
model of the ATR (-600) is now proving
to be a true profit maker on thin regional
routes and making small regional airports
fully accessible.
The looming pilot shortage throughout
the world was discussed at length at the
BOV Aviation Outlook conference , with
the presentation being done by well known
Maltese aviation pioneer, Captain Norman
D’Amato, who is Ryanair’s Base Captain on
the island. He explained the various avenues
available to those who aspire to become
commercial pilots . With the number
of passengers expecting to double by 2036,
Chris Cauchi reports
the recruitment drive all over the globe
has reached unprecedented levels. Captain
D’Amato explored the multitude of options
available to aspiring candidates as airlines
try to cope with the ever harsher battle for
top talent to fill in their flight decks.
The BOV conference room in St Venera
was jam packed with well over 100 delegates
attending the event and representing
in excess of 40 companies and entities
involved in the local aviation sector. Other
speakers at the conference, included Air
Malta’s First Officer Kristian Farrugia, who
discussed the BREXIT theme and its coming
effect on British airlines..
There is a flurry of interest from UK
registered airlines to get a European Aircraft
Operator’s Certificate (AOC) as they
want to ensure their operations are not
thwarted in any way after the UK leaves the
European bloc in March 2019. F/O Farrugia
showed the enormous potential that exists
in attracting UK-based AOC holders to the
island. This could give the local register
another boost as it continues to grow
exponentially.
As is now customary, Bank of Valletta
also held the BOV Aviation Outlook awards’
ceremony during the conference. The much
coveted lifetime achievement award was
scooped by aviation insurance expert, Martin
Azzopardi. He was Air Malta’s Insurance
Buyer and Risk Manager for over 30 years.
He also represented the Maltese Government
at EU level after the 2001 terrorist
attacks.
The Aviator of the Year Award went to
Flight Examiner Trevor Darmanin. Over the
past nine years Darmanin has distinguished
himself as a highly talented flight instructor.
He can best be described as an unflustered,
determined and resilient aviator
who, at the age of 25, qualified as a Flight
Examiner, making him one of the youngest
ever on the island.
Aerospace giant, ATR, was crowned as
Leader of the Year. Jean Charles Burguiere
and Raffaele Fiorentini collected the much
sought after award. ATR is today one of the
largest regional aircraft manufacturers in
the world and under the helm of Christian
Scherer it is actively pursuing new avenues
including a possible 90-seat turboprop.
Airlines have been pressing ATR for a
larger version of the ATR-72 or a possible
completely new design. There is little doubt
that in today’s world ATR is among the
undisputable leaders in the regional turboprop
airliner segment.
The BOV Aviation Outlook conference will
return in May 2019 with yet more features.
The core team made up of Riccardo Flask,
Joanne Calleja, Captain Sinclair Portelli,
Marvic Bugeja, Louise Vella and Dr Francesca
Galea are already discussing a number of
topics which should make the BOV Aviation
Outlook a “must attend” event in 2019. Q
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ENGINE
CHANGE
PIPER ANNOUNCES
JET-A POWERED
SEMINOLE
INTREPID DUO TO
FLY FROM CAPE TO
CAIRO
Mark Mansfield reports
T
WO DYNAMIC teenagers from Cape Town, Megan Werner
and Ntando Makwela, both 16 years old, have embarked
on a once in a lifetime adventure as they begin building a Sling
aircraft with 20 other teenagers and then flying it from Cape Town,
South Arica, to Cairo, Egypt, by the end of 2018.
Molo Africa – Cape to Cairo is a television series that was
inspired by the two teenagers, who are also published authors
at their young age, as well as radio co-hosts, decided to make a
difference in Africa by inspiring and motivating other teenagers to
dream big, promote aviation as a career of choice within Africa,
create out-of-the-box thinking entrepreneurs, as well as contribute
to moving Africa forward by allowing other African countries to
exhibit its cultures, people and tourism.
Speaking at a recent Commercial Aviation Association of
Southern Africa (CAASA) media day, Megan Werner said that they
wanted to create a platform that would break barriers for young
Africans.
“We want young Africans to develop building blocks to identify
and grow more dynamic kids who are passionate, determined
and understand that it is up to them to change the world around
them”, said Werner.
The Molo Africa tour has kicked off with the building of a Sling
aircraft, assisted by 20 supporting teenagers that have been selected
from 20 high schools ranging from private, public model C and
township schools and will be completed in the next few months
ahead of their departure in December 2018.
The intrepid duo is currently on a country-wide campaign to
raise funds and sponsorship for their gigantic project, and at time
of writing, Comair Flight Services (CFS) has committed to all route
planning and logistics as the route will take them up the East coast
of Africa. CAASA has offered Molo Africa space at AAD 2018. The
Airplane Factory has offered assistance with the aircraft components,
as well as building expertise and hangar space to build the
Sling aircraft.
Negotiations are currently underway with AirBP and ExecuJet SA.
Companies or individuals who would like to sponsor or contribute
in any way to the project are requested to contact Des Werner on
email at des@debela.co.za. Q
P
IPER AIRCRAFT, Inc. has announced that it has selected the
Continental Motors Group’s new CD-170 compression ignition
engine fuelled with Jet-A to power the Piper PA-44 Seminole.
What is claimed to be the world's leading multi-engine training
aircraft, the Piper Seminole, will also feature counter rotating engines,
giving flight schools and training organisations a single lever,
FADEC training system with a history of innovation, simplicity and
economy.
After selecting the CD-155 Jet-A engine to power the Archer DX,
Piper Aircraft extended its Jet-A powered range of trainer aircraft
with the PA-44. The Piper Seminole is an advanced twin-engine
trainer that has enabled thousands of pilots to earn their multi-engine
rating. It is used by flight schools across all continents and is
known for its reliability, all metal construction, stable flight characteristics,
counter rotating engines, and its modern avionics suite.
Equipped with the latest versions of the universally acclaimed
G1000 NXI by Garmin, the Seminole is seen as the ideal choice for
training organisations. By transitioning to Jet-A burning engines,
the Seminole DX addresses the requirements expressed by many
customers across the world, especially in the many regions where
Avgas availability and cost is a concern. The CD-100 series engine
family expanded to 170 horsepower and a counter-rotating option
offers a unique combination of simplicity, economy, and performance.
Further, the experience accumulated with the Archer DX shows
that dispatch rates increase on the versions powered by compression
ignition engines. The combination of advanced technology,
single lever -FADEC control, maintenance related down time, and
maintenance diagnostic systems helps operators increase billed
flight hours and decrease the amount of time spent in un-scheduled
maintenance.
The CD-100 family of compression ignition engines are extensively
used in flight schools around the world with retrofit kits for
many popular airframes and are also available and certified in over
72 countries. Q
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HE 2018 Experimental Aviation Association’s 2018 National
Convention, held at Vryheid airfield in KwaZulu Natal recently,
must go down in the history books as being a great success.
More than 130 aircraft flew in, from the longest-“living” and
tiny Cvjetkovic CA61 homebuilt ZS-UDW to the even older Rovos
Air DC-3 ‘Delaney’ ZS-CRV. Add in the resident aircraft and there
were in excess of 150 aeroplanes all told.
Organised predominantly by the Vryheid Flying Club led by
Morne Strauss, with support from the EAA National Committee,
the airfield was transformed into a friendly and vibrant venue,
reminiscent of a small Oshkosh.
There was a tent-city for those who enjoy the pleasures of
camping, and shuttle busses regularly ran others to and from their
B&Bs. Fuel for aircraft was on tap at very competitive prices. Even
aircraft maintenance was available for anyone who had difficulty.
The local folk catered for the hungry masses at reasonable prices
and the Friday evening braai was exceptional value for money, enjoyed
amidst large braziers that were kept stoked all evening. The
camaraderie was notable and the EAA Spirit was very evident.
On the Friday many pilots gave of their time and took a group of
school pupils, who had qualified for the Young Eagles programme,
for an introductory flight around the local environs.
Many saw their homes from above which was definitely a first in
their lives.
Saturday was the main day of the Convention and Rob Jonkers
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Report by: Gerald Maddams
had organised a fun-rally.
The participants had to navigate around a course and identify
certain ground features as they went. Competitors had a great
time and were bubbling over with enthusiasm when they had
completed the task.
Saturday was also the day for the builders and restorers of aircraft
to present their finished products for judging.
The quality of the aircraft entered was incredibly high and the
level of skill and dedication in the building, restoring and presentation
of the prize-winners was astonishing, and would stand up very
well in a world class event overseas.
The four Pitts Specials of the Goodyear Aerobatic team provided
a lively spectacle and the gathered crowd was very appreciative of
their precision flying. For more photos and election results turn to
Page 59
EAA ELECTION RESULTS:
The convention was also the venue for the annual meeting of
the national body of the EAA. Some Committee members were
prepared to stand for office again, and the elected Committee now
consists of:
President - Paul Lastrucci; Vice President - Sean Cronin; Secretary
- Keaton Perkins; Treasurer - Mark Clulow; Safety Officer
- Nigel Musgrave; National PRO - Trixie Heron; Alternate PRO -
Karl Jensen; Auditorium Convenor - Clive King; Contact Magazine
Editor - Kevin Marsden; Web Master - Kevin Marsden; Young and
Eagles Co-ordinator - Clive King. In addition, Approved Persons
Representatives are Kevin Hopper and Derek Orford. Q

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AIRCRAFT
LEASING
AIRCRAFT
LEASING
HOW SEASONALITY
AFFECTS THE
AIRCRAFT LEASING
MARKET
FUELLED BY growing passenger
numbers worldwide, commercial
aviaon industry is rapidly expanding,
presupposing a drasc rise of global airline
fleet in the years to come. Notwithstanding
the potenal, even this growth trend
remains subject to inevitable year-on-year
fluctuaons in the market due to seasonality.
Just like airlines constantly open and
close new routes depending on seasonal
passengers’ demand, the order books of
the biggest aircra manufacturers and
leasing firms also respond to the peaks
and lows in the industry. So when is the
next window for aircra lessors to ride the
wave of their ever-growing order books?
If we were to discount seasonality, we
could assume that aircra manufacturers
and lessors can secure an increasing flow
of orders anyme, balancing their acvi-
es to meet the industry’s growth trend.
That is because aircra selling and leasing
business goes hand-in-hand with rising air
travel demand.
Already, Airbus Global Market Forecast
predicts that 35 000 new aircra will be
needed globally over the next 20 years.
Boeing projects commercial jet fleet to
double in size, requiring more than 41000
new aircra. Similarly, Avolon’s World
Fleet Forecast indicates up to 42 000 passenger
aircra will be delivered by 2036.
But is it that simple?
Businesses that understand the seasonality
of their market can me their
strategies to coincide with the expected
effects of seasonality. Wet leasing is a perfect
example of how the aviaon industry
is able to adjust to ancipated highs and
lows in the market. Wet leasing companies
(ACMI) offer airlines aircra with crew
in accordance to passenger demand, in
effect, mirroring the fluctuaons of the
seasons.
“Increase demand for wet lease happens
during high season such as summer holiday
season, Hajj period and so on,” says James
Stewart Kim, Group Managing Director of
AvCon Worldwide, aviaon consulng and
aircra trade company. Kim emphasizes,
however, that this example does not apply
for dry leasing (aircra-only).
When it comes to sales and leases of
aircra only, other factors, such as maintenance
cycles, aircra rerement and
fleet replacement, come to the forefront.
“The dry lease is not affected by seasonal
change. Impact of dry lease change
happens usually in a 12-year cycle – most
of the major carriers rere 12 years old
aircra as 12-year maintenance is due,”
Kim explained.
Although seasonal passenger travel
habits do not directly affect ming when
newly brought or dry-leased planes enter
airlines’ fleets, parcular ming and events
do play a role as well. Take, for instance,
the crucial spring-summer season.
“The number of purchases done is more
or less the same every month of the year,
however, there are some spikes or lows
during the year that suggests seasons
of the year have an impact for sales. For
example – in our experience the highest
number of purchases are always done
during June. And it goes year by year,” says
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TADAS GOBERIS, CEO OF AVIAAM LEASING
Tadas Goberis, CEO of AviaAM Leasing,
referring to Northern Hemisphere trading.
To illustrate this tendency by numbers,
let’s take an order book of the leasing
company AerCap. In 2017, the company
reported leasing a total of 230 and selling
114 aircra. During the first quarter of
the year, the company leased 69 and sold
25 planes. During the second quarter the
amount of sales increased – to 65 and 32
accordingly – before starng to steadily
decrease towards the end of the year
(dropping to just over 40 leased and 28
sold aircra by 4th quarter).
A slightly different tendency is demonstrated
by aircra manufacturers. Boeing
reports adding a total of 1,024 orders to
its books in 2017. In the U.S. manufacturer’s
order book, two months stand out in
parcular: of the 212 planes booked in the
second quarter, the vast majority (184)
were ordered in June, topped only by the
265 aircra ordered in December.
Boeing’s order book reflects a prominent
pracce in aviaon industry: large deals –
although pre-debated months and months
in advance - are commonly announced
during major air shows. For instance, in
2017, the Paris Air Show took place in the
‘peak’ month of June, while the Dubai Air
Show – in November. During the laer,
Boeing announced a major deal with the
UAE carrier, Fly Dubai for 225, aircra of
the 737 MAX family – a deal that is acknowledged
in the order book in December
as an order for 175 aircra.
Boeing’s main rival, Airbus, similarly,
took advantage of the Dubai Air Show to
boost its end-of-the-year sales by revealing
an even bigger deal. In its “largest ever sin-
gle announcement”, the French plane maker disclosed that Indigo
Partners agreed to purchase 430 A320neo family aircra. Airbus
reported a total of 1,109 orders in 2017.
That being said, not all events, nor specific ming, or even a
sought-aer region can guarantee an upsurge in plane deals, just
as the Singapore Air Show 2018 has demonstrated. Asia Pacific is
at the forefront of the aviaon market expansion as it is forecasted
by IATA to constute more than half of this growth in the next 20
years. Despite of all that, this year’s biggest aviaon show in Asia
topped the headlines for being “surprisingly low on deals”, an issue
mainly aributed to lower oil prices, resulng in a lessened need
for airlines to keep stacking up on more fuel-efficient aircra.
Therefore, the issue of seasonality affects aviaon leasing market
reveals different paerns.
Wet leasing industry is catching the waves in accordance to passenger
demands, responding to common trends.
The industry-oriented dry leasing sector, however, might see the
peaks on the same me as its counterpart - wet leasing - but the
trends respond to divergent underwater currents, deriving from
the industry itself.
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NEWS
THE FUTURE OF
AVIATION EXISTS ON THE
BLOCKCHAIN
By Gediminas Ziemelis
NEWS
A
VIATION HAS always been on the leading edge of
innovation. Recently, however, a new technology is at
the forefront of digital innovation – Blockchain. A relatively new
concept, Blockchain is already disrupting the Fintech industry with
its secure operating principles, so here’s why Blockchain is already
on target to improve the aviation industry as well.
At its core Blockchain is a public ledger which allows users to add
information, but prevents anyone from changing previously entered
data. It does this through the use of cryptography to encrypt
data, hashes to represent data blocks, and distributing
the “servers” to peer-to-peer nodes, thus culminating in
an immutable method of digitising transactions.
FINTECH SOLUTIONS
Aviation has a special role in supporting the growth of developing
countries and their infrastructures. In remote locations aircraft
may be the only option available to transport people, medicine,
and goods so it is paramount that aircraft stay operational for the
safety of these communities.
International money transfers help keep these aircraft flying:
while the viability of international money usually does not cause
a problem there can be delays when the request is urgent or last
minute, like in the case of an emergency. When this happens the
holding period banks place on money can be the difference be-
BLOCKCHAIN INCREASES MRO EFFICIENCY
Maintenance on aircraft is a meticulously controlled
process with no room for error. This is necessary to
deliver a consistent high level of quality and ensure
operational safety. Aircraft are complex, and despite
standardized processes operators frequently prefer to
take their aircraft to MROs that have experience with
that aircraft.
The issue therein results from an unproportioned
workload between experienced maintenance crew and
those with little experience. The experienced crews can
have a backlog of work orders for weeks in advance
while the inexperienced crew can sit with empty
hangars. Distributing this workload more evenly would
increase MRO efficiency while minimizing downtime.
Luckily, blockchain technology has a promising solution.
Since aircraft parts are tracked by a number of different
companies there can be multiple different data
points to pull from for any given aircraft. Utilising blockchain
technology the data from the parts manufacturer
and any previous maintenance can be accessed from a
universal ledger instantly supplying a complete picture
of aircraft health and history.
“Thanks to the utilisation of this technology any past
data cannot be altered so the different parties are not
required to trust each other before they share data,
they just have to trust the mechanism of the decentralised
consensus. Any MRO crews will have the capability
to have an intimate understanding of the aircraft
from macro aspects down to the individual detail of
each rivet regardless if they have past experience with
it. This application of blockchain data is so promising
that one of the largest digital technology companies,
Accenture, is investing in it and it expects widespread
adoption within two years,” said Gediminas Ziemelis,
Chairman of the Board of Avia Solutions Group.
tween life and death.
“Using blockchain for micro-remittance transfers allows for
transactions to be made without the holding times that exist with
centralised financial institutions.
“This is possible because blockchain technologies reduce the
need for intermediaries by securely going to peer-to-peer transfers.
Applications are in development that fixes the value of digital
cash in real time permitting the user to hold this digital cash and
transfer it when necessary while also minimizing processing fees,”
explains G. Ziemelis.
REDUCE PASSENGER HEADACHES
There is good news in the travel industry; according to SITA. 2016
saw the lowest number of passenger bags lost or mishandled at 5,
73 bags per thousand passengers. The bad news is this still equates
to over 650,000 bags.
Recent reform such as the International Air Transport Association
Resolution 753 is making strides to significantly reduce this number
with the integration of IoT, and with the advent of blockchain there
exists real opportunity to bring mishandled bags down to near zero
by tracking them from gate to gate.
Using blockchain data is a dynamic solution as it enables a secure
way for luggage to be logged at each checkpoint on its journey
ensuring its complete travel history is available regardless of what
airport or country it arrives in.
BLOCKCHAIN TO REDUCE PART FRAUD
From the time an aircraft part is created to the end of its serviceable
life, all appropriate information regarding its use will have
been logged. While normally a trusted and standardised process,
there have been cases of parts fraud in the aviation industry
putting countless lives at risk.
A couple years back a part broker was caught misrepresenting
the condition and origin of the aircraft parts he was distributing
out of Miami, Fl.
Through an investigation from the FBI it was uncovered the parts
supplier used unauthorized dealers to manufacture the parts and
concealed the process by creating a Certificate of Conformance
with a forged OEM logo.
While part brokers are often a secure and economical option to
fulfil a need, cases like what happened in Miami indicate they can
carry a higher risk, especially for life-limited parts. Using a part’s
serial numbers and RFID tracking, combined with the blockchain
will provide a modernised and immutable method for aircraft
manufacturers, and their buyers, to confidently track the condition
of their parts.
“Since every transaction on the blockchain is verified by multiple
nodes, the parts broker will benefit as well. The distributed ledger
allows for smart contracts that can quickly change the ownership
of physical assets through digital means effectively increasing the
speed and efficiency of the parts supply chain,” says the international
businessman.
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
Although blockchain used to be synonymous with crypto currency,
the paradigm surrounding its use has already changed. The future
of blockchain is still unclear, but what is clear is that it is set to
improve the aviation industry as a whole. And those who are the
early adopters will have the greatest opportunity to influence the
changes it will bring.
“At Avia Solutions Group we make it our responsibility to stay on
the leading edge of aviation by welcoming and implementing new
ways of thinking about technology, because we recognize that the
future is always closer than you think,” said Gediminas Ziemelis. Q
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AIRCRAFT
SURVEY
AIRCRAFT
SURVEY
prop-powered aircraft deliveries
dropped in North America
to 57,6% with 10,6% going to
Europe; 13,2% to Asia-Pacific
; 9,9% to Latin America, and
8,4% to Africa and the Middle
East which, for this area, was
almost double its “intake” of
piston-powered aircraft.
BUSINESS JETS
The figures for corporate jets
showed that, in the United
States, 396 were delivered
during 2016 as against only
50 in Europe with total world
deliveries standing at 661 as
against a total of 582 for all
other turbine-powered aircraft,
single or multi.
Bombardier’s Challenger 350
outsold all other corporate jets
in the market with 61 being
delivered during the period under
review with the new Global
5000 and Global 6000 coming
in close behind with 51 sales
recorded during the period and
long before they were ready for
entry into service.
In all, Bombardier sold 163
corporate jets in 2016 valued at
US$5,87-billion.
French manufacturer, Dassault
Aviation, sold 49 Falcon
1000S/ 2000LXS/ 900LX/ 7X
and 8X valued at $2,17-billion
while Gulfstream delivered 115
corporate jets (models 150/
280/ 450 / 550/ 650/ 650ER)
during the period valued at
$6,23billion.
The Phenom 300 was the
Brazilian manufacturer’s best
seller with 63 aircraft from a
total of 117 of its aircraft range
delivered earning the company
some US$1,5-billion.
The new Hondajet logged 23
deliveries that year while extra
Aircraft recorded 27 deliveries
of its EA 300.
Textron Aviation’s Cessna
Citation Jet division logged over
170 delivered of all its eight
corporate jet types, with the
new Citation Latitude emerging
as the most popular with 42 deliveries
followed closely by the
Citation M2 having logged 38.
The GAMA survey dealt with
approximately 200 different
types of aircraft and helicopters
as well as a fairly high percentage
of military types, predominately
helicopters. Q
SURPRISES IN
GAMA
AVIATION
AIRCRAFT
REPORT
T
HE LATEST report produced by
the US-based General Aviation
Manufacturers’ Association (GAMA) for
2016 reveals that Textron Aviation’s Cessna
and Beechcraft divisions jointly delivered
the largest number of aircraft during the
year under review, namely 479 of all the
divisions’ types, of which the biggest individual
seller was the Cessna 172 Skyhawk
which scored 100 deliveries.
Textron Aviation’s best Beechcraft seller
was the Bonanza G36 which logged 25
deliveries. The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is
arguably the oldest individual Cessna type
and the Bonanza is now in its 70th year of
production, although its current design is
a lot different from what it was when the
type made its maiden flight in 1947.
The aircraft manufacturer which ranked
second in the highest number sold during
2016 was Airbus Helicopter which logged
380 of all marques with the H-125 / H-125m
helicopters being the most popular. Cirrus
Aircraft filled the third slot with a recorded
320 sold of which the SR22T sold 149 units
and the SR22, chalking up 133 sales.
Coming in fourth with a total of 234
deliveries, was Robinson Helicopters which
had its R44 Raven collect 114 sales and its
new jet helicopter, the R66, some 63 orders
and deliveries.
Italy-based Leonardo scored 172 sales
overall with its AWII 139 (63) and AW 169
(22) being the best sellers.
Worldwide the number of single-engine
piston-powered aircraft delivered in 2016
was 890 and multi-engine pistons types
was 129 making 1019 piston-powered
aircraft new in the air.
Of these, 685 singles and 33 were produced
in the United States and 277 singles
Cessna 172 skyhawk
Cirrus sr22
and 106 twins in Europe. Piston-powered
general aviation aircraft -both single engine
and twins - are still holding on to their slender
lead over the growing turboprop types.
In all, 467 single turboprops were produced
compared with the piston total of
890 and 115 multi-engine turboprops as
against 129 piston-powered twins.
In all, 2 262 piston and turboprop singles
and twins worth over $20,7- billion were
delivered worldwide during 2016 according
these GAMA figures. In addition, there
were 224 piston single-engine helicopters
and 693 twin turbine helicopters delivered
during the year under review worth almost
$4,1-billion.
Approximately 70 percent of all piston-engine
aircraft (single and multi) were
delivered to United States customers;
10,1% went to Europe; 10,2% to Asia-Pacific;
5,8% to Latin America and a scant 4,3%
to the Middle East and Africa. Turbo-
BeeChCraft Bonanza
emBraer phenom 300
roBinson raven heliCopter
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NEWS DIGITAL
NEWS DIGITAL
DRONECON 2018 REVEALS
“STAGGERING” FIGURES
T
HE DRONE industry turnover for
the South African market this year
was estimated to be over R3-billion, and
a potential employment creation of well
over 60 000 jobs, according to Dr Roelof
Botha, one of South Africa’s leading economists
who made this statement during his
opening remarks at the recent DroneCon
2018 conference, in Johannesburg.
“This will lead to a broadening of the tax
base with an estimated R4 billion in tax
revenues, including personal income tax,
Mark Mansfield reports
Sein Reitz, CeO United dROne HOldingS, tHe bRainCHild beHind tHe dROneCOn COnfeRenCe
corporate tax, as well as indirect taxes”,
continued Botha.
These staggering figures highlighted the
exponential impact that drones were having
on not only the local industry, but also
the global industry, but the drone or RPAS
industry was yet to reach this potential due
to the very high barriers to entry that have
been caused by the implementation of the
South African Civil Aviation Regulations
Part 101, and due to the exorbitant costs
to obtain a Remotely Piloted Operators
Certificate (ROC), as a result of Part 101
compliance, as well as the over two-year
waiting period.
Answering to a packed auditorium,
Simon Segwabe, Executive: Aviation Safety
Operations from the South African Civil
Aviation Authority (SACAA) acknowledged
that the SACAA had had problems with the
enormous influx of drones into the country.
“I am not here to defend the SACAA, we
acknowledge that RPAS are not coming, but
are here, and that there are challenges in
this sector,” said Segwabe.
“The SACAA accepts that we need partners
to resolve these challenges, and we
are working closely with the RPAS industry
to solve the problems, as well as to finding
workable solutions,” continued Segwabe.
“We are working closely with the Commercial
Aviation Association of Southern
African (CAASA), and its affiliate the Commercial
Unmanned Aircraft Association of
South Africa (CUAASA) on a path forward,”
he said.
In his opening remarks, the mastermind
behind the second annual DroneCon, Sean
Reitz, Chief Executive Officer of United
Drone Holdings, said that the aim of the
three-day conference was to get the various
players in the RPAS industry talking to
each other from the SACAA to the industry’s
CUAASA.
“There is much to talk about, starting
with the fact that there are still only 25
licensed commercial operators in the
country, who have ROCs, and that takes
two years and about R500 000 to get one,”
said Reitz.
“Drones have to be airworthy, just like
any aircraft and they need to be registered
with the SACAA and their pilots need to be
qualified, that is, and have a Remote Pilots
Licence (RPL).
“The licensed commercial sector probably
makes up just 1% of the entire drone
sector - the problem lies with the rest,
from the operators who fly unregistered
and under the radar to the ‘buy and fly’
hobbyists.”
As Ken Venn, UAV entrepreneur and
CUAASA board member explained: “The
bureaucracy and the cost are barriers to
entry that are being treated like the e-tolls
of the air. The net effect is that small
entrepreneurs are being cut out and the
potential for job creation stifled.”
Reitz reckons there could be anything
up to 50 000 drones in use in South Africa,
from the buy and fly hobbyists to the
unregulated and unlicensed commercial
operators.
All of them were potential threats.
Eaten Stern, the founder of specialist tech
start-up law firm, Legalese, explained: “No
one can take to the air without regulations.
Manned aviation’s prevalence of fatalities
is so low as to be effectively negligible
given the scale of the industry.
“Johannesburg to Cape Town is the 12th
busiest aviation route in the world – and
has had zero fatalities.
“This is because,” he added, “of the
trial and error that’s been in place since
1903 when Wilbur and Orville Wright first
successfully took to the air, making flying
progressively safer.
“The drone industry began in 2013 and
by 2018 you could walk into CNA and buy
a drone for under R1 000, all you need is a
generous parent and a MasterCard.
“For the first time in the history of aviation
you could fly with zero rules and zero
training, the drones had democratised the
airspace but made it much more dangerous
in the process. We need regulations
because aircraft taking off and landing fly
at 5 000 feet which are within the range
of drones. The problem is not the people
who are in this room, it’s the 64 000 who
aren’t.”
Stern’s fear is that one day there will be a
crash, not in the veldt, but over a built-up
area.
“When it happens, we’ll have lost the biggest
support we have, the public’s goodwill
towards drones,” he concluded.
SACAA executive Simon Segwaba explained,
as Stern had done, that aviation
law sat within the body of South African
common law, statute and precedent.
“Complaints may be lodged with the CAA
but ultimately, if it’s a crime it gets handed
over to the SAPS – especially with issues
of privacy. There’s not much difference
between a man holding a camera on a stick
over your wall and a drone flying over your
home filming it.”
“It takes a second to commit a transgression,
but a lot longer to get to final
sanction,” Segwaba explained.
“Many cases have been reported and
they’re all being thoroughly investigated,
but everything takes time, process has
to be followed, evidence gathered and
tested.”
It was generally agreed among delegates
that the debates were proof of just why
DroneCon was so essential.
The fact that SACAA and CUAASA are
able to sit around the same table, cordially,
and discuss issues was a step in the right
direction, it was said. Q
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NEWS DIGITAL
NEWS DIGITAL
T
HE GERMAN air force has placed an order for six C-130J
Super Hercules that will become part of a joint Franco-German
squadron at Evreux air base, in France, following a statement
by both air forces that the Airbus A400M airlifter that was
previously supposed to replace all of their C160 Transalls, cannot
perform all of the required missions.
France received the first of four Super Hercules last December,
two years after agreeing to a deal with Lockheed Martin worth
$650-million.
According to the formal notification on May 4 by the Pentagon’s
Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the sale to Germany
will be worth $1,4-billion. It comprises three long-fuselage C-130J-
30s and three KC-130J refuellers. France bought two each of these
types and may buy two more.
Germany’s aircraft will be equipped with electronic warning and
warfare systems, L3 Wescam MX-20 EO/IR imaging sensors, secure
communications, precision navigation and cryptographic equipment,
and night-vision devices for the aircrew.
Europe’s two largest countries formally agreed to create the joint
squadron last October, one year after they began planning for it.
They will each contribute €110-million ($130-million) for infrastructure
improvements at the French airbase. The squadron is
scheduled to achieve initial operational capability in 2021, and be
fully operational in 2024.
FRANCO-GERMAN
C-130J SQUADRON -
NOW A REALITY
The French air Force held a Formal ceremony earlier This year To mark The delivery oF
it’s first C-130J super HerCules multi-role transport airCraft. (pHoto: German air forCe)
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"The C-130J will fill a gap which will emerge with the retirement
of the aging Transall," said German air force commander, Karl
Muellner, when he attended a commissioning ceremony for the
first French C-130J-30 last January.
A total of 29 Transalls remain in German service, but they are
all slated for retirement by 2021. Last year, the German air force
website explained that the C-130Js “will be used where the A400M
is too large.This could be, for example, evacuation missions in Africa,
where small and unpaved airfields make the use of the A400M
impossible.”
Airbus has contested this assertion, but a long list of admitted
temporary deficiencies has caused a renegotiation of the pan-European
A400M contract that is not yet fully concluded, although
a slowdown in deliveries to the six air forces has been agreed. The
original impetus for the French C-130J order was the failure of Airbus
to provide air-to-air refuelling of helicopters from the A400M.
But, like the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) before them, the French and
German air forces have evidently concluded that the A400M is not
agile enough to perform special-forces missions.
The RAF decided to retain its C-130Js—the first ones ever delivered
back in the late 1990s—despite agreeing to buy 25 A400Ms
(since reduced to 22).
Germany has received 17 of the 60 A400Ms that it originally
envisioned (since reduced to 53). But a recent public report by the
German defence ministry revealed that of the 15 A400Ms received
by the end of 2017, only three were “operational” and only eight
were “available.” Q
NEWS DIGITAL
S
AAB HELD its annual Gripen seminar
at its Stockholm
headquarters
recently to share
the latest thoughts
and insights on
this unique family
of fighters with a
global audience.
Jonas Hjelm,
Senior Vice President
and head of
business area Aeronautics,
hosted the
event and opened
the seminar with an
overview of Gripen.
The continued
evolvement of
the Gripen C class
was highlighted,
including the Czech
Air Force upgrading
with the MS20 standard,
which enables
new missions for its
Gripen C fleet.
The ongoing Gripen E programme’s notable
achievements since the 2017 seminar
GENERAL
KEY GRIPEN FEATURES
were covered, including its first flight and
going supersonic.
The recent announcement on a new
Gripen E aerostructures facility showed the
progress on the co-operation with Brazil,
while the Gripen User Group of customers
UPGRADED WARRANTY CLAIMS
PROCESSING WEBSITE
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held their meetings there for the first time.
An update on the continued levels of global
interest in the Gripen family was provided
by Richard Smith, head of Gripen marketing
and sales, with Saab able to
meet the demands from different
market segments with the C and
E-series.
This year’s seminar saw new
speakers who came to discuss
features of the Gripen E aircraft
and address a chosen specialism
relevant to fighters.
Mikael Olsson, Gripen pilot
from Saab’s Flight Test Centre
talked about the importance of
Gripen E as fighter that allowed
the pilot to be in total control,
rather than just flying to survive
in a hostile battle space.
The subject of Electronic Warfare
(EW) is gaining increasing
awareness as advanced radars
and missiles make it imperative
that a fighter is designed to compete
in the EW battle space.
Inga Bergström, sales director
for Gripen EW, explained how
Gripen E has a sophisticated
EW system integral to its design to ensure
mission success against the wide spectrum
of current and future threats. Q
T
EXTRON AVIATION has launched its upgraded warranty
claims processing site at the company’s 2018 Customer
Conference in Wichita, Kansas.
The improved site integrates new functionality into its claim processing
and post-purchase support designed to provide a simple,
convenient and intuitive experience for customers. The upgraded
claims site can be accessed online by visiting claims.txtav.com.
Through a customer advisory board (CAB), the company worked
directly with customers to develop the site to deliver a more
seamless online experience. To capture the full spectrum of user
perspectives, the CAB consisted of 14 individuals in a variety of
roles and organisations, including directors of maintenance, owner
operators, aircraft management companies, flight departments,
authorised service facilities, international customers and mechanics.
“Working hand-in-hand with our customer advisory board
over the span of several months, we worked to ensure we fully
understood customer needs and priorities when interacting with
the claims processing site,” said Kriya Shortt, senior vice president
of Customer Service. “And I’m thrilled with the result – a streamlined,
intuitive site that equips customers with the tools to more
efficiently and easily submit their claims, which instils greater
confidence in the ease and accuracy of their claims.”
In addition to streamlining claims processing, additional improvements
have been driven into post-purchase support for customers.
Notably, charges on rotable parts for overhaul, which are over and
above the standard overhaul price, have been removed, eliminating
unforeseen charges for the customer. Also, pay-in-advance
customers who make core deposits with a credit card will now
automatically receive the deposit back on their credit card after
the claim has been settled.
Textron Aviation offers customers factory-direct service and
support throughout their entire ownership experience. Through a
global network staffed with more than 3 000 employees, customers
have direct access to a team of expert service representatives
offering maintenance, inspections, parts, repairs, avionic upgrades,
equipment installations, refurbishments and other specialized
services.
Textron Aviation manages a growing fleet of more than 60
mobile service units (MSU) and rapid response aircraft that can be
mobilized to respond to maintenance events by contacting 1CALL,
a team of AOG specialists providing prioritized service and support
during unscheduled maintenance events. Q

NEWS DIGITAL
CORPORATE CRISIS AND
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
An African perspective
Mark Mansfield reports
NEWS DIGITAL
from page 6
is swiftly laid bare and on public display.
In addition to those directly involved, many others will
comment and add to the conjecture and speculation, starting
with the rescuers, and including the police, politicians and other
authorities.
To survive the crisis and protect its reputation, the affected
airline or company cannot retreat into a foxhole and ‘not communicate’
or hide behind the ICAO Annex 13 recommendation. In
order to protect its reputation, an airline has to be ready, not only
to properly manage the emergency, but also to adequately address
the enormous crisis communication challenges.
“Managing corporate crisis or the aftermath of a disaster involving
victims, families, employees and a company’s brand is an
overwhelming task in an environment where standards for a fast,
effective, transparent and compassionate response are higher
today than they have ever been”, said Elmarie Marais, Managing
Director of GoCrisis as she opened the work session. “Crisis do happen,
not a case of never, but when, people will forgive an accident
but will not forgive a response”, continued Marais.
Linden Birns emphasised the importance of a detailed crisis
communication plan; “If you want communications on board for
landing, they need to be on board for take off”. Birns went on to
comment that facts were not determined by popular opinion, as
could be the case when the wrong or false information was spread
on social media platforms but must rather come from a reliable
and credible source, hence the importance of a reputable Crisis
and Disaster communications company.
The session covered topics that ranged from airport and airline
emergency preparedness, a case study presented by Linden Birns
from BHK Crisis Communications around the challenges that are
faced when dealing with multiple countries, governments, organisations,
legal systems, cultures, and the ways of thinking and working
and how pressures of online news and social media compound
the challenger, to topics about cyber risk management. Q
NEWS
EMBRAER X
UNVEILS FIRST
eVTOL CONCEPT
seen at the work session were from left: addie Burt (first responder), marle rodgers (social
media agent), Jeanine Burt (Vp gloBal response), michelle Botha (manager Business deVelopment),
elmarie marais (md gocrisis), linden Birns (Bhk crisis management communications partner) and
hendrik crous (Vp operations africa)
I
N A world with real-time news media,
viral social media, instantaneous video
uploads and international connection,
news travels faster and further than ever
before, and this formed the backbone of
the recent work session held in Johannesburg
and hosted by GoCrisis in partnership
with BHK Crisis Communications around
crisis and disaster management.
Addressing invited guests from various
aviation companies and other stakeholders,
the aim of the work session was to highlight
the importance of a solid crisis and disaster
management structure, and to have a plan
of action when the proverbial paw-paw hits
the fan.
ICAO Annex 13 provides clear guidance as
to what can or rather cannot be communicated
after an accident or major incident
that is being formally investigated by an
official air accident investigation authority.
It stipulates that no-one, except the
authority leading the official investigation
may comment or speculate on the possible
or probable causes of the event.
This said, the persons affected, be they
victims or their relatives and friends, investors
and shareholders, business and alliance
partners and the travelling public are
all hungry for information. They all want
to know what happened and why, who is
affected and what the airline is doing to
alleviate the loss, pain and damage caused.
For the airline concerned, the key player
in such dire circumstances, and also for the
airport where a crisis of any kind can occur,
it is imperative to communicate. It must
demonstrate it is taking care of everyone
directly affected by the accident / incident,
recognising that the families are facing an
unimaginable time of distress or loss. So
as to re-assure all its stakeholders, it also
has to make it known that it is efficiently
handling the situation, it is doing the right
things and is in control.
Communicating and providing information
swiftly and efficiently is critical in
today’s social media age where so much
information instantaneously circulates
online. Those involved in the incident /accident,
as well as so many others who may be
concerned, tweet, post FaceBook entries,
and place videos of the unfolding event on
YouTube and similar channels.
Passengers provide information and
comment on what is happening. Relatives
display their anxiety and despair, and
anyone can watch the accident happening,
listen to the crew’s conversation with
ATC, and follow the movements of the
aircraft on dedicated tracking sites such as
FlightRadar24.
An internet search will reveal the full
history of the aircraft, any incidents it and
the type were involved in, the operator’s
safety record and much more. Everything
E
MBRAER X, an Embraer organisation dedicated to developing
disruptive businesses, has unveiled its first electrical
Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft concept.
The unveiling was made during Uber Elevate 2018, in Los Angeles,
California. Embraer X is engaged in several projects, including
the development of eVTOL concepts through a co-operation with
Uber and other companies to explore business opportunities within
the Uber Elevate ecosystem.
“We have excelled in our near-50-year journey by introducing
innovations into the aviation industry and delivering true value to
customers,” said Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva, President and CEO
of Embraer. “We are relentless in our quest for constant growth
and through Embraer X we will drive disruptive innovation and
accelerate the creation of new businesses with the potential for exponential
growth. Urban mobility is ripe for transformation and we
are committed to having a major role in this key market.”
The eVTOL concept presented at Uber Elevate 2018 represents
an aircraft with a mission to serve passengers in an urban environment,
based on the key design drivers of safety, passenger experience,
affordability and a very low footprint for the community, in
terms of noise and emissions.
“We are developing solutions to bring on-demand air transportation
to urban areas to improve quality of life for millions of people.
Our collaboration with key stakeholders will accelerate the arrival
of this new ecosystem,” said Antonio Campello, President & CEO
of Embraer X. “This is one example of how Embraer X is committed
to exploring a range of disruptive products and services that could
revolutionize the business of air transportation.”
Embraer X’s first eVTOL concept is the outcome of extensive
interaction with potential urban air travellers about their desired
experience, combined with the expertise of Embraer’s teams and
the collaboration with various companies and institutions. Embraer
X will continue to engage with communities to expedite the development
of desired solutions for this new market.
Over the last five decades, Embraer has designed, developed
and certified close to 50 aircraft models, delivering over 8 000
aircraft to 100 countries. Embraer’s fleet has accumulated more
than 50-million flight hours. Leveraging Embraer’s experience and
longstanding relationships with aircraft certification authorities
around the globe, Embraer X will ensure that safety design drivers
meet and exceed the highest industry standards.
Embraer is a global company headquartered in Brazil with
businesses in commercial and executive aviation, defence and security.
The company designs, develops, manufactures and markets
aircraft and systems, providing customer support and services.
Since it was founded in 1969, Embraer has delivered more than
8 000 aircraft. About every 10 seconds an aircraft manufactured
by Embraer takes off somewhere in the world, transporting over
145-million passengers a year.
Embraer is claimed to be the leading manufacturer of commercial
jets up to 150 seats. The company maintains industrial units,
offices, service and parts distribution centres, among other activities,
across the Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe. Q
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OEING THROUGH its subsidiary Aviall, has announced
Aviall’s leadership role in supply chain management for
the production of the Advanced High-Performance Reconnaissance
Light Aircraft (AHRLAC), developed by Paramount Group.
Aviall also is joining the recently launched industry team, Bronco
Combat Systems, to bring the Bronco II (formerly AHRLAC) aircraft
to the U.S. market.
Aviall will support supply chain procurement and management
for AHRLAC production, including AHRLAC’s militarized variants –
Mwari (international) and Bronco II (U.S.).
Aviall also will be responsible to secure and scale the U.S.
production and sustainment supply chain to meet US acquisition
requirements.
In addition to Aviall’s role, Boeing Global Services will provide
software-based solutions that enable centralised command and
control of flight operations and produce total life cycle support
that reduces sustainment costs.
“This industry partnership provides not only a specialized aircraft
that meets the U.S. customer’s unique mission needs but does
DRAKEN INTERNATIONAL,
PARAMOUNT AEROSPACE
SYSTEMS AGREEMENT
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AKELAND, FLORIDA-based Draken
International, a global leader in
advanced adversary air services, has signed
an agreement with Paramount Aerospace
Systems, a subsidiary of Paramount Group,
for the overhaul and ongoing engineering
support of their recently acquired
fleet of Mirage F1M aircraft from
the Spanish Air Force.
Draken acquired 22 Mirage
F1M and F1B fighter jets in an
effort to enhance adversary
services for its US Department
of Defence and allied nation
customers. The Mirage F1Ms
were predominantly flown by the
Spanish Air Force and received a
full radar and avionics suite modernization
in the late 1990s. This
acquisition along with the most
recent purchase of twelve supersonic radar
equipped South African Denel Cheetah
fighter jets increased Draken’s fleet size to
over 150 fighter aircraft.
With the completion of the procurement
phase, the Mirage F1Ms will now undergo
reassembly, restoration and airworthiness
certification by Paramount Aerospace
Systems at Draken’s Lakeland, Florida maintenance
facility. Paramount Aerospace
specializes in the modernisation of fixed
wing platforms including leading the previous
modernisation of the Mirage F1M while
still in Spanish Air Force military service.
Paramount possess extensive capabilities
on the Mirage F1 with full airframe and
engine overhaul capability, as well as the
ability to upgrade, modernise avionics and
mission systems.
Draken’s core competency is its ability
to acquire, regenerate, modernise and operate
affordable, supportable, credible and
capable fighter aircraft. This is demonstrated
by the over 150 fighter aircraft Draken
has acquired in the last six years and the
numerous government contracts being
supported in the United States DoD and
AVIALL TO LEAD AHRLAC
SUPPLY CHAIN
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abroad. Draken also remains dedicated
to tracking and evaluating aircraft globally
with proven success operating fleets of
aircraft that include the Mirage F1M, Denel
Cheetah, A-4 Skyhawk, L-159 Honey Badger
and Aermacchi MB-339.
The South African Paramount Group
acquired the entire South African Mirage F1
fleet, along with spares, simulators, training
aids and other related material. The
Mirage F1 represents an ideal solution for
low cost super sonic fighter capability, and
Paramount offers a complete air-power
package, with full training and technical
support for the aircraft. Paramount also
operates a fighter aircraft pilot training
Academy in South Africa, the only one of
its kind on the African continent.
Ivor Ichikowitz, Group Chairman of
Paramount Group said: “We are extremely
excited by the partnership with Draken
International and the establishment of
long-term relationships in support of
the US Air Force. There are very strong
synergies between our organisations in
meeting the ever-increasing demand for
the effective utilisation of legacy aircraft
in adversary training. Our collaboration
with Draken underlines the importance of
strategic partnerships for providing flexible,
scalable and affordable solutions for the US
Air Force.” Q
so at a fraction of the procurement and life cycle cost of aircraft
with similar mission applications and capabilities,” said Eric Strafel,
Aviall president and CEO.
Bronco II is a two-crew precision-strike and C4ISR (Command,
Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance
and Reconnaissance) aircraft. It is capable of simultaneously carrying
a wide range of weapons, sensors and systems in extended
airborne mission operations, and its open system architecture
enables rapid incorporation and employment of current and
emerging systems.
The Bronco II Interchangeable Multi-Mission Pod System allows a
single airframe to be reconfigured easily to perform multiple roles.
“The strengthening of our relationship with Boeing Global
Services is a key milestone in the introduction of Bronco II into the
U.S. market,” said Ivor Ichikowitz, Paramount Group chairman.
“Aviall will help the programme scale rapidly in production, as well
as help reduce operating costs to the lowest levels ever experienced
in an aircraft of this type. Our collaboration with Boeing
leverages the strong and diverse design and mission capabilities of
both companies to produce and sustain an aircraft for the U.S. and
other NATO markets.” Q
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USSIAN HELICOPTERS Holding, a
part of the state owned corporation
Rostech, has successfully completed
tests of a new multi functional Mi-171E2
helicopter with a new power plant and
rotor system.
The helicopter is designed by Mil Moscow
Helicopter Plant and will be manufactured
at Ulan-Ude Aviation plant.
The new Mi-171E2 for air transportation
for state structures of foreign countries
became a continuation of the work on
creating new generation of the Mi-17/171
helicopters family.
It was possible during tests of Mi-171E2
helicopter to confirm improvements in all
main performances.
Test pilots underlined the enhancing of
the efficiency of operation at high altitudes,
increasing the lifting capacity, maximum
and cruising speeds, time-to-climb, margin
of directional control, as well as reduction
TEST FLIGHTS OF
MI-171E2 HELICOPTER
COMPLETE
of noise level from the main and tail rotors.
It was possible to achieve a notable increase
in rotor thrust, significant improvement
in helicopter controllability and maneuverability,
substantial margin of engine
power at different flight modes which was
particularly evident at high altitudes.
“Thanks to improved performance, the
Mi-171E2 helicopter will be in demand by
state structures operating helicopters.
While creating the new helicopter we took
into account the peculiarity of operation
of previously delivered helicopters of JSC
“U-UAP” production in high-mountain
countries like China, Pakistan, Iran as well
as countries of Latin America. New engines
and rotor system of Mi-171E2 helicopter
open entirely new opportunities for usage
of the helicopter at high altitudes when
ambient temperature is high, so I am sure
that the helicopter will become common
use in a high mountain environment and in
hot climate”, noted Andrew Boginsky, chief
executive of JSC “Russian Helicopters”.
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Tests of Mi-171E2 were carried out on
the base of Ulan-Ude Aviation plant and
included ground and flying parts.
Altogether there were 45 test flights,
in which the helicopter logged 50 hours.
More than 100 flights and engineering and
technical staff of designing and manufacturing
companies maintained the implementation
and support of the tests of a
modernized helicopter.
The major feature of Mi-171E2 is the new
power plant and rotorcraft flight structure.
It is provided with the “high altitude”
engines VK-2500PS-03 with increased power
with the digital control system FADEC,
as well as new rotors made of polymer
composite materials with improved aero
foil and X-shaped tail rotor, similar to
the design as that used on the Mi-171А2
helicopter.
At the same time the Mi-171Е2 fuselage
was upgraded, the improved tail boom and
tail pylon, stabilizer with increased surface.
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Small South African University Fosters
Innovation and Safety in General Aviation
SA STUDENTS USE ICT TO
PROPEL AVIATION SECTOR
By Candice Turner
Manned-UnManned
TeaMing CapabiliTies
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IRBUS HELICOPTERS and Schiebel have tested Manned
Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) capabilities between an
H145 platform and a CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System
(UAS), becoming the first European helicopter manufacturer to
demonstrate this technology with the highest level of interoperability.
(LOI°5).
The companies carried out test flights with the support of the
Austrian Armaments and Defence Technology Agency.
The two aircraft jointly flew different scenarios including the
detection of objects hidden in places not accessible by traditional
helicopters. The S-100 was controlled and piloted by an operator
sitting in the helicopter. During the flights, the control was also
temporarily handed over to a ground-based control station by the
pilot in order to simulate the return of the manned helicopter for
refuelling.
The trials carried out by Airbus Helicopters and Schiebel went
up to MUM-T LOI 5. This allows the manned platform to exercise
full control of the UAS including its take-off and landing. LOI 1, the
lowest level, is the indirect receipt and /or transmission of sensor
data obtained by the UAS to the manned aircraft.
“Manned-Unmanned Teaming multiplies the capabilities of both
systems”, said Mark R.Henning programme manager at Airbus
Helicopters. “Smaller UAS with vertical take-off and landing
capabilities can, for example, fly around obstacles such as trees or
buildings closer than a helicopter could. They are able to explore
unknown territory and deliver information to the helicopter crew
which is operating from a safe position and which can then step
in with the helicopter’s superior effects, having received a clear
picture from the UAS.
“Our airborne MUM-T management system will become a highly
attractive feature for our entire product range including the NH90,
NFH, and the Tiger together with the H145 as it adds an extremely
valuable operational capability. The MUM-T capability can be implemented
in any kind of helicopter and can interact with all types
of unmanned systems, in particular Airbus Helicopters’ new VSR
700 UAS,” Henning explained.
In the framework of the test, the challenges of data transfer
interference and electromagnetic compatibility of the UAS with
the helicopter, as well as the integration of a complete UAS mission
planning and control system into the helicopter’s architecture
were successfully managed. The S-100 mission planning and control
system was provided by Schiebel.
The next step will be to optimize the human machine interface
based on a thorough analysis of the crew workload using the results
of the flight tests. Q
N
EVER UNDERESTIMATE the creativity and potential of a
young mind. These were the words Jan Rombouts, the
Chairman of Belgium Campus, told teachers and students recently
while they were sitting in an airplane hangar in Pretoria, built for
an innovative group of technology students.
Located on the outskirts of Pretoria, the Technology University
is a far cry from sheer scale of the headquarters or innovation hub
for Tesla or even Blue Origin. And yet, it is here, in a small South
African suburb, that the future of aviation is emerging.
When one meets the chairman and his young team of whizz kids,
top of mind is a question of why an IT University is building an
aircraft? “IT has become a part of everything,” Rombouts begins,
tinkering with some cables on the aircraft’s wing. “The world runs
on innovative ideas and ICT is the platform that endorses the
manifestation of these ideas. Information Technology is, after all,
an enabler.”
True, one of the greatest credos of this age of technology has
to be the dexterity with which IT adapts to other disciplines. And
here, in this remarkable hanger-come-workshop, it becomes ever
apparent. The chairman and project leader goes on to explain how
the students at Belgium Campus have been fortunate enough to
work with top universities and companies across the globe, from
the United States to Australia; from developing facial recognition
technology for drones to innovation projects with Boeing and
Lockheed Martin. “As an aviator myself, and someone who thrives
on innovation, we sat together as a team when we had come back
from a recent project with Boeing and seriously began to consider
the possibility of building our very own plane, and here we are
today.”
ENVIRONMENT TO FLOURISH
Walking through the hangar, the team of students pointed out the
other innovations currently underway and how no expense had
been spared to ensure they have everything they need to explore
their ideas and visions; illustrating the university’s passion for the
ICT sector and the kinetic power and influence at its command.
The management and academic team believe that through empowering
their students to innovate and revolutionise their worlds,
many more astonishing solutions flow through the campus that will
greatly benefit every type of industry and sector.
One such undertaking is their Aeronautics Project where
students are given access to the field of aeronautics and have a
full-scale airport hangar at their disposal. “They’ve explored every-
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thing from missile-lock technology on fighter jets to seatbelt light
activations on Boeing 737s,” Rombouts proudly stated. “I’ve been
at Belgium Campus for almost twenty years now and we all truly
believe that bright minds thrive best when offered the space in
which to create. That’s why we’ve constructed physical innovation
spaces called ‘Learning Factories’. Here, our students are given the
space and tools to take their ideas from prototype to marketplace,
and this is a key focus for us in 2018.”
INNOVATION IS A DRIVER
The South African general aviation market is extremely small
compared with the world leaders like United States and China,
which are currently the world’s fastest growing in this segment.
That said, the Aeronautics Project focuses on airspace as a
platform for commercial and social innovation.
“The aircraft we are building is purely experimental, as general
aviation regulations prohibit modifications to certified aircraft.
Within two years, the aircraft will take off and land on its own, but
due to its size, legislation in South Africa insists a pilot needs to be
inside the cockpit,” Rombouts explained.
“One of the biggest hurdles to innovation in this sector are regulations.
In truth, there are some technological hurdles to overcome
before this vision of next-generation aviation comes to realisation,
but regulations and extremely expensive certification processes
can set innovation and reform back years, especially for start-ups
and SMEs.”
The aircraft is a thing of beauty and something to marvel. The
team showed me each component, explaining the improvements
they have developed and, of course, the impressive list of innovations
any future technologist would be proud to have developed.
The fuselage, they explained, was imported from the United
States, due mainly to its aerodynamic shape for speed and safety.
“Canard Pusher aircraft have an inherent safety advantage since
they are insusceptible to loss of control from stalls and spins,” I am
told.
“And this ‘plane we are building will push small aircraft speed
limits beyond the conventional 120km/h to 400km/h, so performance
and safety need to go hand in hand.”
Months of research were dedicated to aircraft engine performance
and a Belgian engine was flown in to meet their requirements.
The propeller originates from New Zealand, although the
glass cockpit is a proudly South African component designed and
manufactured in Stellenbosch by MGL Avionics.
They explained that they chose MGL’s cockpit particularly, because
it is an open-source system which gives them the freedom to
develop further on what is existing.
HIGH MORTALITY RATES
Rombouts, an aviator himself
with 40 years of experience,
points to the dire need for
innovation in general aviation,
namely fuel efficiency and
safety above all else.
“In an age of technology and
advancement, it is troubling
to accept that most of the
hobbyist and sport aircraft are
basically unchanged from the
models first introduced in the
early fifties.”
In the heart of the Belgium
Campus Learning Factory,
students are now focusing on
making private flight safer by
addressing one of the biggest
categories of accidents: loss of
control.
Compared to commercial
‘planes, private aircraft lack
safety features and redundancies,
including co-pilots,
backup systems for navigation
information and extra engines.
“A lot of people think
innovation is creating something
new,” Rombouts added. “When often innovation is, in fact,
combining existing things and giving them a new purpose. Yes, we
developed new software, but the components we are using are
already existing in other industries.
“Everything that you can create to reduce the workload of the
pilot immediately increases their safety,” he said, adding: “For
example, between 10 000 and 12 000 feet, there are limitations on
flight time before you require oxygen. Above 12 000 feet you will
require oxygen and/or a pressurised cabin.”
One of the young students added that, although in theory, this
was the norm, the reality was that there were private pilots who
had lung conditions like asthma or they had severe lung damage
from smoking, and something as minor as flying at 8 000 feet could
have devastating consequences.
At An eArlier occAsion Belgium cAmpus students pArtnered with penn
stAte university to work on innovAtive projects Aligned to mechAnicAl
And electricAl engineering
According to aviation statistics, every year there are more than
1 000 accidents globally due to pilots passing out from a lack of
oxygen. “There is no way of knowing as it happens so quickly and
in seconds the plane no longer has a pilot in control. So, with the
students, we thought, there has to be a solution to this as most private
pilots don’t have a co-pilot with them,” Rombouts explained.
The Aeronautics Project is currently engaged in developing
affordable components that can be used by anyone, ultimately
increasing safety in the cockpit for the general aviation sector.
“As a pilot, I know the risks at play with aviation, but what
troubles me are the statistics. General aviation flights are 82 times
riskier than commercial airline trips.
“This needs to be addressed across the industry. The technology
is there, and this is why we are trying to make it more affordable
and readily available.”
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“on its own,
there is
nothing
extrAordinAry
ABout it, But As
A BAckup, it will
sAve lives,”
romBouts
stAted
lower altitude to help the pilot regain consciousness, taking the
terrain below into consideration. At the same time, with the GPS
tracking of local towers and radios, a series of distress messages
will be sent out on the radio waves, so that neighbouring pilots and
air traffic control are aware of the situation.
“This technology has been around for a long time and is used by
commercial airliners,” he explains. “The trouble though, for the
general aviation market, is it is not affordable. It was then that we
decided to research the night vision systems utilised by top automobile
brands around the world and found that AutoLiv was the
manufacturer of these systems. It sent us a sample of the system
and we are currently developing software for aircraft night vision.”
Rombouts also stressed that while night vision was extremely
important, what they would additionally be adding to the system
was obstacle recognition for the runway, taking the centre line into
consideration.
Current GPS systems in general aviation aircraft will take you to
a runway, within about two metres. However, these systems do
not give accurate height readings in poor weather conditions. The
height of an aircraft is measured by a barometer and the readings
given by the older technology in sports aircraft and private
planes, do not always accurately measure the current atmospheric
pressure. “This sounds minor, but small differences can result in a
massive differentiation,” Rombouts pointed out. “You may think
you are 30 metres above the ground based on the readings you are
given, but could be a few centimetres from the ground and crash.”
HOW IT WORKS
In an effort to increase safety on such aircraft, they are developing
a small radar that from 40 metres above the ground, can measure
precisely to 1 centimetre of an aircraft’s position. This is an
important safety addition for landing in bad weather or at night, as
the radar will pinpoint exactly where the plane is in relation to the
ground.
Rombouts explained that these were systems already in existence
for commercial aviation, but due to the exorbitant costs of
attaining them, very few aircraft in the general aviation sector have
them.
“We have now made it affordable and accessible and you’re looking
at a lifesaving piece of equipment that will cost private pilots
around $500,” he added.
AUTOMATED PRE-FLIGHT CHECKLIST
Every pilot usually works with a pre-flight checklist. In a
commercial plane, the co-pilot assists the pilot through the list,
while in general aviation, there is no co-pilot. So, the moment the
pilot is reading through his checklist, he is not flying or looking at
his instruments.
No trouble for the students at Belgium Campus. Their ingenious
minds created a mobile app whereby the pilot connects his phone
to the audio panel and the pre-flight inspection is read out loud as
he checks off each item on his yoke. The list can be modified to the
pilot’s needs as each aircraft is different.
“This is a simple piece of technology that doesn’t exist in general
aviation today, but something that can reduce the workload of the
pilot and in turn increase safety,” Rombouts highlights.
The app has additional benefits when it comes to fuel mismanagement,
one of the top four causes of aircraft engine failures.
Most aircraft carry fuel in their wings, with valves to switch off flow
of fuel in each wing to balance the plane. Theoretically, you have to
switch your fuel flow from left to right or right to left, every twenty
minutes. If the pilot is distracted by bad weather or simply forgets
to switch between the two, the typical aircraft provides minimal
warning of impending fuel exhaustion and it only takes a moment
for the engine to stall when one tank has run empty.
This is a typical accident cause because by the time the pilot
switches tanks after the stall, and gets the motor back up and
running, the plane cannot recover at a low altitude and crashes.
On the app and software developed by his students, you can place
sequences inside to remind the pilot through the audio panel of
something as simple as switching fuel tanks.
FULL DIGITAL AND BACKUP THROTTLE
In the majority of aircraft, the engine is in the front of the plane,
and from the cockpit to the throttle, you have a short cable.
In planes with engines in the back, you have a long line of cable
that weaves through the aircraft mainframe, bending and curving
until it reaches the cockpit. When these cables snap, jam and
break, they leave the pilot with a dramatic loss of control of the
aircraft.
While they were developing a digital throttle to improve on the
safety of a cabled throttle, the students realised there were other
factors at play that could decrease safety, namely, a short circuit in
the server or if the battery ran out of power. They went back to the
proverbial drawing board and developed a backup throttle system
that runs off a completely different server and power source.
The result is a throttle with a back-up that is activated by an actuator
when one system fails.
“On its own, there is nothing extraordinary about it, but as a
backup, it will save lives,” Rombouts stated. Q
MOVING INTO A BRIGHTER FUTURE
The team at Belgium Campus believe that if the future belongs
to scientists, technicians and engineers, our educational system
needs to reflect that reality.
STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) is the buzzword
in the education system of late and as educators they believe
that if there was a move toward adding more practical elements
into universities and even high schools, something that is oftentimes
obscure like geometry, for instance, can be real and exciting.
“All too often higher education focuses on practical components
that students have completed year after year, the same thing.
We believe in using this energy to foster innovation,” Rombouts
continued, “You can teach a student through a theoretical base,
but we found over the years that all companies would then need to
send their new employees on a practical training course and this is
why we implement a practical component to every course. As soon
as students are involved in a tangible project where they can add
value, the interest is there and they perform better.
“At Belgium Campus, we maintain that one of the most important
lessons we can take from the internet age is that we can’t
anticipate what will happen when we give young people an exciting
new platform, along with the freedom to innovate on top of it.”
VELOCITY PROJECT
Rombouts and the team did research and found a Swedish
company, AutoLiv, which developed a state-of-the-art driver
monitoring system (DMS). He and the team then set about to
develop software to supplement this system, which was specific to
pilots. He showed me a series of small cameras inside and outside
the aircraft, part of a pilot monitoring system they developed in
two short weeks. The system, he explains, can detect a distracted,
drowsy or non-responsive pilot by accurately measuring eye and
head position.
When there is no response from the pilot within a few seconds,
an alarm is sounded and the pilot is given a few more seconds to
respond. Should he be busy with a map for instance, he will switch
it off, and in the event he has lost consciousness, a sequence of
activities begins.
First, the auto-pilot will engage and try bringing the plane to a
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IN FLIGHT CONNECTIVITY
SYSTEM FOR CHALLENGER
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PROFLIGHT ZAMBIA
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OMBARDIER BUSINESS
Aircraft and Duncan
Aviation have announced
the collaborative receipt of
Supplemental Type Certificates
(STCs) for the Gogo AVANCE L5
system on Challenger 300 and
Challenger 600 series aircraft.
The AVANCE L5 system can
also be installed as a retrofit
option on Challenger 300 and
Challenger 600 series aircraft
at any of Bombardier's five FAA
service centres in North America
and at Duncan Aviation's
three MRO facilities, as well as
several of Duncan Aviation's
Satellite locations.
The 4G Wi-Fi system is now
available on new Challenger
series aircraft, which are
equipped with Bombardier's exclusive
HD Cabin Management
System to provide an unparalleled
audio experience with
crystal-clear sound through
integrated sidewall speakers -
exclusive in its class.
The Gogo AVANCE platform
integrates a full range of cabin
features, allowing passengers
to easily and reliably access and
use all available data, voice,
maps, entertainment, and cabin
management system (CMS)
services.
"Duncan Aviation and Bombardier
are committed to working
together to provide quick,
all-encompassing connectivity
solutions for Challenger
aircraft. We are pleased
our customers can stay
connected in the air by
obtaining this advanced
technology," said Dennis
Kruse, Avionics Sales and
Service Representative,
Duncan Aviation.
The Gogo Biz 4G
network is up to three
times faster than the 3G
network.
Designed specifically
for business aircraft, the
system delivers the speed
passengers need for
home-like entertainment
and video streaming.
Bombardier and Duncan
Aviation have already completed
installations of the
high-performing Gogo AVANCE
L5 in-cabin Wi-Fi system on
Challenger 300 and Challenger
605 aircraft, allowing passengers
to enhance their in-flight
connectivity experience.
The Challenger 350 aircraft
tallied the most deliveries in its
segment in 2017.
Designed to create a smooth
ride and an unforgettable experience,
Challenger series aircraft
flight deck feature a state-ofthe-art
Synthetic Vision System
(SVS), MultiScan weather
radar for increased situational
awareness and reduced pilot
workload. Q
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ROFLIGHT ZAMBIA, one of the
country’s most “go-ahead” air
carriers, is launching its third international
route after announcing that a new service
between Lusaka and the Zimbabwean
capital of Harare will be up and running
from July.
According to a spokesperson, the
Lusaka-Harare route will not only boost
trade and tourism between Zambia and
Zimbabwe, but also throughout the entire
southern and central African region.
The airline’s director of Government
and Industry Affairs, Captain Philip Lemba,
said: “Proflight is very happy and proud to
launch the Lusaka-Harare route to provide
easier access to travellers across southern
African states. Proflight introducing
a new route will help build up tourism
and business ties between Zambians and
Zimbabweans.
“Air transport provides important economic
contributions to economies. Through
its impact on industries, it facilitates economic
and development growth. Proflight
continues to help countries participate in
the global market by increasing access to
main markets and allowing the globalisation
of production.”
Captain Lemba further explained that
trade between nations was heavily reliant
on air transport because it was a fast
means of connection.
Proflight remains a vital link for trade
because it provides opportunities for
businesses to import or export goods and
services. These are of economic value to
countries,” said Captain Lemba adding “The
Wallace Mawire reports
relationship between Zambian and Zimbabwean
trade is very important to Proflight.”
The airline confirmed that flights between
the Zimbabwean and Zambian capitals
would be operational with the initial
flight on July 9, 2018. Although this route
is well served by International airlines,
Proflight will begin its service with an early
morning service four times per week.
The early morning service time will be
convenient for the business travellers.
Proflight currently flies from its base in
Lusaka through regional routes to Lilongwe
in Malawi, Durban in South Africa and is
adding Harare in Zimbabwe as its third
international route.
Lusaka is about 248 miles flying distance
from Harare and this journey only takes
about 60 minutes by air. The trip by road
takes more than seven hours. Q
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HE SOUTH African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) once
again shone at the Department of Transport (DoT) awards
held recently with the authority receiving the Best Performing
Institution in Transport Award for the fourth time in a row.
This means that the SACAA has held this position since the inception
of the DoT awards. At the same ceremony, the Director of
Civil Aviation, Ms Poppy Khoza, gained the award for the Best CEO
SACAA BOSS SCOOPS TWO
MAJOR AWARDS
in Transport for the second time. This comes immediately after she
was crowned as the 2018 Business Leader of the Year at the 17th
Oliver Top Empowerment Awards.
“As the Regulator, we hope that this award will serve as a beacon
of hope for the civil aviation industry, which is still lagging behind
in terms of transformation. Current personnel and ownership statistics
indicate that the civil aviation industry is yet to fully embrace
the transformation agenda,” was a statement made at the awards
ceremony. Q
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NEWS DIGITAL
BOEING FORECASTS
CONTINUED AVIATION
GROWTH FOR AFRICA
NEWS DIGITAL
FIRST TIme FoR UK
mUSeUm To eXHIBIT
IN PARIS
O
which was first used in WW1 in 1914 (Royal Aircraft Factory BE2)
to be displayed along with the Museum’s Anglo/French exhibition
N BEHALF of the RAF and French Air Force (Armée de and a 1916 French SPAD VII fighter on loan from the Conservatoire
l’Air), the Yorkshire Air Museum was commissioned to d'Aquitaine in Bordeaux. They will create an evocative display reflecting
the earliest days of British and French military cooperation
undertake an exhibition with full sized aircraft celebrating over
100 years of close co-operation between the two air forces at Les in air defence.
Invalides, in the centre of Paris at the end of May.
Museum Director, Ian Reed, comments: "This was the first time
(The Royal Air Force was formed on the battlefields of the France that a UK museum, indeed any Museum, has undertaken a display
during WWI, 100 years ago this year).
of this kind in perhaps the most prestigious location in France,
where many occasions of State take place.
Les Invalides is the famous 17th century hospital, courtyard and
cathedral built by Louis XIV, and home to the tomb of Napoleon “We were very privileged to be asked by the Royal Air Force and
and some of France's top museums.
French Air Force to assist in bringing to fruition this unique celebration
of over 100 years of co-operation between the two country's
The Yorkshire Air Museum, based at Elvington, near York, is also
air forces, especially in this year of RAF100
the European accredited Allied Air Forces Memorial and is situated
on an original RAF Bomber Command base near York, which was The ties which bind our two countries remain strong, even as
the home of the only two French Heavy Bomber Squadrons of ‘Brexit’ looms and I am sure will remain so into the future".
WW2 with over 2 300 French airmen based there.
Reed particularly praised the French authorities: "They have gone
Particularly because of this unique French connection, the out of their way to be helpful and I am very grateful to them for
Museum has extensive experience in organising exhibitions and their support to us, especially a foreign museum in one of the most
transporting historic aircraft both across France and Great Britain. renowned buildings in France.” Q
It will be transporting a restored British biplane fighter of the type
A WW1 AircrAft from the Yorkshire Air museum getting reAdY to
go to PAris
O
PEN SKIES has potential to unlock growth in African
aviation according to Boeing’s long-term market outlook
released recently during the Aviation Africa summit held in Cairo,
which also forecast that air traffic for the continent’s commercial
airlines will grow 5,9 percent annually between 2017 and 2036,
and that African carriers will need 1 220 new aircraft to meet this
growth.
During the event, Boeing executives congratulated the proponents
of Open Skies and the move towards a single air-market in
Africa as it will improve air access to and within the continent, for
the benefit of all players in the aviation sector, including airlines,
their customers and African economies.
“Achieving Open Skies in Africa would constitute a major step
forward for Africa’s aviation sector and warrants the level of political
will to achieve it, as it would be the culmination of a process
that started with the Yamoussoukro Declaration in 1989,” said J
Miguel Santos, Managing Director Boeing Sub-Saharan Africa, and
Director International Sales, Africa, for Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
“It could stimulate competition and demand for cargo and
seats within Africa and between the continent and the world.”
Boeing sponsored and attended Aviation Africa underscoring the
importance of the continent to the company. Senior Boeing executives
participated in panel discussions on infrastructure investment,
open skies, MRO development and survival in a competitive
marketplace.
“Boeing partnerships in Africa and the Middle East date back
more than 60 years and we will continue to be there for the long
term, supporting the growth of the aviation industry across the
region. We are excited to sponsor Aviation Africa this year and
demonstrate our commitment to our airline customers, governments
and the community,” said Bernard Dunn, President, Boeing
Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.
Today, more than 40 airlines operate over 400 airplanes throughout
Africa and almost 70 percent of those in-service fleets are
made up of Boeing airplanes. Additionally, African airlines have a
total of 74 Boeing airplanes on order, more than any other commercial
airplane manufacturer. The in-service fleet and existing
orders backlog clearly underline the depth and strength of the
long-term partnership Boeing has enjoyed with Africa and African
commercial aviation.
The host airline for this year’s summit—EgyptAir—has enjoyed
an historic role in African aviation and has a long relationship with
Boeing dating back half a century. In 2016, EgyptAir - the oldest
airline on the African continent - marked its 85th anniversary. Q
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NEWS DIGITAL
ST HELENA
TO GET MORE
A
CCORDING TO “Breaking Travel
News” which is published in
the South Atlantic island of St Helena, a
further 19 flights will soon be available for
the UK during the peak northern summer
holiday season from December 2018 to
April 2019.
The additional flights are to be
added to the SA Airlink schedule
serving St Helena for the five-month
period, marking the first anniversary
since the service was launched last
October.
The new Tuesday flights will be in
addition to the scheduled service to
St Helena from Johannesburg that
operates each Saturday.
“These additional flights are an incredibly
positive step for tourism as
we look ahead to the first anniversary
of the service launching,” said
Helena Bennett, director of Tourism
for St Helena. “Visitors will now have
the option of three, four, seven and
ten-night stays - or indeed longer -
AFRICAN
FLIGHTS
L
ATEST NEWS from Entebbe is that the first four of six aircraft
which the government had ordered for the revamping of the
currently grounded national air carrier, Uganda Airlines, are now
expected to be delivered in November or December.
At present, the government is reported to be concluding funding
negotiations for the aircraft.
The Ugandan Minister for Works, Monica Azuba Ntege, is quoted
by the local The East African newspaper as saying that the government
was concluding export finance negotiations for four Canadair
Regional Jets 900 series (CRJ-900) that will form the backbone of
an eventual fleet of six aircraft.
"We have made some deposits on the aircraft and we are negotiating
export finance for them with Canadian financiers. We expect
that source to fund 70-80 per cent of the value of that acquisition
while we fund the remainder from other sources," she told the
newspaper.
on St Helena, affording more opportunities
to enjoy all the wonders available, whether
that’s ticking off the 21 Post Box Walks,
swimming with whale sharks, or uncovering
our amazing heritage or discovering the
fascinating endemics.”
St Helena Government and Airlink have
observed a significant number of advance
bookings for the Christmas/summer period
on St Helena. Some flights in December
2018 and January 2019 are already near to
fully booked.
This is the first step in growing the
successful air access service. Although the
expectation is that the 19 additional flights
will be in place for 2019/20 and beyond,
the need for further amendments to the
scheduled service will be kept under regular
review.
An additional flight is also planned to
Ascension Island in December 2018
and again in January 2019 to meet
anticipated demand during the peak
period.
After months of flight testing which
saw the original service planned for
Comair using Boeing 737-800 aircraft
pull out because of severe weather
and wind conditions, being cancelled,
Airlink undertook its own testing of
conditions and decided to go ahead
and launch a weekly services linking
Johannesburg with St Helena, via
Windhoek, in Namibia.
The service has grown steadily after
its introduction eight months ago
which has resulted in a rapidly growing
tourism industry on the island. Q
UGANDA AIRLINES’ PLANES DUE
IN NOVEMBER
Parallel negotiations, although of lesser urgency, are ongoing
with a consortium of German, French and British banks to advance
export credit for a pair of Airbus A330-800 series that will form the
core of the long distance fleet.
Ms Azuba said that the government was exploring a mix of finance
options and could borrow from other sources in the interim
to bridge any funding gaps.
The Minister is quoted as saying $1,2-million had so far been
paid in commitment fees to Bombardier and European aircraft
maker, Airbus. Although she did not reveal the total asset cost,
she said $400,000 had been deposited on each of the Airbus while
$100,000 a piece had been paid for each of the CRJs.
According to list prices, a single CRJ900 costs about $48-million
while Airbus published a list price of $259,9-million for the A330-
800.
Another Ush129-billion ($3,5-million) has been committed to
the project in the budget for fiscal 2018/19 that started on July 1,
2018, to fund other aspects of related procurement.
The A330s will join the fleet in December 2020. Q
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AFRICAN
AIRLINES
AFRICA
NEWS
Compiled by Albinus Chiedu
PROFLIGHT
ZAMBIA
LOWERS FARES
P
ROFLIGHT ZAMBIA has slashed airfares with its Kwacha 699
special promotional deal on Lusaka-Mfuwe and Lusaka-
Kasama flights to coincide with the upcoming safari season.
Tourism is a huge industry in Zambia with the potential to
become the country’s most dependable source of income, but
there is need to dynamically promote travel. The airline says that
this is especially true of domestic tourism through promotions that
encourage more people to go sightseeing in the beautiful country.
To support this, the airline, in its efforts to boost tourism in the
country, has come on board to help and support domestic tourism
through the introduction of more discounted and promotional
flights.
The promotional flights on Proflight’s Lusaka-Kasama and
Lusaka-Mfuwe, or vice versa services are expected to enable
tourists and business travellers to benefit from the super-low fares
now available on the routes.
Proflight Zambia’s director of government and industry affairs,
Captain Philip Lemba, said: “Proflight has put up a sale on its
Lusaka to Mfuwe and Kasama routes with a huge drop in the
price, K699 one-way, excluding taxes, to enable more travellers to
connect for tourism and business.
NEWS
A
IRBUS AND Zodiac Aerospace
have partnered to develop
and market lower-deck modules with
passenger sleeping berths. The modules,
which would fit inside the aircraft’s cargo
compartments, offer new opportunities
for additional services to passengers,
improving their experience while enabling
airlines to differentiate and add value for
their commercial operations.
The new passenger modules will be
easily interchangeable with regular cargo
containers during a typical turnaround if
required. Moreover, the aircraft’s cargo
floor and cargo loading system will not be
affected at all, as the passenger module will
sit directly on it.
Christophe Bernardini, Chief Executive
Officer of Zodiac Aerospace Cabin Branch
said: “We are delighted to work with
Airbus on this new and innovative project,
which reaffirms our expertise in lowerdeck
solutions. An improved passenger
experience is today a key element of
differentiation for airlines.”
Geoff Pinner, Head of Airbus Cabin and
Cargo Programme said: “This approach
to commercial air travel is a step change
“We have the safari season coming up and to celebrate its start,
we are offering a great discount. This is a great way of encouraging
people to actually explore Zambia and its many delights.”
The flights are also valid for either one-way or return itineraries
and can be combined with any other available fare.
Capt Lemba added: “The super-low fares will allow more tourists
and business people to save on time and boost convenience.”
Kasama and Mfuwe have become top destinations with tourism
and business activities increasing over the years.
Kasama, the capital of the Northern Province, has benefited
from infrastructure and industry development that is creating vast
opportunities for locals and tourists alike and Kasama Airport is
currently undergoing an upgrade to enable it to accommodate
larger aircraft.
The main settlement of the South Luangwa National Park in the
Eastern Province of Zambia, Mfuwe is renowned for its wealth of
wildlife, from the elephants who feast on wild mango and hippos
that crowd the river, to rare Thornicroft giraffes and even leopards.
The Zambian airline has made efforts to make sure flight fares
are stabilised, especially on domestic routes, through its Mbasela
Club frequent flyer programme, flight discounts and promotions.Q
PARTNERSHIP FOR PASSENGER
SLEEPING FACILITIES
Wallace Mawire reports
towards passenger comfort. We have
already received very positive feedback
from several airlines on our first mock-ups.
We are pleased to partner with Zodiac
Aerospace on this project which will
introduce a new passenger experience and
add value for airlines.”
Airlines will be initially be able to
choose from a catalogue of certified
solutions by 2020 on A330 for retrofit
and line-fit market. Offerability of sleeper
compartments on the A350 XWB airliner is
also being studied. The innovation builds
on both Airbus’ and Zodiac Aerospace’s
experience in producing and integrating
lower-deck crew-rest facilities. Q
TransacTion advisers For
nigeria’s airporTs
concession Unveiled
Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika
has announced the transaction advisers
for the four international airports to
be concessioned by government.
The advisers are Infrata, Dentons
Rebel, WSP Parsons Brinkckerhoff and
Proserve and they are to handle the
concession of the Nnamdi Azikiwe
Airport, Abuja; Murtala Muhammed
Airport, Lagos; Aminu Kanu Airport and
Port-Harcourt International Airport.
He said the firms were experienced
and had expertise in airport
management, public-private partnership,
legal advice, finance, project and
construction management and
environmental and social services.
DeltA lAuncHeS Direct FligHt
From lagos To new York
Delta Airlines says it is set to increase
passenger traffic in nigeria by 36 percent
with its launch of a direct flight from
lagos to JFK airport in new York.
The airline’s Commercial Director, West,
East and Central Africa, Bobby Bryan,
said Lagos was the airline’s largest base
of operation in Africa and therefore it
made sense to connect Lagos to New
York because both cities had high volume
of businesses. He said the Lagos to New
York-JFK flight would operate three times
weekly, with Delta’s existing services to
Atlanta departing on the other four days.
Delta’s Senior Vice President,
Europe, Middle East, Africa, and India,
Corneel Koster, said the airline targets
a 10 percent increase in the African
market in 2018, from its operations in
Ghana, Senegal, South Africa and the
Gambia with its 44 weekly flights.
He said with the United States being
the largest foreign investor in Nigeria,
the new route underscored the airline’s
commitment to the Nigerian market
as it sought to facilitate more trade
and commerce between both nations,
reaffirming the airline’s pride of
recording a 10-year history in Nigeria.
“Delta’s New York-JFK and Atlanta
flights from Lagos are operated using
234-seat Airbus A330-200 aircraft,
offering an elevated on board experience
in every cabin among which is RFID
bag tracking technology, enabling
customers to keep track of their bag’s
location from check-in to the baggage
carousel through notifications sent to
their mobile phones,” he added.
Delta Airlines transported over
377,000 passengers between the African
continent and the United States of
America (USA) in 2017, while it airlifted
over 89,000 passengers between
Nigeria and the US in the same year.
Koster says the airline has seen a lot
of potentials in the travel industry in
Nigeria, ‘especially as Nigeria diversifies
its economy’, adding that it will continue
to harness it, especially when the World
Bank has a forecast of 2.5% Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) for Nigeria in 2018.
He said the U.S goods and services trade
with Nigeria had totalled an estimated
$9.0 billion in 2016, adding that Delta
will now link two financial cities.
Delta serves more than 180 million
customers each year and in 2018, the
airline was named to Fortune’s top 50
Most Admired Companies in addition to
being named the most admired airline
for the seventh time in eight years.
It has budgeted $12 billion investments
spread across the next 10 years to
improve air travel experience.
Unions kick againsT sacking
oF ncaT personnel
Aviation unions in nigeria’s aviation
industry have petitioned the Federal
government over the sacking of 37
staff school teachers from the nigerian
college of Aviation technology
(ncAt), Zaria by management.
The unions, namely National Union of
Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air
Transport Services Senior Staff Association
of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and the National
Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers
(NAAPE) in a joint petition signed by
their general secretaries insisted that the
college’s management was ill-advised
by some people in the system.
The unions also demanded due process
to at all times, be followed when the
management decides to discharge any of
their members due to faults not of theirs.
The petition dated March 19, 2018 was
signed by comrades Frances Akinjole;
ATSSSAN, Olayinka Abioye; NUATE and
Ocheme Aba for NAAPE. They copied
Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika;
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi;
Minsiter of Labour and Employment,
Dr. Chris Ngige; Head of the Civil
Service of the Federation and Executive
Chairman, Salaries, Income and Wages.
The petition observed that the
management of the college immediately
implemented the policy of the government
that withdrew it from the funding of
staff schools, but wondered why it was
slow in implementing a court judgement
that reversed the government’s policy.
It added that staff schools across the
country had implemented the judgement
of the industrial court by recalling their
sacked teachers in staff schools while
only NCAT was yet to implement such.
The petitioners agreed that 13 out
of the 37 affected staff of the college’s
school had approached the court
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to ensure their re-instatement, but
noted that they took the court option
when the management intentionally
frustrated their re-instatement by
some elements in the college.
The unions urged the college’s
management to save the nation from
avoidable financial embarrassment
that may result from litigation
costs and possibly damages.
SAHcOl tAKeS Over AllieD Air,
uPS HAnDling OPerAtiOnS
the Skyway Aviation Handling company
limited (SAHcOl) has added Allied
Air and united Parcel Service (uPS)
to its list of clientele.
The relocation of Allied
Air operations to SAHCOL
makes it the official ground
handling partner to the ramp
and cargo operations of the
airline across Nigeria. Allied Air
commenced operation in 1998
as a Nigerian flag cargo carrier
and is designated on numerous
routes across Africa under the
Bilateral Services Agreement.
It is the first IOSA certified
cargo airline in Nigeria.
UPS has moved its cargo
warehousing services to
SAHCOL, consequently making
SAHCOL the hub of UPS consignment
warehousing. UPS was founded in 1907
and is a package delivery company
as well as provider of supply chain
management solution in more than 175
countries and territories worldwide.
nigeria’s aviaTion
JOurnAliStS cOMMiSSiOn
new secreTariaT
tHe neW Secretariat of the league of
Airports and Aviation correspondents
(lAAc), called Saleh Dunoma Press
centre, located at Murtala Muhammed
international Airport road, in
lagos, has been commissioned.
AN EXAMPLE OF A B777
Speaking at the event, the Chairman
of LAAC, Olusegun Koiki, said the
centre would be of great assistance
to all correspondents in the course
of carrying out their duties.
The new Secretariat was commissioned
by Engr. Saleh Dunoma, Regional President,
ACI-Africa and Chief Executive Officer,
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria.
Air PeAce AcQuireS B777
Air PeAce has taken delivery of its
newly acquired Boeing B777-200,
becoming the first and only nigerian
airline to procure and register the
aircraft type in the country.
The 274-seat-capacity
aircraft, received at Murtala
Muhammed International
Airport, Lagos, is the first
of two Boeing 777 airliners
Air Peace recently acquired
in preparation for its
Dubai, Sharjah, London,
Guangzhou-China, Houston,
Mumbai and Johannesburg
services, even as the airline
finalises talks to add two more
B777 aircraft to its fleet.
The B777 delivery which
brings the airline’s fleet size
to 24 after three years of
operations, came weeks after
AFRICA
NEWS
it took delivery of two Embraer 145 aircraft
and set up a subsidiary, Air Peace Hopper,
to organise its short-haul operations in
line with its no-city-left-behind project.
Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema,
said the airline spent about $2,5-million
annually on maintenance of each aircraft
just to sustain safety standards.
FAAn SignS MOu WitH
sTaTe governmenTs
on airporTs developmenT
tHe FeDerAl Airports Authority of nigeria
(FAAn) has signed a Memorandum of
understanding (MOu) with various state
governments in nigeria in pursuit of
upgrade of airports across the country.
FAAN’s Chief Executive Officer,
Engr. Saleh Dunoma, said the states
included Gombe, Bauchi, Jigawa, Kebbi,
Akwa-Ibom and Delta. He said the
MOU provided for provision of security
service, fire cover and marshalling
services by FAAN to those airports.
Dunoma said two contracts had been
awarded for the installation of modern
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras
at Lagos and Abuja airports and that those
facilities, when installed, would restrict
access to sensitive parts of the airports.
On the delay in completion of airports
terminal building projects, Dunoma said:
“We had to change the completion dates
of terminal buildings in five airports.”
He explained that this change was
caused by contractors’ complaining about
fluctuations in dollar exchange rates.
“By middle of 2018, Lagos and
Abuja airport terminal buildings
will be ready,” he assured.
Faan reviews service
DeliverY cHArter
the Federal Airports Authority of
nigeria (FAAn) launched a reviewed
service charter, featuring a service level
agreement, which seeks to ensure that
service delivery standards are upheld and
sustained by providing opportunity for all
airport stakeholders to report observed
service failures within its value chain.
In his keynote address at the event,
FAAN’s Chief Executive Officer, Engr. Saleh
Dunoma, represented by Engr. Salisu Daura
charged all users of the document to “make
a conscious effort to study, imbibe and
implement the areas pertaining to their
respective responsibilities or activities.”
He solicited stakeholders’ support in
“building strong partnerships that will
ensure quality service delivery to our
numerous customers, comparable to what
obtains in other airports across the globe.”
Describing the reviewed service charter
as a significant step towards service
improvement in FAAN, the National
Co-ordinator and CEO of SERVICOM in
the presidency, Mrs Nnenna Akajiemeli,
announced that FAAN’s SERVICOM Unit
had been rated the best for year 2017 out
of the over 200 units in 22 government
agencies in Nigeria while FAAN’s Nodal
Officer, Mrs Ebele Okoye, has been rated
the best in terms of performance.
Meanwhile, FAAN has embarked on
palliative repair work on the runway of
Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu.
FAAN’s General Manager Corporate
Affairs, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, said
the project seeks to enhance safety of
airline operations at the airport. Q
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INDUSTRY
NEWS
ENGINE INTEGRATION
COLLABORATION
AGREEMENT
AIRSHOW
SOFEX 2018
SURPRISES
Sam J Basch reports from Amman, Jordan
A
IRBUS AND Rolls-Royce have signed a
collaboration agreement for the integration of
Rolls-Royce’s UltraFan demonstrator for flight testing. The
integration solutions demonstration will be co-funded
by Clean Sky 2, the European Union research programme
focused on developing technology to reduce emissions.
UltraFan is a scalable jet engine design suitable for widebody
or single-aisle aircraft and offers a 25 percent fuel
efficiency improvement over the first-generation of Rolls-
Royce Trent engine.
One element of the UltraFan programme is planning for
ground and flight tests, and to support this Rolls-Royce has
signed an agreement with Airbus to provide both nacelle
and engine/aircraft integration architecture and technology
enablers.
Airbus’ integration solutions will play an important part in
achieving the overall fuel efficiency improvement of higher
bypass ratio engines such as UltraFan, through innovative
architecture and associated technologies.
Axel Flaig, Airbus Head of Research
and Technology, said: “This technology
development programme with Rolls-
Royce is a key project for Airbus to pave
the way towards the next generation
integrated propulsion systems that will
be needed by airline customers towards
the end of the next decade. “
“We thank the Clean Sky 2 European
funding programme for its strong
support to this project which is a
key contributor towards the ACARE
environmental targets.”
Andy Geer, Rolls-Royce, Chief
Engineer and Head of Programme - UltraFan, said: “This is
another step forward in our UltraFan engine journey and it
is great to have Airbus expertise to further strengthen our
ability to deliver this important development programme.
“We remain very grateful to Clean Sky 2 for its continued
recognition of the environmental benefits that UltraFan will
bring.”
UltraFan features a new engine core architecture and leanburn
combustion system which will contribute to improved
fuel burn efficiency and lower emissions, along with a
carbon titanium fan blade system and composite casing
which reduce weight.
The engine also introduces a geared design to deliver
efficient power at high-bypass ratios.
For Airbus, the project will enable it to fully integrate the
overall power plant system – composed of engine, pylon and
nacelle – on to future long-range aircraft products, as well as
facilitating scalability for future short-range aircraft.
It will also build on Airbus’ expertise in advanced
manufacturing technologies, such as high-deposition-rate
additive manufacture, welded assembly and high production
rate thermoplastics. Q
BLACK HAWK TAKE OFF DEMONSTRATION
FOR A special operaons forces exhibion, Sofex 2018 held
recently in Amman, Jordan, at the King Abdullah I air base
once again succeeded in surprising visitors and delegates.
This year the main feature was the newly delivered Mil Mi-26T2,
the largest helicopter in the world. It dwarfed all other aircra on
stac display, even the vising US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey and
of course, a ny Robinson R44 Raven II from Jordan’s Golden Eagle
Aviaon Academy.
Jordan’s air force is expecng another three of these giant
helicopters manufactured by Rostvertol, part of Russian Helicopters.
The T2 is a significantly upgraded version, operated by a crew
of two and powered by a pair of engines developing 12 500 hp
each. It is able to li loads of up to 20 tons, including more than
80 troops or vehicles that can be driven straight into the cavernous
hold.
The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) has also taken delivery of
the AT-802i Air Tractor, of which the first of six was ungraded for
increased armament loads. This type is operated by numerous
countries for surveillance and light aack missions, ranging from
Argenna, Burkina Faso, Egypt and Indonesia to Yemen and the
United Arab Emirates. Kenya intended acquiring 12 of these aircra
for counter-insurgency operaons but a contract is yet to be
finalised.
An interesng aircra on display was the RJAF’S twin-turboprop
PZL Mielec M28 Skytruck. It was developed from the Antonov
An28, with new models coming from the Mielec plant in Poland,
AT-802I AIR TRACTOR
now owned by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Marn company. With a maximum
payload of 2 300 kg and range of 1 600 km, the STOL aircra
can carry 19 passengers (or 17 paratroops). In the US the Army
Special Operaons Command (AFSOC) has designated it C-145A
Skytruck. South Africa’s Civil Aviaon Authority has approved the
M28 STOL aircra for commercial operaons.
Sofex opened with a taccal demonstraon witnessed by King
Abdullah II and a large gathering of invited guests and delegates.
It took the form of a special operaons forces (SOF) team eliminang
several “insurgents” in a mock-up village. A quick fire fight
followed the SOF operaves dropped from Black Hawk UH-60L
helicopters while Cobra AH-1F helicopters patrolled above. Two
Jordanian Air Force F-16 AM fighter jets provided the necessary
show of force.
The Cobra AH-1F was recently upgraded in terms of its airframe,
avionics and weapons. The model on display featured a seven-round
70 mm rocket launcher and will also be carrying Hellfire
missiles.
Another surprise was the RJAF showing for the first me its CH-
4B armed unmanned aerial vehicle from China Aerospace Science
and Technology Corporaon (CASC). Several other naons in the
region, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt now also operate
this UAV system.
Similarly, Jordan acquired the Pilatus PC-21 flown by some of its
neighbours. First deliveries of these advanced trainers started
last year. The RJAF also displayed its new Grob G 120TP, which
replaced the Slingsby Firefly basic trainer.
Now well-established on the global calendar, Sofex regularly
aracts close to 400 exhibitors from 57 countries worldwide.
PILATUS PC-21
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AIRSHOW
A Crowd Pleaser
THE SWARTKOP
AIRSHOW 2018
Text and photos by Pieter Cronje
paTrick davidson in THE rEd Bull sBacH
‘WoWinG’ THE croWds
address by the Chief of the SAAF, Lt. Genl. Msimang.
The flying displays began with a fly-past of the SAAF Museum
Aircraft, followed by displays by Andrew Blackwood-Murray, Lt Col
Jeff Earle displays in his Tiger Moth, the COWS Tailifts sponsored
Pitts Special team, a Mango 737, Lt Col Glen Warden in the L 29,
Little Annie from Just Love Mission flown Mark Hill and his son
Jon-Marc, Ivan van Schaar in the Stearman, Maj Gen Des Barker
with the Kudu Angel, Puma Energy sponsored Flying Lions Harvard
team.
Lt Col Glen Warden demonstrated the L39 in a new paint scheme
followed by a combined fly past and shutdown of the Harvards of
the Harvard Club, the SAAF Museum and the Flying Lions.
The show stoppers were the amazing displays by Patrick Davidson
in the Red Bull Sbach and the Team Extreme consisting of Nigel
Hopkins, Jason Beamish, Mark Sampson and Mark Hensman.
The SAAF military displays were just as impressive, with displays
by the Hawk flown Lt Col Graig Leeson, OC of 85 Combat School,
and the PC- 7 Astra flown by Maj Bheki Shabangu, A109, and the
mini-war which is always a crowd favourite. Crowd favourites are
always the Rooivalk helicopter, and the C130.
It was, however, disappointing not to have a full Silver Falcon
Team present, but it is hoped that they will shine as usual at AAD
2018 in September this year. Again it was proven that an air show
is almost the best entertainment value for money. Q
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HE SOUTH African Air Force Museum’s annual air show last
month at Air Force Base (AFB) Swartkop, Tshwane, lived
up to its theme of “Our Indomitable Spirit” and proved to be a real
crowd pleaser helped to a large degree by light winds and a clear,
blue sky.
Although many remarks and questions were asked how successful
the show was, the crowd largely determines the success of an
air show. The large crowd attending the show, and the fact that
most of the crowd only left after the sunset flight by Maj. Jeffrey
Cooper in the Gripen was an indication of a largely successful air
show.
A number of other signs, however, indicated that this air show,
and perhaps air shows in the rest of South Africa as well, are not
as healthy as it seems. Although a large number of sponsors were
present, the impression exists that the number had decreased over
the years, as well as the number of vendors present.
The outstanding quality of the flying displays more than made
up for any shortcomings. An interesting twist was the SAAF Band
arriving in a C130 and marching out of the plane and providing
an excellent display. This was followed by a colourful parachute
THE coWs TailifTs sponsorEd piTTs spEcial TEam display by the Golden Eagles parachute team before the opening
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FLY-AWAY
FLY AWAY
NAC
HELPS BRING
COMMUNITIES
TOGETHER
Mark Mansfield reports
ENdiNg a vErY SuCCESSFuL 10th aNNuaL NaC FLY aWaY, WaS thE ‘aLiCE iN WoNdErLaNd’
thEmEd gaLa diNNEr
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ANSERIA INTERNATIONAL Airport-headquartered National
Airways Corporation (NAC) recently hosted its 10th annual
fly away, and, as part of its commitment to the various communities,
it visited each during the fly away which took place recently.
The aviation company pulled out all the stops as it was instrumental
in bringing the small community of Prince Albert together
under the theme, “Groet is ‘n Moet” (which, loosely translated into
English, means: A Greeting is a Must,).
As guests of NAC, the Prince Albert Community Trust, Prince
Albert Tourism, schools, and law enforcement, as well as the local
community came together for a social event for the first time as
one undivided community with the intent of the evening being
to create social cohesion and to celebrate community by eating
together/
But it did not end there, as over R95 000 was raised at another
community outreach in Prieska, when NAC and its guests came
together in support of the Prieska Round Table’s “Winter Knight”
project.
Being the 10th NAC Fly Away, this year the trip included an extra
stopover, and in total covered just under 1 300 nautical miles
which saw 23 aircraft, including two RV’s, a Sling 4, Cirrus, and an
Extra, from all over South Africa meet at Beaufort West, then a
quick hop to Prince Albert for the first night stop, then on to Carnarvon,
Prieska, and finally at Gariep Dam.
As has become the norm with the NAC Fly Away, guests were
once again exposed to entertainment and sightseeing that was
specific to each location, and included a very special trip to the
SKA (Square Kilometre Array), the legendary ‘Blikkies Bar’ (One of
the largest tin can collections in a bar), the breath-taking ‘Wonderdraai’
(or Wonder Bend in English,) is a spot along the Orange
River in the Northern Cape that gives the illusion that water defies
gravity by appearing to flow upstream, as well as the beautiful
Swartberg mountain pass in the Western Cape. Q
the legendary ‘Blikkies Bar’ (One Of the
largest tin can cOllectiOns in a Bar)
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SNIPPETS
LATEST WORLD AIR
NEWS
A round up of aviaon news briefs
from around the world
SMITHSONIAN’S NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE
MUSEUM RECEIVES $1 MILLION GIFT
Washington D.C. -- Smithsonian’s National Air
and Space Museum has received a $1-million
gift from AAR Corp, its chairman and CEO,
David P. Storch, and the family of its founder Ira
J. Eichner. The gift supports the construction
of the new Design Hangar in the transformed
“How Things Fly” exhibition at the
flagship building in Washington, D.C., scheduled
to open in 2024. The gift will also provide
funding for programming in advance of and
during construction, and will expand educational
opportunities to students and teachers
across the country with the creation of an online
teacher portal.
“The support of AAR, David Storch and
Ira Eichner’s family is crucial to expanding
the footprint of our museumspace and
programme by building on the success of
the Design Hangar as a makerspace where
visitors can create or build something with their
own hands,” said Ellen Stofan, the Director
of the National Air and Space Museum.
“This gift will help fuel the passions and
imaginations of the next generation of
aerospace visionaries and explorers.”
In appreciation of the gift, the museum will
rename the space the “AAR Design Hangar.”
A previous gift from AAR Corp.
and Storch funded the first iteration of
the Design Hangar and the development
of programming in the space.
Since its opening in 2014, almost
62 000 visitors have engaged in
hands-on learning experiences in core
STEM topics in the Design Hangar.
With a high average visit time of
30 minutes, this unique maker-space
deepens visitors’ understanding of concepts
in physics and engineering.
“I am proud to build upon our continued
support of this interactive exhibit designed
to increase students’ awareness
of and interest in aviation,” Storch said.
“I have a passion for inspiring the next
generation of aerospace leaders, and AAR has
a keen interest in building the talent pipeline
for the future of aircraft maintenance.”
AAR NOW EXCLUSIVE GLOBAL
DISTRIBUTOR FOR IAE V2500
PNEUMATIC STARTER
WOOD DALE, Illinois – More news from AAR
is that a strategic partnership with Sumitomo
Precision Products (SPP) Co., Ltd.,has been
announced to provide global support to airlines
and MRO customers for the IAE V2500 Pneumatic
Starter and Starter Air Valve.
AAR’s OEM Aftermarket Solutions group
will utilize its global customer support team
and warehousing network to provide customer
support for the starter, starter air valve,
and related sub-assembly components.
“With the help of AAR’s globally allocated
customer support network, SPP is
truly excited and strongly committed to
provide better component service to V2500
engine operators and MRO customers,”
said the SPP Product Support team.
NEW LONDON – DURBAN NON-STOP
SERVICE BY BA
London -- British Airways has announced that it
will begin flying three times weekly direct from
London to Durban, starting on October 29.
The service will be the only non-stop link
between Europe and Durban and will provide
a more convenient alternative for KwaZulu-Natal’s
business travellers and holidaymakers
wanting to get to the UK and Europe.
Sue Petrie, British Airways’ commercial
manager in Southern Africa, and Sihle Zikalala,
MEC for the Department of Economic Development,
Tourism and Environmental Affairs
in KZN, say that the direct flights present new
investment and trade opportunities and should
help grow international tourism for KZN.
SUDANESE AIRLINE LAUNCHES SERVICE
TO ETHIOPIA
Addis Ababa - Badr Airlines, a private airline
based in Khartoum, Sudan, has launched a
new scheduled service to Addis Ababa using a
Boeing 737 on the twice-weekly schedule.
The new service fills the gap caused by the
suspension last year by Sudan Airways, the
country’s flag carrier , of its services between
the two capital cities due to reported “commercial
difficulties”.
Abbas Alrazm, commercial manager of Badr
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Airlines, told reporters that the airline had decided
to open a new route to Addis Ababa because
of the existing good diplomatic relation between
Sudan and Ethiopia. Alrazm is reported as
saying that the trade and investment relationship
between the two countries was growing.
“More Sudanese investors and traders were
coming to Ethiopia. Tourism was also growing.
And the people of Sudan and Ethiopia have a
long history and strong cultural relationship.”
Established in 2004, Badr Airlines is based in
Khartoum It operates eleven aircraft of which
six are B737s, two Ilyssiun Il-76 Freighters and
three Dassault Falcons. The airline serves
seven domestic destinations in Sudan and also
operates six scheduled regional flights to Dubai,
UAE, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Cairo, Egypt, Kano,
Nigeria, and Juba and Wau, in South Sudan.
ET TO OPERATE ACCRA -TEXAS, DIRECT
Accra -- Ethiopian Airlines is to operate direct
flights between Accra, Ghana, and Texas, USA,
following the granting of Fifth Freedom Rights to
the Addis Ababa-based airline.
The new service, when it commences, will
further improve direct connectivity between
Ghana and the USA, and offer passengers
more travelling options. It is also expected
to accelerate trade and investment between
two countries which have had good bilateral
relations for about six decades..
Texas is the second largest state in the
United States by both area and population.
It is geographically located in the south-central
region of the North American country
and the major industries in Texas include
petroleum and natural gas, farming, steel,
banking, and tourism.. South African Airways,
and US carrier, Delta Airlines, also
operate direct flights between Ghana and the
US. Delta flies between Kotoka and Dulles
International Airport, Washington, D.C
AIRLINK INTRODUCES BUSINESS CLASS ON
TWO ROUTES
Johannesburg – Airlink’s E-Jet services
between Johannesburg - Pietermaritzburg and
Johannesburg - Kasane (Botswana) offer an
intra-continental style business class service,
providing travellers with enhanced comfort
by way of a generous seat pitch in economy
SNIPPETS
class, and an expansive business class seating,
with large eye-level windows allowing in lots of
natural light and ample overhead bin space to
accommodate carryon items. Every seat offers
either a window or an aisle option. The E190
E-jets are configured with six business and 92
two plus two abreast economy class seats
Pietermaritzburg Airport is less congested,
and offers travellers a hassle-free
airport and travel experience. It is convenient
for business in Pinetown, Kloof, Hillcrest,
Hilton, Howick and the Midlands.
Airlink’s direct flights from Johannesburg to
Kasane offer travellers an exclusive African
river safari experience on the Chobe River.
Through its alliance with SAA, travellers can
enjoy convenient connections with SAA, their
Star Alliance Partner airlines and other carriers
throughout Southern Africa and the world.
IBA DIGS DEEPER
London/Dublin -- IBA, the independent
aviation consultancy is experiencing, increasing
interest in the helicopter sector. There are more
investor enquiries, rig utilisation is increasing,
and interest in the super medium sector all point
to a more buoyant market.
The global commercial helicopter market was
valued at US$8,2-billion in 2017 and it is expected
to increase to US$11,6 billion by 2027. Key
factors expected to drive the market for commercial
helicopters aside from offshore oil and gas
include rising demand from emerging economies
in Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Latin American
markets, along with increased utilisation of existing
helicopters across many different sectors
like emergency services, law enforcement, para
public and corporate transport and tourism.
According to IBA there are over 33,000
helicopters operational today counting
both piston and turbine engine driven aircraft.
The majority of commercially driven
operators fly turbine helicopters.
Out of around 22,000 turbine helicopters,
the majority (90%) are owned
by the operators and 10% leased.
From the start of 2017 onwards there
has been some evidence of a recovery
and numbers are increasing. Oil, currently
at circa $70/bbl, has crept back into
the value that will interest operators.
Viability of deep-water offshore oil
production is about $80/bbl. Sources estimate
that between $50/bbl to $65/bbl
will spark exploration back up again.
SAAB UNVEILS AEROSTRUCTURE
PLANT IN BRAZIL
São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil -- Saab
Aeronáutica Montagens (SAM), has unveiled
its new aerostructure plant in the city of São
Bernardo do Campo, in São Paulo state, Brazil.
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This is another important step in the Gripen
Programme in Brazil.
Saab Aeronáutica Montagens (SAM) will
produce aero structures for the Brazilian
Gripen fighter and is preparing to become
part of Saab´s global supply chain.
SAM will be responsible for producing six
complex structural parts for Gripen acquired
by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), such as
the tail cone, aerodynamic brakes, wing
box, front fuselage for the single-seat and
two-seat versions and the rear fuselage for
the single-seat version of the aircraft.
"This is the beginning of the plant installation.
We are setting up the office, hiring
personnel and suppliers. By 2020 the entire
plant structure will be ready to start manufacturing
Gripen components," explained
Marcelo Lima, SAM's Director-General.
When the operations starts at SAM in 2020, it
will be with 55 employees. That number will, until
2024, increase to 200. Among them engineers
and technicians, who until then will be trained
in Linköping, Sweden, for up to 24 months.
"The new jobs in the plant will be for highly
skilled people to work on complex fuselage
structures, both metallic and composite,
driving our technology transfer programme.
At the end of this project, we will have added
more than 84,000 hours of training for SAM
employees alone," says Marcelo Lima.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES ORDERS 15 E175S
São José dos Campos, Brazil – Embraer and American Airlines have
signed a firm order for fifteen E175 jets with a 76-seat configuration. The
contract has a value of US$705-million, based on current list prices, and
will be included in Embraer’s 2018 second-quarter backlog. Deliveries will
take place in 2019 between March and November.
Combined with the airline’s three previous orders for the E175,
this new contract results in a total of 89 E175s for American Airlines.
The most recent order took place in October 2017 for ten aircraft.
Since entering revenue service, the E-Jets family has received
more than 1 800 orders and over 1400 aircraft have been delivered.
Currently, E-Jets are flying in the fleets of 70 customers
in 50 countries. The versatile 70 to 150-seat family is flying with
low-cost airlines as well as with regional and mainline carriers.
BOEING, RYNAIR ANNOUNCE ORDER FOR 25
737 MAX 8S
Dublin -- Boeing and Ryanair have announced the finaliation of an order
for 25 additional high-capacity 737 MAX 8 aircraft at a list price of $3-billion.
The order brings the airline’s firm order to 135 737 MAX 8s.
Ryanair launched the high-capacity 737 MAX 8 in late 2014 with an
order for 100 airplanes, followed by an additional order for 10 airplanes
at the 2017 Paris Air Show. The airplane will provide Ryanair
with 197 seats, increasing revenue potential and delivering up to 14
percent lower fuel consumption than today's Next-Generation 737s.
The Dublin-based carrier is the largest 737-800 customer
in the world and the largest Boeing operator in Europe. Last
month, Ryanair took delivery of its 500th Next-Generation 737-
800 and has now ordered more than 650 Boeing airplanes.
The 737 MAX incorporates the latest CFM International LEAP-1B
engines, Advanced Technology winglets, Boeing Sky Interior, large
flight deck displays and other features to deliver the highest efficiency,
reliability and passenger comfort in the single-aisle market.
ETHIOPIAN SIGNS FOR 10 FIRM Q400 AIRCRAFT
Toronto, Ontario -- Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has concluded a
firm order for 10 new Q400 aircraft with Ethiopian Airlines. The order also
includes purchase rights for five additional Q400 aircraft.
Based on the list price of the Q400 aircraft, the firm order
is valued at approximately U.S.$332-million.
Designed as a modern, 21st Century turboprop, the Q400 aircraft is
the most recent development in the Q Series family of aircraft. It provides
unmatched performance, operational flexibility and passenger comfort.
In addition to the standard single-class configuration, Q400 aircraft are
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NEW WINDHOEK – MUNICH SERVICE LAUNCHED
Munich – Eurowings, Europe’s claimed to be fastest growing airline,
expanded its portfolio from Namibia. The airline is supplementing its longhaul
operations by Munich in the southern part of Germany. Return flights
to the Bavarian capital in Southern Germany can now be booked, starting
from US$ 219,99 each way.
Eurowings has already been operating successfully in the longhaul
segment for over two years. Only recently, the first Eurowings
long-haul flights from its newest long-haul Base in Munich took off
connecting Munich with Las Vegas and Mauritius. With the Munich
– Windhoek route, Eurowings is now offering an attractive
connection between the southern part of Germany and Namibia.
The first flight, operated with an Airbus 330 long-haul
jet, arrived in Windhoek in the middle of last month.
Eurowings offers a large number of connecting flights via Munich
to Europe and worldwide. Thanks to the extensive codeshare
agreement with Lufthansa, Eurowings customers in Munich can
also transfer quickly and comfortably to destinations in the parent
company’s network. Both airlines fly from Terminal 2.
“The new route is also attractive for the German market. The
reasons are well-known: Namibia is renowned for its amazing nature
and the fascinating wildlife.”, concluded André Schulz.
Eurowings is now offering three weekly flights to Germany.
The airline already serves the route Cologne – Windhoek/
AAR SIGNS EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT WITH AMETEK
Wood Dale, Illinois -- AAR’s OEM Aftermarket Solutions group has signed
an exclusive agreement with Power and Data Systems (PDS) of AMETEK
Aerospace & Defence to be its exclusive global aftermarket distributor
supporting commercial, regional transport and helicopter markets.
The AMETEK products covered by the global agreement are specifically
for foreign and domestic aircraft and include power distribution
units, starter generators, generator control units, primary and secondary
power distribution, solid-state power controllers and relays, remote
control circuit breakers, arc fault protection, brushless motors, pump
motors, actuators, cockpit instruments, data acquisition units, engine
interface units, bus protocol converters, and engine monitoring systems.
AMETEK Aerospaceamd & Defence, a leader in engine and aircraft
monitoring systems; data acquisition units; fuel Power and Data
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PILATUS LOGS SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Stans, Switzerland -- Pilatus Aircraft reported revenues last year of
$982,4 million, up from $818-million in 2016, but down from slightly
more than $1- billion in the three prior years, according to the company’s
recently published annual report. Earnings at the company were $134,-
million, up more than $45-million from 2016.
The Swiss aircraft manufacturer delivered 85 PC-12NG turboprop
singles in 2017, six fewer than in the previous year. A four-unit
decrease in shipments to U.S. customers, to 46, was exactly offset
by an increase in PC-12NGs handed over to clients in Europe,
to 24. While the company received certification of its new PC-24
twinjet at the end of last year, deliveries did not begin until four
months ago; to date, two PC-24s are in service with customers,
and the first one has already logged more than 250 hours.
Backlog at Pilatus surged to $2,16-billion, which the company
pointed out is equivalent to more than two years of its sales revenue.
This is up from about $1,74-billion at the end of 2016.
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S
OME WEEKS ago I received an
email from James Forson asking me
if I would like to write a “crit” on a book
entitled “Wooden Overcoat” he had edited
which is basically the autobiography of
Peter Strong, a South African pioneer pilot,
and the birth and development of his Drakensberg
Air Service.
My job as a Commercial Pilot was with
another Basutoland airline, Basutair,
which was based in the capital Maseru,
so I jumped at the idea. I had heard a lot
about Peter Strong and the de Havilland
Dragon Rapide which was his Ladysmith,
Natal-based airline’s sole aircraft. I also
learned a lot about the dangers associated
with flying in the Basutoland (now Lesotho)
mountains during the 800 flying hours I
logged during the six months I was with
Basutair.
I must admit that I was soon engulfed in
reading the book, especially the chapters
about Peter’s flying experiences, especially
in Lesotho, so much so that each time I
opened it, I found I was soon unable to put
the book down until I was well into it and
so tired that I could hardly keep my eyes
open. It is that kind of book which grabs
and holds firmly on to your attention.
The book’s middle and later chapters centre
mainly on the Drakensberg Air Service
and Peter’s experiences in flying the Rapide
in the mountains. But there is one chapter
which describes a Cessna the DAS used to
fly materials from Ladysmith in the middle
of winter to Mokhotlong to build a structure
to house some government service.
Here, then, is a sub-edited version of the
chapter written by Peter Strong:
“One has to experience the sensation
of spinning with a fully loaded aircraft in
c loud. In a spin no very great stresses or
strains are put on the aircraft itself. The
danger lies in the possibility of freight
breaking loose and crashing on top of the
pilot, also the likelihood of not having
sufficient altitude to pull out of the spin
once the iced-up controls are free.
“It is awful to hear great chunks of ice
flying off the propeller and sticking to
the sides of the machine. Very often I
found that ice did not necessarily leave
each propeller blade simultaneously,
resulting in very dangerous vibrations,
The story of the Drakensberg Air Service
Peter Strong
Edited by James Forson
unless the engine was throttled right back,
which is not at all a healthy thing to have
to do when one is wrestling to keep the
aircraft on an even keel and at safe altitude,
with the knowledge that the mountain
peaks are touching the cloud base only a
few hundred feet below. It is usual to lose
up to 50 percent of engine power if very
severe icing occurs.
“It is a very serious mishap to get into a
spin at all in cloud, and it is an awful ordeal
to have to sit and watch the altimeter
needle rotate backwards round and round
the dial as the aircraft spins faster and
faster into space with the controls locked
solid; then the tremendous relief of feeling
the elevators, rudder and ailerons freed
by the warm rain; then the spin recovery,
full opposite rudder, centralise the stick
and rest the tip of the thumb in the bottom
centre of the dashboard to maintain that
position of the stick which is so vital to spin
recovery.
“However experienced one may be in
blind flying, I have always had to fight
against the dangerous temptation of holding
the stick back instead of forward when
faced with the recovery of an unintentional
spin. As soon as the “Turn” needle flicks
over to the other side, indicating that the
wings have stopped rotating, the pilot must
be very quick to centralise the rudder to
prevent the aircraft going into a tight spiral
drive in the opposite direction.
“Spins either occur to the left or to the
right. Not the fear of crashing again, but….”
PREFACE
To write a “crit” as suggested by James
Forson, especially to do so in the space
available in “Hangar Talk” was almost
beyond me, so I have decided to reprint
James’s Preface which describes the book
in detail. Here it is:
World Airnews | December 2017
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“This book tells the story of the Drakensberg
Air Service. A brave pioneering
firm that brought aviation to the Lesotho
Highlands.
“This book has taken a long time to be
published. The original manuscript was
written in the late 1950s by Peter Strong,
the founder of the Drakensberg Air Service.
A copy landed in my late father’s possession.
My father, Robert Forson, was born
in Lesotho and grew up in Mafeteng and
Mokhotlong. He had a special love for Lesotho
and being a journalist and a newspaper
editor, it is likely that the two men’s
paths crossed and the manuscript was
exchanged. Perhaps my father was meant
to assist in editing the manuscript.
“My father died in 1960. The manuscript
lay in a steel trunk until I wrote and
published my father’s biography, using
the papers and documents in the trunk. I
then decided that the pioneering story of
the Drakensberg Air Service – the Wooden
Overcoat – was too important to leave in
the trunk for another 50 years.
“This is Peter Strong’s story of the Drakensberg
Air Service, told in his own words.
My editor’s hand has been light, because I
wanted to preserve as much of Peter’s original
story as possible. The discerning reader
will forgive the parts where the details are
unclear or don’t seem to follow, and will
also be kind when the story ends abruptly.
I think Peter had not quite finished with
the manuscript before it ended up in my
father’s trunk.
“I have tried unsuccessfully to trace Peter’s
surviving children and grandchildren.
If they should read this, I urge them to
get in touch with me. We share a common
bond with a great man. It has been a
privilege to share the exploits, dangers and
efforts of an aviation pioneer of 60 years
ago.” Thus ended his preface.
Hardly a “crit” in the true sense of
the word, admittedly, but enough to
encourage any aviation-minded reader
to acquire, but be careful if you do, for
you will become so engrossed in the
story that you might not be able to put
the book down to read more another
day. Q

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