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NBAA2012 represents the most 

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time. There's no other aviation event that 

can match it - Key operators and industry 

leaders - over 25,000 attendees - will 

meet in Orlando, FL to conduct business, 

make buying decisions and set the stage 

for business aviation activity for the year 

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September 2012 held... 

AVIATION NEWS 8-52 

* Maximizing Aviation’s Contributions to Korea’s 

Economy 

* Eznis Airways First to Operate Bombardier Q400 

Aircraft in Mongolia 

* SriLankan wins ‘Best in Region’ APEX Award 

* Turkish Airlines continues to expand its network 

in Africa... 

* Etihad Airways lends its support to fundraiser 

concert 

* Belavia Takes Delivery of its First EMBRAER 175 

jet 

* Austria's InterSky orders 2 ATR 72-600s 

* Airbus Military A400M to continue long tradition 

of humanitarian air transport in Germany 

* Gulfstream G550 receives type certification 

* A Fourth Bombardier Global Aircraft Added to US 

Air Force Inventory 

* Boeing Onboard Performance Solution for iPad 

to be Launched by Qantas 

* First Learjet 75 Production Aircraft Lights Up with 

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NBAA 2012- Flying High 

The National Business Aviation 

Association (NBAA) Annual 

Meeting & Convention is the 

world's most important business 

aviation event. Moreover, 

NBAA2012 represents the most 

productive and efficient 

opportunity for business – all in 

one place, all at one time. There's 

no other aviation event that can 

match it - Key operators and 

industry leaders - over 25,000 

attendees - will meet in Orlando, 

FL to conduct business, make 

buying decisions and set the stage 

for business aviation activity for 

the year ahead. 

Attendees, the decision makers in 

the industry, will be spending time 

on the Exhibit floor, meeting and 

interacting with Exhibitors, and 

playing a central role in the 

purchase process for their 

Companies. 

NBAA2012 will feature Exhibits 

at the Orange County Convention 

Center, an on-site outdoor Static 

Display at the Orange County 

Convention Center and a Static 

Display of Aircraft on Orlando 

Executive Airport, over 100 

Education Sessions and 

Maintenance and Operations 

Sessions (M&Os) and over 

25,000 business aviation 

professionals who are interested 

in seeing and learning about all 

that is new in the world of 

business aviation. 

According to recent press release, 

the FAA Acting Administrator 

Michael Huerta to Speak at 

NBAA2012 where he will deliver 

remarks during the Opening 

General Session of the NBAA’s 

65th Annual Meeting & 

Convention (NBAA2012), which 

is scheduled for Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 

at the Orange County Convention 

Center in Orlando, FL. 

“NBAA is honored to include 

Michael Huerta during the kickoff 

event to this year’s Convention,” 

said NBAA President and CEO 

Ed Bolen. “His insights on a 

variety of issues of importance to 

the business aviation community 

will be of great interest to all 

Attendees.” 

Huerta assumed the role of acting 

administrator last December; he 

had previously been FAA deputy 

administrator. 

The NBAA2012 Opening General 

Session runs from 8:30 to 10 a.m. 

on Tuesday, Oct. 30, and will 

feature several presenters. Bolen 

also will welcome Forbes 

magazine publisher Rich 

Karlgaard during the session. 

About 25,000 business aviation 

professionals are expected to 

attend NBAA2012, which 

represents a productive and 

efficient opportunity for the 

business aviation community to 

meet, network and learn while 

also viewing the latest product 

and service offerings, all in one 

convenient location. Key 

operators and industry leaders 

gather to conduct business, make 

buying decisions and plan for 

business aviation activity for 

2013 and beyond. 

Besides, Electronics Pioneer, 

Business Aviator Bill Crutchfield 

also to Speak at NBAA2012. 

Bill Crutchfield will be one of the 

featured speakers at the Opening 

General Session for the National 

Business Aviation Association’s 

(NBAA’s) 65th Annual Meeting & 

Convention (NBAA2012). 

Crutchfield is the founder of 

Crutchfield Corporation and an 

avid business aviation proponent. 

Crutchfield, who built his awardwinning 

firm – one of the largest 

and most recognized specialtydirect 

retailers of consumer 

electronics – through a fierce 

dedication to customer service, 

will discuss how business 

aviation has been instrumental in 

his company’s success. 

A former U.S. Air Force officer, 

Crutchfield was Ernst & Young’s 

“1999 Master Entrepreneur of the 

Year” for Virginia. Among his 

numerous recognitions, he was 

inducted into the Consumer 

Electronics Association Hall of 

Fame in 2007. Crutchfield has 

been a pilot for over 50 years. He 

has owned a wide range of 

aircraft from a Cessna 150 to a 

King Air C90B, the plane which 

he has flown for the past 15 years. 

Crutchfield has credited general 

aviation for three key wins. First, 

it has greatly improved his 

efficiency and effectiveness as a 

CEO. Second, Crutchfield 

believes that his business 

decision-making skills are 

enhanced by maintaining a high 

level of piloting proficiency. 

Third, Crutchfield credits his 

plane for improving the lives of a 

large number of people living in a 

remote, economically depressed 

region of Virginia. Without it, he 

could not have opened a satellite 

call center there. His success led 

to other businesses investing in 

the area. 

NBAA President and CEO Ed 

Bolen said he looks forward to 

hearing Crutchfield’s 

perspectives at the Convention. 

“Bill Crutchfield has first-hand 

experience with the value 

business aviation can provide in 

helping a company succeed in his 

fiercely competitive industry,” 

Bolen said. “We look forward to 

hearing his insights about how 

flying has strengthened Bill’s 

company and his own leadership 

skills.” 

Crutchfield will join Forbes 

Publisher Rich Karlgaard and 

FAA Acting Administrator 

Michael Huerta as speakers at the 

session, to be held on Oct. 30 at 

the Orange County Convention 

Center in Orlando, FL. Also at 

the session, FedEx Express and 

its founder, Frederick W. Smith, 

will be honored with NBAA’s 

2012 Al Ueltschi Award for 

Humanitarian Leadership, for 

serving as the leading aviation 

sponsor of the ORBIS Flying Eye 

Hospital, which brings together 

dedicated eye care professionals 

and aviators to give the gift of 

sight to people in developing 

countries around the world. The 

following day's opening session 

will feature political analysts 

James Carville and Mary 

Matalin. 

The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) has granted 

a request from the National 

Business Aviation Association 

(NBAA) to extend Exemption 

7897, more commonly known as 

“NBAA’s Small Aircraft 

Exemption,” which was set to 

expire Sept. 30. 

This latest extension, Exemption 

7897E, expires March 31, 2013, 

and is unchanged from previous 

versions. 

NBAA’s Small Aircraft Exemption 

allows operators of pistonpowered 

airplanes, small 

airplanes and all helicopters to 

utilize, among other provisions, 

the limited options for cost 

reimbursement permitted under 

Part 91, Subpart F of the Federal 

Aviation Regulations. This 

exemption is only available to 

NBAA Members. 

“The FAA will be reviewing the 

Small Aircraft Extension to 

clarify some elements of the 

additional maintenance flexibility 

granted under the provisions of 

the exemption,” said NBAA Vice 

President for Safety, Security, 

Operations & Regulation Doug 

Carr. “NBAA does not expect that 

the FAA's review will ultimately 

alter the provisions of the 

exemption in a way that would 

affect any Members that currently 

qualify for and utilize the 

exemption.” 

See you at the NBAA in Orlando, 

FL... 

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SPECIAL REPORT 

Message 

Mr. Mohammad Ali 

Malkani 

Honourable Minister 

for Tourism, Govt. of 

Sindh 

I feel delighted as my Tourism 

Department has made timely 

efforts to Celebrate World 

Tourism Day and launching of 

Books, Brochures, Video 

Documentaries on Sindh 

Tourism. 

On the occasion of World 

Tourism Day 2012 I would like to 

take this opportunity to invite the 

people of Pakistan and the World 

to visit Sindh for the purpose of 

tourism and leisure. Government 

of Sindh is fully committed for 

the promotion of tourism and is 

investing heavily on 

infrastructure development and 

promotion. For the first time 

Sindh Tourism Development 

Corporation (STDC) has 

produces comprehensive and 

quality literature, including 

guides, maps and books on 

various tourism related aspects of 

the province. 

After the devolution of Federal 

Tourism Ministry and transfer of 

power to provinces, tourism 

became a provincial matter. Since 

then Sindh Tourism Ministry 

with its subsidiary STDC is 

involved in the upbringing of 

various tourist sites in the 

province. Sindh being the land of 

Sufism and cradle for many 

civilizations is blessed with many 

sites that are worth visiting, but 

before we invite people to visit us 

we wanted to be ready, so that we 

can offer best possible facilities 

to our guests. 

All cabanas at Keenjhar Lake 

Resort have been fully renovated 

and work of beautification and 

landscaping at the Resort in 

underway. Renovation world of 

rest house at Haleji Lake is 

underway while the construction 

of restaurant at Shah Jahan 

Mosque has started. Gorakh Hill 

project is fast take shape under 

the watchful surveillance of 

Gorakh Hill Development 

Corporation. 

Our Directorate of Tourism 

Services (DTS) is serving better 

to achieve the targets of 

licensing to tour operators and 

travel agencies, while generating 

revenue for Nation. Meanwhile, 

the activities of Tour Operators 

and travel agencies are also being 

monitored by DTS. 

Pakistan Institute of Tourism and 

Hotel Management (PITHM) is 

imparting valuable services in the 

field of training youth for the 

travel and tourism industry. All 

out efforts are made to upgrade 

the Institute in terms of faculty 

and facilities for the students. 

Today we stand committed with 

rest of the world in celebrating 

the World Tourism Day 2012 

with the message of peace and 

harmony, according to the themes 

of tourism and sustainable 

development in our jurisdiction 

in global perspectives. We are 

showing to the world that 

Pakistan, in general and Sindh, in 

particular is the land of love and 

we welcome our guests with open 

arms at Sindh destination. 

With Compliments 

MESSAGE 

Mr. Muhammad 

Naseer Jamali 

The Secretary Tourism 

Department 

Govt. of Sindh 

This year, the theme of The 

United Nations World Tourism 

Organization (UNWTO) is set as 

“Tourism and Energy: Powering 

Sustainable Development”. The 

World Tourism Day celebration 

has given an opportunity to meet 

and reflects to share our 

experience and knowledge in two 

fields, tourism and sustainability 

that are very important for the 

development and well-being of 

our peoples. The UNWTO makes 

fruitful collaboration. Such 

cooperation plays key role in the 

relationship among the member 

countries including Pakistan. 

Sindh province is blessed with 

natural beauties and 

archaeological and even oldest 

historical places of tourism, as 

any other country in the world. 

But, we are not making so proper 

and perfect use of our resources 

to earn for this Nation. The Indus 

valley Sindh is river streams, 

beautiful landscape, rich 

agriculture fields, ancient 

archeological sites, sweet water 

lakes, vast Thar Desert, cultural 

variety and arts and crafts. This 

Land gives a look of live cultural 

panorama. Arts and crafts and 

even artisans are seen 

everywhere. Folklore, classics of 

music and poetry are regular 

features of lifestyle. Shrines of 

mystic poets and saints are found 

in every part of Sindh. The horse 

and cattle shows have legacy of 

our rich agricultural past and 

present. Thus, that history starts 

from Tourism; as a result, they 

owned the Sindhi culture, Sindhi 

language and local social norms. 

There are many world class 

tourism places to visit the Sindh. 

I feel delighted as our Sindh 

Tourism Department has made 

timely efforts to Celebrate World 

Tourism Day and launching 

awareness material in the form of 

Books, Brochures, Video 

Documentaries on Sindh 

Tourism and providing facilities 

to the tourists. 

The last financial year has been 

the story of past with the 

Landmarks left behind, while 

highlighting the completed 

targets, successfully. 

Lastly, I invite tourists to enjoy 

our historical, natural and 

cultural heritage. It is our hope 

that this date will constitute 

another step towards the 

recognition of the tourism 

sector's crucial economic and 

social contribution and the 

importance of renewable energy 

for social, economic and 

environmental sustainability, as 

theme of World Tourism Day 

2012. 

With best wishes 

AIR WORLD October 2012-5

SPECIAL REPORT 

Message 

Mr. Manzoor Ahmed 

Kanasro 

Managing Director, 

Sindh Toursim 

Development 

Corporation, 

Govt. of Sindh 

As the world celebrate 

“World Tourism Day” this 

year with the theme 

“Tourism & Sustainable 

Energy: Powering 

Sustainable Development”, 

Tourism is the most dynamic 

sector of the world economy. 

As such, we need to fully 

exploit its growth potential in 

a sustainable way to the 

benefit of all citizens. 

Keeping in view the changing 

circumstances in our region, 

the situations call for renewed 

stronger partnership amongst 

all tourism stakeholders to 

effectively promote and 

project the tourism potential 

in Sindh. 

As an industry tourism can 

contribute to poverty 

eradication, creation of 

productive jobs and also be a 

dimension in the creation of 

much needed social harmony. 

After a period of political 

turmoil, environmental and 

natural disasters, conflicts and 

new diseases that have 

affected tourist movements, 

we are more confident than 

ever that tourism in Sindh has 

the capacity to successfully 

address some of the main 

issues which are at the root of 

such problems, especially 

extreme poverty and social 

harmony. So let us celebrate 

this year’s World Tourism 

Day with a firm resolve to 

promote the tourism potential 

of the country which will help 

build better understanding of 

our true image as a peace 

loving country among the 

comity of nations. 

We are currently recovering 

from the biggest flood and 

rain disasters hit our region 

ever. In this time of need, we 

hope that the local and 

international tourism 

community will also come 

together in support of Sindh’s 

rich cultural, historical, 

archaeological and national 

heritage in ‘Tourism & 

Sustainable Energy: Powering 

Sustainable Development’ 

that is being the theme of this 

year’s World Tourism Day. 

STDC aims to place Sindh 

once again on the map as one 

of the most attractive tourist 

destinations. 

With best compliments 

In commemorate of World Tourism Day (September 27, 2012), Sindh Tourism Development Corporation (STDC) organized a 

seminar on Tourism & launching ceremonies of Tourism Books, Brochures & video documentation. Seen in the picture, Mr. 

Muhammad Ali Malkani, Honourable Minister for Tourism- Sindh, Mr. Muhammad Naseer Jamali, The Secretary Tourism 

Department, Govt. of Sindh, Mr. Manzoor Ahmed Kansaro, Managing Director, Sindh Toursim Development Corporation, 

Government of Sindh and other distingushed guests addressing the audience on the occasion. 


AVIATION NEWS 

NBAA Welcomes Passage of 

Senate Bill Prohibiting 

Compliance With EU-ETS 

Washington, DC, September 22, 

2012 – The National Business 

Aviation Association (NBAA) 

applauded final passage of Senate 

legislation prohibiting operators 

of U.S. aircraft from participating 

in a European scheme to regulate 

aviation emissions. 

The Senate approved the bill, 

S.1956, the "European Union 

Emissions Trading Scheme 

Prohibition Act," which directs 

the transportation secretary to 

prevent all U.S. aircraft operators 

from taking part in the European 

Union Emissions Trading 

Scheme (EU-ETS). Similar 

legislation was passed by the 

U.S. House earlier this year, and 

the two bills must now be 

reconciled into a single measure 

for a final vote from both 

chambers. 


Bolen specifically pointed to the 

leadership of Senators John 

Thune (R-SD), Claire McCaskill 

(D-MO) and others for 

supporting the bill. "NBAA 

thanks Senators Thune, 

McCaskill and others on both 

sides of the aisle who supported 

this legislation," Bolen said. 

Bolen has repeatedly pointed out 

the industry’s concerns about the 

scheme, and has supported both 

the House and Senate versions of 

the legislation opposing the plan. 

In June, Bolen testified before the 

Senate Committee on Commerce, 

Science and Transportation, 

calling the scheme "fatally 

flawed," adding that, "as badly as 

the airlines are treated, general 

aviation is treated even worse" 

under the EU-ETS. 

Review Bolen’s testimony in its 

entirety. 

In other testimony, NBAA 

Members have pointed out to 

congress that the proposal is 

unfair, intrusive, administratively 

burdensome and fails any 

reasonable cost-benefit test for 

the environment. 

"We appreciate the forceful 

message this bill sends to the EU 

against the imposition of a new 

carbon tax on aircraft," Bolen 

said. 

Bolen reiterated NBAA's 

position that international 

standards governing civil 

aviation should be enacted by the 

International Civil Aviation 

Organization (ICAO). "The 

general aviation community 

continues to support the 

framework for addressing 

greenhouse gas emissions 

developed by the ICAO," Bolen 

said. 

"The business aviation 

community has a continuous 

record of improvement on 

emissions reduction," Bolen 

added. "We will continue our 

decades-long effort to promote 

policies that minimize the 

industry’s carbon footprint." 

(Seoul) – The International Air 

Transport Association (IATA) has 

called on the Republic of Korea 

(Korea) to continue to build on 

the success of the Korean 

aviation industry and to further 

strengthen its competitive 

advantage. 

“Korea has created a strong 

framework for the success of its 

air transport industry. Aviation 

supports KRW 8.3 trillion of 

economic activity in Korea— 

equal to 0.8% of GDP — and 

employs some 140,000 people. If 

we add in the impact of aviationrelated 

tourism, the numbers rise 

to KRW 23.1 trillion—that’s 

2.2% of GDP—and some 

488,000 jobs or 2.2% of the 

workforce,” said Tony Tyler, 

IATA’s Director General and 

CEO. 

Today Korea is the world’s 15th 

largest economy and is the 

seventh country to join the 20-50 

club— with average per capita 

income exceeding $20,000 and 

having a population of 50 

million. “Aviation enables 

business. These achievements 

would not have happened without 

connectivity to world markets,” 

said Tyler. 

“Efficient connectivity does not 

just happen. It is the result of the 

interactions of a complex value 

chain of airlines, airports, air 

navigation service providers, 

agents, freight forwarders, 

manufacturers and so on. And 

their activities are deeply 

impacted by government policy 

initiatives. If everyone is focused 

on creating a competitive 

environment for the aviation 

industry, the economy grows 

stronger together. And that is 

good news for everybody,” said 

Tyler. 

Maximizing Aviation’s 

Contributions to Korea’s 

Economy 

IATA is the global association for 

some 240 member airlines. 

Together they comprise 84% of 

world traffic. Both Asiana and 

Korean Air are members of 

IATA. 

Tyler identified infrastructure and 

global standards as areas for 

Korea to focus. 

Infrastructure: “Incheon airport is 

consistently profitable and enjoys 

a great reputation with respect to 

the quality of the infrastructure 

and service that it provides. The 

continuous challenge is to make 

Incheon even better,” said Tyler. 

In 2007 the airport agreed to a 

10% reduction in landing charges 

from 2008 to 2010. Tyler 

suggested that a similar reduction 

would enhance Incheon’s 

competitiveness even more. 

“Whether it be decisions on 

charges, construction or airport 

privatization, it is critical that 

Korea’s competitiveness be the 

guiding factor. You have created 

a great competitive advantage 

with the excellent facilities at 

Incheon which are competitively 

priced. Don’t lose that 

advantage,” said Tyler. 

Global Standards: Tyler 

highlighted the need for Korea’s 

aviation industry to continue to 

innovate based on global 

standards. He recognized Korean 

Air’s strong support for the 

introduction of e-air waybills into 

the Korean market as part of the 

e-freight initiative. E-freight 

improves efficiency in the air 

freight sector by removing paper 

documents. 

Incheon is also playing a key role 

in using global standard 

technology to smooth passenger 

processes with self-service 

options for check-in, baggage 

tagging, travel-document checks, 

boarding, flight re-booking and 

baggage tracing as part of IATA’s 

Fast Travel program. “Incheon’s 

use of biometrics is among the 

most advanced in the world. To 

keep that leading edge we look 

forward to working with Incheon 

and other key stakeholders in our 

Checkpoint of the Future (CoF),” 

said Tyler. CoF uses technology 

and intelligence to remove the 

hassle of security while making 

the process even more effective. 


AVIATION NEWS 

Environment 

The global air transport industry 

is committed to three sequential 

goals to manage its 2% share of 

global manmade carbon 

emissions. These are: 

• To improve fuel 

efficiency 1.5% annually to 2020 

• To cap net emissions 

from 2020 with carbon-neutral 

growth 

• To cut net emissions in 

half by 2050 compared with 2005 

levels 

To achieve these ambitious goals 

the industry is pursuing a fourpillar 

strategy based on more 

technology investments, efficient 

infrastructure and better 

operations. As part of this 

strategy, the global air transport 

industry is seeking a globally 

coordinated approach through the 


Organization (ICAO), including 

for market based measures. Tyler 

thanked Korea for its strong 

support of this approach. 

Korea’s support is particularly 

important in light of Europe 

including international aviation 

in its unilateral and extraterritorial 

Emissions Trading 

Scheme (ETS) with airlines being 

required to submit their permits 

to Europe in April 2013. Under 

this scheme Korean carriers 

would need to purchase carbon 

permits from Europe to cover 

emissions over the entire length 

of flights to and from Europe, 

including emissions over Korea, 

China, Russia, Mongolia and any 

other state that is on the flight 

path outside of Europe. 

Korea is part of a group of some 

25+ states which have met in 

Delhi, Moscow and Washington 

to make clear their opposition to 

the EU ETS. “Nobody wants a 

trade war. Convincing Europe to 

create the space for success in the 

ICAO discussions by somehow 

lifting the immediate threat of its 

unilateral actions is a top 

priority,” said Tyler. 

Cathay Pacific Airways 

today unveiled its new 

Regional Business Class 

product, coinciding with the 

airline’s 66th anniversary as 

Hong Kong’s home carrier. 

Speaking at an unveiling event 

held at Cathay Pacific City, the 

airline’s headquarters, Chief 

Executive John Slosar said: “Our 

new Regional Business Class seat 

was developed after listening to 

our customers’ feedback and it 

underlines our commitment to 

excellence in innovation and 

providing an exceptional travel 

experience. Our continued 

investment in products and 

services is a key element of our 

ongoing commitment to the 

development of Hong Kong as 

one of the world’s leading 

international aviation hubs.” 

The new inflight product is the 

result of an intensive passengerled 

design process involving 

input from the airline’s Marco 

Polo Club members to refine 

comfort, versatility and function. 

Every aspect has been 

thoughtfully designed around 

passengers’ needs, providing a 

space in which to dine, work, 

read, watch TV or simply relax. 

Cathay Pacific unveils 

new Regional Business 

Class 

The principal feature of the new 

product is the seat, which offers 

an extensive recline, extended 

legrest and innovative cradle 

motion that ensure passengers 

can rest in comfort. The seat pitch 

has been increased from 45” to 

47”, providing extra legroom for 

passengers. The in-seat width has 

also been increased from 20” to 

21”, providing extra living space 

for passengers. The seat has also 

been sculpted to maximise 

passenger living space. Each seat 

is encased in a fixed shell 

ensuring that passengers’ living 

space is not encroached upon by 

the passenger in front. 

The seat features independent 

electronic controls for recline and 

the legrest, allowing passengers 

to adjust the seat into their ideal 

position at the touch of a button. 

The ergonomically designed seat 

articulates into a comfortable 

“lazy-Z” position that allows 

passengers to be cradled in the 

optimum position for relaxation. 

Passenger comfort is further 

enhanced by a six-way 

movement headrest and an 

extended legrest. 

The design of the seat has 

ensured that ample storage space 

is available for passengers’ 

personal baggage and items. 

Each seat is equipped with a 

universal power supply outlet to 

keep electronic devices fully 

charged. A multi-port connector 

includes an USB port that can be 

used to charge devices such as 

mobile phones and BlackBerry 

devices, and an 

iPhoneÒ/iPodÒ/iPadÒ connector 

that allows passengers to connect 

their own devices and watch 

video through the personal TV. 

Other highlights of the product 

include the introduction of the 

StudioCX widescreen on-demand 

entertainment system, which is a 

new feature for Cathay Pacific’s 

regional fleet. Each seat is 

equipped with a new and 

enlarged 12.1 inch, touchscreen 

monitor, which is mounted into 

the back of the fixed seat, a large 

meal table that allows passengers 

ample space to spread out while 

they work or dine, and an 


AVIATION NEWS 

extendable cocktail table. 

The new Regional Business Class 

product will be installed on all of 

Cathay Pacific’s regional Boeing 

777-200/300 and A330-300 

aircraft. The first Boeing 777 

aircraft is due to enter service in 

January 2013, while the first 

A330-300 will be completed in 

the fourth quarter of 2013. All of 

the airline’s regional aircraft will 

be fitted with the new product by 

the end of 2014. 

This latest product development 

follows a number of other recent 

enhancements to Cathay Pacific’s 

inflight offering. In 2011, the 

airline introduced its new longhaul 

Business Class which was 

voted “World’s Best Business 

Class” by over 18 million airline 

passengers in the recent Skytrax 

World Airline Awards. Earlier 

this year it introduced its new 

Premium Economy Class and a 

new long-haul Economy Class 

seat, both of which have been 

winning praise from customers. 

See below for details of the new 

Regional Business Class and a 

comparison with the existing 

product: 

Eznis Airways 

First to 

Operate 

Bombardier 

Q400 Aircraft 

in Mongolia 

Q400 aircraft, the only large 

turboprop with capabilities to 

meet performance challenges of 

region 

TORONTO, ONTARIO-- 

(Marketwire) - Bombardier 

Aerospace recently welcomed 

Eznis Airways LLC to the 

growing family of Bombardier 

Q400 aircraft operators. Eznis 

Airways LLC, the largest private 

airline in Mongolia, has acquired 

a previously owned Q400 aircraft 

and has started service in the 

country with the fast and fuelefficient 

turboprop. Eznis 

acquired the Q400 aircraft 

through Nordic Aviation Capital, 

the Denmark-based leasing 

company. 

Eznis' acquisition of the Q400 

aircraft follows the type 

acceptance certification that was 

awarded by the Civil Aviation 

Authority of Mongolia in May, 

2012 for operation of the aircraft 

in the Central Asia nation. The 

certification in Mongolia 

preceded the decision in June, 

2012 by the Interstate Aviation 

Committee (IAC) - commonly 

known by its Russian acronym, 

MAK - to award aircraft type 

approval to the Q400 turboprop 

for operation in Russia and the 

Commonwealth of Independent 

States (CIS). 

"The Q400 aircraft is leading 

Bombardier's expansion across 

much of Asia and the certification 

in Mongolia, in addition to the 

recent type approval in Russia 

and the CIS nations, are an 

important part of our strategy," 

said Rod Sheridan, Vice 

President, Customer Finance, 

Bombardier Commercial 

Aircraft, who leads the business 

unit's Asset Management Group 

(AMG). The AMG is dedicated to 

the management and remarketing 

of Bombardier's previously 

owned commercial aircraft 

portfolio. 

"We're delighted to welcome 

Eznis Airways as one of five new 

operators that have ordered or 

acquired the Q400 aircraft this 

year, and the first in Mongolia," 

added Mr. Sheridan. 

"We are thrilled to add the Q400 

aircraft to our fleet," said 

Munskhsukh Sukhbaatar, Chief 

Executive Officer, Eznis 

Airways. "The powerful yet fuelefficient 

turboprop can fly in the 

most difficult conditions that 

Mongolia presents - high winds, 

large swings in temperatures, and 

high elevation airports." 

Powered by two new-generation, 

5,071-shaft horsepower (shp) 

PW150A engines, and capable of 

flying at a speed of up to 360 

knots (667 km/h), the Q400 

aircraft can quickly climb above 

the strong summer head winds 

which blow across Mongolia, and 

also access the high elevation 

airports in mountainous regions 

of the country. Its steep approach 

capabilities allow the aircraft to 

quickly descend over the 

mountains to easily navigate the 


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strong northerly winds found at 

Chinggis Khaan International 

Airport in UIaanbaatar, where 

Eznis is based. 

The Q400 aircraft has been 

certified for gravel runway 

operations that predominate in 

rural Mongolia, which enables 

Eznis to fly mining charter 

customers directly to mine sites, 

while the aircraft's large baggage 

compartment allows ample 

storage of mining provisions. 

Bombardier has booked firm 

orders for 460 Q400 and Q400 

NextGen turboprops, and 

delivered aircraft are in service 

with more than 40 operators in 33 

countries, on six continents. 

These aircraft have transported 

more than 243 million passengers 

and have logged more than 3.7 

million flight hours and over 4.0 

million take-offs and landings. 

NBAA Joins 

Other Groups 

in Calling for 

Legal Filing 

Against EU- 

ETS 

Washington, DC, – The National 


(NBAA) has joined with 18 other 

aviation organizations in an 

appeal for President Obama to 

take legal action against the 

European Union Emissions 

Trading Scheme (EU-ETS). 

In a Sept. 17 letter, the coalition 

asks Obama to file an “Article 

84” proceeding with the 


Organization (ICAO), to 

challenge the EU's inclusion of 

international aviation operations 

in its regulation on carbon 

emissions, arguing that only 

ICAO has the authority to 

regulate such matters on a global 

scale. Article 84 of the Chicago 

Convention allows the ICAO to 

resolve aviation-related disputes 

among member states if prior 

attempts at reconciliation prove 

futile. 

“Standing up against the 

application of this unilateral 

scheme on U.S. airlines and 

general aviation aircraft operators 

is necessary to protect U.S. 

sovereignty and jobs,” the letter 

states. “The United States must 

answer, and an Article 84 action 

is an appropriate and critical part 

of that answer.” 

Review the coalition’s letter. 

Under EU-ETS, carbon credits 

would be available to be bought, 

sold and traded on the open 

market. 

The aviation industry has 

opposed the proposal because it 

has been developed as a 

unilateral, regional dictate that 

does not promote harmonization, 

and instead sets in motion a 

patchwork of separate and 

potentially conflicting 

regulations. Additionally, the EU- 

ETS violates international 

agreements and U.S. sovereignty 

by taxing emissions on even the 

portion of flights to the EU that 

take place over U.S. airspace. 

Finally, the proposal does not 

demonstrably advance 

environmental objectives, 

because revenues collected 

through the scheme are not 

required to be invested in 

emission-abatement initiatives. 

The coalition’s letter to Obama 

notes the industry’s ongoing 

concern about aircraft emissions, 

and the important work being 

done, appropriately, through 

ICAO to develop a global 

approach to emissions policy. 

"Our organizations continue to 

support the global framework for 

addressing aviation greenhouse 

gas emissions as agreed to at the 

2010 ICAO Assembly," the letter 

states. "Work is going on now to 

further flesh out that agreement 

and to put it into operation. 

However, the EU-ETS has been a 

roadblock to reaching full 

agreement and it must be 

removed." 

The coalition’s letter comes 

amidst significant government 

and industry activity on the EU- 

ETS. 

For example, in June, NBAA 

President and CEO Ed Bolen 

testified before the Senate 

Committee on Commerce, 

Science and Transportation that 

“as badly as commercial airlines 

are treated, non-commercial 

aviation is treated even worse” 

under EU-ETS, and appealed to 

Senators to support legislation 

barring U.S. participation in the 

scheme. 

Also recently, China has 

threatened to pull orders for 

Airbus commercial airliners if the 

EU takes action against Chinese 

operators, prompting 

representatives from the four 

partner nations of the Airbus 

consortium to ask for suspension 

of the international provisions 

under EU-ETS. 

Conviasa Takes 

Delivery of its 

First 

EMBRAER 

190 Jet 

São José dos Campos, – Embraer 

(NYSE: ERJ; BM&F- 

BOVESPA: EMBR3) recently 

delivered the first EMBRAER 

190 jet to Venezuelan Airline 

Conviasa, Consorcio 

Venezuelano de Industria 

Aeronáutica e Serviços Aéreos 

S.A. The companies signed a 

contract last July for the 

acquisition of six E190, including 

an option for an additional 14 

units of the same aircraft model. 

The contract also includes a flight 

simulator and a logistics package 

to support operations for the next 

five years. 

The total value of the deal, at list 

price and January 2012 economic 

conditions, is USD 271.2 million, 

and could reach USD 904 million 

should all purchase options be 

converted into firm orders. The 

delivery ceremony was attended 

by Brazil´s Vice minister of 

Development, Industry and 

Foreign Trade, Ricardo Scheafer, 

representing the Minister 

Fernando Pimentel, the 

Venezuelan Minister for Air & 

Aquatic Transportation, Elsa 

Gutiérrez Graffe, Ambassadors 

and other officials from both 

countries, besides Embraer and 

Conviasa executives. 

“We are certain that the E190 will 

have an extremely important role 

in the development of Conviasa 

and Venezuela’s air 

transportation, due to its 

versatility, comfort and low 

operational cost”, said Paulo 

Cesar Silva, President of 

Embraer, Commercial Aviation. 

“Additionally, Conviasa’s entry 

into the E-Jet family of customers 

strengthens our leadership in 

Latin America and the Caribbean 

where we have over a 70% share 

of the commercial aviation 

market in the 120-seat jet 

segment.” 

“In compliance with the 

determinations of our 

Commander President Hugo 

Rafael Chávez Frías, and the 

implementation of the air 

transport policies by Minister 

Elsa Gutierrez, the new Embraer 

aircraft will allow us to 

interconnect national and 

international destinations at a 

regional level, with much more 

quality”, said César Martínez 

Ruiz, President of Conviasa. 

“Thus, we position Venezuela as 

an air transport provider with 

modern and efficient aircraft for 

the rendering of public service to 

all Conviasa passengers.” 

The Venezuelan airline’s E190s 

are configured with 104 seats in 

economy class, in the traditional 

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arrangement of the Embraer E- 

Jets, with four seats per row, two 

on each side of the aisle and no 

middle seat. 

Conviasa is the eleventh member 

of the E-Jet family of customers 

in Latin America and the 

Caribbean. The company 

currently offers 14 domestic and 

9 international flight destinations. 

Embraer forecasts that the Latin 

American and Caribbean market 

will grow an average of 7% a 

year over the next 20 years, 

higher than the 5% global 

average. 

On October 28, Latvian national 

airline airBaltic will enter the 

winter season with an increased 

number of flights in its network 

spanning Europe, Middle East, 

and Russia/CIS. 

Martin Gauss, Chief Executive 

Officer of airBaltic: “Our robust 

airBaltic ReShape programme 

has helped us to achieve positive 

results in the high season in 

summer. Our winter flight 

programme has been very 

carefully considered, to preserve 

what we achieved in the summer, 

while at the same time 

maintaining and improving a 

vital air infrastructure for both 

business and leisure travellers to 

and from Riga or any other of our 

destinations. 

We have improved our service on 

the routes where demand and 

results are strong. Compared to 

last winter, we offer better 

connections by growing the 

number of flights to cities where 

airBaltic passengers can make 

single day trips. Numerous 

destinations in Western Europe, 

Scandinavia, Benelux, Russia, 

Ukraine and the Baltic region, are 

served multiple times every day, 

and we have strengthened this 

service for the coming winter. 

Major airports and important 

regional centres in Europe, 

Scandinavia and CIS will also see 

flights added for the convenience 

of our business customer, while 

leisure travellers will enjoy better 

service for ski holidays, winter 

sun, and city breaks.” 

SriLankan 

wins ‘Best in 

Region’ APEX 

Award 

SriLankan Airlines’ entry, among 

an elite list of world airlines that 

vied for Passenger Choice 

Awards of the Airline Passenger 

Experience Association (APEX) 

in USA, won the award for Best 

in Region: Asia & Australasia, at 

a gala ceremony in Long Beach, 

California, 17th September, 

2012. 

The ceremony was held during 

the APEX 2012 EXPO at the 

Long Beach Convention Centre 

from 17-20 September, the 

premier venue for exhibitors to 

showcase new products and 

innovations that will improve the 

airline cabin environment and 

enhance the air travel experience. 

APEX, which was formally 

known as the World Airline 

Entertainment Association 

(WAEA) based in New York, is a 

premier global association 

management firm with 

representation in USA, Europe, 

China, Middle East and Asia. 

APEX annually celebrates 

outstanding inflight services, 

products, innovations of airlines 

and vendors committed to 

improve the airline passenger 

experience worldwide. 

Having won a prestigious award 

for Best in Region – Asia & 

Australasia competing with 

finalists Cathay Pacific Airways, 

Singapore Airlines, Kingfisher 

Airlines and Air New Zealand, 

SriLankan was also placed in the 

finals of three other categories: 

‘Best Overall Passenger 

Experience (Up to 50 IFE 

equipped in Fleet)’, ‘Best Inflight 

Video’, & ‘Best Food & 

Beverage’. 

“Winning an APEX Passenger 

Experience award underlines our 

commitment to our passengers 

and the airline’s continued 

pursuit of excellence to achieve 

our goal in providing the best 

experience inflight. The award is 

of great value to us, as the 

endorsements come from the 

passengers themselves” said 

SriLankan Airlines’ Chief 

Executive Officer, Kapila 

Chandrasena. 

The elite list of airlines that won 

APEX awards in other categories 

included, Emirates, Singapore 

Airlines, Virgin America, South 

African Airways, Virgin Atlantic, 

Southwest Airlines, Norwegian 

& Kingfisher Airlines. 

“The awards this year are the 

result of an impressive turnout on 

the passenger side, as well as the 

continued efforts of airlines to 

stand out as the leaders in 

passenger experience,” said 

Dominic Green, APEX Events & 

EXPO Chair and Senior Director 

for Client Services at Spafax. 

“We congratulate our winners 

and look forward to the continued 

success of this program.” 

While the 2012 Passenger Choice 

Awards campaign closed on 30th 

June 2012, the 2013 awards cycle 

is now open to passengers, who 

are encouraged to express their 

views on what is on offer to make 

their inflight experience 

worthwhile. 

Bombardier 

Expands Sales 

and Marketing 

Support in the 

Americas With 

Dallas Office 


AIR WORLD Octoberr 2012-12

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(Marketwire) - Bombardier 

Aerospace announced that it is 

continuing its regionalization and 

closer focus on customers by 

establishing, through one of its 

US subsidiaries, a Bombardier 

Commercial Aircraft sales and 

marketing office in Dallas, Texas 

to serve the United States and the 

growth markets of Latin 

America. The sales and 

marketing team will be colocated 

with Flexjet, the 

Bombardier group that provides 

fractional jet ownership and 

services in the Dallas-Fort Worth 

Metroplex area, a growing 

aviation industry hub in the 

United States. 

"The opening of new sales and 

marketing offices is part of our 

ongoing regionalization strategy 

to expand our presence globally, 

as we progress with our gamechanging 

CSeries family of 

aircraft," said Chet Fuller, Senior 

Vice President, Commercial, 


Aircraft. "With the previous 

establishment of new offices in 

Singapore, Shanghai and Dubai, 

we have seen a significant 

increase in orders, sales 

opportunities and new customers 

over the past year with all our 

product families: the CRJ 

NextGen Series regional jets, the 

Q400 NextGen turboprop and the 

CSeries airliner. Korean Air, 

Garuda Indonesia, China Express 

Airlines, RwandAir and Smart 

Aviation of Egypt all are direct 

examples of new customers in 

break-out regions. 

"The opening of our Munich 

office in 2009 - and now our 

Dallas office - positions us better 

in our traditional markets where 

we already have a strong 

presence with our Dash 8/Q- 

Series and CRJ families of 

regional aircraft," commented 

Mr. Fuller. "Bombardier's 

commercial aircraft are already 

very well represented in the fleets 

of North America's regional 

airlines, having captured a 73 per 

cent share of the 60- to 99-seat 

segment. Our Dallas office will 

bring us closer to current and 

prospective customers in the 

United States and Latin America, 

making us even better equipped 

to anticipate and respond to their 

needs in a very competitive 

marketplace. We see many 

prospective customers across 

Latin America as the growth of 

the middle class there drives the 

markets and the region hosts a 

number of upcoming world 

events." 

Stronger economic growth in 

Latin America, including Mexico 

and the Caribbean, is forecast to 

fuel growth in commercial 

aircraft across the region. The 

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft 

Market Forecast anticipates 

demand for 930 aircraft in the 20to 

149-seat market segment in 

Latin America over the 2012- 

2031 forecast period, 

Karachi: The Consul General of Thailand Mr.Wichai Sirisujin, 

General Manager Pearl Continental hotel, Mr.Azeem Qureshi, and 

President PTFA&BF, Mr.Arif Suleman, addressing joint press 

conference at hotel. 

representing seven per cent of the 

global demand. 

While emerging economies fuel 

new growth in the aviation sector, 

North America remains a critical 

market for aircraft sales. 

Bombardier's market forecast 

predicts that North America will 

maintain its leadership position 

as the world's largest commercial 

aircraft market, and is expected 

to require more than 4,700 new 

commercial aircraft in the 

forecast seat segment, with most 

of those deliveries to the United 

States. 

Each of Bombardier Commercial 

Aircraft's distinct families is 

optimized for its respective 

markets. The 68- to 80-seat Q400 

NextGen airliner is the optimized 

turboprop solution for short- and 

medium-range markets. The 70to 

100-seat CRJ NextGen aircraft 

are the optimized regional jetliner 

solution. And the all-new, gamechanging 

CSeries aircraft are the 

optimized single-aisle, mainline 

solution for the 100- to 149-seat 

market. 

Thai food festival at Pearl 

Continental Karachi 

Karachi: The Thailand used to 

believe that colors have their 

special impact on people’s life, 

there is one passion that binds a 

billion people together and that is 

food! Pearl Continental Karachi 

at Hashoo group celebrates a 

joint venture hand in hand a 

freedom of culture, colors and 

food that binds the state of 

Thailand and its mesmerizing 

culture through Thai food festival 

held with Pearl Continental 

Karachi starting onwards from 21 

st Sep 2012 ongoing till 23rd Sep 

2012. Mr. Azeem Qureashi has 

always put Pearl Continental 

Karachi forward in various joint 

ventures for cultural activities. 

He and the Thai consulate 

thoroughly believes in the spirit 

of peace and flourishing through 

exchange of rich colorful 

cultures. Thai food festival 

features Exclusive Thai food 

dishes, fruit carving, Thai 

cultural dance and a live 

demonstration of various styles 

of Thai kick boxing. 

ATR at the 

Africa 

Aerospace and 

Defence 

ATR, world's leading 

manufacturer for regional aircraft 

below 90 seats, is marking its 

solid and dynamic presence in 

Africa with its ATR 72-600 on 


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display at the Africa Aerospace 

and Defence (AAD) show at 

Waterkloof Air Force Base 

outside Pretoria. 

The aircraft in question has been 

brought especially for the event. 

It is equipped with the most 

advanced technologies and 

features the new Armonia cabin, 

designed for ATR by the 

prestigious Italian designer 

Giugiaro. The ATR 72-600 is the 

best selling regional aircraft in 

the world and offers the lowest 

seat mile cost and CO2 emissions 

in the regional market. 

Its presence is meant to showcase 

company's determination to meet 

growing demand in one of the 

world's most vibrant economies 

and its trust in the African 

regional aviation market 

potential. 

ATR has substantially developed 

its presence in the Africa and 

Middle East region, increasing by 

30% its fleet of aircraft as well as 

the number of its operators within 

the last three years. ATR counts 

today 35 operators in this region, 

operating more than 100 ATs. 

Their feedback is very positive 

and this let us believe that this 

market will keep growing in the 

near future. Our investment there 

is the proof of our confidence in 

this market. 

This also demonstrates how ATR 

is applying its regionalization 

vision to be close to its 

customers. 

As evidence in support, the 

company has recently set up a 

new training center in 

Johannesburg, South Africa, thus 

marking a new stage in its global 

training policy. It emerges as a 

center of excellence for not just 

South Africa but worldwide 

offering access to world-class 

training technology and solutions 

to commercial aviation industry. 

(Tokyo) - The International Air 

Transport Association (IATA) 

called on Japan to capitalize on 

the economic benefits of air 

transport by improving the 

sector’s competitiveness. 

“I am a Japan optimist. And in the 

case of aviation, these last few 

years have seen some of the most 

promising changes in Japanese 

air transport,” said Tony Tyler, 

IATA’s Director General and 

CEO. Tyler’s remarks to the 

American Chamber of 

Commerce in Japan highlighted 

the opportunities that are being 

created with the introduction of 

new capacity into the long-underserved 

Tokyo market as well as 

market liberalization. 

Japanese aviation comprises the 

world’s third largest domestic 

market, about 5.5% of global 

traffic and 11% of global industry 

revenues. “Japan is important to 

global air transport. And air 

transport is critical to Japan. 

Could this island nation have 

grown to be the world’s third 

largest economy without 

effective air links? The answer is 

no. In fact, there is no clearer 

example of the aviation industry 

being a catalyst for economic 

growth than Japan where it 

provides vital—irreplaceable— 

links to global markets. But I 

believe that aviation could be an 

even more powerful force in 

Japan’s economy,” said Tyler. 

An Oxford Economics study 

revealed that aviation has a 

significant footprint in the 

Japanese economy, supporting 

0.7% of GDP (JPY 3.135 trillion) 

and 0.7% of the Japanese 

workforce (429,000 jobs). 

Including aviation’s contribution 

to tourism, the figures rise to 

1.0% of GDP (JPY 4.501 trillion) 

and 1.0% of the workforce 

(620,000 jobs). 

Comparing the impact of aviation 

on the Republic of Korea’s 

(Korea) economy to that of Japan 

illustrates the potential for 

aviation to play an even larger 

role as an economic catalyst in 

Japan. “In Korea, air transport 

and related tourism activities 

support 2.2% of GDP and about 

2.1% of the workforce. So, 

aviation has twice the impact on 

the Korean economy as it has in 

Japan. Aviation has the potential 

to deliver many more benefits in 

Japan,” said Tyler. 

Tyler focused on two findings 

from the World Economic 

Forum’s (WEF) Travel and 

Tourism Competitiveness Report 

to illustrate the need to focus on 

strengthening competitiveness: 

• Visa Requirements: When 

analyzing the number of 

countries granted visa-free entry, 

Japan ranked in 76th place while 

Korea ranked at sixth place 

alongside Malaysia, Singapore 

and Hong Kong. “This is a big 

handicap if Japan is to make its 

ambitious target to increase 

inbound tourism to some nine 

million visitors this year with an 

emphasis on attracting 

international meetings,” said 

Tyler. 

• Cost Competitiveness: Of 

the 139 countries in the WEF 

rankings, Japan ranked at 106 on 

airport charges and ticket taxes 

while Korea was 33rd. This 

corresponds to a Leigh and Fisher 

benchmarking survey of airport 

charges which found Kansai 

International Airport to be the 

second most expensive airport in 

the world and Narita to be the 

Strengthening Japan’s Aviation 

Competitiveness 

-Reducing Cost of Infrastructure 

sixth most expensive. 

The leakage of domestic transit 

traffic to hubs outside of Japan 

illustrates the impact of Japan’s 

high cost environment. While 

approximately 1.4 million 

travelers make 

d o m e s t i c / i n t e r n a t i o n a l 

connections at Narita annually, 

about 500,000 use Seoul’s 

Incheon airport as their transit 

point. “This is just one 

illustration that the negative 

impact of high costs on the 

aviation business in Japan is real 

and measurable. At a time when 

Narita is struggling to utilize 

capacity, it can ill-afford the lost 

business,” said Tyler. 

“There are opportunities for 

positive change. The New Kansai 

International Airport Company— 

the merged entity managing Itami 


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and Kansai—is also focused on 

improving its competitiveness by 

reducing costs. Narita is clearly 

feeling the competition from 

Haneda. And cost-efficient 

infrastructure will be an even 

more important driver of the 

success of the many point-topoint 

airlines that it is trying to 

attract, than it is for the network 

carriers,” said Tyler. 

“As an initial goal, I urge Narita 

airport to permanently reduce 

landing charges to the 2009 

discounted level while retaining 

rental reductions,” said Tyler. In 

2005, Narita reduced landing 

charges by 11%. Further 

reductions in landing and rental 

charges were granted in 2009 on 

a temporary basis until March 

2011. While rental reductions 

have been retained, landing 

charges were increased back to 

levels of the 2005 agreement. 

“It would be great news for 

aviation—and the Japanese 

economy—if none of Japan’s 

airports were on the top 10 most 

expensive airports list by my next 

visit. Everyone who lives, works 

or does business in Japan should 

have an interest in this. Japan’s 

main airports are its gateway to 

the world. Cost-efficiently 

facilitating that basic 

connectivity will help to make all 

of Japan more competitive,” said 

Tyler. 

Comment on Japan Airlines Re- 

Listing 

Speaking on the same day as 

Japan Airlines re-listed on the 

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Tyler 

made the following comment: “I 

wish Japan Airlines well. JAL’s 

rehabilitation is a reminder of the 

resilience of the aviation 

industry. The government and all 

involved should be congratulated 

for a quick process. The 

challenge now is ensure a fair and 

equal opportunity for all Japanese 

carriers to be successful.” 

Airbus 

strengthens 

leadership 

position with 

more efficient 

organisation 

A more agile set-up to boost 

entrepreneurial spirit 

In line with its 2020 Vision, 

Airbus lays out its plans for a 

more efficient and agile 

organisation to be implemented 

by January 2013. 

This new organisation aims to 

boost Airbus’ overall 

performance by shortening the 

lines of command, thus making 

the company more agile and 

capable of taking and 

implementing decisions faster. A 

more entrepreneurial spirit is 

promoted at plant level with a 

strong focus on deliveries - on 

time, quality and cost. 

New ways of working are 

defined, empowering 

multifunctional teams at Airbus 

sites with engineering, 

procurement operations and 

quality being integrated at plant 

level. In order to increase 

simplicity, all engineering teams 

will be regrouped under one 

single leadership. 

“This new organisation will help 

us to strengthen our leadership 

position,” said Fabrice Brégier, 

President and Chief Executive 

Officer. “We are now ready to 

give more empowerment and onthe-spot 

decision-making to our 

local teams in order to scrap 

bureaucracy and shorten lines of 

command. Boost agility, 

efficiency and speed and meeting 

our high customers’ expectations 

is the overriding driver for us. 

This new organisation has all the 

ingredients to take our business 

excellence to the next level.” 

Customer focus, innovation and 

quality are already key elements 

of Airbus’ DNA. The “first time 

right” approach is going to be 

strengthened by integrating the 

quality function at plant level. 

Supplier management will be 

further enforced by creating a 

procurement operations function. 

All the functions within a plant 

will deliver as one team under the 

leadership of the head of the 

plant, with the support of locally 

integrated procurement, 

engineering, production and 

quality teams. As a result, overall 

teamwork will become more 

important than ever. 

DARPA selects 

Rockwell 

Collins to lead 

cyber security 

program for 

unmanned air 

vehicles 

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – 

Rockwell Collins has been 

selected as the prime contractor 

for the unmanned air vehicle 

portion of the High-Assurance 

Cyber Military Systems 

(HACMS) program sponsored by 

the Defense Advanced Research 

Projects Agency (DARPA). The 

four-and-half-year contract calls 

for Rockwell Collins to develop 

cyber security solutions for 

unmanned air vehicles, with 

applicability to other networkenabled 

military vehicles. 

John Borghese, vice president of 

the Rockwell Collins Advanced 

Technology Center, said the 

company's expertise in security 

certification of complex systems 

and the use of formal methods 

was a key in acquiring the 

contract. Formal methods are the 

application of rigorous 

mathematical reasoning and 

advanced analysis tools to prove 

relevant properties about a 

system. 


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“Making sure software is 

designed correctly from the 

beginning is paramount to 

guarantee the security of military 

computing platforms,” added 

Borghese. 

Rockwell Collins is leading a 

team that includes Boeing, 

Galois, National ICT Australia 

(NICTA), and the University of 

Minnesota. 

Transaero Airlines selects 

Rockwell Collins’ latestgeneration 

PAVES High 

Definition Media Server for eight 

767s 

LONG BEACH, Calif. (Sept. 17, 

2012) – Moscow-based 

Transaero Airlines has selected 

Rockwell Collins latestgeneration 

PAVES High 

Definition Media Server 

(HDMS) and Entertainment 

Control Panel (ECP) to retrofit on 

eight Boeing 767s. Installations 

are currently in progress. 

Rockwell Collins’ latestgeneration 

HDMS is the core 

component of its PAVES family 

of in-flight entertainment (IFE) 

solutions. The HDMS, which 

boasts 160 gigabytes of solid 

state digital and audio storage 

capability enabling multiple prescripted 

play periods of 

entertainment content, integrates 

with the full array of PAVES IFE, 

including its new market-first 

customizable PAVES 3 in-seat 

and overhead video solution. 

Rockwell Collins ECP controls 

the HDMS and features an easyto-use, 

intuitive 16:9 highdefinition 

touch-screen with ‘on- 

the-fly’ configuration control to 

reduce workload for the cabin 

crew and maintenance teams. The 

ECP not only controls content in 

the cabin, it also serves as the 

loading platform for all media. 

Vector 

Aerospace 

exhibiting at 

Africa 

Aerospace and 

Defence 2012 

Toronto, ON – Vector Aerospace 

Corporation, an industry leader in 

providing aviation maintenance, 

repair and overhaul (MRO) 

services for helicopter and fixedwing 

aircraft will exhibit at 

Africa Aerospace and Defence 

2012 (AAD 2012), taking place 

at the Waterkloof Air Force Base 

Centurion, City of Tshwane, 

South Africa from September 19- 

23, 2012 (Booth 6W4). 

“Vector Aerospace is excited to 

participate at AAD 2012,” says 

Jeff Poirier, president of Vector 

Aerospace Engine Services – 

Atlantic. “Our comprehensive 

engine and component repair, 

overhaul and test services deliver 

exceptional value and benefit to 

our customers. We have the 

diverse capability to 

accommodate our customer’s 

specific requirements and the 

detailed product knowledge, 

experience and international 

service centre network to meet 

their needs. We look forward to 

meeting with operators at AAD 

2012 to discuss how the Vector 

team can support their specific 

engine repair and overhaul 

requirements with superior 

quality and unparalleled 

customer satisfaction.” 

Amadeus 

extends its 

global content 

agreement with 

FCm Travel 

Solutions 

• FCm, a global 

corporate travel and expense 

management specialist, continues 

to benefit from Amadeus content 

since its initial agreement in 2007 

Madrid, Spain, : Amadeus, a 

leading travel technology partner 

and transaction processor for the 

global travel and tourism 

industry, and global corporate 

travel and expense management 

specialist FCm Travel Solutions, 

have strengthened their 

partnership by renewing their 

global content agreement for a 

further five years. Under this 

agreement, Amadeus content will 

continue to be available to FCm’s 

partner network via Amadeus 

Selling Platform and Amadeus’ e- 

Travel Management booking 

tool. 

Both Amadeus and FCm have 

recognised the strategic 

importance of this deal. Gregory 

Lording, Global Brand Leader at 

FCm Travel Solutions said: 

“Amadeus’ global expertise in 

distribution, IT and support is 

highly regarded. We look 

forward to working closely with 

Amadeus to ensure our global 

business achieves more 

consistency across its IT 

processes.” 

Stephane Durand, Director, 

Online & Leisure at Amadeus 

noted: “This extended agreement 

will reinforce Amadeus' 

relationship with FCm. FCm will 

benefit from Amadeus’ industry 

leading booking and IT solutions, 

whilst gaining comprehensive, 

global support via our centralised 

commercial and IT account 

managers. FCm's extended 

relationship with Amadeus will 

open up new opportunities to 

grow further into IT 

developments in the near future.” 

In support of its ongoing 

relationship with FCm, Amadeus 

was one of the major sponsors for 

FCm's global conference FCm 

Focus. During the conference 

FCm launched the extended 

agreement with Amadeus to its 

partner network. 

Turkish 

Airlines 

continues to 

expand its 

network in 

Africa... 

On November, THY will add 

Nouakchott, Mauritania to its 

network by extending its current 

Dakar service to the Mauritanian 

capital. It will be the 24th African 

destination in Africa, giving 

Turkish Airlines one of the 

Continent's most extensive 

networks. The service will 

operate three times each week, on 

Tuesdays, Thursdays and 

Sundays. 


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Heli Air Opens 

New Base and 

Flight 

Instructor 

Academy at 

Gloucestershire 

Airport 

Heli Air, the UK’s leading 

helicopter business, is delighted 

to announce that from 24th 

September 2012, its new base at 

Gloucestershire Airport will be 

fully operational. 

From helicopter charter to private 

& commercial pilot training, 

from aircraft broker sales to 

helicopter maintenance, from 

public transport to infrastructure 

surveillance, Heli Air offers an 

extensive range of services and 

operates with more than 40 

helicopters from seven bases 

across the UK. Gloucester will be 

the latest addition to a list that 

includes Wellesbourne, 

Wycombe, Denham, Silverstone, 

Thruxton and Fairoaks. 

Heli Air is also Europe’s largest 

Robinson Helicopter distributor 

and operations at Gloucester will 

commence with a 2-seat 

Robinson R22 and a 4-seat R44 

with plans to expand the fleet to 

include a 5-seat R66 and a Bell 

206 JetRanger in the near future 

followed by additional R22s and 

a Bell LongRanger. 

The Gloucester base will be 

home to Heli Air’s new Flight 

Instructor Academy. In addition, 

as the company already holds UK 

CAA FTO and TRTO approvals 

on many aircraft, the Gloucester 

base will also be offering full 

PPL(H) and CPL(H) courses and 

Type Ratings on the majority of 

single engine helicopters. 

Captain Mike Buckland, a 

recognised specialist in training 

commercial pilots to become 

helicopter flight instructors will 

be the new Heli Air Gloucester 

Base Manager. He has extensive 

knowledge of piloting, flight 

instruction and pilot skills testing 

& examinations as well as public 

transport capabilities and Mike 

will be responsible for all Heli 

Air activities at the base, 

including its ongoing 

development. 

Brian Kane, Heli Air’s Head of 

Sales & Marketing, commented: 

“The company has been 

expanding continuously over the 

past two years and when the 

opportunity arose to secure a 

newly built facility adjacent to 

the control tower at 

Gloucestershire Airport, we were 

quick to seize it. The airport is 

very centrally located, close to 

the M5 and the A40, and has an 

excellent reputation nationally 

for General Aviation as well as a 

large helicopter presence already. 

We’re very excited about the 

prospects for our new base at this 

airport. 

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Heli Air chose Gloucestershire 

Airport because of its reputation 

as a centre of excellence for 

helicopter operations. With the 

ILS project well underway and 

first class modern hangar 

facilities available, it is clear that 

the very supportive management 

team at the airport has a sound 

strategy for the future”. Darren 

Lewington, Head of Operations 

at Gloucestershire Airport said: 

“We’re delighted to welcome 

Heli Air to Staverton, adding a 

huge benefit to the portfolio of 

rotary facilities available here.” 

• Heli Air is the UK's 

largest onshore helicopter 

operation, offering the country's 

most extensive range of products 

and services: 

Helicopter Charter 

Heli Air has its own fleet of over 

25 helicopters available for 

charter for leisure and business 

purposes. The company can also 

manage the chartering of 

privately-owned helicopters. 

Pilot and Instructor Training 

With full UK CAA FTO and 

TRTO approvals, Heli Air can 

provide all the training required 

to obtain both the Private Pilot’s 

Licence PPL(H) and the 

Commercial Pilot’s Licence 

CPL(H) as well as Type Ratings 

for the Robinson R22, R44, Bell 

206 JetRanger & LongRanger, 

Eurocopter AS350 (Squirrel), 

Eurocopter EC120 & EC130, 

Hughes 500 (369). 

Heli Air also now runs at 

Gloucestershire Airport a full 

Instructor Course for pilots 

wishing to obtain an instructor 

rating - FI(H). 

Helicopter Maintenance 

Heli Air maintains at Wycombe 

& Wellesbourne over 120 

Robinson R22s & R44s, Bell 206 

JetRangers and LongRangers, 

Eurocopter EC120s & EC130s, 

Squirrels and Twin Squirrels, 

MD500s and Agusta 109s. 

Brokerage Facilities 

Heli Air can broker the sale and 

purchase of all makes and models 

of both new and pre-owned 

helicopters. 

Utility Infrastructure 

Surveillance 

Heli Air undertakes commercial 

contracts for several major UK 

pipeline operators. 

• Heli Air is Europe’s 

largest distributor of Robinson 

helicopters including the R22, the 

R44 and the R66 Turbine. 

• Heli Air’s Head 

Office is at Wellesbourne Airfield 

near Warwick and it has bases at 

Denham Aerodrome (Uxbridge, 

Middlesex), Fairoaks Airport 

(Surrey), Gloucestershire 

Airport, Wycombe Air Park, 

Silverstone Heliport and 

Thruxton Aerodrome in 

Hampshire. 

airBerlin offers 

nonstop flights 

to Riga 

airberlin is entering the Baltic 


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region by offering nonstop flights 

to Riga with the new codeshare 

partner airBaltic. airberlin adds 

its code on flights operated by 

airBaltic to the Latvian capital 

from several German cities: 

Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, 

Frankfurt and Berlin. In return, 

airBaltic flight guests are - for the 

first time - able to book a 

connecting airberlin flight to 

various German cities in 

combination with an airBaltic 

flight to Germany. 

“The new codeshare partnership 

is another step for airberlin 

towards the growing markets of 

Eastern Europe and adds another 

new destination to our codeshare 

route network for our guests” 

says Paul Gregorowitsch, Chief 

Commercial Officer of airberlin. 

He adds: “We look forward to 

welcoming even more guests 

from this region on board our 

flights in Germany”. 

Etihad Airways 

lends its 

support to 

fundraiser 

concert 

Etihad Airways, the national 

carrier of the United Arab 

Emirates, has been named the 

Official International Airline of 

Kazi Abdul Muktadir, Deputy Governor State Bank of Pakistan 

presenting the 6th Pakistan SME Conference plaque to Mr. Saquib 

Mohyuddin, CEO Business Support Fund, Ministry of Finance, 

GOP. Mr. Menin Rodrigues, Chairman of the Conference is also seen 

in the picture. 

the ‘This is My Life’ Fundraiser 

Concert to be held in Islamabad 

on September 15 to coincide with 

International Aids Day. 

The airline will be flying in 

renowned Romanian music 

producer, singer and DJ, Vika 

Jigulina and her team to perform 

in a concert organized by 

Overseas Event Management, 

Project Blitz and Vermillion 

Events. 

Vika Jigulina is the vocalist in the 

international dance hit ‘Stereo 

Love’ by Romanian producer and 

musician Edward Maya. Her 

other hits include ‘Desert Rain’, 

‘This is my life’ and ‘Memories’. 

Etihad Airways’ Area General 

Manager for Pakistan, 

Bangladesh and Nepal, Amer 

Khan, said: “It is an honour for 

Etihad Airways to be associated 

with Overseas Event 

Management, as it strives to 

create awareness of HIV in 

Pakistan. HIV AIDS is a grave 

public health issue that threatens 

the lives of many. It is vital that 

people become aware of the basic 

facts in order to stop its spread.” 

Anita Raja, Project Blitz 

manager, said: “I would like to 

express my sincere gratitude to 

Etihad Airways for their support 

and for helping us raise 

awareness of this killer disease. 

We are confident that the event 

will be a success and hope that 

we can collaborate even further 

in the future.” 

Belavia Takes 

Delivery of its 

First 

EMBRAER 

175 jet 

Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, – 

Belarus-based Belavia has taken 

delivery the first of two 

EMBRAER 175 jets in a 

ceremony held at Embraer’s 

headquarters in São José dos 

Campos, Brazil. The aircraft, 

which is leased from Air Lease 

Corporation of Los Angeles, will 

operate on European routes from 

Minsk International airport, in 

Belarus. The second E175 is 

scheduled for delivery later this 

year. 

“The E175 is ideally suited to 

support Belavia’s fleet plan. It’s 

the right sized airplane that will 

help the airline carefully increase 

frequency without adding excess 

capacity,” said Paulo Cesar Silva, 

Embraer’s President, 

Commercial Aviation. “Like 

other E-Jet operators in the 

region, Belavia has identified the 

E175 as the ideal aircraft to bring 

greater efficiency in their fleet by 

replacing older equipment.” 

The E175 is configured with 12 

business class and 64 economy 

class seats enabling the airline to 

offer a consistent, dual class 

product standard across all 

aircraft types in its fleet. The 

carrier plans to deploy its new E- 

Jets on routes between Minsk and 

Moscow-Domodedovo, Saint- 

Petersburg, Baku, Paris, Yerevan 

and Milan. 

Embraer’s presence in Eastern 

Europe and Central Asia is 

steadily increasing. Belavia is the 

ninth Embraer E-Jets customer in 

the region, along with 

Montenegro Airlines, Air 

Moldova, Bulgaria Air, Aerosvit, 

Wind Rose Aviation Air Astana, 

LOT Polish and Estonian Air and 

the third operator of the E175 – 

LOT was the first and Estonian 

the second. There are more than 

340 E170s/E175s flying with 

airlines around the world. 

“We welcome this first E175 as a 

key aircraft in supporting our 

company’s strategic development 

plan which will allow us to better 

match capacity to demand on our 

main European routes,” said 

Anatoly Gusarov, Director 

General of Belavia. “The 

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complements our narrow-body 

fleet, flying where it would be 

uneconomical to deploy larger 

aircraft and offering equivalent 

passenger comfort.” 

Embraer has received more than 

1,050 orders for its E-Jet family 

of aircraft. Nearly 900 E-Jets 

have been delivered to some 60 

airlines in 40 countries. E-Jets are 

operating with mainline carriers, 

low cost airlines and are also 

deployed on regional routes. 

Bolen Tells 

Congress of 

Aviation's 

Support for 

'NextGen', 

Outlines 

Concerns 

Washington, DC, – Federal 

efforts to achieve a next 

generation air traffic control 

system (“NextGen”) require a 

consensus among all aviation 

segments in order to succeed, 

National Business Aviation 

Association (NBAA) President 

and CEO Ed Bolen said in 

testimony today before a House 

subcommittee hearing on the 

progress of NextGen initiatives. 

“NextGen modernization holds 

the promise of a safer, more 

efficient, more accessible, and 

more cost-effective national 

transportation system,” Bolen 

told members of the Aviation 

Subcommittee for the House 

Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure, thanking 

lawmakers for their continued 

commitment to improving the 

nation’s aviation system. The 

subcommittee held the hearing to 

review the FAA’s Management of 

the NextGen program. 

Bolen was invited to appear 

before the subcommittee to 

represent RTCA, an organization 

charged with providing 

c o n s e n s u s - b a s e d 

recommendations to the Federal 

Aviation Administration (FAA) 

for proceeding on NextGen. 

Bolen is a former RTCA chair, 

and today serves as its vice chair. 

“RTCA should continue to be the 

forum for receiving FAA tasks, 

achieving industry consensus, 

and providing the FAA with 

c o n s e n s u s - b a s e d 

recommendations regarding 

NextGen.” 

Bolen explained that while the 

general aviation community, 

including NBAA’s 9,000 

Member Companies, is 

beginning “to see clear benefits 

from the transition to a satellitebased 

system with the 

establishment of performance 

based navigation,” some 

concerns need to be addressed. 

“NextGen raises significant cost 

realities for system users,” Bolen 

said, which means that program 

implementation should proceed 

with “a clear cost-benefit case 

that firmly establishes system 

requirements, incentivizes early 

adoption, and provides 

accountability through the 

establishment of a 

comprehensive timeline and 

budget.” 

Bolen told lawmakers that “the 

entire cost of equipping for 

NextGen must be borne by the 

aircraft owner or operator and 

cannot be passed along to 

passengers. Because the costs 

associated with equipping for 

NextGen are significant, 

operators need to be able to plan 

ahead for necessary 

expenditures.” 

In fact, knowing with certainty 

when new equipment 

requirements are to go into effect, 

and when NextGen 

improvements will be 

implemented, are important 

considerations for all aviation 

segments, Bolen said. 

“Currently, budgetary 

uncertainties and the lack of a 

single comprehensive timeline 

for achieving important 

implementation milestones leave 

users uncertain about what 

equipment will be needed, 

ultimately slowing adoption,” 

Bolen told committee members. 

“The FAA has committed to 

bringing stakeholders together on 

the development of a future 

navigation plan, and components 

of that plan must include a 

‘transition strategy’ rather than a 

light switch approach,” he 

continued. 

In addition, federal funding “to 

maintain this legacy 

infrastructure must be established 

in order to ensure the continued 

safe operation of the national 

airspace system,” Bolen said. 

In a final note of caution to 

lawmakers, Bolen said that given 

these needs, the risks to the 

nation’s air transportation system 

posed by sequestration – the 

anticipated, across-the-board 

funding reduction for all federal 

agencies, as part of legislation 

passed last year – are serious. 

“Concerns over the prospect of 

sequestration have created an 

added level of uncertainty for 

system users,” Bolen said. 

“Potential cuts in FAA funding 

overall, and NextGen funding in 

particular, would have a severe 

impact on the NextGen 

implementation process.” 

Review a copy of Bolen’s 

testimony in its entirety. 

Bombardier 

Showcases 

Class-Leading 

Jets at Jet 

Expo 2012 

MONTREAL, QUEBEC-- 

(Marketwire - ) 

Bombardier Aerospace will be 

showcasing four of its business 

jets at the seventh annual Russian 

International Aviation Exhibition, 

Jet Expo 2012, in Moscow, 

Russia, from September 27 to 

September 29, 2012. 

On display at the static park the 

Global 6000 jet will make its 

Russian debut with the industryleading 

Bombardier Vision flight 

deck, alongside the Challenger 

605 aircraft, the Challenger 300 

jet and the Learjet 60 XR aircraft. 

"The Russian market for business 

jets truly is prevalent in 

Moscow," said Christophe 

Degoumois, Vice President, 

Sales, Russia, CIS, China, Asia- 

Pacific and Australia, 

Bombardier Business Aircraft. 

"With the industry expected to 

grow substantially over the next 

20 years, Jet Expo is the perfect 

opportunity for us to highlight the 

class-leading attributes of our 


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jets. 

"Additionally, we are delighted to 

officially present our new Global 

6000 jet in Moscow for its 

Russian debut. With the new 

Bombardier Vision flight deck, 

superior cabin, and worldrenowned 

Global jet 

performance, this aircraft is a cut 

above all others in the large cabin 

and ultra long-range category," 

he added. 

"Russia is an important market 

for us, and we continue to 

develop long-term relationships. 

It is a market that retains true 

brand loyalty and this year's show 

is just one such chance for us to 

promote our strong brand and 

build further upon our existing 

relationships," explained 

Degoumois. 

Learjet 60 XR aircraft: A proven 

model that combines 

performance, comfort, value and 

technology to a new level in the 

midsize category, the Learjet 60 

XR delivers a high cruise speed 

of Mach 0.81 (863 km/hr) with 

superior climb capabilities, 

proven fuel efficiency and low 

direct operating costs(i). This jet 

can rapidly fly its passengers 

above the traffic and make use of 

the more favourable winds up at 

51,000 ft (15,545 m) which 

translates into time savings as a 

result of less traffic and 

turbulence. When loaded with 

four passengers and two crew it 

will fly 2,405 nm (4,454 km) and 

is able to fly from Moscow to 

Madrid(i). 

Challenger 300 aircraft: The 

dependable Challenger 300 jet 

offers true transcontinental range 

and superior long-range cruise 

speed, with eight to ten 

passengers. Its 3,065 nm (5,676 

km) range connects Moscow with 

Mumbai or Dublin non-stop with 

eight passengers and NBAA IFR 

reserves. Its superior airfield 

performance allows it to operate 

out of 5,000 ft (1,524 m) runways 

with ease(i). The Challenger 300 

jet offers the best performance 

and value in its class, combined 

with a dispatch reliability that has 

consistently been above 99.7 per 

cent, it has exceeded customer 

expectations since its entry into 

service in 2004. 

Challenger 605 aircraft: The 

revered Challenger 605 jet builds 

upon the legacy of productivity, 

quality and reliability of its 

predecessor, the peerless 

Challenger 604 jet, leading its 

market share segment throughout 

the world. Featuring one of the 

widest stand-up cabins of any 

large category business jet 

available today it can soar six 

passengers 4,000 nm (7,408 km); 

from Moscow to Shanghai, and 

also from Moscow to Dakar, as 

well as any city in Russia(i). 

Global 6000 aircraft: The Global 

6000 jet's unrivalled cabin size 

and levels of comfort combined 

with a stand-up shower and the 

Bombardier Vision flight deck 

means no other purpose-built 

business jet comes close in terms 

of high-speed range capability 

and traveller comfort. Offering 

the ultimate in technology, this 

intrepid jet can link Moscow with 

Los Angeles, Johannesburg and 

Singapore, non-stop, with eight 

passengers and three to four 

crew(i). 

São Paulo, Brazil, – Embraer 

Defense and Security and the 

Brazilian Air Force (FAB) signed 

a contract for the supply of 

logistics support and services for 

the fleet of 24 ERJ-145 (ERJ- 

145, ERJ-135, Legacy 600, RS, 

and AEW&C) family operated by 

FAB. The ESSG (Embraer 

Support Solution for the 

Government) program includes 

material support, repair 

management, maintenance 

technical control, engineering 

support, and field technical 

support, besides scheduled and 

unscheduled maintenance 

services. The contract could 

reach US$ 130 million, of which 

US$ 98 million is a firm order for 

routine logistical support, with a 

potential adition of US$ 32 

million in optional services. 

The ESSG Program is an 

integrated solution that increases 

fleet availability and mission 

readiness, with a flat rate and 

defined performance 

requirements, eliminating 

financial risk for the client. By 

means of centralized 

management, it enables long term 

planning, integration of the 

global partners and suppliers´ 

network, and clear definition of 

deadlines for parts delivery. The 

expected result is a significant 

Embraer Defense and Security 

to Supply Logistics Support to 

Brazilian Air Force aircraft 

operational and support cost 

reduction for FAB. 

“Providing FAB with a new 

service model, which will enable 

our client to accomplish its 

missions with excellence gives us 

great satisfaction”, said Eduardo 

Bonini Santos Pinto, Senior Vice- 

President of Operations and COO 

- Embraer Defense and Security. 

“We are convinced that the ESSG 

Program will contribute for a 

more efficient and economical 

management of FAB´s fleet”. 

“This contract represents a great 

accomplishment for the 

development of the national 

defense industry, as attested by 

the experience and quality of 

Embraer services,” said Major- 

Brigadier Paulo João Cury, 

Director of Aeronautic and War 

Materials Department at FAB. 

“The ESSG Program allows the 

Air Force to meet its institutional 

objectives, including national 


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territorial defense, with high 

performance and availability”. 

Tee off at the 

SriLankan 

Airlines Golf 

Classic 

SriLankan Airlines Golf 

Classic, the signature 

corporate sports event of 

the national carrier, will return to 

its calendar of events this year. 

The tour, scheduled to take place 

from the 17th to 19th of October, 

will be held in the heart of 

Colombo at the Royal Colombo 

Golf Club (RCGC). 

RCGC, an 18-hole golf course, 

was bestowed with the prefix, 

‘Royal’ by King George V in the 

1920’s. It is the oldest golf club in 

Sri Lanka, and the second oldest 

Royal Golf Club outside United 

Kingdom. Established in 1880, 

its history dates back to British 

colonial times, when golf was 

first introduced to the island, 

making it a true time capsule of 

the past. The lush landscaping, 

tranquil atmosphere and 

accompanying colonial club 

house with its extensive display 

of historic golf memorabilia, 

restaurant, coffee shop and bar 

will have golfers forgetting that 

they are playing in the country’s 

busiest city. 

“The SriLankan Golf Classic has 

been one of our most successful 

events in the past, attended by 

many international golfers and 

we are excited to relaunch it. By 

hosting and sponsoring events 

such as this, which attract large 

numbers of tourists and promote 

the country as a sports tourism 

destination, we hope to 

contribute to the national goal of 

increasing tourism,” said CEO of 

SriLankan Airlines, Kapila 

Chandrasena. 

The Golf Classic will commence 

with a practice session on day 

one and conclude with an awards 

ceremony, followed by a gala 

dinner for golfers and their 

families. The event combines 

golf with some amazing tour 

packages in Sri Lanka. Golfers 

and their families can enjoy a 

holiday in a tropical island with 

its vast bio-diversity and fusion 

of Eastern cuisine. The airline is 

offering a choice of special 

packages for the event, starting 

from an attractive basic package 

inclusive of airfare, hotel 

accommodation and transport 

during the tour, to more 

personalised packages tailormade 

to fit individual needs with 

post-event tours around Sri 

Lanka and other golf clubs 

outside Colombo. 

The official SriLankan Golf 

Classic website can be visited for 

additional details and will remain 

open for registrations till 5th of 

October. Details of the tour can 

also be obtained from relevant 

golf clubs. Air tickets and ground 

packages are available for 

purchase through the SriLankan 

Airline’s office and travel agents. 

Furthermore, ground packages 

can be purchased directly through 

the official ground handling 

agent for the event, Lanka 

Sportreizen (LSR). 

More than 200 golfers are 

expected from the airline’s 

network of countries like the 

United States, UK, Germany, 

France, Switzerland, Moscow, 

Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Kuwait, 

Oman, Qatar, China, Hong Kong, 

Indonesia, Japan, Korea, 

Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, 

India and Pakistan. They will 

contest through a round each on 

days two and three, in Gents’ and 

Ladies’ Gross and Nett 

Stableford Scores; Junior 

Division; Nearest to the pin; 

Longest Drive; Hole in One and 

Overall Winner of the 

Tournament. Winners will be 

determined through the points 

allocated over their two rounds 

and awarded attractive prizes, 

which include air tickets to 

destinations around the world. 

Sri Lanka is positioning itself to 

become the most preferred tourist 

destination in South Asia. The 

country is an amazing discovery 

of natural beauty, wildlife and 

ocean life, ancient history, rich 

cultural heritage and sizzling 

Asian cuisine. As the national 

carrier, SriLankan has a key role 

to play in promoting the country 

for all its colourful diversities and 

in bringing tourists, especially 

leisure travellers and holiday 

makers to, experience the 

destination. The airline has 

sponsored many international 

sporting events, like golf, surfing 

and rugby football. 

Recently, the airline introduced 

two events to its golfing calendar. 

The Touché Golf League held in 

December 2011, brought in 

veteran golfers from all parts of 

India and the SriLankan Airlines’ 

Asia Pacific Senior Masters 

Championship held in February 

this year was the country’s first 

Professional Golf Association 

(PGA) tour. The event drew 60 

senior golfers, including 

professionals such as Mike 

Harwood, former USA PGA Tour 

cardholder and Thailand’s 

Jamnian Chitprasong. 

SriLankan has also sponsored 

other sporting events such as the 

SriLankan Pro Surf, International 

Rugby 7s, Night Racing and the 

American Football League. 

Austria's 

InterSky 

orders 2 ATR 

72-600s 

These will be the first ATRs 

under an Austrian carrier livery 

On the occasion of the ILA 

Airshow, the Austrian carrier 

InterSky, INTRO Group, -major 

shareholder of the airline (49%)-, 

and the European turboprop 

aircraft manufacturer ATR are 

pleased to announce the signature 

of a contract for the purchase of 2 

ATR 72-600s, valued at some 

US$ 47 million. The first of the 


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70-seat ATR 72-600s will be 

introduced in December this year, 

with the second one following in 

March 2013. These aircraft will 

become the first ATRs to be 

operated by an Austrian carrier. 

With the introduction of these 

two new ATR 72-600s, InterSky 

will almost double the seat 

capacity of its fleet, which 

currently consists of three 50-seat 

turboprop aircraft. These new 

ATR 72-600s will provide 

passengers with the most modern 

standards of comfort and updated 

technologies. The ATR aircraft 

will be stationed at the company's 

base in Friedrichshafen, 

Germany and will enable 

InterSky to propose more 

frequencies on main routes, such 

as to Berlin and Dusseldorf. 

Peter Oncken, Managing 

Director of InterSky, commented: 

“The new ATR 72-600 will bring 

us the opportunity of expanding 

our business with the most fuelefficient 

and eco-friendly 

regional aircraft. This aircraft fits 

perfectly with our aim of 

combining very high-quality 

service for our passengers with 

low operating costs. We are 

pleased to set up this new 

partnership with ATR and also to 

benefit from their knowledge and 

experience in the day-to-day 

operations support”. 

Hans Rudolf Wöhrl, Managing 

Director of INTRO Group, 

stated: “In the last years we have 

seen the outstanding success of 

the ATR aircraft all over the 

world and we are convinced that 

this is definitely the optimal 

solution for our 70-seat regional 

requirements. ATR aircraft have a 

proven efficiency and value and 

we are pleased to be associated 

with such a well-reputed brand”. 

Filippo Bagnato, Chief Executive 

Officer of ATR, declared: “We 

are pleased to include InterSky in 

our portfolio of European 

operators and to expand our 

presence in the European market 

with the newest ATR -600s. This 

mature market will bring many 

replacement opportunities in the 

near future, both for previous 

generation turboprops and 

increasingly inefficient regional 

jets. We are glad that European 

carriers and passengers will have 

the opportunity to experience the 

many advantages of the ATR - 

600 series aircraft, and to count 

Austria as a new country of 

operation for ATRs.” 

About the ATR 72-600: 

Passenger capacity: 68-74 seats 

Engines: Pratt & Whitney 127M 

Maximum power at take-off: 

2,750 horse power per engine 

Maximum weight at take-off: 

23,000 Kg 

Maximum load: 7,500 Kg 

Maximum range with full 

passenger load: 900 nautical 

miles (1,665 Km) 

About InterSky: 

InterSky is a regional airline 

founded in 2002 by Renate 

Moser, and has been successful 

for the last 11 years. In February 

2012, INTRO Group became an 

additional shareholder of the 

company. For the time being, 

InterSky flies in the regional 

sector out of the Lake Constance 

area to the German cities Berlin, 

Dusseldorf and Hamburg, as well 

as Vienna and Graz. In the 

summertime the destinations 

Elba (out of Friedrichshafen, 

Munich, Zürich, Bergamo and 

Geneva), Olbia, Split, Zadar and 

Pula are also part of the schedule. 

With the purchase of two new 

ATR 72-600, the fleet will grow 

up to 5 aircraft, additionally to 

the current 3 Dash 8-300s. New 

routes are especially focused on 

German and Austrian business 

travel needs. As InterSky has its 

own technical facilities, the 

reliability of the airline is 

enormous, reaching 99.8%. As a 

consequence of the two new 

aircraft the number of employees 

will significantly grow from the 

current 100. 

Comlux The Aviation 

Group is pleased to 

announce the Grand 

Opening of the new completion 

hangar of Comlux America. With 

its new facilities located on the 

Indianapolis International Airport 

airfield, Comlux America has 

established itself as one of the 

most unique and modern 

completion centers Instituted 

solely for the cabin outfitting of 

Airbus Corporate Jets and Boeing 

Business Jets. 

With a total size of 129,000 sq ft/ 

12000 sq.m, the new hangar 

facility, fully integrated with all 

supporting back shops, can 

accommodate up to 4 narrow 

body aircraft at the same time. 

This modern facility is fully 

equipped to outfit the most 

luxurious, state-of-the-art aircraft 

interiors and carries EASA, FAA, 

Bermuda, GACA (Saudi Arabia) 

and Aruban Part 145 Repair 

Stations to readily support a 

worldwide clientele. 

Comlux America is one of the 

very few completion centers in 

the world to have all shops 

integrated under the same roof: 

Cabinetry, Sheet Metal, Systems, 

Avionics, Upholstery, and 

Finish., Additionally, the Interior 

Comlux America reveals its 

brand new VIP completion 

center in Indianapolis 

Design Center, Engineering 

Department, Certification Group, 

Technical Publications and the 

Document Control Center are 

also readily accessed from the 

hangar floor along with the 

Program Management Offices, 

Procurement, Planning and 

Senior Management Team. 

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every technical discipline 

required to complete a VIP 

aircraft directly, without reliance 

on external business partners, to 

enable optimum project 

execution strategies and quality. 

The facility is also equipped with 

very comfortable Customer 

offices, including a prayer room 

for Middle Eastern clients, and a 

dedicated employee clinic for any 

medical the employees may 

require on site. 

David Edinger, CEO and 

President of Comlux America 

stated “We are very pleased to 

celebrate together with our 

clients and business partners this 

major milestone in Comlux 

America history. This state-ofthe-art 

hangar is a unique 

building in its category and it has 

impressed all our guests from 

around the world. Our new 

facility will allow us to continue 

to deliver the best quality VIP 

cabins and strengthen our 

reputation worldwide as a leader 

in single-aisle VIP cabin 

completions.” 

Comlux The Aviation Group is 

one of the leaders in VIP charter 

services operating the largest VIP 

fleet worldwide with the highest 

standards of safety and quality. 

Beyond charter operations, 

Comlux offers a comprehensive 

set of services to VIP customers 

who wish to have their own 

aircraft managed personally and 

professionally. This includes 

exclusive aircraft management, 

sales and acquisitions, cabin 

design and completion as well as 

maintenance services. 

Airbus Military 

A400M to continue 

long tradition of 

humanitarian air 

transport in 

Germany 

Earthquakes, floods, hunger 

crisis – more than 100 times a 

year, humanitarian air transport 

plays a key role in quick response 

and help worldwide. Multi-role 

transport aircraft play a key role 

in supporting relief operations, 

for example deployment of food 

and water or transport of rescue 

teams and mobile hospitals. 

Airbus and its subsidiary Airbus 

Military, the Airbus Corporate 

Foundation and some of it’s 

partners showcase on this year’s 

ILA air show in Berlin how the 

A400M could support 

humanitarian air transport in the 

future. 

“The intensity and frequency of 

humanitarian disasters have 

clearly increased – so have the 

requirements for humanitarian 

aid agencies. The aerospace 

industry can provide unique 

resources and skills. They can 

make it easier for humanitarian 

aid agencies to meet the 

increasing demands. For the first 

time at ILA, we showcase some 

of our products”, said Lutz 

Bertling, President elect of the 

BDLI. “Especially transport 

aircraft, which are not 

constrained to operate from 

conventional runways, are 

resources these agencies really 

need. Here, the A400M will 

certainly play a central role. 

Many flights for humanitarian air 

transport are different from 

normal cargo operations. One 

challenge for example is the 

transport of Emergency Response 

Units and material in areas 

without – or with damaged – 

infrastructure. Takeoffs and 

landings must be performed on 

grass strips or damaged airports. 

Normal cargo planes also need 

special equipment for loading 

and unloading. The A400M is 

able to transport more, over 

longer distances and operate right 

into the disaster area. 

Compared with the C-160 

Transall, the A400M will offer 

more range and an increased 

capacity for humanitarian 

missions: typical payload is about 

25 tons of cargo where the 

Transall offered 6 – 8. Another 

advantage is the flexibility. You 

can mix cargo and equipment 

with troops over long distances 

and get the aircraft to arrive close 

to the operational bases as it is 

able to land on unpaved runways 

such as grass strips. 

In total, there are 174 A400Ms 

ordered by eight customers. Of 

these, Germany has ordered 53 

A400Ms with the first delivery 

targeted for 2014. 

MTU Aero 

Engines 

expects 

revenues 

MTU Aero Engines already 

expects its revenues to effectively 

double by 2020, but it is counting 

on more programs to emerge that 

would ensure further growth. 

CEO Egon Behle says the engine 

manufacturer is in talks to 

participate in several additional 

programs, including with General 

Electric (GE) and its possible 

new offering for the Boeing 777 

and a re-engined Embraer 

170/190 family. 

“There is a strong likelihood that 

we will be together with GE (on 

the 777 replacement),” Behle 

said on the sidelines of the ILA 

Berlin Air Show. “There are 

intense discussions ongoing, but 

no papers have been signed yet.” 

Boeing is currently considering 

its options for a replacement of 

the current generation 777 and 

has said it plans to make a 

decision on the basic direction by 

the end of this year. It is expected 

that whatever the new aircraft 

looks like, it will be equipped 

with new engines, too. 

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Embraer to re-engine the 

Embraer 170/190 and says that 

the geared turbo fan “would fit 

very well”. 

MTU now has an 18% share in 

the Pratt & Whitney-led 

PW1000G programs. 

GTF work is providing the bulk 

of the planned growth until 2020, 

but MTU also sees its existing 

business expanding. That will 

lead to the company opening 

more sites and expanding 

existing ones. MTU is in the 

process of buidling a blisk 

factory in Munich, where its 

headquarters are located. It is 

also considering expanding 

facilities at MTU Aero Engines 

Polska. Behle says that between 

now and 2020 there will be more 

bases opened in Latin America, 

the Middle East and Asia, 

particularly for its maintenance, 

repair and overhaul (MRO) 

activities. 

Behle sees big potential for 

business jets in Asia, where that 

segment “is only just starting. 

The demand will be shifting to 

emerging regions.” 

MTU is expecting €3.3 billion in 

revenues in 2012 and Behle can 

“already see the €4 billion.” 

Gulfstream 

G550 receives 

type 

certification 

SAVANNAH, Ga., — Gulfstream 

Aerospace has received a Type 

Certificate for the large-cabin, 

ultra-long-range G550 from the 

South African Civil Aviation 

Authority. The approval allows 

operators to register their 

business jet in South Africa. 

“Gulfstream’s presence in Africa 

has grown dramatically, 

particularly in South Africa 

which accounts for 24 percent of 

the entire Gulfstream fleet in 

Africa,” said Scott Neal, senior 

vice president, Sales and 

Marketing, Gulfstream. “Having 

this certification is important to 

our growing customer base 

because it streamlines the 

registration process for our South 

African operators.” 

In addition to South Africa, 

nearly 30 other countries and 

regions have certified the G550, 

including Argentina, Aruba, 

Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, 

Barbados, Bermuda, Brazil, 

Canada, Cayman Islands, China, 

Hong Kong, Isle of Man, India, 

Israel, Korea, Kuwait, Mexico, 

Moldova, Morocco, Monaco, 

New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, 

Russia, Taiwan, the United Arab 

Emirates and Uganda. The 

aircraft has also received Type 

Certificate Validation from the 

European Safety Agency, which 

means it can be registered in any 

European Union country. 

Gulfstream introduced the largecabin, 

ultra-long-range G550 on 

Oct. 9, 2000. The aircraft 

received its type and production 

certificates from the Federal 

Aviation Administration on Aug. 

14, 2003, making it the first time 

in Gulfstream history that both 

certificates were received on the 

same day. 

The G550 features twin Rolls- 

Royce BR710 engines, each of 

which provides 15,385 pounds of 

thrust. It has a range of 6,750 

nautical miles at a speed of Mach 

0.80. The aircraft has established 

nearly 40 city-pair speed records. 

In May 2004, the G550 

development team received the 

2003 Collier Trophy for the 

technological advances and 

safety enhancements featured in 

the design of the aircraft. The 

trophy is the most prestigious 

aviation award in North America. 

The G550 fleet has accrued more 

than 650,000 flight hours and 

made more than 242,000 

landings. The G550 offers nonstop 

connections from Cape 

Town to Hong Kong, or 

Johannesburg to Beijing or 

Caracas. At its high-speed cruise 

of Mach 0.85, it will fly Cape 

Town to London in 12 hours. 

ILA Berlin Air 

Show 2012 Airbus 

foresees demand 

for more than 1,000 

new aircraft in 

Germany over the 

next 20 years 

Traffic with emerging markets 

driving demand 

Airlines in Germany will require 

more than 1,000 new passenger 

aircraft (100 seats and above) and 

freighters (above 10 tons of 

payload) over the next 20 years, 

according to the latest Airbus 

Global Market Forecast (GMF). 

These new passenger and freight 

aircraft will include 690 singleaisle 

aircraft, more than 230 

twin-aisle medium to long-range 

wide-body aircraft and close to 

100 very large aircraft such as the 

A380. These new aircraft are 

valued at ~US$148 billion at 

today’s list prices. 

The main drivers for this 

investment are the traffic growth 

between advanced and emerging 

markets as well as continued 

strong demand from the 

developed markets and the 

benefits that can be derived by 

operating the most modern and 

eco-efficient fleets. 

As a result, Germany’s passenger 

aircraft fleet is expected to nearly 

double, growing from over 670 

aircraft in operation at the 

beginning of 2012 to more than 

1,300 by 2031. 

“In terms of new passenger 

aircraft deliveries over the 

coming 20 years, German airlines 

will take more aircraft than any 

other European country and 

globally is one the top five 

countries. This demand is driven 

by Germany’s position as a major 

aviation gateway for its own 

people and for globally 

connecting passengers”, said 


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Zaman Ahmad, AirAsia Group Head Customer Experience and 

Technology, and John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer, 

Customers, celebrating AirAsia to become the first Sharklet operator, 

in front of the first A320 Family aircraft to flight test the fuel-saving 

wing tip devices. 

Chris Emerson, SVP Future 

Programmes and Market 

Strategy. 

Germany’s air travel has 

achieved 45% growth from 2000 

to 2011 despite the three worst 

downturns in aviation history. 

Intra-European traffic (including 

domestic) grew by more than 

30% and traffic to regions outside 

of Europe by more than 50%. 

Today, long-haul traffic to the 

dynamic emerging regions 

accounts for more than 40% of 

Germany’s total long-haul traffic, 

and is expected to rise up to 

almost 50% by 2031. 

The Airbus GMF predicts that 

over the next 20 years Europe 

will show an average annual 

traffic growth rate of 4.1%. 

Routes to the Middle East 

(+5.4%), the CIS (+5.3%) and 

Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin 

America with a combined growth 

rate of 4.6%, will be significant 

levers for growth. Germany’s 

strong and growing demand for 

air travel is based on its 

continued economic 

development, the strong 

international orientation of its 

economy, growing tourism, the 

continuing growth of low-costcarriers 

and the country’s 

position as a major air 

transportation gateway. 

Seven German civil aircraft 

operators (Air Berlin, Condor, 

Germanwings, European Air 

Transport, Germania, Hamburg 

Airways and Lufthansa), 

currently rely on the excellence 

of Airbus’ modern product range, 

operating a combined total of 

more than 350 modern, fuel 

efficient aircraft (245 A320 

Family aircraft, 18 A300/A310s, 

83 A330/A340s, and 10 A380s). 

Overall, Airbus aircraft make up 

55% of today’s fleet in Germany. 

In addition, over 80 aircraft are 

still in the Airbus backlog for 

delivery (80 A320 Family 

aircraft, 1 A330 and 7 A380s). 

Lufthansa is Europe’s largest 

Airbus operator and the second 

largest in the world. 

AirAsia to become first Airbus 

A320 ‘Sharklets’ operator 

Airbus and the world’s largest 

A320 customer AirAsia 

announced that the airline will 

become the first operator of the 

A320 with ‘Sharklets’ when they 

take delivery of the first A320 

equipped with these fuel-saving 

wing-tip devices at the end of this 

year. The aircraft exhibited on 

static and flying display at the 

ILA Berlin Air Show is the flight 

test aircraft for CFM engines and 

will also be delivered to AirAsia 

in 2013. 

"The A320 has played a key role 

in our success, enabling us to 

offer our passengers the lowest 

fares possible and completely 

redefine short haul travel in 

Asia.” said Tony Fernandes, 

AirAsia Group CEO. “Now we 

are looking forward to become 

the first airline in the world to 

start operating this most fuelefficient 

aircraft.” 

“AirAsia is one of the fastest 

growing, most innovative and 

well-respected brands in the 

airline industry” said John Leahy, 

Airbus Chief Operating Officer, 

Customers. “It is a great 

endorsement that they have 

chosen our latest, fuel-saving 

aircraft of our successful A320 

Family”. 

Phenom 300 

Added to 

Melbourne 

Assembly Line 

Melbourne, FL, – With the arrival 

of the first wing and fuselage in 

late August, Embraer Executive 

Jets’ assembly facility in 

Melbourne, FL, has added 

production of the Phenom 300 

light aircraft to the two-shift 

assembly operation. Full 

development of the assembly 

line, including the addition of the 

Phenom 300, will be completed 

in the first quarter 2013. 

“We have added the Phenom 300 

to bring production closer to our 

customers,” said Phil Krull, 

managing director of the facility. 

“Customers have been benefiting 

from the delivery of the entrylevel 

Phenom 100 produced in 

Melbourne since last year and we 

are now ready to expand these 

operations.” 

Since its recent arrival, the 

fuselage and wing of the Phenom 

300 have been readied for the 

commencement of assembly. 

Workers have been preparing all 

work instructions and tooling and 

have completed training at 

Embraer Executive Jets’ 

production facility in Gavião 

Peixoto, Brazil. The Melbourne 

assembly facility has also 

completed hiring the necessary 

personnel to accommodate the 

addition of the Phenom 300. The 

current complement of assembly 

personnel now stands at 160. The 

employee complement for both 

the assembly and customer 

centers is now 233. 

The addition of the Phenom 300 

to the assembly line comes as 

Embraer is developing the 

Embraer Engineering and 

Technology Center USA at its 

growing aeronautical complex in 

Melbourne. Scheduled for 

completion in 2013, the 

engineering center will add 

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five years. 

The Phenom 100 and Phenom 

300 assembly line has the ability 

to ultimately produce eight 

aircraft per month in a mix of the 

two aircraft produced on a single 

assembly line. The first U.S.assembled 

Phenom 300 is 

scheduled for delivery in March 

2013, one of more than 12 

scheduled for production in 

Melbourne in 2013. The 

production certificate recently 

granted by the Federal Aviation 

Administration for the Phenom 

100 will be expanded to include 

production of the Phenom 300. 

Rockwell 

Collins 

CCT120 scores 

high marks at 

the U.S. 

Army’s NIE 

12.2 

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The 

Rockwell Collins SWE-DISH 

CommuniCase® Technology 

CCT120 satellite manportable 

terminal recently excelled at this 

summer’s U.S. Army’s Network 

Integration Evaluation (NIE) 

12.2. The objective scoring 

system is based on criteria such 

as integration, performance, set 

up, port density, size, weight, 

power and complexity to operate. 

The NIE consists of a series of 

semi-annual field exercises to 

evaluate, integrate, and mature 

the Army’s tactical network. 

During the evaluations, the Army 

integrates and assesses network 

and non-network capabilities. 

Soldiers used the systems under 

evaluation at NIE 12.2 in 

scenarios that mimic real mission 

conditions to evaluate whether 

the systems offer clear 

enhancements over legacy 

equipment in specific areas of 

special interest or gaps in current 

equipment capabilities. Rockwell 

Collins participated in the 

Company Command Post 

(CoCP) system equipment 

evaluation. 

Soldiers operated the Rockwell 

Collins CCT120 during extreme 

dust and heavy rain conditions 

with no issues. Steady network 

coverage was observed during 

severe weather. Performance 

measurements taken during 

thunderstorms were no different 

from measurements taken in 

fairer weather, validating 

CCT120’s reputation for 

reliability in adverse weather 

conditions. 

Additionally, the Rockwell 

Collins CCT120 proved fast and 

easy to set up in under 30 

minutes, significantly faster than 

required. The CCT120 has a 

small foot print when stowed and 

packed in transit cases. Its 

smaller size and lighter weight 

enabled the cased system to fit in 

one Humvee increasing the units’ 

transportability and mobility. 

“The results of the evaluation 

prove that the CCT120 supports 

higher wideband data rates out to 

the tactical edge at the company 

level,” said Bob Haag, vice 

president and general manager of 

Communication and Navigation 

Products for Rockwell Collins. 

“NIE 12.2 provided us with the 

unique opportunity for both 

laboratory and warfighter 

feedback on our newer 

technologies. Our investment in 

NIE 12.2 provided us with a 

wealth of information from a key 

constituency in a very short time 

period.” 

IBAC 

Announces 

Appointment 

of New 

Director 

General 



(NBAA) is pleased to welcome 

Kurt Edwards, who was 

appointed by the International 

Business Aviation Council 

(IBAC) on Sept. 7 as its new 

director general. IBAC is the 

international non-governmental 

organization (INGO) that 

represents the interests of 

business aviation operators from 

around the world in international 

forums, primarily ICAO (the 


Organization). 

IBAC’s members, including 

NBAA, are national and regional 

associations that work together to 

coordinate global policies and 

positions for the business 

aviation community and to 

represent the community in 

international rule-making and 

policy-making work. IBAC’s 

principal office is located in 

Montreal, Canada, in the 

headquarters building of ICAO. 

“Mr. Edwards brings to the 

organization substantial 

experience in international 

aviation issues," said IBAC 

Chairman Peter Gatz. "Previous 

to coming to IBAC, Mr. Edwards 

served in high-level capacities 

with the International Affairs and 

Environment Offices of the U.S. 

Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA). He also led FAA outreach 

efforts while based in Brussels 

and Paris, as well as at ICAO on 

environmental matters.” 

Edwards commences duty with 

IBAC effective immediately. He 

replaces Donald Spruston, the 

previous director general who 

served from 1999 to the present. 

Spruston announced last year his 

intent to step down. Since that 

time the IBAC board has 

conducted a comprehensive 

global search to find a new 

director general with the 

capability of continuing the 

development of business aviation 

policies and interests on issues 

such as safety, security, air traffic 

management and the 

environment. 

Etihad Airways 

named the 

official 

international 

airline of the 

sixth Pakistan 

SME 

conference 

Etihad Airways, the national 

airline of the United Arab 

Emirates, has been named as the 

Official International Airline of 

the sixth SME Conference 2012 

to be held in Karachi on 

September 5. 

The conference, which is 

organised annually by Shamrock 

Conferences International, 

provides a forum to discuss 

issues faced by small and 

medium enterprises (SMEs) in 

the country and relevant policy 

interventions to address common 

challenges. 

Subjects to be covered include 

regulatory inconsistencies, 

banking services, taxation, 

transportation of goods, as well 

as a range of power and energy 

issues. 

Etihad Airways’ Area General 

Manager for Pakistan, 

Bangladesh and Nepal, Amer 

Khan, said: “We are pleased to be 

associated with Shamrock 

Conferences International to 

address pertinent issues related to 

the SME sector, which is the 


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backbone of our economy and a 

key source of economic growth 

in advanced, industrial as well as 

emerging and developing 

markets.” 

Menin Rodrigues, the Chairman 

of Shambrock Conferences 

International, said: “I would like 

to express my gratitude to Etihad 

Airways for its commitment and 

support of the SME sector in 

Pakistan through this partnership 

with us. We hope this 

collaboration will continue to 

flourish in the future.” 

Heli-One 

Exhibiting at 

Berlin-ILA 

2012 (HALL 3 

– 3617A) 

British Columbia, Canada – Heli- 

One Canada, Incorporated (Heli- 

One), the world’s largest 

independent provider of 

helicopter maintenance, repair 

and overhaul (MRO) services 

announces it will exhibit at the 

ILA Berlin 2012 Exhibition from 

September 11-16, 2012 

(HALL 3 – 3617A). 

Senior representatives of Heli- 

One’s helicopter MRO sales and 

marketing team will be on-hand 

to discuss operator requirements 

related to delivery of valuedriven 

helicopter repair and 

overhaul solutions that improve 

safety and reliability, extends 

aircraft life and reduces operator 

costs. Learn about how Heli- 

One’s unmatched helicopter 

services enable our customers to 

go further, do more and come 

home safely. 

Heli-One holds an extensive 

portfolio of helicopter MRO 

services including: 

- Engines: Pratt & Whitney 

Canada PT6T - Turbomeca Arriel 

1 & Arriel 2 / Makila 1 - General 

Electric T58 / CT58 

- Major Dynamic Components 

- Airframes and Major 

Inspections (various Sikorsky, 

Eurocopter, AgustaWestland and 

Bell models) 

- Comprehensive Avionics 

support 

Heli-One is headquartered in 

Delta, British Columbia, Canada; 

with maintenance, repair and 

overhaul facilities in Delta - 

British Columbia, Canada; 

Stavanger - Rogaland, Norway; 

Fort Collins- Colorado, USA and 

Rzeszów - Podkarpackie, Poland. 

Airbus lights up Berlin’s 

Humboldt-Box with its vision of 

the future of flight in 2050 

Breathtaking lightshow launches 

Airbus Smarter Skies campaign 

ahead of ILA 

A spectacular 4D projection light 

show transformed Berlin’s 

Humboldt-Box into a moving and 

pulsating canvas to demonstrate 

the benefits of smarter flight in 

the future. The show, which 

launches the Future by Airbus 

Smarter Skies vision of air travel 

in 2050 and beyond, illustrates in 

stunning perspective how smarter 

aircraft operations could cut 

travel times, reduce emissions 

and lead to fewer delays. 

“Our light show unveils the 

significant benefits of combining 

smarter aircraft, smarter 

technology and smarter skies in 

2050”, says Charles Champion, 

Executive Vice President 

Engineering at Airbus. “Our 

Smarter Skies vision is one where 

highly intelligent aircraft would 

be able to organise themselves 

and select the most efficient and 

environmentally friendly routes, 

making the best use of daily 

weather and atmospheric 

conditions. It is also one where 

aircraft might copy the best 

aspects of nature and fly like 

flocks of birds allowing them to 

travel more efficiently and lower 

their energy use.” 

Beginning with a single paper 

aeroplane launched from the 

balcony of the Humboldt-Box, a 

maze of 3D blocks depicts the 

barriers and obstacles created by 

current national air space 

boundaries. A map of the world 

scattered with pin points and 

bright pulsing lines of light 

highlights the world’s busiest 

routes. The show then takes 

passengers forward in time to 

2050 to demonstrate a world of 

flight where obstacles are 

removed, passenger travelling 

times are shortened, and where 

fuel use and emissions are 

reduced. The show closes with a 

fleet of Airbus concept planes 

flying in formation. 

Charles Champion continues: 

“Our research for the Future by 

Airbus programme has shown 

that air passengers expect to fly 

more in the future, but they want 

to do so with fewer delays, less 

noise and more sustainably. The 

aviation industry has already 

committed to some of the 

toughest targets of any industry 

by pledging to cut aircraft 

emissions by 50% by 2050. Our 

Concept Plane has illustrated 

how aircraft design could 

contribute. Our Smarter Skies 

campaign, brought to life by this 

light display, demonstrates the 

future benefits that smart aircraft 

operations could bring if we work 

together as an industry to make 

them happen”. 

The Future by Airbus Smarter 

Skies vision consists of five 

concepts which could be 

implemented across all stages of 

an aircraft’s operation. It includes 

aircraft launched into a 

continuous ‘eco-climb’, flying in 

formation using ‘express 

skyways’, ‘low noise’ glided 

approaches, low emission 

landing and ground operations 

and airports that grow their own 

alternative energy sources. 

A Fourth 

Bombardier 

Global Aircraft 

Added to US 

Air Force 

Inventory 

M O N T R E A L , 

QUEBEC–(Marketwire/Asianet- 

Pakistan – ) - Bombardier 

Aerospace announced that it 

delivered a Global 6000 aircraft 

to the US Air Force in a 

ceremony conducted at a 

Bombardier facility in 


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Connecticut. This aircraft is the 

fourth Bombardier Global 

aircraft to be added to the 

existing US Air Force inventory 

with E-11A Military Designation. 

The intention is to equip this new 

addition with the Battlefield 

Airborne Communications Node 

or BACN, in time for deployment 

next summer. This system will 

allow disparate battlefield 

communications systems to share 

data. 

“Bombardier has built a strong 

relationship with the US Air 

Force, a Global aircraft operator 

for four years now. We are 

delighted that the Air Force has 

once again selected a Bombardier 

aircraft to carry out their BACN 

mission,” said Derek Gilmour, 

Vice President, Sales, Marketing 

and Administration, Specialized 

and Amphibious Aircraft, 

Bombardier Aerospace. “This 

recent addition reaffirms the 

credentials of the Global aircraft 

platform for special mission 

applications and we are very 

proud that Bombardier’s aircraft 

are serving the United States Air 

Force,” he continued. 

As the world’s most advanced 

ultra long-range business aircraft, 

the Global 6000 jet is designed 

and certified to operate at 

altitudes of up to 51,000 feet 

(15,545 m)*. It flies faster, 

farther, accesses shorter airfields, 

and climbs quicker than any other 

business jet in its class. It offers 

an expansive cabin for equipment 

and mission personnel, 

unmatched power generation 

capacity and higher ground 

clearance to support sensor 

installations. In addition, its 

remarkably damage-tolerant 

airframe provides superior 

structural integrity. 

Full-Scale 

Bombardier 

CSeries 

Aircraft Flight 

Deck and 

Cabin 

Demonstrators 

on Display at 

Munich 

Airport 

MUNICH, GERMANY-- 

(Marketwire - ) - Bombardier 

Aerospace recently demonstrates 

the CSeries aircraft flight deck 

and cabin at Hangar 3 (Augsburg 

Airways GmbH) at Munich 

Airport until September 24, 2012. 

Direct from a roadshow in Riga, 

Latvia where they were on 

display for newly announced 

CSeries aircraft customer, 

airBaltic, the demonstrators have 

travelled across Europe from the 

Farnborough International 

Airshow 2012 where close to 

1,000 visitors experienced the 

aircraft's interactive full-scale 

mock-up. 

"This is a wonderful opportunity 

to welcome suppliers, media and 

of course our customers to 

experience first-hand the CSeries 

aircraft cabin and flight deck. The 

enthusiasm shown for this 

aircraft has been very 

impressive," said Steven 

Aliment, Vice President, Sales - 

Europe, Russia and the 

Commonwealth of Independent 

States (CIS). "Many of our 

customers such as Lufthansa and 

airBaltic, as well as potential 

customers and their crews have 

previously visited the CSeries 

aircraft mock-up to get a better 

sense and feel for the newest 

standard in cabin comfort and the 

most technologically advanced 

flight deck." 

Media briefing 

Representatives of the media are 

invited to view the demonstrators 

and attend a briefing at 10 a.m. 

on September 14, 2012, that will 

be hosted by Bombardier 

Commercial Aircraft team 

leaders, Benjamin Boehm, Vice 

President, Business Development 

and Strategy and Steven Aliment. 

Media are requested to preregister 

by contacting Clemens 

Bollinger by email at 

cb@bollinger-aviation.de. 

About the flight deck and cabin 

demonstrators 

The CSeries aircraft flight deck 

features a number of technologyadvanced 

communication and 

navigation aids and benefits from 

the latest avionics. The integrated 

design approach sets a new 

standard and offers reduced costs 

through increased operational 

efficiency and reduced pilot 

training, while improving 

reliability. The result is a finely 

tuned human-machine interface, 

which the demonstrator allows 

visitors to fully experience. 

The cabin, designed with 

flexibility and customization in 

mind and set up with a variety of 

seat selections and layouts from 

business class to all-economy, 

allows visitors to experience 

first-hand the single-aisle CSeries 

aircraft's widebody-type 

environment and comfort. 

Spacious seating, increased 

shoulder space, extra-large 

windows, latest-generation LED 

lighting and upsized, overhead 

storage - 20 to 25 per cent more 

volume per passenger than 

current state-of-the-art, 

narrowbody aircraft - are all yet 

another demonstration that the 

CSeries jetliner is what 

passengers have been seeking. 

Bombardier's Commercial 

Aircraft Forecast 2012-2031 

predicts worldwide deliveries of 

12,800 new commercial aircraft 

with 20 to 149 seats. Europe, 

Russia and the CIS are expected 

to take delivery of 2,240 units, 

with 52 per cent anticipated to be 

in the 100- to 149- seat segment. 

Steve Nielsen 

to Receive 

John Winant 

Award for 

Long-Standing 

Service to 

Industry 

Washington, DC, - Steve Nielsen, 

an accomplished airman, 

business aviation advocate and 

former National Business 

Aviation Association (NBAA) 

director, is the 2012 recipient of 

NBAA's prestigious John H. 

Winant Award. 

The award will be presented as 

part of NBAA’s 65th Annual 

Meeting & Convention, which 

will be held from Oct. 30 to Nov. 

1 at the Orange County 

Convention Center and Orlando 

Executive Airport in Orlando, 

FL. 

“Steve Nielsen has been a 

devoted advocate for business 

aviation throughout his long and 


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distinguished career,” said 


Bolen. “He honors the tradition 

of lifelong service to the industry 

that is John Winant’s legacy, and 

we are delighted to acknowledge 

Steve’s contributions with this 

award.” 

The Winant Award recognizes 

former NBAA directors whose 

service to business aviation has 

continued well beyond their 

tenure on NBAA's Board. 

Winant’s association with NBAA 

extended over five decades. 

Elected to the Association’s 

Board of Directors in 1957, he 

served in all of NBAA’s 

volunteer-elected officer 

positions, and remained on the 

Board until his appointment as 

chief staff executive in 1971. 

Winant served as NBAA 

President from 1971 until 1986. 

Even in retirement, Winant 

remained active in his support for 

NBAA and business aviation. In 

1989, he authored Keep Business 

Flying, which covered the 

development of business aviation 

and NBAA from 1947 to 1986. 

He later co-authored NBAA 

Works, which catalogued the 

spirit and achievement of NBAA 

from 1986 to 2002. 

Nielsen’s service to the business 

aviation community spans nearly 

45 years and includes a variety of 

noteworthy industry 

accomplishments. In addition to 

his service on NBAA’s Board of 

Directors, he participated on the 

planning committee for NBAA’s 

2009 Light Business Airplane 

Conference. He was instrumental 

in founding what is today known 

as the Southern California 

Aviation Association (SCAA), 

and currently serves as its 

president. In that position, he has 

spearheaded efforts to grow the 

SCAA’s membership, promote 

aviation safety best practices, 

encourage the pursuit of careers 

in business aviation and highlight 

the industry’s importance to local 

communities. 

Nielson is also vice president of 

operations for Baldwin Aviation 

Safety and Compliance and 

director of aviation for Avalon 

Capital, which operates a 

Bombardier Global XRS, and a 

Eurocopter EC-145 helicopter. 

Before joining Avalon Capital 

Group, he was senior director of 

aviation at Yum! Brands, where 

he was responsible for the daily 

operations of a large flight 

department. He has also held 

various operations management 

positions at Enron, Storage 

Technology and Johns-Manville, 

and has served on an advisory 

board for NetJets, the fractional 

aircraft ownership company. 

Nielsen attended Embry-Riddle 

Aeronautical University, 

focusing on aviation 

management. He served in the 

United States Marine Corps from 

1966 to 1970, including a tour of 

duty in Vietnam. 

Boeing Next- 

Generation 

737-900ER 

Surpasses 500 

Orders 

- Number of customers doubled 

in past two years 

- 757s replaced by 737-900ERs, 

provides 737-800 growth 

RENTON, Wash., /PRNewswire/ 

-- Boeing's (NYSE: BA) Next- 

Generation 737-900ER 

(Extended Range) surpassed 500 

orders this week. The milestone 

was reached when a customer 

converted its 737-700s to 737- 

900ERs. 

To date, the 737-900ER has 

logged 537 orders from 17 

customers in 10 countries. Since 

the beginning of 2010, the 737- 

900ER has more than doubled the 

number of its customers and 

orders. Most airlines that have 

bought the 737-900ER have also 

bought the 737-800 because the 

737 family provides 

commonality and flexibility to 

match capacity to demand while 

maximizing profits. 

The Next-Generation 737-900ER 

replaced the larger, single-aisle 

757, which ceased production in 

2004. The 737-900ER is capable 

of flying 96 percent of the 757's 

current routes at a much lower 

operating cost. 

"Airlines around the world have 

recognized the superior 

performance and operating 

economics of the 737-900ER," 

said Beverly Wyse, 737 vice 

president and general manager, 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes. 

"It offers the best seat-mile cost 

of any single-aisle airplane in 

production, which is especially 

important with today's high fuel 

prices." 

The 737-900ER has substantial 

economic advantages over 

heavier competing models, like 

the A321, including 8 percent 

lower trip cost and 6 percent 

lower per seat-mile cost. The 

737-900ER carries a comparable 

number of passengers 8 percent 

more efficiently than the A321 

and entered into service 8 years 

after the A321-200. These 

advantages have enabled the 737- 

900ER's market acceptance. The 

growing 737-900ER customer 

base and orders build the 

foundation for the 737 MAX 9's 

market success. 

The 737-900ER is the best way to 

match the rapidly growing 

demand of the global aviation 

market today. The 737-900ER 

provides 15-20 more seats for 

more incremental revenue 

opportunity to complement the 

737-800 that many Next- 

Generation customers already 

have in their fleet. 

Boeing 

Onboard 

Performance 

Solution for 

iPad to be 

Launched by 

Qantas 

Flexible, mobile application 

integrates seamlessly with digital 

flight deck 

SEATTLE, /PRNewswire/ -- 

Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced 

that Qantas will be the launch 

customer for the Boeing Onboard 

Performance Tool (OPT) for 

iPad. The Onboard Performance 

Tool gives pilots the ideal speeds 

and engine settings for any 

aircraft, in any weather, on any 

runway. It helps to create vast 

gains in efficiency, range and 

payload. This marks the first time 

the OPT application has run on 

iPad. The Australian carrier will 

deploy the OPT for iPad on 130 

of its Boeing airplanes in the 

fourth quarter of 2012. 

The mobile OPT may be used as 

a standalone solution or as 

backup to Class 2 or 3 Electronic 

Flight Bag (EFB) applications. 

An Electronic Flight Bag 

replaces the pilot's traditional, 


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heavy flight bag with a light 

hardware and software package 

that calculates performance, 

displays charts, improves taxi 

positional awareness, provides 

video flight deck entry 

surveillance and allows 

electronic access to documents. 

Use of an EFB improves flight 

data accuracy, ground reports and 

paper handling and storage costs. 

The original OPT application for 

EFB solutions has been available 

since early 2000 and has more 

than 120 customers. 

"The mobile OPT is the latest of 

our industry-leading airplane 

applications, part of our Digital 

Airline solutions suite. It was 

developed to give our customers 

a marketplace advantage as they 

serve their customers and run the 

most efficient operations 

possible," said Per Noren, vice 

president of Information 

Services, Boeing Commercial 

Aviation Services. "Boeing has a 

unique portfolio of digital 

solutions and we're rapidly 

expanding it, making use of our 

existing and new, innovative 

technologies." 

Captain David Oliver, head of 

Flight Technical for Qantas, 

notes, "The Boeing mobile OPT 

is very well aligned with our 

flight deck mobile strategy. We 

especially appreciate the OPT's 

remarkable flexibility, which 

allows us to define unique 

policies and configurations to suit 

our needs." 

Since the initial offering in mid- 

July, more than 80 airlines have 

requested quotes or more 

information about OPT for iPad. 

"We have been very successful in 

the marketplace with our existing 

OPT application, but our 

customers told us they wanted a 

version for iPad. When they talk, 

we listen, because we want to 

give them the competitive 

advantage they need to be 

successful every day," said John 

Maggiore, director of Airline 

Performance Management, 

Boeing Commercial Aviation 

Services. "That's all part of the 

Boeing Edge." 

Boeing is continuously 

innovating and transforming a 

number of its existing and new 

applications to be deployed via 

mobile devices, in addition to 

developing entirely new 

applications. 

Global 6000 

Jet World Tour 

Continues in 

Africa 

Bombardier Vision flight deck set 

to be tour highlight 


(Marketwire ) - 

Bombardier's Global 6000 jet, 

featuring the Bombardier Vision 

flight deck, is set to make its 

African debut when it kicks off 

that continent's portion of its 

world tour in September, with a 

16-city showcase across a total of 

12 countries. It is also set to 

appear on the static display at 

South Africa's Africa Aerospace 

and Defence on September 19, 

2012. 

"A particular highlight of this 

tour is our four day stop in 

Nigeria where we are seeing a 

growing interest in private jet 

travel," explained Khader Mattar, 

Regional Vice President, Sales, 

Middle East, Africa and India, 


"This gives us the perfect 

opportunity to highlight the 

advantages of business aviation. 

We know that once our customers 

have experienced the Global 

6000 jet, they'll truly value its 

importance as a tool for business. 

The Global 6000 aircraft offers 

the perfect blend of speed and 

cabin space to help travellers be 

more productive, efficient and 

better rested when they arrive at 

their destination. Coupled with 

its Industry-leading cockpit - the 

Bombardier Vision flight deck - it 

is unmatched in its class, once 

again showing that Bombardier is 

a true leader in business 

aviation." 

Global 6000 aircraft: The Global 

6000 jet's unrivalled cabin size 

and levels of comfort combined 

with a stand-up shower and the 


means no other purpose built 

business jet comes close in terms 

of high-speed range capability 

and passenger comfort. Offering 

the ultimate in technology, this 

intrepid jet can link Lagos with 

Chengdu or Johannesburg and 

Singapore, non-stop, with eight 

passengers and three to four 

crew(i). 

Bombardier Vision flight deck: A 

breakthrough in business 

aviation, the Bombardier Vision 

flight deck is designed to deliver 

a completely new cockpit 

experience. By combining the 

best in technological 

advancements with superior 

designer aesthetics, it provides 

pilots flying Bombardier's Global 

aircraft an unprecedented level of 

control and comfort. The 


introduces the Rockwell Collins 

Pro Line Fusion avionics suite, 

providing an integrated flight 

deck to ensure interoperability 

between systems. 

Pro Line Fusion for the 


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Bombardier Vision flight deck on 

Global aircraft features four highresolution 

15-inch diagonal 

active matrix liquid crystal 

displays (LCD) arranged in a Tshape 

working in concert with the 

Head-up Guidance System 

(HGS(TM)), personalized 

formats of display information, 

an electronic checklist, maps 

with graphical flight planning, an 

integrated cursor control panel, a 

Synthetic-Enhanced Vision 

System, paperless operation 

enabled by Dual Electronics 

Charts, a Future Air Navigation 

System (FANS), Controller-Pilot 

Datalink Communication 

(CPDLC), a Wide Area 

Augmentation System (WAAS), 

Localizer Performance with 

Vertical Guidance (LPV) and a 

MultiScan(TM) Weather 

Detection system. 

- First Indian airline to fly the 787 

- The Dreamliner's range, 

capability allows for routes to 

Middle East, Europe, Asia, and 

Australia 

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., 

/PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: 

BA) and Air India celebrated the 

delivery of the airline's first 787 

Dreamliner. 

"Today is a great day for Air 

India as the most technologically 

advanced and fuel efficient 

airplane in the world joins our 

fleet," said Rohit Nandan, Air 

India Chairman & Managing 

Director. "The 787 will allow Air 

India to open new routes in a 

dynamic marketplace and 

provide the best in-flight 

experience for our passengers." 

Air India is only the fifth airline 

in the world to take delivery of a 

787 Dreamliner. 

This delivery is the first of 27 

Dreamliners for Air India. The 

airplane is equipped with 18 

business class seats and 238 

economy class seats. 

The 787 has the range and 

capability to allow Air India to 

deploy the Dreamliner on many 

routes including the Middle East, 

Europe, Asia and Australia. 

"We are pleased to celebrate 

another historic moment in our 

nearly seven-decade long 

Boeing celebrates 

delivery of Air India's 

first 787 Dreamliner 

relationship," said Dinesh 

Keskar, senior vice president of 

Asia Pacific and India Sales for 

Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "I 

am sure Air India and their 

customers will be thrilled to 

experience the revolutionary 

features on the 787, an airplane 

that will be the key focus of the 

airline's turnaround plan." 

Air India's first 787 Dreamliner 

was assembled in Everett, Wash. 

and delivered today from 

Boeing's South Carolina delivery 

center. The airplane is scheduled 

to fly to Delhi on Friday. 

The 787 Dreamliner is an all-new 

airplane featuring a host of 

technologies that provide 

exceptional value to airlines and 

unparalleled levels of comfort to 

passengers. It is the first mid-size 

airplane capable of flying longrange 

routes, enabling airlines to 

open new, non-stop routes 

preferred by the traveling public. 

Boeing 

Celebrates 

Delivery of 

LAN Airlines' 

first 787 

Dreamliner 

- LAN becomes first airline in 

Americas to receive the 

Dreamliner 

EVERETT, Wash., 

/PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: 

BA) and LAN Airlines, one of 

Latin America's leading 

passenger and cargo carriers, 

celebrated the delivery of the first 

787 Dreamliner to LAN making 

it the first airline in the Americas 

to receive the new airplane. 

LAN is only the fourth customer 

in the world to include the 

Boeing 787 in its fleet with 32 of 

this new aircraft on order and 

lease. 

LAN's top executives, Boeing 

representatives and authorities 

celebrated the delivery at an 

event at the Future of Flight 

Aviation Center in Mukilteo, 

Washington, near Boeing's 787 

final assembly factory in Everett. 

"We are delighted to receive this 

airplane. This is a landmark 

moment not just for LAN, but for 

all our passengers in Latin 

America and other countries the 

787 will operate to/from," said 

Ignacio Cueto, CEO of LAN 

Airlines, stressing the importance 

of this delivery for LAN. 

"Thanks to this aircraft, we will 

be able to operate longer routes 

using a plane that is more 

environmentally-friendly and is 

highly efficient, which will 

ensure that LAN will be able to 

move forward through 

sustainable growth. Above all, 

the special features of the 787 

will allow us to further improve 

the travel experience for our 

passengers." 

The 787 Dreamliner is composed 

of light-weight composites and 

features numerous systems, 

engine and aerodynamic 

advancements making it more 

efficient to operate compared 

with its competition. It is the first 

mid-sized airplane capable of 

flying long-range routes, 

enabling airlines to open new, 

non-stop routes preferred by 

passengers. 

"LAN has clearly become the 


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leader in aviation in Latin 

America and across the globe due 

to its strong leadership, unrivaled 

customer service, and 

commitment to technology and 

innovation," said Van Rex 

Gallard, vice president of Sales 

for Latin America, Africa, & 

Caribbean, Boeing Commercial 

Airplanes. "The addition of the 

787 to the LAN fleet will help it 

maintain that leadership edge by 

increasing its global presence and 

bringing a new and exciting 

flying experience to more 

passengers in more locations 

around the world." 

The first cities that LAN's fleet of 

787s will fly to are Santiago, 

Buenos Aires, Lima, Los 

Angeles, Madrid and Frankfurt. 

The aircraft will begin to fly 

commercially in the next few 

months, and these routes will be 

added gradually during its first 

year of operation. 

Nflightcam 

Provides Visual 

Record of First 

Solo, Free 

It’s the flight we remember all 

our lives, but we’re the only ones 

who can really relate to it! Until 

now, as Nflightcam makes it 

possible to record that flight. 

Better yet, they’ll produce a 

professionally-edited HD video 

of the experience. Free. 

“The first solo is a once-in-alifetime 

event, and we’d like to 

help all students preserve it and 

share it with their families and 

friends. We thought this would be 

a good way to introduce our 

system, and do something good 

at the same time,” said company 

founder, Patrick Carter, himself a 

CFI with over 6000 hours. “Of all 

our flights, that first solo is often 

the most memorable, and in 

many ways, the most important,” 

he said, “so having a way to 

remember and share it is 

important, too.” 

Nflightcam is a small camera that 

records HD video, plus audio 

from the intercom; it is 

unobtrusive and self-contained, 

weighing a mere 5 ounces and 

has limitless mounting options 

for both inside and outside the 

aircraft. The Solo Cam kit 

includes an easy-to-use suction 

cup mount that works on any 

smooth flat surface inside the 

cockpit. 

All a student needs to do is sign 

up on the website 

(www.nflightcam.com) and pay 

shipping. After the camera is 

returned to Nflightcam in the 

provided, preaddressed shipping 

container, the student will receive 

his or her free HD video (and 

camera deposit). The video is 

also a gateway to aviation fame: 

the first flight will be available on 

Nflightcam.com (plus other 

social media sites like Facebook 

and YouTube) for the world to 

see. 

First Learjet 

75 Production 

Aircraft Lights 

Up with Power 

On 


(Marketwire - ) - Bombardier 

Aerospace's Learjet 75 jet 

continues to achieve its 

development milestones with the 

first powering up of the aircraft's 

electrical systems on the Wichita 

production line. Aircraft power, 

including to the new Bombardier 

Vision flight deck, was switched 

on during the week of August 21, 

2012, as the aircraft progresses 

towards its 2013 entry-intoservice. 

"This is a fantastic achievement 

that highlights the tremendous 

efforts of every single person 

involved with this project," said 

Ralph Acs, Vice President and 

General Manager, Learjet, 


"This milestone represents a 

significant step forward for our 

Learjet aircraft family, as we 

were able to seamlessly integrate 

the Learjet 75 jet into our 

production flow. More 

importantly, this aircraft, our very 

first complete Learjet 75 aircraft, 

will play a pivotal role in the 

certification program. 

"We have seen major changes to 

the aircraft's wiring harness to 

accommodate the Garmin 

avionics, the heart of this totally 

new Bombardier Vision flight 

deck arrangement," added Acs. 

"Not only did this require 

tremendous dedication from our 

Wichita team, but such a feat 

would not have been possible 

without our Belfast and Toronto 

sites." 

The Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 test 

aircraft are continuing their 

development work as the 

program moves forward. There 

will be a total of five flight test 

aircraft: a modified Learjet 40 

XR jet and a modified Learjet 45 

XR aircraft are flying and 

focusing on avionics 

certification; a modified Learjet 

45 XR jet will be used primarily 

for the interior and cabin 

management system; an existing 

Learjet 45 XR aircraft will be 

modified and utilised for testing 

and validating the performance 

improvements; and finally, the 

first production Learjet 75 

aircraft. 

A breakthrough in business 

aviation, the Bombardier Vision 

flight deck is designed to deliver 

a completely new cockpit 

experience by combining the best 

in technological advancements 

with superior design aesthetics. 

As such, it provides pilots flying 

the Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 

aircraft an unprecedented level of 

control and comfort. The 


for Learjet 70 and Learjet 75 

aircraft will feature the fully 


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integrated Garmin G5000 digital 

avionics suite, designed with 

leading edge technology and one 

of the most intuitive crew 

interfaces available. 

Learjet 70 aircraft: The Learjet 

70 aircraft offers unrivalled 

interior design aesthetics blended 

effortlessly with the latest 

technology. The cockpit features 

the peerless Bombardier Vision 

flight deck, and this aircraft can 

fly a range of more than 2,000 nm 

(3,704 km)(i). It retains the 

classic Learjet lines and 

legendary performance, and as 

such, can connect Seattle with 

Montreal(i). 

Learjet 75 aircraft: The Learjet 

75 jet features the pioneering 


with an interior influenced by its 

bigger stablemate, the Learjet 85 

aircraft. This jet will soar above 

the traffic with a maximum 

altitude of 51,000 ft. (15,545 m), 

is capable of flying more than 

2,000 nm (3,704 km) and is able 

to fly nonstop from Wichita to 

Bermuda(i). 

São José dos Campos, – The 

Brazilian Air Force (FAB) and 

Embraer Defense and Security 

concluded, in August, the 

preliminary design review of the 

military transport jet aircraft KC- 

390 development project. The 

contractual event, one of the 

program’s relevant milestones, 

took place at Embraer facilities in 

Eugênio de Melo, from August 

20th to 29th. 

Throughout the event, Embraer 

presented to the Air Force 

Command the technical 

characteristics of the project’s 

solutions adopted for structural 

and aircraft systems, including 

the definitions of the main 

components and their interfaces, 

demonstrating that the project has 

reached its expected maturity at 

the current phase. 

“We are quite pleased with the 

results and we are sure that the 

project is on the right track”, said 

Colonel-Engineer Sergio 

Carneiro, Project KC-390 

Manager at FAB. “We checked 

all the main aspects of the 

aircraft’s project and the KC-390 

meets the Brazilian Air Force’s 

expectations.” 

Brazilian Air Force and Embraer 

Defense and Security conclude 

the KC-390´s Preliminary Design 

Review 

As part of the project design 

review, an evaluation of the 

cockpit’s ergonomics was also 

performed, with the participation 

of Air Force Command military 

personnel, featuring 1st 

Lieutenant-Aviator Joyce de 

Souza Conceição, of the 1st/1st 

Transport Group. Lieutenant- 

Aviator Joyce de Souza is the 

first woman pilot to evaluate the 

KC-390’s cockpit. 

“The discussions with the Air 

Force were very productive and 

we are pleased with the result of 

this work”, said Paulo Gastão 

Silva, Director of the KC-390 

Program at Embraer. “We have a 

very qualified and motivated 

team on this project and we will 

keep working hard to satisfy our 

customer.” 

The next major contractual event 

will be the project’s critical 

design review, when the project’s 

maturity will be verified for 

prototype manufacturing. 

Equipped with the most advanced 

mission and flight systems, the 

KC-390 is the largest aircraft 

ever built by the Brazilian aircraft 

industry and will establish a new 

standard for mid-sized military 

transport aircraft, in terms of 

performance and load capacity. 

Emirates and Qantas Announce 

Major Global Aviation 

Partnership 

Qantas to use 

Dubai hub – new 

partnership will 

link Australia will 

more than 70 

gateways in 

Europe, the Middle 

East and Africa 

SYDNEY- – Emirates and Qantas 

today announced a new global 

aviation partnership that will give 

customers a seamless 

international and Australian 

network, exclusive frequent flyer 

benefits and world-class travel 

experiences. 

Under the agreement signed this 

morning by Emirates President 

Tim Clark and Qantas CEO Alan 

Joyce, Qantas will move its hub 

for European flights from 

Singapore to Dubai and enter an 

extensive commercial 

relationship with Emirates. 

The 10 year code sharing 

partnership is enhanced by 

integrated network collaboration 

with coordinated pricing, sales 

and scheduling as well as a 

benefits sharing model. Neither 

airline will take equity in the 

other. 

The partnership will see Qantas, 

along with anchor tenant 

Emirates, as the only other airline 

operating at Dubai International’s 

Terminal 3. The two airlines will 

jointly offer 98 weekly services 

between Australia and the global 

gateway city of Dubai including 

four daily A380 flights. With 

Emirates flying the largest fleet 

of A380s in the world with 23, 

combined with Qantas’ 12 A380s 

for a total of 35, many onward 

flights to Europe including 

London Paris, Moscow, 

Amsterdam, Munich and Rome 

will also be on this popular 

aircraft. In addition, Qantas will 

launch daily A380 services from 

both Sydney and Melbourne to 

London via Dubai for a combined 

unprecedented seven daily A380 

flights to London Heathrow. 

Thirty additional European 

gateways can be seamlessly 

reached from Australia via 

Dubai. 

For Emirates customers it will 

open up Qantas’ Australian 

domestic network of more than 

50 destinations and nearly 5,000 

flights per week. The carriers 

will also coordinate their 

respective trans-Tasman services 

between Australia and New 

Zealand with Emirates offering 

improved schedules for flights to 

Christchurch and Auckland - 

including the introduction of 

Emirates’ daily A380 services on 

the Melbourne-Auckland route in 

October. 

Emirates and Qantas frequent 

flyer agreements will be aligned, 

giving customers expanded 

opportunities to earn and redeem 


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points, with reciprocal access to 

tier status benefits including endto-end 

recognition of customers, 

lounge access, priority check-in 

and boarding as well as other 

exclusive services. 

“The time was right for 

developing a long term, future 

forward partnership with Qantas, 

the iconic Australian airline,” 

said Tim Clark, President of 

Emirates. “Since our first flights 

began in 1996, Australia has long 

been a popular destination for 

Emirates leisure and business 

travellers, making it one of the 

top three destinations in our 

network.” “By establishing this 

partnership we are providing our 

passengers with additional 

connectivity in Australia and the 

region and the ability to utilise 

enhanced frequent flyer benefits 

and have access to premium 

lounges for an exceptional travel 

experience,” he added. 

Emirates and Qantas will work 

together to ensure a seamless 

customer experience, including 

mutual lounge access, shared use 

of Emirates’ unique dedicated 

A380 facility slated to open in 

early 2013 in Dubai, coordinated 

baggage allowances and a 

chauffeur service for premium 

customers. 

Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce 

said the partnership would 

deliver unprecedented benefits to 

Qantas customers and mark a 

decisive step forward in the 

Group’s strategy. “Emirates is the 

ideal partner for Qantas,” Mr 

Joyce said. “It has a wonderful 

brand, a modern fleet, an 

uncompromising approach to 

quality and it flies to the A list of 

international destinations. 

“As the world’s biggest 

international airline, with a 

network that perfectly 

complements our own, Emirates 

will help us give our customers 

across Australia a dramatically 

expanded range of travel options. 

“Together with Emirates, Qantas 

will provide a unique ‘one stop’ 

hub service, as well as a deeply 

integrated frequent flyer and 

customer proposition. 

“The partnership delivers on all 

four pillars of the Qantas Group’s 

international strategy: it will see 

us fly to the global gateway city 

of Dubai, provide some of the 

world’s best travel experiences 

through both Qantas and 

Emirates, improve our position in 

Asia through better timed flights 

and, crucially, help build a strong 

Qantas International business for 

the long term, he added.” 

The airlines will submit 

applications for authorisation to 

the Australian Competition and 

Consumer Commission (ACCC) 

and other relevant regulatory 

authorities, in order to begin 

commercial planning. Subject to 

regulatory approvals, it is 

anticipated that the partnership 

arrangements will take effect in 

April 2013. 

Airbus unveils 

its 2050 vision 

for ‘Smarter 

Skies’ 

A future with more flights, fewer 

emissions and quicker passenger 

journey times 

Global aircraft manufacturer 

Airbus releases the latest 

instalment of the Future by 

Airbus, its vision for sustainable 

aviation in 2050 and beyond. For 

the first time the vision looks 

beyond aircraft design to how the 

aircraft is operated both on the 

ground and in the air in order to 

meet the expected growth in air 

travel in a sustainable way. 

Charles Champion, Executive 

Vice President Engineering at 

Airbus, says: “Our engineers are 

continuously encouraged to think 

widely and come up with 

`disruptive’ ideas which will 

assist our industry in meeting the 

2050 targets we have signed up 

to. These and the other tough 

environmental targets will only 

be met by a combination of 

investment in smarter aircraft 

design and optimising the 

environment in which the aircraft 

operates. That is why our latest 

Future by Airbus Smarter Skies 

concepts focus on not just what 

we fly but, how we may fly in 

2050 and beyond.” 

Already today, if the Air Traffic 

Management (ATM) system and 

technology on board the aircraft 

were optimised, Airbus research 

based on recent research suggests 

that flights in Europe and the US 

could on average be around 13 

minutes shorter, and flights in 

other parts of the world could be 

shorter too. Assuming around 30 

million flights per year, this 

would save around 9 million 

tonnes of excess fuel annually, 

which equates to over 28 million 

tonnes of avoidable CO2 

emissions and a saving of 5 

million hours of excess flight 

time. Add to this new aircraft 

design, alternative energy 

sources and new ways of flying 

and you could see even more 

significant improvements. 

The Future by Airbus 

concentrates on just that and the 

Smarter Skies vision consists of 

five concepts which could be 

implemented across all the stages 

of an aircraft’s operation to 

reduce waste in the system (waste 

in time, waste in fuel, reduction 

of CO2). These are: 

Aircraft take-off in continuous 

‘eco-climb’ 

• Aircraft launched through 

assisted take-offs using 

renewably powered, propelled 

acceleration, allowing steeper 

climb from airports to minimise 


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noise and reach efficient cruise 

altitudes quicker. 

• As space becomes a 

premium and mega-cities become 

a reality, this approach could also 

minimise land use, as shorter 

runways could be utilised. 

Aircraft in free flight and 

formation along ‘express 

skyways’ 

• Highly intelligent aircraft 

would be able to “self-organise” 

and select the most efficient and 

environmentally friendly routes 

(“free flight”), making the 

optimum use of prevailing 

weather and atmospheric 

conditions. 

• High frequency routes 

would also allow aircraft to 

benefit from flying in formation 

like birds during cruise bringing 

efficiency improvements due to 

drag reduction and lower energy 

use 

Low-noise, free-glide approaches 

and landings 

• Aircraft allowed to take free 

glide approaches into airports 

that reduce emissions during the 

overall decent and reduce noise 

during the steeper approach as 

there is no need for engine thrust 

or air breaking. 

• These approaches would 

also reduce the landing speed 

earlier which would make shorter 

landing distances achievable (less 

runway needed). 

Low emission ground operations 

• On landing aircraft engines 

could be switched off sooner and 

runways cleared faster, ground 

handling emissions could be cut. 

• Technology could optimise 

an aircraft’s landing position with 

enough accuracy for an 

autonomous renewably powered 

taxiing carriage to be ready, so 

aircraft could be transported 

away from runways quicker, 

which would optimise terminal 

space, and remove runway and 

gate limitations. 

Powering future aircraft and 

infrastructure 

• The use of sustainable 

biofuels and other potential 

alternative energy sources (such 

as electricity, hydrogen, solar etc) 

will be necessary to secure 

supply and further reduce 

aviation’s environmental 

footprint in the long term. This 

will allow the extensive 

introduction of regionally 

sourced renewable energy close 

to airports, feeding both aircraft 

and infrastructure requirements 

sustainably. 

Airbus is already working on a 

number of innovative solutions 

today to meet the challenges of 

sustainable aviation in the 

future, whether it be the 

development and use of 

alternative fuels; investment in 

aircraft design; or in supporting 

more efficient ATM. Airbus is 

also one of the major actors of 

the NEXTGEN and SESAR 

programmes - which seek to 

enhance the performance of the 

ATM system through a better 

use of aircraft capabilities, 

changes in infrastructure and 

organisation. These new 

capabilities are designed to 

reduce traffic congestion and 

delays, will allow more direct 

routes, better flight profiles, and 

should help reduce the cost of 

air navigation services through 

advanced communications and 

technologies.. 

“We know people want to fly 

more in the future and our 

forecasts support this. We also 

know that they don’t want to fly 

at any cost,” says Charles 

Champion. Our focus at Airbus is 

on meeting this continuous 

growth in demand, keeping the 

passenger, our customers and the 

environment at the centre of our 

thinking. The future of 

sustainable aviation is the sum of 

many parts and success will 

require collaboration amongst all 

the parties who are passionate 

about ensuring a successful 

prospect for aviation.” 

Turkish 


inaugurates 

service to 

Djibouti… 

Turkish Airlines' network 

continues to expand with the 

addition of Djibouti. Our flights 

began on September 4th, 

operating Istanbul--Djibouti-- 

Mogadishu--Djibouti--Istanbul, 

operating from Istanbul twice 

weekly on Tuesdays and 

Thursdays, and the return from 

Djibouti on Wednesdays and 

Fridays. Introductory fares from 

593 Euros are available for a 

limited time. 

John Bullis Appointed Regional 

Sales Manager of Northern 

Europe for Universal Avionics 

Tucson, AZ – September 4, 2012 

– Robert Clare, Director of Sales 

for Universal Avionics, 

announced that John Bullis has 

been appointed as Regional Sales 

Manager of Northern Europe. Mr. 

Bullis is based out of London, 

U.K. and responsible for the 

overall growth and development 

of Universal Avionics’ product 

sales in the Northern European 

region. 

Mr. Bullis began his career with 

Universal Avionics in 1998 in the 

position of Avionics Technician, 

later moving into his most recent 

position as Field Service 

Engineer. Prior to joining 

Universal, his passion for 

aviation drew Mr. Bullis to join 

the Royal Air Force at the age of 

sixteen. After ten years of 

service, Mr. Bullis resigned from 

the Royal Air Force and moved 

into civil aviation, relocating to 

the United States to gain more 

experience and further his career 

in the field. Mr. Bullis has over 

30 years of experience in the 

industry. 

“Mr. Bullis’ broad experience as 

well as his technical knowledge 

of the product line will benefit 

Universal as we expand sales 

coverage in support of our 

growing clientele in Europe,” 

said Mr. Clare. 

Gulfstream 

G280 certified 

by FAA 

Super Mid-Sized Aircraft 

Delivers Best-in-Class Cabin, 

Performance And Flight Deck 


Aerospace Corp.’s best-in-class 

G280 aircraft has earned type 

certificates from the U.S. Federal 


and the Civil Aviation Authority 

of Israel (CAAI). The certificates 

verify the airworthiness of the 


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aircraft’s design and are among 

the final steps required before 

Gulfstream delivers the first fully 

outfitted G280 to a customer. 

The G280, a joint effort between 

Gulfstream and Israel Aerospace 

Industries (IAI), offers the most 

comfortable cabin and the longest 

range at the fastest speed in its 

class. 

“Gulfstream is excited to bring 

this aircraft to its customers, 

especially since we’re able to 

provide a plane that does more 

than we originally announced,” 

said Larry Flynn, president, 

Gulfstream. “The G280 has a 

range of 3,600 nautical miles 

(6,667 km) at Mach 0.80. This 

increase of 200 nm (370 km) over 

our original projections results in 

increased fuel efficiency and 

lower operating costs for our 

customers. It’s the only mid-sized 

aircraft that can reliably fly 

nonstop between London and 

New York. Additionally, our 

customers will find that the 

newly designed G280 has a great 

deal in common with large-cabin 

Gulfstream aircraft in terms of 

safety, reliability, handling, 

styling and cabin management. 

The G280 is an all-around 

fantastic plane.” 

Joseph Weiss, IAI’s president and 

CEO, said: “Gulfstream and IAI 

have applied their unique 

technological strengths through 

all stages of development, 

manufacturing and certification 

of the G280. These certifications 

demonstrate this team’s 

tremendous technological 

abilities.” 

Gulfstream will deliver the first 

G280 aircraft before year-end to 

a U.S.-based manufacturer with a 

worldwide presence spanning 

190 countries. 

Program Milestones 

Gulfstream announced the G280 

on Oct. 5, 2008, as a replacement 

for the large-cabin, mid-range 

G200. The aircraft rolled out 

under its own power on Oct. 6, 

2009, at the IAI facility near Tel 

Aviv before a crowd of more than 

1,000 people. Its first flight, on 

Dec. 11, 2009, lasted 3 hours and 

21 minutes and saw the aircraft 

fly to 32,000 feet (9,754 m) and 

achieve a maximum speed of 253 

knots. A total of three G280 

aircraft participated in the flighttest 

program, flying more than 

2,150 hours over 794 test flights. 

The aircraft received a 

provisional type certificate from 

the CAAI on Dec. 29, 2011, and 

the FAA on March 1, 2012. 

As with all Gulfstream aircraft, 

the G280 was designed with 

considerable input from 

Gulfstream customers who 

participate in the company’s 

Customer Advisory Board. 

“Their contributions were 

invaluable in creating a super 

mid-sized aircraft that flies so far 

and so fast,” said Pres Henne, 

senior vice president, Programs, 

Engineering and Test, 

Gulfstream. “The G280, with a 

top speed of Mach 0.85, already 

has set four city-pair speed 

records. We anticipate it will set 

many, many more in the months 

and years to come thanks to its 

advanced wing design and its 

fuel-efficient Honeywell 

HTF250G engines, each of which 

delivers 7,445 pounds of thrust. 

The significant range and speed 

increase compared to the G200 is 

achieved while burning less fuel. 

“In addition to the aircraft’s 

tremendous performance 

capabilities, it offers the most 

comfortable cabin in its class 

with the Gulfstream-designed 

cabin management and 

audio/video distribution systems, 

industry-leading sound levels, 19 

super-sized windows and inflight 

access to the baggage 

compartment. We’re extremely 

proud of this aircraft and know 

our customers will be, too,” 

Henne said. 

Performance 

The G280 has an all-new, 

advanced transonic wing design 

that has been optimized for highspeed 

cruise and improved 

takeoff field length performance. 

At its maximum takeoff weight 

of 39,600 pounds (17,963 kg), 

the aircraft offers a balanced field 

length of 4,750 feet (1,448 m), an 

improvement of more than 1,300 

feet (396 m) over the G200 it 

replaces and 210 feet (64 m) less 

than originally announced at the 

program’s outset. 

“The new G280 aircraft is the 

impressive result of an extensive 

development program,” said 

David Dagan, vice president and 

general manager, Commercial 

Aircraft Group, IAI. “The 

aircraft’s performance ultimately 

exceeds initial projections.” 

The aircraft’s engine-wing 

combination gives the G280 

tremendous climb performance, 

propelling it to 43,000 feet 

(13,107 m) in less than 23 

minutes. The aircraft’s maximum 

cruise altitude is 45,000 feet 

(13,716 m). 

The community noise 

characteristics are a cumulative 

15.8 dB below FAA Stage 4 noise 

requirements. This level is more 

than 5 dB quieter than the 

predecessor model and reflects 

Gulfstream’s continuing 

commitment to improved design. 

The G280 includes auto braking 

as a standard feature. This system 

improves passenger comfort and 

reduces brake wear, resulting in 

lower operating costs. It also 

improves safety while reducing 

pilot workload. The brake-bywire 

system features an 

individual, anti-skid, completely 

independent mechanical backup 

and a brake temperature 

monitoring system. 

In the Cockpit 

The G280 features the most 

advanced flight deck in its class, 


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the PlaneView280TM, based on 

Rockwell Collins ProLine Fusion 

avionics. It includes three 15inch 

(36-cm) liquid crystal 

displays that are capable of 

showing multiple formats, 

including a navigation map with 

terrain; approach and airport 

charts; graphical flight planning, 

and optional enhanced vision. 

The cockpit also includes a 

standby multi-function controller, 

dual Gulfstream signature cursor 

control devices, dual auto-throttle 

and two PlaneBookTM 

subscriptions. It’s the only 

aircraft in its class to offer 

automatic descent mode as a 

standard feature. Other features 

include wide area augmentation 

system/localizer performance 

with vertical guidance (WAAS- 

LPV), future air navigation 

system (FANS) 1/a and 

controller-pilot datalink 

communication (CPDLC), 

electronic charts on cockpit 

displays and worldwide graphical 

weather. 

“The PlaneView280 system is 

designed to improve situational 

awareness and safety through its 

highly interactive controls and 

interfaces as well as its advanced 

graphics and synoptics,” Henne 

said. “Optional features further 

enhance the capabilities of the 

flight deck. These include the 

Rockwell Collins HGS-6250 

Head-Up Display (HUD II) and 

Gulfstream Enhanced Vision 

System (EVS II).” 

In the Cabin 

Comfort and convenience are just 

two highlights of the G280 cabin. 

The aircraft has the longest 

seating area in its class and a total 

cabin length of 25 feet, 10 inches. 

This additional space provides 

for a larger lavatory, an improved 

galley and increased storage. 

Customers can select from three 

interior floor plans, which seat 

from eight to 10 and berth up to 

four. All of them offer significant 

storage capabilities, with total 

storage of up to 154 cubic feet 

(4.63 cubic meters 

The significantly larger lavatory 

is accented by two windows, a 

contemporary sink with raised 

ledge, a full-length closet and a 

vacuum toilet system with 

overboard venting, the only 

system of its kind in this class of 

aircraft. 

The cabin contains a larger, 

ergonomically designed galley 

that features an extra-large ice 

drawer with gasper-cooled 

storage, a sink with hot and cold 

water, and increased storage 

capacity. 

Further contributing to the 

extraordinary cabin environment 

is an advanced environmental 

control system that provides 100 

percent fresh air and a low cabin 

altitude: 7,000 feet (2,130 m) at 

FL450 and 6,000 feet (1,828 m) 

at FL410. 

“Taken together, these amenities 

significantly reduce fatigue, 

increase mental alertness and 

enhance productivity,” Henne 

said. 

The aircraft has new seats, 

measuring 21 inches (53 cm) 

between the arm rests and 

featuring new styling details, a 

telescoping headrest with 

optional flexible wings, an 

articulating seat pan for full-flat 

berthing and an optional reclinerstyle 

leg rest. 

The Gulfstream Cabin 

Management System serves as 

the backbone of the cabin 

experience. This Gulfstreamdesigned 

and -controlled system 

allows for digital control of the 

cabin system network, including 

high-definition audio and video 

components. The passenger 

control units are loaded onto an 

iPod Touch® and provide the 

floor plan of the aircraft. Intuitive 

controls are provided for lighting, 

temperature, entertainment 

equipment, attendant call and 

other cabin functions, including 

the Gulfstream CabinView 

Passenger Flight Information 

System. 

CabinView, a Gulfstreamdesigned 

and -controlled system, 

provides flight and cabin 

information, such as geographic 

boundaries, borders and points of 

interest. Additional content, such 

as stock prices and weather, can 

be tailored through optional highspeed 

Internet data. 

The cabin adheres to 

Gulfstream’s Cabin Essential 

design philosophy. This means 

the cabin systems (lighting, 

power, cabin control, cabin 

entertainment, and the water and 

waste systems) are designed with 

redundancy that minimizes the 

risk of losing cabin functionality. 

“This aircraft leads its class in 

every significant aspect of 

performance and comfort,” Flynn 

said. 

Three-Day Offering Provides 

Travellers With Great Savings 

Fly The World’s Best Airline To 

More Than 100 Destinations 

Across Europe, Middle East, 

Africa, Asia, Australia And The 

Americas 

Generous Travel Window 

Between 10 September 2012 and 

13 March 2013 

Doha, QATAR – Qatar Airways 

is offering customers in Qatar 

and around the world with great 

savings to more than 100 

destinations during its latest 

three-day global sale. 

The 72-hour marathon sale, 

which starts at 0000 hrs tonight 

(September 4, local time in each 

market) and ends at 2359 hrs on 

September 6 (local time in each 

market) offers customers the 

opportunity to travel to a variety 

of destinations across Europe, 

Middle East, Africa, Asia, 

Australia and the Americas at 

very attractive fares. 

To make a booking or for more 

information, visit 

qatarairways.com/3-day-sale 

The travel window is extremely 

generous over a six-month period 

between September 10 and 

Qatar Airways 

launches latest global 

sale at midnight 

March 13 next year. Seats are 

limited and subject to availability 

The special fares are applicable 

to destinations across Qatar 

Airways’ network worldwide. 

Qatar Airways Chief Executive 

Officer Akbar Al Baker said: 

“Whether travelling for leisure or 

business, the three-day sale 

provides customers the 

opportunity to visit popular 


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destinations and discover newlyintroduced 

routes available on 

our rapidly expanding network. 

“Qatar Airways’ success is 

largely due to the support of our 

customers. The Global Sale is our 

way of thanking our loyal 

passengers for their continued 

support, and provides the 

opportunity to welcome new 

travellers and give them a great 

travel experience onboard the 

world’s best airline.” 

Qatar Airways, one of the world’s 

fastest growing airlines, has seen 

rapid growth in just 15 years of 

operations, currently flying a 

modern fleet of 111 aircraft to 

118 key business and leisure 

destinations across Europe, 

Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, 

North America and South 

America. 

Since the beginning of 2012, 

Qatar Airways has launched 

flights to Baku (Azerbaijan); 

Tbilisi (Georgia); Kigali 

(Rwanda); Zagreb (Croatia), 

Erbil (Iraq), Baghdad (Iraq), 

Perth (Australia) and Kilimanjaro 

(Tanzania). 

Over the next few months, Qatar 

Airways will launch services to a 

diverse portfolio of new routes, 

including Yangon, Myanmar 

(October 3); Maputo, 

Mozambique (October 31); 

Belgrade, Serbia (November 20); 

Warsaw, Poland (December 5) 

and Chicago, USA (10 April 

2013). 

Airbus 

highlights the 

future of 

aviation at ILA 

Berlin Air 

Show 2012 

A320 with Sharklets on show for 

the first time in Germany 

Airbus will showcase a large 

number of new developments at 

this year’s ILA Berlin Air Show 

(11-16th September), including 

the A320 with Sharklets – fuel 

saving wing tip devices - for the 

first time in Germany. 

Throughout the show media are 

invited to visit a customer A380, 

a Sharklet equipped Airbus A320 

as well as the Airbus Beluga 

transport aircraft in a special 

livery on static display. The 

world’s most advanced military 

airlifter, the A400M, will also be 

on static and flying display, 

contributing to a major EADS 

exhibition of the use of its 

products in humanitarian 

operations. In addition, the 

market leading C295 will be 

present at the show with the 

Polish Air Force. 

All EADS company units and the 

EADS press centre can be found 

under one roof in a centrally 

located 1,300sqm EADS Pavilion 

in row 7-14. The Pavilion will 

focus on new and future aircraft 

programmes and include an A350 

XWB cut-away model and a 

movie theatre showcasing 

‘efficiency’. Other models 

include the A320neo and the 

C295 in Airborne Early Warning 

(AEW) and Anti Submarine 

Warfare (ASW) configurations. 

Airbus will push the boundaries 

of virtual reality by allowing 

some lucky winners from the 

visiting public to experience 

virtually flying an A320. For 

current and future talents, a series 

of career workshops will be held 

throughout the week to discuss 

opportunities at Airbus.. 

A special focus on Airbus 

commitment towards best 

environmental practices will be 

exhibited at the Alternative Fuels 

pavilion (Hall 1). Sustainability 

and the proven concept of a 

“Perfect Flight” will be the main 

themes. 

Airbus will hold a press 

conference at 13.00 on Tuesday 

11th September, in the Press 

Centre, Hall 5, Room A, followed 

by an Airbus Military press 

briefing directly afterwards in the 

same room. 

Save the date! Come and join us 

on Saturday 8th September at 

20:45 at the Humboldt-Box in 

central Berlin for what promises 

to be a spectacular view of 

aviation in 2050 and beyond! 

Eurolot to Add 

Six More 

Bombardier 

Q400 NextGen 

Aircraft to its 

Fleet 


(Marketwire/AsiaNet Pakistan - 

- Bombardier Aerospace 

announced that Warsaw-based 

Eurolot has converted options on 

six Q400 NextGen airliners to a 

firm order that will increase its 

fleet to 14 Q400 NextGen 

aircraft. 

Based on the list price of the 

Q400 NextGen airliner, the 

transaction announced today is 

valued at approximately $190 

million US. 

Eurolot's firm order for eight 

Q400 NextGen airliners with 12 

options was announced on March 

9, 2012, and delivery of the first 

aircraft was announced on May 

17, 2012. 

As previously announced, 

Eurolot has joined Bombardier 

Commercial Aircraft's Smart 

Parts Program for the Q400 

aircraft. The Smart Parts Program 

is customized to an airline's 

specific operational and dispatch 

reliability requirements and 

provides the airline with 

competitive and predictable 

advanced component exchange 

and repair costs, as well as 

superior availability of key 

components. 

"Our fleet renewal program and 

route expansion are proceeding 

very well with Bombardier's 

Q400 NextGen aircraft," said 

Mariusz Dabrowski, President 

and Chief Executive Officer, 

Eurolot. "The very competitive 

operating costs of the aircraft will 

benefit further from the Smart 

Parts Program." 

"We are grateful for Eurolot's 

continuing confidence in our 

Q400 NextGen aircraft program," 

said Mike Arcamone, President, 


Aircraft. "This order and others 

placed recently are evidence that 

the Q400 NextGen aircraft is the 

right airplane for today's 

extremely tough marketplace. 

Some 15 new operators and 

leasing companies have joined 

the Q400 aircraft family since 

2010, with five having acquired 

or ordered their aircraft this year. 

This growth, which has resulted 

in more than 40 operators 

worldwide, is indicative of the 


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outstanding operational 

flexibility, fuel efficiency and 

performance capability of our 

new-generation Q400 

turboprop." 

Including the transaction 

announced recently, Bombardier 

has booked firm orders for 460 

Q400 and Q400 NextGen 

turboprops, and delivered aircraft 

are in service with more than 40 

operators in 33 countries, on six 

continents. These aircraft have 

transported more than 227 

million passengers and have 

logged more than 3.5 million 

flight hours and over 3.8 million 

take-offs and landings. 

Demand spurs 

need for over 

28,000 aircraft 

in the next 20 

years 

Over 10,000 passenger jets to be 

replaced by newer fuel efficient 

models 

Airbus’ latest Global Market 

Forecast (GMF) identifies a need 

for some 28,200 passenger and 

freighter aircraft (of 100 seats or 

more) between 2012 and 2031 

worth nearly US$4.0 trillion, 

reconfirming an upward trend in 

the pace of new aircraft 

deliveries. Of these over 27,350 

will be passenger aircraft valued 

at US$ 3.7 trillion. 

Passenger traffic will grow at an 

average annual rate of 4.7 percent 

in the next 20 years, during which 

some 10,350 aircraft will be 

replaced by new efficient models. 

By 2031 the world’s passenger 

fleet will have expanded by 110 

percent from slightly over 15,550 

today to over 32,550. In the same 

period, the world’s freighter fleet 

will almost double from 1,600 to 

3,000 aircraft. 

Emerging economic regions will 

represent more than half of all 

traffic growth in the next 20 

years. Increasing urbanisation 

and the doubling of the world’s 

middle classes to five billion 

people is also driving growth. By 

2031 mega cities will more than 

double to 92 and over 90 percent 

of the world’s traffic will be 

between or through these points. 

“Aside from growth in 

international traffic, by 2031 four 

of the world’s biggest traffic 

flows will all be domestic - US, 

China, Intra Western Europe and 

India – and these account for a 

third of world traffic,” says John 

Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating 

Officer Customers. “In 20 years 

from now, China’s domestic 

passenger traffic will overtake 

the US domestic traffic to 

become the number one traffic 

flow in our forecast. Aviation is 

not just essential for international 

commerce, but also for domestic 

economies too.” 

Asia Pacific will account for 35 

percent of all new aircraft 

deliveries, followed by Europe 

and North America with 21 

percent each. In value terms, the 

single biggest market is China 

followed by the US, UAE and 

India. 

Over 1,700 Very Large Aircraft 

(VLA - 400 seats and above) like 

the A380 will have been 

delivered by 2031, valued at 

US$600 billion. Of these over 

1,330 are passenger aircraft 

valued at some US$500 billion 

(13 percent by value of passenger 

deliveries, 5 percent of units). 

Asia Pacific leads demand (46 

percent) for these high capacity 

aircraft, followed by the Middle 

East (23 percent) and Europe (19 

percent). 

Demand for twin-aisle aircraft 

(250 to 400 seats), like the A330 

and the A350 XWB, some 6,970 

new passenger and freighter 

aircraft will be delivered valued 

at some US$1.7 trillion. Of these, 

6,500 are passenger aircraft 

valued at US$1.6 trillion (44 

percent by value of passenger 

deliveries, 24 percent of units). 

Leading demand is Asia Pacific 

(46 percent), Europe (17 percent) 

and the North America (13 

percent) 

In the next 20 years, over 19,500 

single-aisle aircraft worth over 

US$1,6 trillion will be delivered 

(43 percent of passenger 

deliveries by value, 71 percent by 

units). A third of deliveries will 

be in Asia Pacific followed by 

North America (25 percent) and 

Europe (22 percent). Some 30 

percent of all deliveries in this 

category will be for Low Cost 

Carriers. 

Embraer 

Executive Jets 

Phenom 100 

Type 

Certificate 

Validated by 

CAAC 

Beijing, China, — Embraer’s 

entry-level Phenom 100 

executive jet recently received 

the Validation of Type Certificate 

issued by Civil Aviation 

Administration of China 

(CAAC). 

“Embraer has been strengthening 

its market position in China’s 

executive aviation market over 

the past few years,” said Guan 

Dongyuan, President of Embraer 

China. “CAAC’s certificate for 

the Phenom 100 is great news for 

Embraer and prospective 

customers. With a highly 

intuitive cockpit, docile handling 

and reliable systems, the Phenom 

100 meets the needs of many 

customers, including single-pilot 

operators, flight schools and 

commercial operators alike.” 

The Phenom 100 accommodates 

up to eight occupants. Its range of 

1,178nm (2,182km), with NBAA 

IFR fuel reserves, means the 

aircraft is capable of flying 

nonstop from Beijing to Tokyo; 

from New York to Miami; and 

from London to Tunis. 

The aircraft’s ProdigyTM flight 

deck with Garmin avionics 

enables faster and more intuitive 

flight planning. It is one of the 

first systems allowing pilots to 

send text messages through the 

aircraft’s avionics system and to 

receive them from mobile phones 

and e-mail servers. Embraer’s 

newly developed preflight iPad 

application, the iPreflight 

performance package, makes 

flight planning more convenient, 

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functions including access to 

valuable information such as 

airport and approach charts, 

NOTAMs and METARs. Its 

Pratt & Whitney PW617F-E 

turbofans are remarkably quiet 

and efficient, providing 

outstanding climb rate, fuel 

economy, range and best-in-class, 

high-speed cruise. 

Embraer offers its customers 

seven stylish interior options 

designed in partnership with 

BMW Group DesignworksUSA, 

allowing customers to make their 

aircraft truly unique and 

comfortable. Its Oval Lite® 

fuselage shape creates the highest 

and widest cross section in its 

class to give passengers more 

head and leg room. The private 

aft lavatory, the largest baggage 

compartment and the best airstair 

door in its class are other 

features of this aircraft. 

The outstanding performance 

makes the Phenom 100 the most 

delivered business jet in the 

world in recent years, with more 

than 150 units delivered 

worldwide since 2010. In June 

2012, the aircraft was recognized 

by Robb Report as the “Best of 

the Best” in the entry-level 

business aircraft category, 

following its distinction in 2008, 

2010 and 2011. 

Rockwell 

Collins’ Pro 

Line Fusion® 

now certified 

on Gulfstream 

G280 

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa– 

Rockwell Collins today 

announced that its Pro Line 

Fusion® integrated avionics 

system has achieved Federal 


certification on the Gulfstream 

PlaneView280 flight deck. 

“The PlaneView280 flight deck 

with Pro Line Fusion is the most 

advanced in its class with large 

format displays and intuitive 

graphics for all phases of flight 

and information management 

capabilities that help streamline 

flight operations,” said Greg 

Irmen, vice president and general 

manager, Business and Regional 

Systems for Rockwell Collins. 

“Additionally, the open systems 

approach we’ve taken with Pro 

Line Fusion made it possible to 

add Gulfstream-specific software 

applications with ease, staying 

consistent with the look and feel 

of Gulfstream PlaneView 

platforms.” 

The Pro Line Fusion 

configuration selected by 

Gulfstream for the PlaneView280 

flight deck includes the following 

standard features: 

• Three high-resolution 

15-inch diagonal LCD displays − 

the largest flight displays 

available in the industry 

• Rockwell Collins’ 

award-winning MultiScan 

Threat Detection System, which 

provides optimal, clutter-free 

weather information that 

improves situational awareness 

and enhances safety and 

passenger comfort by minimizing 

unexpected turbulence 

encounters 

• User-friendly graphical 

flight planning capability and 

Integrated Flight Information 

System (IFIS) with electronic 

charts, enhanced maps and 

graphical weather that reduce 

pilot workload 

• Technologies to 

accommodate the latest airspace 

requirements, including Future 

Air Navigation System 

Controller-Pilot Data Link 

Communication (FANS 

CPDLC); dual advanced Flight 

Management Systems with Wide 

Area Augmentation System 

Localizer Performance with 

Vertical Guidance (WAAS/LPV) 

and Required Navigation 

Performance (RNP) capabilities; 

and a Traffic Surveillance System 

with Automatic Dependent 

Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) 

capabilities. 

Irmen also noted that adding the 

optional Head-up Guidance 

System (HGS) with enhanced 

vision capability to this flight 

deck further improves 

operational efficiency, especially 

in low visibility conditions. 

Rockwell Collins’ HGS is an 

advanced head-up display with a 

powerful high-integrity computer 

that gives pilots essential flight 

information and guidance for all 

phases of flight, from safe and 

efficient takeoffs all the way to 

stable and smooth touchdowns. 

The HGS also is an option on 

Gulfstream G350 and G500 

aircraft, and comes standard on 

the G450, G550 and G650. 

The Gulfstream PlaneView280 

flight deck with Rockwell 

Collins’ Pro Line Fusion® 

feature the industry’s largest 

flight displays available (15-inch) 

for business aviation 

China’s ICBC Leasing places 

order for 50 Airbus A320 Family 

aircraft 

Emerging lessor enhances 

portfolio with eco-efficient 

Airbus aircraft 

ICBC Financial 

Leasing Co. Ltd. 

(ICBC Leasing), 

has signed an 

agreement with 

Airbus for a total of 

50 A320 Family 

aircraft, including 

30 A320ceo and 20 

A320neo. 

The aircraft purchase agreement 


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was signed at the Great Hall of 

the People in Beijing by Li 

Xiaopeng, Senior Executive Vice 

President of ICBC and Chairman 

of ICBC Leasing, and Fabrice 

Bregier, President and CEO of 

Airbus. It was a part of a series of 

Europe-China agreements signed 

in the presence of visiting 

German Chancellor Angela 

Merkel and Chinese Premier Wen 

Jiabao. 

“We decided to order more 

Airbus A320 Family aircraft, not 

only A320ceo but also A320neo, 

to enhance our portfolio in 

anticipation of increasing 

demand of the aviation markets 

in China, Asia Pacific region and 

the world as well. The order 

indicates that leasing companies 

are playing a more important role 

in the aviation sector,” said Li 

Xiaopeng, Senior Executive Vice 

President of ICBC and Chairman 

of ICBC Leasing. 

“We are delighted to see ICBC 

Leasing placing another order for 

the world’s best selling singleaisle 

aircraft. In particular, the 

order for 20 A320neo makes 

ICBC Leasing the first Chinese 

customer for the fastest selling 

aircraft, which offers a 15 per 

cent fuel burn reduction. We are 

proud to support the growth of 

Chinese leasing companies with 

our eco-efficient aircraft,” added 

Fabrice Bregier, Airbus President 

and CEO. 

By the end of July 2012, there 

were over 700 A320 Family 

aircraft in operation with 15 

Chinese airlines. 

As of today, more than 8,500 

Airbus A320 Family aircraft have 

been sold and more than 5,100 

delivered to over 365 customers 

and operators worldwide, making 

it the world’s best selling 

commercial jetliner ever. With 

proven reliability and extended 

servicing periods, the A320 

Family has the lowest operating 

costs of any single-aisle aircraft. 

The A320neo is a new engine 

option for the A320 Family 

entering into service from 2015 

and incorporates latest generation 

engines and large "Sharklet" 

wing tip devices, which together 

will deliver 15 percent in fuel 

savings. The A320neo has over 

95 percent airframe commonality 

making it an easy fit into existing 

fleets while offering up to 500 

nautical miles (950 kilometres) 

more range or two tonnes more 

payload at a given range. 

MNG Airlines 

takes delivery 

of its first 

A330-200F 

Newest operator of world’s most 

efficient mid-size freighter 

MNG Airlines, Turkey’s 

dedicated freight operator, has 

taken delivery of its first of four 

A330-200Fs on order. Today the 

airline already operates a fleet of 

seven A300 cargo aircraft, and 

will expand its services by 

moving up to the A330 Freighter. 

Sedat Özkazanç, Managing 

Director of MNG Airlines said: 

“Holding a big portion of the 

cargo capacity in Turkey, MNG 

Airlines is delighted to introduce 

the A330-200F into our fleet.” He 

adds: “This new Airbus freighter 

aircraft will help our continued 

growth by providing superior fuel 

efficiency, capacity and range for 

our customers together with both 

charter and scheduled flights.” 

“We are pleased to welcome 

MNG Airlines as the newest 

operator of the A330-200F,” said 

John Leahy, Chief Operating 

Officer, Customers, Airbus. “This 

aircraft offers the lowest 

operating costs in the mid-size 

category and the ability to match 

capacity more closely to demand 

on a wide range of operations.” 

Benefiting from the technical 

superiority and market success of 

the A330 passenger version, the 

A330-200F is the world’s most 

modern mid-size freighter which 

can carry 70 tonnes of payload, 

with a range capability of up to 

4,000nm. Moreover, in the 

current market situation with 

fluctuating demand and 

dominated by old and less fuel 

efficient large aircraft, the midsize 

freighter A330-200F is the 

clear way to secure sustained 

profitability. 

The A330-200F’s range and 

payload capability provides 

flexibility for both regional and 

intercontinental operations, 

versatility to match costs and 

frequencies with market 

expectations, thereby allowing 

operators to grow existing 

business and expand into new 

routes. The A330-200F targets 

the ‘mid-size’ freighter segment 

which is forecasted to be the core 

of future freighter demand, and 

will require more than 1,320 

aircraft in the next 20 years. 

To date, Airbus has won more 

than 1,200 orders for the various 

versions of the A330, with nearly 

900 aircraft currently flying with 

over 120 customers and operators 

worldwide. 

Gulfstream 

service center 

in westfield 

mass., extends 

operating 

hours 

Additional Hours Mean More 

Support For Customers 


Aerospace Corp. announced that 

its company-owned service 

center in Westfield, Mass., 

recently extended its hours of 

operation. The facility at Barnes 

Regional Airport now has an 

overnight shift from 10 p.m. to 

8:30 a.m. Monday through 

Friday. 

Gulfstream Westfield, located 

approximately 97 miles from 

Boston and 130 miles from the 

New York metro area, offers a 

full range of services, including 

aircraft-on-ground (AOG) 

support, airframe inspections, 

avionics installations and interior 

refurbishments. Facility 

technicians are certified to work 

on large- and mid-cabin 

Gulfstream aircraft along with 

Hawker Beechcraft, Dassault 

Falcon and Bombardier 

Challenger business jets. 

The new shift’s eight technicians 

are available to perform 

maintenance at Westfield’s 

facility or be dispatched for AOG 

situations within a four-hour 

drive. 

“Westfield’s extended hours will 

ensure that our customers receive 

the best support possible while 

traveling in the Northeast U.S., 

the busiest corridor in the world 


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for Gulfstream aircraft,” said 

Mark Burns, president, 

Gulfstream Product Support. 

“Our Westfield staff is certified to 

work on nearly 500 aircraft based 

within approximately 150 miles 

of the facility, including more 

than 200 Gulfstream jets. Adding 

to the demand for service is a 

significant amount of transient 

Gulfstream and non-Gulfstream 

traffic.” 

In May 2012, Gulfstream broke 

ground on a 125,000-square-foot 

hangar at the site that will sit 

adjacent to the existing 85,000square-foot 

service hangar. The 

new hangar is scheduled to open 

in the second quarter of 2013 and 

will result in at least 100 

additional Product Supportrelated 

jobs at Gulfstream 

Westfield. Nearly 40 of those 

positions have already been 

filled. 

Gulfstream Westfield is certified 

by the U.S. Federal Aviation 

Administration and European 

Aviation Safety Agency, and also 

has maintenance approvals from 

the civil aviation authorities in 

Aruba, Bermuda and the Cayman 

Islands. 

In 2011, Westfield employees 

serviced nearly 850 aircraft, 

which included maintenance 

support for aircraft located as far 

away as Newfoundland, Canada. 

Assembly line in China 

completes the 100th A320 Family 

aircraft 

Airbus and 

Chinese 

partners agree 

on a 

framework 

concerning 

FALC project 

extension 

Visiting German Chancellor 

Angela Merkel and Chinese 

Premier Wen Jiabao presided 

over a grand gathering of some 

1,000 people in Tianjin to 

celebrate the completion of the 

100th A320 Family aircraft 

assembled at the Airbus A320 

Family Final Assembly Line 

China (FALC), which is a joint 

venture between Airbus and its 

Chinese partners. Among the 

participants attending the 

celebration were government 

officials from China and Europe, 

representatives of Airbus and its 

Chinese partners and customers 

as well as employees of the 

Airbus Tianjin Final Assembly 

Line and Airbus Tianjin Delivery 

Centre, a subsidiary of Airbus in 

Tianjin. 

One day before the celebration, a 

framework agreement was signed 

by Airbus, Tianjin Free Trade 

Zone (TJFTZ) and the Aviation 

Industry Corporation of China 

(AVIC), the two parties of the 

Chinese consortium that hold a 

49% stake in the FALC joint 

venture, concerning the shared 

intention to continue the 

cooperation on the project 

beyond the current business plan, 

which is due to expire in 2016. 

The agreement was signed at the 

Great Hall of the People in 

Beijing as a part of a series of 

Europe-China agreements in the 

presence of the German 

Chancellor and Chinese Premier. 

“The completion of the 100th 

A320 Family aircraft by the 

Airbus Tianjin final assembly 

line represents a significant 

milestone for the cooperation 

between Airbus and China, as 

well as the Airbus strategy of 

internationalisation, one of the 

pillars of the Airbus vision for 

our future,” said Fabrice Brégier, 

Airbus President and CEO. 

“Having a final assembly line in 

Tianjin has greatly promoted the 

Airbus brand and image in China 

and brought us closer to our 

customers in one of the world’s 

most important aircraft markets. I 

would like to congratulate all 

those involved in making FALC a 

great success and contributing to 

a win-win situation for Airbus 

and the Chinese industry,” he 

added. 

The FALC is the third A320 

Family final assembly line in the 

world after the ones in Toulouse, 

France and Hamburg, Germany 

and the first Airbus aircraft final 

assembly line outside Europe. In 

July this year, Airbus has 

announced its decision to 

establish an A320 Family final 

assembly line in the United 

States. 

In December 2005, Airbus and 

the Chinese government signed a 

MoU for the establishment of a 

single aisle final assembly line in 

China. In May 2007, the 

construction of the Tianjin 

assembly line started. In August 

2008, the Tianjin final assembly 

line started operation. In June 

2009, the first aircraft assembled 

in Tianjin was delivered to 

Sichuan Airlines. Since then a 

total of nearly 100 aircraft have 

already been delivered to 11 

Chinese operators from Tianjin. 

Since the agreement for the 

FALC project was signed, China 

Etihad Airways, the national airline of United Arab Emirates in 

collaboration with Abacus distribution system pvt. Ltd., has recently 

announced the winner of their joint promotion – where they gave out 

a fully paid vacation to UAE to the highest selling travel agency for 

Europe & Africa. Mr. Naveed Ahmed, Sales Manager South Pakistan 

Etihad Airways, Ms. Maria Khan, Etihad Airways and Mr. Sam 

Wong. General Manager, Abacus distribution are giving away the 

prize to Mr. Adnan Zainuddin Darbar from AEG Travels and Mr. 

Muhammad Zuhaib from Bukhari Travel. 


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has placed orders for more than 

550 A320 Family aircraft. In the 

mean time, the in-service fleet of 

Airbus A320 Family aircraft have 

expanded from some 200 to more 

than 700 as of end of July 2012 

CAA Pakistan 

to formulate 

European 

based 

regulations on 

airworthiness 

of aircraft 

A Meeting under the patronage of 

South Asia Regional Initiative 

(SARI) was organised at Jinnah 

I’nal Airport from 28 to 30 

August, 2012 . The purpose of 

the Meeting was to formulate 

Aircraft Airworthiness 

regulations in line with EASA 

(European Aviation Safety 

Agency). The regulations 

encompassing various facets of 

airworthiness would not only 

bring a positive improvement in 

the aviation safety but would also 

give acceptance to our aviation 

maintenance in South Asia. 

Engr Munawar J Qureshi, 

Director Airworthiness of Civil 

Aviation Authority of Pakistan 

had invited the SARI 

Coordinator, Mr. Eric Dormoy to 

facilitate a team of experts on 

formulation of Regulations. The 

keenness of local Airlines and 

other Air Operators in achieving 

safety in skies was evident from 

their sizeable participation. 

On this occasion, DG CAA Capt 

Nadeem Khan Yousafzai 

reiterated a resolve of the 

Authority in recognizing the 

tremendous responsibilities 

placed on its shoulders in 

reducing the risk to safety in 

Aviation. He emphasised upon 

the experts to formulate the 

regulations with focused 

attention on safety through 

Airworthiness of aircraft. Deputy 

Director General CAA, Air Vice 

Marshal Junaid Siddiqui and 

other senior management of CAA 

was also present on the occasion. 

Principal Director Regulatory, 

Air Commodore Muhammad Zia 

Khan of Pakistan Civil Aviation 

Authority inaugurated the 

meeting and welcomed the 

foreign and local aviation 

industry experts. He thanked all 

the Participants who had gathered 

for a common objective of safe, 

secure and sustainable air 

transport environment in 

Pakistan. On the occasion, 

EASA/SARI Project In charge 

Engr Nayyar Faruqui emphasized 

the CAA experts to come up with 

suggestions which could add to 

safety and productivity, while 

subscribing to good work ethics. 

He further informed the 

participants on the Regulation on 

Aircraft Maintenance 

Organisations, which are likely to 

be put up for implementation in 

the current year. 

Mr Eric conveyed his satisfaction 

on the progress made by CAA 

Pakistan in preparation of 

Regulations on Maintenance, 

Training and Licensing. He 

further requested CAA Pakistan 

to provide assistance through its 

experts in strengthening the 

forum of SARI. He desired that 

Pakistan would participate in the 

forthcoming Meeting in Dhaka. 

Turkish 


recorded 164 

million TRY 

net profit in 

the first half 

year of 2012. 

First half year sales revenue 

increased by 36%, reaching to 6,7 

billion TRY. 

Turkish Airlines’ 1H 2012 

consolidated financial statements 

were reported to Istanbul Stock 

Exchange. Compared to the same 

period of 2011, sales revenue 

increased by 36%, reaching to 6,7 

billion TRY. Net profit increased 

by %142 to 164 million TRY. 

Turkish Airlines achieved 

stronger first and second quarter 

results, compared to the same 

periods of last year. Despite the 

reported loss due to seasonal 

factors in the first quarter of the 

year, with the help of strong 

performance in the second 

quarter, Turkish Airlines posted 

profit in the first half of the year. 

Having net operating profit of 

271 million TRY in the second 

quarter, Turkish Airlines posted 

52 million TRY net operating 

profit for the first half of 2012. 

Looking through the traffic 

results, Turkish Airlines carried 

total of 18 million passengers 

with an increase of 20%. 

Available Seat Km (ASK) and 

Revenue Per Km (RPK) went up 

by 19% and 24%, respectively. 

Passenger Load Factor was 5,7 

points up to 75,2%. Int’l to Int’l 

transfer passengers’ share in total 

Int’l passengers increased 4 

points, reaching to 39%. 

According to the statistics 

published by International Air 

Transport Association (IATA), 

global aviation sector posted 

passenger, ASK and RPK growth 

of approximately 7%, 6,5% and 

4,7% respectively. 

In the first half year of 2012, total 

number of international 

destinations went up to 157, with 

addition of 8 new destinations to 

network. By increase of 19 

aircrafts during the first half of 

the year, Turkish Airlines fleet 

reached to 194 aircraft in total, 

out of which were 151 narrow 

body, 37 wide body and 6 cargo. 

As like the year 2011, being 

selected by Skytrax as the "Best 

Airline in Europe" in 2012, 

Turkish Airlines continues to 

maintain its successful 

performance with its strong 

financial structure and high 

quality service concept. 

NBAA to 

Honor Bob 

Breiling With 

Doswell Award 



(NBAA) announced that aviation 

accident statistician and former 

NBAA Director Robert E. 

Breiling will receive the 2012 

NBAA John P. “Jack” Doswell 

Award. 

Breiling will receive his award 

during NBAA’s 65th Annual 

Meeting & Convention, to be 

held Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 in Orlando, 

FL, at the Orange County 

Convention Center and Orlando 

Executive Airport. 

“NBAA is proud to recognize 


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Bob Breiling’s outstanding 

contributions to the business 

aviation community,” said 


Bolen. “Through his devoted 

research and analysis of aviation 

accident data, as well as his work 

with NBAA, Bob has helped 

promote standards that have led 

to improvements in aviation 

safety and better training.” 

Established in 1987, the Doswell 

Award is granted for lifelong 

individual achievement on behalf 

of and in support of the aims, 

goals and objectives of business 

aviation. It is named in honor of 

Jack Doswell, a remarkable man 

whose gifts inspired a high 

standard of involvement in the 

business aviation community. 

Upon hearing that he would 

receive the award, Breiling said, 

“I am certainly proud to receive 

this prestigious NBAA award. I 

would like to think that my work 

over the years in analyzing 

business turbine-aircraft 

accidents has created awareness 

as to their causes and helped 

reduce accidents." 

Breiling's data also was 

instrumental in obtaining an 

industry-wide FAA alternative 

that allows the use of advanced 

simulators for some pilot 

recurrency requirements (instead 

of in-aircraft experience), and 

helped support the development 

of FAR Part 91K, regulations 

governing fractional operators. 

An airplane enthusiast from his 

early years, in 1951, Breiling 

joined the U.S. Navy, where he 

became a pilot and eventually 

flew a McDonnell Banshee F2H- 

3 and an F9F Panther, 

Grumman's first jet fighter and 

one of the Navy's first carrierbased 

jet fighters. He flew from 

the U.S.S. Hornet aircraft carrier 

while stationed in the Pacific, and 

served 24 years in the Navy 

Reserve, ending his military 

service as the commander of a 

Lockheed P-2V squadron. 

From 1973 to 1980, Breiling 

served on the NBAA Board of 

Directors alongside Doswell. 

Today, through Robert E. 

Breiling Associates, Inc., he 

analyzes business aviation 

accident rates and provides 

reports for NBAA publications 

and the industry. He also is the 

provider of global data on 

business aircraft accidents for the 

International Business Aviation 

Council. Additionally, he 

produces annual reports on 

specific aircraft models, as well 

as the Helicopter Review, Single 

Turboprop Review, Turbine 

Accident Review and Fractional 

Review, all of which provide 

comparative accident data. 

AirBaltic to 

acquire four 

new Q400s 

Latvian carrier AirBaltic (BT) 

has confirmed plans to acquire 

four new Bombardier Q400s, 

which will join its fleet on lease 

in spring 2013. 

In July, BT CEO Martin Gauss 

told ATW he was looking to add 

three new or used Q400s (ATW 

Daily News, July 13). “We are in 

final discussions to take two new 

Q400s in May and two in June,” 

Gauss told ATW on the latest 

developments. “There were 

discussions about taking used 

aircraft on lease this autumn, but 

we are going with the new ones 

now,” he said. 

BT is aiming to take the aircraft 

from an operating lessor straight 

off the production line, rather 

than have the “hassle” of a saleleaseback 

deal, according to 

Gauss. “The fact is that the serial 

numbers of four brand new 

Q400s should be on our apron 

next spring.” 

This winter, the Latvian carrier 

will operate 10 Boeing 737s, 

eight Q400s and two Fokker 50s. 

It also has two Boeing 757s, 

which are on lease in Cambodia. 

“We have delayed the grounding 

of our Fokker operations by a 

short while because we couldn’t 

get the [first] two Q400s in as 

soon as we wanted. We couldn’t 

get them this autumn, so they will 

come in spring,” Gauss said. 

BT is phasing out its 10 F50s. It 

has already returned three to the 

lessor and discussions are 

underway to return two more this 

autumn. Of the final five F50s, 

three will be returned next spring 

and only two will remain in 

active service throughout this 

winter. 

Between 2015 and 2017, the 

airline is planning to take 

delivery of 10 CS300s under a 

letter of intent signed at the 

Farnborough Airshow (ATW 

Daily News, July 10). By 2017, 

all 737 leases will be expired. 

“We will get our first CSeries at 

the end of 2013. They are 

building it, there’s no doubt about 

it, and we are getting happier and 

happier with all the results 

coming from the engine testing,” 

Gauss said. 

He added the CSeries will slash 

$30 million a year from BT’s 

operating costs, stressing this is a 

conservative estimate. “That 

makes abig difference to whether 

we make a loss or profit, but 

unfortunately we can’t have 

aircraft yet. And this is the lower 

end of the figure we calculated, 

based on performance data when 

we decided to take the aircraft. 

Now we are just finalizing the 

contract,” he said. 

GDS 

companies’ 

move into 

China is likely 

to be slow 

By Michele McDonald 

The long-awaited move by the 

Civil Aviation Administration of 

China to open China’s GDS 

market to foreign companies was 

hailed as “exciting” and “an 

important step” by the other GDS 

companies, but it will probably 

be some months before they can 

take full advantage of it. 

A key component of working 

with travel agents is participation 

in the IATA billing and settlement 

plan in the country. 

But obtaining certification to use 

the BSP can take several months 

in any country, and “I don’t 

imagine China would be any 

faster,” Bart Tompkins, 

Amadeus’ managing director for 

China, said. “It’s a fairly 

complicated environment. 

The market itself also is 

complex, he said, with a large 

number of consolidators and 

wholesalers. 

Tompkins, who has launched 

Amadeus operations in several 

new markets such as Russia and 

Japan, said Chinese travel agents 

are more technologically 

sophisticated than westerners 

might suspect, given the presence 

of the big multinational travel 


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management companies that tend 

to dominate the landscape. 

The CAAC’s loosening of 

regulations, which will allow 

foreign GDSs to distribute non- 

Chinese airlines’ fares and 

schedules to Chinese travel 

agents, has been a long time 

coming. 

China was supposed to open its 

GDS market to foreign 

competition as a condition of 

admission to the World Trade 

Organization, which it joined 11 

years ago. 

Meanwhile, TravelSky 

Technology Ltd., which functions 

not only as the only GDS 

operator in the market but also as 

the near-monopoly provider of 

airline passenger services 

systems, has formed a number of 

relationships with western GDS 

companies over the years. 

In 2002, Amadeus agreed to 

provide TravelSky with access to 

its non-air content. 

This year, TravelSky signed 

reciprocal hotel content 

agreements with Sabre and its 

Asian subsidiary, Abacus 

International. 

By far, its deepest relationship is 

with Travelport. The companies 

signed a joint product 

development agreement focused 

on advanced passenger service 

systems technology for airlines 

worldwide. They also have a 

hotel content agreement. 

According to reports in Orient 

Aviation, a Hong Kong-based 

publication, TravelSky has flirted 

with the idea of merging with an 

outside GDS company, looking at 

deals with Amadeus and with 

Singapore-based Abacus 

International, which is partially 

owned by Sabre and is hosted on 

the Sabre platform. 

Despite the challenges ahead in 

dealing with what is arguably one 

of the most bureaucratic nations 

on earth, the non-Chinese 

companies are upbeat about the 

changes. 

“These new regulations are the 

green light that many airlines, 

agencies, suppliers and 

technology companies have been 

waiting for, and we expect to see 

the industry evolve as new travel 

services become available,” 

Sabre said in a statement. 

Sabre noted that it provides 

technology to several Chinese 

carriers. It said it will “work 

closely with our travel partners, 

including Abacus, to bring new 

travel shopping, pricing, mobile 

and distribution capabilities that 

support China’s rapidly growing 

tourism industry, their prosperity 

and success.” 

Robert Bailey, chief executive 

officer of Abacus International, 

said the company is “in an ideal 

situation, especially with our 

Asia Pacific leadership through 

our 11 shareholder and partner 

airlines.” 

Abacus also has offices in 

Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, 

Shenzhen and Chengdu and is 

“firmly entrenched” in the 

Chinese market. 

Travelport said it welcomed the 

“partial deregulation.” 

Kurt Ekert, chief commercial 

officer, said Travelport has 

developed “a number of 

significant strategic partnerships 

in the country. This news very 

much plays to our partnership 

approach, and we’re looking 

forward to providing 

complementary travel 

distribution services in the 

country.” 

The company has offices in 

Shanghai, Beijing and 

Guangzhou. 

Amadeus plans to start off with 

its Amadeus Link technology, a 

web-based desktop platform of 

integrated tools and services, 

Tompkins said. 

Amadeus also is no stranger to 

the market, he said, noting that 

“about half the international 

carriers that serve China are 

hosted on Altéa,” Amadeus’ 

passenger services system. 

Travel, particularly international 

travel, is fueling huge growth in 

the Chinese economy, he said, 

and until relatively recently, 

“leisure didn’t exist as a 

concept.” With the development 

of a middle class, the Chinese 

have discovered holidays in a big 

way. 

“You need to bring in modern 

systems” to deal with the rapid 

growth, Tompkins said. In the 

world of travel technology, “this 

is the last big frontier.” 

WestJet, 

British 

Airways enter 

into codeshare 

agreement 

By: Kathryn M. Young 

WestJet (WS) entered into a 

codeshare agreement with British 

Airways (BA), effective 

immediately. The BA code will 

be placed on select WS flights 

connecting from Vancouver, 

Calgary and Toronto to Ottawa, 

Edmonton and Victoria. 

The agreement with BA is the 

eighth signed since September 

2011 by WS. The Canadian 

airline has initiated codeshares 

with American Airlines, Cathay 

Pacific, China Eastern Airlines, 

Delta Air Lines, Japan Airlines, 

KLM and Korean Air. 

BA-director of strategy and 

business units Lynne Embleton 

said the partnership “will enable 

easier travel from Canada’s 

gateway cities to destinations that 

have been more difficult to 

access from the UK. 

WS is the second largest airline 

in Canada. It flew 2.6 billion 

RPKs in July (ATW Daily News, 

Sept. 12) for a combined total of 

10.7 billion RPKs for the first 

seven months of 2012. 

United Airlines 

takes delivery 

of first 787 

By: Linda Blachly 

United Airlines (UA), the North 

American launch customer for 

the Boeing 787, has taken 

delivery of its first of 50 

Dreamliners. 

UA previously announced it will 

initially use the 787 on 

international routes to Africa, 

Asia and Europe (ATW Daily 

News, Aug. 23). The airline will 

conduct temporary domestic 

flights before transitioning its 

787 fleet to international service 

in late 2012. 


Events 

The Consul General of the republic of Turkey Mr.Murat 

M.Onart, hosted a reception to meet the Ambassador 

Mr.M.Babur Hizlan, and Mrs.Hizlan, at a local hotel. Photo 

shows acting Consul General of Japan Mr.Masamichi Abe, 

Turkish Airlines Country Manager Mr.Huseyin Cepni, 

Ms.T.U.Dawood, and Mr.M.Akram, with host and Chief Guest. 

Chairman, FPCCI Aviation committee, Mr. Yahya Polani, 

presenting a souvenir to the Vice President Pakistan, Emirates 

Airline, Khalid S Bardan. Also seen present on the occasion are 

Tariq Polani, Kumail Polani, Iftikhar Chima, Abdul Jabbar, 

Saadullah, Muhammad Sikander, and Hasan Ur Rehman. 

Chairman, Travel Agent Association of Pakistan (TAAP), 

Yahya Polani, Presenting a souvenir to the Vice Consul General 

of Malaysia, Azmir Suzle, Other seen present on the occasion 

include, Director Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board, Tuan 

Razalituan Omar, Siddiq Suleman, Hanif Rinch, Kumail 

Polani, and Others. 

Etihad Airways, the national airline of United Arab Emirates in collaboration 

with Abacus distribution system pvt. Ltd., has recently announced the winner 

of their joint promotion. Mr. Naveed Ahmed, Sales Manager South Pakistan 

Etihad Airways, Ms. Maria Khan, Etihad Airways and Mr. Sam Wong. 

General Manager, Abacus distribution are giving away the prize to Mr. Adnan 

Zainuddin Darbar from AEG Travels and Mr. Muhammad Zuhaib from 

Bukhari Travel.

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