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AVIATION NEWS 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 Airlines 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 Washington, DC, – The National Business Aviation Association (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 AIR WORLD October 2012-49
AVIATION NEWS Bob Breiling’s outstanding contributions to the business aviation community,” said NBAA President and CEO Ed 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 AIR WORLD October 2012-50
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