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Copa Airlines Expands Contract
with ST Aerospace
August 18, 2009 - Copa Airlines,
headquartered in Panama City, Panama,
and ST Aerospace have signed a 3-year
maintenance service agreement (MSA).
Commencing immediately, the agreement
is worth an estimated $18.5 million U.S.
This new agreement is a renewal and
expansion of scope of the existing MSA.
The original MSA between Copa Airlines
and ST Aerospace was signed in August
2006, and covered the maintenance of
Copa Airlines's fleet of then twenty-two
Boeing 737 aircraft. The new agreement will
cover Copa Airlines's current fleet of twentyeight
Boeing 737 next-generation and
fifteen Embraer E-190 aircraft, as well as
eleven E-190 aircraft in the fleet of Copa
Airlines-owned Aero República. Aero
República is the second-largest carrier in
Colombia, behind Colombian flag carrier
Avianca.
This agreement includes major
inspections such as C checks, modifications,
and painting. This work will be carried out at
ST Aerospace's Panama facility, Panama
Aerospace Engineering (PAE), which is
located at what was previously Howard Air
Force Base in Panama City.
www.staero.aero
SR Technics and Edelweiss Air
Extend Full Support Contract
August 4, 2009 - Edelweiss Air, a subsidiary
of Swiss International Airlines, will continue
to entrust the full support of its Airbus A320
fleet to SR Technics for an additional 3 years
and 3 months. Zurich-based SR Technics has
held contract with Edelweiss Air for the last
10 years.
The renewal agreement, which extends
to March 2012, includes line, light, and base
maintenance, maintenance operations
control, engineering services, component
support, engine maintenance, and logistics
management. www.srtechnics.com
ROLLS-ROYCE ADVANCEMENTS
Photo courtesy of Copa Airlies.
Photo courtesy of Edelweiss Air.
Rolls-Royce Announces Air
New Zealand Trent 1000
Orders
July 9, 2009 - Rolls-Royce is to power
Air New Zealand's new Boeing 787-
9 aircraft with Trent 1000 engines.
This agreement pertains to eight
firm and eight optional aircraft
orders; it follows Air New Zealand's
initial selection of the Trent 1000
engine as part of four firm Boeing
787-9 orders in 2004. The new
agreement includes a TotalCare
long-term service agreement.
Air New Zealand also uses Rolls-
Royce Trent 893 engines to power
its Boeing 777 aircraft. Additionally,
Photo courtesy of Rolls-Royce.
the airline's A320 aircraft are powered by V2500 engines manufactured by International Aero Engines,
a consortium of which Rolls-Royce is a partner. www.rolls-royce.com
Rolls-Royce RR300 to Power Eagle Helicopter
July 29, 2009 - Rolls-Royce's RR300B1 engine has been selected
to power the RotorWay Eagle 300T turbine twin-seat helicopter.
As part of this agreement, RR300B1 engines will be delivered to
RotorWay International through 2017.
The RR300B1 is the second model in the RR300 program and
the fourth release in the RR family of engines. Launched in 2007,
production and delivery of this model began in 2008. Key
attributes of the RR300 include low acquisition and operating
costs, low weight, a compact design, improved specific fuel
consumption over its predecessor, an embedded engine
monitoring system, and the ability to burn a variety of available jet fuels.
The Eagle 300T helicopter will have a load capacity of 1,100 pounds and a fuel capacity of 80 U.S.
gallons, giving the aircraft a flight duration of 2 hours, with a 30-minute reserve. The Eagle will cruise
at 110-knots/127 mph and have a service ceiling of 13,000 feet. www.rolls-royce.com
Rolls-Royce Announces New Wide Chord Fan Blade Factory in
Singapore
July 28, 2009 - Rolls-Royce has announced plans to build a new wide chord fan blade factory in
Singapore. The factory will be located at the Rolls-Royce Seletar Campus, alongside the previously
announced Facility of the Future, which will assemble and test Trent engines.
The total investment in the Rolls-Royce Seletar Campus, including investment in the wide chord
fan blade factory, is anticipated to be over $450 million. Construction of the Facility of the Future and
all other elements of the campus, including a regional training center, will begin in the first quarter of
2010.
The new factory will be the first such facility outside of the United Kingdom to manufacture Rolls-
Royce hollow titanium wide cord fan blades, a technology which has played a key role in the success
of the Trent engine family. It will provide additional capacity to Rolls-Royce's Barnoldswick factory in
Lancashire, England. www.rolls-royce.com
Photo courtesy of Rolls-Royce.
Rolls-Royce Wins $470 Million Trent Order from
Turkish Flag Carrier
July 3, 2009 - Rolls-Royce has won a $470 million order, at list prices,
for Trent engines to power seven aircraft from Turkish Airlines (Turk
Hava Yollari). The contract includes long-term TotalCare service
support.
The order, for Trent 700EP engines for Airbus A330 aircraft, is part
of the Turkish flag carrier's strategy to expand its fleet and improve
its economics, efficiency, and environmental impact. Aircraft
deliveries will start in 2010.
The Trent 700, the only engine specifically designed for the A330,
remains the market leader for the aircraft; it has been chosen for
the A330 on more than 70 percent of new orders over the last 3
years. The Trent 700EP version of the engine continues to improve
engine performance by a further 1.3 percent over previous
generation engines, providing the lowest lifecycle fuel burn, the
lowest cumulative emissions, and the lowest noise levels of any
engine used in the A330. www.rolls-royce.com
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Photo courtesy of Rotorway.