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FOKKER AND NLR SIGN
LETTER OF INTENT FOR
COMPOSITE MANUFACTURINGFACILITY IN MARKNESSE (NL)
Fokker Landing Gear (FLG), part of Fokker
Technologies and the Dutch National Aerospace
Laboratory (NLR) have signed a Letter of Intent for the
realization of highly automated and state-of-the-art
manufacturing facility for composite landing gear parts
at the NLR in Marknesse (NL). The signing ceremony
w as attended by the Dutch Minister of Economic
Affairs, Mr Henk Kamp during this year’s Composite
Conference (JEC) in Paris.
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EASYJET CELEBRATES ITS
HISTORIC DEAL WITH AIRBUS
easyJet, the UK’s largest and France’s second largest
airline, has commemorated the deal it agreed last June
w ith Airbus for 135 Airbus A320 aircraft in Paris today,
w ith an off icial signing ceremony. Attending the
ceremony w ere Carolyn McCall, Chief Executive of
easyJet, Frédéric Cuvillier, Minister of Transport,
Hunting and Fishing and Fabrice Brégier, CEO and
President of Airbus.
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World’s first AW189 full-flightsimulator ready for training
Rotorsim, the joint venture ow ned equally by CAE (NYSE: CAE; TSX: CAE) and
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, today announced that a joint team from
ENAC (the Italian Civil Aviation Authority) and the European Aviation Safety Authority
(EASA) has certif ied the w orld's f irst AW189 full-f light simulator (FFS) to Level D, the
highest qualif ication for f light simulators.
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Eclipse Aerospace delivers first Eclipse550 jet
Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. (EAI) is proud to announce the f irst customer delivery of an
Eclipse 550 Tw in-Engine Jet in Albuquerque, N.M. follow ing Federal Aviation
The popularity of narrow body
aircraft to increase the demand
for modernization
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Administration (FAA) certif ication.
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Locatory.com revolutionizes aircraftspare parts search with ArtificialIntelligence
While the immense importance of spare parts to the aviation industry suggests that this
MRO segment should be one of the most advanced, some of the processes related to
the procurement of aircraft spares and components are still largely underdeveloped
and conducted manually. How ever, Locatory.com is here to change all that.
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Boeing Begins Expansion of 737Commercial Delivery Center
Boeing (NYSE: BA) today kicked off expansion of its 737 Commercial Delivery Center
(CDC) at Boeing Field in Seattle. The project more than doubles the space that w ill be
available for customers and groups supporting increased 737 deliveries.
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150 units of An-148T will be made byAntonov State Enterprise and UnitedAircraft Corporation
President of Motor Sich, Vyacheslav Boguslaev stated that jets w ill be manufactured
by Voronezh Aircraft Production Association (VASO).United Aircraft Corporation
(UAC) and Antonov State Enterprise plan to manufacture 150 An-148T transport
aircraft in four years.
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GE Aviation selects Indiana for $100million jet engine assembly factory
GE Aviation, a global leader in jet engines and aircraft systems, announced today at
ceremonies here that it w ill break ground this year on a new $100 million jet engine
assembly facility in neighboring Lafayette, Indiana.
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India needs over 1,290 aircraft
w orth US$190 billion in next 20
years
Mobile should become the new
normal in aviation aftermarket
ANA Group to place record 1700
billion yen order for 70 new
aircraft
Fokker signs deal for 60 Million
US$ for engine w iring w ith
Snecma
EXECUTIVES
Øyvind Hasaas new Managing
Director of Oslo Airport
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AFI KLM E&M acquires 100% ofBarfield from Sabena
“With this signif icant investment, Air France-KLM, the w orld’s second-ranking multi-
product MRO provider, continues to develop its activity on high-grow th market
segments. This constitutes one of the major lines of development of the Transform
2015 plan and confirms the key role of maintenance activity in the Group’s on-going
recovery Air France-KLM Chairman and CEO, Alexandre de Juniac"
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EXPERT OPINION
Cheap oil: how can it change the futureof the global aircraft fleet?
Few w ill dispute that energy commodities are among the goods w hich are the most
sensitive to changes in the global political arena. The recent developments in the Black
Sea region have pushed the prices for Brent crude oil to 111.71 USD/bbl., reaching its
f ive months’ maximum.
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Fleet-related dynamics in the AsiaPacific to influence the demand forqualified technical personnel
The last several years have been especially favourable for the aviation industry in the
Asia-Pacif ic, especially so for the local low cost carriers. According to the latest
estimates, at the moment there are 47 LCCs in the region, operating around 1,000
aircraft and accounting for about 20% of the region's seat capacity.
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Is Middle Eastern in-house engineMRO on the road to overcapacity?
Due to the on-going rapid f leet expansion process in the region, the engineering
divisions of airlines based in the Middle East as w ell as third-party MRO providers have
been building up their engine overhaul capabilities. Moreover, the local players are
ambitious enough to project the possibility of not only becoming independent from the
providers in Europe or Asia, but also of grabbing the slice of the global aftermarket.
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High season in aviation: no grounds forlong-term personnel investments
Today the air transport industry operates a netw ork of around 40.000 routes and is
expected to carry over 3.3 billion people and 50 million tonnes of cargo in 2014.
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easyJet appoints new Head of
European Sales
Sjoerd Vollebregt hands over
Fokker leadership to Hans
Büthker
Johan Bank Appointed Vice
President Engineering, KLM
Engineering & Maintenance
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Will China’s slowing aviation growthsolve its personnel-related issues?
The most common aviation related topics discussed in the last several years include a
grow ing number of aircraft sales orders, rapidly accelerating production and an
increasingly complex backlog. Last year alone airlines w elcomed 1.274 aircraft w hich
is tw ice the volume of aircraft produced nine years ago.
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COMMERCIAL AVIATION
ILFC reaches leasing milestone w ith Boeing 787
GE Capital Aviation Services Delivers Tw o Leased Boeing 737-800s to
Aerolíneas Argentinas
Europe’s regional carriers return to grow th
Skymark Airlines becomes f irst Japanese A330 operator
Malaysia Airlines Inks IT Solutions Deal w ith Ramco Systems for Greater
Eff iciency
Avolon has acquired a Boeing 737-800 NG on lease to Garuda Indonesia
Qatar Airw ays reveals its First Class A380 seat at the show
SkyTeam Announces Garuda Indonesia’s Date of Joining
Sideral Air Cargo orders tw o more AEI B737-400SF 11 pallet conversions
Rossiya Airlines successfully put paperless cockpit concept into operation
UTair Receives First Airbus A321 w ith Sharklets
Air Arabia receives the 6000th Airbus A320 as part of its f leet
Air Lease Corporation Announces the Placement of a New Boeing 777-300ER
w ith KLM
New ly launched airline, SaudiGulf orders four Airbus A320ceo aircraft.
Airbus starts f inal assembly of best-selling A320neo
Turkish Airlines Mark Delivery of First Airplane Featuring Galleys from Turkish
Cabin Interiors
Associated Air Center Signs 12th BBJ 12-Year Inspection Customer
Comair places $210 million LEAP-1B engine order
Tigerair Selects PurePow er® Engines for New Airbus Aircraft
Sukhoi Superjet 100 Optimizes Airlines Costs: the Aircraft is RNAV 1 and P-
RNAV Certif ied Now
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MRO
Landing gear overhaul contract for Boeing 777-300ER for Emirates
AFI KLM E&M to Paint Etihad Aircraft
FL Technics Jets successfully performs C-Check on its firstBombardier CRJ 200
United Airlines Opens New Widebody Hangar at Newark Liberty
First delivery from new GKN Aerospace business jet engineintegration facility
SR Technics and Universal Asset Management enter aircraftcomponent cooperation
Air Safety Agency Certifies Iberia to Maintain V2500 Aircraft Engines
GMF AeroAsia reaches agreement with Sriwijaya Air and Honeywell
Frontier Airlines Chooses AirVault® Cloud-Computing RecordsManagement System for Aircraft Maintenance and Business
Dr. Srinivasan Dw arakanath
appointed CEO of Airbus India
OTHER NEWS
Cessna launches Alpine Edition
CJ2+
Embraer delivers f irst E-Jet to
SkyWest Inc.
Long-Time Bombardier Customer
Adria Airw ays Orders Tw o
CRJ900 NextGen Aircraft
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Operations
Lufthansa Technik: higher revenues, operating result increased
AAR Signs LOI with Mesa Airlines for Total Support of New E175s
Fokker and NLR sign letter of intent for composite manufacturingfacility in Marknesse (NL)
Chromalloy Completes First Delivery of New Components For Rolls-Royce Trent XWB Aircraft Engine Production
AJW Aviation signs CFM56-7 Fan Blade Exchange Agreement
Best Fly Maintenance opens part 145 line station in Luanda
FL Technics Training joins European Aviation Maintenance TrainingCommittee
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AIRPORTS
Copenhagen Airport to grow but not in emissions
Preparation Stage for Reconstruction of Yermolino Airport Complex Complete
Singapore’s First Air Traff ic Management Research Institute Takes Shape
New European rules for airports safety
European airports report 6.3% passenger grow th during January
Asia-Pacif ic, Middle East airports record strong grow th
Dubai International w ins Airport of the Year at ATN Aw ards
Edinburgh Airport Introduces State-of-the-art Bag Drop Facility
Groundbreaking for the new Hamburg Airport Cargo Center
Dubai International passenger traff ic tops 5.6 million in February
Sea-Tac Airport Unveils Electrif ication Project to Save Airlines Millions in Fuel
and Dramatically Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Fraport: Public sector strikes on Thursday, March 27
HAITEC to invest around €30m at Hahn Airport, Germany
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MILITARY
Lockheed Martin Receives $92 Million U.S. Army Apache Targeting and
Pilotage System Sustainment Contract
Sikorsky and Turkey Sign BLACK HAWK Helicopter Licensing and
Manufacturing Agreements
Singapore selects Airbus Defence and Space A330 MRTT Multi Role Tanker
Transport
Boeing Receives $2.4 Billion Contract for 16 P-8A Poseidon Aircraft
Luke Air Force Base Receives First F-35A Lightning II
Alenia Aermacchi signs a EUR 280 million contract w ith Poland for eight M 346
AgustaWestland and Italian Air Force Sign Letter of Intent for Training
Alenia Aermacchi roll-out of f irst M-346 for Israeli MOD and the Israeli Air &
Space Force
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