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LATEST NEWS
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2022
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Long-timer Bombardier customer and owner of the largest private jet fleet, NetJets is to become the launch customer for the new Bombardier Global 8000 jet. A subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, NetJets has placed an order for four Global 8000 jets and has also converted eight of its current orders to the new model, so adding to its continually growing fleet of 850 aircraft. This new order for four jets is valued at US$312 million (£260 million).
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NetJets will build a 24-strong fleet of the performance-leading Global 8000 aircraft, working with Bombardier to upgrade the entire in-service Global 7500 fleet to Global 8000 jets as and when they begin to take delivery of its new flagship aircraft which has an industry-leading range of 8,000 nautical miles and an unbeaten top speed of Mach 0.94. This means that further connected city pairs are now achievable, including Dubai-Houston, Singapore-Los Angeles, London-Perth, and many others.
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Bombardier is a global leader in aviation, focused on designing, manufacturing, and servicing the world's most exceptional business jets. Bombardier’s Challenger and Global aircraft families are renowned for their cutting-edge innovation, cabin design, performance, and reliability. Bombardier has a worldwide fleet of approximately 5,000 aircraft in service.
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Atlas Air Worldwide, a leading global provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services, has reported that its shareholders voted to approve the company’s pending acquisition by an investor group led by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management together with investment affiliates of J.F. Lehman & Company and Hill City Capital at its special meeting of shareholders held on November 29.
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As announced previously, the transaction was unanimously approved by the Atlas Board of Directors, which recommended that Atlas shareholders approve the transaction. Approximately 99.3% of the votes cast were voted in favor of the adoption of the merger agreement, which represented approximately 80.9% of the outstanding shares of Company common stock. The final voting results will be set forth in a Form 8-K filed by Atlas with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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The company expects to complete the transaction in the first quarter of 2023, subject to customary closing conditions and receipt of regulatory approvals. Upon closing, Atlas Air Worldwide will become a privately held company and shares of Atlas Air Worldwide common stock will no longer be listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
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easyJet has revealed its plans for expansion at Belfast International Airport, announcing that an additional Airbus A320-family aircraft will be based in Belfast this summer. The airline has also announced it will launch a new summer route between Belfast and the popular Greek island of Rhodes.
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The 186-seat A320neo aircraft will be based in Belfast throughout the summer season, and it joins three 156-seat Airbus A319s, two 186-seat A320s and two 186-seat A320neo aircraft already serving the airline’s customers in Belfast.
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Compared to the current-generation of aircraft, the Airbus-neo brings significant environmental benefits and operational efficiencies compared to the previous generation of aircraft, resulting in at least 15% less CO2 emissions and 50% less noise during take-off and landing.
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The addition of the new aircraft will also create around 40 job opportunities at the airport.
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The new route between Belfast and Rhodes is scheduled to launch on June 3, 2023, with twice weekly departures on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
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A group of aerospace technology companies have announced the formation of a collaborative consortium to develop hybrid-electric and water-enhanced turbofan technology for future aircraft propulsion systems, supported by the European Union Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking (Clean Aviation). MTU Aero Engines AG (MTU), Pratt & Whitney, Collins Aerospace (Collins), GKN Aerospace, Airbus and others aim to demonstrate the potential of these technologies to improve fuel efficiency and reduce aircraft CO2 emissions by up to 25% compared to today's state-of-the-art propulsion systems for short- and medium-range aircraft. The consortium is coordinated by MTU.
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The Sustainable Water-Injecting Turbofan Comprising Hybrid-Electrics (SWITCH) project is focused on developing a novel propulsion concept built from two revolutionary and synergetic technologies: Water-Enhanced Turbofan (WET) and hybrid-electric propulsion. By combining these technologies with Pratt & Whitney’s GTFTM engine architecture, the SWITCH concept aims to significantly enhance efficiency and substantially reduce emissions across the full operating envelope of an aircraft. Technologies developed as part of SWITCH will be fully compatible with cleaner alternative fuels – such as Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) — and will be evaluated for future use with hydrogen.
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The hybrid-electric GTF powertrain will enable even greater efficiency across all phases of flight by leveraging highly efficient megawatt class electric motor generators, power electronics, and batteries to optimize the performance of the fuel-burning gas turbine. The WET concept recovers water vapor from the engine exhaust and re-injects it into the combustion chamber to significantly improve fuel efficiency, reduce NOx emissions, and lessen contrail forming emissions. These revolutionary technologies are designed to work together to deliver a step change reduction in emissions and energy use across the full operating system, while maintaining world class reliability and operability.
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Current funding for Phase 1 of SWITCH extends to 2025 and will include testing of a hybrid-electric GTF engine, WET technology and sub-system laboratory testing, and design activity around an integrated hybrid-electric and WET cycle propulsion system. Subject to successful testing of these key technologies and component designs, further phases of ground testing and flight tests are expected to follow.
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Clean Aviation is a public-private partnership co-funded by the European Union between the European Commission, the aerospace industry, and research institutes, dedicated to advancing transformational aircraft technologies which will help enable net zero emissions for aviation by 2050. The project will be supported by UK Research and Innovation, and will leverage collaboration between multiple aerospace companies, universities and research organizations across 11 countries in Europe and the United States.
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Participating organisations and locations are:
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MTU Aero Engines (Germany, Poland)
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Pratt & Whitney (USA, Poland)
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Airbus (France, Germany, Spain, UK)
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Collins Aerospace (France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, UK, U.S.A.)
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GKN Aerospace (Sweden, Netherlands)
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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece)
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Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden)
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DLR German Aerospace Center (Germany)
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University of Stuttgart (Germany)
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Eve Air Mobility (Eve) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Bluenest, a company powered by Globalvia dedicated to innovation in advanced air mobility with a focus on vertiport infrastructure, to supply Eve’s Urban Air Traffic Management (UATM) software solution in support of future Vertiport Automation Systems. As part of the agreement, the companies will jointly study the use of the software for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) operations by developing an operational model in specific regions and missions according to Bluenest’s needs.
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Eve’s UATM software is an agnostic solution aiming to maximize vertiports' efficiency and ensure high-resource utilization as well as safe, effective air traffic management. Eve’s further development of its UATM customer base demonstrates its commitment to safe and successful vertiport operations and the full ecosystem necessary for a robust UAM market. Bluenest enters a selected group of partners to better improve its UAM operations.
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Regional aircraft manufacturer ATR has delivered the first ATR 72-600 with the brand new PW127XT engine to launch customer Air Corsica. Following a firm order for five new ATR 72-600s, announced a year ago at the Dubai Airshow, this delivery marks an important step in Air Corsica’s fleet upgrade and sustainable development.
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Air Corsica’s passengers will benefit from high-cabin-comfort and further innovation as the aircraft will be equipped with USB ports for charging electronic devices during the flight – a first in ATR cabins.
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The airline will also be optimising the maintenance of its entire ATR fleet through a 12-year Global Maintenance Agreement. This pay-by-the-hour contract covers the repair, overhaul and pooling services of line replaceable units and includes the propellers, landing gears and leading edges availability and maintenance, plus a long-term price agreement for the provision of over 2,000 spare parts.
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VoltAero has appointed two additions to its governance team: Martin Füllenbach as an independent director and Hervé Blanc as an advisory board member.
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Together, they bring a depth of knowledge in electrical and power applications, as well as top-level managerial expertise in aircraft propulsion and systems.
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Martin Füllenbach is CEO and Chairman of the Board of SolydEra, an Italian-based leader in fuel cell technology and production. His career includes serving as the CEO of Austria’s Semperit AG, a manufacturer of industrial polymer and plastic products; the CEO of Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum in Cologne, Germany (now Atlas Copco Group), a manufacturer of vacuum pumps and related accessories; the CEO of Voith Marine Systems in Heidenheim, Germany, which produces propulsion systems and thrusters for maritime applications; as well as working at DaimlerChrysler Aerospace/EADS (now Airbus) in the Defence Systems Division at Munich and Paris.
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Hervé Blanc is the former Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Power Division within Safran Electrical and Power, which is the business operation at the heart of the Safran Group’s focus on electric aircraft and hybrid propulsion. While at Safran, Blanc also was the Strategy and Capacity Increase Vice President at Safran Landing Systems, as well as Senior Vice President - Program Director in the Avionics Division of Safran Electronics and Defense (previously Sagem Defense et Securite). He also held management positions at the Airbus/EADS Space Transportation business unit. Currently, Hervé Blanc is President of Beta Strategy, which provides coaching and guidance for projects in decarbonisation, system architecture and leadership.
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Tsunami Tsolutions has released that Viva Air, Colombia’s premier ultra-low-cost airline, is now operating with the IFS Cloud for aviation maintenance solution after a successful implementation and fleet migration. The IFS solution is being employed as Viva Air’s enterprise-wide fleet engineering and maintenance management system.
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Viva Air partnered with Tsunami based upon the team’s deep experience in IFS implementations as well as the ability to host the solution in a secure cloud environment. Tsunami’s proven capabilities in project management, solution design, data migration/validation, integration development and report development were amongst the services provided leading to the successful go-live event. Tsunami is providing both the hosting and system administration for the Viva solution in conjunction with ongoing development and support.
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