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LATEST NEWS
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2023
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The Canadian government has announced that it is to procure 88 Lockheed Martin 5th-generation F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter jets for the Royal Canadian Air Force. The procurement has come about from the Future Fighter Capability Project competition. The procurement will also include a comprehensive training program.
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The F-35 strengthens Canada's operational capability with its allies as a cornerstone for interoperability with NORAD and NATO. As a critical node in the 21st Century Security mission space, the F-35 gives pilots an advantage against any adversary and enabling them to execute their mission and come home safe.
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"Together with our Canadian industry partners, we are honoured by this selection and the sustainment of critical jobs that will continue to equip Canadian workforces with advanced skills," said Lorraine Ben, Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin Canada. "The F-35 program yields tremendous economic benefits for Canada's aerospace and defence industry, and we look forward to continued growth."
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Currently, the F-35 operates from 27 bases across the globe, with nine nations operating F-35s on home soil. There are over 890 F-35s in service at present, with more than 1,870 pilots and 13,500 maintainers who have been trained on the aircraft.
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Lamberto Martinello has been appointed Head of Communications and Corporate Branding for ATR, the regional aircraft manufacturer. He took up his position on January 1, 2023, and reports directly to the CEO, Nathalie Tarnaud Laude.
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Martinello was previously Head of Social Media and Digital Marketing at the Italian Leonardo Group. Since 2005, he has held several senior positions there, covering all aspects of corporate communications. He has developed a strong expertise in the fields of internal and external communication, social media, digital marketing, e-reputation and crisis management.
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AerCap Holdings (AerCap) has announced its major business transactions during the full-year 2022. The company reported that it signed 570 lease agreements and completed 118 purchases during the full-year 2022. AerCap completed 207 sale transactions during the year and signed finance transactions of approximately US$ 4.2 billion.
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During the fourth quarter the company signed 159 lease agreements, including four wide-body aircraft and 76 narrow-body aircraft, 37 engines and 42 helicopters.
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AerCap completed 43 purchases during the fourth quarter for 30 aircraft (including 22 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, one Airbus A220, one Airbus A330neo, one Boeing 737 MAX, one Boeing 787-9 and three Embraer 195 E2s for AerCap’s owned aircraft portfolio and one aircraft for AerCap’s managed aircraft portfolio), nine engines and four helicopters.
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Furthermore, the company completed 97 sale transactions for 64 aircraft (including nine Airbus A320-family aircraft, three Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, eight Airbus A330s, 33 Boeing 737NGs, one Boeing 767-300ER, two Boeing 777-200ERs, one Boeing 737-300SF, two Boeing 747-400Fs and four Embraer E170s from AerCap’s owned aircraft portfolio and one aircraft from AerCap’s managed aircraft portfolio), 20 engines and 13 helicopters. AerCap signed financing transactions for approximately US$750 million during the quarter.
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Airbus and VDL Group have signed a partnership agreement for the development and manufacturing of a laser communication terminal for aircraft, known as UltraAir. Based on the development led by Airbus and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), the two companies will now prepare a demonstration of a prototype and a first flight test in 2024.
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As of 2024, Airbus and VDL Group – a Dutch high-tech industrial supplier – will further industrialise the prototype in order to make it ready for integration with a hosting aircraft. VDL brings design for production to the partnership and will manufacture critical systems. A flight test of this industrialised prototype is planned in 2025 on an aircraft.
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UltraAir will enable the exchange of large amounts of data using laser beams in a network of ground stations and satellites in geostationary orbit at 36,000 km above the Earth. With unparalleled technology including a highly stable and precise optical mechatronic system, this laser terminal will pave the way for data transmission rates that could reach several gigabits-per-second while providing anti-jamming and low probability of interception.
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In this way, UltraAir will allow military aircraft and UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) to connect within a multi-domain combat cloud thanks to laser-based satellite constellations such as Airbus’ SpaceDataHighway. This is a key milestone in the roadmap of Airbus’ overall strategy to drive laser communications further, which will bring forward the benefits of this technology as a key differentiator for providing multi-domain combat collaboration for government and defense customers. In the longer term, UltraAir could also be implemented on commercial aircraft to allow airline passengers to establish high-speed data connections.
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Regarded as the solution for data traffic in the quantum age, laser communication technologies are the next revolution in satellite communications (satcom). As satellite bandwidth demand is growing, the traditional satcom radio-frequency bands are experiencing bottlenecks. Laser communication brings 1,000 times more data, 10 times faster than the current network. Laser links also have the benefit of avoiding interference and detection, as compared to already-crowded radio frequencies they are extremely difficult to intercept due to a much narrower beam. Thus, laser terminals can be lighter, consume less power and offer even better security than radio.
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Co-financed by Airbus and VDL Group, the UltraAir project is also supported by the ESA ScyLight (Secure and Laser Communication Technology) programme and by the “NxtGen Hightech” programme, as part of the Dutch Growth Fund, led by TNO and a large group of Dutch companies.
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Iberia Maintenance and HK Express, a fully owned subsidiary of Cathay Pacific, have signed a long-term contract to maintain 32 V2500 engines powering the low-cost carrier’s Airbus A320ceo and A321ceo fleet.
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Efficiency improvements, such as the extension of engine repair in-house capability, workscope adjustments to ensure shop visit optimisation and used serviceable material (USM) sourcing from the market, were the key differentiators in the offer.
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At the end of 2012, Iberia Maintenance, with the support of International Airlines Group (IAG), started working on the International Aero Engines (IAE) capability to service the V2500 engine. In 2015, it obtained Pratt & Whitney's licence for V2500 engine MRO and joined the network of IAE, which distributes its customers’ engines for repair and overhaul to network partners. At that time, Iberia Maintenance became the first non-IAE member workshop to overhaul V2500’s.
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Iberia Maintenance Engine Shop specialises in CFM56, V2500 and RB211 engines and provides services to a worldwide customer base of airlines, OEMs and the wider industry, while servicing V2500 engines being more than half of the current workload. In October, the company obtained the license to service Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines. The first engine will be inducted in 2023.
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ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, has named Don Claussen as its new CEO, effective January 2, 2023. Claussen will lead the company in expanding its global leadership and technology vision against a backdrop of rapid satcom industry transformation. Based in the U.S., Claussen brings with him over 15 years of industry experience, and has transformed solutions development and delivery for global satcom companies.
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“A respected innovator and leader in the satcom industry, Don’s impressive experience and track record will help to accelerate ST Engineering iDirect’s growth during this pivotal period of change in the industry,” said Low Ka Hoe, President of the Satellite Communications business group at ST Engineering. “Don has led major growth initiatives for satcom leaders, driving significant gains in customer impact. We welcome Don as he joins a strong leadership team in place at ST Engineering iDirect and will play a key role in creating new growth opportunities for ST Engineering’s satcom business unit.”
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Claussen joins ST Engineering iDirect from Intelsat General Corporation where he served as Vice President responsible for strategy, business development, product management and service delivery. During his time at Intelsat General Corporation, Claussen aligned the product development and service delivery teams to launch a multi-orbit capability, providing end users seamless access to GEO and LEO satcom services from a single user interface.
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