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LATEST NEWS
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2023
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United Airlines has opened its newly refurbished and expanded Houston inflight training centre. At a cost of US$32 million (£26 million) the now 56,000 ft² facility more than doubles the existing training premises and will enable the carrier to remain on track to hire 15,000 new staff, including 4,000 flight attendants, in 2023.
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The new facility includes additional classroom and training spaces, cabin and door trainers and a state-of-the-art aquatic centre where the safe evacuation of a plane in the event of an unlikely water landing can be practiced. In addition, the campus now includes inflight service training spaces with mock seats, a 400+-seat auditorium and a public address room where trainees can practice their onboard announcements.
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United has included an underground pre-fabricated storm detention vault that can hold more than 268,000 gallons of water and store storm water runoff in large underground pipes or vaults.
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It is United’s intention to train 600 new flight attendants every month whereby they will undergo a six and a half-week course followed by a refresher course every eighteen months for their qualifications to remain up to date. United has operated for more than 70 years from its hub at George Bush Intercontinental Airport and is one of the largest employers with over 11,000 local employees and plans to hire 1,800 more in 2023.
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Coulson Aviation has been awarded the contract for Australia’s National Large Air Tanker (LAT). The converted Boeing 737, Tanker 139, is the newest addition to Coulson’s FireLiner™ fleet and will be based in Sydney, New South Wales but will support additional locations in-country as needed. As the National LAT, Tanker 139 will wear the name “Phoenix” as a result of a naming competition last year via local Australian schools.
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The 737 is in Australia funded by the Commonwealth Government through a partnership with the National Aerial Firefighting Centre (NAFC). The contract is for two years with the option to extend. Phoenix is equipped with Coulson Aviation’s Retardant Aerial Delivery System (RADS), the company's patented tanking and release system. With RADS onboard, the aircraft is capable of dropping up to 4,000 gallons of retardant or water at flow rates of up to 3,000 gallons per second.
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The State and Territory agencies involved in firefighting and land management recognise that improved performance and other synergies may be obtained through cooperation and sharing of aircraft resources. The NAFC arrangements allow for the procurement and sharing of these resources nationally.
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Coulson Aviation is the only company in the world to convert a Boeing 737 commercial airliner into a multi-mission FireLiner™ aircraft. The Company has operated in Australia for almost 20 years, providing aerial support across multiple Australian States. Coulson’s roots in aviation, combined with the company’s proprietary technology, a wide array of aircraft types and well-trained attack crews, allow simultaneous aerial firefighting support across multiple regions.
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C&L Aviation Group has completed and delivered the seventh Saab 340B aircraft, on schedule, to Legends Airways. Legends, which has taken possession of all aircraft, initially received its first aircraft in mid-2021.
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There has been a resurgence in interest in the Saab 340 aircraft during this same period and C&L has sold over twenty Saab 340 aircraft, including the former fleets of JAC and HAC.
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“In all my years dealing with the Saab 340 aircraft I have never seen demand for this aircraft at current levels. There has been a distinct increase in demand for the Saab 340B aircraft with both passenger and cargo operators. This has led to most parked Saab aircraft being restored to service,” said Chris Kilgour, CEO of C&L Aviation Group. “With so many customers asking for aircraft and there being low availability, the market dynamics have changed. Demand has outstripped supply, resulting in increased sale prices for the Saab.”
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Lufthansa Technik creates a Digital Tech Ops Ecosystem by incorporating Swiss AviationSoftware (Swiss-AS) to lead the digital transformation of the aviation industry in technical asset operation. Swiss-AS, the developer of the leading M&E/MRO software AMOS, is joining Lufthansa Technik Group.
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By bringing together AMOS with AVIATAR, the independent platform for Data & Analytics Solutions and flydocs, the provider of Digital Records & Asset Solutions, under one roof, Lufthansa Technik can now offer an unprecedented digital coverage of the tech-ops value stream: these three solutions are the pillars of the Digital Tech Ops Ecosystem that will create additional value for customers using a customer-centric and collaborative approach.
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In order to push the Digital Tech Ops Ecosystem, Lufthansa Group has decided to bundle all related activities under one organissational roof. For this purpose Lufthansa Technik has purchased 100% of Swiss-AS shares from Swiss International Air Lines. Flydocs and AVIATAR are already part of Lufthansa Technik Group.
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The three entities remain independent but will enhance collaboration and join forces by connecting the dots between the modularly designed solutions. For the first time there will be comprehensive data coverage along the entire value stream in technical operations. This data, combined with the digital know-how in all three independent solution providers as well as Lufthansa Technik's engineering expertise will result in completely new offerings, accelerated digitalisation and added value for customers. As a result, the Ecosystem will reduce MRO costs, enhance process efficiency, increase operational stability and aircraft availability and also optimise asset values.
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The Ecosystem has five principles that will benefit the customers: it is open to collaborate and link with customers or external digital solutions, modular to make individual use of parts feasible and it is neutral, meaning, that a customer stays independent of OEMs and MROs. It is also secure, granting customers full control and ownership of their data. Last but not least, the Ecosystem will be seamless to ensure a consistent workflow and data access across solutions.
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Aero Star Aviation has received certification to be a Mexico AFAC repair station at its Dallas, TX facility.
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This certification provides safety and certification continuity between the FAA and Mexican aviation authorities. AFAC formulates government policy for the development of aviation in Mexico, oversees training, aviation infrastructure and technical development as well as safety.
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"This additional certification provides our customers additional service opportunities and the flexibility to have their aircraft serviced in strategic locations as needed," said Chris Grinnell, Owner/President, Aero Star Aviation.
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Aero Star Aviation is an approved FAA repair facility and aircraft maintenance company that specialises in Embraer Phenom 100 and 300 aircraft. Founded in 2013, with two locations in Dallas, Texas and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Aero Star Aviation offers aircraft maintenance, including scheduled maintenance, pre-purchase and ten-year inspections, engine change, line maintenance, wheel assembly exchange and AOG support.
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Embraer has signed a contract with Vortex Aircraft Services for the use of Beacon, the maintenance coordination platform connecting resources and professionals for faster return-to-service aircraft. Vortex Aircraft Services, a U.S.-based company specialising in aircraft on ground (AOG) and scheduled maintenance events, will use Beacon to enhance maintenance coordination and responsiveness to AOG services, simplify communication around maintenance events of all types of aircraft models, increase team productivity and efficiency, improve knowledge exchange and streamline workflows.
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“As a fleet-agnostic platform, Beacon is an ideal partner for Vortex, a company providing maintenance and repair services on a broad range of aircraft from different original equipment manufacturers. Every minute counts in aviation. Beacon will help Vortex improve its coordination efficiency of AOG events and field maintenance, foster more effective collaboration and maintain its high standards of quick response to critical maintenance events,” said Marco Cesarino, Head of Beacon.
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