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LATEST NEWS
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Friday, February 3rd, 2023
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The Sacramento County Department of Airports, which operates Sacramento International Airport (SMF), has announced SMForward, a US$1.3 billion expansion project aimed at improving Airport capacity to accommodate anticipated passenger growth over the next seven years. This will be the largest construction programme in the airport’s history.
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SMForward will be made up of six individual projects to include: the creation of a stunning US$140 million pedestrian walkway, expanding of Terminal A and Concourse B, a new parking garage for Terminal B and a consolidated ground transportation centre that will amalgamate taxi, rideshare and off-site shuttle providers into a single area that can be accessed on foot from either terminal. SMForward should be completed by the end of 2027 with the completion of a new US$400 million consolidated rental car facility.
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“The airport experience is the first impression many people see when they arrive in Northern California – and the last as they leave,” said Cindy Nichol, Director of Sacramento County Department of Airports. “SMForward will change the airport's skyline, but it also sets the stage for the airport’s growth and our region's as a whole.”
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In addition, SMForward is a visionary project that will be financed through a combination of federal and state grants, municipal bonds issued by the airport and user fees, as opposed to being funded by local taxpayers. 2022 saw SMF almost reach pre-pandemic levels with six consecutive years of year-over-year record-breaking passenger growth through 2019. Forecasts predict regular passenger growth averaging 4.3% annually through 2041, underlining the need for expansion. (£1.00 = US$1.23 at time of publication).
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In the last full week of January 2023, global air cargo tonnages dropped significantly, as could be expected given the early start of the Lunar New Year, but further analysis of underlying trends reveals the impact of the weakening global economy on air cargo, the latest preliminary figures from WorldACD Market Data indicate.
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Figures for week four (23 to 29 January) show a decrease of 11% in worldwide tonnages compared with the previous week, mainly driven by the Lunar New Year that started on January 22. The global average rate level decreased also significantly, by 9% compared with the previous week. However, if we look at all flows to and from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam combined, a drop of 37% in tonnages was recorded, whereas all other flows decreased by 5% in tonnages and by 4% in the average rate. Therefore, the slowdown of the global economy cannot be ignored in these figures.
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Comparing weeks three and four with the preceding two weeks (2Wo2W), tonnages increased slightly (1%) above its combined total in weeks one and two, with a 1% decrease in capacity, while average worldwide rates dropped by 4% – based on the more-than 400,000 weekly transactions covered by WorldACD’s data.
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On a regional level, the effect of the Lunar New Year on air cargo tonnages was most notable on flows inbound Asia Pacific from North America (-22%), Middle East and South Asia (-22%) and Europe (-5%) respectively, but also outbound Asia Pacific to North America (-14%), Middle East & South Asia (-9%) and Europe (-12%) respectively, and intra-Asia Pacific (-34%), on a 2Wo2W basis.
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Positive developments were observed on almost all other flows, especially between Europe and North America (westbound +29%; eastbound +17%), between Europe and Africa (both directions +20%) and between North America and Central & South America (northbound +57%, southbound +13%).
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Comparing the overall global market with this time last year, chargeable weight in weeks three and four was down 29% compared with the equivalent period last year. Most notably, tonnages ex-Asia Pacific are down by 48%. This comparison is skewed, because last year the Lunar New Year started ten days later, on February 1, 2022. There were also double-digit percent year-on-year drops in tonnages outbound from North America (-27%), Europe (-16%) and Middle East & South Asia (-16%).
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Overall capacity has increased by 7% compared with the previous year, with positive developments from all regions except Asia Pacific (-11%) due to the Lunar New Year. Most notable increases were ex-Africa (+21%), ex-North America (+14%) and ex-Middle East and South Asia (+11%).
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Worldwide rates are currently 28% below their levels this time last year, at an average of US$2.79 (£2.27) per kilo in week four, despite the effects of higher fuel surcharges, but they remain significantly above pre-COVID levels.
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StandardAero has acquired Western Jet Aviation, an independently owned business jet maintenance company that specialises in Gulfstream aircraft, located at the Van Nuys, California airport – one of the busiest business aviation airports in the world, with an additional facility located at the Miami-Opa Locka, Florida Executive Airport.
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Western Jet Aviation represents StandardAero’s 12th acquisition since 2015 and the company comprises a footprint of over 120,000 ft² of hangar, shop and office space on ten acres along with a team of nearly 100 aviation professionals. This marks the first acquisition by StandardAero that focuses on airframe/non-engine work in recent history. Western Jet Aviation is a certified repair station offering tip-to-tail maintenance and interior services for GIV and G200 through G650 jets, plus heavy avionics support on many other popular business aviation aircraft.
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Like StandardAero, Western Jet Aviation is FAA and EASA certified and OEM licensed with capabilities to provide modifications and upgrades for its customers. Western Jet Aviation provides line maintenance on Rolls-Royce Tay, Spey, BR710 and BR725 engines and services Honeywell 36 series and RE220 series APUs.
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CFM International has appointed Florence Minisclou as Executive Vice President, replacing Sébastien Imbourg, who was recently named Vice President Sales & Marketing for Safran Aircraft Engines.
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As part of the CFM executive team, Minisclou is responsible for overseeing the CFM56 and LEAP programmes, working closely with her counterpart at GE Aerospace, Karl Sheldon, to monitor engineering, development, production and services activities for these programmes. Minisclou also serves as Vice President of CFM programmes for Safran Aircraft Engines.
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She brings a wealth of customer-focused experience and a strong vision of the market and customer environment to her role at CFM. A graduate of Institut d'Optique Graduate School ParisTech (Sup' Optique), she joined the aeronautics and defence division of Sagem (now Safran Electronics & Defense) in 1992, successively serving as system engineer, project manager and, ultimately, programme manager in charge of optronic systems in the defence industry in France and Europe.
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In 2003, she moved to the avionics division to manage A380 Customer Support and Services. In 2007, she became the head of the key Airbus account. In 2010, she became director of key aircraft accounts within the commercial department and developed avionic sales for commercial, regional and business jet markets. She was then appointed Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the avionics division in September 2015.
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After five years at this position, she became head of Safran Landing Systems customer directorate.
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Aircraft design and certification specialist, Aerospace Engineering Solutions (AES), is powering into 2023 with the launch of a new office in Malaga, Spain, as the company embarks on a phase of international expansion.
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Trading as AES Spain, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AES, the new operation will enable the business to develop new partnerships with commercial and private aviation clients across Europe, which will benefit from the unrestricted level 2A Design Organisation Approval (DOA) capability held by AES.
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Located at Malaga’s state-of-the-art business incubator technology park, BIC Euronova, AES Spain is the first DOA in Malaga and only the second in Andalucía. The new operation has also become a member of the Andalucía Aerospace cluster of more than 60 aerospace companies based in the region, for the purpose of fostering technological developments, potential project collaboration and strengthening its international presence.
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In addition to a team of highly skilled design engineers, AES Spain has recruited two aerospace engineering graduates from the University of Malaga, as part of the company’s commitment to future-proofing its skills base.
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Turkish Technic has signed an agreement with Air Serbia for the base maintenance services of four Airbus A320-family aircraft along with one A330 aircraft.
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In accordance with the contract, base maintenance of the first Airbus A320ceo aircraft has commenced at Turkish Technic’s Istanbul Ataturk Airport facilities. Its certificate of release to service will be issued in the first week of February. The other aircraft within the scope of the contract will be taken to service at Istanbul Ataturk Airport facilities in the upcoming months.
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Operating as a one-stop MRO company with high-quality service, competitive turnaround times, comprehensive in-house capabilities at its state-of-the-art hangars, Turkish Technic provides maintenance, repair, overhaul, engineering, modification, tailor-made PBH and reconfiguration services to many domestic and international customers at five locations.
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GA Telesis has kicked-off the new year with the disassembly of a Pratt & Whitney 4168 engine. The engine is a part of a
lease return pool sourced from the company's Asset Transaction Group. It will be managed by GAT's Flight Solutions Group (FSG) for disassembly and redistribution.
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Following the dismantling and repair, the used serviceable material (USM) will be made available to GA Telesis' airline and MRO customers worldwide in the coming months. This new inventory represents a significant expansion of some of the company's largest wide-body jet engine component product lines. Additionally, this inventory will add to an already independent USM inventory with additional teardown activity scheduled for the group to hit a record 100 assets for the year 2023.
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De Havilland Aircraft of Canada (De Havilland Canada) has released that Aero Transporte S.A. (ATSA) has signed a firm agreement for a Dash 8-400 freighter conversion with a large cargo door (Dash 8-400 F-LCD). With this agreement, ATSA has become the first South American operator of Dash 8-400 aircraft to join De Havilland Canada’s cargo solutions programme and ATSA’s Dash 8-400 F-LCD aircraft will be the first one operating on the continent. ATSA currently operates two Dash 8-400 aircraft from its base in Peru to support the mining sector.
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“As an experienced operator of the Dash 8-400 aircraft, we have first-hand knowledge of its outstanding performance capability to support our expanding cargo operations in Peru’s mining sector. Our country’s complex geography that includes arid coastal plains, the Andean mountains and the rain forests of the Amazon basin, make the Dash 8-400 aircraft the ideal choice for this type of operation,” said Carlos Cueva, President, ATSA.
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John Holland-Kaye has informed the Board of Heathrow Airport that he intends to step down as CEO during 2023, after nine years at the helm of the airport.
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During Holland-Kaye's exceptional leadership, he has been building a strong management team, developing a consumer-focused culture, improving cost efficiency, and putting Heathrow at the forefront of global aviation’s decarbonisation. The transformation of the airport during his time as CEO has been recognised as Heathrow won a number of significant awards including: Sunday Times top-30 employer; one of the top-10 airports in the world (voted by passengers); and edie’s Sustainable Business of the Year award.
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Three of the most significant successes of his tenure were the development of the plan for Heathrow expansion that secured overwhelming Parliamentary approval, successfully navigating the business through the COVID-19 crisis and the recovery in demand, and his leadership in putting aviation firmly on course for net-zero by 2050.
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