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LATEST NEWS
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Monday, February 6th, 2023
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As a result of new technology developed by Lufthansa Technic and BASF, Lufthansa Cargo is now operating a Boeing 777F with AeroSHARK technology which will reduce its fuel consumption by one percent. The technology was first used on a SWISS 777-300ER and this is the first instance of the new technology’s use on a freighter aircraft.
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The AeroSHARK modification was performed in mid-January as part of a scheduled maintenance layover for the freighter and was completed well within the time frame. The aircraft has now returned to active service and set off on its premiere flight from Frankfurt to Bangalore in India, before flying on to Chengdu in China.
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AeroSHARK is a surface film that mimics the microscopic structure of shark skin. It consists of ribs around 50 micrometres in size - the so-called riblets. If the airflow on the fuselage and engine nacelles of the Boeing 777F is optimised in this way, significant fuel savings can be achieved. For Lufthansa Cargo's aircraft, Lufthansa Technik estimates fuel savings of about one percent. Extrapolated to Lufthansa Cargo's entire 777 fleet, this will result in annual savings of more than 4,000 metric tons of kerosene and nearly 13,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions.
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Over time, the AeroSHARK modification will be incorporated within the entire Lufthansa Cargo 777 freighter fleet which will make these eleven aircraft more fuel-efficient and produce lower emissions. SWISS is also having its twelve Boeing 777-300ERs modified with AeroSHARK.
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Last December, Lufthansa Technik obtained a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for two types of Boeing 777, paving the way for the serial application of AeroSHARK to the 777 fleets of the launch customers.
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AerCap has signed lease agreements for four Boeing 777-300ERSF aircraft with Hong Kong-based global air cargo charter company, Fly Meta. The aircraft are scheduled to deliver in 2024 through 2025.
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The Boeing 777-300ERSF, also known as 'The Big Twin', is the first passenger-to-freighter aircraft conversion programme of the Boeing 777-300ER and will be the largest twin-engine freighter when it enters service this year.
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AerCap Cargo and Israel Aerospace Industries Group (IAI) launched the 777-300ERSF conversion programme in 2019, known as 'The Big Twin'. Today, AerCap Cargo has a firm order book of 20 Boeing 777-300ERSF aircraft and a further ten options. The first aircraft is expected to deliver in the first half of 2023 to U.S. cargo airline, Kalitta Air.
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Iberia has announced organisational changes in its maintenance business. Enrique Robledo has been appointed new director of this business, which provides services to around a hundred clients, including IAG airlines.
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Robledo, who will take up his new post on March 17, is currently Iberia’s Director at Madrid-Barajas Airport, a role that will be taken on provisionally from that date by the current Director of Airport Services, José Luis de Luna.
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Robledo is an aeronautical engineer with a PhD in Psychology and a master's degree from IE. He began his career at Airbus and British Aerospace and has been with Iberia since 1999, where he has held various responsibilities in the maintenance business, first as Head of Materials Planning and then as Deputy Manager of the engine workshop.
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Robledo will replace Andy Best, who has been Head of Iberia Maintenance for the past two years and will take on the same role at British Airways from April 17. Best has led an all-encompassing business and cultural transformation, driving sustainable business growth and strengthening the position of Iberia's Maintenance business in the market and within the IAG Group.
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Willis Lease Finance Corporation has released that its United Kingdom subsidiary, Willis Aviation Services Limited (WASL), has expanded its service offerings to include UK CAA base maintenance approvals for the Airbus A320 family, Boeing 737NG, ATR 42/72 and Embraer 135/145 aircraft.
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These latest approvals complement WLFC’s existing UK CAA and EASA line maintenance approval capabilities at its facility at Teesside International Airport in the UK and expand upon WLFC’s successful vertical integration through engine and aircraft MRO services.
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WASL’s offerings also include aircraft disassembly, short- and long-term aircraft storage and preservation, line maintenance, return to service, as well as ground and cargo handling services.
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A consortium led by Honeywell has launched a European Clean Aviation project that will develop a new-generation of hydrogen fuel cells for the aviation industry. Project NEWBORN will involve multidisciplinary collaboration between 18 partners from ten European countries to develop an aerospace-qualified megawatt-class fuel cell propulsion system powered by hydrogen.
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Green hydrogen, the term given to hydrogen produced by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable electricity, is an extremely clean power source that can be used to propel future aircraft, which makes it appealing as the aerospace sector works to reduce carbon emissions. The megawatt-class fuel cell propulsion system delivered by NEWBORN will give birth to future, sustainable aviation beyond a megawatt. The final demonstrator will be integrated and tested by Pipistrel Vertical Solutions, a Slovene-based disruptive general aviation manufacturer.
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Work on NEWBORN will be performed at the Honeywell Technology Solutions research and development center in Brno, Czech Republic, and at other Honeywell and project-partner sites across Europe.
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Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking, the European Union’s research and innovation programme for transforming aviation toward a sustainable and climate-neutral future, will fund €700 million over 20 selected ground-breaking sustainability projects in response to its first Call for Proposals for disruptive technology research to power the climate-neutral aircraft of the future. Project NEWBORN was the No. 1 ranked project in the first Call for Proposals, receiving the highest score by the selection committee.
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Aircraft remarketing specialist Airstream International Group has arranged the sale of two ATR 42-500 aircraft on behalf of Hawaiian Airlines.
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The first aircraft, serial number 594, was sold to NTE Aviation in the U.S. and the second, serial number 625, to Rise Air in Canada.
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These are the fourth and fifth aircraft out of seven ATR's from the Ohana fleet to have been delivered.
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Airstream provides aircraft sales, leasing and financing services for an international client base that has included airlines, government organisations, lessors, investors and financial institutions as well as part out organisations.
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