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LATEST NEWS
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Wednesday, February 8th, 2023
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In response to pitches made by Airbus and Dassault Aviation for the right to operate the cruise phase of commercial flights with only one pilot in the cockpit, the European aviation regulator has ruled out the prospect of flights with a single pilot until at least 2030. However, the regulator is considering the possibility of allowing single-pilot elements of a flight by 2027.
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Limitations would be set that bar pilots with existing medical conditions or insufficient flight hours from operating on their own at any time. The move to solo pilots relates more to long-haul flights where pilots would be able to take rest breaks without there having to be replacement pilots on board. This is in response to the aviation industry’s problem with a current pilot shortage.
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Andrea Boiardi of the EASA has stated that it is “absolutely not realistic” to expect commercial planes with only one pilot on board to be flown by 2030 as automation had not advanced far enough and solo flying required a level of safety equivalent to existing operations. In addition, Solo flying, even in cruise, needs approval from the United Nations' International Civil Aviation Organization, individual airlines and their pilot unions.
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Boiardi made it clear that the most advanced planes would be suitable for solo flying during the cruise phase as they are equipped for a higher level of safety than required by minimum certification standards. Such planes would include the Airbus A350 and potentially the Boeing 787 and 777X. Even limited solo flying, however, is causing conflict among airlines and sparking public fears, while also creating a growing backlash among pilot groups such as the European Cockpit Association. "The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Transport Canada are very much aware of our position that two pilots on the flight deck is the most safe," said Tim Perry, Canada President of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA).
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Swedish electric airplane developer Heart Aerospace has been selected as a long-term partner for Air New Zealand’s Mission Next-Gen Aircraft partnership for the replacement of the airline’s Q300 domestic fleet with a more sustainable option from 2030.
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Heart Aerospace was selected alongside Airbus, ATR, Embraer, and Universal Hydrogen.
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Air New Zealand’s Mission Next-Gen Aircraft was created to accelerate the development of zero-emissions aircraft technologies, as well as the infrastructure required to make these a reality for commercial aviation in New Zealand.
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As a long-term partner, Heart Aerospace will work alongside Air New Zealand over the coming years to make flying these aircraft a reality.
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Heart Aerospace is developing the ES-30, a regional electric airplane with a standard seating capacity of 30 passengers driven by electric motors with battery derived energy. The ES-30 will have a fully electric zero-emissions range of 200 kilometres, an extended range of 400 kilometres with 30 passengers and flexibility to fly up to 800 kilometres with 25 passengers, all including typical airline reserves. Heart Aerospace expects to deliver its first ES-30 aircraft in 2028.
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Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), competence centre for Airbus aircraft conversions (P2F) and for light-weight components, has signed a supplier contract with Euro-Composites S.A (EC), amounting to more than US$80 million.
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This has secured EFW's supply for honeycomb products from EC as a long-term partner and supplier. EFW uses this material in the production of its ligh-tweight aerospace products, for example floor panels, which are used in all Airbus aircraft, numbering more than 12,000. In addition, EFW also produces cargo lining and interior for the aerospace market as well as products for the transportation market at its production sites in Dresden and Kodersdorf, Germany.
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Thanks to modern engineering and technologies, Euro-Composites ensures the foundation for EFW's top-quality and excellent delivery performance. Jointly coordinated safety stocks and the efficient use of high-tech material form the basis for a stable supply chain for major customers such as Airbus, Diehl and, of course, EFW's freighter conversion operations.
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Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest aviation group in Africa, has inaugurated a new aviation training centre in the city of Hawassa. The new training centre will serve as the second campus for Ethiopian Aviation Academy (EAA) and will currently be providing pilot trainee programmes. The facility accommodates different types of classrooms, three training simulators, three aircraft parking and workshop hangars, trainees’ and instructors’ dorm rooms, a cafeteria and sports ground for various sport types.
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EAA had been providing aviation trainings at its base campus in Addis Ababa to trainees from different parts of the world. The new training centrerwill enable the academy to accommodate more trainees.
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EAA is the largest and most modern aviation academy in Africa recognised as ICAO regional Training Centre of Excellence. The academy provides world class training in different areas of aviation profession. Currently the academy offers pilot, simulator, cabin crew and catering, aircraft maintenance, commercial and ground service and leadership trainings at its head quarter in Addis Ababa.
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The international air cargo conglomeration Challenge Group has chosen to partner with EXSYN with a focus on aircraft data migration. EXSYN’s aircraft data management solution, NEXUS, will play a vital role in managing the complex aircraft data flows as Challenge Airlines and Challenge Technic migrate to the recently selected MRO/M&E system (AMOS) over the coming weeks.
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Challenge Airline BE will be the first of the Group's companies to migrate to the new system and will also benefit from the technical expertise of EXSYN’s team of aircraft data consultants.
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EXSYN’s Aircraft Data Management platform focuses on the three main elements of aircraft data management: Data Migration, Data Integration and Data Analytics. The platform is powered by the two products NEXUS and AVILYTICS. Functions in the platform range from MRO system data migration capabilities for all commonly used aviation industry MRO software, building SPEC25000 compliant aircraft redelivery binders, transforming aircraft delivery binders to be automatically loaded into airline MRO software and a wide range of aircraft data health reports to monitor data quality.
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The full range of analytics capabilities caters for aircraft reliability management, maintenance costs optimisation and prediction of upcoming aircraft component failures. With these data integration tools, airlines and MROs can automate business processes that make use of – or generate the data available in their MRO systems. Clients using EXSYN’s Aircraft Data Management platform can also opt to augment this with expert services provided by EXSYN’s team of aircraft data consultants.
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Joramco, the Amman-based MRO facility and engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has appointed Lambros Stasi as the new Vice President of Operations.
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Stasi has gained over 30 years of experience in all aspects of the maintenance field in both wide-, and narrow-body airframes from a wide range of operations. In addition to his extensive work as a maintenance professional, he has earned multiple national licenses from the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Bahrain and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with endorsements on all variants of the B747, A320, A330, A340 and B777 aircraft.
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CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing (CDB Leasing), has delivered two Boeing 737-800 aircraft to a new customer, Milan-based NEOS S.p.A. (Neos).
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NEOS, which operates services from Italy and Europe to the Americas, Asia and Africa, plans to deploy the two aircraft, configured with 186 single-class seats, on intra-European and intercontinental routes.
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“We are excited and proud to welcome the second aircraft leased from CDB Aviation into our fleet. These two aircraft are a perfect fit to support our strategic short-haul fleet renewal plan and commercial operations planned for 2023. We thank the CDB Aviation team who has shown a high level of commitment since the negotiation phase, and we hope that this is just the beginning of a long and fruitful collaboration,” commented Marco Brusa, NEOS’ Fleet Planning Manager.
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German MRO service provider FAI Technik, a 100 % subsidiary of Germany´s special mission operator FAI rent-a-jet, has expanded its presence in Germany with the opening of a maintenance base at the all-new “Willy Brandt” Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), in the country’s capital.
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At BER, FAI will offer line and base maintenance for the full line of Hawker HS125 series, Beechcraft Premier 1/1A and King Air series aircraft as well line maintenance checks up to 1C for Gulfstream models including the G280, G450, G500, G550, G650 and G650ER.
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Additionally, an AOG-team for Learjet and Bombardier aircraft will be deployed to support FAI´s own fleet of Learjet 60, Challenger 604 and Global Express BD700 aircraft which regularly operate in and out of BER. The new facility will complement FAI’s existing centre of competence for base maintenance and modifications of Learjet and Bombardier aircraft at its headquarters at Albrecht Duerer Airport, Nuremberg.
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FAI will employ over 90% of Beechcraft Berlin Aviation’s (BBA) former workforce at the new facility, following BBA’s filing for insolvency in spring 2022.
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Located at the airport’s General Aviation Terminal (GAT), FAI’s new facility includes over 3,400 m² of hangar floor space and another 1,300 m² of workshops, stores and offices. FAI Technik becomes the second MRO serving business aircraft at BER and the only one to support more than one aircraft manufacturer for maintenance services.
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Jazeera Airways has announced record net profits of US$65.7 million (KD20.1 million) for the 2022 full year, an increase of 183.6% over 2021. Operating revenues for 2022 increased to US$595.4 million (KD182.116 million), up 126.5%, and operating profit increased by 148.4% to US$87.6 million (KD26.8 million).
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With the resumption of operations at the Kuwait International Airport (KIA), the airline built on its quick return to profitability in the second half of 2021. During 2022, Jazeera also exceeded 2019 performance, which was the last comparable full-year of unrestricted operations, by 30%.
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While overall passenger traffic at the airport dropped by 26% compared to 2019, Jazeera’s traffic grew by 19% during the same period. Passenger numbers increased by 247.5% to an unprecedented 3.6 million, compared to the last year. Load factor increased by 10.2% to 77.01%, which offset a decline in yield, the average fare paid per passenger, by 35.1% to KD47.96.
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