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LATEST NEWS
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Friday, February 10th, 2023
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While Pratt & Whitney engines have been certified to operate with 50% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the last ten years the jet engine maker is currently teaming up with the world’s largest regional jet manufacturer ATR to ready the PW127-series engines to be SAF ready by 2025. This will include the new PS127XT.
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The Pratt & Whitney engines have been targeted to power the ATR 42 and ATR72 aircraft with 100% SAF by 2025. In June 2022, ATR, Pratt & Whitney Canada and Braathens Regional Airlines jointly conducted a successful flight test on an ATR 72-600 aircraft with both PW127M engines fuelled solely with SAF.
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“Our collaboration with ATR will be underway throughout 2023 and 2024 and builds on our recent 100% SAF test flight with Braathens Regional Airlines, which was an industry first for regional aviation,” said Anthony Rossi, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Pratt & Whitney Canada. “Alongside our efforts to continually enhance aircraft engine efficiency, SAF has a critical role to play on the journey to achieve the aviation industry’s goal of net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050. While all Pratt & Whitney Canada engines have already been certified for 50% SAF blends for more than a decade, ensuring readiness to operate with 100% SAF blends in future will allow us to maximise their potential for decarbonisation.”
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Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Fairbanks, Alaska-based Everts Air Cargo with an MD88SF freighter conversion. The aircraft will commence modification in March 2023. Modification touch labor will be performed by Dothan, Alabama-based, Commercial Jet, which is an authorised AEI conversion centre. Everts will use the freighter to accommodate fleet expansion plans.
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Everts Air Cargo is the sister company to Everts Air Alaska and was formed in 1995 as a 121 Certificated Cargo Airline. Everts Air Cargo is headquartered in Fairbanks where it serves as the primary base for maintenance, administration, and charter operations. Everts Air Cargo specializes in serving the unique needs of our customers who reside in the larger Alaskan cities, as well as, small villages in remote locations. Everts Air's primary business is transporting freight and mail, including the movement of oversized freight, hazardous materials, small packages and most anything else that fits through the cargo door.
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Beginning this year, passengers traveling through Frankfurt Airport (Fraport) can breeze through the various steps in the journey – from check-in to boarding – simply by scanning their faces at biometric touchpoints across the airport. This solution will be rolled out and available to all interested airlines at the airport.
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The implementation will see additional biometric touchpoints installed by spring 2023. From enrolment at a kiosk or counter, to pre-security automated gates and self-boarding gates, passengers can use biometric technology to seamlessly pass through each stage of the journey by simply scanning their face.
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The project breaks new ground in the development of digital travel by providing a true common-use biometric platform at all Fraport terminals, open to all airlines operating at the airport. It combines day of travel enrolment, Star Alliance Biometrics, and additional biometric hubs under the umbrella of the SITA Smart Path platform.
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For Lufthansa passengers specifically, thanks to the integration of SITA Smart Path with Star Alliance Biometrics, the technology makes use of the biometric identities of Lufthansa passengers enrolled on Star Alliance’s platform, enabling seamless identification of passengers without additional process steps across multiple participating airports and airlines.
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This implementation plays a key part in paving the way for the rollout of biometrics across Star Alliance’s global network, as it endeavours to have more of its 26 member carriers using biometric technology progressively. Key learnings from the Fraport project will be considered for further implementations across the network.
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The NEC I:Delight digital identity management platform, which is fully integrated with SITA Smart Path, ranked No.1 several times as the world's most accurate face recognition technology in vendor tests conducted by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). It allows passengers who have opted to use the service to be identified quickly and accurately, even on the move. Passengers who do not wish to use the solution can check in using a traditional check-in counter.
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Wencor Group, a leading solutions provider to the aerospace and defence markets, has announced the acquisition of Aero-Glen International, LLC.
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“We are excited to welcome Aero-Glen International and its talented team of employees to Wencor. This acquisition is an excellent fit that accelerates our strategy to provide best-in-class distribution and value-added services to both the defence and commercial aerospace markets. It also enhances our aftermarket hardware offering, allowing us to provide our customers with more comprehensive options to meet their repair needs,” said Wencor Chief Executive Officer, Shawn Trogdon.
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Aero-Glen International, based in Fort Worth, Texas and celebrating its 47th year servicing the aerospace market, is a full-line stocking distributor offering value-added services and kitting solutions that include aerospace fasteners, fittings, machined parts and other specialised hardware. The company serves a diverse and global customer base, including domestic, international, commercial and military customers.
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Aero-Glen is the first company in the United States to successfully complete the Joint Surveillance Voluntary Assessment Program and effectively meet the stringent requirements of CMMC 2.0 Level 2 compliance.
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APOC Aviation the innovative leasing, trading, aircraft component and part-out specialist, has opened a new warehouse in the Netherlands. Based on the same campus as its existing facility between Schiphol and Rotterdam, APOC has added a further 2,500 m² of warehouse, technical support space and offices. The new premises benefit from green technology features and allow for future expansion as APOC is set to double its stock hub capability and workforce over the next five years.
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The new warehouse implements green technology throughout with electric temperature control and high-spec insulation to reduce energy consumption. The building also has solar panels installed to leverage sustainable energy use.
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The part-out of an aircraft is a green process as it extends component lifecycles, thereby reducing the ecological footprint of parts” says Arjan de Jong, Vice President Operations. “We foresee significant growth as the business develops trading activity worldwide, and this new facility not only complements our business ethos but also future-proofs APOC’s ambitious programme of narrow-body teardowns. We have the scope to scale up operations and better support our customers with ever-faster deliveries underpinned by our close proximity to Schiphol airport.”
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Recent teardowns have significantly boosted the organisation’s inventory of modern narrow-body parts. Primarily housed in the Netherlands, these integrated components also support APOC’s global customer base from stock hubs in Miami and Singapore.
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With the objective of accelerating the company's growth and giving more focus to areas relevant to the business, Embraer has announced the creation of two new vice-presidencies: Global Procurement and Strategy, Digital and Innovation. The two areas now report directly to the company's President and CEO, Francisco Gomes Neto.
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The Procurement area, which was previously integrated with the Vice-Presidency of Finance, IT and Investor Relations, will be led by Roberto Chaves, Director of Procurement since 2020. With a degree in Mechanical Engineering and an International Executive MBA from FIA-USP, Chaves joined Embraer in 2001 and has held different senior positions in the procurement area, including managing suppliers at the industrial plant in Harbin, China, and more recently leading the company's shared services centre.
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The Corporate Strategy directorate, which was part of the Vice-Presidency of Engineering, along with Innovation and Digital directorate, will now form the Vice-Presidency of Strategy, Digital, and Innovation, to be led by Dimas Tomelin, who has been Director of Strategy for the last three years. Working for 21 years at Embraer, Tomelin was previously Director of Market Intelligence for Defence & Security and has also served as manager of the KC-390 programme and product development in executive aviation. He has a degree in Electrical Engineering, with a postgraduate degree in leadership from Fundação Dom Cabral.
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Upon the creation of the Strategy, Digital and Innovation Vice-Presidency, Daniel Moczydlower will be responsible for new projects and partnerships within the global innovation ecosystem, reporting to Dimas Tomelin.
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The changes take effect immediately.
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Lufthansa Technik and Colombian carrier Avianca have signed a five-year contract that will provide digital Condition Monitoring through the AVIATAR platform. With the new contract, Avianca will be able to receive instant and real-time information about the configuration and condition of its Airbus A320 and A330 aircraft as well as their engines and components - during flight and on ground, all consolidated in one place.
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Avianca will be joining a growing list of customers in the Americas taking advantage of AVIATAR products. Based on aircraft and maintenance data, Condition Monitoring provides an overview of the overall operational aircraft condition. The immediate detection of faults increases troubleshooting efficiency and enables proactive corrective actions leading to higher aircraft availability. With Condition Monitoring, aircraft data (e.g. from the Central Maintenance Computer, the Aircraft Condition Monitoring System, or the Aircraft Movement Message) is collected via ACARS (Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System) or the SITA network and visualizes the aircraft status and flight schedule. In addition, this health data is combined with work orders and position data.
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Condition Monitoring provides customizable alerts and notifications on aircraft or fleet level as well as for certain ATA (Air Transport Association) chapters. Thus, the user gains an excellent overview of potential corrective actions for the respective maintenance and repair operations.
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