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LATEST NEWS
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Tuesday, September 27th, 2022
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As art of its bid to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, European low-cost carrier easyJet has invested heavily in the retrofitting of Airbus’ fuel saving Descent Profile Optimisation (DPO) function and also its Continuous Descent Approach (CDA) for compatible aircraft. The immediate effect will be a 1% fuel saving once the fleet-wide retrofit has been completed by this time next year. The outcome will also mean that easyJet will have the world’s largest fleet of DPO- and CDA-enabled aircraft, which should provide a CO2 reduction in the region of 88,600 metric tonnes.
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Descent Profile Optimisation (DPO) is a fuel saving programme which updates the Flight Management System (FMS) to enable consistently more efficient descents by allowing the aircraft to remain for longer in the cruise phase and reduce deceleration level-off, which reduces carbon emissions. CDA also minimises noise pollution on the approach, which has the potential to benefit residential communities near airports. In the short-term, continuous daily improvements help to reduce airline carbon emissions. And since 2000, easyJet has reduced its carbon emissions per passenger, per kilometre, by one-third through the combination of fleet renewal and efficient operations.
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In years to come, easyJet will continue to invest in fleet renewal, making a list price investment of US$21bn in new Airbus A320neo family aircraft which are 15% more fuel efficient and 50% quieter than the aircraft they will be replacing. This includes adjusting standard operating procedures to enable single-engine taxiing on arrival and departure, reducing usage of Auxiliary Power Units on its aircraft, the use of advanced weather information to improve navigational performance, and engine washing to remove debris which improves the performance of air turbines.
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Rolls-Royce has delivered the 1,000th BR725 engine to its customer Gulfstream® Aerospace. The milestone engine, that was developed and assembled at the company’s business aviation headquarters in Dahlewitz, Germany, has been shipped to Gulfstream in Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A.
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The BR725 engine exclusively powers Gulfstream’s highly successful ultra-long-range Gulfstream G650™ and Gulfstream G650ER™ business aircraft. Since its entry into service in 2012 the G650 aircraft family has established a reputation for excellent reliability, efficiency and speed, all combined with an outstanding environmental performance.
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The BR725-powered G650 aircraft family holds 120-plus world speed records, including the one for the farthest, fastest flight in business aviation history. With more than 500 aircraft in service, the G650ER and its sister aircraft, the G650, prove they are among the most trusted business jets in the world.
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Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has executed a lease agreement for one ATR72-500F and one ATR42-600 with Loganair, based in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1962, Loganair is a scheduled carrier and cargo operator with a fleet of ATR’s operating within the UK and Europe.
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The company also executed a lease agreement for two E175s with Star Air, a fast-growing regional carrier based in Bangalore, India that currently operates five E145s, connecting 18 destinations.
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SITA and Middle East Airlines–Air Liban (MEA) have renewed a technology contract and moved the airport's baggage reconciliation system (BRS) at Rafic Hariri International Airport - Beirut to the cloud, increasing operational efficiency. This technology will significantly reduce operational costs for the airport and airline, with the server-less design avoiding on-site interventions to refresh, upgrade, maintain and support multiple obsolete devices, such as servers.
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By installing SITA’s Bag Manager cloud solution, the airport will be able to process around nine million bags per year compared to three million bags in previous years without any significant equipment investment. Airports globally are looking to increase the volume of passengers and capacity and regain lost revenues from the pandemic, with baggage handling presenting a significant obstacle to overcome.
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The cloud-based technology solution will be pivotal in reducing the number of mishandled bags and supporting quick repatriation of mishandled ones, leading to higher customer satisfaction and decreased costs. SITA Bag Manager tracks every bag loaded onto an aircraft, a unit load device (ULD), or a cart. It scans and evaluates the characteristics of each bag against the flight parameters to ensure bags are loaded onto the right aircraft.
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StandardAero has appointed Kim Ashmun to serve as President of the company’s Components & Accessories (C&A) division. In this role, she is responsible for all aspects of the commercial, operational, financial and technical performance of StandardAero’s C&A business units and facilities located across the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia.
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Ashmun formerly served as Vice President of Global Supply Chain Operations for Lockheed Martin’s Rotary & Mission Systems Sikorsky line of business. In that role, she led a large team, managing a multi-billion-dollar portfolio of ~1,800 suppliers. Ashmun has more than twenty years of leadership experience in the aerospace industry, working at Lockheed Martin in a variety of technical, programme and executive leadership positions. She began her career as a manufacturing engineer for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics with roles in engineering and operations supporting the F-35 programme.
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Ashmun holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Technology from Texas A&M University and a Master of Science degree in Systems Engineering and MBA from Southern Methodist University. In addition, she completed Lockheed Martin’s Engineering Leadership Development Programme and multiple executive courses from Columbia Business School and UC Berkeley Executive Education.
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AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings will launch a new innovation in training that takes a virtual approach to the reality of painting an aircraft at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) event in Orlando.
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AkzoNobel has invested in a technology which mimics a customer’s production environment and multiple coating systems to train teams virtually and in a significantly more sustainable and efficient way than previously possible.
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The virtual reality (VR)-based system, developed with technology specialists Virtual Paint Products, has been successfully trialled at AkzoNobel’s training centre in Troy, Michigan and several portable units have since been designed for use at a customer’s own premises.
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The VR headset immerses the trainee in a virtual paint booth, complete with anything from aircraft parts to larger-scale assemblies to the production floor itself. The system can be programmed with various paint specifications, such as the thickness of the coating required and as the operator uses the spray gun, they can see whether too much or too little paint is used and look for inconsistencies in the way the coating is being applied.
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All the while, the operator's core skills are measured, from setting up the spraying session to the distance, angle and speed at which the gun is used. The feedback is immediate, so trainees can react quickly and change their technique to become more consistent. It will show where runs and sags occur, or where the wet film thickness is not sufficient or the coverage inadequate to deliver a smooth finish. It also helps them avoid common problems such as paint overlap.
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Matthew Amick, Global Technical Services Manager at AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings says the integration of VR into its training regime is an exciting development: “It reflects the organisation's commitment to innovation, sustainability and partnerships,” he says, “supporting our customers with meaningful, practical help.
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Atlas Air and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA have entered into an agreement that enables MSC to expand its reach and capacity for its customers.
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Under the terms of the long-term ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) agreement, Atlas Air will operate all four of its new and incoming Boeing 777-200 freighters on a global basis for MSC, with the first delivery being taken in Q4 2022. Atlas’ order of these four aircraft was announced in January 2022.
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The 777-200Fs will provide dedicated airfreight capacity to meet customer demand and will serve as a complementary service to MSC’s container shipping solutions. The 777-200F supports environmental stewardship with a twin-engine design that delivers excellent fuel efficiency and noise reduction.
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MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, is a global leader in transportation and logistics, privately owned and founded in 1970 by Gianluigi Aponte. As one of the world’s leading container shipping lines, MSC has 675 offices across 155 countries worldwide with the MSC Group employing over 150,000 people.
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The high quality of the services provided has earned Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT) long-term co-operation with Transavia Airlines. The new maintenance agreement, in effect from the beginning of September, also includes the new A320neo-type of aircraft and covers the co-operation over the next five years, i.e., until August 31, 2027.
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Over the past years of co-operation, Czech Airlines Technics has performed for Transavia various level overhauls during 267 aircraft visits. “We have to highlight the excellent nature of our co-operation both at the management level of the two companies and on the premises of our hangar, where our maintenance managers meet with the technical representatives of our client during the maintenance season. The above-standard personal relations of both parties certainly contribute to the successful course of the base maintenance visits,” said Petr Doberský Chairman of the Czech Airlines Technics Board of Directors.
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