Emirates Engineering announces aircraft maintenance deal with Qantas

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DUBAI, UAE, 05 Feb 2018- Emirates Engineering has announced an agreement with Qantas for aircraft maintenance. Under the terms of the agreement, Emirates Engineering will strip and repaint eight Qantas A380 aircraft starting March 2018. The aircraft will be repainted with the latest Qantas livery at the state of the art Emirates Aircraft Appearance Centre in Dubai. The agreement also covers the replacement of landing gears for one Qantas A380 aircraft by Emirates Engineering in February 2018.

“We are delighted to be working with Qantas for maintenance on their A380 aircraft. As the largest operator of Airbus A380s with over 100 aircraft in our fleet, Emirates Engineering has built strong expertise over the years in the maintenance and repainting of this aircraft type. We have worked hard to create efficiencies and productivity gains across all lines of maintenance, thereby freeing capacity and allowing us to offer our services and know-how to external customers,” said Mohammed Jaffar Nasser, the SVP of Engineering Maintenance. “Our goal is to promote Dubai as a centre of excellence for Airbus A380 maintenance. We have the knowledge, infrastructure, competence and the confidence to achieve this goal,” he added.

The maintenance agreement between Emirates and Qantas complements the strategic commercial partnership that is in place between the two airlines and heralds the start of collaboration in the areas of maintenance and engineering.

The Emirates Aircraft Appearance Centre is the world’s largest dedicated aircraft painting facility owned by an airline. During the last financial year, Emirates Engineering completed 38 aircraft paint makeovers at its dedicated paint hangar. In addition, the centre has also installed a number of customised and eye-catching decals on Emirates’ fleet of Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft including most recently the tribute livery of the late HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding father of the United Arab Emirates, and special decals dedicated to Expo 2020 Dubai.

Emirates received its first A380 in 2008 and is today the largest operator of this aircraft type with 101 of the world’s largest commercial passenger aircraft currently in its fleet. The airline’s engineering division operates modern, extensive facilities in Dubai that include seven heavy maintenance hangars and four light maintenance hangars that can all accommodate the A380s. It also the most experienced and equipped Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) provider in the world for the iconic double decker aircraft with over 110 A380 C-Checks completed to date.

Vahana, the Self-Piloted, eVTOL aircraft from A³ by Airbus, Successfully Completes First Full-Scale Test Flight

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PR1:Vahana, the Self-Piloted, eVTOL aircraft from A³ by Airbus, Successfully Completes First Full-Scale Test Flight

 

Vahana, the all electric, self-piloted, VTOL aircraft from A³ by Airbus, today announced the successful completion of its first full-scale flight test, reaching a height of 5 meters (16 feet) before descending safely. The test was completed at 8:52AM Pacific on January 31, 2018 at the Pendleton UAS Range in Pendleton, Oregon. Its first flight, with a duration of 53 seconds, was fully self-piloted and the vehicle completed a second flight the following day.

“Today we are celebrating a great accomplishment in aerospace innovation,” said Zach Lovering, Project Executive of Vahana. “In just under two years, Vahana took a concept sketch on a napkin and built a full-scale, self-piloted aircraft that has successfully completed its first flight. Our team is grateful for the support we’ve received from A³ and the extended Airbus family, as well as our partners including MTSI and the Pendleton UAS Range.”


Vahana is a project developed at A³, the Silicon Valley outpost of Airbus. A³ enables access to unique talent and ideas, new partnership opportunities, and execution at speed. Vahana aims to democratize personal flight and answer the growing need for urban mobility by leveraging the latest technologies in electric propulsion, energy storage, and machine vision.


“Vahana’s first flight demonstrates Airbus’ unique ability to pursue ambitious ideas quickly, without compromising the quality and safety for which the company is well-known. For A³, it proves that we can deliver meaningful innovation with aggressive project timetables, to provide a real competitive advantage for Airbus,” said Rodin Lyasoff, A³ CEO and former Project Executive of Vahana. “Our focus now is on celebrating the work of the tireless Vahana team while maintaining the momentum of this accomplishment.”


Vahana leverages its self-piloted capabilities to operate without a passenger. Following these successful hover flights, the team will turn to additional testing, including transitions and forward flight.


For more information please visit: vahana.aero


https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180201006610/en/Vahana-Self-Piloted-eVTOL-aircraft-A%C2%B3-Airbus-Successfully

 

PR2:Vahana completes First full-scale test flight

Milestone in advancing Urban Air Mobility achieved as Vahana celebrates two years

Vahana, the all-electric, self-piloted, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft built by Airbus' innovation outpost in Silicon Valley, A^3, successfully completed its first full-scale flight test, reaching a height of 5 meters (16 feet) before descending safely. The test was completed at 8:52AM Pacific on January 31, 2018 at the Pendleton UAS Range in Pendleton, Oregon. Its first flight, with a duration of 53 seconds, was fully self-piloted and the vehicle completed a second flight the following day.

"Today we are celebrating a great accomplishment in aerospace innovation," said Zach Lovering, Project Executive of Vahana. "In just under two years, Vahana took a concept sketch on a napkin and built a full-scale, self-piloted aircraft that has successfully completed its first flight. Our team is grateful for the support we've received from A³ and the extended Airbus family, as well as our partners including MTSI and the Pendleton UAS Range."

A³ in Silicon Valley enables Airbus access to unique talent and ideas, new partnership opportunities, and execution at speed. Vahana aims to democratise personal flight and answer the growing need for urban mobility by leveraging the latest technologies in electric propulsion, energy storage, and machine vision.

"Vahana's first flight demonstrates Airbus' unique ability to pursue ambitious ideas quickly, without compromising the quality and safety for which the company is well-known. For A³, it proves that we can deliver meaningful innovation with aggressive project timetables, to provide a real competitive advantage for Airbus," said Rodin Lyasoff, A³ CEO and former Project Executive of Vahana. "Our focus now is on celebrating the work of the tireless Vahana team while maintaining the momentum of this accomplishment."

Vahana leverages its self-piloted capabilities to operate without a passenger. Following these successful hover flights, the team will turn to additional testing, including transitions and forward flight.

Portes Ouvertes au Lycée Airbus, samedi 10 février 2018

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Les métiers de l’aéronautique accessibles à tous et à toutes
Ouverture des inscriptions au test d’admission pour la rentrée 2018, du 15 février au 25 mars.



Le Lycée Airbus ouvrira ses portes le 10 février prochain pour présenter ses quatre formations en Bac Professionnel : Bac Pro Technicien–ne d’Usinage ; Bac Pro Technicien-ne Chaudronnerie Industrielle ; Bac Pro Aéronautique option Avionique ou option Structure.

Les formations se déroulent en trois ans, sous statut scolaire les deux premières années, puis en apprentissage la dernière année du Bac. Elles s’adressent à des filles et des garçons possédant un niveau minimum de classe de 3ème, âgés de 15 à 18 ans (18 ans révolus au 25 août 2018). Une forte motivation pour le travail manuel et en équipe est indispensable pour être à même de travailler sur les sites de production ou d’assemblage d’avions, d’hélicoptères ou de satellites d’Airbus ou de ses partenaires.

Ouvert à la diversité, le Lycée Airbus accueille des élèves de tous les horizons, filles, garçons ; et propose des modalités spécifiques pour des jeunes en situation de Handicap.


Il est aussi l’un des rares lycées d’entreprise existant encore en France. Cette spécificité permet d’offrir aux élèves une formation au plus près de la réalité de l’entreprise, de ses marchés et de ses produits. Chaque année près de 300 jeunes sont formés au sein du Lycée Airbus. Au-delà des compétences, le lycée Airbus mise également fortement sur le développement du savoir-être en entreprise, répondant ainsi aux exigences de la filière aéronautique.

Selon Marie-Stéphane Pefferkorn, Directrice du Lycée Airbus: « Le Lycée Airbus est une formidable opportunité pour les jeunes filles comme pour les jeunes garçons, de découvrir et d’apprendre un métier dans un secteur en fort développement qui offre des opportunités d’emplois. Nous attendons des jeunes motivés qu’ils soient ou non familiers avec le secteur aéronautique. Cette journée est aussi l’occasion de découvrir les moyens de formation mis à la disposition des élèves. Le Lycée met particulièrement l’accent sur la digitalisation avec par exemple la réalisation de tutoriels vidéos de formation auxquels participent les élèves».


En 2017, le lycée a affiché un taux exceptionnel de 100% de réussite au Bac, et 71 bacheliers sur 89 ont eu leur baccalauréat avec mention. Plus de 80% d’entre eux ont été recrutés au sein du groupe Airbus.


Le Lycée Airbus invite les jeunes motivés par les métiers manuels et à la recherche d’une formation courte et opérationnelle, à venir découvrir les métiers proposés et le cursus scolaire, lors d’une journée portes ouvertes le samedi 10 février, de 8h à 12h30. La présentation du Lycée sera suivie d’une visite des salles de cours et de leurs équipements.


Lycée Airbus : Usine Airbus Saint-Eloi, 57 chemin du Sang de Serp –Toulouse
(Métro ligne B, station Canal du Midi) – Tel : 05 61 93 55 11.

Inscription en ligne pour le test d’admission sur le site du Lycée : http://www.lyceeairbus.com/


Les épreuves écrites du test d’admission pour la rentrée prochaine auront lieu le 16 mai 2018. Les candidats admissibles passeront ensuite un entretien de motivation avant le 15 juin 2018.



A propos du Lycée Airbus
Créé en 1949, situé au cœur de l’usine d’Airbus Saint-Eloi à Toulouse, le Lycée Airbus présente la spécificité d’immerger les élèves, dès le premier jour, dans la vie de l’entreprise : les salles de cours et les ateliers sont situés au sein de l’usine et les élèves partagent les mêmes conditions de travail que leurs futurs collègues : culture et fonctionnement d’entreprise, restaurant d’entreprise,... Le Lycée Airbus est lié par un contrat d’association au Ministère de l’Education Nationale, avec un corps d’enseignants composé d’une part de professeurs de l’Éducation nationale, et d’autre part, de professionnels issus de l’entreprise.

L’enseignement y est gratuit et les élèves peuvent bénéficier de la réversion des bourses d’Etat, conformément à la réglementation en vigueur. Une centaine d’élèves sortent diplômés chaque année du Lycée Airbus.

Plus d’infos sur : http://www.lyceeairbus.com/

EASA issues single Production Organisation Approval to Airbus Helicopters

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Marignane, The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Airbus Helicopters have just implemented a new single Production Organisation Approval (POA). This replaces previous national approvals from France, Germany and Spain by a single, integrated framework allowing for simplified industrial exchanges between Airbus Helicopters’ manufacturing facilities and supporting the company’s industrial strategy of site specialisation across Europe.

“The implementation of the single POA allows us to work as a truly integrated company, and ensures that our various sites are no longer considered as each other’s suppliers from a regulatory perspective”, said Christian Cornille, Airbus Helicopters Executive Vice-President Industry. “I would like to congratulate our teams and thank EASA for their support in achieving this milestone which will streamline certification processes associated to our manufacturing activities, create synergies and improve our competitiveness.”

“A Single POA is of great value for Airbus Helicopters as it ensures continuity of its production procedures across its various European production sites and according to Europe’s highest safety standards” said Ralf Erckmann EASA’s deputy Flight Standards Director. “It is also a proof that EASA and the European National Aviation Authorities work hand in hand for the benefit of the European aviation industry and its customers.”

Since June 2016, Airbus Helicopters is also operating under a single Design Organisation Approval (DOA) from EASA which has simplified and harmonized development processes and facilitated the implementation of an increased transnational approach to certification, including through the establishment of a unified airworthiness office within Airbus Helicopters.

Boeing Debuts First 737 MAX 7

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• Longest-range MAX airplane to begin flight test in the coming weeks
• First delivery to Southwest Airlines set for 2019

RENTON, Wash., Feb. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] marked another airplane development milestone today as thousands of employees celebrated the debut of the first 737 MAX 7 at the company's Renton, Wash. factory.




The MAX 7 is the third and newest member of Boeing's 737 MAX family to come down the assembly line. The jet is designed for up to 172 passengers and a maximum range of 3,850 nautical miles, which is the longest range of the MAX airplane family.

Technology improvements allow the MAX 7 to fly 1,000 nautical miles farther and carry more passengers than its predecessor, the 737-700, while having 18 percent lower fuel costs per seat.

The MAX 7 is also superior to the competition, carrying 12 more passengers 400 nautical miles farther than the A319neo, on 7 percent lower operating costs per seat.

"For our airline customers serving airports at high altitudes or remote locations, the MAX 7 is the ideal complement to their fleet. We look forward to demonstrating the incredible flexibility and range of this airplane," said Keith Leverkuhn, vice president and general manager of the 737 MAX program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "This is the third 737 MAX family member our team has successfully introduced in just three years. That's a phenomenal accomplishment and a testament to the dedication of the entire 737 team."

The first MAX 7 will now undergo system checks, fueling and engine runs on the flight line in Renton. The airplane, the first of two MAX 7 flight test airplanes, will begin its flight testing program in the coming weeks.

The 737 MAX 7 is scheduled to enter service in 2019, following delivery to launch customer Southwest Airlines.

The entire 737 MAX family is designed to offer customers exceptional performance, with lower per-seat costs and an extended range that will open up new destinations in the single-aisle market. The MAX 8 entered service with customers across the globe last year, and the MAX 9 will start deliveries in the coming months. The MAX 10 was launched at last year's Paris Air Show and is scheduled to enter service in the 2020 timeframe.

The 737 MAX is the fastest-selling airplane in Boeing history, accumulating more than 4,300 orders from 92 customers worldwide. For more information and feature content, visit www.boeing.com/commercial/737max.

Deutsche Telekom eyes EAN launch in first half of 2018

Deutsche Telekom assures that airline passengers “will be introduced” to European Aviation Network-powered inflight connectivity in the first half of the year, and that “every passenger will be served equally” with the wifi solution. Continue reading https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2018/02/05/deutsche-telekom-eyes-ean-launch-in-first-half-of-2018/

Russia Puts the Supersonic Bomber Back Into Serial Production

http://russia-insider.com/en/russia-puts-worlds-largest-supersonic-bomber-back-serial-production/ri22382

Israel discusses joining European Space Agency under ‘special arrangement’

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-discusses-joining-european-space-agency-under-special-arrangement/

UPS order for Boeing freighters highlights trade growth

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-singapore-airshow-cargo/ups-order-for-boeing-freighters-highlights-trade-growth-idUSKBN1FO0H7

Boeing should decide on new mid-sized jet this year to meet 2025 target: GE executive

“If this is an airplane that wants to enter service in a 2025 timeframe I would guess a decision needs to be made this year.”Continue reading in: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-singapore-airshow-ge-boeing/boeing-should-decide-on-new-mid-sized-jet-this-year-to-meet-2025-target-ge-executive-idUSKBN1FP0KT