EGYPTAIR News 12 july 2016
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Transcript of EGYPTAIR News 12 july 2016
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12 ٤٣2016
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رـبدس إعجب٤ب ك٢ ىش٣وب وبشح( 2عالس إجبظ )ايبئشح
أهؼذ ىبئشح رؼ ثبيبهخ اؾغ٤خ كوو ثغال عة إعجب٤ب ك٢ هذ جش
٣ االص٤ ك٢ اؾيخ هج األخ٤شح أ سؽخ ع٣خ ؽ اؼب د
اؽذحاعزخذا هيشح هد
0420راد اوؼذ ااؽذ أؽج٤٤خ اغبػخ ( 2عالس إجبظ )ؿبدسد ايبئشح
50ثزه٤ذ عش٣زؼ ك٢ ىش٣وب إ٠ اوبشح ك٢ سؽخ ازهغ أ رغزـشم
س٣زشصده٤وخ ثؾغت 30عبػخ
أق خ٤خ 17ؾشبد ايبئشح األسثؼخ ثيبهخ غزذح أضش رذاس
٣ض٣ذ ى عبؽ٢ ايبئشح ػ ىبئشاد ث٣ظ ؽغ٤خ ضجزخ ػ٠ اغبؽ٤
٢ قػخ أ٤بف اشث اخل٤ق ـب٣خ ٣ؼبد صب اإلعب٢ 747
( زش 8500)أق هذ 28ثوذسب أ رؾن ػ٠ اسرلبع ص ع٤بسح
٤زشا ك٢ اغبػخ 70ثغشػخ رق إ٠ ؾ
٣زجبد اي٤بسا اغ٣غش٣ب ثشرشاذ ث٤بسد أذس٣ ثسؽجشط ه٤بدح ايبئشح
ك٢ سؽزب ؽ اؼب از٢ ثذأد أثظج٢ رز٢ بى
٣ز٠ ثسؽجشط ه٤بدح ايبئشح إ٠ اوبشح ٢ اشؽخ اغبدعخ ػؾشح
اشؽخ اوشس أ رؼجش ك٤ب ايبئشح اجؾش ازعو كم اغب اغ١
رظ اغضائش بيب إ٣يب٤ب ا٤ب هج أ رؾو ك٢ قش
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ىبئشح رؼ ثبيبهخ اؾغ٤خ رـبدس إعجب٤ب ك٢ ىش٣وب وبشح
0420راد اوؼذ ااؽذ أؽج٤٤خ اغبػخ ( 2عالس إجبظ )ؿبدسد
ده٤وخ 30عبػخ 50ثزه٤ذ ؿش٣زؼ ك٢ سؽخ ازهغ أ رغزـشم
اف يبس اوبشح اذ٢ اعزؼذادار العزوجب أ ىبئشح رؼ ثبيبهخ
اوشس فب األسثؼبء اوج هبدخ 2عالس اجبظ اؾغ٤خ
إعجب٤ب ك٢ إىبس عزب ؽ اؼب از٢ ثذأرب اخ٤ظ اؼشث٠ ك٢ بسط
اؼب ابم٠ ذػ زع٤ب ايبهخ اظ٤لخ
٢ قػخ أ٤بف ٣747ض٣ذ ى عبؽ٢ ايبئشح ػ ىبئشاد ث٣ظ
اشث اخل٤ق ـب٣خ ٣ؼبد صب اإلعب٢ ص ع٤بسح
٣زبة ثسؽجشؽ ص٤ ثشرشا ث٤بس ػ٠ ه٤بدح ايبئشح از٢ رزغغ ؾخـ
اؽذ كوو
أؽبسد إ٠ أ ايبئشح عززبثغ اؾشم كم يوخ األشابد هج جىب
ايبئشح ٢ األ٠ از٢ رؼ ثبيبهخ اؾغ٤خ ثذ اجؼبصبد ثذ هد
ك٢ إىبس سؽالرب ازغش٣ج٤خ ؽ اؼب
أهؼذ ايبئشح ا٤ االص٤ ذ٣خ إؽج٤٤خ األعجب٤خ ك٢ ىش٣وب قش
ايوذ ايبئشح أثظج٢ ثبرغب غوو 2015بسط ك٢ ازبعغ آراس
ص ا٠ اؽذ اثبد كشابع٢ ك٢ اذ بذاال١ ك٢ ثسب ص ؽـزؾ٤ؾ
ب٤ ك٢ اق٤ ب إ٠ بؿ٣ب ك٢ ا٤بثب هج االزوب إ٠ با١
كب٤لس٤ب ص اؾشم اال٤ش٢ ا٠ ٣٤سى ك٢ اـشة ك٢ ؾيبد
ػذح ص ػجشد اؾ٤و االىغ٢ ا٠ اعجب٤ب
ػبب 12عش ازخي٤و ؾشع سؽخ ايبئشح ؽ اؼب ز أضش
ثذف ص٣بدح ازػ٤خ ثظبشح ازـ٤ش ابخ٠ ىشػ ؽ ايبهخ اقذ٣وخ
ج٤ئخ
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ى٤شا االبساد اضبضخ ػب٤ب ك٠ اؾؾ اغ أ٣برب
وذ ؾ laquo ى٤شا اإلبسادraquo ثأ ؽشخ (أ٣برب)أكبد االرؾبد اذ٢ و اغ١
زؾ ك٢ اشض اضبش ٤2015 ى اؾؾبد اغ٣خ خال ػب 25
laquo٣ ث٢ إطraquo laquoك٤ذظraquoػب٤ب ثؼذ ؽشز٢
رش االرؾبد ك٢ روش٣ش ػ أداء هيبع او اغ١ أ ؽشبد اي٤شا ك٢ اؾشم
ثغجخ ثـذ ٤2015 غبكش ك٢ ػب 1882األعو اعزيبػذ و
ؾ٤شح إ٠ أ ؽقخ ابهالد اغ٣خ ك٢ اؾشم 2014وبسخ ثؼب 81
53األعو إعب٢ أػذاد اغبكش٣ ؽ اؼب فذ إ٠
laquoى٤شا اإلبسادraquo كوب ج٤ببد اقبدسح ػ ؽشبد اي٤شا اى٤خ
كئ اؾشبد األسثغ laquoاؼشث٤خ ي٤شاraquo laquoكال١ دث٢raquo laquoاالرؾبد ي٤شاraquo
ػ اؼب 155ث غجز ٤2015 غبكش خال ػب 853وذ ؾ
إعب٢ اغبكش٣ ك٢ يوخ اؾشم األعو 45اغبثن زغزؾر ػ٠
ك٢ روش٣ش أ اذ رقذسد أضش أعام اغلش ا ك٢ أػذاد laquo أ٣بربraquoأمؼ
ك٢ أػذاد اغبكش٣ داخ 188اشبة اؾ٤٤ ثؼذ أ عغذ ا ثغجخ
٤ غبكش زغبصح اغم 80ثأضش 2014عهب اؾ٤خ وبسخ ثؼب
٤ غبكش 47ؾ 119اشع٤خ از٢ ؽذ صب٤ب ث
هب اذ٣ش اؼب اشئ٤ظ ازل٤ز١ الرؾبد اذ٢ و اغ١ ر٢ رب٣ش إ
٤بساد سات خال اؼب 36ؽشبد اي٤شا وذ ثأب ب غػ raquo
٤ ى 522 عب األسك ب وذ 48ابم٢ أ١ ب ٣ؼبد
ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ laquoاؾؾ اغ١ ثو٤خ رق إ٠ ؾ عزخ رش٤٣بد دالس
ظ٤لخ٤ 63اويبع ٣غ ك٢ دػ raquo
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اؼشث٤خ ي٤شا رغ٤ش سؽالرب ا٠ ثبر٢ ثغسع٤ب
أ أجش ؽشخ ى٤شا اهزقبد١ ك٢ يوخ اؼشث٤خ ي٤شاثذأد اغخاؾبسهخ
اؾشم األعو ؽب إكش٣و٤ب سؽالرب إ٠ ذ٣خ ثبر٢ صب٢ أجش ذ٣خ ك٢ عسع٤ب
سؽالرب إ٠ اذ٣خ شر٤ ك٢ األعجع ٢٣ اخ٤ظ اغجذ اؼشث٤خ ي٤شارغ٤ش
ايالهب وشب اشئ٤غ٢ ك٢ يبس اؾبسهخ اذ٢ ؽ٤ش روغ سؽالد ازبة ػذ اغبػخ
ثبزه٤ذ 1640ثزه٤ذ اؾبسهخ زق إ٠ يبس ثبر٢ اذ٢ ػذ اغبػخ 1315
اؾ٢
زق إ٠ يبس اؾبسهخ اذ٢ 1730أب سؽالد اؼدح كزين ثبر٢ ػذ اغبػخ
2050ك٢ اغبػخ
هذ روغ ثبر٢ ػ٠ ؽاىئ اجؾش األعد رز٤ض ثزبس٣خب اؼش٣ن ىج٤ؼزب األخبرح
اؽزشد اذ٣خ عخ آخ راد أعؼبس اهزقبد٣خ ب ٣غؼب رغزويت اغبكش٣ اجبؽض٤
روذ ثبر٢ ضاسب غػخ اقشػ ػ ب أضش غشد ع٤بؽخ رو٤ذ٣خ
ؼب اذ٣خ ازبس٣خ٤خ ض االع٤٤خ از٢ رؼد إ٠ اوش ازبعغ ػؾش از٢ رؾ
ازبؽق ااهغ ازبس٣خ٤خ اشاض اضوبك٤خ
هذ عبذ ب رؼشف ذ٣خ ثبر٢ ثؾاىئب اغ٤خ ؽذائوب اخالثخ عبؽبرب الغ٤ؾخ
اض٣بدح ك٢ غجخ اغ٤بػ از٣ رغزوج اذ٣خ خال اؼوذ األخ٤ش ك٢ ص٣بدح ػذد اجب٢
اؾذ٣ضخ ض البدم الخخ كئخ اخظ غ ازغؼبد اؼب٤خ از٢ رزبؿ ثزق٤ب
غ ز اذ٣خ اؼش٣وخ زؾ بكزح ري ػ٠ ربس٣خ ثبر٢ اـ٢
رؾظ٠ ثبر٢ ثأ٤خ اؼشث٤خ ي٤شاهب ػبد اؼ٢ اشئ٤ظ ازل٤ز١ غػخ
ؾ عؼذاء ثجذء سؽالرب ا٠ زب٤خ عخ ع٤بؽ٤خ ز٤ضح خبفخ خال أؽش اق٤ق
٣غشب خال اىالم ز اشؽالد ز اذ٣ رع٤غ ؽجخ عبرب م عسع٤ب
اغذ٣ذح ؼ اغبكش٣ غ اؼشث٤خ ي٤شا عاء ثـشك ازشك٤ أ األػب أؾبء
ايوخ اؼشث٤خ الشفخ ض٣بسح ز اعخ ا٤ضح ثبالمبكخ ا٠ اغبخ الؼبخ ك٢
هيبع اغ٤بؽخ االهزقبد اؾ٢
ثزغ٤٤ش سؽالد ٤٣خ إ٠ اؼبفخ رج٤غ٢ أجش ذ عسع٤ب از٢ اؼشث٤خ ي٤شارو
ثشصد ثغشػخ ك٢ اؾذ اغ٤بؽ٢ ك٢ أسثب ؽ٤ش أظش روش٣ش ظخ اغ٤بؽخ اؼب٤خ ؼب
أ عسع٤ب عغذ ص٣بدح ك٢ أػذاد اضائش٣ اذ٤٤ ثغجخ أجش أ١ ثذ أسث٢ 2014
آخش
ثذا ك٢ اؾشم 33عخ ك٢ 120رغ٤ش اؼشث٤خ ي٤شا سؽالرب ا٤ إ٠ أضش
األعو آع٤ب إكش٣و٤ب أسثب
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ب 990رظ سؽالد داخ٤خ رجذأ قش ي٤شا ع٤
ي٤شا زذؽ٤ أ أجش ؽالرب ازؾ٤ي٤خ خال اع قشرغزؼذ
رؾذ سػب٣خ ؽش٣ق كزؾ٢ ص٣ش قش ك٢إعبصري اق٤ل٢ اؾب٢ ثؼا
اذاخ٤خ اغ٤بؽخاي٤شا اذ٠ ثذف رؾ٤و دػ
إغجش٣ظ اغ٣خاشي اخيه غ٤بؽخريشػ ؽشبد قش ي٤شا
ثبزؼب غ ثؼل البدم اجش ثشبغب ع٤بؽ٤ب زبب ذح أسثؼخ أ٣ب
ع٤ب قش٣ب لبدم صالس غ 990 ثأعؼبس ربكغ٤خ رجذأ (صالس ٤ب)
ك٢ع٤ب لبدم خظ غ 1350ع٤ب لبدم أسثغ غ 1095
اـشدهخ األهقش ؽبخ رزاش اي٤شا اإلهبخ اؾ٤خ ؽش
أذ فلد غ سئ٤ظ غظ إداسح اؾشخ اوبثنخ قش ي٤شا
اؾ٤خرشر٤ت رظ٤ ز اجشاظ اغ٤بؽ٤خ جبؽشح غ البدم ثؾش
اوج رغزش اخ٤ظاـشدهخ األهقش اوشس أ رجذأ اػزجبسا
ؽز٠ اخبظ عجزجش ثؾ٤ش ٣غزي٤غ اؼالء االعزلغبس ؽغض اجشبظ
أ االرقب اشياوذ خال ص٣بسح كشع قش ي٤شا غ٤بؽخ
العززبع ثونبء 16175اخذخ از٤ل٤خ ازبثغ ب ػ٠ سه شضػ٠
ػيالر ك٢ ري اذ اغ٤بؽ٤خ اغبؽشح
أمبف أ قش ي٤شا رزا ػ روذ٣ اض٣ذ اؼشك ؼالئب
اشا داخ قش خبسعب خبفخ اؼشك ازش٣غ٤خ بىن اغزة
اغ٤بؽ٠ ثبجالد دػب ب ؾشخ اغ٤بؽخ
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ذ 3رين ثشبغب زؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ اذاخ٤خ ثـ قش ي٤شا اخ٤ظ
زذؽ٤ أ أجش ؽالرب ازؾ٤ي٤خ خال اع اق٤ل٢ قش ي٤شارغزؼذ ؽشخ
ثشػب٣خ ؽش٣ق كزؾ٢ ص٣ش اي٤شا اذ٢إعبصري ك٢ قشاؾب٢ رؾذ ؽؼبس
إ ين قش ي٤شاهب فلد غ سئ٤ظ غظ إداسح اؾشخ اوبثنخ ـ
ؽشؿ اؾشخ ػ٠ أداء غؤ٤زب رغب اى ك٢ غب رؾ٤و دػ اغ٤بؽخ اذاخ٤خ إ٠
بىن اغزة اغ٤بؽ٢ اقش٣خ ريشػ ؽشبرب غ٤بؽخ اشي اخيه اغ٣خ
3أ٣ب ثـ 4إغجش٣ظ ثبزؼب غ ثؼل البدم اجش ثشبغب ع٤بؽ٤ب زبال ذح
4ع٤ب لبدم 1095غ 3 ع٤ب لبدم ٤990ب ثأعؼبس ربكغ٤خ رجذأ
غ ك٢ ؽش اؾ٤خ اـشدهخ األهقش ؽبخ رزاش 5ع٤ب لبدم 1350غ
اي٤شا اإلهبخ
رشرت رظ ز اجشاظ قش ي٤شاأمبف غ ك٢ ث٤ب فؾل٢ ا٤ أ
اغ٤بؽ٤خ جبؽشح غ البدم ثؾش اؾ٤خ اـشدهخ األهقش ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ اوشس أ
عجزجش اوج ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ 5رجذأ اشؽالد اػزجبسا اخ٤ظ اوج رغزش ؽز٠
قش اؼالء ثوذس االعزلغبس ؽغض اجشبظ اوذ خال ص٣بسح كشع ؽشخ
غ٤بؽخ اشي أ االرقب ػ٠ شض اخذخ از٤ل٤خ ازبثغ ب ػ٠ سه ي٤شا
العززبع ثونبء ػيالر ك٢ ري اذ اغ٤بؽ٤خ اغبؽشح16175
ربثغ أ اؾشخ رزا٠ ػ روذ٣ اض٣ذ اؼشك ؼالئب اشا داخ قش
خبسعب خبفخ اؼشك ازش٣غ٤خ بىن اغزة اغ٤بؽ٢ دػب ب ؾشخ اغ٤بؽخ
عز ؾق قذس ثصاسح اغ٤بؽخ أ اصاسح رذػ ري اجبدساد از٢ رذف إ٠
رؾ٤و ؽشخ اغ٤بؽخ اذاخ٤خ رؼ ػ٠ إؼبػ البدم اعزشاس اؼ ثب خبفخ ك٢
ب٣ ابم٢ قش ك٢ هثباذ اغ٤بؽ٤خ ب ثأ ثؼذ ازبء اؼ ثجبدسح
اعخ زؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ اذاخ٤خ ؼذ عد خققبد ب٤خ غت اإلؽـب ثزي اذ
ك٢ رشاعغ غزش اؼذ٣ذ البدم أؿوذ أثاثب ب ثأ اصاسح رذػ أ١ جبدساد
ززؾ٤و اؾشخ اغ٤بؽ٤خ ااكذح إ٠ اذ اقش٣خ عاء ع٤بؽخ داخ٤خ أ غزغجخ
اخبسط
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اغخ ال٤خ عزقذس زبئظ عذ٣ذح ؽ ايبئشح اثخ خال ص٣ش اي٤شا
أعبث٤غ
أذ ؽش٣ق كزؾ٠ ص٣ش اي٤شا أ ازؾ٤الد ال٤خ ثؾأ ايبئشح اقش٣خ
اثخ بصاذ عبس٣خ عبس ؽب٤ب اشثو ث٤ اؼبد أعضح ازغغ٤
اخزلخ ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ خال األعبث٤غ اوجخ عزقذس اغخ ث٤بب ؽ ثؼل
بصب غزش٣ ك٠ اجؾش ازبئظ از٠ عززف ب ز٤غخ زا اشثو ن٤لب
ػ أؽالء انؾب٣ب هب ثذ اؼ ثغل٤خ اجؾش ضب٠ شح عؼب يبم
اجؾش شر٤ ؽز٠ ٣ م٤شب شربؽب زشى أ٣خ اؽالء ألب غئ٤خ
أؽذاس أمبف ص٣ش اي٤شا خال ذاخخ برل٤خ غ ثشبظ أخاله٤خ
ػذب ؾخ وق ا٤ االص٤ ابسازاع ػ٠ كنبئ٤خ ابس
مؾب أ ايبئشح وب ري ٤ظ ب٣خ اؼب كبى د ض٤شح رلؼ ري
أ ؽشخ قش ي٤شا أعشد 100خشعذ بب ثزوش٣ش ك٠
هج اقؼد أ٣ ا٠ ص ب هب ازبةاق٤بخ ػ٠ أ ع ثؼ٠
إ٠ أب اعزيؼب إثشا ارلبه٤بد كزؾ٠أؽبس د عبثن ألا ؽق كم
غ كبدم ثؾش اؾ٤خ اـشدهخ زؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ غزض األهقش أعا
مؾب أ اخيح اوبدخ ع٤ رؾ٤و إعبصري ك٠ قش ثشبظ
أذ ص٣ش اي٤شا أ اغ٤بؽخ اخبسط اجشبظ ؽب٤ب ثبألعؼبس اؾ٤خ
غزشح ثؼذ اق٤ق أب هب ثبجبدسح دػب إعبصري ك٠ قشجبدسح
غ٤بؽخ ثؼ٤ذا ػ اشثؼ أع رؾش٣ي ا٤ب اشاذح رؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ
إ ؽبء اذاخ٤خ ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ قش ي٤شا رغزخذ إب٤برب به هبئال
أ٠ خياد ازؾ٤و ثبزؼب غ صاسح إعبصري ك٠ قشاهلل عف ر
اغ٤بؽخ
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قش ي٤شاؽش روالد ثبخذبد اغ٣خ ك٢
اوبثنخ قش ي٤شا هشاسا اؾشخأفذس فلد غ سئ٤ظ
قش ي٤شا ثؾشخثؾش روالد رشه٤بد داخ٤خ عذ٣ذح
ك٢ أع ري٣ش اؼ إؽال دبء ؽبثخ اغ٣خخذبد
اهغ ه٤بد٣خ ػذ٣ذح
قت غبػذ سئ٤ظ غظ إداسح اخذبد دعه٠ر٠ ىبسم
٤بص سأكذ سئ٤ظ هيبع ازؾـ٤ خلب ثؼذ أ ب اغ٣خ
٣ؾـ قت ذ٣ش ػب اؾشػبد اخبص
ذ٣ش ػب ازخي٤و قت ذ٣ش ػب إداسح اؾ٤خب ر٠ ىبسم
اخبص ث٤ب ر٠ ؽبص ػجذ اشؽ ذ٣ش إداسح اؼ٤بد
قت ذ٣ش إداسح از٣ ؽـ ؽه٠ اؾؾبد قت ذ٣ش
ثؼذ أ ب ٣ؾـ قت ذ٣ش إداسح إلزبطاإلداسح اؼب
از٣ ثبؾشخ
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Qatar Airways flying high
July 11 - Qatar Airways Cargo has reported a record
2016 fiscal year growing to the third-largest cargo
operator in the word and increasing its freighter
destinations to 54
Qatar Airways Cargo added Dallas Budapest Prague
Ho Chi Minh City and New York to its network in the
period ending March 31 2016 increasing its available
tonnage worldwide Its fleet is expected to grow to 22
aircraft by 2017
Overall Qatar Airways Group posted an operating
profit of QAR3 billion (USD823 million) for the 2016
fiscal year - nearly three times higher than its 2015
fiscal year profit
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United Airlines plane blows two tires when pilot halts takeoff in Houston
A United Airlines plane blew out two of its tires
when a pilot abruptly stopped its takeoff from a
Houston airport due to concerns about a
possible mechanical problem
Airport officials say the Boeing 737 was taking
off from Bush Intercontinental Airport to Denver
at around 6 am Monday when the planes crew
spotted a possible mechanical malfunction and
the pilot slammed the brakes
Two of the planes tires blew out as the aircraft
came to a stop
No injuries were reported among the 164
passengers and six crew members
Passengers got off the plane were taken back
to a terminal and later boarded another aircraft
that left for Denver
It was not immediately known what mechanical
problem the plane might have experienced
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purchasing a Qatar Airways says it is in talks about
Max aircraft 737 ) 61+BAof Boeing (large number
amid a dispute with Airbus
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faults with its A320neo model
The airline which has canceled delivery of one
A320neo due to glitches with engines made by Pratt
until the will continue rejecting the planeamp Whitney
issues are fixed CEO Akbar Al Baker said today at
the Farnborough International Airshow
The airline CEO also is concerned about delivery
rates of Airbusrsquos A350 wide-body and says he is not
sure that Airbus will be able to meet its target of
handing more than 50 of the model to customers this
year
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neos320s in Place of A737Boeing 30 Qatar Airways Looks at Up to
Qatar Airways is in discussions about purchasing as many as
30 Boeing Co 737 airliners amid a dispute with Airbus Group
SE over unresolved faults with its A320neo model
The carrier which has canceled delivery of one A320neo due to
glitches with engines made by Pratt amp Whitney will continue
rejecting the plane until the issues are fixed Chief Executive
Officer Akbar Al Baker said Monday at the Farnborough
International Airshow outside London The No 2 Persian Gulf
airline is focusing on potentially switching planes and hasnrsquot
made progress on talks about swapping to the A320neorsquos
alternative engine made by the CFM venture of General Electric
Co and Safran SA he said
Qatar Airways is looking at both the NG and the upcoming
Max versions of the single-aisle 737 Al Baker said The
Max scheduled to enter service in 2017 will be Boeingrsquos
direct rival to the A320neo and any inroads by the US
planemaker would be a coup Airbus has said that United
Technologies Corprsquos Pratt has begun supplying engines that
have fixed the cooling flaws and will begin delivering planes
equipped with those powerplants this month
The airline is also concerned about delivery rates of Airbusrsquos
A350 wide-body Al Baker said adding that he isnrsquot sure the
European manufacturer will be able to meet its target of
handing over 50 of the model to customers this year Qatar
Airways has only received one A350 out of 10 scheduled to
be delivered this year
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A Qatar Airways flight bound to Doha from Oslo
Norway made an emergency landing in the
Romanian capital of Bucharest yesterday (July
9 )due to a fault in one of its engines said a
report
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner which was carrying
some 254 passengers was forced to change
course one hour into the flight and was diverted
to Bucharests Henri Coanda International
Airport Doha Newsreported
A replacement aircraft was dispatched to
Bucharest and the flight resumed its course
following an almost 12-hour delay
The new plane also a 787 landed in Doha at
425am this morning the report said
Qatar Business
Qatar Airways flight makes emergency landing in
Romania
atnaero
nd IATA AGM and World Air Transport Summit72
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) opened its 72nd
Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in
Dublin Ireland
―Ireland is a great aviation country and the perfect location for the
industryrsquos leaders to meet Aviation is a force for good This year
airlines will safely transport 38 billion passengers and 52 million
tonnes of cargo That will stimulate economies and spread prosperity
But aviation faces challenges in providing the safe secure efficient
and sustainable connectivity that the world depends on The next two
days are an opportunity to work together as an industry to make flying
even better said Tony Tyler IATArsquos Director General and CEO
In his keynote address Dr Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu President of the
Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said
―IATA and ICAO have enjoyed several decades of productive colla
boration
More recently wersquove been engaged on a number of important priorities
including among others
bullFlight tracking procedures
bullConflict zone risk management
bullThe safe integration of remotely-piloted and suborbital flight
operations
bullCybersecurity preparedness
bullIncreased airspace capacity and operational efficiency
bullThe safe carriage of lithium batteries
bullAnd of course the environment
1
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IATA has been a great ally in ICAOrsquos efforts to ensure that the decisions
of our Member States are forward-looking and in
line with the current and future needs of the industry
Report of Tony Tyler on the Air Transport Industry
―International civil aviation can greatly help to create and preserve
friendship and understanding among the nations and peoples of the
world
From the beginning both governments and industry conceived aviation
as a force for good
Aviation makes our world a better place In doing so it supports 63
million jobs and underpins 35 of global GDP
Airlines are engines of prosperity But they have long struggled to turn a
profit and reward investors That is beginning to change
This year we expect a collective net profit of $394 billion It will be only
the second year in our historymdashand the second in a rowmdashin which
airlines will make an aggregate return in excess of the cost of capital
After decades of capital destruction thatrsquos a significant achievement
But it is still just the minimum performance that investors expect
On average airlines will make $1042 for each passenger carried
Overall despite generally adverse economic conditions it is a good
time for the air transport industry
-Consumers are getting great deals and lots of choice
-Investors are beginning to see reasonable rewards for the capital
they risk
-And airlines are able to make critical investments and shore-up their
resilience by paying down debtmdashalthough it will take several years of
solid profitability to fix most balance sheets properly
2
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Our success as an industry rests on areas where we work together
the foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability Each is strong but not without challenges
In bringing my remarks to a close I want to reflect on the power of
partnership
Partnership is essential for the continuous reinforcement of the
foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability
Itrsquos also important for our 264 members and the entire value chain to
work together Because together we can send a proud message that
aviation is a force for good And we can do more good when tax
burdens and infrastructure constraints are removed and when the
principles of Smarter Regulation are applied properly
The framework for our modern industry was built by governments and
airlines with a common vision that safe regular and economical air
transport would benefit the peoples of the world by creating and
preserving friendships and understanding With more than 100 years
of history behind us we can confidently say that aviation has made the
world a better place
We have done that by unleashing an irreversible and ever-more
accessible capability to explore the world in which we live to improve
our lives with unprecedented mobility and to grow prosperity by doing
business globally
People are thirsty for the opportunities that aviation makes possible
Every day we safely transport ten million people and 140000 tonnes of
cargo We are not just connecting people and shifting goods our
work is building a better future for the peoples of the world
Aviationrsquos potential has never been more inspiring We are privileged
to lead an industry that is a force for good
3
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At the CEO Panel Insight Debate discussion moderated by Richard Quest the
following CEOs participated Bernard Gustin CEO Brussels Airlines (BG) Ed
Bastian CEO Delta Air Lines (ED) Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group and Charamporn Jotikasthira
President of Thai Airways the issue of the security and aircraft tracking was
discussed in the view of the Brussels terrorist attack and the Egyptair 804 flight
going down into the water
The Brussels Airlines CEO said that the Brussels disaster which came after a
very good year for the airlines gave him the opportunity to experience the
amazing reaction of the airlinersquo s staff and the importance of aviation as
Brussels remained 12 days without an airport Being members of the Lufthansa
group they were able to put the long haul to Zurich and Frankfurt and useδ
provincial airport in Liege and Antwerp for local traffic When asked whether
security needs to be readdressed he answered that the risk arose before
security checks and this has to be solved with the Intelligence systems They
imposed after the disaster some extremely strong measures only to realize after
a few days that they were not appropriate He added that they need to continue
to analyze the security process and do risk analysis but have pertinent
measures and apply them consistently across the board
In the US on the other hand the situation is different the security procedures
imposed by the TSA make passengers be delayed or misconnected The
problem has taken such extent that many airports are considering replacing or
supplanting TSA When asked Ed Bastian CEO for Delta Air Lines said that
they have realized the problem and that they will deal with that and added that
they as an airline did a lot to manage the issue they innovated queuing process
in Atlanta that they paid for themselves which is going to have 50 reduction
in how long it takes travelers to get through checkpoints
As the question of security in Asia has again been raised in terms of its being
efficient and effective or not Charamporn Jotikasthira President of Thai
Airways agreed that there is a need to improve over time as there are ways to
hack systems there is a need for a system that can detect faster more
accurately with more quality
Jayne Hrdlicka CEO of Jetstar Group answered questions related to the
investment of low-cost airlines in security She answered that it is the airlinersquos
job to ensure that the security that is provided for in the airports they operate
meets the standards that we have set for ourselves Since in several of the
airports they are operating in the situation is not to these standards they take
responsibility for the safety and security of their people and customers to make
sure that the standards are consistent across the network
4
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Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline in his turn when expressing
his view on about aviation security in general he said that the industry
is not doing enough although there have been so many wake up calls in
the last couple of years He said that it is easy for government agencies
and organizations to blame on austerity their inability to fund the
security apparatus and the systems and procedures but the aviation
industry has to come up with a new set of protocols that ensure
security for the travelling public and consumers The industry has to
cooperate with governmental agencies to identify the possibilities of
people actually doing such attacks He added that industry has to adopt
far more readily the technological advances that are being made
available to streamline the processes but at the same time increase the
level of scrutiny He stressed the need for flow of information between
countries so as to have a more homogeneous intelligence service
When asked about airline tracking he admitted that the fact that the
problems in trying to locate an aircraft that has had a major incidence
―is a disgrace― These incidents impose on the industry a need to be
able to track aircraft at every point on their journey which as he said
Emirates does anyway within 15-20 minutes they know where all the
airlinersquos aircraft are where they fly or on the ground at the same
time He added that the manufacturers too need to come up with the
data records both CVR and cockpit voice recorders and flight data
recorders that have to be far more robust able to survive intact and
with much more power to develop beacons and locating systems in
very remote areas on the sea or in the river
When faced with the remark that six years have passed since the flight
370 incident and still the industry is unable to locate missing aircraft
and many experts argue that the airlines are reluctant to spend the
money on tracking and streaming of data they all agreed that it is not a
financial issue and the only question is a question of governance The
industry has to come to a consensus and agree on common standards
for example at what frequency the aircraft will be sending it out tracking
information the industry is waiting for an ICAO solution that everyone
is going to adopt They all agreed though that irrespective of the cost it
has to be done because as Sir Tim Clark put it ―Not to do it is
delinquency
5
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When Richard Quest asked them about results and yields because airlines seem to
be that making good money they all claim the yield is under pressure and to
comment on the influence of the lower fuel price Ed Bastian said that capacity has
grown over the last few years driven by the dramatic reduction in oil prices The
pressure seen on yield is a reflection of the growing capacity He commented he
does not focus only on yield but looks at other aspects and metrics to understand
the underlying health of the industry demand is very strong especially in the US and
fuel prices are stabilizing and the airline making record margins
Bernard Gustin said when fuel prices gets up again the airlines will not be able to put
it back in the yield so they need to keep a business plan both with the current fuel
price as well as with the old fuel price especially in their case since their competitors
in Brussels are low cost carriers such as Ryanair and Easyjet
When Jetstarrsquos CEO was asked whether there is unconstrained growth of capacity
she answered that the growth of capacity ahead of underlying demand is not
irrational when margins are attractive and costs well managed and strong return in
invested capital
Sir Tim Clark said that the true causes behind yield suppression need to be
examined The lowering of the fuel prices was good news but they failed to foresee
that the corporate sectors that drive many of the upper echelons of the yield will go
with the oil prices That brought us some difficulties Then there was a currency
issue the strength of the US as the airline generates a large part of income on
currencies that move south of the dollar that affected the yield too Third the
addition of capacity means extension of the revenue of greater distances which
causes yield dilution On the other hand while there is flat line projection for global
economy demand for airtravel is increasing at 6 7 8 in several areas including the
Middle East there is also an explosion of growth in the US domestic market This
means the airline backfills inventory with more passengers because demand is there
Their airline needs to adjust its business to the practical long-term change and this is
low yield the airline can do it He announced that Emirates will 14 more A380s to
their fleet of 79
Thai Airwaysrsquos President said that their problem was of a different nature as they
unable to fill the aircraft as much as the others and their load factors were 4-5
lower than the average they will first fix that and and then deal with the other
problems
When the discussion turned to the question whether there will more manufactures of
aircraft and more choice in the future Ed Bastian supported Deltarsquos decision to buy
CS100s Bombardier and commented that they have been long time customers of
their small and larger regional jets because they technologically and engine-wise
efficient and reliable and they were given good financial terms He also predicted that
more airlines will consider acquiring Bombardier C-series aircraft
6
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As Emirates are mostly wide body operator Sir Tim Clark said
they already have good choice between Boeing and Airbus
which answer their needs with regard to the mission and the
type of product the airline wants to offer He wished ―good
luck to any manufacturer wishing to enter the market them if
they get over the barriers to entry
Jane Hrdlicka said she expects see innovation coming in in the
form of technology of the airframe and a strong Chinese
manufacturer which means there will be more choice in two
decades from now than today
Then Richard Quest asked questions each airline individually
He asked whether Brussels Airlines will be around in two years
from now Bernand Gustin the airline will be there and will have
the same operation model but more powerful with the power of
a major aviation group Lufthansa group behind it In the past
airlines had to choose to be point-to-point or connecting Low
cost or service airline bur Brussels airline We tries to reconcile
those dimensions and they have positioned themselves a
hybrid airline People do not want to pay but they want a level
of service and even the low cost carriers are investing now in
service As for the name of airline he said that the airline will be
called what has value for the customer as it has been proven
with the airlinersquos Africa routes The airline played a crucial role
during the Ebola crisis and has gained its value as a brand in
Africa that it did not have before when it was Sabena He
stressed that a brand is something that responds to a customer
need a brand name that responds best to the Belgian customer
the European customer and the African customer and the US
customers which are the markets the airlines serves
7
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Thai Airwaysrsquo president was asked about the airlinersquos strategy to deal with
their problems He answered that they have a two-year reform programme
they have already achieved a profit margin 12 on sales so they are on track
reform plan They intend to remain a full service carrier with a major very
efficient hub He added that they realised after following the developments of
the last years that the ecosystem has been changing a lot as all demand
coming into Thailand has been point-to-point to secondary cities They
operate in one the fastest growing regions in terms of demand near India
and China but the demand is becoming point-to-point which means that the
model that the airline was following in the past has to be changed When
asked whether they will need a partner and more particularly a Gulf partner to
do your long haul European routes he answered that if the market is India
China and Asia and there is going to be more and more point-to-point service
they will have to be bigger They may need partners of some sort some form
of alliance but I this alliance will not be as the ones of the past In the past a
big airline in Europe a big airline in Japan could connect throughout the
world but this area is a non-united area there are many states there is
Myanmar Thailand Vietnam so the partnership will most probably be
bilateral
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group was asked how Qantas managed so
successfully to incorporate a low-cost or a low-fare branch as some call it
She answered that they did it by really understanding their customers and
recognising that there is a part of the market that is hungry for full service and
is prepared to pay a premium to get it but there is an equal part of the market
that was not able to travel because the fares were too high and would prefer
choice on how they travel and be able to pay for what they use What they
have done is effectively build a new brand that focuses squarely on that
customer group and have protected the integrity by not trying to blur the line
and keeping them very separate operationally commercially and
strategically
Bernand Gustin was asked again whether Lufthansa has considered an
arrangement with an LCC for feed and he answered that first the airline needs
to substantially reduce its cost to be price competitive and this what they
have done There is no choice about that But as they come from a service
heritage airline and given that they will never be a cost leader they try to keep
a differentiation on service a service that really people want So they have
played on connectivity on the network and on the Belgian brand There is a
wish to have a specific brand As there are other very strong brands within the
Lufthansa group if they want to go further they need to have the power of the
group to be able to further reduce the cost to get the commercial critical
mass outside of Belgium Thatrsquos where the right mix needs to be found
8
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Deltarsquos CEO was asked How a giant airline accommodates the new reality
of all those LCCs Ot which he answered that they do it through
segmentation within the aircraft they have introduced a product called
―basic economy for price sensitive types of travelling within the US
They are still experimenting with it as it is relatively new and the
technology solution on it is complicated Within the two they have to
accommodate the low fare end and the highly sensitive business
traveller that is willing to pay a premium and a couple of stages between
the two But it a much wider question the airline needs to find who he
wants to be so they have moved upscale they are not a commodity
player and they generated a 10 premium in relation to the other US
carriers He stressed that ―If we were to be a commodity player we would
not be around today He admits that they have to accommodate a
commodity component for the travel sector but they are not a
commodity As the carry two million passengers a year that pay a 10
premium on average they have proven our point
Jetstarrsquos CEP pointed that both fares are not commoditised any more
Airlines have to look at what customers want choice is definitely
important for all customers and choice for people who are looking for
value matters a lot She said that their airline also extracts a relative 15
premium in relation to competition because they do not view themselves
as a commodity product They invest heavily in the brand in the
experience in ways that the customers value and are prepared to pay for
it and give them the choice to custom design their experience
The Brussels Airlinesrsquos CEO added that segmentation and differentiation
is key When their airline starts with a start price of 39 euros one way and
has a very vocal pure low cost competitor at 21 euro for the same thing
the solution is to claim that it offers service as there is a whole heritage
that exists besides While the price is key people say ―I want to know
what I choose The pure commodity product that happened a few years
is going away but when there is a heritage of service that can help you
differentiate yourself then there is potential to make the difference
Brussels has all the LCCs of the world but Brussels Airlines grew by 30
more in the last two years
9
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Richard Quest then turned to Emirates CEO and asked him how they
accomodate with the LCCs that can offer feed from them into their long
haul services Sir Tim Clark answered that LCCs are here to stay they
continue to grow their business they have been a significant player in
the way civil aviation has developed in the last years giving consumers
a very good choice As long as the air industry business keeps the
consumers at the heart of the business and it does what they are
guiding to do then there is place for everybody The
differentiation whether it is between low cost and full service long haul
or short haul is something the industry has to adapt to accept and
encourage It is part of civil aviation After all it is the travelling public
who benefits from LCC existence The legacy carriers as they are
called have to adapt and work with them In terms of establishing a
lower cost arm for Emirates he answered ―no but he added that they
would work with them and they do They have very good relationships
with the Low Cost operators because they bring lots more people into
the market the whole principle was tapping incipient demand that
could not afford the levels of fares that were available prior to their
existence What they did is that they brought efficiency fleet efficiency
technological efficiency distribution efficiency and suddenly a new
branch of air transport industry was found ―To not work with makes no
sense
When asked about what new things they can offer to the upper end of
the market they all agreed that it is the soft goods that matter after all
Everyone can buy the hard goods but the airlines invest now in
relationship building Delta said its CEO can boast on its relationship
with corporate travelers and the fact they have one of the lowest
maintenance cancellation records They give the business traveler what
he needs dependability reliability quality to arrive on time with their
bags he added that there is a lot of technology and process behind it
but more than that a lot of willpower and culture
10
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Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
11
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Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
12
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There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
13
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Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
14
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He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
15
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Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
16
atnaero
Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
17
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powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
httpwwwainonlinecom
Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
1
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
2
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Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
3
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
4
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Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
5
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
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هذ عبذ ب رؼشف ذ٣خ ثبر٢ ثؾاىئب اغ٤خ ؽذائوب اخالثخ عبؽبرب الغ٤ؾخ
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قش اؼالء ثوذس االعزلغبس ؽغض اجشبظ اوذ خال ص٣بسح كشع ؽشخ
غ٤بؽخ اشي أ االرقب ػ٠ شض اخذخ از٤ل٤خ ازبثغ ب ػ٠ سه ي٤شا
العززبع ثونبء ػيالر ك٢ ري اذ اغ٤بؽ٤خ اغبؽشح16175
ربثغ أ اؾشخ رزا٠ ػ روذ٣ اض٣ذ اؼشك ؼالئب اشا داخ قش
خبسعب خبفخ اؼشك ازش٣غ٤خ بىن اغزة اغ٤بؽ٢ دػب ب ؾشخ اغ٤بؽخ
عز ؾق قذس ثصاسح اغ٤بؽخ أ اصاسح رذػ ري اجبدساد از٢ رذف إ٠
رؾ٤و ؽشخ اغ٤بؽخ اذاخ٤خ رؼ ػ٠ إؼبػ البدم اعزشاس اؼ ثب خبفخ ك٢
ب٣ ابم٢ قش ك٢ هثباذ اغ٤بؽ٤خ ب ثأ ثؼذ ازبء اؼ ثجبدسح
اعخ زؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ اذاخ٤خ ؼذ عد خققبد ب٤خ غت اإلؽـب ثزي اذ
ك٢ رشاعغ غزش اؼذ٣ذ البدم أؿوذ أثاثب ب ثأ اصاسح رذػ أ١ جبدساد
ززؾ٤و اؾشخ اغ٤بؽ٤خ ااكذح إ٠ اذ اقش٣خ عاء ع٤بؽخ داخ٤خ أ غزغجخ
اخبسط
httpwwwyoum7com
اغخ ال٤خ عزقذس زبئظ عذ٣ذح ؽ ايبئشح اثخ خال ص٣ش اي٤شا
أعبث٤غ
أذ ؽش٣ق كزؾ٠ ص٣ش اي٤شا أ ازؾ٤الد ال٤خ ثؾأ ايبئشح اقش٣خ
اثخ بصاذ عبس٣خ عبس ؽب٤ب اشثو ث٤ اؼبد أعضح ازغغ٤
اخزلخ ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ خال األعبث٤غ اوجخ عزقذس اغخ ث٤بب ؽ ثؼل
بصب غزش٣ ك٠ اجؾش ازبئظ از٠ عززف ب ز٤غخ زا اشثو ن٤لب
ػ أؽالء انؾب٣ب هب ثذ اؼ ثغل٤خ اجؾش ضب٠ شح عؼب يبم
اجؾش شر٤ ؽز٠ ٣ م٤شب شربؽب زشى أ٣خ اؽالء ألب غئ٤خ
أؽذاس أمبف ص٣ش اي٤شا خال ذاخخ برل٤خ غ ثشبظ أخاله٤خ
ػذب ؾخ وق ا٤ االص٤ ابسازاع ػ٠ كنبئ٤خ ابس
مؾب أ ايبئشح وب ري ٤ظ ب٣خ اؼب كبى د ض٤شح رلؼ ري
أ ؽشخ قش ي٤شا أعشد 100خشعذ بب ثزوش٣ش ك٠
هج اقؼد أ٣ ا٠ ص ب هب ازبةاق٤بخ ػ٠ أ ع ثؼ٠
إ٠ أب اعزيؼب إثشا ارلبه٤بد كزؾ٠أؽبس د عبثن ألا ؽق كم
غ كبدم ثؾش اؾ٤خ اـشدهخ زؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ غزض األهقش أعا
مؾب أ اخيح اوبدخ ع٤ رؾ٤و إعبصري ك٠ قش ثشبظ
أذ ص٣ش اي٤شا أ اغ٤بؽخ اخبسط اجشبظ ؽب٤ب ثبألعؼبس اؾ٤خ
غزشح ثؼذ اق٤ق أب هب ثبجبدسح دػب إعبصري ك٠ قشجبدسح
غ٤بؽخ ثؼ٤ذا ػ اشثؼ أع رؾش٣ي ا٤ب اشاذح رؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ
إ ؽبء اذاخ٤خ ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ قش ي٤شا رغزخذ إب٤برب به هبئال
أ٠ خياد ازؾ٤و ثبزؼب غ صاسح إعبصري ك٠ قشاهلل عف ر
اغ٤بؽخ
wwwalbawabhnewscom
قش ي٤شاؽش روالد ثبخذبد اغ٣خ ك٢
اوبثنخ قش ي٤شا هشاسا اؾشخأفذس فلد غ سئ٤ظ
قش ي٤شا ثؾشخثؾش روالد رشه٤بد داخ٤خ عذ٣ذح
ك٢ أع ري٣ش اؼ إؽال دبء ؽبثخ اغ٣خخذبد
اهغ ه٤بد٣خ ػذ٣ذح
قت غبػذ سئ٤ظ غظ إداسح اخذبد دعه٠ر٠ ىبسم
٤بص سأكذ سئ٤ظ هيبع ازؾـ٤ خلب ثؼذ أ ب اغ٣خ
٣ؾـ قت ذ٣ش ػب اؾشػبد اخبص
ذ٣ش ػب ازخي٤و قت ذ٣ش ػب إداسح اؾ٤خب ر٠ ىبسم
اخبص ث٤ب ر٠ ؽبص ػجذ اشؽ ذ٣ش إداسح اؼ٤بد
قت ذ٣ش إداسح از٣ ؽـ ؽه٠ اؾؾبد قت ذ٣ش
ثؼذ أ ب ٣ؾـ قت ذ٣ش إداسح إلزبطاإلداسح اؼب
از٣ ثبؾشخ
httpwwwheavyliftpficom
Qatar Airways flying high
July 11 - Qatar Airways Cargo has reported a record
2016 fiscal year growing to the third-largest cargo
operator in the word and increasing its freighter
destinations to 54
Qatar Airways Cargo added Dallas Budapest Prague
Ho Chi Minh City and New York to its network in the
period ending March 31 2016 increasing its available
tonnage worldwide Its fleet is expected to grow to 22
aircraft by 2017
Overall Qatar Airways Group posted an operating
profit of QAR3 billion (USD823 million) for the 2016
fiscal year - nearly three times higher than its 2015
fiscal year profit
httpwwwdallasnewscom
United Airlines plane blows two tires when pilot halts takeoff in Houston
A United Airlines plane blew out two of its tires
when a pilot abruptly stopped its takeoff from a
Houston airport due to concerns about a
possible mechanical problem
Airport officials say the Boeing 737 was taking
off from Bush Intercontinental Airport to Denver
at around 6 am Monday when the planes crew
spotted a possible mechanical malfunction and
the pilot slammed the brakes
Two of the planes tires blew out as the aircraft
came to a stop
No injuries were reported among the 164
passengers and six crew members
Passengers got off the plane were taken back
to a terminal and later boarded another aircraft
that left for Denver
It was not immediately known what mechanical
problem the plane might have experienced
httpseekingalphacom
Max in place of Airbus CEO says737 Qatar Airways considering Boeing
purchasing a Qatar Airways says it is in talks about
Max aircraft 737 ) 61+BAof Boeing (large number
amid a dispute with Airbus
over unresolved ) OTCPKEADSYOTCPKEADSF(
faults with its A320neo model
The airline which has canceled delivery of one
A320neo due to glitches with engines made by Pratt
until the will continue rejecting the planeamp Whitney
issues are fixed CEO Akbar Al Baker said today at
the Farnborough International Airshow
The airline CEO also is concerned about delivery
rates of Airbusrsquos A350 wide-body and says he is not
sure that Airbus will be able to meet its target of
handing more than 50 of the model to customers this
year
httpwwwbloombergcom
neos320s in Place of A737Boeing 30 Qatar Airways Looks at Up to
Qatar Airways is in discussions about purchasing as many as
30 Boeing Co 737 airliners amid a dispute with Airbus Group
SE over unresolved faults with its A320neo model
The carrier which has canceled delivery of one A320neo due to
glitches with engines made by Pratt amp Whitney will continue
rejecting the plane until the issues are fixed Chief Executive
Officer Akbar Al Baker said Monday at the Farnborough
International Airshow outside London The No 2 Persian Gulf
airline is focusing on potentially switching planes and hasnrsquot
made progress on talks about swapping to the A320neorsquos
alternative engine made by the CFM venture of General Electric
Co and Safran SA he said
Qatar Airways is looking at both the NG and the upcoming
Max versions of the single-aisle 737 Al Baker said The
Max scheduled to enter service in 2017 will be Boeingrsquos
direct rival to the A320neo and any inroads by the US
planemaker would be a coup Airbus has said that United
Technologies Corprsquos Pratt has begun supplying engines that
have fixed the cooling flaws and will begin delivering planes
equipped with those powerplants this month
The airline is also concerned about delivery rates of Airbusrsquos
A350 wide-body Al Baker said adding that he isnrsquot sure the
European manufacturer will be able to meet its target of
handing over 50 of the model to customers this year Qatar
Airways has only received one A350 out of 10 scheduled to
be delivered this year
httpmgdnonlinecom
A Qatar Airways flight bound to Doha from Oslo
Norway made an emergency landing in the
Romanian capital of Bucharest yesterday (July
9 )due to a fault in one of its engines said a
report
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner which was carrying
some 254 passengers was forced to change
course one hour into the flight and was diverted
to Bucharests Henri Coanda International
Airport Doha Newsreported
A replacement aircraft was dispatched to
Bucharest and the flight resumed its course
following an almost 12-hour delay
The new plane also a 787 landed in Doha at
425am this morning the report said
Qatar Business
Qatar Airways flight makes emergency landing in
Romania
atnaero
nd IATA AGM and World Air Transport Summit72
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) opened its 72nd
Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in
Dublin Ireland
―Ireland is a great aviation country and the perfect location for the
industryrsquos leaders to meet Aviation is a force for good This year
airlines will safely transport 38 billion passengers and 52 million
tonnes of cargo That will stimulate economies and spread prosperity
But aviation faces challenges in providing the safe secure efficient
and sustainable connectivity that the world depends on The next two
days are an opportunity to work together as an industry to make flying
even better said Tony Tyler IATArsquos Director General and CEO
In his keynote address Dr Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu President of the
Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said
―IATA and ICAO have enjoyed several decades of productive colla
boration
More recently wersquove been engaged on a number of important priorities
including among others
bullFlight tracking procedures
bullConflict zone risk management
bullThe safe integration of remotely-piloted and suborbital flight
operations
bullCybersecurity preparedness
bullIncreased airspace capacity and operational efficiency
bullThe safe carriage of lithium batteries
bullAnd of course the environment
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IATA has been a great ally in ICAOrsquos efforts to ensure that the decisions
of our Member States are forward-looking and in
line with the current and future needs of the industry
Report of Tony Tyler on the Air Transport Industry
―International civil aviation can greatly help to create and preserve
friendship and understanding among the nations and peoples of the
world
From the beginning both governments and industry conceived aviation
as a force for good
Aviation makes our world a better place In doing so it supports 63
million jobs and underpins 35 of global GDP
Airlines are engines of prosperity But they have long struggled to turn a
profit and reward investors That is beginning to change
This year we expect a collective net profit of $394 billion It will be only
the second year in our historymdashand the second in a rowmdashin which
airlines will make an aggregate return in excess of the cost of capital
After decades of capital destruction thatrsquos a significant achievement
But it is still just the minimum performance that investors expect
On average airlines will make $1042 for each passenger carried
Overall despite generally adverse economic conditions it is a good
time for the air transport industry
-Consumers are getting great deals and lots of choice
-Investors are beginning to see reasonable rewards for the capital
they risk
-And airlines are able to make critical investments and shore-up their
resilience by paying down debtmdashalthough it will take several years of
solid profitability to fix most balance sheets properly
2
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Our success as an industry rests on areas where we work together
the foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability Each is strong but not without challenges
In bringing my remarks to a close I want to reflect on the power of
partnership
Partnership is essential for the continuous reinforcement of the
foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability
Itrsquos also important for our 264 members and the entire value chain to
work together Because together we can send a proud message that
aviation is a force for good And we can do more good when tax
burdens and infrastructure constraints are removed and when the
principles of Smarter Regulation are applied properly
The framework for our modern industry was built by governments and
airlines with a common vision that safe regular and economical air
transport would benefit the peoples of the world by creating and
preserving friendships and understanding With more than 100 years
of history behind us we can confidently say that aviation has made the
world a better place
We have done that by unleashing an irreversible and ever-more
accessible capability to explore the world in which we live to improve
our lives with unprecedented mobility and to grow prosperity by doing
business globally
People are thirsty for the opportunities that aviation makes possible
Every day we safely transport ten million people and 140000 tonnes of
cargo We are not just connecting people and shifting goods our
work is building a better future for the peoples of the world
Aviationrsquos potential has never been more inspiring We are privileged
to lead an industry that is a force for good
3
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At the CEO Panel Insight Debate discussion moderated by Richard Quest the
following CEOs participated Bernard Gustin CEO Brussels Airlines (BG) Ed
Bastian CEO Delta Air Lines (ED) Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group and Charamporn Jotikasthira
President of Thai Airways the issue of the security and aircraft tracking was
discussed in the view of the Brussels terrorist attack and the Egyptair 804 flight
going down into the water
The Brussels Airlines CEO said that the Brussels disaster which came after a
very good year for the airlines gave him the opportunity to experience the
amazing reaction of the airlinersquo s staff and the importance of aviation as
Brussels remained 12 days without an airport Being members of the Lufthansa
group they were able to put the long haul to Zurich and Frankfurt and useδ
provincial airport in Liege and Antwerp for local traffic When asked whether
security needs to be readdressed he answered that the risk arose before
security checks and this has to be solved with the Intelligence systems They
imposed after the disaster some extremely strong measures only to realize after
a few days that they were not appropriate He added that they need to continue
to analyze the security process and do risk analysis but have pertinent
measures and apply them consistently across the board
In the US on the other hand the situation is different the security procedures
imposed by the TSA make passengers be delayed or misconnected The
problem has taken such extent that many airports are considering replacing or
supplanting TSA When asked Ed Bastian CEO for Delta Air Lines said that
they have realized the problem and that they will deal with that and added that
they as an airline did a lot to manage the issue they innovated queuing process
in Atlanta that they paid for themselves which is going to have 50 reduction
in how long it takes travelers to get through checkpoints
As the question of security in Asia has again been raised in terms of its being
efficient and effective or not Charamporn Jotikasthira President of Thai
Airways agreed that there is a need to improve over time as there are ways to
hack systems there is a need for a system that can detect faster more
accurately with more quality
Jayne Hrdlicka CEO of Jetstar Group answered questions related to the
investment of low-cost airlines in security She answered that it is the airlinersquos
job to ensure that the security that is provided for in the airports they operate
meets the standards that we have set for ourselves Since in several of the
airports they are operating in the situation is not to these standards they take
responsibility for the safety and security of their people and customers to make
sure that the standards are consistent across the network
4
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Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline in his turn when expressing
his view on about aviation security in general he said that the industry
is not doing enough although there have been so many wake up calls in
the last couple of years He said that it is easy for government agencies
and organizations to blame on austerity their inability to fund the
security apparatus and the systems and procedures but the aviation
industry has to come up with a new set of protocols that ensure
security for the travelling public and consumers The industry has to
cooperate with governmental agencies to identify the possibilities of
people actually doing such attacks He added that industry has to adopt
far more readily the technological advances that are being made
available to streamline the processes but at the same time increase the
level of scrutiny He stressed the need for flow of information between
countries so as to have a more homogeneous intelligence service
When asked about airline tracking he admitted that the fact that the
problems in trying to locate an aircraft that has had a major incidence
―is a disgrace― These incidents impose on the industry a need to be
able to track aircraft at every point on their journey which as he said
Emirates does anyway within 15-20 minutes they know where all the
airlinersquos aircraft are where they fly or on the ground at the same
time He added that the manufacturers too need to come up with the
data records both CVR and cockpit voice recorders and flight data
recorders that have to be far more robust able to survive intact and
with much more power to develop beacons and locating systems in
very remote areas on the sea or in the river
When faced with the remark that six years have passed since the flight
370 incident and still the industry is unable to locate missing aircraft
and many experts argue that the airlines are reluctant to spend the
money on tracking and streaming of data they all agreed that it is not a
financial issue and the only question is a question of governance The
industry has to come to a consensus and agree on common standards
for example at what frequency the aircraft will be sending it out tracking
information the industry is waiting for an ICAO solution that everyone
is going to adopt They all agreed though that irrespective of the cost it
has to be done because as Sir Tim Clark put it ―Not to do it is
delinquency
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When Richard Quest asked them about results and yields because airlines seem to
be that making good money they all claim the yield is under pressure and to
comment on the influence of the lower fuel price Ed Bastian said that capacity has
grown over the last few years driven by the dramatic reduction in oil prices The
pressure seen on yield is a reflection of the growing capacity He commented he
does not focus only on yield but looks at other aspects and metrics to understand
the underlying health of the industry demand is very strong especially in the US and
fuel prices are stabilizing and the airline making record margins
Bernard Gustin said when fuel prices gets up again the airlines will not be able to put
it back in the yield so they need to keep a business plan both with the current fuel
price as well as with the old fuel price especially in their case since their competitors
in Brussels are low cost carriers such as Ryanair and Easyjet
When Jetstarrsquos CEO was asked whether there is unconstrained growth of capacity
she answered that the growth of capacity ahead of underlying demand is not
irrational when margins are attractive and costs well managed and strong return in
invested capital
Sir Tim Clark said that the true causes behind yield suppression need to be
examined The lowering of the fuel prices was good news but they failed to foresee
that the corporate sectors that drive many of the upper echelons of the yield will go
with the oil prices That brought us some difficulties Then there was a currency
issue the strength of the US as the airline generates a large part of income on
currencies that move south of the dollar that affected the yield too Third the
addition of capacity means extension of the revenue of greater distances which
causes yield dilution On the other hand while there is flat line projection for global
economy demand for airtravel is increasing at 6 7 8 in several areas including the
Middle East there is also an explosion of growth in the US domestic market This
means the airline backfills inventory with more passengers because demand is there
Their airline needs to adjust its business to the practical long-term change and this is
low yield the airline can do it He announced that Emirates will 14 more A380s to
their fleet of 79
Thai Airwaysrsquos President said that their problem was of a different nature as they
unable to fill the aircraft as much as the others and their load factors were 4-5
lower than the average they will first fix that and and then deal with the other
problems
When the discussion turned to the question whether there will more manufactures of
aircraft and more choice in the future Ed Bastian supported Deltarsquos decision to buy
CS100s Bombardier and commented that they have been long time customers of
their small and larger regional jets because they technologically and engine-wise
efficient and reliable and they were given good financial terms He also predicted that
more airlines will consider acquiring Bombardier C-series aircraft
6
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As Emirates are mostly wide body operator Sir Tim Clark said
they already have good choice between Boeing and Airbus
which answer their needs with regard to the mission and the
type of product the airline wants to offer He wished ―good
luck to any manufacturer wishing to enter the market them if
they get over the barriers to entry
Jane Hrdlicka said she expects see innovation coming in in the
form of technology of the airframe and a strong Chinese
manufacturer which means there will be more choice in two
decades from now than today
Then Richard Quest asked questions each airline individually
He asked whether Brussels Airlines will be around in two years
from now Bernand Gustin the airline will be there and will have
the same operation model but more powerful with the power of
a major aviation group Lufthansa group behind it In the past
airlines had to choose to be point-to-point or connecting Low
cost or service airline bur Brussels airline We tries to reconcile
those dimensions and they have positioned themselves a
hybrid airline People do not want to pay but they want a level
of service and even the low cost carriers are investing now in
service As for the name of airline he said that the airline will be
called what has value for the customer as it has been proven
with the airlinersquos Africa routes The airline played a crucial role
during the Ebola crisis and has gained its value as a brand in
Africa that it did not have before when it was Sabena He
stressed that a brand is something that responds to a customer
need a brand name that responds best to the Belgian customer
the European customer and the African customer and the US
customers which are the markets the airlines serves
7
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Thai Airwaysrsquo president was asked about the airlinersquos strategy to deal with
their problems He answered that they have a two-year reform programme
they have already achieved a profit margin 12 on sales so they are on track
reform plan They intend to remain a full service carrier with a major very
efficient hub He added that they realised after following the developments of
the last years that the ecosystem has been changing a lot as all demand
coming into Thailand has been point-to-point to secondary cities They
operate in one the fastest growing regions in terms of demand near India
and China but the demand is becoming point-to-point which means that the
model that the airline was following in the past has to be changed When
asked whether they will need a partner and more particularly a Gulf partner to
do your long haul European routes he answered that if the market is India
China and Asia and there is going to be more and more point-to-point service
they will have to be bigger They may need partners of some sort some form
of alliance but I this alliance will not be as the ones of the past In the past a
big airline in Europe a big airline in Japan could connect throughout the
world but this area is a non-united area there are many states there is
Myanmar Thailand Vietnam so the partnership will most probably be
bilateral
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group was asked how Qantas managed so
successfully to incorporate a low-cost or a low-fare branch as some call it
She answered that they did it by really understanding their customers and
recognising that there is a part of the market that is hungry for full service and
is prepared to pay a premium to get it but there is an equal part of the market
that was not able to travel because the fares were too high and would prefer
choice on how they travel and be able to pay for what they use What they
have done is effectively build a new brand that focuses squarely on that
customer group and have protected the integrity by not trying to blur the line
and keeping them very separate operationally commercially and
strategically
Bernand Gustin was asked again whether Lufthansa has considered an
arrangement with an LCC for feed and he answered that first the airline needs
to substantially reduce its cost to be price competitive and this what they
have done There is no choice about that But as they come from a service
heritage airline and given that they will never be a cost leader they try to keep
a differentiation on service a service that really people want So they have
played on connectivity on the network and on the Belgian brand There is a
wish to have a specific brand As there are other very strong brands within the
Lufthansa group if they want to go further they need to have the power of the
group to be able to further reduce the cost to get the commercial critical
mass outside of Belgium Thatrsquos where the right mix needs to be found
8
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Deltarsquos CEO was asked How a giant airline accommodates the new reality
of all those LCCs Ot which he answered that they do it through
segmentation within the aircraft they have introduced a product called
―basic economy for price sensitive types of travelling within the US
They are still experimenting with it as it is relatively new and the
technology solution on it is complicated Within the two they have to
accommodate the low fare end and the highly sensitive business
traveller that is willing to pay a premium and a couple of stages between
the two But it a much wider question the airline needs to find who he
wants to be so they have moved upscale they are not a commodity
player and they generated a 10 premium in relation to the other US
carriers He stressed that ―If we were to be a commodity player we would
not be around today He admits that they have to accommodate a
commodity component for the travel sector but they are not a
commodity As the carry two million passengers a year that pay a 10
premium on average they have proven our point
Jetstarrsquos CEP pointed that both fares are not commoditised any more
Airlines have to look at what customers want choice is definitely
important for all customers and choice for people who are looking for
value matters a lot She said that their airline also extracts a relative 15
premium in relation to competition because they do not view themselves
as a commodity product They invest heavily in the brand in the
experience in ways that the customers value and are prepared to pay for
it and give them the choice to custom design their experience
The Brussels Airlinesrsquos CEO added that segmentation and differentiation
is key When their airline starts with a start price of 39 euros one way and
has a very vocal pure low cost competitor at 21 euro for the same thing
the solution is to claim that it offers service as there is a whole heritage
that exists besides While the price is key people say ―I want to know
what I choose The pure commodity product that happened a few years
is going away but when there is a heritage of service that can help you
differentiate yourself then there is potential to make the difference
Brussels has all the LCCs of the world but Brussels Airlines grew by 30
more in the last two years
9
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Richard Quest then turned to Emirates CEO and asked him how they
accomodate with the LCCs that can offer feed from them into their long
haul services Sir Tim Clark answered that LCCs are here to stay they
continue to grow their business they have been a significant player in
the way civil aviation has developed in the last years giving consumers
a very good choice As long as the air industry business keeps the
consumers at the heart of the business and it does what they are
guiding to do then there is place for everybody The
differentiation whether it is between low cost and full service long haul
or short haul is something the industry has to adapt to accept and
encourage It is part of civil aviation After all it is the travelling public
who benefits from LCC existence The legacy carriers as they are
called have to adapt and work with them In terms of establishing a
lower cost arm for Emirates he answered ―no but he added that they
would work with them and they do They have very good relationships
with the Low Cost operators because they bring lots more people into
the market the whole principle was tapping incipient demand that
could not afford the levels of fares that were available prior to their
existence What they did is that they brought efficiency fleet efficiency
technological efficiency distribution efficiency and suddenly a new
branch of air transport industry was found ―To not work with makes no
sense
When asked about what new things they can offer to the upper end of
the market they all agreed that it is the soft goods that matter after all
Everyone can buy the hard goods but the airlines invest now in
relationship building Delta said its CEO can boast on its relationship
with corporate travelers and the fact they have one of the lowest
maintenance cancellation records They give the business traveler what
he needs dependability reliability quality to arrive on time with their
bags he added that there is a lot of technology and process behind it
but more than that a lot of willpower and culture
10
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Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
11
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Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
12
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There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
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Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
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He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
15
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Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
16
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Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
17
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powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
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Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
2
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Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
3
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
4
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Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
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أ عسع٤ب عغذ ص٣بدح ك٢ أػذاد اضائش٣ اذ٤٤ ثغجخ أجش أ١ ثذ أسث٢ 2014
آخش
ثذا ك٢ اؾشم 33عخ ك٢ 120رغ٤ش اؼشث٤خ ي٤شا سؽالرب ا٤ إ٠ أضش
األعو آع٤ب إكش٣و٤ب أسثب
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ب 990رظ سؽالد داخ٤خ رجذأ قش ي٤شا ع٤
ي٤شا زذؽ٤ أ أجش ؽالرب ازؾ٤ي٤خ خال اع قشرغزؼذ
رؾذ سػب٣خ ؽش٣ق كزؾ٢ ص٣ش قش ك٢إعبصري اق٤ل٢ اؾب٢ ثؼا
اذاخ٤خ اغ٤بؽخاي٤شا اذ٠ ثذف رؾ٤و دػ
إغجش٣ظ اغ٣خاشي اخيه غ٤بؽخريشػ ؽشبد قش ي٤شا
ثبزؼب غ ثؼل البدم اجش ثشبغب ع٤بؽ٤ب زبب ذح أسثؼخ أ٣ب
ع٤ب قش٣ب لبدم صالس غ 990 ثأعؼبس ربكغ٤خ رجذأ (صالس ٤ب)
ك٢ع٤ب لبدم خظ غ 1350ع٤ب لبدم أسثغ غ 1095
اـشدهخ األهقش ؽبخ رزاش اي٤شا اإلهبخ اؾ٤خ ؽش
أذ فلد غ سئ٤ظ غظ إداسح اؾشخ اوبثنخ قش ي٤شا
اؾ٤خرشر٤ت رظ٤ ز اجشاظ اغ٤بؽ٤خ جبؽشح غ البدم ثؾش
اوج رغزش اخ٤ظاـشدهخ األهقش اوشس أ رجذأ اػزجبسا
ؽز٠ اخبظ عجزجش ثؾ٤ش ٣غزي٤غ اؼالء االعزلغبس ؽغض اجشبظ
أ االرقب اشياوذ خال ص٣بسح كشع قش ي٤شا غ٤بؽخ
العززبع ثونبء 16175اخذخ از٤ل٤خ ازبثغ ب ػ٠ سه شضػ٠
ػيالر ك٢ ري اذ اغ٤بؽ٤خ اغبؽشح
أمبف أ قش ي٤شا رزا ػ روذ٣ اض٣ذ اؼشك ؼالئب
اشا داخ قش خبسعب خبفخ اؼشك ازش٣غ٤خ بىن اغزة
اغ٤بؽ٠ ثبجالد دػب ب ؾشخ اغ٤بؽخ
httpwwwelwatannewscom
ذ 3رين ثشبغب زؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ اذاخ٤خ ثـ قش ي٤شا اخ٤ظ
زذؽ٤ أ أجش ؽالرب ازؾ٤ي٤خ خال اع اق٤ل٢ قش ي٤شارغزؼذ ؽشخ
ثشػب٣خ ؽش٣ق كزؾ٢ ص٣ش اي٤شا اذ٢إعبصري ك٢ قشاؾب٢ رؾذ ؽؼبس
إ ين قش ي٤شاهب فلد غ سئ٤ظ غظ إداسح اؾشخ اوبثنخ ـ
ؽشؿ اؾشخ ػ٠ أداء غؤ٤زب رغب اى ك٢ غب رؾ٤و دػ اغ٤بؽخ اذاخ٤خ إ٠
بىن اغزة اغ٤بؽ٢ اقش٣خ ريشػ ؽشبرب غ٤بؽخ اشي اخيه اغ٣خ
3أ٣ب ثـ 4إغجش٣ظ ثبزؼب غ ثؼل البدم اجش ثشبغب ع٤بؽ٤ب زبال ذح
4ع٤ب لبدم 1095غ 3 ع٤ب لبدم ٤990ب ثأعؼبس ربكغ٤خ رجذأ
غ ك٢ ؽش اؾ٤خ اـشدهخ األهقش ؽبخ رزاش 5ع٤ب لبدم 1350غ
اي٤شا اإلهبخ
رشرت رظ ز اجشاظ قش ي٤شاأمبف غ ك٢ ث٤ب فؾل٢ ا٤ أ
اغ٤بؽ٤خ جبؽشح غ البدم ثؾش اؾ٤خ اـشدهخ األهقش ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ اوشس أ
عجزجش اوج ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ 5رجذأ اشؽالد اػزجبسا اخ٤ظ اوج رغزش ؽز٠
قش اؼالء ثوذس االعزلغبس ؽغض اجشبظ اوذ خال ص٣بسح كشع ؽشخ
غ٤بؽخ اشي أ االرقب ػ٠ شض اخذخ از٤ل٤خ ازبثغ ب ػ٠ سه ي٤شا
العززبع ثونبء ػيالر ك٢ ري اذ اغ٤بؽ٤خ اغبؽشح16175
ربثغ أ اؾشخ رزا٠ ػ روذ٣ اض٣ذ اؼشك ؼالئب اشا داخ قش
خبسعب خبفخ اؼشك ازش٣غ٤خ بىن اغزة اغ٤بؽ٢ دػب ب ؾشخ اغ٤بؽخ
عز ؾق قذس ثصاسح اغ٤بؽخ أ اصاسح رذػ ري اجبدساد از٢ رذف إ٠
رؾ٤و ؽشخ اغ٤بؽخ اذاخ٤خ رؼ ػ٠ إؼبػ البدم اعزشاس اؼ ثب خبفخ ك٢
ب٣ ابم٢ قش ك٢ هثباذ اغ٤بؽ٤خ ب ثأ ثؼذ ازبء اؼ ثجبدسح
اعخ زؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ اذاخ٤خ ؼذ عد خققبد ب٤خ غت اإلؽـب ثزي اذ
ك٢ رشاعغ غزش اؼذ٣ذ البدم أؿوذ أثاثب ب ثأ اصاسح رذػ أ١ جبدساد
ززؾ٤و اؾشخ اغ٤بؽ٤خ ااكذح إ٠ اذ اقش٣خ عاء ع٤بؽخ داخ٤خ أ غزغجخ
اخبسط
httpwwwyoum7com
اغخ ال٤خ عزقذس زبئظ عذ٣ذح ؽ ايبئشح اثخ خال ص٣ش اي٤شا
أعبث٤غ
أذ ؽش٣ق كزؾ٠ ص٣ش اي٤شا أ ازؾ٤الد ال٤خ ثؾأ ايبئشح اقش٣خ
اثخ بصاذ عبس٣خ عبس ؽب٤ب اشثو ث٤ اؼبد أعضح ازغغ٤
اخزلخ ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ خال األعبث٤غ اوجخ عزقذس اغخ ث٤بب ؽ ثؼل
بصب غزش٣ ك٠ اجؾش ازبئظ از٠ عززف ب ز٤غخ زا اشثو ن٤لب
ػ أؽالء انؾب٣ب هب ثذ اؼ ثغل٤خ اجؾش ضب٠ شح عؼب يبم
اجؾش شر٤ ؽز٠ ٣ م٤شب شربؽب زشى أ٣خ اؽالء ألب غئ٤خ
أؽذاس أمبف ص٣ش اي٤شا خال ذاخخ برل٤خ غ ثشبظ أخاله٤خ
ػذب ؾخ وق ا٤ االص٤ ابسازاع ػ٠ كنبئ٤خ ابس
مؾب أ ايبئشح وب ري ٤ظ ب٣خ اؼب كبى د ض٤شح رلؼ ري
أ ؽشخ قش ي٤شا أعشد 100خشعذ بب ثزوش٣ش ك٠
هج اقؼد أ٣ ا٠ ص ب هب ازبةاق٤بخ ػ٠ أ ع ثؼ٠
إ٠ أب اعزيؼب إثشا ارلبه٤بد كزؾ٠أؽبس د عبثن ألا ؽق كم
غ كبدم ثؾش اؾ٤خ اـشدهخ زؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ غزض األهقش أعا
مؾب أ اخيح اوبدخ ع٤ رؾ٤و إعبصري ك٠ قش ثشبظ
أذ ص٣ش اي٤شا أ اغ٤بؽخ اخبسط اجشبظ ؽب٤ب ثبألعؼبس اؾ٤خ
غزشح ثؼذ اق٤ق أب هب ثبجبدسح دػب إعبصري ك٠ قشجبدسح
غ٤بؽخ ثؼ٤ذا ػ اشثؼ أع رؾش٣ي ا٤ب اشاذح رؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ
إ ؽبء اذاخ٤خ ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ قش ي٤شا رغزخذ إب٤برب به هبئال
أ٠ خياد ازؾ٤و ثبزؼب غ صاسح إعبصري ك٠ قشاهلل عف ر
اغ٤بؽخ
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قش ي٤شاؽش روالد ثبخذبد اغ٣خ ك٢
اوبثنخ قش ي٤شا هشاسا اؾشخأفذس فلد غ سئ٤ظ
قش ي٤شا ثؾشخثؾش روالد رشه٤بد داخ٤خ عذ٣ذح
ك٢ أع ري٣ش اؼ إؽال دبء ؽبثخ اغ٣خخذبد
اهغ ه٤بد٣خ ػذ٣ذح
قت غبػذ سئ٤ظ غظ إداسح اخذبد دعه٠ر٠ ىبسم
٤بص سأكذ سئ٤ظ هيبع ازؾـ٤ خلب ثؼذ أ ب اغ٣خ
٣ؾـ قت ذ٣ش ػب اؾشػبد اخبص
ذ٣ش ػب ازخي٤و قت ذ٣ش ػب إداسح اؾ٤خب ر٠ ىبسم
اخبص ث٤ب ر٠ ؽبص ػجذ اشؽ ذ٣ش إداسح اؼ٤بد
قت ذ٣ش إداسح از٣ ؽـ ؽه٠ اؾؾبد قت ذ٣ش
ثؼذ أ ب ٣ؾـ قت ذ٣ش إداسح إلزبطاإلداسح اؼب
از٣ ثبؾشخ
httpwwwheavyliftpficom
Qatar Airways flying high
July 11 - Qatar Airways Cargo has reported a record
2016 fiscal year growing to the third-largest cargo
operator in the word and increasing its freighter
destinations to 54
Qatar Airways Cargo added Dallas Budapest Prague
Ho Chi Minh City and New York to its network in the
period ending March 31 2016 increasing its available
tonnage worldwide Its fleet is expected to grow to 22
aircraft by 2017
Overall Qatar Airways Group posted an operating
profit of QAR3 billion (USD823 million) for the 2016
fiscal year - nearly three times higher than its 2015
fiscal year profit
httpwwwdallasnewscom
United Airlines plane blows two tires when pilot halts takeoff in Houston
A United Airlines plane blew out two of its tires
when a pilot abruptly stopped its takeoff from a
Houston airport due to concerns about a
possible mechanical problem
Airport officials say the Boeing 737 was taking
off from Bush Intercontinental Airport to Denver
at around 6 am Monday when the planes crew
spotted a possible mechanical malfunction and
the pilot slammed the brakes
Two of the planes tires blew out as the aircraft
came to a stop
No injuries were reported among the 164
passengers and six crew members
Passengers got off the plane were taken back
to a terminal and later boarded another aircraft
that left for Denver
It was not immediately known what mechanical
problem the plane might have experienced
httpseekingalphacom
Max in place of Airbus CEO says737 Qatar Airways considering Boeing
purchasing a Qatar Airways says it is in talks about
Max aircraft 737 ) 61+BAof Boeing (large number
amid a dispute with Airbus
over unresolved ) OTCPKEADSYOTCPKEADSF(
faults with its A320neo model
The airline which has canceled delivery of one
A320neo due to glitches with engines made by Pratt
until the will continue rejecting the planeamp Whitney
issues are fixed CEO Akbar Al Baker said today at
the Farnborough International Airshow
The airline CEO also is concerned about delivery
rates of Airbusrsquos A350 wide-body and says he is not
sure that Airbus will be able to meet its target of
handing more than 50 of the model to customers this
year
httpwwwbloombergcom
neos320s in Place of A737Boeing 30 Qatar Airways Looks at Up to
Qatar Airways is in discussions about purchasing as many as
30 Boeing Co 737 airliners amid a dispute with Airbus Group
SE over unresolved faults with its A320neo model
The carrier which has canceled delivery of one A320neo due to
glitches with engines made by Pratt amp Whitney will continue
rejecting the plane until the issues are fixed Chief Executive
Officer Akbar Al Baker said Monday at the Farnborough
International Airshow outside London The No 2 Persian Gulf
airline is focusing on potentially switching planes and hasnrsquot
made progress on talks about swapping to the A320neorsquos
alternative engine made by the CFM venture of General Electric
Co and Safran SA he said
Qatar Airways is looking at both the NG and the upcoming
Max versions of the single-aisle 737 Al Baker said The
Max scheduled to enter service in 2017 will be Boeingrsquos
direct rival to the A320neo and any inroads by the US
planemaker would be a coup Airbus has said that United
Technologies Corprsquos Pratt has begun supplying engines that
have fixed the cooling flaws and will begin delivering planes
equipped with those powerplants this month
The airline is also concerned about delivery rates of Airbusrsquos
A350 wide-body Al Baker said adding that he isnrsquot sure the
European manufacturer will be able to meet its target of
handing over 50 of the model to customers this year Qatar
Airways has only received one A350 out of 10 scheduled to
be delivered this year
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A Qatar Airways flight bound to Doha from Oslo
Norway made an emergency landing in the
Romanian capital of Bucharest yesterday (July
9 )due to a fault in one of its engines said a
report
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner which was carrying
some 254 passengers was forced to change
course one hour into the flight and was diverted
to Bucharests Henri Coanda International
Airport Doha Newsreported
A replacement aircraft was dispatched to
Bucharest and the flight resumed its course
following an almost 12-hour delay
The new plane also a 787 landed in Doha at
425am this morning the report said
Qatar Business
Qatar Airways flight makes emergency landing in
Romania
atnaero
nd IATA AGM and World Air Transport Summit72
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) opened its 72nd
Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in
Dublin Ireland
―Ireland is a great aviation country and the perfect location for the
industryrsquos leaders to meet Aviation is a force for good This year
airlines will safely transport 38 billion passengers and 52 million
tonnes of cargo That will stimulate economies and spread prosperity
But aviation faces challenges in providing the safe secure efficient
and sustainable connectivity that the world depends on The next two
days are an opportunity to work together as an industry to make flying
even better said Tony Tyler IATArsquos Director General and CEO
In his keynote address Dr Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu President of the
Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said
―IATA and ICAO have enjoyed several decades of productive colla
boration
More recently wersquove been engaged on a number of important priorities
including among others
bullFlight tracking procedures
bullConflict zone risk management
bullThe safe integration of remotely-piloted and suborbital flight
operations
bullCybersecurity preparedness
bullIncreased airspace capacity and operational efficiency
bullThe safe carriage of lithium batteries
bullAnd of course the environment
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IATA has been a great ally in ICAOrsquos efforts to ensure that the decisions
of our Member States are forward-looking and in
line with the current and future needs of the industry
Report of Tony Tyler on the Air Transport Industry
―International civil aviation can greatly help to create and preserve
friendship and understanding among the nations and peoples of the
world
From the beginning both governments and industry conceived aviation
as a force for good
Aviation makes our world a better place In doing so it supports 63
million jobs and underpins 35 of global GDP
Airlines are engines of prosperity But they have long struggled to turn a
profit and reward investors That is beginning to change
This year we expect a collective net profit of $394 billion It will be only
the second year in our historymdashand the second in a rowmdashin which
airlines will make an aggregate return in excess of the cost of capital
After decades of capital destruction thatrsquos a significant achievement
But it is still just the minimum performance that investors expect
On average airlines will make $1042 for each passenger carried
Overall despite generally adverse economic conditions it is a good
time for the air transport industry
-Consumers are getting great deals and lots of choice
-Investors are beginning to see reasonable rewards for the capital
they risk
-And airlines are able to make critical investments and shore-up their
resilience by paying down debtmdashalthough it will take several years of
solid profitability to fix most balance sheets properly
2
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Our success as an industry rests on areas where we work together
the foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability Each is strong but not without challenges
In bringing my remarks to a close I want to reflect on the power of
partnership
Partnership is essential for the continuous reinforcement of the
foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability
Itrsquos also important for our 264 members and the entire value chain to
work together Because together we can send a proud message that
aviation is a force for good And we can do more good when tax
burdens and infrastructure constraints are removed and when the
principles of Smarter Regulation are applied properly
The framework for our modern industry was built by governments and
airlines with a common vision that safe regular and economical air
transport would benefit the peoples of the world by creating and
preserving friendships and understanding With more than 100 years
of history behind us we can confidently say that aviation has made the
world a better place
We have done that by unleashing an irreversible and ever-more
accessible capability to explore the world in which we live to improve
our lives with unprecedented mobility and to grow prosperity by doing
business globally
People are thirsty for the opportunities that aviation makes possible
Every day we safely transport ten million people and 140000 tonnes of
cargo We are not just connecting people and shifting goods our
work is building a better future for the peoples of the world
Aviationrsquos potential has never been more inspiring We are privileged
to lead an industry that is a force for good
3
atnaero
At the CEO Panel Insight Debate discussion moderated by Richard Quest the
following CEOs participated Bernard Gustin CEO Brussels Airlines (BG) Ed
Bastian CEO Delta Air Lines (ED) Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group and Charamporn Jotikasthira
President of Thai Airways the issue of the security and aircraft tracking was
discussed in the view of the Brussels terrorist attack and the Egyptair 804 flight
going down into the water
The Brussels Airlines CEO said that the Brussels disaster which came after a
very good year for the airlines gave him the opportunity to experience the
amazing reaction of the airlinersquo s staff and the importance of aviation as
Brussels remained 12 days without an airport Being members of the Lufthansa
group they were able to put the long haul to Zurich and Frankfurt and useδ
provincial airport in Liege and Antwerp for local traffic When asked whether
security needs to be readdressed he answered that the risk arose before
security checks and this has to be solved with the Intelligence systems They
imposed after the disaster some extremely strong measures only to realize after
a few days that they were not appropriate He added that they need to continue
to analyze the security process and do risk analysis but have pertinent
measures and apply them consistently across the board
In the US on the other hand the situation is different the security procedures
imposed by the TSA make passengers be delayed or misconnected The
problem has taken such extent that many airports are considering replacing or
supplanting TSA When asked Ed Bastian CEO for Delta Air Lines said that
they have realized the problem and that they will deal with that and added that
they as an airline did a lot to manage the issue they innovated queuing process
in Atlanta that they paid for themselves which is going to have 50 reduction
in how long it takes travelers to get through checkpoints
As the question of security in Asia has again been raised in terms of its being
efficient and effective or not Charamporn Jotikasthira President of Thai
Airways agreed that there is a need to improve over time as there are ways to
hack systems there is a need for a system that can detect faster more
accurately with more quality
Jayne Hrdlicka CEO of Jetstar Group answered questions related to the
investment of low-cost airlines in security She answered that it is the airlinersquos
job to ensure that the security that is provided for in the airports they operate
meets the standards that we have set for ourselves Since in several of the
airports they are operating in the situation is not to these standards they take
responsibility for the safety and security of their people and customers to make
sure that the standards are consistent across the network
4
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Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline in his turn when expressing
his view on about aviation security in general he said that the industry
is not doing enough although there have been so many wake up calls in
the last couple of years He said that it is easy for government agencies
and organizations to blame on austerity their inability to fund the
security apparatus and the systems and procedures but the aviation
industry has to come up with a new set of protocols that ensure
security for the travelling public and consumers The industry has to
cooperate with governmental agencies to identify the possibilities of
people actually doing such attacks He added that industry has to adopt
far more readily the technological advances that are being made
available to streamline the processes but at the same time increase the
level of scrutiny He stressed the need for flow of information between
countries so as to have a more homogeneous intelligence service
When asked about airline tracking he admitted that the fact that the
problems in trying to locate an aircraft that has had a major incidence
―is a disgrace― These incidents impose on the industry a need to be
able to track aircraft at every point on their journey which as he said
Emirates does anyway within 15-20 minutes they know where all the
airlinersquos aircraft are where they fly or on the ground at the same
time He added that the manufacturers too need to come up with the
data records both CVR and cockpit voice recorders and flight data
recorders that have to be far more robust able to survive intact and
with much more power to develop beacons and locating systems in
very remote areas on the sea or in the river
When faced with the remark that six years have passed since the flight
370 incident and still the industry is unable to locate missing aircraft
and many experts argue that the airlines are reluctant to spend the
money on tracking and streaming of data they all agreed that it is not a
financial issue and the only question is a question of governance The
industry has to come to a consensus and agree on common standards
for example at what frequency the aircraft will be sending it out tracking
information the industry is waiting for an ICAO solution that everyone
is going to adopt They all agreed though that irrespective of the cost it
has to be done because as Sir Tim Clark put it ―Not to do it is
delinquency
5
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When Richard Quest asked them about results and yields because airlines seem to
be that making good money they all claim the yield is under pressure and to
comment on the influence of the lower fuel price Ed Bastian said that capacity has
grown over the last few years driven by the dramatic reduction in oil prices The
pressure seen on yield is a reflection of the growing capacity He commented he
does not focus only on yield but looks at other aspects and metrics to understand
the underlying health of the industry demand is very strong especially in the US and
fuel prices are stabilizing and the airline making record margins
Bernard Gustin said when fuel prices gets up again the airlines will not be able to put
it back in the yield so they need to keep a business plan both with the current fuel
price as well as with the old fuel price especially in their case since their competitors
in Brussels are low cost carriers such as Ryanair and Easyjet
When Jetstarrsquos CEO was asked whether there is unconstrained growth of capacity
she answered that the growth of capacity ahead of underlying demand is not
irrational when margins are attractive and costs well managed and strong return in
invested capital
Sir Tim Clark said that the true causes behind yield suppression need to be
examined The lowering of the fuel prices was good news but they failed to foresee
that the corporate sectors that drive many of the upper echelons of the yield will go
with the oil prices That brought us some difficulties Then there was a currency
issue the strength of the US as the airline generates a large part of income on
currencies that move south of the dollar that affected the yield too Third the
addition of capacity means extension of the revenue of greater distances which
causes yield dilution On the other hand while there is flat line projection for global
economy demand for airtravel is increasing at 6 7 8 in several areas including the
Middle East there is also an explosion of growth in the US domestic market This
means the airline backfills inventory with more passengers because demand is there
Their airline needs to adjust its business to the practical long-term change and this is
low yield the airline can do it He announced that Emirates will 14 more A380s to
their fleet of 79
Thai Airwaysrsquos President said that their problem was of a different nature as they
unable to fill the aircraft as much as the others and their load factors were 4-5
lower than the average they will first fix that and and then deal with the other
problems
When the discussion turned to the question whether there will more manufactures of
aircraft and more choice in the future Ed Bastian supported Deltarsquos decision to buy
CS100s Bombardier and commented that they have been long time customers of
their small and larger regional jets because they technologically and engine-wise
efficient and reliable and they were given good financial terms He also predicted that
more airlines will consider acquiring Bombardier C-series aircraft
6
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As Emirates are mostly wide body operator Sir Tim Clark said
they already have good choice between Boeing and Airbus
which answer their needs with regard to the mission and the
type of product the airline wants to offer He wished ―good
luck to any manufacturer wishing to enter the market them if
they get over the barriers to entry
Jane Hrdlicka said she expects see innovation coming in in the
form of technology of the airframe and a strong Chinese
manufacturer which means there will be more choice in two
decades from now than today
Then Richard Quest asked questions each airline individually
He asked whether Brussels Airlines will be around in two years
from now Bernand Gustin the airline will be there and will have
the same operation model but more powerful with the power of
a major aviation group Lufthansa group behind it In the past
airlines had to choose to be point-to-point or connecting Low
cost or service airline bur Brussels airline We tries to reconcile
those dimensions and they have positioned themselves a
hybrid airline People do not want to pay but they want a level
of service and even the low cost carriers are investing now in
service As for the name of airline he said that the airline will be
called what has value for the customer as it has been proven
with the airlinersquos Africa routes The airline played a crucial role
during the Ebola crisis and has gained its value as a brand in
Africa that it did not have before when it was Sabena He
stressed that a brand is something that responds to a customer
need a brand name that responds best to the Belgian customer
the European customer and the African customer and the US
customers which are the markets the airlines serves
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Thai Airwaysrsquo president was asked about the airlinersquos strategy to deal with
their problems He answered that they have a two-year reform programme
they have already achieved a profit margin 12 on sales so they are on track
reform plan They intend to remain a full service carrier with a major very
efficient hub He added that they realised after following the developments of
the last years that the ecosystem has been changing a lot as all demand
coming into Thailand has been point-to-point to secondary cities They
operate in one the fastest growing regions in terms of demand near India
and China but the demand is becoming point-to-point which means that the
model that the airline was following in the past has to be changed When
asked whether they will need a partner and more particularly a Gulf partner to
do your long haul European routes he answered that if the market is India
China and Asia and there is going to be more and more point-to-point service
they will have to be bigger They may need partners of some sort some form
of alliance but I this alliance will not be as the ones of the past In the past a
big airline in Europe a big airline in Japan could connect throughout the
world but this area is a non-united area there are many states there is
Myanmar Thailand Vietnam so the partnership will most probably be
bilateral
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group was asked how Qantas managed so
successfully to incorporate a low-cost or a low-fare branch as some call it
She answered that they did it by really understanding their customers and
recognising that there is a part of the market that is hungry for full service and
is prepared to pay a premium to get it but there is an equal part of the market
that was not able to travel because the fares were too high and would prefer
choice on how they travel and be able to pay for what they use What they
have done is effectively build a new brand that focuses squarely on that
customer group and have protected the integrity by not trying to blur the line
and keeping them very separate operationally commercially and
strategically
Bernand Gustin was asked again whether Lufthansa has considered an
arrangement with an LCC for feed and he answered that first the airline needs
to substantially reduce its cost to be price competitive and this what they
have done There is no choice about that But as they come from a service
heritage airline and given that they will never be a cost leader they try to keep
a differentiation on service a service that really people want So they have
played on connectivity on the network and on the Belgian brand There is a
wish to have a specific brand As there are other very strong brands within the
Lufthansa group if they want to go further they need to have the power of the
group to be able to further reduce the cost to get the commercial critical
mass outside of Belgium Thatrsquos where the right mix needs to be found
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Deltarsquos CEO was asked How a giant airline accommodates the new reality
of all those LCCs Ot which he answered that they do it through
segmentation within the aircraft they have introduced a product called
―basic economy for price sensitive types of travelling within the US
They are still experimenting with it as it is relatively new and the
technology solution on it is complicated Within the two they have to
accommodate the low fare end and the highly sensitive business
traveller that is willing to pay a premium and a couple of stages between
the two But it a much wider question the airline needs to find who he
wants to be so they have moved upscale they are not a commodity
player and they generated a 10 premium in relation to the other US
carriers He stressed that ―If we were to be a commodity player we would
not be around today He admits that they have to accommodate a
commodity component for the travel sector but they are not a
commodity As the carry two million passengers a year that pay a 10
premium on average they have proven our point
Jetstarrsquos CEP pointed that both fares are not commoditised any more
Airlines have to look at what customers want choice is definitely
important for all customers and choice for people who are looking for
value matters a lot She said that their airline also extracts a relative 15
premium in relation to competition because they do not view themselves
as a commodity product They invest heavily in the brand in the
experience in ways that the customers value and are prepared to pay for
it and give them the choice to custom design their experience
The Brussels Airlinesrsquos CEO added that segmentation and differentiation
is key When their airline starts with a start price of 39 euros one way and
has a very vocal pure low cost competitor at 21 euro for the same thing
the solution is to claim that it offers service as there is a whole heritage
that exists besides While the price is key people say ―I want to know
what I choose The pure commodity product that happened a few years
is going away but when there is a heritage of service that can help you
differentiate yourself then there is potential to make the difference
Brussels has all the LCCs of the world but Brussels Airlines grew by 30
more in the last two years
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Richard Quest then turned to Emirates CEO and asked him how they
accomodate with the LCCs that can offer feed from them into their long
haul services Sir Tim Clark answered that LCCs are here to stay they
continue to grow their business they have been a significant player in
the way civil aviation has developed in the last years giving consumers
a very good choice As long as the air industry business keeps the
consumers at the heart of the business and it does what they are
guiding to do then there is place for everybody The
differentiation whether it is between low cost and full service long haul
or short haul is something the industry has to adapt to accept and
encourage It is part of civil aviation After all it is the travelling public
who benefits from LCC existence The legacy carriers as they are
called have to adapt and work with them In terms of establishing a
lower cost arm for Emirates he answered ―no but he added that they
would work with them and they do They have very good relationships
with the Low Cost operators because they bring lots more people into
the market the whole principle was tapping incipient demand that
could not afford the levels of fares that were available prior to their
existence What they did is that they brought efficiency fleet efficiency
technological efficiency distribution efficiency and suddenly a new
branch of air transport industry was found ―To not work with makes no
sense
When asked about what new things they can offer to the upper end of
the market they all agreed that it is the soft goods that matter after all
Everyone can buy the hard goods but the airlines invest now in
relationship building Delta said its CEO can boast on its relationship
with corporate travelers and the fact they have one of the lowest
maintenance cancellation records They give the business traveler what
he needs dependability reliability quality to arrive on time with their
bags he added that there is a lot of technology and process behind it
but more than that a lot of willpower and culture
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Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
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Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
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There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
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Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
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He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
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Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
16
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Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
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powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
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Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
2
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Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
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Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
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هذ عبذ ب رؼشف ذ٣خ ثبر٢ ثؾاىئب اغ٤خ ؽذائوب اخالثخ عبؽبرب الغ٤ؾخ
اض٣بدح ك٢ غجخ اغ٤بػ از٣ رغزوج اذ٣خ خال اؼوذ األخ٤ش ك٢ ص٣بدح ػذد اجب٢
اؾذ٣ضخ ض البدم الخخ كئخ اخظ غ ازغؼبد اؼب٤خ از٢ رزبؿ ثزق٤ب
غ ز اذ٣خ اؼش٣وخ زؾ بكزح ري ػ٠ ربس٣خ ثبر٢ اـ٢
رؾظ٠ ثبر٢ ثأ٤خ اؼشث٤خ ي٤شاهب ػبد اؼ٢ اشئ٤ظ ازل٤ز١ غػخ
ؾ عؼذاء ثجذء سؽالرب ا٠ زب٤خ عخ ع٤بؽ٤خ ز٤ضح خبفخ خال أؽش اق٤ق
٣غشب خال اىالم ز اشؽالد ز اذ٣ رع٤غ ؽجخ عبرب م عسع٤ب
اغذ٣ذح ؼ اغبكش٣ غ اؼشث٤خ ي٤شا عاء ثـشك ازشك٤ أ األػب أؾبء
ايوخ اؼشث٤خ الشفخ ض٣بسح ز اعخ ا٤ضح ثبالمبكخ ا٠ اغبخ الؼبخ ك٢
هيبع اغ٤بؽخ االهزقبد اؾ٢
ثزغ٤٤ش سؽالد ٤٣خ إ٠ اؼبفخ رج٤غ٢ أجش ذ عسع٤ب از٢ اؼشث٤خ ي٤شارو
ثشصد ثغشػخ ك٢ اؾذ اغ٤بؽ٢ ك٢ أسثب ؽ٤ش أظش روش٣ش ظخ اغ٤بؽخ اؼب٤خ ؼب
أ عسع٤ب عغذ ص٣بدح ك٢ أػذاد اضائش٣ اذ٤٤ ثغجخ أجش أ١ ثذ أسث٢ 2014
آخش
ثذا ك٢ اؾشم 33عخ ك٢ 120رغ٤ش اؼشث٤خ ي٤شا سؽالرب ا٤ إ٠ أضش
األعو آع٤ب إكش٣و٤ب أسثب
wwwalbawabhnewscom
ب 990رظ سؽالد داخ٤خ رجذأ قش ي٤شا ع٤
ي٤شا زذؽ٤ أ أجش ؽالرب ازؾ٤ي٤خ خال اع قشرغزؼذ
رؾذ سػب٣خ ؽش٣ق كزؾ٢ ص٣ش قش ك٢إعبصري اق٤ل٢ اؾب٢ ثؼا
اذاخ٤خ اغ٤بؽخاي٤شا اذ٠ ثذف رؾ٤و دػ
إغجش٣ظ اغ٣خاشي اخيه غ٤بؽخريشػ ؽشبد قش ي٤شا
ثبزؼب غ ثؼل البدم اجش ثشبغب ع٤بؽ٤ب زبب ذح أسثؼخ أ٣ب
ع٤ب قش٣ب لبدم صالس غ 990 ثأعؼبس ربكغ٤خ رجذأ (صالس ٤ب)
ك٢ع٤ب لبدم خظ غ 1350ع٤ب لبدم أسثغ غ 1095
اـشدهخ األهقش ؽبخ رزاش اي٤شا اإلهبخ اؾ٤خ ؽش
أذ فلد غ سئ٤ظ غظ إداسح اؾشخ اوبثنخ قش ي٤شا
اؾ٤خرشر٤ت رظ٤ ز اجشاظ اغ٤بؽ٤خ جبؽشح غ البدم ثؾش
اوج رغزش اخ٤ظاـشدهخ األهقش اوشس أ رجذأ اػزجبسا
ؽز٠ اخبظ عجزجش ثؾ٤ش ٣غزي٤غ اؼالء االعزلغبس ؽغض اجشبظ
أ االرقب اشياوذ خال ص٣بسح كشع قش ي٤شا غ٤بؽخ
العززبع ثونبء 16175اخذخ از٤ل٤خ ازبثغ ب ػ٠ سه شضػ٠
ػيالر ك٢ ري اذ اغ٤بؽ٤خ اغبؽشح
أمبف أ قش ي٤شا رزا ػ روذ٣ اض٣ذ اؼشك ؼالئب
اشا داخ قش خبسعب خبفخ اؼشك ازش٣غ٤خ بىن اغزة
اغ٤بؽ٠ ثبجالد دػب ب ؾشخ اغ٤بؽخ
httpwwwelwatannewscom
ذ 3رين ثشبغب زؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ اذاخ٤خ ثـ قش ي٤شا اخ٤ظ
زذؽ٤ أ أجش ؽالرب ازؾ٤ي٤خ خال اع اق٤ل٢ قش ي٤شارغزؼذ ؽشخ
ثشػب٣خ ؽش٣ق كزؾ٢ ص٣ش اي٤شا اذ٢إعبصري ك٢ قشاؾب٢ رؾذ ؽؼبس
إ ين قش ي٤شاهب فلد غ سئ٤ظ غظ إداسح اؾشخ اوبثنخ ـ
ؽشؿ اؾشخ ػ٠ أداء غؤ٤زب رغب اى ك٢ غب رؾ٤و دػ اغ٤بؽخ اذاخ٤خ إ٠
بىن اغزة اغ٤بؽ٢ اقش٣خ ريشػ ؽشبرب غ٤بؽخ اشي اخيه اغ٣خ
3أ٣ب ثـ 4إغجش٣ظ ثبزؼب غ ثؼل البدم اجش ثشبغب ع٤بؽ٤ب زبال ذح
4ع٤ب لبدم 1095غ 3 ع٤ب لبدم ٤990ب ثأعؼبس ربكغ٤خ رجذأ
غ ك٢ ؽش اؾ٤خ اـشدهخ األهقش ؽبخ رزاش 5ع٤ب لبدم 1350غ
اي٤شا اإلهبخ
رشرت رظ ز اجشاظ قش ي٤شاأمبف غ ك٢ ث٤ب فؾل٢ ا٤ أ
اغ٤بؽ٤خ جبؽشح غ البدم ثؾش اؾ٤خ اـشدهخ األهقش ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ اوشس أ
عجزجش اوج ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ 5رجذأ اشؽالد اػزجبسا اخ٤ظ اوج رغزش ؽز٠
قش اؼالء ثوذس االعزلغبس ؽغض اجشبظ اوذ خال ص٣بسح كشع ؽشخ
غ٤بؽخ اشي أ االرقب ػ٠ شض اخذخ از٤ل٤خ ازبثغ ب ػ٠ سه ي٤شا
العززبع ثونبء ػيالر ك٢ ري اذ اغ٤بؽ٤خ اغبؽشح16175
ربثغ أ اؾشخ رزا٠ ػ روذ٣ اض٣ذ اؼشك ؼالئب اشا داخ قش
خبسعب خبفخ اؼشك ازش٣غ٤خ بىن اغزة اغ٤بؽ٢ دػب ب ؾشخ اغ٤بؽخ
عز ؾق قذس ثصاسح اغ٤بؽخ أ اصاسح رذػ ري اجبدساد از٢ رذف إ٠
رؾ٤و ؽشخ اغ٤بؽخ اذاخ٤خ رؼ ػ٠ إؼبػ البدم اعزشاس اؼ ثب خبفخ ك٢
ب٣ ابم٢ قش ك٢ هثباذ اغ٤بؽ٤خ ب ثأ ثؼذ ازبء اؼ ثجبدسح
اعخ زؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ اذاخ٤خ ؼذ عد خققبد ب٤خ غت اإلؽـب ثزي اذ
ك٢ رشاعغ غزش اؼذ٣ذ البدم أؿوذ أثاثب ب ثأ اصاسح رذػ أ١ جبدساد
ززؾ٤و اؾشخ اغ٤بؽ٤خ ااكذح إ٠ اذ اقش٣خ عاء ع٤بؽخ داخ٤خ أ غزغجخ
اخبسط
httpwwwyoum7com
اغخ ال٤خ عزقذس زبئظ عذ٣ذح ؽ ايبئشح اثخ خال ص٣ش اي٤شا
أعبث٤غ
أذ ؽش٣ق كزؾ٠ ص٣ش اي٤شا أ ازؾ٤الد ال٤خ ثؾأ ايبئشح اقش٣خ
اثخ بصاذ عبس٣خ عبس ؽب٤ب اشثو ث٤ اؼبد أعضح ازغغ٤
اخزلخ ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ خال األعبث٤غ اوجخ عزقذس اغخ ث٤بب ؽ ثؼل
بصب غزش٣ ك٠ اجؾش ازبئظ از٠ عززف ب ز٤غخ زا اشثو ن٤لب
ػ أؽالء انؾب٣ب هب ثذ اؼ ثغل٤خ اجؾش ضب٠ شح عؼب يبم
اجؾش شر٤ ؽز٠ ٣ م٤شب شربؽب زشى أ٣خ اؽالء ألب غئ٤خ
أؽذاس أمبف ص٣ش اي٤شا خال ذاخخ برل٤خ غ ثشبظ أخاله٤خ
ػذب ؾخ وق ا٤ االص٤ ابسازاع ػ٠ كنبئ٤خ ابس
مؾب أ ايبئشح وب ري ٤ظ ب٣خ اؼب كبى د ض٤شح رلؼ ري
أ ؽشخ قش ي٤شا أعشد 100خشعذ بب ثزوش٣ش ك٠
هج اقؼد أ٣ ا٠ ص ب هب ازبةاق٤بخ ػ٠ أ ع ثؼ٠
إ٠ أب اعزيؼب إثشا ارلبه٤بد كزؾ٠أؽبس د عبثن ألا ؽق كم
غ كبدم ثؾش اؾ٤خ اـشدهخ زؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ غزض األهقش أعا
مؾب أ اخيح اوبدخ ع٤ رؾ٤و إعبصري ك٠ قش ثشبظ
أذ ص٣ش اي٤شا أ اغ٤بؽخ اخبسط اجشبظ ؽب٤ب ثبألعؼبس اؾ٤خ
غزشح ثؼذ اق٤ق أب هب ثبجبدسح دػب إعبصري ك٠ قشجبدسح
غ٤بؽخ ثؼ٤ذا ػ اشثؼ أع رؾش٣ي ا٤ب اشاذح رؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ
إ ؽبء اذاخ٤خ ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ قش ي٤شا رغزخذ إب٤برب به هبئال
أ٠ خياد ازؾ٤و ثبزؼب غ صاسح إعبصري ك٠ قشاهلل عف ر
اغ٤بؽخ
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قش ي٤شاؽش روالد ثبخذبد اغ٣خ ك٢
اوبثنخ قش ي٤شا هشاسا اؾشخأفذس فلد غ سئ٤ظ
قش ي٤شا ثؾشخثؾش روالد رشه٤بد داخ٤خ عذ٣ذح
ك٢ أع ري٣ش اؼ إؽال دبء ؽبثخ اغ٣خخذبد
اهغ ه٤بد٣خ ػذ٣ذح
قت غبػذ سئ٤ظ غظ إداسح اخذبد دعه٠ر٠ ىبسم
٤بص سأكذ سئ٤ظ هيبع ازؾـ٤ خلب ثؼذ أ ب اغ٣خ
٣ؾـ قت ذ٣ش ػب اؾشػبد اخبص
ذ٣ش ػب ازخي٤و قت ذ٣ش ػب إداسح اؾ٤خب ر٠ ىبسم
اخبص ث٤ب ر٠ ؽبص ػجذ اشؽ ذ٣ش إداسح اؼ٤بد
قت ذ٣ش إداسح از٣ ؽـ ؽه٠ اؾؾبد قت ذ٣ش
ثؼذ أ ب ٣ؾـ قت ذ٣ش إداسح إلزبطاإلداسح اؼب
از٣ ثبؾشخ
httpwwwheavyliftpficom
Qatar Airways flying high
July 11 - Qatar Airways Cargo has reported a record
2016 fiscal year growing to the third-largest cargo
operator in the word and increasing its freighter
destinations to 54
Qatar Airways Cargo added Dallas Budapest Prague
Ho Chi Minh City and New York to its network in the
period ending March 31 2016 increasing its available
tonnage worldwide Its fleet is expected to grow to 22
aircraft by 2017
Overall Qatar Airways Group posted an operating
profit of QAR3 billion (USD823 million) for the 2016
fiscal year - nearly three times higher than its 2015
fiscal year profit
httpwwwdallasnewscom
United Airlines plane blows two tires when pilot halts takeoff in Houston
A United Airlines plane blew out two of its tires
when a pilot abruptly stopped its takeoff from a
Houston airport due to concerns about a
possible mechanical problem
Airport officials say the Boeing 737 was taking
off from Bush Intercontinental Airport to Denver
at around 6 am Monday when the planes crew
spotted a possible mechanical malfunction and
the pilot slammed the brakes
Two of the planes tires blew out as the aircraft
came to a stop
No injuries were reported among the 164
passengers and six crew members
Passengers got off the plane were taken back
to a terminal and later boarded another aircraft
that left for Denver
It was not immediately known what mechanical
problem the plane might have experienced
httpseekingalphacom
Max in place of Airbus CEO says737 Qatar Airways considering Boeing
purchasing a Qatar Airways says it is in talks about
Max aircraft 737 ) 61+BAof Boeing (large number
amid a dispute with Airbus
over unresolved ) OTCPKEADSYOTCPKEADSF(
faults with its A320neo model
The airline which has canceled delivery of one
A320neo due to glitches with engines made by Pratt
until the will continue rejecting the planeamp Whitney
issues are fixed CEO Akbar Al Baker said today at
the Farnborough International Airshow
The airline CEO also is concerned about delivery
rates of Airbusrsquos A350 wide-body and says he is not
sure that Airbus will be able to meet its target of
handing more than 50 of the model to customers this
year
httpwwwbloombergcom
neos320s in Place of A737Boeing 30 Qatar Airways Looks at Up to
Qatar Airways is in discussions about purchasing as many as
30 Boeing Co 737 airliners amid a dispute with Airbus Group
SE over unresolved faults with its A320neo model
The carrier which has canceled delivery of one A320neo due to
glitches with engines made by Pratt amp Whitney will continue
rejecting the plane until the issues are fixed Chief Executive
Officer Akbar Al Baker said Monday at the Farnborough
International Airshow outside London The No 2 Persian Gulf
airline is focusing on potentially switching planes and hasnrsquot
made progress on talks about swapping to the A320neorsquos
alternative engine made by the CFM venture of General Electric
Co and Safran SA he said
Qatar Airways is looking at both the NG and the upcoming
Max versions of the single-aisle 737 Al Baker said The
Max scheduled to enter service in 2017 will be Boeingrsquos
direct rival to the A320neo and any inroads by the US
planemaker would be a coup Airbus has said that United
Technologies Corprsquos Pratt has begun supplying engines that
have fixed the cooling flaws and will begin delivering planes
equipped with those powerplants this month
The airline is also concerned about delivery rates of Airbusrsquos
A350 wide-body Al Baker said adding that he isnrsquot sure the
European manufacturer will be able to meet its target of
handing over 50 of the model to customers this year Qatar
Airways has only received one A350 out of 10 scheduled to
be delivered this year
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A Qatar Airways flight bound to Doha from Oslo
Norway made an emergency landing in the
Romanian capital of Bucharest yesterday (July
9 )due to a fault in one of its engines said a
report
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner which was carrying
some 254 passengers was forced to change
course one hour into the flight and was diverted
to Bucharests Henri Coanda International
Airport Doha Newsreported
A replacement aircraft was dispatched to
Bucharest and the flight resumed its course
following an almost 12-hour delay
The new plane also a 787 landed in Doha at
425am this morning the report said
Qatar Business
Qatar Airways flight makes emergency landing in
Romania
atnaero
nd IATA AGM and World Air Transport Summit72
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) opened its 72nd
Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in
Dublin Ireland
―Ireland is a great aviation country and the perfect location for the
industryrsquos leaders to meet Aviation is a force for good This year
airlines will safely transport 38 billion passengers and 52 million
tonnes of cargo That will stimulate economies and spread prosperity
But aviation faces challenges in providing the safe secure efficient
and sustainable connectivity that the world depends on The next two
days are an opportunity to work together as an industry to make flying
even better said Tony Tyler IATArsquos Director General and CEO
In his keynote address Dr Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu President of the
Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said
―IATA and ICAO have enjoyed several decades of productive colla
boration
More recently wersquove been engaged on a number of important priorities
including among others
bullFlight tracking procedures
bullConflict zone risk management
bullThe safe integration of remotely-piloted and suborbital flight
operations
bullCybersecurity preparedness
bullIncreased airspace capacity and operational efficiency
bullThe safe carriage of lithium batteries
bullAnd of course the environment
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IATA has been a great ally in ICAOrsquos efforts to ensure that the decisions
of our Member States are forward-looking and in
line with the current and future needs of the industry
Report of Tony Tyler on the Air Transport Industry
―International civil aviation can greatly help to create and preserve
friendship and understanding among the nations and peoples of the
world
From the beginning both governments and industry conceived aviation
as a force for good
Aviation makes our world a better place In doing so it supports 63
million jobs and underpins 35 of global GDP
Airlines are engines of prosperity But they have long struggled to turn a
profit and reward investors That is beginning to change
This year we expect a collective net profit of $394 billion It will be only
the second year in our historymdashand the second in a rowmdashin which
airlines will make an aggregate return in excess of the cost of capital
After decades of capital destruction thatrsquos a significant achievement
But it is still just the minimum performance that investors expect
On average airlines will make $1042 for each passenger carried
Overall despite generally adverse economic conditions it is a good
time for the air transport industry
-Consumers are getting great deals and lots of choice
-Investors are beginning to see reasonable rewards for the capital
they risk
-And airlines are able to make critical investments and shore-up their
resilience by paying down debtmdashalthough it will take several years of
solid profitability to fix most balance sheets properly
2
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Our success as an industry rests on areas where we work together
the foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability Each is strong but not without challenges
In bringing my remarks to a close I want to reflect on the power of
partnership
Partnership is essential for the continuous reinforcement of the
foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability
Itrsquos also important for our 264 members and the entire value chain to
work together Because together we can send a proud message that
aviation is a force for good And we can do more good when tax
burdens and infrastructure constraints are removed and when the
principles of Smarter Regulation are applied properly
The framework for our modern industry was built by governments and
airlines with a common vision that safe regular and economical air
transport would benefit the peoples of the world by creating and
preserving friendships and understanding With more than 100 years
of history behind us we can confidently say that aviation has made the
world a better place
We have done that by unleashing an irreversible and ever-more
accessible capability to explore the world in which we live to improve
our lives with unprecedented mobility and to grow prosperity by doing
business globally
People are thirsty for the opportunities that aviation makes possible
Every day we safely transport ten million people and 140000 tonnes of
cargo We are not just connecting people and shifting goods our
work is building a better future for the peoples of the world
Aviationrsquos potential has never been more inspiring We are privileged
to lead an industry that is a force for good
3
atnaero
At the CEO Panel Insight Debate discussion moderated by Richard Quest the
following CEOs participated Bernard Gustin CEO Brussels Airlines (BG) Ed
Bastian CEO Delta Air Lines (ED) Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group and Charamporn Jotikasthira
President of Thai Airways the issue of the security and aircraft tracking was
discussed in the view of the Brussels terrorist attack and the Egyptair 804 flight
going down into the water
The Brussels Airlines CEO said that the Brussels disaster which came after a
very good year for the airlines gave him the opportunity to experience the
amazing reaction of the airlinersquo s staff and the importance of aviation as
Brussels remained 12 days without an airport Being members of the Lufthansa
group they were able to put the long haul to Zurich and Frankfurt and useδ
provincial airport in Liege and Antwerp for local traffic When asked whether
security needs to be readdressed he answered that the risk arose before
security checks and this has to be solved with the Intelligence systems They
imposed after the disaster some extremely strong measures only to realize after
a few days that they were not appropriate He added that they need to continue
to analyze the security process and do risk analysis but have pertinent
measures and apply them consistently across the board
In the US on the other hand the situation is different the security procedures
imposed by the TSA make passengers be delayed or misconnected The
problem has taken such extent that many airports are considering replacing or
supplanting TSA When asked Ed Bastian CEO for Delta Air Lines said that
they have realized the problem and that they will deal with that and added that
they as an airline did a lot to manage the issue they innovated queuing process
in Atlanta that they paid for themselves which is going to have 50 reduction
in how long it takes travelers to get through checkpoints
As the question of security in Asia has again been raised in terms of its being
efficient and effective or not Charamporn Jotikasthira President of Thai
Airways agreed that there is a need to improve over time as there are ways to
hack systems there is a need for a system that can detect faster more
accurately with more quality
Jayne Hrdlicka CEO of Jetstar Group answered questions related to the
investment of low-cost airlines in security She answered that it is the airlinersquos
job to ensure that the security that is provided for in the airports they operate
meets the standards that we have set for ourselves Since in several of the
airports they are operating in the situation is not to these standards they take
responsibility for the safety and security of their people and customers to make
sure that the standards are consistent across the network
4
atnaero
Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline in his turn when expressing
his view on about aviation security in general he said that the industry
is not doing enough although there have been so many wake up calls in
the last couple of years He said that it is easy for government agencies
and organizations to blame on austerity their inability to fund the
security apparatus and the systems and procedures but the aviation
industry has to come up with a new set of protocols that ensure
security for the travelling public and consumers The industry has to
cooperate with governmental agencies to identify the possibilities of
people actually doing such attacks He added that industry has to adopt
far more readily the technological advances that are being made
available to streamline the processes but at the same time increase the
level of scrutiny He stressed the need for flow of information between
countries so as to have a more homogeneous intelligence service
When asked about airline tracking he admitted that the fact that the
problems in trying to locate an aircraft that has had a major incidence
―is a disgrace― These incidents impose on the industry a need to be
able to track aircraft at every point on their journey which as he said
Emirates does anyway within 15-20 minutes they know where all the
airlinersquos aircraft are where they fly or on the ground at the same
time He added that the manufacturers too need to come up with the
data records both CVR and cockpit voice recorders and flight data
recorders that have to be far more robust able to survive intact and
with much more power to develop beacons and locating systems in
very remote areas on the sea or in the river
When faced with the remark that six years have passed since the flight
370 incident and still the industry is unable to locate missing aircraft
and many experts argue that the airlines are reluctant to spend the
money on tracking and streaming of data they all agreed that it is not a
financial issue and the only question is a question of governance The
industry has to come to a consensus and agree on common standards
for example at what frequency the aircraft will be sending it out tracking
information the industry is waiting for an ICAO solution that everyone
is going to adopt They all agreed though that irrespective of the cost it
has to be done because as Sir Tim Clark put it ―Not to do it is
delinquency
5
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When Richard Quest asked them about results and yields because airlines seem to
be that making good money they all claim the yield is under pressure and to
comment on the influence of the lower fuel price Ed Bastian said that capacity has
grown over the last few years driven by the dramatic reduction in oil prices The
pressure seen on yield is a reflection of the growing capacity He commented he
does not focus only on yield but looks at other aspects and metrics to understand
the underlying health of the industry demand is very strong especially in the US and
fuel prices are stabilizing and the airline making record margins
Bernard Gustin said when fuel prices gets up again the airlines will not be able to put
it back in the yield so they need to keep a business plan both with the current fuel
price as well as with the old fuel price especially in their case since their competitors
in Brussels are low cost carriers such as Ryanair and Easyjet
When Jetstarrsquos CEO was asked whether there is unconstrained growth of capacity
she answered that the growth of capacity ahead of underlying demand is not
irrational when margins are attractive and costs well managed and strong return in
invested capital
Sir Tim Clark said that the true causes behind yield suppression need to be
examined The lowering of the fuel prices was good news but they failed to foresee
that the corporate sectors that drive many of the upper echelons of the yield will go
with the oil prices That brought us some difficulties Then there was a currency
issue the strength of the US as the airline generates a large part of income on
currencies that move south of the dollar that affected the yield too Third the
addition of capacity means extension of the revenue of greater distances which
causes yield dilution On the other hand while there is flat line projection for global
economy demand for airtravel is increasing at 6 7 8 in several areas including the
Middle East there is also an explosion of growth in the US domestic market This
means the airline backfills inventory with more passengers because demand is there
Their airline needs to adjust its business to the practical long-term change and this is
low yield the airline can do it He announced that Emirates will 14 more A380s to
their fleet of 79
Thai Airwaysrsquos President said that their problem was of a different nature as they
unable to fill the aircraft as much as the others and their load factors were 4-5
lower than the average they will first fix that and and then deal with the other
problems
When the discussion turned to the question whether there will more manufactures of
aircraft and more choice in the future Ed Bastian supported Deltarsquos decision to buy
CS100s Bombardier and commented that they have been long time customers of
their small and larger regional jets because they technologically and engine-wise
efficient and reliable and they were given good financial terms He also predicted that
more airlines will consider acquiring Bombardier C-series aircraft
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As Emirates are mostly wide body operator Sir Tim Clark said
they already have good choice between Boeing and Airbus
which answer their needs with regard to the mission and the
type of product the airline wants to offer He wished ―good
luck to any manufacturer wishing to enter the market them if
they get over the barriers to entry
Jane Hrdlicka said she expects see innovation coming in in the
form of technology of the airframe and a strong Chinese
manufacturer which means there will be more choice in two
decades from now than today
Then Richard Quest asked questions each airline individually
He asked whether Brussels Airlines will be around in two years
from now Bernand Gustin the airline will be there and will have
the same operation model but more powerful with the power of
a major aviation group Lufthansa group behind it In the past
airlines had to choose to be point-to-point or connecting Low
cost or service airline bur Brussels airline We tries to reconcile
those dimensions and they have positioned themselves a
hybrid airline People do not want to pay but they want a level
of service and even the low cost carriers are investing now in
service As for the name of airline he said that the airline will be
called what has value for the customer as it has been proven
with the airlinersquos Africa routes The airline played a crucial role
during the Ebola crisis and has gained its value as a brand in
Africa that it did not have before when it was Sabena He
stressed that a brand is something that responds to a customer
need a brand name that responds best to the Belgian customer
the European customer and the African customer and the US
customers which are the markets the airlines serves
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Thai Airwaysrsquo president was asked about the airlinersquos strategy to deal with
their problems He answered that they have a two-year reform programme
they have already achieved a profit margin 12 on sales so they are on track
reform plan They intend to remain a full service carrier with a major very
efficient hub He added that they realised after following the developments of
the last years that the ecosystem has been changing a lot as all demand
coming into Thailand has been point-to-point to secondary cities They
operate in one the fastest growing regions in terms of demand near India
and China but the demand is becoming point-to-point which means that the
model that the airline was following in the past has to be changed When
asked whether they will need a partner and more particularly a Gulf partner to
do your long haul European routes he answered that if the market is India
China and Asia and there is going to be more and more point-to-point service
they will have to be bigger They may need partners of some sort some form
of alliance but I this alliance will not be as the ones of the past In the past a
big airline in Europe a big airline in Japan could connect throughout the
world but this area is a non-united area there are many states there is
Myanmar Thailand Vietnam so the partnership will most probably be
bilateral
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group was asked how Qantas managed so
successfully to incorporate a low-cost or a low-fare branch as some call it
She answered that they did it by really understanding their customers and
recognising that there is a part of the market that is hungry for full service and
is prepared to pay a premium to get it but there is an equal part of the market
that was not able to travel because the fares were too high and would prefer
choice on how they travel and be able to pay for what they use What they
have done is effectively build a new brand that focuses squarely on that
customer group and have protected the integrity by not trying to blur the line
and keeping them very separate operationally commercially and
strategically
Bernand Gustin was asked again whether Lufthansa has considered an
arrangement with an LCC for feed and he answered that first the airline needs
to substantially reduce its cost to be price competitive and this what they
have done There is no choice about that But as they come from a service
heritage airline and given that they will never be a cost leader they try to keep
a differentiation on service a service that really people want So they have
played on connectivity on the network and on the Belgian brand There is a
wish to have a specific brand As there are other very strong brands within the
Lufthansa group if they want to go further they need to have the power of the
group to be able to further reduce the cost to get the commercial critical
mass outside of Belgium Thatrsquos where the right mix needs to be found
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Deltarsquos CEO was asked How a giant airline accommodates the new reality
of all those LCCs Ot which he answered that they do it through
segmentation within the aircraft they have introduced a product called
―basic economy for price sensitive types of travelling within the US
They are still experimenting with it as it is relatively new and the
technology solution on it is complicated Within the two they have to
accommodate the low fare end and the highly sensitive business
traveller that is willing to pay a premium and a couple of stages between
the two But it a much wider question the airline needs to find who he
wants to be so they have moved upscale they are not a commodity
player and they generated a 10 premium in relation to the other US
carriers He stressed that ―If we were to be a commodity player we would
not be around today He admits that they have to accommodate a
commodity component for the travel sector but they are not a
commodity As the carry two million passengers a year that pay a 10
premium on average they have proven our point
Jetstarrsquos CEP pointed that both fares are not commoditised any more
Airlines have to look at what customers want choice is definitely
important for all customers and choice for people who are looking for
value matters a lot She said that their airline also extracts a relative 15
premium in relation to competition because they do not view themselves
as a commodity product They invest heavily in the brand in the
experience in ways that the customers value and are prepared to pay for
it and give them the choice to custom design their experience
The Brussels Airlinesrsquos CEO added that segmentation and differentiation
is key When their airline starts with a start price of 39 euros one way and
has a very vocal pure low cost competitor at 21 euro for the same thing
the solution is to claim that it offers service as there is a whole heritage
that exists besides While the price is key people say ―I want to know
what I choose The pure commodity product that happened a few years
is going away but when there is a heritage of service that can help you
differentiate yourself then there is potential to make the difference
Brussels has all the LCCs of the world but Brussels Airlines grew by 30
more in the last two years
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Richard Quest then turned to Emirates CEO and asked him how they
accomodate with the LCCs that can offer feed from them into their long
haul services Sir Tim Clark answered that LCCs are here to stay they
continue to grow their business they have been a significant player in
the way civil aviation has developed in the last years giving consumers
a very good choice As long as the air industry business keeps the
consumers at the heart of the business and it does what they are
guiding to do then there is place for everybody The
differentiation whether it is between low cost and full service long haul
or short haul is something the industry has to adapt to accept and
encourage It is part of civil aviation After all it is the travelling public
who benefits from LCC existence The legacy carriers as they are
called have to adapt and work with them In terms of establishing a
lower cost arm for Emirates he answered ―no but he added that they
would work with them and they do They have very good relationships
with the Low Cost operators because they bring lots more people into
the market the whole principle was tapping incipient demand that
could not afford the levels of fares that were available prior to their
existence What they did is that they brought efficiency fleet efficiency
technological efficiency distribution efficiency and suddenly a new
branch of air transport industry was found ―To not work with makes no
sense
When asked about what new things they can offer to the upper end of
the market they all agreed that it is the soft goods that matter after all
Everyone can buy the hard goods but the airlines invest now in
relationship building Delta said its CEO can boast on its relationship
with corporate travelers and the fact they have one of the lowest
maintenance cancellation records They give the business traveler what
he needs dependability reliability quality to arrive on time with their
bags he added that there is a lot of technology and process behind it
but more than that a lot of willpower and culture
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Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
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Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
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There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
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Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
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He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
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Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
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Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
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powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
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Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
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Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
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Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
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رؾظ٠ ثبر٢ ثأ٤خ اؼشث٤خ ي٤شاهب ػبد اؼ٢ اشئ٤ظ ازل٤ز١ غػخ
ؾ عؼذاء ثجذء سؽالرب ا٠ زب٤خ عخ ع٤بؽ٤خ ز٤ضح خبفخ خال أؽش اق٤ق
٣غشب خال اىالم ز اشؽالد ز اذ٣ رع٤غ ؽجخ عبرب م عسع٤ب
اغذ٣ذح ؼ اغبكش٣ غ اؼشث٤خ ي٤شا عاء ثـشك ازشك٤ أ األػب أؾبء
ايوخ اؼشث٤خ الشفخ ض٣بسح ز اعخ ا٤ضح ثبالمبكخ ا٠ اغبخ الؼبخ ك٢
هيبع اغ٤بؽخ االهزقبد اؾ٢
ثزغ٤٤ش سؽالد ٤٣خ إ٠ اؼبفخ رج٤غ٢ أجش ذ عسع٤ب از٢ اؼشث٤خ ي٤شارو
ثشصد ثغشػخ ك٢ اؾذ اغ٤بؽ٢ ك٢ أسثب ؽ٤ش أظش روش٣ش ظخ اغ٤بؽخ اؼب٤خ ؼب
أ عسع٤ب عغذ ص٣بدح ك٢ أػذاد اضائش٣ اذ٤٤ ثغجخ أجش أ١ ثذ أسث٢ 2014
آخش
ثذا ك٢ اؾشم 33عخ ك٢ 120رغ٤ش اؼشث٤خ ي٤شا سؽالرب ا٤ إ٠ أضش
األعو آع٤ب إكش٣و٤ب أسثب
wwwalbawabhnewscom
ب 990رظ سؽالد داخ٤خ رجذأ قش ي٤شا ع٤
ي٤شا زذؽ٤ أ أجش ؽالرب ازؾ٤ي٤خ خال اع قشرغزؼذ
رؾذ سػب٣خ ؽش٣ق كزؾ٢ ص٣ش قش ك٢إعبصري اق٤ل٢ اؾب٢ ثؼا
اذاخ٤خ اغ٤بؽخاي٤شا اذ٠ ثذف رؾ٤و دػ
إغجش٣ظ اغ٣خاشي اخيه غ٤بؽخريشػ ؽشبد قش ي٤شا
ثبزؼب غ ثؼل البدم اجش ثشبغب ع٤بؽ٤ب زبب ذح أسثؼخ أ٣ب
ع٤ب قش٣ب لبدم صالس غ 990 ثأعؼبس ربكغ٤خ رجذأ (صالس ٤ب)
ك٢ع٤ب لبدم خظ غ 1350ع٤ب لبدم أسثغ غ 1095
اـشدهخ األهقش ؽبخ رزاش اي٤شا اإلهبخ اؾ٤خ ؽش
أذ فلد غ سئ٤ظ غظ إداسح اؾشخ اوبثنخ قش ي٤شا
اؾ٤خرشر٤ت رظ٤ ز اجشاظ اغ٤بؽ٤خ جبؽشح غ البدم ثؾش
اوج رغزش اخ٤ظاـشدهخ األهقش اوشس أ رجذأ اػزجبسا
ؽز٠ اخبظ عجزجش ثؾ٤ش ٣غزي٤غ اؼالء االعزلغبس ؽغض اجشبظ
أ االرقب اشياوذ خال ص٣بسح كشع قش ي٤شا غ٤بؽخ
العززبع ثونبء 16175اخذخ از٤ل٤خ ازبثغ ب ػ٠ سه شضػ٠
ػيالر ك٢ ري اذ اغ٤بؽ٤خ اغبؽشح
أمبف أ قش ي٤شا رزا ػ روذ٣ اض٣ذ اؼشك ؼالئب
اشا داخ قش خبسعب خبفخ اؼشك ازش٣غ٤خ بىن اغزة
اغ٤بؽ٠ ثبجالد دػب ب ؾشخ اغ٤بؽخ
httpwwwelwatannewscom
ذ 3رين ثشبغب زؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ اذاخ٤خ ثـ قش ي٤شا اخ٤ظ
زذؽ٤ أ أجش ؽالرب ازؾ٤ي٤خ خال اع اق٤ل٢ قش ي٤شارغزؼذ ؽشخ
ثشػب٣خ ؽش٣ق كزؾ٢ ص٣ش اي٤شا اذ٢إعبصري ك٢ قشاؾب٢ رؾذ ؽؼبس
إ ين قش ي٤شاهب فلد غ سئ٤ظ غظ إداسح اؾشخ اوبثنخ ـ
ؽشؿ اؾشخ ػ٠ أداء غؤ٤زب رغب اى ك٢ غب رؾ٤و دػ اغ٤بؽخ اذاخ٤خ إ٠
بىن اغزة اغ٤بؽ٢ اقش٣خ ريشػ ؽشبرب غ٤بؽخ اشي اخيه اغ٣خ
3أ٣ب ثـ 4إغجش٣ظ ثبزؼب غ ثؼل البدم اجش ثشبغب ع٤بؽ٤ب زبال ذح
4ع٤ب لبدم 1095غ 3 ع٤ب لبدم ٤990ب ثأعؼبس ربكغ٤خ رجذأ
غ ك٢ ؽش اؾ٤خ اـشدهخ األهقش ؽبخ رزاش 5ع٤ب لبدم 1350غ
اي٤شا اإلهبخ
رشرت رظ ز اجشاظ قش ي٤شاأمبف غ ك٢ ث٤ب فؾل٢ ا٤ أ
اغ٤بؽ٤خ جبؽشح غ البدم ثؾش اؾ٤خ اـشدهخ األهقش ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ اوشس أ
عجزجش اوج ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ 5رجذأ اشؽالد اػزجبسا اخ٤ظ اوج رغزش ؽز٠
قش اؼالء ثوذس االعزلغبس ؽغض اجشبظ اوذ خال ص٣بسح كشع ؽشخ
غ٤بؽخ اشي أ االرقب ػ٠ شض اخذخ از٤ل٤خ ازبثغ ب ػ٠ سه ي٤شا
العززبع ثونبء ػيالر ك٢ ري اذ اغ٤بؽ٤خ اغبؽشح16175
ربثغ أ اؾشخ رزا٠ ػ روذ٣ اض٣ذ اؼشك ؼالئب اشا داخ قش
خبسعب خبفخ اؼشك ازش٣غ٤خ بىن اغزة اغ٤بؽ٢ دػب ب ؾشخ اغ٤بؽخ
عز ؾق قذس ثصاسح اغ٤بؽخ أ اصاسح رذػ ري اجبدساد از٢ رذف إ٠
رؾ٤و ؽشخ اغ٤بؽخ اذاخ٤خ رؼ ػ٠ إؼبػ البدم اعزشاس اؼ ثب خبفخ ك٢
ب٣ ابم٢ قش ك٢ هثباذ اغ٤بؽ٤خ ب ثأ ثؼذ ازبء اؼ ثجبدسح
اعخ زؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ اذاخ٤خ ؼذ عد خققبد ب٤خ غت اإلؽـب ثزي اذ
ك٢ رشاعغ غزش اؼذ٣ذ البدم أؿوذ أثاثب ب ثأ اصاسح رذػ أ١ جبدساد
ززؾ٤و اؾشخ اغ٤بؽ٤خ ااكذح إ٠ اذ اقش٣خ عاء ع٤بؽخ داخ٤خ أ غزغجخ
اخبسط
httpwwwyoum7com
اغخ ال٤خ عزقذس زبئظ عذ٣ذح ؽ ايبئشح اثخ خال ص٣ش اي٤شا
أعبث٤غ
أذ ؽش٣ق كزؾ٠ ص٣ش اي٤شا أ ازؾ٤الد ال٤خ ثؾأ ايبئشح اقش٣خ
اثخ بصاذ عبس٣خ عبس ؽب٤ب اشثو ث٤ اؼبد أعضح ازغغ٤
اخزلخ ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ خال األعبث٤غ اوجخ عزقذس اغخ ث٤بب ؽ ثؼل
بصب غزش٣ ك٠ اجؾش ازبئظ از٠ عززف ب ز٤غخ زا اشثو ن٤لب
ػ أؽالء انؾب٣ب هب ثذ اؼ ثغل٤خ اجؾش ضب٠ شح عؼب يبم
اجؾش شر٤ ؽز٠ ٣ م٤شب شربؽب زشى أ٣خ اؽالء ألب غئ٤خ
أؽذاس أمبف ص٣ش اي٤شا خال ذاخخ برل٤خ غ ثشبظ أخاله٤خ
ػذب ؾخ وق ا٤ االص٤ ابسازاع ػ٠ كنبئ٤خ ابس
مؾب أ ايبئشح وب ري ٤ظ ب٣خ اؼب كبى د ض٤شح رلؼ ري
أ ؽشخ قش ي٤شا أعشد 100خشعذ بب ثزوش٣ش ك٠
هج اقؼد أ٣ ا٠ ص ب هب ازبةاق٤بخ ػ٠ أ ع ثؼ٠
إ٠ أب اعزيؼب إثشا ارلبه٤بد كزؾ٠أؽبس د عبثن ألا ؽق كم
غ كبدم ثؾش اؾ٤خ اـشدهخ زؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ غزض األهقش أعا
مؾب أ اخيح اوبدخ ع٤ رؾ٤و إعبصري ك٠ قش ثشبظ
أذ ص٣ش اي٤شا أ اغ٤بؽخ اخبسط اجشبظ ؽب٤ب ثبألعؼبس اؾ٤خ
غزشح ثؼذ اق٤ق أب هب ثبجبدسح دػب إعبصري ك٠ قشجبدسح
غ٤بؽخ ثؼ٤ذا ػ اشثؼ أع رؾش٣ي ا٤ب اشاذح رؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ
إ ؽبء اذاخ٤خ ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ قش ي٤شا رغزخذ إب٤برب به هبئال
أ٠ خياد ازؾ٤و ثبزؼب غ صاسح إعبصري ك٠ قشاهلل عف ر
اغ٤بؽخ
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قش ي٤شاؽش روالد ثبخذبد اغ٣خ ك٢
اوبثنخ قش ي٤شا هشاسا اؾشخأفذس فلد غ سئ٤ظ
قش ي٤شا ثؾشخثؾش روالد رشه٤بد داخ٤خ عذ٣ذح
ك٢ أع ري٣ش اؼ إؽال دبء ؽبثخ اغ٣خخذبد
اهغ ه٤بد٣خ ػذ٣ذح
قت غبػذ سئ٤ظ غظ إداسح اخذبد دعه٠ر٠ ىبسم
٤بص سأكذ سئ٤ظ هيبع ازؾـ٤ خلب ثؼذ أ ب اغ٣خ
٣ؾـ قت ذ٣ش ػب اؾشػبد اخبص
ذ٣ش ػب ازخي٤و قت ذ٣ش ػب إداسح اؾ٤خب ر٠ ىبسم
اخبص ث٤ب ر٠ ؽبص ػجذ اشؽ ذ٣ش إداسح اؼ٤بد
قت ذ٣ش إداسح از٣ ؽـ ؽه٠ اؾؾبد قت ذ٣ش
ثؼذ أ ب ٣ؾـ قت ذ٣ش إداسح إلزبطاإلداسح اؼب
از٣ ثبؾشخ
httpwwwheavyliftpficom
Qatar Airways flying high
July 11 - Qatar Airways Cargo has reported a record
2016 fiscal year growing to the third-largest cargo
operator in the word and increasing its freighter
destinations to 54
Qatar Airways Cargo added Dallas Budapest Prague
Ho Chi Minh City and New York to its network in the
period ending March 31 2016 increasing its available
tonnage worldwide Its fleet is expected to grow to 22
aircraft by 2017
Overall Qatar Airways Group posted an operating
profit of QAR3 billion (USD823 million) for the 2016
fiscal year - nearly three times higher than its 2015
fiscal year profit
httpwwwdallasnewscom
United Airlines plane blows two tires when pilot halts takeoff in Houston
A United Airlines plane blew out two of its tires
when a pilot abruptly stopped its takeoff from a
Houston airport due to concerns about a
possible mechanical problem
Airport officials say the Boeing 737 was taking
off from Bush Intercontinental Airport to Denver
at around 6 am Monday when the planes crew
spotted a possible mechanical malfunction and
the pilot slammed the brakes
Two of the planes tires blew out as the aircraft
came to a stop
No injuries were reported among the 164
passengers and six crew members
Passengers got off the plane were taken back
to a terminal and later boarded another aircraft
that left for Denver
It was not immediately known what mechanical
problem the plane might have experienced
httpseekingalphacom
Max in place of Airbus CEO says737 Qatar Airways considering Boeing
purchasing a Qatar Airways says it is in talks about
Max aircraft 737 ) 61+BAof Boeing (large number
amid a dispute with Airbus
over unresolved ) OTCPKEADSYOTCPKEADSF(
faults with its A320neo model
The airline which has canceled delivery of one
A320neo due to glitches with engines made by Pratt
until the will continue rejecting the planeamp Whitney
issues are fixed CEO Akbar Al Baker said today at
the Farnborough International Airshow
The airline CEO also is concerned about delivery
rates of Airbusrsquos A350 wide-body and says he is not
sure that Airbus will be able to meet its target of
handing more than 50 of the model to customers this
year
httpwwwbloombergcom
neos320s in Place of A737Boeing 30 Qatar Airways Looks at Up to
Qatar Airways is in discussions about purchasing as many as
30 Boeing Co 737 airliners amid a dispute with Airbus Group
SE over unresolved faults with its A320neo model
The carrier which has canceled delivery of one A320neo due to
glitches with engines made by Pratt amp Whitney will continue
rejecting the plane until the issues are fixed Chief Executive
Officer Akbar Al Baker said Monday at the Farnborough
International Airshow outside London The No 2 Persian Gulf
airline is focusing on potentially switching planes and hasnrsquot
made progress on talks about swapping to the A320neorsquos
alternative engine made by the CFM venture of General Electric
Co and Safran SA he said
Qatar Airways is looking at both the NG and the upcoming
Max versions of the single-aisle 737 Al Baker said The
Max scheduled to enter service in 2017 will be Boeingrsquos
direct rival to the A320neo and any inroads by the US
planemaker would be a coup Airbus has said that United
Technologies Corprsquos Pratt has begun supplying engines that
have fixed the cooling flaws and will begin delivering planes
equipped with those powerplants this month
The airline is also concerned about delivery rates of Airbusrsquos
A350 wide-body Al Baker said adding that he isnrsquot sure the
European manufacturer will be able to meet its target of
handing over 50 of the model to customers this year Qatar
Airways has only received one A350 out of 10 scheduled to
be delivered this year
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A Qatar Airways flight bound to Doha from Oslo
Norway made an emergency landing in the
Romanian capital of Bucharest yesterday (July
9 )due to a fault in one of its engines said a
report
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner which was carrying
some 254 passengers was forced to change
course one hour into the flight and was diverted
to Bucharests Henri Coanda International
Airport Doha Newsreported
A replacement aircraft was dispatched to
Bucharest and the flight resumed its course
following an almost 12-hour delay
The new plane also a 787 landed in Doha at
425am this morning the report said
Qatar Business
Qatar Airways flight makes emergency landing in
Romania
atnaero
nd IATA AGM and World Air Transport Summit72
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) opened its 72nd
Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in
Dublin Ireland
―Ireland is a great aviation country and the perfect location for the
industryrsquos leaders to meet Aviation is a force for good This year
airlines will safely transport 38 billion passengers and 52 million
tonnes of cargo That will stimulate economies and spread prosperity
But aviation faces challenges in providing the safe secure efficient
and sustainable connectivity that the world depends on The next two
days are an opportunity to work together as an industry to make flying
even better said Tony Tyler IATArsquos Director General and CEO
In his keynote address Dr Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu President of the
Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said
―IATA and ICAO have enjoyed several decades of productive colla
boration
More recently wersquove been engaged on a number of important priorities
including among others
bullFlight tracking procedures
bullConflict zone risk management
bullThe safe integration of remotely-piloted and suborbital flight
operations
bullCybersecurity preparedness
bullIncreased airspace capacity and operational efficiency
bullThe safe carriage of lithium batteries
bullAnd of course the environment
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IATA has been a great ally in ICAOrsquos efforts to ensure that the decisions
of our Member States are forward-looking and in
line with the current and future needs of the industry
Report of Tony Tyler on the Air Transport Industry
―International civil aviation can greatly help to create and preserve
friendship and understanding among the nations and peoples of the
world
From the beginning both governments and industry conceived aviation
as a force for good
Aviation makes our world a better place In doing so it supports 63
million jobs and underpins 35 of global GDP
Airlines are engines of prosperity But they have long struggled to turn a
profit and reward investors That is beginning to change
This year we expect a collective net profit of $394 billion It will be only
the second year in our historymdashand the second in a rowmdashin which
airlines will make an aggregate return in excess of the cost of capital
After decades of capital destruction thatrsquos a significant achievement
But it is still just the minimum performance that investors expect
On average airlines will make $1042 for each passenger carried
Overall despite generally adverse economic conditions it is a good
time for the air transport industry
-Consumers are getting great deals and lots of choice
-Investors are beginning to see reasonable rewards for the capital
they risk
-And airlines are able to make critical investments and shore-up their
resilience by paying down debtmdashalthough it will take several years of
solid profitability to fix most balance sheets properly
2
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Our success as an industry rests on areas where we work together
the foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability Each is strong but not without challenges
In bringing my remarks to a close I want to reflect on the power of
partnership
Partnership is essential for the continuous reinforcement of the
foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability
Itrsquos also important for our 264 members and the entire value chain to
work together Because together we can send a proud message that
aviation is a force for good And we can do more good when tax
burdens and infrastructure constraints are removed and when the
principles of Smarter Regulation are applied properly
The framework for our modern industry was built by governments and
airlines with a common vision that safe regular and economical air
transport would benefit the peoples of the world by creating and
preserving friendships and understanding With more than 100 years
of history behind us we can confidently say that aviation has made the
world a better place
We have done that by unleashing an irreversible and ever-more
accessible capability to explore the world in which we live to improve
our lives with unprecedented mobility and to grow prosperity by doing
business globally
People are thirsty for the opportunities that aviation makes possible
Every day we safely transport ten million people and 140000 tonnes of
cargo We are not just connecting people and shifting goods our
work is building a better future for the peoples of the world
Aviationrsquos potential has never been more inspiring We are privileged
to lead an industry that is a force for good
3
atnaero
At the CEO Panel Insight Debate discussion moderated by Richard Quest the
following CEOs participated Bernard Gustin CEO Brussels Airlines (BG) Ed
Bastian CEO Delta Air Lines (ED) Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group and Charamporn Jotikasthira
President of Thai Airways the issue of the security and aircraft tracking was
discussed in the view of the Brussels terrorist attack and the Egyptair 804 flight
going down into the water
The Brussels Airlines CEO said that the Brussels disaster which came after a
very good year for the airlines gave him the opportunity to experience the
amazing reaction of the airlinersquo s staff and the importance of aviation as
Brussels remained 12 days without an airport Being members of the Lufthansa
group they were able to put the long haul to Zurich and Frankfurt and useδ
provincial airport in Liege and Antwerp for local traffic When asked whether
security needs to be readdressed he answered that the risk arose before
security checks and this has to be solved with the Intelligence systems They
imposed after the disaster some extremely strong measures only to realize after
a few days that they were not appropriate He added that they need to continue
to analyze the security process and do risk analysis but have pertinent
measures and apply them consistently across the board
In the US on the other hand the situation is different the security procedures
imposed by the TSA make passengers be delayed or misconnected The
problem has taken such extent that many airports are considering replacing or
supplanting TSA When asked Ed Bastian CEO for Delta Air Lines said that
they have realized the problem and that they will deal with that and added that
they as an airline did a lot to manage the issue they innovated queuing process
in Atlanta that they paid for themselves which is going to have 50 reduction
in how long it takes travelers to get through checkpoints
As the question of security in Asia has again been raised in terms of its being
efficient and effective or not Charamporn Jotikasthira President of Thai
Airways agreed that there is a need to improve over time as there are ways to
hack systems there is a need for a system that can detect faster more
accurately with more quality
Jayne Hrdlicka CEO of Jetstar Group answered questions related to the
investment of low-cost airlines in security She answered that it is the airlinersquos
job to ensure that the security that is provided for in the airports they operate
meets the standards that we have set for ourselves Since in several of the
airports they are operating in the situation is not to these standards they take
responsibility for the safety and security of their people and customers to make
sure that the standards are consistent across the network
4
atnaero
Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline in his turn when expressing
his view on about aviation security in general he said that the industry
is not doing enough although there have been so many wake up calls in
the last couple of years He said that it is easy for government agencies
and organizations to blame on austerity their inability to fund the
security apparatus and the systems and procedures but the aviation
industry has to come up with a new set of protocols that ensure
security for the travelling public and consumers The industry has to
cooperate with governmental agencies to identify the possibilities of
people actually doing such attacks He added that industry has to adopt
far more readily the technological advances that are being made
available to streamline the processes but at the same time increase the
level of scrutiny He stressed the need for flow of information between
countries so as to have a more homogeneous intelligence service
When asked about airline tracking he admitted that the fact that the
problems in trying to locate an aircraft that has had a major incidence
―is a disgrace― These incidents impose on the industry a need to be
able to track aircraft at every point on their journey which as he said
Emirates does anyway within 15-20 minutes they know where all the
airlinersquos aircraft are where they fly or on the ground at the same
time He added that the manufacturers too need to come up with the
data records both CVR and cockpit voice recorders and flight data
recorders that have to be far more robust able to survive intact and
with much more power to develop beacons and locating systems in
very remote areas on the sea or in the river
When faced with the remark that six years have passed since the flight
370 incident and still the industry is unable to locate missing aircraft
and many experts argue that the airlines are reluctant to spend the
money on tracking and streaming of data they all agreed that it is not a
financial issue and the only question is a question of governance The
industry has to come to a consensus and agree on common standards
for example at what frequency the aircraft will be sending it out tracking
information the industry is waiting for an ICAO solution that everyone
is going to adopt They all agreed though that irrespective of the cost it
has to be done because as Sir Tim Clark put it ―Not to do it is
delinquency
5
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When Richard Quest asked them about results and yields because airlines seem to
be that making good money they all claim the yield is under pressure and to
comment on the influence of the lower fuel price Ed Bastian said that capacity has
grown over the last few years driven by the dramatic reduction in oil prices The
pressure seen on yield is a reflection of the growing capacity He commented he
does not focus only on yield but looks at other aspects and metrics to understand
the underlying health of the industry demand is very strong especially in the US and
fuel prices are stabilizing and the airline making record margins
Bernard Gustin said when fuel prices gets up again the airlines will not be able to put
it back in the yield so they need to keep a business plan both with the current fuel
price as well as with the old fuel price especially in their case since their competitors
in Brussels are low cost carriers such as Ryanair and Easyjet
When Jetstarrsquos CEO was asked whether there is unconstrained growth of capacity
she answered that the growth of capacity ahead of underlying demand is not
irrational when margins are attractive and costs well managed and strong return in
invested capital
Sir Tim Clark said that the true causes behind yield suppression need to be
examined The lowering of the fuel prices was good news but they failed to foresee
that the corporate sectors that drive many of the upper echelons of the yield will go
with the oil prices That brought us some difficulties Then there was a currency
issue the strength of the US as the airline generates a large part of income on
currencies that move south of the dollar that affected the yield too Third the
addition of capacity means extension of the revenue of greater distances which
causes yield dilution On the other hand while there is flat line projection for global
economy demand for airtravel is increasing at 6 7 8 in several areas including the
Middle East there is also an explosion of growth in the US domestic market This
means the airline backfills inventory with more passengers because demand is there
Their airline needs to adjust its business to the practical long-term change and this is
low yield the airline can do it He announced that Emirates will 14 more A380s to
their fleet of 79
Thai Airwaysrsquos President said that their problem was of a different nature as they
unable to fill the aircraft as much as the others and their load factors were 4-5
lower than the average they will first fix that and and then deal with the other
problems
When the discussion turned to the question whether there will more manufactures of
aircraft and more choice in the future Ed Bastian supported Deltarsquos decision to buy
CS100s Bombardier and commented that they have been long time customers of
their small and larger regional jets because they technologically and engine-wise
efficient and reliable and they were given good financial terms He also predicted that
more airlines will consider acquiring Bombardier C-series aircraft
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As Emirates are mostly wide body operator Sir Tim Clark said
they already have good choice between Boeing and Airbus
which answer their needs with regard to the mission and the
type of product the airline wants to offer He wished ―good
luck to any manufacturer wishing to enter the market them if
they get over the barriers to entry
Jane Hrdlicka said she expects see innovation coming in in the
form of technology of the airframe and a strong Chinese
manufacturer which means there will be more choice in two
decades from now than today
Then Richard Quest asked questions each airline individually
He asked whether Brussels Airlines will be around in two years
from now Bernand Gustin the airline will be there and will have
the same operation model but more powerful with the power of
a major aviation group Lufthansa group behind it In the past
airlines had to choose to be point-to-point or connecting Low
cost or service airline bur Brussels airline We tries to reconcile
those dimensions and they have positioned themselves a
hybrid airline People do not want to pay but they want a level
of service and even the low cost carriers are investing now in
service As for the name of airline he said that the airline will be
called what has value for the customer as it has been proven
with the airlinersquos Africa routes The airline played a crucial role
during the Ebola crisis and has gained its value as a brand in
Africa that it did not have before when it was Sabena He
stressed that a brand is something that responds to a customer
need a brand name that responds best to the Belgian customer
the European customer and the African customer and the US
customers which are the markets the airlines serves
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Thai Airwaysrsquo president was asked about the airlinersquos strategy to deal with
their problems He answered that they have a two-year reform programme
they have already achieved a profit margin 12 on sales so they are on track
reform plan They intend to remain a full service carrier with a major very
efficient hub He added that they realised after following the developments of
the last years that the ecosystem has been changing a lot as all demand
coming into Thailand has been point-to-point to secondary cities They
operate in one the fastest growing regions in terms of demand near India
and China but the demand is becoming point-to-point which means that the
model that the airline was following in the past has to be changed When
asked whether they will need a partner and more particularly a Gulf partner to
do your long haul European routes he answered that if the market is India
China and Asia and there is going to be more and more point-to-point service
they will have to be bigger They may need partners of some sort some form
of alliance but I this alliance will not be as the ones of the past In the past a
big airline in Europe a big airline in Japan could connect throughout the
world but this area is a non-united area there are many states there is
Myanmar Thailand Vietnam so the partnership will most probably be
bilateral
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group was asked how Qantas managed so
successfully to incorporate a low-cost or a low-fare branch as some call it
She answered that they did it by really understanding their customers and
recognising that there is a part of the market that is hungry for full service and
is prepared to pay a premium to get it but there is an equal part of the market
that was not able to travel because the fares were too high and would prefer
choice on how they travel and be able to pay for what they use What they
have done is effectively build a new brand that focuses squarely on that
customer group and have protected the integrity by not trying to blur the line
and keeping them very separate operationally commercially and
strategically
Bernand Gustin was asked again whether Lufthansa has considered an
arrangement with an LCC for feed and he answered that first the airline needs
to substantially reduce its cost to be price competitive and this what they
have done There is no choice about that But as they come from a service
heritage airline and given that they will never be a cost leader they try to keep
a differentiation on service a service that really people want So they have
played on connectivity on the network and on the Belgian brand There is a
wish to have a specific brand As there are other very strong brands within the
Lufthansa group if they want to go further they need to have the power of the
group to be able to further reduce the cost to get the commercial critical
mass outside of Belgium Thatrsquos where the right mix needs to be found
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Deltarsquos CEO was asked How a giant airline accommodates the new reality
of all those LCCs Ot which he answered that they do it through
segmentation within the aircraft they have introduced a product called
―basic economy for price sensitive types of travelling within the US
They are still experimenting with it as it is relatively new and the
technology solution on it is complicated Within the two they have to
accommodate the low fare end and the highly sensitive business
traveller that is willing to pay a premium and a couple of stages between
the two But it a much wider question the airline needs to find who he
wants to be so they have moved upscale they are not a commodity
player and they generated a 10 premium in relation to the other US
carriers He stressed that ―If we were to be a commodity player we would
not be around today He admits that they have to accommodate a
commodity component for the travel sector but they are not a
commodity As the carry two million passengers a year that pay a 10
premium on average they have proven our point
Jetstarrsquos CEP pointed that both fares are not commoditised any more
Airlines have to look at what customers want choice is definitely
important for all customers and choice for people who are looking for
value matters a lot She said that their airline also extracts a relative 15
premium in relation to competition because they do not view themselves
as a commodity product They invest heavily in the brand in the
experience in ways that the customers value and are prepared to pay for
it and give them the choice to custom design their experience
The Brussels Airlinesrsquos CEO added that segmentation and differentiation
is key When their airline starts with a start price of 39 euros one way and
has a very vocal pure low cost competitor at 21 euro for the same thing
the solution is to claim that it offers service as there is a whole heritage
that exists besides While the price is key people say ―I want to know
what I choose The pure commodity product that happened a few years
is going away but when there is a heritage of service that can help you
differentiate yourself then there is potential to make the difference
Brussels has all the LCCs of the world but Brussels Airlines grew by 30
more in the last two years
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Richard Quest then turned to Emirates CEO and asked him how they
accomodate with the LCCs that can offer feed from them into their long
haul services Sir Tim Clark answered that LCCs are here to stay they
continue to grow their business they have been a significant player in
the way civil aviation has developed in the last years giving consumers
a very good choice As long as the air industry business keeps the
consumers at the heart of the business and it does what they are
guiding to do then there is place for everybody The
differentiation whether it is between low cost and full service long haul
or short haul is something the industry has to adapt to accept and
encourage It is part of civil aviation After all it is the travelling public
who benefits from LCC existence The legacy carriers as they are
called have to adapt and work with them In terms of establishing a
lower cost arm for Emirates he answered ―no but he added that they
would work with them and they do They have very good relationships
with the Low Cost operators because they bring lots more people into
the market the whole principle was tapping incipient demand that
could not afford the levels of fares that were available prior to their
existence What they did is that they brought efficiency fleet efficiency
technological efficiency distribution efficiency and suddenly a new
branch of air transport industry was found ―To not work with makes no
sense
When asked about what new things they can offer to the upper end of
the market they all agreed that it is the soft goods that matter after all
Everyone can buy the hard goods but the airlines invest now in
relationship building Delta said its CEO can boast on its relationship
with corporate travelers and the fact they have one of the lowest
maintenance cancellation records They give the business traveler what
he needs dependability reliability quality to arrive on time with their
bags he added that there is a lot of technology and process behind it
but more than that a lot of willpower and culture
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Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
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Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
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There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
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Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
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He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
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Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
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Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
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powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
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Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
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Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
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Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
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اي٤شا اإلهبخ
رشرت رظ ز اجشاظ قش ي٤شاأمبف غ ك٢ ث٤ب فؾل٢ ا٤ أ
اغ٤بؽ٤خ جبؽشح غ البدم ثؾش اؾ٤خ اـشدهخ األهقش ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ اوشس أ
عجزجش اوج ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ 5رجذأ اشؽالد اػزجبسا اخ٤ظ اوج رغزش ؽز٠
قش اؼالء ثوذس االعزلغبس ؽغض اجشبظ اوذ خال ص٣بسح كشع ؽشخ
غ٤بؽخ اشي أ االرقب ػ٠ شض اخذخ از٤ل٤خ ازبثغ ب ػ٠ سه ي٤شا
العززبع ثونبء ػيالر ك٢ ري اذ اغ٤بؽ٤خ اغبؽشح16175
ربثغ أ اؾشخ رزا٠ ػ روذ٣ اض٣ذ اؼشك ؼالئب اشا داخ قش
خبسعب خبفخ اؼشك ازش٣غ٤خ بىن اغزة اغ٤بؽ٢ دػب ب ؾشخ اغ٤بؽخ
عز ؾق قذس ثصاسح اغ٤بؽخ أ اصاسح رذػ ري اجبدساد از٢ رذف إ٠
رؾ٤و ؽشخ اغ٤بؽخ اذاخ٤خ رؼ ػ٠ إؼبػ البدم اعزشاس اؼ ثب خبفخ ك٢
ب٣ ابم٢ قش ك٢ هثباذ اغ٤بؽ٤خ ب ثأ ثؼذ ازبء اؼ ثجبدسح
اعخ زؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ اذاخ٤خ ؼذ عد خققبد ب٤خ غت اإلؽـب ثزي اذ
ك٢ رشاعغ غزش اؼذ٣ذ البدم أؿوذ أثاثب ب ثأ اصاسح رذػ أ١ جبدساد
ززؾ٤و اؾشخ اغ٤بؽ٤خ ااكذح إ٠ اذ اقش٣خ عاء ع٤بؽخ داخ٤خ أ غزغجخ
اخبسط
httpwwwyoum7com
اغخ ال٤خ عزقذس زبئظ عذ٣ذح ؽ ايبئشح اثخ خال ص٣ش اي٤شا
أعبث٤غ
أذ ؽش٣ق كزؾ٠ ص٣ش اي٤شا أ ازؾ٤الد ال٤خ ثؾأ ايبئشح اقش٣خ
اثخ بصاذ عبس٣خ عبس ؽب٤ب اشثو ث٤ اؼبد أعضح ازغغ٤
اخزلخ ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ خال األعبث٤غ اوجخ عزقذس اغخ ث٤بب ؽ ثؼل
بصب غزش٣ ك٠ اجؾش ازبئظ از٠ عززف ب ز٤غخ زا اشثو ن٤لب
ػ أؽالء انؾب٣ب هب ثذ اؼ ثغل٤خ اجؾش ضب٠ شح عؼب يبم
اجؾش شر٤ ؽز٠ ٣ م٤شب شربؽب زشى أ٣خ اؽالء ألب غئ٤خ
أؽذاس أمبف ص٣ش اي٤شا خال ذاخخ برل٤خ غ ثشبظ أخاله٤خ
ػذب ؾخ وق ا٤ االص٤ ابسازاع ػ٠ كنبئ٤خ ابس
مؾب أ ايبئشح وب ري ٤ظ ب٣خ اؼب كبى د ض٤شح رلؼ ري
أ ؽشخ قش ي٤شا أعشد 100خشعذ بب ثزوش٣ش ك٠
هج اقؼد أ٣ ا٠ ص ب هب ازبةاق٤بخ ػ٠ أ ع ثؼ٠
إ٠ أب اعزيؼب إثشا ارلبه٤بد كزؾ٠أؽبس د عبثن ألا ؽق كم
غ كبدم ثؾش اؾ٤خ اـشدهخ زؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ غزض األهقش أعا
مؾب أ اخيح اوبدخ ع٤ رؾ٤و إعبصري ك٠ قش ثشبظ
أذ ص٣ش اي٤شا أ اغ٤بؽخ اخبسط اجشبظ ؽب٤ب ثبألعؼبس اؾ٤خ
غزشح ثؼذ اق٤ق أب هب ثبجبدسح دػب إعبصري ك٠ قشجبدسح
غ٤بؽخ ثؼ٤ذا ػ اشثؼ أع رؾش٣ي ا٤ب اشاذح رؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ
إ ؽبء اذاخ٤خ ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ قش ي٤شا رغزخذ إب٤برب به هبئال
أ٠ خياد ازؾ٤و ثبزؼب غ صاسح إعبصري ك٠ قشاهلل عف ر
اغ٤بؽخ
wwwalbawabhnewscom
قش ي٤شاؽش روالد ثبخذبد اغ٣خ ك٢
اوبثنخ قش ي٤شا هشاسا اؾشخأفذس فلد غ سئ٤ظ
قش ي٤شا ثؾشخثؾش روالد رشه٤بد داخ٤خ عذ٣ذح
ك٢ أع ري٣ش اؼ إؽال دبء ؽبثخ اغ٣خخذبد
اهغ ه٤بد٣خ ػذ٣ذح
قت غبػذ سئ٤ظ غظ إداسح اخذبد دعه٠ر٠ ىبسم
٤بص سأكذ سئ٤ظ هيبع ازؾـ٤ خلب ثؼذ أ ب اغ٣خ
٣ؾـ قت ذ٣ش ػب اؾشػبد اخبص
ذ٣ش ػب ازخي٤و قت ذ٣ش ػب إداسح اؾ٤خب ر٠ ىبسم
اخبص ث٤ب ر٠ ؽبص ػجذ اشؽ ذ٣ش إداسح اؼ٤بد
قت ذ٣ش إداسح از٣ ؽـ ؽه٠ اؾؾبد قت ذ٣ش
ثؼذ أ ب ٣ؾـ قت ذ٣ش إداسح إلزبطاإلداسح اؼب
از٣ ثبؾشخ
httpwwwheavyliftpficom
Qatar Airways flying high
July 11 - Qatar Airways Cargo has reported a record
2016 fiscal year growing to the third-largest cargo
operator in the word and increasing its freighter
destinations to 54
Qatar Airways Cargo added Dallas Budapest Prague
Ho Chi Minh City and New York to its network in the
period ending March 31 2016 increasing its available
tonnage worldwide Its fleet is expected to grow to 22
aircraft by 2017
Overall Qatar Airways Group posted an operating
profit of QAR3 billion (USD823 million) for the 2016
fiscal year - nearly three times higher than its 2015
fiscal year profit
httpwwwdallasnewscom
United Airlines plane blows two tires when pilot halts takeoff in Houston
A United Airlines plane blew out two of its tires
when a pilot abruptly stopped its takeoff from a
Houston airport due to concerns about a
possible mechanical problem
Airport officials say the Boeing 737 was taking
off from Bush Intercontinental Airport to Denver
at around 6 am Monday when the planes crew
spotted a possible mechanical malfunction and
the pilot slammed the brakes
Two of the planes tires blew out as the aircraft
came to a stop
No injuries were reported among the 164
passengers and six crew members
Passengers got off the plane were taken back
to a terminal and later boarded another aircraft
that left for Denver
It was not immediately known what mechanical
problem the plane might have experienced
httpseekingalphacom
Max in place of Airbus CEO says737 Qatar Airways considering Boeing
purchasing a Qatar Airways says it is in talks about
Max aircraft 737 ) 61+BAof Boeing (large number
amid a dispute with Airbus
over unresolved ) OTCPKEADSYOTCPKEADSF(
faults with its A320neo model
The airline which has canceled delivery of one
A320neo due to glitches with engines made by Pratt
until the will continue rejecting the planeamp Whitney
issues are fixed CEO Akbar Al Baker said today at
the Farnborough International Airshow
The airline CEO also is concerned about delivery
rates of Airbusrsquos A350 wide-body and says he is not
sure that Airbus will be able to meet its target of
handing more than 50 of the model to customers this
year
httpwwwbloombergcom
neos320s in Place of A737Boeing 30 Qatar Airways Looks at Up to
Qatar Airways is in discussions about purchasing as many as
30 Boeing Co 737 airliners amid a dispute with Airbus Group
SE over unresolved faults with its A320neo model
The carrier which has canceled delivery of one A320neo due to
glitches with engines made by Pratt amp Whitney will continue
rejecting the plane until the issues are fixed Chief Executive
Officer Akbar Al Baker said Monday at the Farnborough
International Airshow outside London The No 2 Persian Gulf
airline is focusing on potentially switching planes and hasnrsquot
made progress on talks about swapping to the A320neorsquos
alternative engine made by the CFM venture of General Electric
Co and Safran SA he said
Qatar Airways is looking at both the NG and the upcoming
Max versions of the single-aisle 737 Al Baker said The
Max scheduled to enter service in 2017 will be Boeingrsquos
direct rival to the A320neo and any inroads by the US
planemaker would be a coup Airbus has said that United
Technologies Corprsquos Pratt has begun supplying engines that
have fixed the cooling flaws and will begin delivering planes
equipped with those powerplants this month
The airline is also concerned about delivery rates of Airbusrsquos
A350 wide-body Al Baker said adding that he isnrsquot sure the
European manufacturer will be able to meet its target of
handing over 50 of the model to customers this year Qatar
Airways has only received one A350 out of 10 scheduled to
be delivered this year
httpmgdnonlinecom
A Qatar Airways flight bound to Doha from Oslo
Norway made an emergency landing in the
Romanian capital of Bucharest yesterday (July
9 )due to a fault in one of its engines said a
report
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner which was carrying
some 254 passengers was forced to change
course one hour into the flight and was diverted
to Bucharests Henri Coanda International
Airport Doha Newsreported
A replacement aircraft was dispatched to
Bucharest and the flight resumed its course
following an almost 12-hour delay
The new plane also a 787 landed in Doha at
425am this morning the report said
Qatar Business
Qatar Airways flight makes emergency landing in
Romania
atnaero
nd IATA AGM and World Air Transport Summit72
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) opened its 72nd
Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in
Dublin Ireland
―Ireland is a great aviation country and the perfect location for the
industryrsquos leaders to meet Aviation is a force for good This year
airlines will safely transport 38 billion passengers and 52 million
tonnes of cargo That will stimulate economies and spread prosperity
But aviation faces challenges in providing the safe secure efficient
and sustainable connectivity that the world depends on The next two
days are an opportunity to work together as an industry to make flying
even better said Tony Tyler IATArsquos Director General and CEO
In his keynote address Dr Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu President of the
Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said
―IATA and ICAO have enjoyed several decades of productive colla
boration
More recently wersquove been engaged on a number of important priorities
including among others
bullFlight tracking procedures
bullConflict zone risk management
bullThe safe integration of remotely-piloted and suborbital flight
operations
bullCybersecurity preparedness
bullIncreased airspace capacity and operational efficiency
bullThe safe carriage of lithium batteries
bullAnd of course the environment
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IATA has been a great ally in ICAOrsquos efforts to ensure that the decisions
of our Member States are forward-looking and in
line with the current and future needs of the industry
Report of Tony Tyler on the Air Transport Industry
―International civil aviation can greatly help to create and preserve
friendship and understanding among the nations and peoples of the
world
From the beginning both governments and industry conceived aviation
as a force for good
Aviation makes our world a better place In doing so it supports 63
million jobs and underpins 35 of global GDP
Airlines are engines of prosperity But they have long struggled to turn a
profit and reward investors That is beginning to change
This year we expect a collective net profit of $394 billion It will be only
the second year in our historymdashand the second in a rowmdashin which
airlines will make an aggregate return in excess of the cost of capital
After decades of capital destruction thatrsquos a significant achievement
But it is still just the minimum performance that investors expect
On average airlines will make $1042 for each passenger carried
Overall despite generally adverse economic conditions it is a good
time for the air transport industry
-Consumers are getting great deals and lots of choice
-Investors are beginning to see reasonable rewards for the capital
they risk
-And airlines are able to make critical investments and shore-up their
resilience by paying down debtmdashalthough it will take several years of
solid profitability to fix most balance sheets properly
2
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Our success as an industry rests on areas where we work together
the foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability Each is strong but not without challenges
In bringing my remarks to a close I want to reflect on the power of
partnership
Partnership is essential for the continuous reinforcement of the
foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability
Itrsquos also important for our 264 members and the entire value chain to
work together Because together we can send a proud message that
aviation is a force for good And we can do more good when tax
burdens and infrastructure constraints are removed and when the
principles of Smarter Regulation are applied properly
The framework for our modern industry was built by governments and
airlines with a common vision that safe regular and economical air
transport would benefit the peoples of the world by creating and
preserving friendships and understanding With more than 100 years
of history behind us we can confidently say that aviation has made the
world a better place
We have done that by unleashing an irreversible and ever-more
accessible capability to explore the world in which we live to improve
our lives with unprecedented mobility and to grow prosperity by doing
business globally
People are thirsty for the opportunities that aviation makes possible
Every day we safely transport ten million people and 140000 tonnes of
cargo We are not just connecting people and shifting goods our
work is building a better future for the peoples of the world
Aviationrsquos potential has never been more inspiring We are privileged
to lead an industry that is a force for good
3
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At the CEO Panel Insight Debate discussion moderated by Richard Quest the
following CEOs participated Bernard Gustin CEO Brussels Airlines (BG) Ed
Bastian CEO Delta Air Lines (ED) Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group and Charamporn Jotikasthira
President of Thai Airways the issue of the security and aircraft tracking was
discussed in the view of the Brussels terrorist attack and the Egyptair 804 flight
going down into the water
The Brussels Airlines CEO said that the Brussels disaster which came after a
very good year for the airlines gave him the opportunity to experience the
amazing reaction of the airlinersquo s staff and the importance of aviation as
Brussels remained 12 days without an airport Being members of the Lufthansa
group they were able to put the long haul to Zurich and Frankfurt and useδ
provincial airport in Liege and Antwerp for local traffic When asked whether
security needs to be readdressed he answered that the risk arose before
security checks and this has to be solved with the Intelligence systems They
imposed after the disaster some extremely strong measures only to realize after
a few days that they were not appropriate He added that they need to continue
to analyze the security process and do risk analysis but have pertinent
measures and apply them consistently across the board
In the US on the other hand the situation is different the security procedures
imposed by the TSA make passengers be delayed or misconnected The
problem has taken such extent that many airports are considering replacing or
supplanting TSA When asked Ed Bastian CEO for Delta Air Lines said that
they have realized the problem and that they will deal with that and added that
they as an airline did a lot to manage the issue they innovated queuing process
in Atlanta that they paid for themselves which is going to have 50 reduction
in how long it takes travelers to get through checkpoints
As the question of security in Asia has again been raised in terms of its being
efficient and effective or not Charamporn Jotikasthira President of Thai
Airways agreed that there is a need to improve over time as there are ways to
hack systems there is a need for a system that can detect faster more
accurately with more quality
Jayne Hrdlicka CEO of Jetstar Group answered questions related to the
investment of low-cost airlines in security She answered that it is the airlinersquos
job to ensure that the security that is provided for in the airports they operate
meets the standards that we have set for ourselves Since in several of the
airports they are operating in the situation is not to these standards they take
responsibility for the safety and security of their people and customers to make
sure that the standards are consistent across the network
4
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Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline in his turn when expressing
his view on about aviation security in general he said that the industry
is not doing enough although there have been so many wake up calls in
the last couple of years He said that it is easy for government agencies
and organizations to blame on austerity their inability to fund the
security apparatus and the systems and procedures but the aviation
industry has to come up with a new set of protocols that ensure
security for the travelling public and consumers The industry has to
cooperate with governmental agencies to identify the possibilities of
people actually doing such attacks He added that industry has to adopt
far more readily the technological advances that are being made
available to streamline the processes but at the same time increase the
level of scrutiny He stressed the need for flow of information between
countries so as to have a more homogeneous intelligence service
When asked about airline tracking he admitted that the fact that the
problems in trying to locate an aircraft that has had a major incidence
―is a disgrace― These incidents impose on the industry a need to be
able to track aircraft at every point on their journey which as he said
Emirates does anyway within 15-20 minutes they know where all the
airlinersquos aircraft are where they fly or on the ground at the same
time He added that the manufacturers too need to come up with the
data records both CVR and cockpit voice recorders and flight data
recorders that have to be far more robust able to survive intact and
with much more power to develop beacons and locating systems in
very remote areas on the sea or in the river
When faced with the remark that six years have passed since the flight
370 incident and still the industry is unable to locate missing aircraft
and many experts argue that the airlines are reluctant to spend the
money on tracking and streaming of data they all agreed that it is not a
financial issue and the only question is a question of governance The
industry has to come to a consensus and agree on common standards
for example at what frequency the aircraft will be sending it out tracking
information the industry is waiting for an ICAO solution that everyone
is going to adopt They all agreed though that irrespective of the cost it
has to be done because as Sir Tim Clark put it ―Not to do it is
delinquency
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When Richard Quest asked them about results and yields because airlines seem to
be that making good money they all claim the yield is under pressure and to
comment on the influence of the lower fuel price Ed Bastian said that capacity has
grown over the last few years driven by the dramatic reduction in oil prices The
pressure seen on yield is a reflection of the growing capacity He commented he
does not focus only on yield but looks at other aspects and metrics to understand
the underlying health of the industry demand is very strong especially in the US and
fuel prices are stabilizing and the airline making record margins
Bernard Gustin said when fuel prices gets up again the airlines will not be able to put
it back in the yield so they need to keep a business plan both with the current fuel
price as well as with the old fuel price especially in their case since their competitors
in Brussels are low cost carriers such as Ryanair and Easyjet
When Jetstarrsquos CEO was asked whether there is unconstrained growth of capacity
she answered that the growth of capacity ahead of underlying demand is not
irrational when margins are attractive and costs well managed and strong return in
invested capital
Sir Tim Clark said that the true causes behind yield suppression need to be
examined The lowering of the fuel prices was good news but they failed to foresee
that the corporate sectors that drive many of the upper echelons of the yield will go
with the oil prices That brought us some difficulties Then there was a currency
issue the strength of the US as the airline generates a large part of income on
currencies that move south of the dollar that affected the yield too Third the
addition of capacity means extension of the revenue of greater distances which
causes yield dilution On the other hand while there is flat line projection for global
economy demand for airtravel is increasing at 6 7 8 in several areas including the
Middle East there is also an explosion of growth in the US domestic market This
means the airline backfills inventory with more passengers because demand is there
Their airline needs to adjust its business to the practical long-term change and this is
low yield the airline can do it He announced that Emirates will 14 more A380s to
their fleet of 79
Thai Airwaysrsquos President said that their problem was of a different nature as they
unable to fill the aircraft as much as the others and their load factors were 4-5
lower than the average they will first fix that and and then deal with the other
problems
When the discussion turned to the question whether there will more manufactures of
aircraft and more choice in the future Ed Bastian supported Deltarsquos decision to buy
CS100s Bombardier and commented that they have been long time customers of
their small and larger regional jets because they technologically and engine-wise
efficient and reliable and they were given good financial terms He also predicted that
more airlines will consider acquiring Bombardier C-series aircraft
6
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As Emirates are mostly wide body operator Sir Tim Clark said
they already have good choice between Boeing and Airbus
which answer their needs with regard to the mission and the
type of product the airline wants to offer He wished ―good
luck to any manufacturer wishing to enter the market them if
they get over the barriers to entry
Jane Hrdlicka said she expects see innovation coming in in the
form of technology of the airframe and a strong Chinese
manufacturer which means there will be more choice in two
decades from now than today
Then Richard Quest asked questions each airline individually
He asked whether Brussels Airlines will be around in two years
from now Bernand Gustin the airline will be there and will have
the same operation model but more powerful with the power of
a major aviation group Lufthansa group behind it In the past
airlines had to choose to be point-to-point or connecting Low
cost or service airline bur Brussels airline We tries to reconcile
those dimensions and they have positioned themselves a
hybrid airline People do not want to pay but they want a level
of service and even the low cost carriers are investing now in
service As for the name of airline he said that the airline will be
called what has value for the customer as it has been proven
with the airlinersquos Africa routes The airline played a crucial role
during the Ebola crisis and has gained its value as a brand in
Africa that it did not have before when it was Sabena He
stressed that a brand is something that responds to a customer
need a brand name that responds best to the Belgian customer
the European customer and the African customer and the US
customers which are the markets the airlines serves
7
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Thai Airwaysrsquo president was asked about the airlinersquos strategy to deal with
their problems He answered that they have a two-year reform programme
they have already achieved a profit margin 12 on sales so they are on track
reform plan They intend to remain a full service carrier with a major very
efficient hub He added that they realised after following the developments of
the last years that the ecosystem has been changing a lot as all demand
coming into Thailand has been point-to-point to secondary cities They
operate in one the fastest growing regions in terms of demand near India
and China but the demand is becoming point-to-point which means that the
model that the airline was following in the past has to be changed When
asked whether they will need a partner and more particularly a Gulf partner to
do your long haul European routes he answered that if the market is India
China and Asia and there is going to be more and more point-to-point service
they will have to be bigger They may need partners of some sort some form
of alliance but I this alliance will not be as the ones of the past In the past a
big airline in Europe a big airline in Japan could connect throughout the
world but this area is a non-united area there are many states there is
Myanmar Thailand Vietnam so the partnership will most probably be
bilateral
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group was asked how Qantas managed so
successfully to incorporate a low-cost or a low-fare branch as some call it
She answered that they did it by really understanding their customers and
recognising that there is a part of the market that is hungry for full service and
is prepared to pay a premium to get it but there is an equal part of the market
that was not able to travel because the fares were too high and would prefer
choice on how they travel and be able to pay for what they use What they
have done is effectively build a new brand that focuses squarely on that
customer group and have protected the integrity by not trying to blur the line
and keeping them very separate operationally commercially and
strategically
Bernand Gustin was asked again whether Lufthansa has considered an
arrangement with an LCC for feed and he answered that first the airline needs
to substantially reduce its cost to be price competitive and this what they
have done There is no choice about that But as they come from a service
heritage airline and given that they will never be a cost leader they try to keep
a differentiation on service a service that really people want So they have
played on connectivity on the network and on the Belgian brand There is a
wish to have a specific brand As there are other very strong brands within the
Lufthansa group if they want to go further they need to have the power of the
group to be able to further reduce the cost to get the commercial critical
mass outside of Belgium Thatrsquos where the right mix needs to be found
8
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Deltarsquos CEO was asked How a giant airline accommodates the new reality
of all those LCCs Ot which he answered that they do it through
segmentation within the aircraft they have introduced a product called
―basic economy for price sensitive types of travelling within the US
They are still experimenting with it as it is relatively new and the
technology solution on it is complicated Within the two they have to
accommodate the low fare end and the highly sensitive business
traveller that is willing to pay a premium and a couple of stages between
the two But it a much wider question the airline needs to find who he
wants to be so they have moved upscale they are not a commodity
player and they generated a 10 premium in relation to the other US
carriers He stressed that ―If we were to be a commodity player we would
not be around today He admits that they have to accommodate a
commodity component for the travel sector but they are not a
commodity As the carry two million passengers a year that pay a 10
premium on average they have proven our point
Jetstarrsquos CEP pointed that both fares are not commoditised any more
Airlines have to look at what customers want choice is definitely
important for all customers and choice for people who are looking for
value matters a lot She said that their airline also extracts a relative 15
premium in relation to competition because they do not view themselves
as a commodity product They invest heavily in the brand in the
experience in ways that the customers value and are prepared to pay for
it and give them the choice to custom design their experience
The Brussels Airlinesrsquos CEO added that segmentation and differentiation
is key When their airline starts with a start price of 39 euros one way and
has a very vocal pure low cost competitor at 21 euro for the same thing
the solution is to claim that it offers service as there is a whole heritage
that exists besides While the price is key people say ―I want to know
what I choose The pure commodity product that happened a few years
is going away but when there is a heritage of service that can help you
differentiate yourself then there is potential to make the difference
Brussels has all the LCCs of the world but Brussels Airlines grew by 30
more in the last two years
9
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Richard Quest then turned to Emirates CEO and asked him how they
accomodate with the LCCs that can offer feed from them into their long
haul services Sir Tim Clark answered that LCCs are here to stay they
continue to grow their business they have been a significant player in
the way civil aviation has developed in the last years giving consumers
a very good choice As long as the air industry business keeps the
consumers at the heart of the business and it does what they are
guiding to do then there is place for everybody The
differentiation whether it is between low cost and full service long haul
or short haul is something the industry has to adapt to accept and
encourage It is part of civil aviation After all it is the travelling public
who benefits from LCC existence The legacy carriers as they are
called have to adapt and work with them In terms of establishing a
lower cost arm for Emirates he answered ―no but he added that they
would work with them and they do They have very good relationships
with the Low Cost operators because they bring lots more people into
the market the whole principle was tapping incipient demand that
could not afford the levels of fares that were available prior to their
existence What they did is that they brought efficiency fleet efficiency
technological efficiency distribution efficiency and suddenly a new
branch of air transport industry was found ―To not work with makes no
sense
When asked about what new things they can offer to the upper end of
the market they all agreed that it is the soft goods that matter after all
Everyone can buy the hard goods but the airlines invest now in
relationship building Delta said its CEO can boast on its relationship
with corporate travelers and the fact they have one of the lowest
maintenance cancellation records They give the business traveler what
he needs dependability reliability quality to arrive on time with their
bags he added that there is a lot of technology and process behind it
but more than that a lot of willpower and culture
10
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Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
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Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
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There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
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Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
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He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
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Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
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Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
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powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
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Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
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Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
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Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
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الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
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ذ 3رين ثشبغب زؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ اذاخ٤خ ثـ قش ي٤شا اخ٤ظ
زذؽ٤ أ أجش ؽالرب ازؾ٤ي٤خ خال اع اق٤ل٢ قش ي٤شارغزؼذ ؽشخ
ثشػب٣خ ؽش٣ق كزؾ٢ ص٣ش اي٤شا اذ٢إعبصري ك٢ قشاؾب٢ رؾذ ؽؼبس
إ ين قش ي٤شاهب فلد غ سئ٤ظ غظ إداسح اؾشخ اوبثنخ ـ
ؽشؿ اؾشخ ػ٠ أداء غؤ٤زب رغب اى ك٢ غب رؾ٤و دػ اغ٤بؽخ اذاخ٤خ إ٠
بىن اغزة اغ٤بؽ٢ اقش٣خ ريشػ ؽشبرب غ٤بؽخ اشي اخيه اغ٣خ
3أ٣ب ثـ 4إغجش٣ظ ثبزؼب غ ثؼل البدم اجش ثشبغب ع٤بؽ٤ب زبال ذح
4ع٤ب لبدم 1095غ 3 ع٤ب لبدم ٤990ب ثأعؼبس ربكغ٤خ رجذأ
غ ك٢ ؽش اؾ٤خ اـشدهخ األهقش ؽبخ رزاش 5ع٤ب لبدم 1350غ
اي٤شا اإلهبخ
رشرت رظ ز اجشاظ قش ي٤شاأمبف غ ك٢ ث٤ب فؾل٢ ا٤ أ
اغ٤بؽ٤خ جبؽشح غ البدم ثؾش اؾ٤خ اـشدهخ األهقش ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ اوشس أ
عجزجش اوج ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ 5رجذأ اشؽالد اػزجبسا اخ٤ظ اوج رغزش ؽز٠
قش اؼالء ثوذس االعزلغبس ؽغض اجشبظ اوذ خال ص٣بسح كشع ؽشخ
غ٤بؽخ اشي أ االرقب ػ٠ شض اخذخ از٤ل٤خ ازبثغ ب ػ٠ سه ي٤شا
العززبع ثونبء ػيالر ك٢ ري اذ اغ٤بؽ٤خ اغبؽشح16175
ربثغ أ اؾشخ رزا٠ ػ روذ٣ اض٣ذ اؼشك ؼالئب اشا داخ قش
خبسعب خبفخ اؼشك ازش٣غ٤خ بىن اغزة اغ٤بؽ٢ دػب ب ؾشخ اغ٤بؽخ
عز ؾق قذس ثصاسح اغ٤بؽخ أ اصاسح رذػ ري اجبدساد از٢ رذف إ٠
رؾ٤و ؽشخ اغ٤بؽخ اذاخ٤خ رؼ ػ٠ إؼبػ البدم اعزشاس اؼ ثب خبفخ ك٢
ب٣ ابم٢ قش ك٢ هثباذ اغ٤بؽ٤خ ب ثأ ثؼذ ازبء اؼ ثجبدسح
اعخ زؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ اذاخ٤خ ؼذ عد خققبد ب٤خ غت اإلؽـب ثزي اذ
ك٢ رشاعغ غزش اؼذ٣ذ البدم أؿوذ أثاثب ب ثأ اصاسح رذػ أ١ جبدساد
ززؾ٤و اؾشخ اغ٤بؽ٤خ ااكذح إ٠ اذ اقش٣خ عاء ع٤بؽخ داخ٤خ أ غزغجخ
اخبسط
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اغخ ال٤خ عزقذس زبئظ عذ٣ذح ؽ ايبئشح اثخ خال ص٣ش اي٤شا
أعبث٤غ
أذ ؽش٣ق كزؾ٠ ص٣ش اي٤شا أ ازؾ٤الد ال٤خ ثؾأ ايبئشح اقش٣خ
اثخ بصاذ عبس٣خ عبس ؽب٤ب اشثو ث٤ اؼبد أعضح ازغغ٤
اخزلخ ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ خال األعبث٤غ اوجخ عزقذس اغخ ث٤بب ؽ ثؼل
بصب غزش٣ ك٠ اجؾش ازبئظ از٠ عززف ب ز٤غخ زا اشثو ن٤لب
ػ أؽالء انؾب٣ب هب ثذ اؼ ثغل٤خ اجؾش ضب٠ شح عؼب يبم
اجؾش شر٤ ؽز٠ ٣ م٤شب شربؽب زشى أ٣خ اؽالء ألب غئ٤خ
أؽذاس أمبف ص٣ش اي٤شا خال ذاخخ برل٤خ غ ثشبظ أخاله٤خ
ػذب ؾخ وق ا٤ االص٤ ابسازاع ػ٠ كنبئ٤خ ابس
مؾب أ ايبئشح وب ري ٤ظ ب٣خ اؼب كبى د ض٤شح رلؼ ري
أ ؽشخ قش ي٤شا أعشد 100خشعذ بب ثزوش٣ش ك٠
هج اقؼد أ٣ ا٠ ص ب هب ازبةاق٤بخ ػ٠ أ ع ثؼ٠
إ٠ أب اعزيؼب إثشا ارلبه٤بد كزؾ٠أؽبس د عبثن ألا ؽق كم
غ كبدم ثؾش اؾ٤خ اـشدهخ زؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ غزض األهقش أعا
مؾب أ اخيح اوبدخ ع٤ رؾ٤و إعبصري ك٠ قش ثشبظ
أذ ص٣ش اي٤شا أ اغ٤بؽخ اخبسط اجشبظ ؽب٤ب ثبألعؼبس اؾ٤خ
غزشح ثؼذ اق٤ق أب هب ثبجبدسح دػب إعبصري ك٠ قشجبدسح
غ٤بؽخ ثؼ٤ذا ػ اشثؼ أع رؾش٣ي ا٤ب اشاذح رؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ
إ ؽبء اذاخ٤خ ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ قش ي٤شا رغزخذ إب٤برب به هبئال
أ٠ خياد ازؾ٤و ثبزؼب غ صاسح إعبصري ك٠ قشاهلل عف ر
اغ٤بؽخ
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قش ي٤شاؽش روالد ثبخذبد اغ٣خ ك٢
اوبثنخ قش ي٤شا هشاسا اؾشخأفذس فلد غ سئ٤ظ
قش ي٤شا ثؾشخثؾش روالد رشه٤بد داخ٤خ عذ٣ذح
ك٢ أع ري٣ش اؼ إؽال دبء ؽبثخ اغ٣خخذبد
اهغ ه٤بد٣خ ػذ٣ذح
قت غبػذ سئ٤ظ غظ إداسح اخذبد دعه٠ر٠ ىبسم
٤بص سأكذ سئ٤ظ هيبع ازؾـ٤ خلب ثؼذ أ ب اغ٣خ
٣ؾـ قت ذ٣ش ػب اؾشػبد اخبص
ذ٣ش ػب ازخي٤و قت ذ٣ش ػب إداسح اؾ٤خب ر٠ ىبسم
اخبص ث٤ب ر٠ ؽبص ػجذ اشؽ ذ٣ش إداسح اؼ٤بد
قت ذ٣ش إداسح از٣ ؽـ ؽه٠ اؾؾبد قت ذ٣ش
ثؼذ أ ب ٣ؾـ قت ذ٣ش إداسح إلزبطاإلداسح اؼب
از٣ ثبؾشخ
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Qatar Airways flying high
July 11 - Qatar Airways Cargo has reported a record
2016 fiscal year growing to the third-largest cargo
operator in the word and increasing its freighter
destinations to 54
Qatar Airways Cargo added Dallas Budapest Prague
Ho Chi Minh City and New York to its network in the
period ending March 31 2016 increasing its available
tonnage worldwide Its fleet is expected to grow to 22
aircraft by 2017
Overall Qatar Airways Group posted an operating
profit of QAR3 billion (USD823 million) for the 2016
fiscal year - nearly three times higher than its 2015
fiscal year profit
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United Airlines plane blows two tires when pilot halts takeoff in Houston
A United Airlines plane blew out two of its tires
when a pilot abruptly stopped its takeoff from a
Houston airport due to concerns about a
possible mechanical problem
Airport officials say the Boeing 737 was taking
off from Bush Intercontinental Airport to Denver
at around 6 am Monday when the planes crew
spotted a possible mechanical malfunction and
the pilot slammed the brakes
Two of the planes tires blew out as the aircraft
came to a stop
No injuries were reported among the 164
passengers and six crew members
Passengers got off the plane were taken back
to a terminal and later boarded another aircraft
that left for Denver
It was not immediately known what mechanical
problem the plane might have experienced
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purchasing a Qatar Airways says it is in talks about
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faults with its A320neo model
The airline which has canceled delivery of one
A320neo due to glitches with engines made by Pratt
until the will continue rejecting the planeamp Whitney
issues are fixed CEO Akbar Al Baker said today at
the Farnborough International Airshow
The airline CEO also is concerned about delivery
rates of Airbusrsquos A350 wide-body and says he is not
sure that Airbus will be able to meet its target of
handing more than 50 of the model to customers this
year
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neos320s in Place of A737Boeing 30 Qatar Airways Looks at Up to
Qatar Airways is in discussions about purchasing as many as
30 Boeing Co 737 airliners amid a dispute with Airbus Group
SE over unresolved faults with its A320neo model
The carrier which has canceled delivery of one A320neo due to
glitches with engines made by Pratt amp Whitney will continue
rejecting the plane until the issues are fixed Chief Executive
Officer Akbar Al Baker said Monday at the Farnborough
International Airshow outside London The No 2 Persian Gulf
airline is focusing on potentially switching planes and hasnrsquot
made progress on talks about swapping to the A320neorsquos
alternative engine made by the CFM venture of General Electric
Co and Safran SA he said
Qatar Airways is looking at both the NG and the upcoming
Max versions of the single-aisle 737 Al Baker said The
Max scheduled to enter service in 2017 will be Boeingrsquos
direct rival to the A320neo and any inroads by the US
planemaker would be a coup Airbus has said that United
Technologies Corprsquos Pratt has begun supplying engines that
have fixed the cooling flaws and will begin delivering planes
equipped with those powerplants this month
The airline is also concerned about delivery rates of Airbusrsquos
A350 wide-body Al Baker said adding that he isnrsquot sure the
European manufacturer will be able to meet its target of
handing over 50 of the model to customers this year Qatar
Airways has only received one A350 out of 10 scheduled to
be delivered this year
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A Qatar Airways flight bound to Doha from Oslo
Norway made an emergency landing in the
Romanian capital of Bucharest yesterday (July
9 )due to a fault in one of its engines said a
report
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner which was carrying
some 254 passengers was forced to change
course one hour into the flight and was diverted
to Bucharests Henri Coanda International
Airport Doha Newsreported
A replacement aircraft was dispatched to
Bucharest and the flight resumed its course
following an almost 12-hour delay
The new plane also a 787 landed in Doha at
425am this morning the report said
Qatar Business
Qatar Airways flight makes emergency landing in
Romania
atnaero
nd IATA AGM and World Air Transport Summit72
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) opened its 72nd
Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in
Dublin Ireland
―Ireland is a great aviation country and the perfect location for the
industryrsquos leaders to meet Aviation is a force for good This year
airlines will safely transport 38 billion passengers and 52 million
tonnes of cargo That will stimulate economies and spread prosperity
But aviation faces challenges in providing the safe secure efficient
and sustainable connectivity that the world depends on The next two
days are an opportunity to work together as an industry to make flying
even better said Tony Tyler IATArsquos Director General and CEO
In his keynote address Dr Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu President of the
Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said
―IATA and ICAO have enjoyed several decades of productive colla
boration
More recently wersquove been engaged on a number of important priorities
including among others
bullFlight tracking procedures
bullConflict zone risk management
bullThe safe integration of remotely-piloted and suborbital flight
operations
bullCybersecurity preparedness
bullIncreased airspace capacity and operational efficiency
bullThe safe carriage of lithium batteries
bullAnd of course the environment
1
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IATA has been a great ally in ICAOrsquos efforts to ensure that the decisions
of our Member States are forward-looking and in
line with the current and future needs of the industry
Report of Tony Tyler on the Air Transport Industry
―International civil aviation can greatly help to create and preserve
friendship and understanding among the nations and peoples of the
world
From the beginning both governments and industry conceived aviation
as a force for good
Aviation makes our world a better place In doing so it supports 63
million jobs and underpins 35 of global GDP
Airlines are engines of prosperity But they have long struggled to turn a
profit and reward investors That is beginning to change
This year we expect a collective net profit of $394 billion It will be only
the second year in our historymdashand the second in a rowmdashin which
airlines will make an aggregate return in excess of the cost of capital
After decades of capital destruction thatrsquos a significant achievement
But it is still just the minimum performance that investors expect
On average airlines will make $1042 for each passenger carried
Overall despite generally adverse economic conditions it is a good
time for the air transport industry
-Consumers are getting great deals and lots of choice
-Investors are beginning to see reasonable rewards for the capital
they risk
-And airlines are able to make critical investments and shore-up their
resilience by paying down debtmdashalthough it will take several years of
solid profitability to fix most balance sheets properly
2
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Our success as an industry rests on areas where we work together
the foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability Each is strong but not without challenges
In bringing my remarks to a close I want to reflect on the power of
partnership
Partnership is essential for the continuous reinforcement of the
foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability
Itrsquos also important for our 264 members and the entire value chain to
work together Because together we can send a proud message that
aviation is a force for good And we can do more good when tax
burdens and infrastructure constraints are removed and when the
principles of Smarter Regulation are applied properly
The framework for our modern industry was built by governments and
airlines with a common vision that safe regular and economical air
transport would benefit the peoples of the world by creating and
preserving friendships and understanding With more than 100 years
of history behind us we can confidently say that aviation has made the
world a better place
We have done that by unleashing an irreversible and ever-more
accessible capability to explore the world in which we live to improve
our lives with unprecedented mobility and to grow prosperity by doing
business globally
People are thirsty for the opportunities that aviation makes possible
Every day we safely transport ten million people and 140000 tonnes of
cargo We are not just connecting people and shifting goods our
work is building a better future for the peoples of the world
Aviationrsquos potential has never been more inspiring We are privileged
to lead an industry that is a force for good
3
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At the CEO Panel Insight Debate discussion moderated by Richard Quest the
following CEOs participated Bernard Gustin CEO Brussels Airlines (BG) Ed
Bastian CEO Delta Air Lines (ED) Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group and Charamporn Jotikasthira
President of Thai Airways the issue of the security and aircraft tracking was
discussed in the view of the Brussels terrorist attack and the Egyptair 804 flight
going down into the water
The Brussels Airlines CEO said that the Brussels disaster which came after a
very good year for the airlines gave him the opportunity to experience the
amazing reaction of the airlinersquo s staff and the importance of aviation as
Brussels remained 12 days without an airport Being members of the Lufthansa
group they were able to put the long haul to Zurich and Frankfurt and useδ
provincial airport in Liege and Antwerp for local traffic When asked whether
security needs to be readdressed he answered that the risk arose before
security checks and this has to be solved with the Intelligence systems They
imposed after the disaster some extremely strong measures only to realize after
a few days that they were not appropriate He added that they need to continue
to analyze the security process and do risk analysis but have pertinent
measures and apply them consistently across the board
In the US on the other hand the situation is different the security procedures
imposed by the TSA make passengers be delayed or misconnected The
problem has taken such extent that many airports are considering replacing or
supplanting TSA When asked Ed Bastian CEO for Delta Air Lines said that
they have realized the problem and that they will deal with that and added that
they as an airline did a lot to manage the issue they innovated queuing process
in Atlanta that they paid for themselves which is going to have 50 reduction
in how long it takes travelers to get through checkpoints
As the question of security in Asia has again been raised in terms of its being
efficient and effective or not Charamporn Jotikasthira President of Thai
Airways agreed that there is a need to improve over time as there are ways to
hack systems there is a need for a system that can detect faster more
accurately with more quality
Jayne Hrdlicka CEO of Jetstar Group answered questions related to the
investment of low-cost airlines in security She answered that it is the airlinersquos
job to ensure that the security that is provided for in the airports they operate
meets the standards that we have set for ourselves Since in several of the
airports they are operating in the situation is not to these standards they take
responsibility for the safety and security of their people and customers to make
sure that the standards are consistent across the network
4
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Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline in his turn when expressing
his view on about aviation security in general he said that the industry
is not doing enough although there have been so many wake up calls in
the last couple of years He said that it is easy for government agencies
and organizations to blame on austerity their inability to fund the
security apparatus and the systems and procedures but the aviation
industry has to come up with a new set of protocols that ensure
security for the travelling public and consumers The industry has to
cooperate with governmental agencies to identify the possibilities of
people actually doing such attacks He added that industry has to adopt
far more readily the technological advances that are being made
available to streamline the processes but at the same time increase the
level of scrutiny He stressed the need for flow of information between
countries so as to have a more homogeneous intelligence service
When asked about airline tracking he admitted that the fact that the
problems in trying to locate an aircraft that has had a major incidence
―is a disgrace― These incidents impose on the industry a need to be
able to track aircraft at every point on their journey which as he said
Emirates does anyway within 15-20 minutes they know where all the
airlinersquos aircraft are where they fly or on the ground at the same
time He added that the manufacturers too need to come up with the
data records both CVR and cockpit voice recorders and flight data
recorders that have to be far more robust able to survive intact and
with much more power to develop beacons and locating systems in
very remote areas on the sea or in the river
When faced with the remark that six years have passed since the flight
370 incident and still the industry is unable to locate missing aircraft
and many experts argue that the airlines are reluctant to spend the
money on tracking and streaming of data they all agreed that it is not a
financial issue and the only question is a question of governance The
industry has to come to a consensus and agree on common standards
for example at what frequency the aircraft will be sending it out tracking
information the industry is waiting for an ICAO solution that everyone
is going to adopt They all agreed though that irrespective of the cost it
has to be done because as Sir Tim Clark put it ―Not to do it is
delinquency
5
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When Richard Quest asked them about results and yields because airlines seem to
be that making good money they all claim the yield is under pressure and to
comment on the influence of the lower fuel price Ed Bastian said that capacity has
grown over the last few years driven by the dramatic reduction in oil prices The
pressure seen on yield is a reflection of the growing capacity He commented he
does not focus only on yield but looks at other aspects and metrics to understand
the underlying health of the industry demand is very strong especially in the US and
fuel prices are stabilizing and the airline making record margins
Bernard Gustin said when fuel prices gets up again the airlines will not be able to put
it back in the yield so they need to keep a business plan both with the current fuel
price as well as with the old fuel price especially in their case since their competitors
in Brussels are low cost carriers such as Ryanair and Easyjet
When Jetstarrsquos CEO was asked whether there is unconstrained growth of capacity
she answered that the growth of capacity ahead of underlying demand is not
irrational when margins are attractive and costs well managed and strong return in
invested capital
Sir Tim Clark said that the true causes behind yield suppression need to be
examined The lowering of the fuel prices was good news but they failed to foresee
that the corporate sectors that drive many of the upper echelons of the yield will go
with the oil prices That brought us some difficulties Then there was a currency
issue the strength of the US as the airline generates a large part of income on
currencies that move south of the dollar that affected the yield too Third the
addition of capacity means extension of the revenue of greater distances which
causes yield dilution On the other hand while there is flat line projection for global
economy demand for airtravel is increasing at 6 7 8 in several areas including the
Middle East there is also an explosion of growth in the US domestic market This
means the airline backfills inventory with more passengers because demand is there
Their airline needs to adjust its business to the practical long-term change and this is
low yield the airline can do it He announced that Emirates will 14 more A380s to
their fleet of 79
Thai Airwaysrsquos President said that their problem was of a different nature as they
unable to fill the aircraft as much as the others and their load factors were 4-5
lower than the average they will first fix that and and then deal with the other
problems
When the discussion turned to the question whether there will more manufactures of
aircraft and more choice in the future Ed Bastian supported Deltarsquos decision to buy
CS100s Bombardier and commented that they have been long time customers of
their small and larger regional jets because they technologically and engine-wise
efficient and reliable and they were given good financial terms He also predicted that
more airlines will consider acquiring Bombardier C-series aircraft
6
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As Emirates are mostly wide body operator Sir Tim Clark said
they already have good choice between Boeing and Airbus
which answer their needs with regard to the mission and the
type of product the airline wants to offer He wished ―good
luck to any manufacturer wishing to enter the market them if
they get over the barriers to entry
Jane Hrdlicka said she expects see innovation coming in in the
form of technology of the airframe and a strong Chinese
manufacturer which means there will be more choice in two
decades from now than today
Then Richard Quest asked questions each airline individually
He asked whether Brussels Airlines will be around in two years
from now Bernand Gustin the airline will be there and will have
the same operation model but more powerful with the power of
a major aviation group Lufthansa group behind it In the past
airlines had to choose to be point-to-point or connecting Low
cost or service airline bur Brussels airline We tries to reconcile
those dimensions and they have positioned themselves a
hybrid airline People do not want to pay but they want a level
of service and even the low cost carriers are investing now in
service As for the name of airline he said that the airline will be
called what has value for the customer as it has been proven
with the airlinersquos Africa routes The airline played a crucial role
during the Ebola crisis and has gained its value as a brand in
Africa that it did not have before when it was Sabena He
stressed that a brand is something that responds to a customer
need a brand name that responds best to the Belgian customer
the European customer and the African customer and the US
customers which are the markets the airlines serves
7
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Thai Airwaysrsquo president was asked about the airlinersquos strategy to deal with
their problems He answered that they have a two-year reform programme
they have already achieved a profit margin 12 on sales so they are on track
reform plan They intend to remain a full service carrier with a major very
efficient hub He added that they realised after following the developments of
the last years that the ecosystem has been changing a lot as all demand
coming into Thailand has been point-to-point to secondary cities They
operate in one the fastest growing regions in terms of demand near India
and China but the demand is becoming point-to-point which means that the
model that the airline was following in the past has to be changed When
asked whether they will need a partner and more particularly a Gulf partner to
do your long haul European routes he answered that if the market is India
China and Asia and there is going to be more and more point-to-point service
they will have to be bigger They may need partners of some sort some form
of alliance but I this alliance will not be as the ones of the past In the past a
big airline in Europe a big airline in Japan could connect throughout the
world but this area is a non-united area there are many states there is
Myanmar Thailand Vietnam so the partnership will most probably be
bilateral
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group was asked how Qantas managed so
successfully to incorporate a low-cost or a low-fare branch as some call it
She answered that they did it by really understanding their customers and
recognising that there is a part of the market that is hungry for full service and
is prepared to pay a premium to get it but there is an equal part of the market
that was not able to travel because the fares were too high and would prefer
choice on how they travel and be able to pay for what they use What they
have done is effectively build a new brand that focuses squarely on that
customer group and have protected the integrity by not trying to blur the line
and keeping them very separate operationally commercially and
strategically
Bernand Gustin was asked again whether Lufthansa has considered an
arrangement with an LCC for feed and he answered that first the airline needs
to substantially reduce its cost to be price competitive and this what they
have done There is no choice about that But as they come from a service
heritage airline and given that they will never be a cost leader they try to keep
a differentiation on service a service that really people want So they have
played on connectivity on the network and on the Belgian brand There is a
wish to have a specific brand As there are other very strong brands within the
Lufthansa group if they want to go further they need to have the power of the
group to be able to further reduce the cost to get the commercial critical
mass outside of Belgium Thatrsquos where the right mix needs to be found
8
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Deltarsquos CEO was asked How a giant airline accommodates the new reality
of all those LCCs Ot which he answered that they do it through
segmentation within the aircraft they have introduced a product called
―basic economy for price sensitive types of travelling within the US
They are still experimenting with it as it is relatively new and the
technology solution on it is complicated Within the two they have to
accommodate the low fare end and the highly sensitive business
traveller that is willing to pay a premium and a couple of stages between
the two But it a much wider question the airline needs to find who he
wants to be so they have moved upscale they are not a commodity
player and they generated a 10 premium in relation to the other US
carriers He stressed that ―If we were to be a commodity player we would
not be around today He admits that they have to accommodate a
commodity component for the travel sector but they are not a
commodity As the carry two million passengers a year that pay a 10
premium on average they have proven our point
Jetstarrsquos CEP pointed that both fares are not commoditised any more
Airlines have to look at what customers want choice is definitely
important for all customers and choice for people who are looking for
value matters a lot She said that their airline also extracts a relative 15
premium in relation to competition because they do not view themselves
as a commodity product They invest heavily in the brand in the
experience in ways that the customers value and are prepared to pay for
it and give them the choice to custom design their experience
The Brussels Airlinesrsquos CEO added that segmentation and differentiation
is key When their airline starts with a start price of 39 euros one way and
has a very vocal pure low cost competitor at 21 euro for the same thing
the solution is to claim that it offers service as there is a whole heritage
that exists besides While the price is key people say ―I want to know
what I choose The pure commodity product that happened a few years
is going away but when there is a heritage of service that can help you
differentiate yourself then there is potential to make the difference
Brussels has all the LCCs of the world but Brussels Airlines grew by 30
more in the last two years
9
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Richard Quest then turned to Emirates CEO and asked him how they
accomodate with the LCCs that can offer feed from them into their long
haul services Sir Tim Clark answered that LCCs are here to stay they
continue to grow their business they have been a significant player in
the way civil aviation has developed in the last years giving consumers
a very good choice As long as the air industry business keeps the
consumers at the heart of the business and it does what they are
guiding to do then there is place for everybody The
differentiation whether it is between low cost and full service long haul
or short haul is something the industry has to adapt to accept and
encourage It is part of civil aviation After all it is the travelling public
who benefits from LCC existence The legacy carriers as they are
called have to adapt and work with them In terms of establishing a
lower cost arm for Emirates he answered ―no but he added that they
would work with them and they do They have very good relationships
with the Low Cost operators because they bring lots more people into
the market the whole principle was tapping incipient demand that
could not afford the levels of fares that were available prior to their
existence What they did is that they brought efficiency fleet efficiency
technological efficiency distribution efficiency and suddenly a new
branch of air transport industry was found ―To not work with makes no
sense
When asked about what new things they can offer to the upper end of
the market they all agreed that it is the soft goods that matter after all
Everyone can buy the hard goods but the airlines invest now in
relationship building Delta said its CEO can boast on its relationship
with corporate travelers and the fact they have one of the lowest
maintenance cancellation records They give the business traveler what
he needs dependability reliability quality to arrive on time with their
bags he added that there is a lot of technology and process behind it
but more than that a lot of willpower and culture
10
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Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
11
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Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
12
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There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
13
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Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
14
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He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
15
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Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
16
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Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
17
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powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
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Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
1
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
2
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Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
3
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
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Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
5
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
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اغخ ال٤خ عزقذس زبئظ عذ٣ذح ؽ ايبئشح اثخ خال ص٣ش اي٤شا
أعبث٤غ
أذ ؽش٣ق كزؾ٠ ص٣ش اي٤شا أ ازؾ٤الد ال٤خ ثؾأ ايبئشح اقش٣خ
اثخ بصاذ عبس٣خ عبس ؽب٤ب اشثو ث٤ اؼبد أعضح ازغغ٤
اخزلخ ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ خال األعبث٤غ اوجخ عزقذس اغخ ث٤بب ؽ ثؼل
بصب غزش٣ ك٠ اجؾش ازبئظ از٠ عززف ب ز٤غخ زا اشثو ن٤لب
ػ أؽالء انؾب٣ب هب ثذ اؼ ثغل٤خ اجؾش ضب٠ شح عؼب يبم
اجؾش شر٤ ؽز٠ ٣ م٤شب شربؽب زشى أ٣خ اؽالء ألب غئ٤خ
أؽذاس أمبف ص٣ش اي٤شا خال ذاخخ برل٤خ غ ثشبظ أخاله٤خ
ػذب ؾخ وق ا٤ االص٤ ابسازاع ػ٠ كنبئ٤خ ابس
مؾب أ ايبئشح وب ري ٤ظ ب٣خ اؼب كبى د ض٤شح رلؼ ري
أ ؽشخ قش ي٤شا أعشد 100خشعذ بب ثزوش٣ش ك٠
هج اقؼد أ٣ ا٠ ص ب هب ازبةاق٤بخ ػ٠ أ ع ثؼ٠
إ٠ أب اعزيؼب إثشا ارلبه٤بد كزؾ٠أؽبس د عبثن ألا ؽق كم
غ كبدم ثؾش اؾ٤خ اـشدهخ زؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ غزض األهقش أعا
مؾب أ اخيح اوبدخ ع٤ رؾ٤و إعبصري ك٠ قش ثشبظ
أذ ص٣ش اي٤شا أ اغ٤بؽخ اخبسط اجشبظ ؽب٤ب ثبألعؼبس اؾ٤خ
غزشح ثؼذ اق٤ق أب هب ثبجبدسح دػب إعبصري ك٠ قشجبدسح
غ٤بؽخ ثؼ٤ذا ػ اشثؼ أع رؾش٣ي ا٤ب اشاذح رؾ٤و اغ٤بؽخ
إ ؽبء اذاخ٤خ ؾ٤شا إ٠ أ قش ي٤شا رغزخذ إب٤برب به هبئال
أ٠ خياد ازؾ٤و ثبزؼب غ صاسح إعبصري ك٠ قشاهلل عف ر
اغ٤بؽخ
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قش ي٤شاؽش روالد ثبخذبد اغ٣خ ك٢
اوبثنخ قش ي٤شا هشاسا اؾشخأفذس فلد غ سئ٤ظ
قش ي٤شا ثؾشخثؾش روالد رشه٤بد داخ٤خ عذ٣ذح
ك٢ أع ري٣ش اؼ إؽال دبء ؽبثخ اغ٣خخذبد
اهغ ه٤بد٣خ ػذ٣ذح
قت غبػذ سئ٤ظ غظ إداسح اخذبد دعه٠ر٠ ىبسم
٤بص سأكذ سئ٤ظ هيبع ازؾـ٤ خلب ثؼذ أ ب اغ٣خ
٣ؾـ قت ذ٣ش ػب اؾشػبد اخبص
ذ٣ش ػب ازخي٤و قت ذ٣ش ػب إداسح اؾ٤خب ر٠ ىبسم
اخبص ث٤ب ر٠ ؽبص ػجذ اشؽ ذ٣ش إداسح اؼ٤بد
قت ذ٣ش إداسح از٣ ؽـ ؽه٠ اؾؾبد قت ذ٣ش
ثؼذ أ ب ٣ؾـ قت ذ٣ش إداسح إلزبطاإلداسح اؼب
از٣ ثبؾشخ
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Qatar Airways flying high
July 11 - Qatar Airways Cargo has reported a record
2016 fiscal year growing to the third-largest cargo
operator in the word and increasing its freighter
destinations to 54
Qatar Airways Cargo added Dallas Budapest Prague
Ho Chi Minh City and New York to its network in the
period ending March 31 2016 increasing its available
tonnage worldwide Its fleet is expected to grow to 22
aircraft by 2017
Overall Qatar Airways Group posted an operating
profit of QAR3 billion (USD823 million) for the 2016
fiscal year - nearly three times higher than its 2015
fiscal year profit
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United Airlines plane blows two tires when pilot halts takeoff in Houston
A United Airlines plane blew out two of its tires
when a pilot abruptly stopped its takeoff from a
Houston airport due to concerns about a
possible mechanical problem
Airport officials say the Boeing 737 was taking
off from Bush Intercontinental Airport to Denver
at around 6 am Monday when the planes crew
spotted a possible mechanical malfunction and
the pilot slammed the brakes
Two of the planes tires blew out as the aircraft
came to a stop
No injuries were reported among the 164
passengers and six crew members
Passengers got off the plane were taken back
to a terminal and later boarded another aircraft
that left for Denver
It was not immediately known what mechanical
problem the plane might have experienced
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Max in place of Airbus CEO says737 Qatar Airways considering Boeing
purchasing a Qatar Airways says it is in talks about
Max aircraft 737 ) 61+BAof Boeing (large number
amid a dispute with Airbus
over unresolved ) OTCPKEADSYOTCPKEADSF(
faults with its A320neo model
The airline which has canceled delivery of one
A320neo due to glitches with engines made by Pratt
until the will continue rejecting the planeamp Whitney
issues are fixed CEO Akbar Al Baker said today at
the Farnborough International Airshow
The airline CEO also is concerned about delivery
rates of Airbusrsquos A350 wide-body and says he is not
sure that Airbus will be able to meet its target of
handing more than 50 of the model to customers this
year
httpwwwbloombergcom
neos320s in Place of A737Boeing 30 Qatar Airways Looks at Up to
Qatar Airways is in discussions about purchasing as many as
30 Boeing Co 737 airliners amid a dispute with Airbus Group
SE over unresolved faults with its A320neo model
The carrier which has canceled delivery of one A320neo due to
glitches with engines made by Pratt amp Whitney will continue
rejecting the plane until the issues are fixed Chief Executive
Officer Akbar Al Baker said Monday at the Farnborough
International Airshow outside London The No 2 Persian Gulf
airline is focusing on potentially switching planes and hasnrsquot
made progress on talks about swapping to the A320neorsquos
alternative engine made by the CFM venture of General Electric
Co and Safran SA he said
Qatar Airways is looking at both the NG and the upcoming
Max versions of the single-aisle 737 Al Baker said The
Max scheduled to enter service in 2017 will be Boeingrsquos
direct rival to the A320neo and any inroads by the US
planemaker would be a coup Airbus has said that United
Technologies Corprsquos Pratt has begun supplying engines that
have fixed the cooling flaws and will begin delivering planes
equipped with those powerplants this month
The airline is also concerned about delivery rates of Airbusrsquos
A350 wide-body Al Baker said adding that he isnrsquot sure the
European manufacturer will be able to meet its target of
handing over 50 of the model to customers this year Qatar
Airways has only received one A350 out of 10 scheduled to
be delivered this year
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A Qatar Airways flight bound to Doha from Oslo
Norway made an emergency landing in the
Romanian capital of Bucharest yesterday (July
9 )due to a fault in one of its engines said a
report
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner which was carrying
some 254 passengers was forced to change
course one hour into the flight and was diverted
to Bucharests Henri Coanda International
Airport Doha Newsreported
A replacement aircraft was dispatched to
Bucharest and the flight resumed its course
following an almost 12-hour delay
The new plane also a 787 landed in Doha at
425am this morning the report said
Qatar Business
Qatar Airways flight makes emergency landing in
Romania
atnaero
nd IATA AGM and World Air Transport Summit72
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) opened its 72nd
Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in
Dublin Ireland
―Ireland is a great aviation country and the perfect location for the
industryrsquos leaders to meet Aviation is a force for good This year
airlines will safely transport 38 billion passengers and 52 million
tonnes of cargo That will stimulate economies and spread prosperity
But aviation faces challenges in providing the safe secure efficient
and sustainable connectivity that the world depends on The next two
days are an opportunity to work together as an industry to make flying
even better said Tony Tyler IATArsquos Director General and CEO
In his keynote address Dr Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu President of the
Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said
―IATA and ICAO have enjoyed several decades of productive colla
boration
More recently wersquove been engaged on a number of important priorities
including among others
bullFlight tracking procedures
bullConflict zone risk management
bullThe safe integration of remotely-piloted and suborbital flight
operations
bullCybersecurity preparedness
bullIncreased airspace capacity and operational efficiency
bullThe safe carriage of lithium batteries
bullAnd of course the environment
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IATA has been a great ally in ICAOrsquos efforts to ensure that the decisions
of our Member States are forward-looking and in
line with the current and future needs of the industry
Report of Tony Tyler on the Air Transport Industry
―International civil aviation can greatly help to create and preserve
friendship and understanding among the nations and peoples of the
world
From the beginning both governments and industry conceived aviation
as a force for good
Aviation makes our world a better place In doing so it supports 63
million jobs and underpins 35 of global GDP
Airlines are engines of prosperity But they have long struggled to turn a
profit and reward investors That is beginning to change
This year we expect a collective net profit of $394 billion It will be only
the second year in our historymdashand the second in a rowmdashin which
airlines will make an aggregate return in excess of the cost of capital
After decades of capital destruction thatrsquos a significant achievement
But it is still just the minimum performance that investors expect
On average airlines will make $1042 for each passenger carried
Overall despite generally adverse economic conditions it is a good
time for the air transport industry
-Consumers are getting great deals and lots of choice
-Investors are beginning to see reasonable rewards for the capital
they risk
-And airlines are able to make critical investments and shore-up their
resilience by paying down debtmdashalthough it will take several years of
solid profitability to fix most balance sheets properly
2
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Our success as an industry rests on areas where we work together
the foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability Each is strong but not without challenges
In bringing my remarks to a close I want to reflect on the power of
partnership
Partnership is essential for the continuous reinforcement of the
foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability
Itrsquos also important for our 264 members and the entire value chain to
work together Because together we can send a proud message that
aviation is a force for good And we can do more good when tax
burdens and infrastructure constraints are removed and when the
principles of Smarter Regulation are applied properly
The framework for our modern industry was built by governments and
airlines with a common vision that safe regular and economical air
transport would benefit the peoples of the world by creating and
preserving friendships and understanding With more than 100 years
of history behind us we can confidently say that aviation has made the
world a better place
We have done that by unleashing an irreversible and ever-more
accessible capability to explore the world in which we live to improve
our lives with unprecedented mobility and to grow prosperity by doing
business globally
People are thirsty for the opportunities that aviation makes possible
Every day we safely transport ten million people and 140000 tonnes of
cargo We are not just connecting people and shifting goods our
work is building a better future for the peoples of the world
Aviationrsquos potential has never been more inspiring We are privileged
to lead an industry that is a force for good
3
atnaero
At the CEO Panel Insight Debate discussion moderated by Richard Quest the
following CEOs participated Bernard Gustin CEO Brussels Airlines (BG) Ed
Bastian CEO Delta Air Lines (ED) Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group and Charamporn Jotikasthira
President of Thai Airways the issue of the security and aircraft tracking was
discussed in the view of the Brussels terrorist attack and the Egyptair 804 flight
going down into the water
The Brussels Airlines CEO said that the Brussels disaster which came after a
very good year for the airlines gave him the opportunity to experience the
amazing reaction of the airlinersquo s staff and the importance of aviation as
Brussels remained 12 days without an airport Being members of the Lufthansa
group they were able to put the long haul to Zurich and Frankfurt and useδ
provincial airport in Liege and Antwerp for local traffic When asked whether
security needs to be readdressed he answered that the risk arose before
security checks and this has to be solved with the Intelligence systems They
imposed after the disaster some extremely strong measures only to realize after
a few days that they were not appropriate He added that they need to continue
to analyze the security process and do risk analysis but have pertinent
measures and apply them consistently across the board
In the US on the other hand the situation is different the security procedures
imposed by the TSA make passengers be delayed or misconnected The
problem has taken such extent that many airports are considering replacing or
supplanting TSA When asked Ed Bastian CEO for Delta Air Lines said that
they have realized the problem and that they will deal with that and added that
they as an airline did a lot to manage the issue they innovated queuing process
in Atlanta that they paid for themselves which is going to have 50 reduction
in how long it takes travelers to get through checkpoints
As the question of security in Asia has again been raised in terms of its being
efficient and effective or not Charamporn Jotikasthira President of Thai
Airways agreed that there is a need to improve over time as there are ways to
hack systems there is a need for a system that can detect faster more
accurately with more quality
Jayne Hrdlicka CEO of Jetstar Group answered questions related to the
investment of low-cost airlines in security She answered that it is the airlinersquos
job to ensure that the security that is provided for in the airports they operate
meets the standards that we have set for ourselves Since in several of the
airports they are operating in the situation is not to these standards they take
responsibility for the safety and security of their people and customers to make
sure that the standards are consistent across the network
4
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Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline in his turn when expressing
his view on about aviation security in general he said that the industry
is not doing enough although there have been so many wake up calls in
the last couple of years He said that it is easy for government agencies
and organizations to blame on austerity their inability to fund the
security apparatus and the systems and procedures but the aviation
industry has to come up with a new set of protocols that ensure
security for the travelling public and consumers The industry has to
cooperate with governmental agencies to identify the possibilities of
people actually doing such attacks He added that industry has to adopt
far more readily the technological advances that are being made
available to streamline the processes but at the same time increase the
level of scrutiny He stressed the need for flow of information between
countries so as to have a more homogeneous intelligence service
When asked about airline tracking he admitted that the fact that the
problems in trying to locate an aircraft that has had a major incidence
―is a disgrace― These incidents impose on the industry a need to be
able to track aircraft at every point on their journey which as he said
Emirates does anyway within 15-20 minutes they know where all the
airlinersquos aircraft are where they fly or on the ground at the same
time He added that the manufacturers too need to come up with the
data records both CVR and cockpit voice recorders and flight data
recorders that have to be far more robust able to survive intact and
with much more power to develop beacons and locating systems in
very remote areas on the sea or in the river
When faced with the remark that six years have passed since the flight
370 incident and still the industry is unable to locate missing aircraft
and many experts argue that the airlines are reluctant to spend the
money on tracking and streaming of data they all agreed that it is not a
financial issue and the only question is a question of governance The
industry has to come to a consensus and agree on common standards
for example at what frequency the aircraft will be sending it out tracking
information the industry is waiting for an ICAO solution that everyone
is going to adopt They all agreed though that irrespective of the cost it
has to be done because as Sir Tim Clark put it ―Not to do it is
delinquency
5
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When Richard Quest asked them about results and yields because airlines seem to
be that making good money they all claim the yield is under pressure and to
comment on the influence of the lower fuel price Ed Bastian said that capacity has
grown over the last few years driven by the dramatic reduction in oil prices The
pressure seen on yield is a reflection of the growing capacity He commented he
does not focus only on yield but looks at other aspects and metrics to understand
the underlying health of the industry demand is very strong especially in the US and
fuel prices are stabilizing and the airline making record margins
Bernard Gustin said when fuel prices gets up again the airlines will not be able to put
it back in the yield so they need to keep a business plan both with the current fuel
price as well as with the old fuel price especially in their case since their competitors
in Brussels are low cost carriers such as Ryanair and Easyjet
When Jetstarrsquos CEO was asked whether there is unconstrained growth of capacity
she answered that the growth of capacity ahead of underlying demand is not
irrational when margins are attractive and costs well managed and strong return in
invested capital
Sir Tim Clark said that the true causes behind yield suppression need to be
examined The lowering of the fuel prices was good news but they failed to foresee
that the corporate sectors that drive many of the upper echelons of the yield will go
with the oil prices That brought us some difficulties Then there was a currency
issue the strength of the US as the airline generates a large part of income on
currencies that move south of the dollar that affected the yield too Third the
addition of capacity means extension of the revenue of greater distances which
causes yield dilution On the other hand while there is flat line projection for global
economy demand for airtravel is increasing at 6 7 8 in several areas including the
Middle East there is also an explosion of growth in the US domestic market This
means the airline backfills inventory with more passengers because demand is there
Their airline needs to adjust its business to the practical long-term change and this is
low yield the airline can do it He announced that Emirates will 14 more A380s to
their fleet of 79
Thai Airwaysrsquos President said that their problem was of a different nature as they
unable to fill the aircraft as much as the others and their load factors were 4-5
lower than the average they will first fix that and and then deal with the other
problems
When the discussion turned to the question whether there will more manufactures of
aircraft and more choice in the future Ed Bastian supported Deltarsquos decision to buy
CS100s Bombardier and commented that they have been long time customers of
their small and larger regional jets because they technologically and engine-wise
efficient and reliable and they were given good financial terms He also predicted that
more airlines will consider acquiring Bombardier C-series aircraft
6
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As Emirates are mostly wide body operator Sir Tim Clark said
they already have good choice between Boeing and Airbus
which answer their needs with regard to the mission and the
type of product the airline wants to offer He wished ―good
luck to any manufacturer wishing to enter the market them if
they get over the barriers to entry
Jane Hrdlicka said she expects see innovation coming in in the
form of technology of the airframe and a strong Chinese
manufacturer which means there will be more choice in two
decades from now than today
Then Richard Quest asked questions each airline individually
He asked whether Brussels Airlines will be around in two years
from now Bernand Gustin the airline will be there and will have
the same operation model but more powerful with the power of
a major aviation group Lufthansa group behind it In the past
airlines had to choose to be point-to-point or connecting Low
cost or service airline bur Brussels airline We tries to reconcile
those dimensions and they have positioned themselves a
hybrid airline People do not want to pay but they want a level
of service and even the low cost carriers are investing now in
service As for the name of airline he said that the airline will be
called what has value for the customer as it has been proven
with the airlinersquos Africa routes The airline played a crucial role
during the Ebola crisis and has gained its value as a brand in
Africa that it did not have before when it was Sabena He
stressed that a brand is something that responds to a customer
need a brand name that responds best to the Belgian customer
the European customer and the African customer and the US
customers which are the markets the airlines serves
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Thai Airwaysrsquo president was asked about the airlinersquos strategy to deal with
their problems He answered that they have a two-year reform programme
they have already achieved a profit margin 12 on sales so they are on track
reform plan They intend to remain a full service carrier with a major very
efficient hub He added that they realised after following the developments of
the last years that the ecosystem has been changing a lot as all demand
coming into Thailand has been point-to-point to secondary cities They
operate in one the fastest growing regions in terms of demand near India
and China but the demand is becoming point-to-point which means that the
model that the airline was following in the past has to be changed When
asked whether they will need a partner and more particularly a Gulf partner to
do your long haul European routes he answered that if the market is India
China and Asia and there is going to be more and more point-to-point service
they will have to be bigger They may need partners of some sort some form
of alliance but I this alliance will not be as the ones of the past In the past a
big airline in Europe a big airline in Japan could connect throughout the
world but this area is a non-united area there are many states there is
Myanmar Thailand Vietnam so the partnership will most probably be
bilateral
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group was asked how Qantas managed so
successfully to incorporate a low-cost or a low-fare branch as some call it
She answered that they did it by really understanding their customers and
recognising that there is a part of the market that is hungry for full service and
is prepared to pay a premium to get it but there is an equal part of the market
that was not able to travel because the fares were too high and would prefer
choice on how they travel and be able to pay for what they use What they
have done is effectively build a new brand that focuses squarely on that
customer group and have protected the integrity by not trying to blur the line
and keeping them very separate operationally commercially and
strategically
Bernand Gustin was asked again whether Lufthansa has considered an
arrangement with an LCC for feed and he answered that first the airline needs
to substantially reduce its cost to be price competitive and this what they
have done There is no choice about that But as they come from a service
heritage airline and given that they will never be a cost leader they try to keep
a differentiation on service a service that really people want So they have
played on connectivity on the network and on the Belgian brand There is a
wish to have a specific brand As there are other very strong brands within the
Lufthansa group if they want to go further they need to have the power of the
group to be able to further reduce the cost to get the commercial critical
mass outside of Belgium Thatrsquos where the right mix needs to be found
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Deltarsquos CEO was asked How a giant airline accommodates the new reality
of all those LCCs Ot which he answered that they do it through
segmentation within the aircraft they have introduced a product called
―basic economy for price sensitive types of travelling within the US
They are still experimenting with it as it is relatively new and the
technology solution on it is complicated Within the two they have to
accommodate the low fare end and the highly sensitive business
traveller that is willing to pay a premium and a couple of stages between
the two But it a much wider question the airline needs to find who he
wants to be so they have moved upscale they are not a commodity
player and they generated a 10 premium in relation to the other US
carriers He stressed that ―If we were to be a commodity player we would
not be around today He admits that they have to accommodate a
commodity component for the travel sector but they are not a
commodity As the carry two million passengers a year that pay a 10
premium on average they have proven our point
Jetstarrsquos CEP pointed that both fares are not commoditised any more
Airlines have to look at what customers want choice is definitely
important for all customers and choice for people who are looking for
value matters a lot She said that their airline also extracts a relative 15
premium in relation to competition because they do not view themselves
as a commodity product They invest heavily in the brand in the
experience in ways that the customers value and are prepared to pay for
it and give them the choice to custom design their experience
The Brussels Airlinesrsquos CEO added that segmentation and differentiation
is key When their airline starts with a start price of 39 euros one way and
has a very vocal pure low cost competitor at 21 euro for the same thing
the solution is to claim that it offers service as there is a whole heritage
that exists besides While the price is key people say ―I want to know
what I choose The pure commodity product that happened a few years
is going away but when there is a heritage of service that can help you
differentiate yourself then there is potential to make the difference
Brussels has all the LCCs of the world but Brussels Airlines grew by 30
more in the last two years
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Richard Quest then turned to Emirates CEO and asked him how they
accomodate with the LCCs that can offer feed from them into their long
haul services Sir Tim Clark answered that LCCs are here to stay they
continue to grow their business they have been a significant player in
the way civil aviation has developed in the last years giving consumers
a very good choice As long as the air industry business keeps the
consumers at the heart of the business and it does what they are
guiding to do then there is place for everybody The
differentiation whether it is between low cost and full service long haul
or short haul is something the industry has to adapt to accept and
encourage It is part of civil aviation After all it is the travelling public
who benefits from LCC existence The legacy carriers as they are
called have to adapt and work with them In terms of establishing a
lower cost arm for Emirates he answered ―no but he added that they
would work with them and they do They have very good relationships
with the Low Cost operators because they bring lots more people into
the market the whole principle was tapping incipient demand that
could not afford the levels of fares that were available prior to their
existence What they did is that they brought efficiency fleet efficiency
technological efficiency distribution efficiency and suddenly a new
branch of air transport industry was found ―To not work with makes no
sense
When asked about what new things they can offer to the upper end of
the market they all agreed that it is the soft goods that matter after all
Everyone can buy the hard goods but the airlines invest now in
relationship building Delta said its CEO can boast on its relationship
with corporate travelers and the fact they have one of the lowest
maintenance cancellation records They give the business traveler what
he needs dependability reliability quality to arrive on time with their
bags he added that there is a lot of technology and process behind it
but more than that a lot of willpower and culture
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Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
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Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
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There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
13
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Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
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He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
15
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Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
16
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Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
17
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powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
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Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
1
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
2
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Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
3
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
4
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Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
5
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
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قش ي٤شاؽش روالد ثبخذبد اغ٣خ ك٢
اوبثنخ قش ي٤شا هشاسا اؾشخأفذس فلد غ سئ٤ظ
قش ي٤شا ثؾشخثؾش روالد رشه٤بد داخ٤خ عذ٣ذح
ك٢ أع ري٣ش اؼ إؽال دبء ؽبثخ اغ٣خخذبد
اهغ ه٤بد٣خ ػذ٣ذح
قت غبػذ سئ٤ظ غظ إداسح اخذبد دعه٠ر٠ ىبسم
٤بص سأكذ سئ٤ظ هيبع ازؾـ٤ خلب ثؼذ أ ب اغ٣خ
٣ؾـ قت ذ٣ش ػب اؾشػبد اخبص
ذ٣ش ػب ازخي٤و قت ذ٣ش ػب إداسح اؾ٤خب ر٠ ىبسم
اخبص ث٤ب ر٠ ؽبص ػجذ اشؽ ذ٣ش إداسح اؼ٤بد
قت ذ٣ش إداسح از٣ ؽـ ؽه٠ اؾؾبد قت ذ٣ش
ثؼذ أ ب ٣ؾـ قت ذ٣ش إداسح إلزبطاإلداسح اؼب
از٣ ثبؾشخ
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Qatar Airways flying high
July 11 - Qatar Airways Cargo has reported a record
2016 fiscal year growing to the third-largest cargo
operator in the word and increasing its freighter
destinations to 54
Qatar Airways Cargo added Dallas Budapest Prague
Ho Chi Minh City and New York to its network in the
period ending March 31 2016 increasing its available
tonnage worldwide Its fleet is expected to grow to 22
aircraft by 2017
Overall Qatar Airways Group posted an operating
profit of QAR3 billion (USD823 million) for the 2016
fiscal year - nearly three times higher than its 2015
fiscal year profit
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United Airlines plane blows two tires when pilot halts takeoff in Houston
A United Airlines plane blew out two of its tires
when a pilot abruptly stopped its takeoff from a
Houston airport due to concerns about a
possible mechanical problem
Airport officials say the Boeing 737 was taking
off from Bush Intercontinental Airport to Denver
at around 6 am Monday when the planes crew
spotted a possible mechanical malfunction and
the pilot slammed the brakes
Two of the planes tires blew out as the aircraft
came to a stop
No injuries were reported among the 164
passengers and six crew members
Passengers got off the plane were taken back
to a terminal and later boarded another aircraft
that left for Denver
It was not immediately known what mechanical
problem the plane might have experienced
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Max in place of Airbus CEO says737 Qatar Airways considering Boeing
purchasing a Qatar Airways says it is in talks about
Max aircraft 737 ) 61+BAof Boeing (large number
amid a dispute with Airbus
over unresolved ) OTCPKEADSYOTCPKEADSF(
faults with its A320neo model
The airline which has canceled delivery of one
A320neo due to glitches with engines made by Pratt
until the will continue rejecting the planeamp Whitney
issues are fixed CEO Akbar Al Baker said today at
the Farnborough International Airshow
The airline CEO also is concerned about delivery
rates of Airbusrsquos A350 wide-body and says he is not
sure that Airbus will be able to meet its target of
handing more than 50 of the model to customers this
year
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neos320s in Place of A737Boeing 30 Qatar Airways Looks at Up to
Qatar Airways is in discussions about purchasing as many as
30 Boeing Co 737 airliners amid a dispute with Airbus Group
SE over unresolved faults with its A320neo model
The carrier which has canceled delivery of one A320neo due to
glitches with engines made by Pratt amp Whitney will continue
rejecting the plane until the issues are fixed Chief Executive
Officer Akbar Al Baker said Monday at the Farnborough
International Airshow outside London The No 2 Persian Gulf
airline is focusing on potentially switching planes and hasnrsquot
made progress on talks about swapping to the A320neorsquos
alternative engine made by the CFM venture of General Electric
Co and Safran SA he said
Qatar Airways is looking at both the NG and the upcoming
Max versions of the single-aisle 737 Al Baker said The
Max scheduled to enter service in 2017 will be Boeingrsquos
direct rival to the A320neo and any inroads by the US
planemaker would be a coup Airbus has said that United
Technologies Corprsquos Pratt has begun supplying engines that
have fixed the cooling flaws and will begin delivering planes
equipped with those powerplants this month
The airline is also concerned about delivery rates of Airbusrsquos
A350 wide-body Al Baker said adding that he isnrsquot sure the
European manufacturer will be able to meet its target of
handing over 50 of the model to customers this year Qatar
Airways has only received one A350 out of 10 scheduled to
be delivered this year
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A Qatar Airways flight bound to Doha from Oslo
Norway made an emergency landing in the
Romanian capital of Bucharest yesterday (July
9 )due to a fault in one of its engines said a
report
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner which was carrying
some 254 passengers was forced to change
course one hour into the flight and was diverted
to Bucharests Henri Coanda International
Airport Doha Newsreported
A replacement aircraft was dispatched to
Bucharest and the flight resumed its course
following an almost 12-hour delay
The new plane also a 787 landed in Doha at
425am this morning the report said
Qatar Business
Qatar Airways flight makes emergency landing in
Romania
atnaero
nd IATA AGM and World Air Transport Summit72
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) opened its 72nd
Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in
Dublin Ireland
―Ireland is a great aviation country and the perfect location for the
industryrsquos leaders to meet Aviation is a force for good This year
airlines will safely transport 38 billion passengers and 52 million
tonnes of cargo That will stimulate economies and spread prosperity
But aviation faces challenges in providing the safe secure efficient
and sustainable connectivity that the world depends on The next two
days are an opportunity to work together as an industry to make flying
even better said Tony Tyler IATArsquos Director General and CEO
In his keynote address Dr Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu President of the
Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said
―IATA and ICAO have enjoyed several decades of productive colla
boration
More recently wersquove been engaged on a number of important priorities
including among others
bullFlight tracking procedures
bullConflict zone risk management
bullThe safe integration of remotely-piloted and suborbital flight
operations
bullCybersecurity preparedness
bullIncreased airspace capacity and operational efficiency
bullThe safe carriage of lithium batteries
bullAnd of course the environment
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IATA has been a great ally in ICAOrsquos efforts to ensure that the decisions
of our Member States are forward-looking and in
line with the current and future needs of the industry
Report of Tony Tyler on the Air Transport Industry
―International civil aviation can greatly help to create and preserve
friendship and understanding among the nations and peoples of the
world
From the beginning both governments and industry conceived aviation
as a force for good
Aviation makes our world a better place In doing so it supports 63
million jobs and underpins 35 of global GDP
Airlines are engines of prosperity But they have long struggled to turn a
profit and reward investors That is beginning to change
This year we expect a collective net profit of $394 billion It will be only
the second year in our historymdashand the second in a rowmdashin which
airlines will make an aggregate return in excess of the cost of capital
After decades of capital destruction thatrsquos a significant achievement
But it is still just the minimum performance that investors expect
On average airlines will make $1042 for each passenger carried
Overall despite generally adverse economic conditions it is a good
time for the air transport industry
-Consumers are getting great deals and lots of choice
-Investors are beginning to see reasonable rewards for the capital
they risk
-And airlines are able to make critical investments and shore-up their
resilience by paying down debtmdashalthough it will take several years of
solid profitability to fix most balance sheets properly
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Our success as an industry rests on areas where we work together
the foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability Each is strong but not without challenges
In bringing my remarks to a close I want to reflect on the power of
partnership
Partnership is essential for the continuous reinforcement of the
foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability
Itrsquos also important for our 264 members and the entire value chain to
work together Because together we can send a proud message that
aviation is a force for good And we can do more good when tax
burdens and infrastructure constraints are removed and when the
principles of Smarter Regulation are applied properly
The framework for our modern industry was built by governments and
airlines with a common vision that safe regular and economical air
transport would benefit the peoples of the world by creating and
preserving friendships and understanding With more than 100 years
of history behind us we can confidently say that aviation has made the
world a better place
We have done that by unleashing an irreversible and ever-more
accessible capability to explore the world in which we live to improve
our lives with unprecedented mobility and to grow prosperity by doing
business globally
People are thirsty for the opportunities that aviation makes possible
Every day we safely transport ten million people and 140000 tonnes of
cargo We are not just connecting people and shifting goods our
work is building a better future for the peoples of the world
Aviationrsquos potential has never been more inspiring We are privileged
to lead an industry that is a force for good
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At the CEO Panel Insight Debate discussion moderated by Richard Quest the
following CEOs participated Bernard Gustin CEO Brussels Airlines (BG) Ed
Bastian CEO Delta Air Lines (ED) Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group and Charamporn Jotikasthira
President of Thai Airways the issue of the security and aircraft tracking was
discussed in the view of the Brussels terrorist attack and the Egyptair 804 flight
going down into the water
The Brussels Airlines CEO said that the Brussels disaster which came after a
very good year for the airlines gave him the opportunity to experience the
amazing reaction of the airlinersquo s staff and the importance of aviation as
Brussels remained 12 days without an airport Being members of the Lufthansa
group they were able to put the long haul to Zurich and Frankfurt and useδ
provincial airport in Liege and Antwerp for local traffic When asked whether
security needs to be readdressed he answered that the risk arose before
security checks and this has to be solved with the Intelligence systems They
imposed after the disaster some extremely strong measures only to realize after
a few days that they were not appropriate He added that they need to continue
to analyze the security process and do risk analysis but have pertinent
measures and apply them consistently across the board
In the US on the other hand the situation is different the security procedures
imposed by the TSA make passengers be delayed or misconnected The
problem has taken such extent that many airports are considering replacing or
supplanting TSA When asked Ed Bastian CEO for Delta Air Lines said that
they have realized the problem and that they will deal with that and added that
they as an airline did a lot to manage the issue they innovated queuing process
in Atlanta that they paid for themselves which is going to have 50 reduction
in how long it takes travelers to get through checkpoints
As the question of security in Asia has again been raised in terms of its being
efficient and effective or not Charamporn Jotikasthira President of Thai
Airways agreed that there is a need to improve over time as there are ways to
hack systems there is a need for a system that can detect faster more
accurately with more quality
Jayne Hrdlicka CEO of Jetstar Group answered questions related to the
investment of low-cost airlines in security She answered that it is the airlinersquos
job to ensure that the security that is provided for in the airports they operate
meets the standards that we have set for ourselves Since in several of the
airports they are operating in the situation is not to these standards they take
responsibility for the safety and security of their people and customers to make
sure that the standards are consistent across the network
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Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline in his turn when expressing
his view on about aviation security in general he said that the industry
is not doing enough although there have been so many wake up calls in
the last couple of years He said that it is easy for government agencies
and organizations to blame on austerity their inability to fund the
security apparatus and the systems and procedures but the aviation
industry has to come up with a new set of protocols that ensure
security for the travelling public and consumers The industry has to
cooperate with governmental agencies to identify the possibilities of
people actually doing such attacks He added that industry has to adopt
far more readily the technological advances that are being made
available to streamline the processes but at the same time increase the
level of scrutiny He stressed the need for flow of information between
countries so as to have a more homogeneous intelligence service
When asked about airline tracking he admitted that the fact that the
problems in trying to locate an aircraft that has had a major incidence
―is a disgrace― These incidents impose on the industry a need to be
able to track aircraft at every point on their journey which as he said
Emirates does anyway within 15-20 minutes they know where all the
airlinersquos aircraft are where they fly or on the ground at the same
time He added that the manufacturers too need to come up with the
data records both CVR and cockpit voice recorders and flight data
recorders that have to be far more robust able to survive intact and
with much more power to develop beacons and locating systems in
very remote areas on the sea or in the river
When faced with the remark that six years have passed since the flight
370 incident and still the industry is unable to locate missing aircraft
and many experts argue that the airlines are reluctant to spend the
money on tracking and streaming of data they all agreed that it is not a
financial issue and the only question is a question of governance The
industry has to come to a consensus and agree on common standards
for example at what frequency the aircraft will be sending it out tracking
information the industry is waiting for an ICAO solution that everyone
is going to adopt They all agreed though that irrespective of the cost it
has to be done because as Sir Tim Clark put it ―Not to do it is
delinquency
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When Richard Quest asked them about results and yields because airlines seem to
be that making good money they all claim the yield is under pressure and to
comment on the influence of the lower fuel price Ed Bastian said that capacity has
grown over the last few years driven by the dramatic reduction in oil prices The
pressure seen on yield is a reflection of the growing capacity He commented he
does not focus only on yield but looks at other aspects and metrics to understand
the underlying health of the industry demand is very strong especially in the US and
fuel prices are stabilizing and the airline making record margins
Bernard Gustin said when fuel prices gets up again the airlines will not be able to put
it back in the yield so they need to keep a business plan both with the current fuel
price as well as with the old fuel price especially in their case since their competitors
in Brussels are low cost carriers such as Ryanair and Easyjet
When Jetstarrsquos CEO was asked whether there is unconstrained growth of capacity
she answered that the growth of capacity ahead of underlying demand is not
irrational when margins are attractive and costs well managed and strong return in
invested capital
Sir Tim Clark said that the true causes behind yield suppression need to be
examined The lowering of the fuel prices was good news but they failed to foresee
that the corporate sectors that drive many of the upper echelons of the yield will go
with the oil prices That brought us some difficulties Then there was a currency
issue the strength of the US as the airline generates a large part of income on
currencies that move south of the dollar that affected the yield too Third the
addition of capacity means extension of the revenue of greater distances which
causes yield dilution On the other hand while there is flat line projection for global
economy demand for airtravel is increasing at 6 7 8 in several areas including the
Middle East there is also an explosion of growth in the US domestic market This
means the airline backfills inventory with more passengers because demand is there
Their airline needs to adjust its business to the practical long-term change and this is
low yield the airline can do it He announced that Emirates will 14 more A380s to
their fleet of 79
Thai Airwaysrsquos President said that their problem was of a different nature as they
unable to fill the aircraft as much as the others and their load factors were 4-5
lower than the average they will first fix that and and then deal with the other
problems
When the discussion turned to the question whether there will more manufactures of
aircraft and more choice in the future Ed Bastian supported Deltarsquos decision to buy
CS100s Bombardier and commented that they have been long time customers of
their small and larger regional jets because they technologically and engine-wise
efficient and reliable and they were given good financial terms He also predicted that
more airlines will consider acquiring Bombardier C-series aircraft
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As Emirates are mostly wide body operator Sir Tim Clark said
they already have good choice between Boeing and Airbus
which answer their needs with regard to the mission and the
type of product the airline wants to offer He wished ―good
luck to any manufacturer wishing to enter the market them if
they get over the barriers to entry
Jane Hrdlicka said she expects see innovation coming in in the
form of technology of the airframe and a strong Chinese
manufacturer which means there will be more choice in two
decades from now than today
Then Richard Quest asked questions each airline individually
He asked whether Brussels Airlines will be around in two years
from now Bernand Gustin the airline will be there and will have
the same operation model but more powerful with the power of
a major aviation group Lufthansa group behind it In the past
airlines had to choose to be point-to-point or connecting Low
cost or service airline bur Brussels airline We tries to reconcile
those dimensions and they have positioned themselves a
hybrid airline People do not want to pay but they want a level
of service and even the low cost carriers are investing now in
service As for the name of airline he said that the airline will be
called what has value for the customer as it has been proven
with the airlinersquos Africa routes The airline played a crucial role
during the Ebola crisis and has gained its value as a brand in
Africa that it did not have before when it was Sabena He
stressed that a brand is something that responds to a customer
need a brand name that responds best to the Belgian customer
the European customer and the African customer and the US
customers which are the markets the airlines serves
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Thai Airwaysrsquo president was asked about the airlinersquos strategy to deal with
their problems He answered that they have a two-year reform programme
they have already achieved a profit margin 12 on sales so they are on track
reform plan They intend to remain a full service carrier with a major very
efficient hub He added that they realised after following the developments of
the last years that the ecosystem has been changing a lot as all demand
coming into Thailand has been point-to-point to secondary cities They
operate in one the fastest growing regions in terms of demand near India
and China but the demand is becoming point-to-point which means that the
model that the airline was following in the past has to be changed When
asked whether they will need a partner and more particularly a Gulf partner to
do your long haul European routes he answered that if the market is India
China and Asia and there is going to be more and more point-to-point service
they will have to be bigger They may need partners of some sort some form
of alliance but I this alliance will not be as the ones of the past In the past a
big airline in Europe a big airline in Japan could connect throughout the
world but this area is a non-united area there are many states there is
Myanmar Thailand Vietnam so the partnership will most probably be
bilateral
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group was asked how Qantas managed so
successfully to incorporate a low-cost or a low-fare branch as some call it
She answered that they did it by really understanding their customers and
recognising that there is a part of the market that is hungry for full service and
is prepared to pay a premium to get it but there is an equal part of the market
that was not able to travel because the fares were too high and would prefer
choice on how they travel and be able to pay for what they use What they
have done is effectively build a new brand that focuses squarely on that
customer group and have protected the integrity by not trying to blur the line
and keeping them very separate operationally commercially and
strategically
Bernand Gustin was asked again whether Lufthansa has considered an
arrangement with an LCC for feed and he answered that first the airline needs
to substantially reduce its cost to be price competitive and this what they
have done There is no choice about that But as they come from a service
heritage airline and given that they will never be a cost leader they try to keep
a differentiation on service a service that really people want So they have
played on connectivity on the network and on the Belgian brand There is a
wish to have a specific brand As there are other very strong brands within the
Lufthansa group if they want to go further they need to have the power of the
group to be able to further reduce the cost to get the commercial critical
mass outside of Belgium Thatrsquos where the right mix needs to be found
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Deltarsquos CEO was asked How a giant airline accommodates the new reality
of all those LCCs Ot which he answered that they do it through
segmentation within the aircraft they have introduced a product called
―basic economy for price sensitive types of travelling within the US
They are still experimenting with it as it is relatively new and the
technology solution on it is complicated Within the two they have to
accommodate the low fare end and the highly sensitive business
traveller that is willing to pay a premium and a couple of stages between
the two But it a much wider question the airline needs to find who he
wants to be so they have moved upscale they are not a commodity
player and they generated a 10 premium in relation to the other US
carriers He stressed that ―If we were to be a commodity player we would
not be around today He admits that they have to accommodate a
commodity component for the travel sector but they are not a
commodity As the carry two million passengers a year that pay a 10
premium on average they have proven our point
Jetstarrsquos CEP pointed that both fares are not commoditised any more
Airlines have to look at what customers want choice is definitely
important for all customers and choice for people who are looking for
value matters a lot She said that their airline also extracts a relative 15
premium in relation to competition because they do not view themselves
as a commodity product They invest heavily in the brand in the
experience in ways that the customers value and are prepared to pay for
it and give them the choice to custom design their experience
The Brussels Airlinesrsquos CEO added that segmentation and differentiation
is key When their airline starts with a start price of 39 euros one way and
has a very vocal pure low cost competitor at 21 euro for the same thing
the solution is to claim that it offers service as there is a whole heritage
that exists besides While the price is key people say ―I want to know
what I choose The pure commodity product that happened a few years
is going away but when there is a heritage of service that can help you
differentiate yourself then there is potential to make the difference
Brussels has all the LCCs of the world but Brussels Airlines grew by 30
more in the last two years
9
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Richard Quest then turned to Emirates CEO and asked him how they
accomodate with the LCCs that can offer feed from them into their long
haul services Sir Tim Clark answered that LCCs are here to stay they
continue to grow their business they have been a significant player in
the way civil aviation has developed in the last years giving consumers
a very good choice As long as the air industry business keeps the
consumers at the heart of the business and it does what they are
guiding to do then there is place for everybody The
differentiation whether it is between low cost and full service long haul
or short haul is something the industry has to adapt to accept and
encourage It is part of civil aviation After all it is the travelling public
who benefits from LCC existence The legacy carriers as they are
called have to adapt and work with them In terms of establishing a
lower cost arm for Emirates he answered ―no but he added that they
would work with them and they do They have very good relationships
with the Low Cost operators because they bring lots more people into
the market the whole principle was tapping incipient demand that
could not afford the levels of fares that were available prior to their
existence What they did is that they brought efficiency fleet efficiency
technological efficiency distribution efficiency and suddenly a new
branch of air transport industry was found ―To not work with makes no
sense
When asked about what new things they can offer to the upper end of
the market they all agreed that it is the soft goods that matter after all
Everyone can buy the hard goods but the airlines invest now in
relationship building Delta said its CEO can boast on its relationship
with corporate travelers and the fact they have one of the lowest
maintenance cancellation records They give the business traveler what
he needs dependability reliability quality to arrive on time with their
bags he added that there is a lot of technology and process behind it
but more than that a lot of willpower and culture
10
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Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
11
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Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
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There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
13
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Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
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He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
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atnaero
Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
16
atnaero
Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
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powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
httpwwwainonlinecom
Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
1
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
2
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Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
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Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
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Qatar Airways flying high
July 11 - Qatar Airways Cargo has reported a record
2016 fiscal year growing to the third-largest cargo
operator in the word and increasing its freighter
destinations to 54
Qatar Airways Cargo added Dallas Budapest Prague
Ho Chi Minh City and New York to its network in the
period ending March 31 2016 increasing its available
tonnage worldwide Its fleet is expected to grow to 22
aircraft by 2017
Overall Qatar Airways Group posted an operating
profit of QAR3 billion (USD823 million) for the 2016
fiscal year - nearly three times higher than its 2015
fiscal year profit
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United Airlines plane blows two tires when pilot halts takeoff in Houston
A United Airlines plane blew out two of its tires
when a pilot abruptly stopped its takeoff from a
Houston airport due to concerns about a
possible mechanical problem
Airport officials say the Boeing 737 was taking
off from Bush Intercontinental Airport to Denver
at around 6 am Monday when the planes crew
spotted a possible mechanical malfunction and
the pilot slammed the brakes
Two of the planes tires blew out as the aircraft
came to a stop
No injuries were reported among the 164
passengers and six crew members
Passengers got off the plane were taken back
to a terminal and later boarded another aircraft
that left for Denver
It was not immediately known what mechanical
problem the plane might have experienced
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Max in place of Airbus CEO says737 Qatar Airways considering Boeing
purchasing a Qatar Airways says it is in talks about
Max aircraft 737 ) 61+BAof Boeing (large number
amid a dispute with Airbus
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faults with its A320neo model
The airline which has canceled delivery of one
A320neo due to glitches with engines made by Pratt
until the will continue rejecting the planeamp Whitney
issues are fixed CEO Akbar Al Baker said today at
the Farnborough International Airshow
The airline CEO also is concerned about delivery
rates of Airbusrsquos A350 wide-body and says he is not
sure that Airbus will be able to meet its target of
handing more than 50 of the model to customers this
year
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neos320s in Place of A737Boeing 30 Qatar Airways Looks at Up to
Qatar Airways is in discussions about purchasing as many as
30 Boeing Co 737 airliners amid a dispute with Airbus Group
SE over unresolved faults with its A320neo model
The carrier which has canceled delivery of one A320neo due to
glitches with engines made by Pratt amp Whitney will continue
rejecting the plane until the issues are fixed Chief Executive
Officer Akbar Al Baker said Monday at the Farnborough
International Airshow outside London The No 2 Persian Gulf
airline is focusing on potentially switching planes and hasnrsquot
made progress on talks about swapping to the A320neorsquos
alternative engine made by the CFM venture of General Electric
Co and Safran SA he said
Qatar Airways is looking at both the NG and the upcoming
Max versions of the single-aisle 737 Al Baker said The
Max scheduled to enter service in 2017 will be Boeingrsquos
direct rival to the A320neo and any inroads by the US
planemaker would be a coup Airbus has said that United
Technologies Corprsquos Pratt has begun supplying engines that
have fixed the cooling flaws and will begin delivering planes
equipped with those powerplants this month
The airline is also concerned about delivery rates of Airbusrsquos
A350 wide-body Al Baker said adding that he isnrsquot sure the
European manufacturer will be able to meet its target of
handing over 50 of the model to customers this year Qatar
Airways has only received one A350 out of 10 scheduled to
be delivered this year
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A Qatar Airways flight bound to Doha from Oslo
Norway made an emergency landing in the
Romanian capital of Bucharest yesterday (July
9 )due to a fault in one of its engines said a
report
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner which was carrying
some 254 passengers was forced to change
course one hour into the flight and was diverted
to Bucharests Henri Coanda International
Airport Doha Newsreported
A replacement aircraft was dispatched to
Bucharest and the flight resumed its course
following an almost 12-hour delay
The new plane also a 787 landed in Doha at
425am this morning the report said
Qatar Business
Qatar Airways flight makes emergency landing in
Romania
atnaero
nd IATA AGM and World Air Transport Summit72
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) opened its 72nd
Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in
Dublin Ireland
―Ireland is a great aviation country and the perfect location for the
industryrsquos leaders to meet Aviation is a force for good This year
airlines will safely transport 38 billion passengers and 52 million
tonnes of cargo That will stimulate economies and spread prosperity
But aviation faces challenges in providing the safe secure efficient
and sustainable connectivity that the world depends on The next two
days are an opportunity to work together as an industry to make flying
even better said Tony Tyler IATArsquos Director General and CEO
In his keynote address Dr Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu President of the
Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said
―IATA and ICAO have enjoyed several decades of productive colla
boration
More recently wersquove been engaged on a number of important priorities
including among others
bullFlight tracking procedures
bullConflict zone risk management
bullThe safe integration of remotely-piloted and suborbital flight
operations
bullCybersecurity preparedness
bullIncreased airspace capacity and operational efficiency
bullThe safe carriage of lithium batteries
bullAnd of course the environment
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IATA has been a great ally in ICAOrsquos efforts to ensure that the decisions
of our Member States are forward-looking and in
line with the current and future needs of the industry
Report of Tony Tyler on the Air Transport Industry
―International civil aviation can greatly help to create and preserve
friendship and understanding among the nations and peoples of the
world
From the beginning both governments and industry conceived aviation
as a force for good
Aviation makes our world a better place In doing so it supports 63
million jobs and underpins 35 of global GDP
Airlines are engines of prosperity But they have long struggled to turn a
profit and reward investors That is beginning to change
This year we expect a collective net profit of $394 billion It will be only
the second year in our historymdashand the second in a rowmdashin which
airlines will make an aggregate return in excess of the cost of capital
After decades of capital destruction thatrsquos a significant achievement
But it is still just the minimum performance that investors expect
On average airlines will make $1042 for each passenger carried
Overall despite generally adverse economic conditions it is a good
time for the air transport industry
-Consumers are getting great deals and lots of choice
-Investors are beginning to see reasonable rewards for the capital
they risk
-And airlines are able to make critical investments and shore-up their
resilience by paying down debtmdashalthough it will take several years of
solid profitability to fix most balance sheets properly
2
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Our success as an industry rests on areas where we work together
the foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability Each is strong but not without challenges
In bringing my remarks to a close I want to reflect on the power of
partnership
Partnership is essential for the continuous reinforcement of the
foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability
Itrsquos also important for our 264 members and the entire value chain to
work together Because together we can send a proud message that
aviation is a force for good And we can do more good when tax
burdens and infrastructure constraints are removed and when the
principles of Smarter Regulation are applied properly
The framework for our modern industry was built by governments and
airlines with a common vision that safe regular and economical air
transport would benefit the peoples of the world by creating and
preserving friendships and understanding With more than 100 years
of history behind us we can confidently say that aviation has made the
world a better place
We have done that by unleashing an irreversible and ever-more
accessible capability to explore the world in which we live to improve
our lives with unprecedented mobility and to grow prosperity by doing
business globally
People are thirsty for the opportunities that aviation makes possible
Every day we safely transport ten million people and 140000 tonnes of
cargo We are not just connecting people and shifting goods our
work is building a better future for the peoples of the world
Aviationrsquos potential has never been more inspiring We are privileged
to lead an industry that is a force for good
3
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At the CEO Panel Insight Debate discussion moderated by Richard Quest the
following CEOs participated Bernard Gustin CEO Brussels Airlines (BG) Ed
Bastian CEO Delta Air Lines (ED) Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group and Charamporn Jotikasthira
President of Thai Airways the issue of the security and aircraft tracking was
discussed in the view of the Brussels terrorist attack and the Egyptair 804 flight
going down into the water
The Brussels Airlines CEO said that the Brussels disaster which came after a
very good year for the airlines gave him the opportunity to experience the
amazing reaction of the airlinersquo s staff and the importance of aviation as
Brussels remained 12 days without an airport Being members of the Lufthansa
group they were able to put the long haul to Zurich and Frankfurt and useδ
provincial airport in Liege and Antwerp for local traffic When asked whether
security needs to be readdressed he answered that the risk arose before
security checks and this has to be solved with the Intelligence systems They
imposed after the disaster some extremely strong measures only to realize after
a few days that they were not appropriate He added that they need to continue
to analyze the security process and do risk analysis but have pertinent
measures and apply them consistently across the board
In the US on the other hand the situation is different the security procedures
imposed by the TSA make passengers be delayed or misconnected The
problem has taken such extent that many airports are considering replacing or
supplanting TSA When asked Ed Bastian CEO for Delta Air Lines said that
they have realized the problem and that they will deal with that and added that
they as an airline did a lot to manage the issue they innovated queuing process
in Atlanta that they paid for themselves which is going to have 50 reduction
in how long it takes travelers to get through checkpoints
As the question of security in Asia has again been raised in terms of its being
efficient and effective or not Charamporn Jotikasthira President of Thai
Airways agreed that there is a need to improve over time as there are ways to
hack systems there is a need for a system that can detect faster more
accurately with more quality
Jayne Hrdlicka CEO of Jetstar Group answered questions related to the
investment of low-cost airlines in security She answered that it is the airlinersquos
job to ensure that the security that is provided for in the airports they operate
meets the standards that we have set for ourselves Since in several of the
airports they are operating in the situation is not to these standards they take
responsibility for the safety and security of their people and customers to make
sure that the standards are consistent across the network
4
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Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline in his turn when expressing
his view on about aviation security in general he said that the industry
is not doing enough although there have been so many wake up calls in
the last couple of years He said that it is easy for government agencies
and organizations to blame on austerity their inability to fund the
security apparatus and the systems and procedures but the aviation
industry has to come up with a new set of protocols that ensure
security for the travelling public and consumers The industry has to
cooperate with governmental agencies to identify the possibilities of
people actually doing such attacks He added that industry has to adopt
far more readily the technological advances that are being made
available to streamline the processes but at the same time increase the
level of scrutiny He stressed the need for flow of information between
countries so as to have a more homogeneous intelligence service
When asked about airline tracking he admitted that the fact that the
problems in trying to locate an aircraft that has had a major incidence
―is a disgrace― These incidents impose on the industry a need to be
able to track aircraft at every point on their journey which as he said
Emirates does anyway within 15-20 minutes they know where all the
airlinersquos aircraft are where they fly or on the ground at the same
time He added that the manufacturers too need to come up with the
data records both CVR and cockpit voice recorders and flight data
recorders that have to be far more robust able to survive intact and
with much more power to develop beacons and locating systems in
very remote areas on the sea or in the river
When faced with the remark that six years have passed since the flight
370 incident and still the industry is unable to locate missing aircraft
and many experts argue that the airlines are reluctant to spend the
money on tracking and streaming of data they all agreed that it is not a
financial issue and the only question is a question of governance The
industry has to come to a consensus and agree on common standards
for example at what frequency the aircraft will be sending it out tracking
information the industry is waiting for an ICAO solution that everyone
is going to adopt They all agreed though that irrespective of the cost it
has to be done because as Sir Tim Clark put it ―Not to do it is
delinquency
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When Richard Quest asked them about results and yields because airlines seem to
be that making good money they all claim the yield is under pressure and to
comment on the influence of the lower fuel price Ed Bastian said that capacity has
grown over the last few years driven by the dramatic reduction in oil prices The
pressure seen on yield is a reflection of the growing capacity He commented he
does not focus only on yield but looks at other aspects and metrics to understand
the underlying health of the industry demand is very strong especially in the US and
fuel prices are stabilizing and the airline making record margins
Bernard Gustin said when fuel prices gets up again the airlines will not be able to put
it back in the yield so they need to keep a business plan both with the current fuel
price as well as with the old fuel price especially in their case since their competitors
in Brussels are low cost carriers such as Ryanair and Easyjet
When Jetstarrsquos CEO was asked whether there is unconstrained growth of capacity
she answered that the growth of capacity ahead of underlying demand is not
irrational when margins are attractive and costs well managed and strong return in
invested capital
Sir Tim Clark said that the true causes behind yield suppression need to be
examined The lowering of the fuel prices was good news but they failed to foresee
that the corporate sectors that drive many of the upper echelons of the yield will go
with the oil prices That brought us some difficulties Then there was a currency
issue the strength of the US as the airline generates a large part of income on
currencies that move south of the dollar that affected the yield too Third the
addition of capacity means extension of the revenue of greater distances which
causes yield dilution On the other hand while there is flat line projection for global
economy demand for airtravel is increasing at 6 7 8 in several areas including the
Middle East there is also an explosion of growth in the US domestic market This
means the airline backfills inventory with more passengers because demand is there
Their airline needs to adjust its business to the practical long-term change and this is
low yield the airline can do it He announced that Emirates will 14 more A380s to
their fleet of 79
Thai Airwaysrsquos President said that their problem was of a different nature as they
unable to fill the aircraft as much as the others and their load factors were 4-5
lower than the average they will first fix that and and then deal with the other
problems
When the discussion turned to the question whether there will more manufactures of
aircraft and more choice in the future Ed Bastian supported Deltarsquos decision to buy
CS100s Bombardier and commented that they have been long time customers of
their small and larger regional jets because they technologically and engine-wise
efficient and reliable and they were given good financial terms He also predicted that
more airlines will consider acquiring Bombardier C-series aircraft
6
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As Emirates are mostly wide body operator Sir Tim Clark said
they already have good choice between Boeing and Airbus
which answer their needs with regard to the mission and the
type of product the airline wants to offer He wished ―good
luck to any manufacturer wishing to enter the market them if
they get over the barriers to entry
Jane Hrdlicka said she expects see innovation coming in in the
form of technology of the airframe and a strong Chinese
manufacturer which means there will be more choice in two
decades from now than today
Then Richard Quest asked questions each airline individually
He asked whether Brussels Airlines will be around in two years
from now Bernand Gustin the airline will be there and will have
the same operation model but more powerful with the power of
a major aviation group Lufthansa group behind it In the past
airlines had to choose to be point-to-point or connecting Low
cost or service airline bur Brussels airline We tries to reconcile
those dimensions and they have positioned themselves a
hybrid airline People do not want to pay but they want a level
of service and even the low cost carriers are investing now in
service As for the name of airline he said that the airline will be
called what has value for the customer as it has been proven
with the airlinersquos Africa routes The airline played a crucial role
during the Ebola crisis and has gained its value as a brand in
Africa that it did not have before when it was Sabena He
stressed that a brand is something that responds to a customer
need a brand name that responds best to the Belgian customer
the European customer and the African customer and the US
customers which are the markets the airlines serves
7
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Thai Airwaysrsquo president was asked about the airlinersquos strategy to deal with
their problems He answered that they have a two-year reform programme
they have already achieved a profit margin 12 on sales so they are on track
reform plan They intend to remain a full service carrier with a major very
efficient hub He added that they realised after following the developments of
the last years that the ecosystem has been changing a lot as all demand
coming into Thailand has been point-to-point to secondary cities They
operate in one the fastest growing regions in terms of demand near India
and China but the demand is becoming point-to-point which means that the
model that the airline was following in the past has to be changed When
asked whether they will need a partner and more particularly a Gulf partner to
do your long haul European routes he answered that if the market is India
China and Asia and there is going to be more and more point-to-point service
they will have to be bigger They may need partners of some sort some form
of alliance but I this alliance will not be as the ones of the past In the past a
big airline in Europe a big airline in Japan could connect throughout the
world but this area is a non-united area there are many states there is
Myanmar Thailand Vietnam so the partnership will most probably be
bilateral
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group was asked how Qantas managed so
successfully to incorporate a low-cost or a low-fare branch as some call it
She answered that they did it by really understanding their customers and
recognising that there is a part of the market that is hungry for full service and
is prepared to pay a premium to get it but there is an equal part of the market
that was not able to travel because the fares were too high and would prefer
choice on how they travel and be able to pay for what they use What they
have done is effectively build a new brand that focuses squarely on that
customer group and have protected the integrity by not trying to blur the line
and keeping them very separate operationally commercially and
strategically
Bernand Gustin was asked again whether Lufthansa has considered an
arrangement with an LCC for feed and he answered that first the airline needs
to substantially reduce its cost to be price competitive and this what they
have done There is no choice about that But as they come from a service
heritage airline and given that they will never be a cost leader they try to keep
a differentiation on service a service that really people want So they have
played on connectivity on the network and on the Belgian brand There is a
wish to have a specific brand As there are other very strong brands within the
Lufthansa group if they want to go further they need to have the power of the
group to be able to further reduce the cost to get the commercial critical
mass outside of Belgium Thatrsquos where the right mix needs to be found
8
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Deltarsquos CEO was asked How a giant airline accommodates the new reality
of all those LCCs Ot which he answered that they do it through
segmentation within the aircraft they have introduced a product called
―basic economy for price sensitive types of travelling within the US
They are still experimenting with it as it is relatively new and the
technology solution on it is complicated Within the two they have to
accommodate the low fare end and the highly sensitive business
traveller that is willing to pay a premium and a couple of stages between
the two But it a much wider question the airline needs to find who he
wants to be so they have moved upscale they are not a commodity
player and they generated a 10 premium in relation to the other US
carriers He stressed that ―If we were to be a commodity player we would
not be around today He admits that they have to accommodate a
commodity component for the travel sector but they are not a
commodity As the carry two million passengers a year that pay a 10
premium on average they have proven our point
Jetstarrsquos CEP pointed that both fares are not commoditised any more
Airlines have to look at what customers want choice is definitely
important for all customers and choice for people who are looking for
value matters a lot She said that their airline also extracts a relative 15
premium in relation to competition because they do not view themselves
as a commodity product They invest heavily in the brand in the
experience in ways that the customers value and are prepared to pay for
it and give them the choice to custom design their experience
The Brussels Airlinesrsquos CEO added that segmentation and differentiation
is key When their airline starts with a start price of 39 euros one way and
has a very vocal pure low cost competitor at 21 euro for the same thing
the solution is to claim that it offers service as there is a whole heritage
that exists besides While the price is key people say ―I want to know
what I choose The pure commodity product that happened a few years
is going away but when there is a heritage of service that can help you
differentiate yourself then there is potential to make the difference
Brussels has all the LCCs of the world but Brussels Airlines grew by 30
more in the last two years
9
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Richard Quest then turned to Emirates CEO and asked him how they
accomodate with the LCCs that can offer feed from them into their long
haul services Sir Tim Clark answered that LCCs are here to stay they
continue to grow their business they have been a significant player in
the way civil aviation has developed in the last years giving consumers
a very good choice As long as the air industry business keeps the
consumers at the heart of the business and it does what they are
guiding to do then there is place for everybody The
differentiation whether it is between low cost and full service long haul
or short haul is something the industry has to adapt to accept and
encourage It is part of civil aviation After all it is the travelling public
who benefits from LCC existence The legacy carriers as they are
called have to adapt and work with them In terms of establishing a
lower cost arm for Emirates he answered ―no but he added that they
would work with them and they do They have very good relationships
with the Low Cost operators because they bring lots more people into
the market the whole principle was tapping incipient demand that
could not afford the levels of fares that were available prior to their
existence What they did is that they brought efficiency fleet efficiency
technological efficiency distribution efficiency and suddenly a new
branch of air transport industry was found ―To not work with makes no
sense
When asked about what new things they can offer to the upper end of
the market they all agreed that it is the soft goods that matter after all
Everyone can buy the hard goods but the airlines invest now in
relationship building Delta said its CEO can boast on its relationship
with corporate travelers and the fact they have one of the lowest
maintenance cancellation records They give the business traveler what
he needs dependability reliability quality to arrive on time with their
bags he added that there is a lot of technology and process behind it
but more than that a lot of willpower and culture
10
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Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
11
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Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
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There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
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Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
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He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
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Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
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Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
17
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powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
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Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
1
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
2
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Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
3
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
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Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
5
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
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United Airlines plane blows two tires when pilot halts takeoff in Houston
A United Airlines plane blew out two of its tires
when a pilot abruptly stopped its takeoff from a
Houston airport due to concerns about a
possible mechanical problem
Airport officials say the Boeing 737 was taking
off from Bush Intercontinental Airport to Denver
at around 6 am Monday when the planes crew
spotted a possible mechanical malfunction and
the pilot slammed the brakes
Two of the planes tires blew out as the aircraft
came to a stop
No injuries were reported among the 164
passengers and six crew members
Passengers got off the plane were taken back
to a terminal and later boarded another aircraft
that left for Denver
It was not immediately known what mechanical
problem the plane might have experienced
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Max in place of Airbus CEO says737 Qatar Airways considering Boeing
purchasing a Qatar Airways says it is in talks about
Max aircraft 737 ) 61+BAof Boeing (large number
amid a dispute with Airbus
over unresolved ) OTCPKEADSYOTCPKEADSF(
faults with its A320neo model
The airline which has canceled delivery of one
A320neo due to glitches with engines made by Pratt
until the will continue rejecting the planeamp Whitney
issues are fixed CEO Akbar Al Baker said today at
the Farnborough International Airshow
The airline CEO also is concerned about delivery
rates of Airbusrsquos A350 wide-body and says he is not
sure that Airbus will be able to meet its target of
handing more than 50 of the model to customers this
year
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neos320s in Place of A737Boeing 30 Qatar Airways Looks at Up to
Qatar Airways is in discussions about purchasing as many as
30 Boeing Co 737 airliners amid a dispute with Airbus Group
SE over unresolved faults with its A320neo model
The carrier which has canceled delivery of one A320neo due to
glitches with engines made by Pratt amp Whitney will continue
rejecting the plane until the issues are fixed Chief Executive
Officer Akbar Al Baker said Monday at the Farnborough
International Airshow outside London The No 2 Persian Gulf
airline is focusing on potentially switching planes and hasnrsquot
made progress on talks about swapping to the A320neorsquos
alternative engine made by the CFM venture of General Electric
Co and Safran SA he said
Qatar Airways is looking at both the NG and the upcoming
Max versions of the single-aisle 737 Al Baker said The
Max scheduled to enter service in 2017 will be Boeingrsquos
direct rival to the A320neo and any inroads by the US
planemaker would be a coup Airbus has said that United
Technologies Corprsquos Pratt has begun supplying engines that
have fixed the cooling flaws and will begin delivering planes
equipped with those powerplants this month
The airline is also concerned about delivery rates of Airbusrsquos
A350 wide-body Al Baker said adding that he isnrsquot sure the
European manufacturer will be able to meet its target of
handing over 50 of the model to customers this year Qatar
Airways has only received one A350 out of 10 scheduled to
be delivered this year
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A Qatar Airways flight bound to Doha from Oslo
Norway made an emergency landing in the
Romanian capital of Bucharest yesterday (July
9 )due to a fault in one of its engines said a
report
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner which was carrying
some 254 passengers was forced to change
course one hour into the flight and was diverted
to Bucharests Henri Coanda International
Airport Doha Newsreported
A replacement aircraft was dispatched to
Bucharest and the flight resumed its course
following an almost 12-hour delay
The new plane also a 787 landed in Doha at
425am this morning the report said
Qatar Business
Qatar Airways flight makes emergency landing in
Romania
atnaero
nd IATA AGM and World Air Transport Summit72
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) opened its 72nd
Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in
Dublin Ireland
―Ireland is a great aviation country and the perfect location for the
industryrsquos leaders to meet Aviation is a force for good This year
airlines will safely transport 38 billion passengers and 52 million
tonnes of cargo That will stimulate economies and spread prosperity
But aviation faces challenges in providing the safe secure efficient
and sustainable connectivity that the world depends on The next two
days are an opportunity to work together as an industry to make flying
even better said Tony Tyler IATArsquos Director General and CEO
In his keynote address Dr Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu President of the
Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said
―IATA and ICAO have enjoyed several decades of productive colla
boration
More recently wersquove been engaged on a number of important priorities
including among others
bullFlight tracking procedures
bullConflict zone risk management
bullThe safe integration of remotely-piloted and suborbital flight
operations
bullCybersecurity preparedness
bullIncreased airspace capacity and operational efficiency
bullThe safe carriage of lithium batteries
bullAnd of course the environment
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IATA has been a great ally in ICAOrsquos efforts to ensure that the decisions
of our Member States are forward-looking and in
line with the current and future needs of the industry
Report of Tony Tyler on the Air Transport Industry
―International civil aviation can greatly help to create and preserve
friendship and understanding among the nations and peoples of the
world
From the beginning both governments and industry conceived aviation
as a force for good
Aviation makes our world a better place In doing so it supports 63
million jobs and underpins 35 of global GDP
Airlines are engines of prosperity But they have long struggled to turn a
profit and reward investors That is beginning to change
This year we expect a collective net profit of $394 billion It will be only
the second year in our historymdashand the second in a rowmdashin which
airlines will make an aggregate return in excess of the cost of capital
After decades of capital destruction thatrsquos a significant achievement
But it is still just the minimum performance that investors expect
On average airlines will make $1042 for each passenger carried
Overall despite generally adverse economic conditions it is a good
time for the air transport industry
-Consumers are getting great deals and lots of choice
-Investors are beginning to see reasonable rewards for the capital
they risk
-And airlines are able to make critical investments and shore-up their
resilience by paying down debtmdashalthough it will take several years of
solid profitability to fix most balance sheets properly
2
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Our success as an industry rests on areas where we work together
the foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability Each is strong but not without challenges
In bringing my remarks to a close I want to reflect on the power of
partnership
Partnership is essential for the continuous reinforcement of the
foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability
Itrsquos also important for our 264 members and the entire value chain to
work together Because together we can send a proud message that
aviation is a force for good And we can do more good when tax
burdens and infrastructure constraints are removed and when the
principles of Smarter Regulation are applied properly
The framework for our modern industry was built by governments and
airlines with a common vision that safe regular and economical air
transport would benefit the peoples of the world by creating and
preserving friendships and understanding With more than 100 years
of history behind us we can confidently say that aviation has made the
world a better place
We have done that by unleashing an irreversible and ever-more
accessible capability to explore the world in which we live to improve
our lives with unprecedented mobility and to grow prosperity by doing
business globally
People are thirsty for the opportunities that aviation makes possible
Every day we safely transport ten million people and 140000 tonnes of
cargo We are not just connecting people and shifting goods our
work is building a better future for the peoples of the world
Aviationrsquos potential has never been more inspiring We are privileged
to lead an industry that is a force for good
3
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At the CEO Panel Insight Debate discussion moderated by Richard Quest the
following CEOs participated Bernard Gustin CEO Brussels Airlines (BG) Ed
Bastian CEO Delta Air Lines (ED) Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group and Charamporn Jotikasthira
President of Thai Airways the issue of the security and aircraft tracking was
discussed in the view of the Brussels terrorist attack and the Egyptair 804 flight
going down into the water
The Brussels Airlines CEO said that the Brussels disaster which came after a
very good year for the airlines gave him the opportunity to experience the
amazing reaction of the airlinersquo s staff and the importance of aviation as
Brussels remained 12 days without an airport Being members of the Lufthansa
group they were able to put the long haul to Zurich and Frankfurt and useδ
provincial airport in Liege and Antwerp for local traffic When asked whether
security needs to be readdressed he answered that the risk arose before
security checks and this has to be solved with the Intelligence systems They
imposed after the disaster some extremely strong measures only to realize after
a few days that they were not appropriate He added that they need to continue
to analyze the security process and do risk analysis but have pertinent
measures and apply them consistently across the board
In the US on the other hand the situation is different the security procedures
imposed by the TSA make passengers be delayed or misconnected The
problem has taken such extent that many airports are considering replacing or
supplanting TSA When asked Ed Bastian CEO for Delta Air Lines said that
they have realized the problem and that they will deal with that and added that
they as an airline did a lot to manage the issue they innovated queuing process
in Atlanta that they paid for themselves which is going to have 50 reduction
in how long it takes travelers to get through checkpoints
As the question of security in Asia has again been raised in terms of its being
efficient and effective or not Charamporn Jotikasthira President of Thai
Airways agreed that there is a need to improve over time as there are ways to
hack systems there is a need for a system that can detect faster more
accurately with more quality
Jayne Hrdlicka CEO of Jetstar Group answered questions related to the
investment of low-cost airlines in security She answered that it is the airlinersquos
job to ensure that the security that is provided for in the airports they operate
meets the standards that we have set for ourselves Since in several of the
airports they are operating in the situation is not to these standards they take
responsibility for the safety and security of their people and customers to make
sure that the standards are consistent across the network
4
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Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline in his turn when expressing
his view on about aviation security in general he said that the industry
is not doing enough although there have been so many wake up calls in
the last couple of years He said that it is easy for government agencies
and organizations to blame on austerity their inability to fund the
security apparatus and the systems and procedures but the aviation
industry has to come up with a new set of protocols that ensure
security for the travelling public and consumers The industry has to
cooperate with governmental agencies to identify the possibilities of
people actually doing such attacks He added that industry has to adopt
far more readily the technological advances that are being made
available to streamline the processes but at the same time increase the
level of scrutiny He stressed the need for flow of information between
countries so as to have a more homogeneous intelligence service
When asked about airline tracking he admitted that the fact that the
problems in trying to locate an aircraft that has had a major incidence
―is a disgrace― These incidents impose on the industry a need to be
able to track aircraft at every point on their journey which as he said
Emirates does anyway within 15-20 minutes they know where all the
airlinersquos aircraft are where they fly or on the ground at the same
time He added that the manufacturers too need to come up with the
data records both CVR and cockpit voice recorders and flight data
recorders that have to be far more robust able to survive intact and
with much more power to develop beacons and locating systems in
very remote areas on the sea or in the river
When faced with the remark that six years have passed since the flight
370 incident and still the industry is unable to locate missing aircraft
and many experts argue that the airlines are reluctant to spend the
money on tracking and streaming of data they all agreed that it is not a
financial issue and the only question is a question of governance The
industry has to come to a consensus and agree on common standards
for example at what frequency the aircraft will be sending it out tracking
information the industry is waiting for an ICAO solution that everyone
is going to adopt They all agreed though that irrespective of the cost it
has to be done because as Sir Tim Clark put it ―Not to do it is
delinquency
5
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When Richard Quest asked them about results and yields because airlines seem to
be that making good money they all claim the yield is under pressure and to
comment on the influence of the lower fuel price Ed Bastian said that capacity has
grown over the last few years driven by the dramatic reduction in oil prices The
pressure seen on yield is a reflection of the growing capacity He commented he
does not focus only on yield but looks at other aspects and metrics to understand
the underlying health of the industry demand is very strong especially in the US and
fuel prices are stabilizing and the airline making record margins
Bernard Gustin said when fuel prices gets up again the airlines will not be able to put
it back in the yield so they need to keep a business plan both with the current fuel
price as well as with the old fuel price especially in their case since their competitors
in Brussels are low cost carriers such as Ryanair and Easyjet
When Jetstarrsquos CEO was asked whether there is unconstrained growth of capacity
she answered that the growth of capacity ahead of underlying demand is not
irrational when margins are attractive and costs well managed and strong return in
invested capital
Sir Tim Clark said that the true causes behind yield suppression need to be
examined The lowering of the fuel prices was good news but they failed to foresee
that the corporate sectors that drive many of the upper echelons of the yield will go
with the oil prices That brought us some difficulties Then there was a currency
issue the strength of the US as the airline generates a large part of income on
currencies that move south of the dollar that affected the yield too Third the
addition of capacity means extension of the revenue of greater distances which
causes yield dilution On the other hand while there is flat line projection for global
economy demand for airtravel is increasing at 6 7 8 in several areas including the
Middle East there is also an explosion of growth in the US domestic market This
means the airline backfills inventory with more passengers because demand is there
Their airline needs to adjust its business to the practical long-term change and this is
low yield the airline can do it He announced that Emirates will 14 more A380s to
their fleet of 79
Thai Airwaysrsquos President said that their problem was of a different nature as they
unable to fill the aircraft as much as the others and their load factors were 4-5
lower than the average they will first fix that and and then deal with the other
problems
When the discussion turned to the question whether there will more manufactures of
aircraft and more choice in the future Ed Bastian supported Deltarsquos decision to buy
CS100s Bombardier and commented that they have been long time customers of
their small and larger regional jets because they technologically and engine-wise
efficient and reliable and they were given good financial terms He also predicted that
more airlines will consider acquiring Bombardier C-series aircraft
6
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As Emirates are mostly wide body operator Sir Tim Clark said
they already have good choice between Boeing and Airbus
which answer their needs with regard to the mission and the
type of product the airline wants to offer He wished ―good
luck to any manufacturer wishing to enter the market them if
they get over the barriers to entry
Jane Hrdlicka said she expects see innovation coming in in the
form of technology of the airframe and a strong Chinese
manufacturer which means there will be more choice in two
decades from now than today
Then Richard Quest asked questions each airline individually
He asked whether Brussels Airlines will be around in two years
from now Bernand Gustin the airline will be there and will have
the same operation model but more powerful with the power of
a major aviation group Lufthansa group behind it In the past
airlines had to choose to be point-to-point or connecting Low
cost or service airline bur Brussels airline We tries to reconcile
those dimensions and they have positioned themselves a
hybrid airline People do not want to pay but they want a level
of service and even the low cost carriers are investing now in
service As for the name of airline he said that the airline will be
called what has value for the customer as it has been proven
with the airlinersquos Africa routes The airline played a crucial role
during the Ebola crisis and has gained its value as a brand in
Africa that it did not have before when it was Sabena He
stressed that a brand is something that responds to a customer
need a brand name that responds best to the Belgian customer
the European customer and the African customer and the US
customers which are the markets the airlines serves
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Thai Airwaysrsquo president was asked about the airlinersquos strategy to deal with
their problems He answered that they have a two-year reform programme
they have already achieved a profit margin 12 on sales so they are on track
reform plan They intend to remain a full service carrier with a major very
efficient hub He added that they realised after following the developments of
the last years that the ecosystem has been changing a lot as all demand
coming into Thailand has been point-to-point to secondary cities They
operate in one the fastest growing regions in terms of demand near India
and China but the demand is becoming point-to-point which means that the
model that the airline was following in the past has to be changed When
asked whether they will need a partner and more particularly a Gulf partner to
do your long haul European routes he answered that if the market is India
China and Asia and there is going to be more and more point-to-point service
they will have to be bigger They may need partners of some sort some form
of alliance but I this alliance will not be as the ones of the past In the past a
big airline in Europe a big airline in Japan could connect throughout the
world but this area is a non-united area there are many states there is
Myanmar Thailand Vietnam so the partnership will most probably be
bilateral
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group was asked how Qantas managed so
successfully to incorporate a low-cost or a low-fare branch as some call it
She answered that they did it by really understanding their customers and
recognising that there is a part of the market that is hungry for full service and
is prepared to pay a premium to get it but there is an equal part of the market
that was not able to travel because the fares were too high and would prefer
choice on how they travel and be able to pay for what they use What they
have done is effectively build a new brand that focuses squarely on that
customer group and have protected the integrity by not trying to blur the line
and keeping them very separate operationally commercially and
strategically
Bernand Gustin was asked again whether Lufthansa has considered an
arrangement with an LCC for feed and he answered that first the airline needs
to substantially reduce its cost to be price competitive and this what they
have done There is no choice about that But as they come from a service
heritage airline and given that they will never be a cost leader they try to keep
a differentiation on service a service that really people want So they have
played on connectivity on the network and on the Belgian brand There is a
wish to have a specific brand As there are other very strong brands within the
Lufthansa group if they want to go further they need to have the power of the
group to be able to further reduce the cost to get the commercial critical
mass outside of Belgium Thatrsquos where the right mix needs to be found
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Deltarsquos CEO was asked How a giant airline accommodates the new reality
of all those LCCs Ot which he answered that they do it through
segmentation within the aircraft they have introduced a product called
―basic economy for price sensitive types of travelling within the US
They are still experimenting with it as it is relatively new and the
technology solution on it is complicated Within the two they have to
accommodate the low fare end and the highly sensitive business
traveller that is willing to pay a premium and a couple of stages between
the two But it a much wider question the airline needs to find who he
wants to be so they have moved upscale they are not a commodity
player and they generated a 10 premium in relation to the other US
carriers He stressed that ―If we were to be a commodity player we would
not be around today He admits that they have to accommodate a
commodity component for the travel sector but they are not a
commodity As the carry two million passengers a year that pay a 10
premium on average they have proven our point
Jetstarrsquos CEP pointed that both fares are not commoditised any more
Airlines have to look at what customers want choice is definitely
important for all customers and choice for people who are looking for
value matters a lot She said that their airline also extracts a relative 15
premium in relation to competition because they do not view themselves
as a commodity product They invest heavily in the brand in the
experience in ways that the customers value and are prepared to pay for
it and give them the choice to custom design their experience
The Brussels Airlinesrsquos CEO added that segmentation and differentiation
is key When their airline starts with a start price of 39 euros one way and
has a very vocal pure low cost competitor at 21 euro for the same thing
the solution is to claim that it offers service as there is a whole heritage
that exists besides While the price is key people say ―I want to know
what I choose The pure commodity product that happened a few years
is going away but when there is a heritage of service that can help you
differentiate yourself then there is potential to make the difference
Brussels has all the LCCs of the world but Brussels Airlines grew by 30
more in the last two years
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Richard Quest then turned to Emirates CEO and asked him how they
accomodate with the LCCs that can offer feed from them into their long
haul services Sir Tim Clark answered that LCCs are here to stay they
continue to grow their business they have been a significant player in
the way civil aviation has developed in the last years giving consumers
a very good choice As long as the air industry business keeps the
consumers at the heart of the business and it does what they are
guiding to do then there is place for everybody The
differentiation whether it is between low cost and full service long haul
or short haul is something the industry has to adapt to accept and
encourage It is part of civil aviation After all it is the travelling public
who benefits from LCC existence The legacy carriers as they are
called have to adapt and work with them In terms of establishing a
lower cost arm for Emirates he answered ―no but he added that they
would work with them and they do They have very good relationships
with the Low Cost operators because they bring lots more people into
the market the whole principle was tapping incipient demand that
could not afford the levels of fares that were available prior to their
existence What they did is that they brought efficiency fleet efficiency
technological efficiency distribution efficiency and suddenly a new
branch of air transport industry was found ―To not work with makes no
sense
When asked about what new things they can offer to the upper end of
the market they all agreed that it is the soft goods that matter after all
Everyone can buy the hard goods but the airlines invest now in
relationship building Delta said its CEO can boast on its relationship
with corporate travelers and the fact they have one of the lowest
maintenance cancellation records They give the business traveler what
he needs dependability reliability quality to arrive on time with their
bags he added that there is a lot of technology and process behind it
but more than that a lot of willpower and culture
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Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
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Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
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There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
13
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Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
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He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
15
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Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
16
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Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
17
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powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
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Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
1
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
2
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Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
3
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
4
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Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
5
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
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لمصر للطيران
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Max in place of Airbus CEO says737 Qatar Airways considering Boeing
purchasing a Qatar Airways says it is in talks about
Max aircraft 737 ) 61+BAof Boeing (large number
amid a dispute with Airbus
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faults with its A320neo model
The airline which has canceled delivery of one
A320neo due to glitches with engines made by Pratt
until the will continue rejecting the planeamp Whitney
issues are fixed CEO Akbar Al Baker said today at
the Farnborough International Airshow
The airline CEO also is concerned about delivery
rates of Airbusrsquos A350 wide-body and says he is not
sure that Airbus will be able to meet its target of
handing more than 50 of the model to customers this
year
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neos320s in Place of A737Boeing 30 Qatar Airways Looks at Up to
Qatar Airways is in discussions about purchasing as many as
30 Boeing Co 737 airliners amid a dispute with Airbus Group
SE over unresolved faults with its A320neo model
The carrier which has canceled delivery of one A320neo due to
glitches with engines made by Pratt amp Whitney will continue
rejecting the plane until the issues are fixed Chief Executive
Officer Akbar Al Baker said Monday at the Farnborough
International Airshow outside London The No 2 Persian Gulf
airline is focusing on potentially switching planes and hasnrsquot
made progress on talks about swapping to the A320neorsquos
alternative engine made by the CFM venture of General Electric
Co and Safran SA he said
Qatar Airways is looking at both the NG and the upcoming
Max versions of the single-aisle 737 Al Baker said The
Max scheduled to enter service in 2017 will be Boeingrsquos
direct rival to the A320neo and any inroads by the US
planemaker would be a coup Airbus has said that United
Technologies Corprsquos Pratt has begun supplying engines that
have fixed the cooling flaws and will begin delivering planes
equipped with those powerplants this month
The airline is also concerned about delivery rates of Airbusrsquos
A350 wide-body Al Baker said adding that he isnrsquot sure the
European manufacturer will be able to meet its target of
handing over 50 of the model to customers this year Qatar
Airways has only received one A350 out of 10 scheduled to
be delivered this year
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A Qatar Airways flight bound to Doha from Oslo
Norway made an emergency landing in the
Romanian capital of Bucharest yesterday (July
9 )due to a fault in one of its engines said a
report
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner which was carrying
some 254 passengers was forced to change
course one hour into the flight and was diverted
to Bucharests Henri Coanda International
Airport Doha Newsreported
A replacement aircraft was dispatched to
Bucharest and the flight resumed its course
following an almost 12-hour delay
The new plane also a 787 landed in Doha at
425am this morning the report said
Qatar Business
Qatar Airways flight makes emergency landing in
Romania
atnaero
nd IATA AGM and World Air Transport Summit72
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) opened its 72nd
Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in
Dublin Ireland
―Ireland is a great aviation country and the perfect location for the
industryrsquos leaders to meet Aviation is a force for good This year
airlines will safely transport 38 billion passengers and 52 million
tonnes of cargo That will stimulate economies and spread prosperity
But aviation faces challenges in providing the safe secure efficient
and sustainable connectivity that the world depends on The next two
days are an opportunity to work together as an industry to make flying
even better said Tony Tyler IATArsquos Director General and CEO
In his keynote address Dr Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu President of the
Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said
―IATA and ICAO have enjoyed several decades of productive colla
boration
More recently wersquove been engaged on a number of important priorities
including among others
bullFlight tracking procedures
bullConflict zone risk management
bullThe safe integration of remotely-piloted and suborbital flight
operations
bullCybersecurity preparedness
bullIncreased airspace capacity and operational efficiency
bullThe safe carriage of lithium batteries
bullAnd of course the environment
1
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IATA has been a great ally in ICAOrsquos efforts to ensure that the decisions
of our Member States are forward-looking and in
line with the current and future needs of the industry
Report of Tony Tyler on the Air Transport Industry
―International civil aviation can greatly help to create and preserve
friendship and understanding among the nations and peoples of the
world
From the beginning both governments and industry conceived aviation
as a force for good
Aviation makes our world a better place In doing so it supports 63
million jobs and underpins 35 of global GDP
Airlines are engines of prosperity But they have long struggled to turn a
profit and reward investors That is beginning to change
This year we expect a collective net profit of $394 billion It will be only
the second year in our historymdashand the second in a rowmdashin which
airlines will make an aggregate return in excess of the cost of capital
After decades of capital destruction thatrsquos a significant achievement
But it is still just the minimum performance that investors expect
On average airlines will make $1042 for each passenger carried
Overall despite generally adverse economic conditions it is a good
time for the air transport industry
-Consumers are getting great deals and lots of choice
-Investors are beginning to see reasonable rewards for the capital
they risk
-And airlines are able to make critical investments and shore-up their
resilience by paying down debtmdashalthough it will take several years of
solid profitability to fix most balance sheets properly
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Our success as an industry rests on areas where we work together
the foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability Each is strong but not without challenges
In bringing my remarks to a close I want to reflect on the power of
partnership
Partnership is essential for the continuous reinforcement of the
foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability
Itrsquos also important for our 264 members and the entire value chain to
work together Because together we can send a proud message that
aviation is a force for good And we can do more good when tax
burdens and infrastructure constraints are removed and when the
principles of Smarter Regulation are applied properly
The framework for our modern industry was built by governments and
airlines with a common vision that safe regular and economical air
transport would benefit the peoples of the world by creating and
preserving friendships and understanding With more than 100 years
of history behind us we can confidently say that aviation has made the
world a better place
We have done that by unleashing an irreversible and ever-more
accessible capability to explore the world in which we live to improve
our lives with unprecedented mobility and to grow prosperity by doing
business globally
People are thirsty for the opportunities that aviation makes possible
Every day we safely transport ten million people and 140000 tonnes of
cargo We are not just connecting people and shifting goods our
work is building a better future for the peoples of the world
Aviationrsquos potential has never been more inspiring We are privileged
to lead an industry that is a force for good
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At the CEO Panel Insight Debate discussion moderated by Richard Quest the
following CEOs participated Bernard Gustin CEO Brussels Airlines (BG) Ed
Bastian CEO Delta Air Lines (ED) Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group and Charamporn Jotikasthira
President of Thai Airways the issue of the security and aircraft tracking was
discussed in the view of the Brussels terrorist attack and the Egyptair 804 flight
going down into the water
The Brussels Airlines CEO said that the Brussels disaster which came after a
very good year for the airlines gave him the opportunity to experience the
amazing reaction of the airlinersquo s staff and the importance of aviation as
Brussels remained 12 days without an airport Being members of the Lufthansa
group they were able to put the long haul to Zurich and Frankfurt and useδ
provincial airport in Liege and Antwerp for local traffic When asked whether
security needs to be readdressed he answered that the risk arose before
security checks and this has to be solved with the Intelligence systems They
imposed after the disaster some extremely strong measures only to realize after
a few days that they were not appropriate He added that they need to continue
to analyze the security process and do risk analysis but have pertinent
measures and apply them consistently across the board
In the US on the other hand the situation is different the security procedures
imposed by the TSA make passengers be delayed or misconnected The
problem has taken such extent that many airports are considering replacing or
supplanting TSA When asked Ed Bastian CEO for Delta Air Lines said that
they have realized the problem and that they will deal with that and added that
they as an airline did a lot to manage the issue they innovated queuing process
in Atlanta that they paid for themselves which is going to have 50 reduction
in how long it takes travelers to get through checkpoints
As the question of security in Asia has again been raised in terms of its being
efficient and effective or not Charamporn Jotikasthira President of Thai
Airways agreed that there is a need to improve over time as there are ways to
hack systems there is a need for a system that can detect faster more
accurately with more quality
Jayne Hrdlicka CEO of Jetstar Group answered questions related to the
investment of low-cost airlines in security She answered that it is the airlinersquos
job to ensure that the security that is provided for in the airports they operate
meets the standards that we have set for ourselves Since in several of the
airports they are operating in the situation is not to these standards they take
responsibility for the safety and security of their people and customers to make
sure that the standards are consistent across the network
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Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline in his turn when expressing
his view on about aviation security in general he said that the industry
is not doing enough although there have been so many wake up calls in
the last couple of years He said that it is easy for government agencies
and organizations to blame on austerity their inability to fund the
security apparatus and the systems and procedures but the aviation
industry has to come up with a new set of protocols that ensure
security for the travelling public and consumers The industry has to
cooperate with governmental agencies to identify the possibilities of
people actually doing such attacks He added that industry has to adopt
far more readily the technological advances that are being made
available to streamline the processes but at the same time increase the
level of scrutiny He stressed the need for flow of information between
countries so as to have a more homogeneous intelligence service
When asked about airline tracking he admitted that the fact that the
problems in trying to locate an aircraft that has had a major incidence
―is a disgrace― These incidents impose on the industry a need to be
able to track aircraft at every point on their journey which as he said
Emirates does anyway within 15-20 minutes they know where all the
airlinersquos aircraft are where they fly or on the ground at the same
time He added that the manufacturers too need to come up with the
data records both CVR and cockpit voice recorders and flight data
recorders that have to be far more robust able to survive intact and
with much more power to develop beacons and locating systems in
very remote areas on the sea or in the river
When faced with the remark that six years have passed since the flight
370 incident and still the industry is unable to locate missing aircraft
and many experts argue that the airlines are reluctant to spend the
money on tracking and streaming of data they all agreed that it is not a
financial issue and the only question is a question of governance The
industry has to come to a consensus and agree on common standards
for example at what frequency the aircraft will be sending it out tracking
information the industry is waiting for an ICAO solution that everyone
is going to adopt They all agreed though that irrespective of the cost it
has to be done because as Sir Tim Clark put it ―Not to do it is
delinquency
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When Richard Quest asked them about results and yields because airlines seem to
be that making good money they all claim the yield is under pressure and to
comment on the influence of the lower fuel price Ed Bastian said that capacity has
grown over the last few years driven by the dramatic reduction in oil prices The
pressure seen on yield is a reflection of the growing capacity He commented he
does not focus only on yield but looks at other aspects and metrics to understand
the underlying health of the industry demand is very strong especially in the US and
fuel prices are stabilizing and the airline making record margins
Bernard Gustin said when fuel prices gets up again the airlines will not be able to put
it back in the yield so they need to keep a business plan both with the current fuel
price as well as with the old fuel price especially in their case since their competitors
in Brussels are low cost carriers such as Ryanair and Easyjet
When Jetstarrsquos CEO was asked whether there is unconstrained growth of capacity
she answered that the growth of capacity ahead of underlying demand is not
irrational when margins are attractive and costs well managed and strong return in
invested capital
Sir Tim Clark said that the true causes behind yield suppression need to be
examined The lowering of the fuel prices was good news but they failed to foresee
that the corporate sectors that drive many of the upper echelons of the yield will go
with the oil prices That brought us some difficulties Then there was a currency
issue the strength of the US as the airline generates a large part of income on
currencies that move south of the dollar that affected the yield too Third the
addition of capacity means extension of the revenue of greater distances which
causes yield dilution On the other hand while there is flat line projection for global
economy demand for airtravel is increasing at 6 7 8 in several areas including the
Middle East there is also an explosion of growth in the US domestic market This
means the airline backfills inventory with more passengers because demand is there
Their airline needs to adjust its business to the practical long-term change and this is
low yield the airline can do it He announced that Emirates will 14 more A380s to
their fleet of 79
Thai Airwaysrsquos President said that their problem was of a different nature as they
unable to fill the aircraft as much as the others and their load factors were 4-5
lower than the average they will first fix that and and then deal with the other
problems
When the discussion turned to the question whether there will more manufactures of
aircraft and more choice in the future Ed Bastian supported Deltarsquos decision to buy
CS100s Bombardier and commented that they have been long time customers of
their small and larger regional jets because they technologically and engine-wise
efficient and reliable and they were given good financial terms He also predicted that
more airlines will consider acquiring Bombardier C-series aircraft
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As Emirates are mostly wide body operator Sir Tim Clark said
they already have good choice between Boeing and Airbus
which answer their needs with regard to the mission and the
type of product the airline wants to offer He wished ―good
luck to any manufacturer wishing to enter the market them if
they get over the barriers to entry
Jane Hrdlicka said she expects see innovation coming in in the
form of technology of the airframe and a strong Chinese
manufacturer which means there will be more choice in two
decades from now than today
Then Richard Quest asked questions each airline individually
He asked whether Brussels Airlines will be around in two years
from now Bernand Gustin the airline will be there and will have
the same operation model but more powerful with the power of
a major aviation group Lufthansa group behind it In the past
airlines had to choose to be point-to-point or connecting Low
cost or service airline bur Brussels airline We tries to reconcile
those dimensions and they have positioned themselves a
hybrid airline People do not want to pay but they want a level
of service and even the low cost carriers are investing now in
service As for the name of airline he said that the airline will be
called what has value for the customer as it has been proven
with the airlinersquos Africa routes The airline played a crucial role
during the Ebola crisis and has gained its value as a brand in
Africa that it did not have before when it was Sabena He
stressed that a brand is something that responds to a customer
need a brand name that responds best to the Belgian customer
the European customer and the African customer and the US
customers which are the markets the airlines serves
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Thai Airwaysrsquo president was asked about the airlinersquos strategy to deal with
their problems He answered that they have a two-year reform programme
they have already achieved a profit margin 12 on sales so they are on track
reform plan They intend to remain a full service carrier with a major very
efficient hub He added that they realised after following the developments of
the last years that the ecosystem has been changing a lot as all demand
coming into Thailand has been point-to-point to secondary cities They
operate in one the fastest growing regions in terms of demand near India
and China but the demand is becoming point-to-point which means that the
model that the airline was following in the past has to be changed When
asked whether they will need a partner and more particularly a Gulf partner to
do your long haul European routes he answered that if the market is India
China and Asia and there is going to be more and more point-to-point service
they will have to be bigger They may need partners of some sort some form
of alliance but I this alliance will not be as the ones of the past In the past a
big airline in Europe a big airline in Japan could connect throughout the
world but this area is a non-united area there are many states there is
Myanmar Thailand Vietnam so the partnership will most probably be
bilateral
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group was asked how Qantas managed so
successfully to incorporate a low-cost or a low-fare branch as some call it
She answered that they did it by really understanding their customers and
recognising that there is a part of the market that is hungry for full service and
is prepared to pay a premium to get it but there is an equal part of the market
that was not able to travel because the fares were too high and would prefer
choice on how they travel and be able to pay for what they use What they
have done is effectively build a new brand that focuses squarely on that
customer group and have protected the integrity by not trying to blur the line
and keeping them very separate operationally commercially and
strategically
Bernand Gustin was asked again whether Lufthansa has considered an
arrangement with an LCC for feed and he answered that first the airline needs
to substantially reduce its cost to be price competitive and this what they
have done There is no choice about that But as they come from a service
heritage airline and given that they will never be a cost leader they try to keep
a differentiation on service a service that really people want So they have
played on connectivity on the network and on the Belgian brand There is a
wish to have a specific brand As there are other very strong brands within the
Lufthansa group if they want to go further they need to have the power of the
group to be able to further reduce the cost to get the commercial critical
mass outside of Belgium Thatrsquos where the right mix needs to be found
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Deltarsquos CEO was asked How a giant airline accommodates the new reality
of all those LCCs Ot which he answered that they do it through
segmentation within the aircraft they have introduced a product called
―basic economy for price sensitive types of travelling within the US
They are still experimenting with it as it is relatively new and the
technology solution on it is complicated Within the two they have to
accommodate the low fare end and the highly sensitive business
traveller that is willing to pay a premium and a couple of stages between
the two But it a much wider question the airline needs to find who he
wants to be so they have moved upscale they are not a commodity
player and they generated a 10 premium in relation to the other US
carriers He stressed that ―If we were to be a commodity player we would
not be around today He admits that they have to accommodate a
commodity component for the travel sector but they are not a
commodity As the carry two million passengers a year that pay a 10
premium on average they have proven our point
Jetstarrsquos CEP pointed that both fares are not commoditised any more
Airlines have to look at what customers want choice is definitely
important for all customers and choice for people who are looking for
value matters a lot She said that their airline also extracts a relative 15
premium in relation to competition because they do not view themselves
as a commodity product They invest heavily in the brand in the
experience in ways that the customers value and are prepared to pay for
it and give them the choice to custom design their experience
The Brussels Airlinesrsquos CEO added that segmentation and differentiation
is key When their airline starts with a start price of 39 euros one way and
has a very vocal pure low cost competitor at 21 euro for the same thing
the solution is to claim that it offers service as there is a whole heritage
that exists besides While the price is key people say ―I want to know
what I choose The pure commodity product that happened a few years
is going away but when there is a heritage of service that can help you
differentiate yourself then there is potential to make the difference
Brussels has all the LCCs of the world but Brussels Airlines grew by 30
more in the last two years
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Richard Quest then turned to Emirates CEO and asked him how they
accomodate with the LCCs that can offer feed from them into their long
haul services Sir Tim Clark answered that LCCs are here to stay they
continue to grow their business they have been a significant player in
the way civil aviation has developed in the last years giving consumers
a very good choice As long as the air industry business keeps the
consumers at the heart of the business and it does what they are
guiding to do then there is place for everybody The
differentiation whether it is between low cost and full service long haul
or short haul is something the industry has to adapt to accept and
encourage It is part of civil aviation After all it is the travelling public
who benefits from LCC existence The legacy carriers as they are
called have to adapt and work with them In terms of establishing a
lower cost arm for Emirates he answered ―no but he added that they
would work with them and they do They have very good relationships
with the Low Cost operators because they bring lots more people into
the market the whole principle was tapping incipient demand that
could not afford the levels of fares that were available prior to their
existence What they did is that they brought efficiency fleet efficiency
technological efficiency distribution efficiency and suddenly a new
branch of air transport industry was found ―To not work with makes no
sense
When asked about what new things they can offer to the upper end of
the market they all agreed that it is the soft goods that matter after all
Everyone can buy the hard goods but the airlines invest now in
relationship building Delta said its CEO can boast on its relationship
with corporate travelers and the fact they have one of the lowest
maintenance cancellation records They give the business traveler what
he needs dependability reliability quality to arrive on time with their
bags he added that there is a lot of technology and process behind it
but more than that a lot of willpower and culture
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Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
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Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
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There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
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Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
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He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
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Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
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Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
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powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
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Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
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Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
4
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Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
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neos320s in Place of A737Boeing 30 Qatar Airways Looks at Up to
Qatar Airways is in discussions about purchasing as many as
30 Boeing Co 737 airliners amid a dispute with Airbus Group
SE over unresolved faults with its A320neo model
The carrier which has canceled delivery of one A320neo due to
glitches with engines made by Pratt amp Whitney will continue
rejecting the plane until the issues are fixed Chief Executive
Officer Akbar Al Baker said Monday at the Farnborough
International Airshow outside London The No 2 Persian Gulf
airline is focusing on potentially switching planes and hasnrsquot
made progress on talks about swapping to the A320neorsquos
alternative engine made by the CFM venture of General Electric
Co and Safran SA he said
Qatar Airways is looking at both the NG and the upcoming
Max versions of the single-aisle 737 Al Baker said The
Max scheduled to enter service in 2017 will be Boeingrsquos
direct rival to the A320neo and any inroads by the US
planemaker would be a coup Airbus has said that United
Technologies Corprsquos Pratt has begun supplying engines that
have fixed the cooling flaws and will begin delivering planes
equipped with those powerplants this month
The airline is also concerned about delivery rates of Airbusrsquos
A350 wide-body Al Baker said adding that he isnrsquot sure the
European manufacturer will be able to meet its target of
handing over 50 of the model to customers this year Qatar
Airways has only received one A350 out of 10 scheduled to
be delivered this year
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A Qatar Airways flight bound to Doha from Oslo
Norway made an emergency landing in the
Romanian capital of Bucharest yesterday (July
9 )due to a fault in one of its engines said a
report
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner which was carrying
some 254 passengers was forced to change
course one hour into the flight and was diverted
to Bucharests Henri Coanda International
Airport Doha Newsreported
A replacement aircraft was dispatched to
Bucharest and the flight resumed its course
following an almost 12-hour delay
The new plane also a 787 landed in Doha at
425am this morning the report said
Qatar Business
Qatar Airways flight makes emergency landing in
Romania
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nd IATA AGM and World Air Transport Summit72
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) opened its 72nd
Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in
Dublin Ireland
―Ireland is a great aviation country and the perfect location for the
industryrsquos leaders to meet Aviation is a force for good This year
airlines will safely transport 38 billion passengers and 52 million
tonnes of cargo That will stimulate economies and spread prosperity
But aviation faces challenges in providing the safe secure efficient
and sustainable connectivity that the world depends on The next two
days are an opportunity to work together as an industry to make flying
even better said Tony Tyler IATArsquos Director General and CEO
In his keynote address Dr Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu President of the
Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said
―IATA and ICAO have enjoyed several decades of productive colla
boration
More recently wersquove been engaged on a number of important priorities
including among others
bullFlight tracking procedures
bullConflict zone risk management
bullThe safe integration of remotely-piloted and suborbital flight
operations
bullCybersecurity preparedness
bullIncreased airspace capacity and operational efficiency
bullThe safe carriage of lithium batteries
bullAnd of course the environment
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IATA has been a great ally in ICAOrsquos efforts to ensure that the decisions
of our Member States are forward-looking and in
line with the current and future needs of the industry
Report of Tony Tyler on the Air Transport Industry
―International civil aviation can greatly help to create and preserve
friendship and understanding among the nations and peoples of the
world
From the beginning both governments and industry conceived aviation
as a force for good
Aviation makes our world a better place In doing so it supports 63
million jobs and underpins 35 of global GDP
Airlines are engines of prosperity But they have long struggled to turn a
profit and reward investors That is beginning to change
This year we expect a collective net profit of $394 billion It will be only
the second year in our historymdashand the second in a rowmdashin which
airlines will make an aggregate return in excess of the cost of capital
After decades of capital destruction thatrsquos a significant achievement
But it is still just the minimum performance that investors expect
On average airlines will make $1042 for each passenger carried
Overall despite generally adverse economic conditions it is a good
time for the air transport industry
-Consumers are getting great deals and lots of choice
-Investors are beginning to see reasonable rewards for the capital
they risk
-And airlines are able to make critical investments and shore-up their
resilience by paying down debtmdashalthough it will take several years of
solid profitability to fix most balance sheets properly
2
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Our success as an industry rests on areas where we work together
the foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability Each is strong but not without challenges
In bringing my remarks to a close I want to reflect on the power of
partnership
Partnership is essential for the continuous reinforcement of the
foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability
Itrsquos also important for our 264 members and the entire value chain to
work together Because together we can send a proud message that
aviation is a force for good And we can do more good when tax
burdens and infrastructure constraints are removed and when the
principles of Smarter Regulation are applied properly
The framework for our modern industry was built by governments and
airlines with a common vision that safe regular and economical air
transport would benefit the peoples of the world by creating and
preserving friendships and understanding With more than 100 years
of history behind us we can confidently say that aviation has made the
world a better place
We have done that by unleashing an irreversible and ever-more
accessible capability to explore the world in which we live to improve
our lives with unprecedented mobility and to grow prosperity by doing
business globally
People are thirsty for the opportunities that aviation makes possible
Every day we safely transport ten million people and 140000 tonnes of
cargo We are not just connecting people and shifting goods our
work is building a better future for the peoples of the world
Aviationrsquos potential has never been more inspiring We are privileged
to lead an industry that is a force for good
3
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At the CEO Panel Insight Debate discussion moderated by Richard Quest the
following CEOs participated Bernard Gustin CEO Brussels Airlines (BG) Ed
Bastian CEO Delta Air Lines (ED) Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group and Charamporn Jotikasthira
President of Thai Airways the issue of the security and aircraft tracking was
discussed in the view of the Brussels terrorist attack and the Egyptair 804 flight
going down into the water
The Brussels Airlines CEO said that the Brussels disaster which came after a
very good year for the airlines gave him the opportunity to experience the
amazing reaction of the airlinersquo s staff and the importance of aviation as
Brussels remained 12 days without an airport Being members of the Lufthansa
group they were able to put the long haul to Zurich and Frankfurt and useδ
provincial airport in Liege and Antwerp for local traffic When asked whether
security needs to be readdressed he answered that the risk arose before
security checks and this has to be solved with the Intelligence systems They
imposed after the disaster some extremely strong measures only to realize after
a few days that they were not appropriate He added that they need to continue
to analyze the security process and do risk analysis but have pertinent
measures and apply them consistently across the board
In the US on the other hand the situation is different the security procedures
imposed by the TSA make passengers be delayed or misconnected The
problem has taken such extent that many airports are considering replacing or
supplanting TSA When asked Ed Bastian CEO for Delta Air Lines said that
they have realized the problem and that they will deal with that and added that
they as an airline did a lot to manage the issue they innovated queuing process
in Atlanta that they paid for themselves which is going to have 50 reduction
in how long it takes travelers to get through checkpoints
As the question of security in Asia has again been raised in terms of its being
efficient and effective or not Charamporn Jotikasthira President of Thai
Airways agreed that there is a need to improve over time as there are ways to
hack systems there is a need for a system that can detect faster more
accurately with more quality
Jayne Hrdlicka CEO of Jetstar Group answered questions related to the
investment of low-cost airlines in security She answered that it is the airlinersquos
job to ensure that the security that is provided for in the airports they operate
meets the standards that we have set for ourselves Since in several of the
airports they are operating in the situation is not to these standards they take
responsibility for the safety and security of their people and customers to make
sure that the standards are consistent across the network
4
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Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline in his turn when expressing
his view on about aviation security in general he said that the industry
is not doing enough although there have been so many wake up calls in
the last couple of years He said that it is easy for government agencies
and organizations to blame on austerity their inability to fund the
security apparatus and the systems and procedures but the aviation
industry has to come up with a new set of protocols that ensure
security for the travelling public and consumers The industry has to
cooperate with governmental agencies to identify the possibilities of
people actually doing such attacks He added that industry has to adopt
far more readily the technological advances that are being made
available to streamline the processes but at the same time increase the
level of scrutiny He stressed the need for flow of information between
countries so as to have a more homogeneous intelligence service
When asked about airline tracking he admitted that the fact that the
problems in trying to locate an aircraft that has had a major incidence
―is a disgrace― These incidents impose on the industry a need to be
able to track aircraft at every point on their journey which as he said
Emirates does anyway within 15-20 minutes they know where all the
airlinersquos aircraft are where they fly or on the ground at the same
time He added that the manufacturers too need to come up with the
data records both CVR and cockpit voice recorders and flight data
recorders that have to be far more robust able to survive intact and
with much more power to develop beacons and locating systems in
very remote areas on the sea or in the river
When faced with the remark that six years have passed since the flight
370 incident and still the industry is unable to locate missing aircraft
and many experts argue that the airlines are reluctant to spend the
money on tracking and streaming of data they all agreed that it is not a
financial issue and the only question is a question of governance The
industry has to come to a consensus and agree on common standards
for example at what frequency the aircraft will be sending it out tracking
information the industry is waiting for an ICAO solution that everyone
is going to adopt They all agreed though that irrespective of the cost it
has to be done because as Sir Tim Clark put it ―Not to do it is
delinquency
5
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When Richard Quest asked them about results and yields because airlines seem to
be that making good money they all claim the yield is under pressure and to
comment on the influence of the lower fuel price Ed Bastian said that capacity has
grown over the last few years driven by the dramatic reduction in oil prices The
pressure seen on yield is a reflection of the growing capacity He commented he
does not focus only on yield but looks at other aspects and metrics to understand
the underlying health of the industry demand is very strong especially in the US and
fuel prices are stabilizing and the airline making record margins
Bernard Gustin said when fuel prices gets up again the airlines will not be able to put
it back in the yield so they need to keep a business plan both with the current fuel
price as well as with the old fuel price especially in their case since their competitors
in Brussels are low cost carriers such as Ryanair and Easyjet
When Jetstarrsquos CEO was asked whether there is unconstrained growth of capacity
she answered that the growth of capacity ahead of underlying demand is not
irrational when margins are attractive and costs well managed and strong return in
invested capital
Sir Tim Clark said that the true causes behind yield suppression need to be
examined The lowering of the fuel prices was good news but they failed to foresee
that the corporate sectors that drive many of the upper echelons of the yield will go
with the oil prices That brought us some difficulties Then there was a currency
issue the strength of the US as the airline generates a large part of income on
currencies that move south of the dollar that affected the yield too Third the
addition of capacity means extension of the revenue of greater distances which
causes yield dilution On the other hand while there is flat line projection for global
economy demand for airtravel is increasing at 6 7 8 in several areas including the
Middle East there is also an explosion of growth in the US domestic market This
means the airline backfills inventory with more passengers because demand is there
Their airline needs to adjust its business to the practical long-term change and this is
low yield the airline can do it He announced that Emirates will 14 more A380s to
their fleet of 79
Thai Airwaysrsquos President said that their problem was of a different nature as they
unable to fill the aircraft as much as the others and their load factors were 4-5
lower than the average they will first fix that and and then deal with the other
problems
When the discussion turned to the question whether there will more manufactures of
aircraft and more choice in the future Ed Bastian supported Deltarsquos decision to buy
CS100s Bombardier and commented that they have been long time customers of
their small and larger regional jets because they technologically and engine-wise
efficient and reliable and they were given good financial terms He also predicted that
more airlines will consider acquiring Bombardier C-series aircraft
6
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As Emirates are mostly wide body operator Sir Tim Clark said
they already have good choice between Boeing and Airbus
which answer their needs with regard to the mission and the
type of product the airline wants to offer He wished ―good
luck to any manufacturer wishing to enter the market them if
they get over the barriers to entry
Jane Hrdlicka said she expects see innovation coming in in the
form of technology of the airframe and a strong Chinese
manufacturer which means there will be more choice in two
decades from now than today
Then Richard Quest asked questions each airline individually
He asked whether Brussels Airlines will be around in two years
from now Bernand Gustin the airline will be there and will have
the same operation model but more powerful with the power of
a major aviation group Lufthansa group behind it In the past
airlines had to choose to be point-to-point or connecting Low
cost or service airline bur Brussels airline We tries to reconcile
those dimensions and they have positioned themselves a
hybrid airline People do not want to pay but they want a level
of service and even the low cost carriers are investing now in
service As for the name of airline he said that the airline will be
called what has value for the customer as it has been proven
with the airlinersquos Africa routes The airline played a crucial role
during the Ebola crisis and has gained its value as a brand in
Africa that it did not have before when it was Sabena He
stressed that a brand is something that responds to a customer
need a brand name that responds best to the Belgian customer
the European customer and the African customer and the US
customers which are the markets the airlines serves
7
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Thai Airwaysrsquo president was asked about the airlinersquos strategy to deal with
their problems He answered that they have a two-year reform programme
they have already achieved a profit margin 12 on sales so they are on track
reform plan They intend to remain a full service carrier with a major very
efficient hub He added that they realised after following the developments of
the last years that the ecosystem has been changing a lot as all demand
coming into Thailand has been point-to-point to secondary cities They
operate in one the fastest growing regions in terms of demand near India
and China but the demand is becoming point-to-point which means that the
model that the airline was following in the past has to be changed When
asked whether they will need a partner and more particularly a Gulf partner to
do your long haul European routes he answered that if the market is India
China and Asia and there is going to be more and more point-to-point service
they will have to be bigger They may need partners of some sort some form
of alliance but I this alliance will not be as the ones of the past In the past a
big airline in Europe a big airline in Japan could connect throughout the
world but this area is a non-united area there are many states there is
Myanmar Thailand Vietnam so the partnership will most probably be
bilateral
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group was asked how Qantas managed so
successfully to incorporate a low-cost or a low-fare branch as some call it
She answered that they did it by really understanding their customers and
recognising that there is a part of the market that is hungry for full service and
is prepared to pay a premium to get it but there is an equal part of the market
that was not able to travel because the fares were too high and would prefer
choice on how they travel and be able to pay for what they use What they
have done is effectively build a new brand that focuses squarely on that
customer group and have protected the integrity by not trying to blur the line
and keeping them very separate operationally commercially and
strategically
Bernand Gustin was asked again whether Lufthansa has considered an
arrangement with an LCC for feed and he answered that first the airline needs
to substantially reduce its cost to be price competitive and this what they
have done There is no choice about that But as they come from a service
heritage airline and given that they will never be a cost leader they try to keep
a differentiation on service a service that really people want So they have
played on connectivity on the network and on the Belgian brand There is a
wish to have a specific brand As there are other very strong brands within the
Lufthansa group if they want to go further they need to have the power of the
group to be able to further reduce the cost to get the commercial critical
mass outside of Belgium Thatrsquos where the right mix needs to be found
8
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Deltarsquos CEO was asked How a giant airline accommodates the new reality
of all those LCCs Ot which he answered that they do it through
segmentation within the aircraft they have introduced a product called
―basic economy for price sensitive types of travelling within the US
They are still experimenting with it as it is relatively new and the
technology solution on it is complicated Within the two they have to
accommodate the low fare end and the highly sensitive business
traveller that is willing to pay a premium and a couple of stages between
the two But it a much wider question the airline needs to find who he
wants to be so they have moved upscale they are not a commodity
player and they generated a 10 premium in relation to the other US
carriers He stressed that ―If we were to be a commodity player we would
not be around today He admits that they have to accommodate a
commodity component for the travel sector but they are not a
commodity As the carry two million passengers a year that pay a 10
premium on average they have proven our point
Jetstarrsquos CEP pointed that both fares are not commoditised any more
Airlines have to look at what customers want choice is definitely
important for all customers and choice for people who are looking for
value matters a lot She said that their airline also extracts a relative 15
premium in relation to competition because they do not view themselves
as a commodity product They invest heavily in the brand in the
experience in ways that the customers value and are prepared to pay for
it and give them the choice to custom design their experience
The Brussels Airlinesrsquos CEO added that segmentation and differentiation
is key When their airline starts with a start price of 39 euros one way and
has a very vocal pure low cost competitor at 21 euro for the same thing
the solution is to claim that it offers service as there is a whole heritage
that exists besides While the price is key people say ―I want to know
what I choose The pure commodity product that happened a few years
is going away but when there is a heritage of service that can help you
differentiate yourself then there is potential to make the difference
Brussels has all the LCCs of the world but Brussels Airlines grew by 30
more in the last two years
9
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Richard Quest then turned to Emirates CEO and asked him how they
accomodate with the LCCs that can offer feed from them into their long
haul services Sir Tim Clark answered that LCCs are here to stay they
continue to grow their business they have been a significant player in
the way civil aviation has developed in the last years giving consumers
a very good choice As long as the air industry business keeps the
consumers at the heart of the business and it does what they are
guiding to do then there is place for everybody The
differentiation whether it is between low cost and full service long haul
or short haul is something the industry has to adapt to accept and
encourage It is part of civil aviation After all it is the travelling public
who benefits from LCC existence The legacy carriers as they are
called have to adapt and work with them In terms of establishing a
lower cost arm for Emirates he answered ―no but he added that they
would work with them and they do They have very good relationships
with the Low Cost operators because they bring lots more people into
the market the whole principle was tapping incipient demand that
could not afford the levels of fares that were available prior to their
existence What they did is that they brought efficiency fleet efficiency
technological efficiency distribution efficiency and suddenly a new
branch of air transport industry was found ―To not work with makes no
sense
When asked about what new things they can offer to the upper end of
the market they all agreed that it is the soft goods that matter after all
Everyone can buy the hard goods but the airlines invest now in
relationship building Delta said its CEO can boast on its relationship
with corporate travelers and the fact they have one of the lowest
maintenance cancellation records They give the business traveler what
he needs dependability reliability quality to arrive on time with their
bags he added that there is a lot of technology and process behind it
but more than that a lot of willpower and culture
10
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Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
11
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Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
12
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There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
13
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Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
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He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
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Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
16
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Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
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powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
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Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
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Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
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Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
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الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
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A Qatar Airways flight bound to Doha from Oslo
Norway made an emergency landing in the
Romanian capital of Bucharest yesterday (July
9 )due to a fault in one of its engines said a
report
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner which was carrying
some 254 passengers was forced to change
course one hour into the flight and was diverted
to Bucharests Henri Coanda International
Airport Doha Newsreported
A replacement aircraft was dispatched to
Bucharest and the flight resumed its course
following an almost 12-hour delay
The new plane also a 787 landed in Doha at
425am this morning the report said
Qatar Business
Qatar Airways flight makes emergency landing in
Romania
atnaero
nd IATA AGM and World Air Transport Summit72
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) opened its 72nd
Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in
Dublin Ireland
―Ireland is a great aviation country and the perfect location for the
industryrsquos leaders to meet Aviation is a force for good This year
airlines will safely transport 38 billion passengers and 52 million
tonnes of cargo That will stimulate economies and spread prosperity
But aviation faces challenges in providing the safe secure efficient
and sustainable connectivity that the world depends on The next two
days are an opportunity to work together as an industry to make flying
even better said Tony Tyler IATArsquos Director General and CEO
In his keynote address Dr Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu President of the
Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said
―IATA and ICAO have enjoyed several decades of productive colla
boration
More recently wersquove been engaged on a number of important priorities
including among others
bullFlight tracking procedures
bullConflict zone risk management
bullThe safe integration of remotely-piloted and suborbital flight
operations
bullCybersecurity preparedness
bullIncreased airspace capacity and operational efficiency
bullThe safe carriage of lithium batteries
bullAnd of course the environment
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IATA has been a great ally in ICAOrsquos efforts to ensure that the decisions
of our Member States are forward-looking and in
line with the current and future needs of the industry
Report of Tony Tyler on the Air Transport Industry
―International civil aviation can greatly help to create and preserve
friendship and understanding among the nations and peoples of the
world
From the beginning both governments and industry conceived aviation
as a force for good
Aviation makes our world a better place In doing so it supports 63
million jobs and underpins 35 of global GDP
Airlines are engines of prosperity But they have long struggled to turn a
profit and reward investors That is beginning to change
This year we expect a collective net profit of $394 billion It will be only
the second year in our historymdashand the second in a rowmdashin which
airlines will make an aggregate return in excess of the cost of capital
After decades of capital destruction thatrsquos a significant achievement
But it is still just the minimum performance that investors expect
On average airlines will make $1042 for each passenger carried
Overall despite generally adverse economic conditions it is a good
time for the air transport industry
-Consumers are getting great deals and lots of choice
-Investors are beginning to see reasonable rewards for the capital
they risk
-And airlines are able to make critical investments and shore-up their
resilience by paying down debtmdashalthough it will take several years of
solid profitability to fix most balance sheets properly
2
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Our success as an industry rests on areas where we work together
the foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability Each is strong but not without challenges
In bringing my remarks to a close I want to reflect on the power of
partnership
Partnership is essential for the continuous reinforcement of the
foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability
Itrsquos also important for our 264 members and the entire value chain to
work together Because together we can send a proud message that
aviation is a force for good And we can do more good when tax
burdens and infrastructure constraints are removed and when the
principles of Smarter Regulation are applied properly
The framework for our modern industry was built by governments and
airlines with a common vision that safe regular and economical air
transport would benefit the peoples of the world by creating and
preserving friendships and understanding With more than 100 years
of history behind us we can confidently say that aviation has made the
world a better place
We have done that by unleashing an irreversible and ever-more
accessible capability to explore the world in which we live to improve
our lives with unprecedented mobility and to grow prosperity by doing
business globally
People are thirsty for the opportunities that aviation makes possible
Every day we safely transport ten million people and 140000 tonnes of
cargo We are not just connecting people and shifting goods our
work is building a better future for the peoples of the world
Aviationrsquos potential has never been more inspiring We are privileged
to lead an industry that is a force for good
3
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At the CEO Panel Insight Debate discussion moderated by Richard Quest the
following CEOs participated Bernard Gustin CEO Brussels Airlines (BG) Ed
Bastian CEO Delta Air Lines (ED) Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group and Charamporn Jotikasthira
President of Thai Airways the issue of the security and aircraft tracking was
discussed in the view of the Brussels terrorist attack and the Egyptair 804 flight
going down into the water
The Brussels Airlines CEO said that the Brussels disaster which came after a
very good year for the airlines gave him the opportunity to experience the
amazing reaction of the airlinersquo s staff and the importance of aviation as
Brussels remained 12 days without an airport Being members of the Lufthansa
group they were able to put the long haul to Zurich and Frankfurt and useδ
provincial airport in Liege and Antwerp for local traffic When asked whether
security needs to be readdressed he answered that the risk arose before
security checks and this has to be solved with the Intelligence systems They
imposed after the disaster some extremely strong measures only to realize after
a few days that they were not appropriate He added that they need to continue
to analyze the security process and do risk analysis but have pertinent
measures and apply them consistently across the board
In the US on the other hand the situation is different the security procedures
imposed by the TSA make passengers be delayed or misconnected The
problem has taken such extent that many airports are considering replacing or
supplanting TSA When asked Ed Bastian CEO for Delta Air Lines said that
they have realized the problem and that they will deal with that and added that
they as an airline did a lot to manage the issue they innovated queuing process
in Atlanta that they paid for themselves which is going to have 50 reduction
in how long it takes travelers to get through checkpoints
As the question of security in Asia has again been raised in terms of its being
efficient and effective or not Charamporn Jotikasthira President of Thai
Airways agreed that there is a need to improve over time as there are ways to
hack systems there is a need for a system that can detect faster more
accurately with more quality
Jayne Hrdlicka CEO of Jetstar Group answered questions related to the
investment of low-cost airlines in security She answered that it is the airlinersquos
job to ensure that the security that is provided for in the airports they operate
meets the standards that we have set for ourselves Since in several of the
airports they are operating in the situation is not to these standards they take
responsibility for the safety and security of their people and customers to make
sure that the standards are consistent across the network
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Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline in his turn when expressing
his view on about aviation security in general he said that the industry
is not doing enough although there have been so many wake up calls in
the last couple of years He said that it is easy for government agencies
and organizations to blame on austerity their inability to fund the
security apparatus and the systems and procedures but the aviation
industry has to come up with a new set of protocols that ensure
security for the travelling public and consumers The industry has to
cooperate with governmental agencies to identify the possibilities of
people actually doing such attacks He added that industry has to adopt
far more readily the technological advances that are being made
available to streamline the processes but at the same time increase the
level of scrutiny He stressed the need for flow of information between
countries so as to have a more homogeneous intelligence service
When asked about airline tracking he admitted that the fact that the
problems in trying to locate an aircraft that has had a major incidence
―is a disgrace― These incidents impose on the industry a need to be
able to track aircraft at every point on their journey which as he said
Emirates does anyway within 15-20 minutes they know where all the
airlinersquos aircraft are where they fly or on the ground at the same
time He added that the manufacturers too need to come up with the
data records both CVR and cockpit voice recorders and flight data
recorders that have to be far more robust able to survive intact and
with much more power to develop beacons and locating systems in
very remote areas on the sea or in the river
When faced with the remark that six years have passed since the flight
370 incident and still the industry is unable to locate missing aircraft
and many experts argue that the airlines are reluctant to spend the
money on tracking and streaming of data they all agreed that it is not a
financial issue and the only question is a question of governance The
industry has to come to a consensus and agree on common standards
for example at what frequency the aircraft will be sending it out tracking
information the industry is waiting for an ICAO solution that everyone
is going to adopt They all agreed though that irrespective of the cost it
has to be done because as Sir Tim Clark put it ―Not to do it is
delinquency
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When Richard Quest asked them about results and yields because airlines seem to
be that making good money they all claim the yield is under pressure and to
comment on the influence of the lower fuel price Ed Bastian said that capacity has
grown over the last few years driven by the dramatic reduction in oil prices The
pressure seen on yield is a reflection of the growing capacity He commented he
does not focus only on yield but looks at other aspects and metrics to understand
the underlying health of the industry demand is very strong especially in the US and
fuel prices are stabilizing and the airline making record margins
Bernard Gustin said when fuel prices gets up again the airlines will not be able to put
it back in the yield so they need to keep a business plan both with the current fuel
price as well as with the old fuel price especially in their case since their competitors
in Brussels are low cost carriers such as Ryanair and Easyjet
When Jetstarrsquos CEO was asked whether there is unconstrained growth of capacity
she answered that the growth of capacity ahead of underlying demand is not
irrational when margins are attractive and costs well managed and strong return in
invested capital
Sir Tim Clark said that the true causes behind yield suppression need to be
examined The lowering of the fuel prices was good news but they failed to foresee
that the corporate sectors that drive many of the upper echelons of the yield will go
with the oil prices That brought us some difficulties Then there was a currency
issue the strength of the US as the airline generates a large part of income on
currencies that move south of the dollar that affected the yield too Third the
addition of capacity means extension of the revenue of greater distances which
causes yield dilution On the other hand while there is flat line projection for global
economy demand for airtravel is increasing at 6 7 8 in several areas including the
Middle East there is also an explosion of growth in the US domestic market This
means the airline backfills inventory with more passengers because demand is there
Their airline needs to adjust its business to the practical long-term change and this is
low yield the airline can do it He announced that Emirates will 14 more A380s to
their fleet of 79
Thai Airwaysrsquos President said that their problem was of a different nature as they
unable to fill the aircraft as much as the others and their load factors were 4-5
lower than the average they will first fix that and and then deal with the other
problems
When the discussion turned to the question whether there will more manufactures of
aircraft and more choice in the future Ed Bastian supported Deltarsquos decision to buy
CS100s Bombardier and commented that they have been long time customers of
their small and larger regional jets because they technologically and engine-wise
efficient and reliable and they were given good financial terms He also predicted that
more airlines will consider acquiring Bombardier C-series aircraft
6
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As Emirates are mostly wide body operator Sir Tim Clark said
they already have good choice between Boeing and Airbus
which answer their needs with regard to the mission and the
type of product the airline wants to offer He wished ―good
luck to any manufacturer wishing to enter the market them if
they get over the barriers to entry
Jane Hrdlicka said she expects see innovation coming in in the
form of technology of the airframe and a strong Chinese
manufacturer which means there will be more choice in two
decades from now than today
Then Richard Quest asked questions each airline individually
He asked whether Brussels Airlines will be around in two years
from now Bernand Gustin the airline will be there and will have
the same operation model but more powerful with the power of
a major aviation group Lufthansa group behind it In the past
airlines had to choose to be point-to-point or connecting Low
cost or service airline bur Brussels airline We tries to reconcile
those dimensions and they have positioned themselves a
hybrid airline People do not want to pay but they want a level
of service and even the low cost carriers are investing now in
service As for the name of airline he said that the airline will be
called what has value for the customer as it has been proven
with the airlinersquos Africa routes The airline played a crucial role
during the Ebola crisis and has gained its value as a brand in
Africa that it did not have before when it was Sabena He
stressed that a brand is something that responds to a customer
need a brand name that responds best to the Belgian customer
the European customer and the African customer and the US
customers which are the markets the airlines serves
7
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Thai Airwaysrsquo president was asked about the airlinersquos strategy to deal with
their problems He answered that they have a two-year reform programme
they have already achieved a profit margin 12 on sales so they are on track
reform plan They intend to remain a full service carrier with a major very
efficient hub He added that they realised after following the developments of
the last years that the ecosystem has been changing a lot as all demand
coming into Thailand has been point-to-point to secondary cities They
operate in one the fastest growing regions in terms of demand near India
and China but the demand is becoming point-to-point which means that the
model that the airline was following in the past has to be changed When
asked whether they will need a partner and more particularly a Gulf partner to
do your long haul European routes he answered that if the market is India
China and Asia and there is going to be more and more point-to-point service
they will have to be bigger They may need partners of some sort some form
of alliance but I this alliance will not be as the ones of the past In the past a
big airline in Europe a big airline in Japan could connect throughout the
world but this area is a non-united area there are many states there is
Myanmar Thailand Vietnam so the partnership will most probably be
bilateral
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group was asked how Qantas managed so
successfully to incorporate a low-cost or a low-fare branch as some call it
She answered that they did it by really understanding their customers and
recognising that there is a part of the market that is hungry for full service and
is prepared to pay a premium to get it but there is an equal part of the market
that was not able to travel because the fares were too high and would prefer
choice on how they travel and be able to pay for what they use What they
have done is effectively build a new brand that focuses squarely on that
customer group and have protected the integrity by not trying to blur the line
and keeping them very separate operationally commercially and
strategically
Bernand Gustin was asked again whether Lufthansa has considered an
arrangement with an LCC for feed and he answered that first the airline needs
to substantially reduce its cost to be price competitive and this what they
have done There is no choice about that But as they come from a service
heritage airline and given that they will never be a cost leader they try to keep
a differentiation on service a service that really people want So they have
played on connectivity on the network and on the Belgian brand There is a
wish to have a specific brand As there are other very strong brands within the
Lufthansa group if they want to go further they need to have the power of the
group to be able to further reduce the cost to get the commercial critical
mass outside of Belgium Thatrsquos where the right mix needs to be found
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Deltarsquos CEO was asked How a giant airline accommodates the new reality
of all those LCCs Ot which he answered that they do it through
segmentation within the aircraft they have introduced a product called
―basic economy for price sensitive types of travelling within the US
They are still experimenting with it as it is relatively new and the
technology solution on it is complicated Within the two they have to
accommodate the low fare end and the highly sensitive business
traveller that is willing to pay a premium and a couple of stages between
the two But it a much wider question the airline needs to find who he
wants to be so they have moved upscale they are not a commodity
player and they generated a 10 premium in relation to the other US
carriers He stressed that ―If we were to be a commodity player we would
not be around today He admits that they have to accommodate a
commodity component for the travel sector but they are not a
commodity As the carry two million passengers a year that pay a 10
premium on average they have proven our point
Jetstarrsquos CEP pointed that both fares are not commoditised any more
Airlines have to look at what customers want choice is definitely
important for all customers and choice for people who are looking for
value matters a lot She said that their airline also extracts a relative 15
premium in relation to competition because they do not view themselves
as a commodity product They invest heavily in the brand in the
experience in ways that the customers value and are prepared to pay for
it and give them the choice to custom design their experience
The Brussels Airlinesrsquos CEO added that segmentation and differentiation
is key When their airline starts with a start price of 39 euros one way and
has a very vocal pure low cost competitor at 21 euro for the same thing
the solution is to claim that it offers service as there is a whole heritage
that exists besides While the price is key people say ―I want to know
what I choose The pure commodity product that happened a few years
is going away but when there is a heritage of service that can help you
differentiate yourself then there is potential to make the difference
Brussels has all the LCCs of the world but Brussels Airlines grew by 30
more in the last two years
9
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Richard Quest then turned to Emirates CEO and asked him how they
accomodate with the LCCs that can offer feed from them into their long
haul services Sir Tim Clark answered that LCCs are here to stay they
continue to grow their business they have been a significant player in
the way civil aviation has developed in the last years giving consumers
a very good choice As long as the air industry business keeps the
consumers at the heart of the business and it does what they are
guiding to do then there is place for everybody The
differentiation whether it is between low cost and full service long haul
or short haul is something the industry has to adapt to accept and
encourage It is part of civil aviation After all it is the travelling public
who benefits from LCC existence The legacy carriers as they are
called have to adapt and work with them In terms of establishing a
lower cost arm for Emirates he answered ―no but he added that they
would work with them and they do They have very good relationships
with the Low Cost operators because they bring lots more people into
the market the whole principle was tapping incipient demand that
could not afford the levels of fares that were available prior to their
existence What they did is that they brought efficiency fleet efficiency
technological efficiency distribution efficiency and suddenly a new
branch of air transport industry was found ―To not work with makes no
sense
When asked about what new things they can offer to the upper end of
the market they all agreed that it is the soft goods that matter after all
Everyone can buy the hard goods but the airlines invest now in
relationship building Delta said its CEO can boast on its relationship
with corporate travelers and the fact they have one of the lowest
maintenance cancellation records They give the business traveler what
he needs dependability reliability quality to arrive on time with their
bags he added that there is a lot of technology and process behind it
but more than that a lot of willpower and culture
10
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Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
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Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
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There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
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Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
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He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
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Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
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Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
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powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
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Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
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Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
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Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
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الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
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nd IATA AGM and World Air Transport Summit72
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) opened its 72nd
Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit in
Dublin Ireland
―Ireland is a great aviation country and the perfect location for the
industryrsquos leaders to meet Aviation is a force for good This year
airlines will safely transport 38 billion passengers and 52 million
tonnes of cargo That will stimulate economies and spread prosperity
But aviation faces challenges in providing the safe secure efficient
and sustainable connectivity that the world depends on The next two
days are an opportunity to work together as an industry to make flying
even better said Tony Tyler IATArsquos Director General and CEO
In his keynote address Dr Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu President of the
Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said
―IATA and ICAO have enjoyed several decades of productive colla
boration
More recently wersquove been engaged on a number of important priorities
including among others
bullFlight tracking procedures
bullConflict zone risk management
bullThe safe integration of remotely-piloted and suborbital flight
operations
bullCybersecurity preparedness
bullIncreased airspace capacity and operational efficiency
bullThe safe carriage of lithium batteries
bullAnd of course the environment
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IATA has been a great ally in ICAOrsquos efforts to ensure that the decisions
of our Member States are forward-looking and in
line with the current and future needs of the industry
Report of Tony Tyler on the Air Transport Industry
―International civil aviation can greatly help to create and preserve
friendship and understanding among the nations and peoples of the
world
From the beginning both governments and industry conceived aviation
as a force for good
Aviation makes our world a better place In doing so it supports 63
million jobs and underpins 35 of global GDP
Airlines are engines of prosperity But they have long struggled to turn a
profit and reward investors That is beginning to change
This year we expect a collective net profit of $394 billion It will be only
the second year in our historymdashand the second in a rowmdashin which
airlines will make an aggregate return in excess of the cost of capital
After decades of capital destruction thatrsquos a significant achievement
But it is still just the minimum performance that investors expect
On average airlines will make $1042 for each passenger carried
Overall despite generally adverse economic conditions it is a good
time for the air transport industry
-Consumers are getting great deals and lots of choice
-Investors are beginning to see reasonable rewards for the capital
they risk
-And airlines are able to make critical investments and shore-up their
resilience by paying down debtmdashalthough it will take several years of
solid profitability to fix most balance sheets properly
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Our success as an industry rests on areas where we work together
the foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability Each is strong but not without challenges
In bringing my remarks to a close I want to reflect on the power of
partnership
Partnership is essential for the continuous reinforcement of the
foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability
Itrsquos also important for our 264 members and the entire value chain to
work together Because together we can send a proud message that
aviation is a force for good And we can do more good when tax
burdens and infrastructure constraints are removed and when the
principles of Smarter Regulation are applied properly
The framework for our modern industry was built by governments and
airlines with a common vision that safe regular and economical air
transport would benefit the peoples of the world by creating and
preserving friendships and understanding With more than 100 years
of history behind us we can confidently say that aviation has made the
world a better place
We have done that by unleashing an irreversible and ever-more
accessible capability to explore the world in which we live to improve
our lives with unprecedented mobility and to grow prosperity by doing
business globally
People are thirsty for the opportunities that aviation makes possible
Every day we safely transport ten million people and 140000 tonnes of
cargo We are not just connecting people and shifting goods our
work is building a better future for the peoples of the world
Aviationrsquos potential has never been more inspiring We are privileged
to lead an industry that is a force for good
3
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At the CEO Panel Insight Debate discussion moderated by Richard Quest the
following CEOs participated Bernard Gustin CEO Brussels Airlines (BG) Ed
Bastian CEO Delta Air Lines (ED) Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group and Charamporn Jotikasthira
President of Thai Airways the issue of the security and aircraft tracking was
discussed in the view of the Brussels terrorist attack and the Egyptair 804 flight
going down into the water
The Brussels Airlines CEO said that the Brussels disaster which came after a
very good year for the airlines gave him the opportunity to experience the
amazing reaction of the airlinersquo s staff and the importance of aviation as
Brussels remained 12 days without an airport Being members of the Lufthansa
group they were able to put the long haul to Zurich and Frankfurt and useδ
provincial airport in Liege and Antwerp for local traffic When asked whether
security needs to be readdressed he answered that the risk arose before
security checks and this has to be solved with the Intelligence systems They
imposed after the disaster some extremely strong measures only to realize after
a few days that they were not appropriate He added that they need to continue
to analyze the security process and do risk analysis but have pertinent
measures and apply them consistently across the board
In the US on the other hand the situation is different the security procedures
imposed by the TSA make passengers be delayed or misconnected The
problem has taken such extent that many airports are considering replacing or
supplanting TSA When asked Ed Bastian CEO for Delta Air Lines said that
they have realized the problem and that they will deal with that and added that
they as an airline did a lot to manage the issue they innovated queuing process
in Atlanta that they paid for themselves which is going to have 50 reduction
in how long it takes travelers to get through checkpoints
As the question of security in Asia has again been raised in terms of its being
efficient and effective or not Charamporn Jotikasthira President of Thai
Airways agreed that there is a need to improve over time as there are ways to
hack systems there is a need for a system that can detect faster more
accurately with more quality
Jayne Hrdlicka CEO of Jetstar Group answered questions related to the
investment of low-cost airlines in security She answered that it is the airlinersquos
job to ensure that the security that is provided for in the airports they operate
meets the standards that we have set for ourselves Since in several of the
airports they are operating in the situation is not to these standards they take
responsibility for the safety and security of their people and customers to make
sure that the standards are consistent across the network
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Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline in his turn when expressing
his view on about aviation security in general he said that the industry
is not doing enough although there have been so many wake up calls in
the last couple of years He said that it is easy for government agencies
and organizations to blame on austerity their inability to fund the
security apparatus and the systems and procedures but the aviation
industry has to come up with a new set of protocols that ensure
security for the travelling public and consumers The industry has to
cooperate with governmental agencies to identify the possibilities of
people actually doing such attacks He added that industry has to adopt
far more readily the technological advances that are being made
available to streamline the processes but at the same time increase the
level of scrutiny He stressed the need for flow of information between
countries so as to have a more homogeneous intelligence service
When asked about airline tracking he admitted that the fact that the
problems in trying to locate an aircraft that has had a major incidence
―is a disgrace― These incidents impose on the industry a need to be
able to track aircraft at every point on their journey which as he said
Emirates does anyway within 15-20 minutes they know where all the
airlinersquos aircraft are where they fly or on the ground at the same
time He added that the manufacturers too need to come up with the
data records both CVR and cockpit voice recorders and flight data
recorders that have to be far more robust able to survive intact and
with much more power to develop beacons and locating systems in
very remote areas on the sea or in the river
When faced with the remark that six years have passed since the flight
370 incident and still the industry is unable to locate missing aircraft
and many experts argue that the airlines are reluctant to spend the
money on tracking and streaming of data they all agreed that it is not a
financial issue and the only question is a question of governance The
industry has to come to a consensus and agree on common standards
for example at what frequency the aircraft will be sending it out tracking
information the industry is waiting for an ICAO solution that everyone
is going to adopt They all agreed though that irrespective of the cost it
has to be done because as Sir Tim Clark put it ―Not to do it is
delinquency
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When Richard Quest asked them about results and yields because airlines seem to
be that making good money they all claim the yield is under pressure and to
comment on the influence of the lower fuel price Ed Bastian said that capacity has
grown over the last few years driven by the dramatic reduction in oil prices The
pressure seen on yield is a reflection of the growing capacity He commented he
does not focus only on yield but looks at other aspects and metrics to understand
the underlying health of the industry demand is very strong especially in the US and
fuel prices are stabilizing and the airline making record margins
Bernard Gustin said when fuel prices gets up again the airlines will not be able to put
it back in the yield so they need to keep a business plan both with the current fuel
price as well as with the old fuel price especially in their case since their competitors
in Brussels are low cost carriers such as Ryanair and Easyjet
When Jetstarrsquos CEO was asked whether there is unconstrained growth of capacity
she answered that the growth of capacity ahead of underlying demand is not
irrational when margins are attractive and costs well managed and strong return in
invested capital
Sir Tim Clark said that the true causes behind yield suppression need to be
examined The lowering of the fuel prices was good news but they failed to foresee
that the corporate sectors that drive many of the upper echelons of the yield will go
with the oil prices That brought us some difficulties Then there was a currency
issue the strength of the US as the airline generates a large part of income on
currencies that move south of the dollar that affected the yield too Third the
addition of capacity means extension of the revenue of greater distances which
causes yield dilution On the other hand while there is flat line projection for global
economy demand for airtravel is increasing at 6 7 8 in several areas including the
Middle East there is also an explosion of growth in the US domestic market This
means the airline backfills inventory with more passengers because demand is there
Their airline needs to adjust its business to the practical long-term change and this is
low yield the airline can do it He announced that Emirates will 14 more A380s to
their fleet of 79
Thai Airwaysrsquos President said that their problem was of a different nature as they
unable to fill the aircraft as much as the others and their load factors were 4-5
lower than the average they will first fix that and and then deal with the other
problems
When the discussion turned to the question whether there will more manufactures of
aircraft and more choice in the future Ed Bastian supported Deltarsquos decision to buy
CS100s Bombardier and commented that they have been long time customers of
their small and larger regional jets because they technologically and engine-wise
efficient and reliable and they were given good financial terms He also predicted that
more airlines will consider acquiring Bombardier C-series aircraft
6
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As Emirates are mostly wide body operator Sir Tim Clark said
they already have good choice between Boeing and Airbus
which answer their needs with regard to the mission and the
type of product the airline wants to offer He wished ―good
luck to any manufacturer wishing to enter the market them if
they get over the barriers to entry
Jane Hrdlicka said she expects see innovation coming in in the
form of technology of the airframe and a strong Chinese
manufacturer which means there will be more choice in two
decades from now than today
Then Richard Quest asked questions each airline individually
He asked whether Brussels Airlines will be around in two years
from now Bernand Gustin the airline will be there and will have
the same operation model but more powerful with the power of
a major aviation group Lufthansa group behind it In the past
airlines had to choose to be point-to-point or connecting Low
cost or service airline bur Brussels airline We tries to reconcile
those dimensions and they have positioned themselves a
hybrid airline People do not want to pay but they want a level
of service and even the low cost carriers are investing now in
service As for the name of airline he said that the airline will be
called what has value for the customer as it has been proven
with the airlinersquos Africa routes The airline played a crucial role
during the Ebola crisis and has gained its value as a brand in
Africa that it did not have before when it was Sabena He
stressed that a brand is something that responds to a customer
need a brand name that responds best to the Belgian customer
the European customer and the African customer and the US
customers which are the markets the airlines serves
7
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Thai Airwaysrsquo president was asked about the airlinersquos strategy to deal with
their problems He answered that they have a two-year reform programme
they have already achieved a profit margin 12 on sales so they are on track
reform plan They intend to remain a full service carrier with a major very
efficient hub He added that they realised after following the developments of
the last years that the ecosystem has been changing a lot as all demand
coming into Thailand has been point-to-point to secondary cities They
operate in one the fastest growing regions in terms of demand near India
and China but the demand is becoming point-to-point which means that the
model that the airline was following in the past has to be changed When
asked whether they will need a partner and more particularly a Gulf partner to
do your long haul European routes he answered that if the market is India
China and Asia and there is going to be more and more point-to-point service
they will have to be bigger They may need partners of some sort some form
of alliance but I this alliance will not be as the ones of the past In the past a
big airline in Europe a big airline in Japan could connect throughout the
world but this area is a non-united area there are many states there is
Myanmar Thailand Vietnam so the partnership will most probably be
bilateral
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group was asked how Qantas managed so
successfully to incorporate a low-cost or a low-fare branch as some call it
She answered that they did it by really understanding their customers and
recognising that there is a part of the market that is hungry for full service and
is prepared to pay a premium to get it but there is an equal part of the market
that was not able to travel because the fares were too high and would prefer
choice on how they travel and be able to pay for what they use What they
have done is effectively build a new brand that focuses squarely on that
customer group and have protected the integrity by not trying to blur the line
and keeping them very separate operationally commercially and
strategically
Bernand Gustin was asked again whether Lufthansa has considered an
arrangement with an LCC for feed and he answered that first the airline needs
to substantially reduce its cost to be price competitive and this what they
have done There is no choice about that But as they come from a service
heritage airline and given that they will never be a cost leader they try to keep
a differentiation on service a service that really people want So they have
played on connectivity on the network and on the Belgian brand There is a
wish to have a specific brand As there are other very strong brands within the
Lufthansa group if they want to go further they need to have the power of the
group to be able to further reduce the cost to get the commercial critical
mass outside of Belgium Thatrsquos where the right mix needs to be found
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Deltarsquos CEO was asked How a giant airline accommodates the new reality
of all those LCCs Ot which he answered that they do it through
segmentation within the aircraft they have introduced a product called
―basic economy for price sensitive types of travelling within the US
They are still experimenting with it as it is relatively new and the
technology solution on it is complicated Within the two they have to
accommodate the low fare end and the highly sensitive business
traveller that is willing to pay a premium and a couple of stages between
the two But it a much wider question the airline needs to find who he
wants to be so they have moved upscale they are not a commodity
player and they generated a 10 premium in relation to the other US
carriers He stressed that ―If we were to be a commodity player we would
not be around today He admits that they have to accommodate a
commodity component for the travel sector but they are not a
commodity As the carry two million passengers a year that pay a 10
premium on average they have proven our point
Jetstarrsquos CEP pointed that both fares are not commoditised any more
Airlines have to look at what customers want choice is definitely
important for all customers and choice for people who are looking for
value matters a lot She said that their airline also extracts a relative 15
premium in relation to competition because they do not view themselves
as a commodity product They invest heavily in the brand in the
experience in ways that the customers value and are prepared to pay for
it and give them the choice to custom design their experience
The Brussels Airlinesrsquos CEO added that segmentation and differentiation
is key When their airline starts with a start price of 39 euros one way and
has a very vocal pure low cost competitor at 21 euro for the same thing
the solution is to claim that it offers service as there is a whole heritage
that exists besides While the price is key people say ―I want to know
what I choose The pure commodity product that happened a few years
is going away but when there is a heritage of service that can help you
differentiate yourself then there is potential to make the difference
Brussels has all the LCCs of the world but Brussels Airlines grew by 30
more in the last two years
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Richard Quest then turned to Emirates CEO and asked him how they
accomodate with the LCCs that can offer feed from them into their long
haul services Sir Tim Clark answered that LCCs are here to stay they
continue to grow their business they have been a significant player in
the way civil aviation has developed in the last years giving consumers
a very good choice As long as the air industry business keeps the
consumers at the heart of the business and it does what they are
guiding to do then there is place for everybody The
differentiation whether it is between low cost and full service long haul
or short haul is something the industry has to adapt to accept and
encourage It is part of civil aviation After all it is the travelling public
who benefits from LCC existence The legacy carriers as they are
called have to adapt and work with them In terms of establishing a
lower cost arm for Emirates he answered ―no but he added that they
would work with them and they do They have very good relationships
with the Low Cost operators because they bring lots more people into
the market the whole principle was tapping incipient demand that
could not afford the levels of fares that were available prior to their
existence What they did is that they brought efficiency fleet efficiency
technological efficiency distribution efficiency and suddenly a new
branch of air transport industry was found ―To not work with makes no
sense
When asked about what new things they can offer to the upper end of
the market they all agreed that it is the soft goods that matter after all
Everyone can buy the hard goods but the airlines invest now in
relationship building Delta said its CEO can boast on its relationship
with corporate travelers and the fact they have one of the lowest
maintenance cancellation records They give the business traveler what
he needs dependability reliability quality to arrive on time with their
bags he added that there is a lot of technology and process behind it
but more than that a lot of willpower and culture
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Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
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Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
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There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
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Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
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He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
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Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
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Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
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powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
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Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
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Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
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Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
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الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
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IATA has been a great ally in ICAOrsquos efforts to ensure that the decisions
of our Member States are forward-looking and in
line with the current and future needs of the industry
Report of Tony Tyler on the Air Transport Industry
―International civil aviation can greatly help to create and preserve
friendship and understanding among the nations and peoples of the
world
From the beginning both governments and industry conceived aviation
as a force for good
Aviation makes our world a better place In doing so it supports 63
million jobs and underpins 35 of global GDP
Airlines are engines of prosperity But they have long struggled to turn a
profit and reward investors That is beginning to change
This year we expect a collective net profit of $394 billion It will be only
the second year in our historymdashand the second in a rowmdashin which
airlines will make an aggregate return in excess of the cost of capital
After decades of capital destruction thatrsquos a significant achievement
But it is still just the minimum performance that investors expect
On average airlines will make $1042 for each passenger carried
Overall despite generally adverse economic conditions it is a good
time for the air transport industry
-Consumers are getting great deals and lots of choice
-Investors are beginning to see reasonable rewards for the capital
they risk
-And airlines are able to make critical investments and shore-up their
resilience by paying down debtmdashalthough it will take several years of
solid profitability to fix most balance sheets properly
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Our success as an industry rests on areas where we work together
the foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability Each is strong but not without challenges
In bringing my remarks to a close I want to reflect on the power of
partnership
Partnership is essential for the continuous reinforcement of the
foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability
Itrsquos also important for our 264 members and the entire value chain to
work together Because together we can send a proud message that
aviation is a force for good And we can do more good when tax
burdens and infrastructure constraints are removed and when the
principles of Smarter Regulation are applied properly
The framework for our modern industry was built by governments and
airlines with a common vision that safe regular and economical air
transport would benefit the peoples of the world by creating and
preserving friendships and understanding With more than 100 years
of history behind us we can confidently say that aviation has made the
world a better place
We have done that by unleashing an irreversible and ever-more
accessible capability to explore the world in which we live to improve
our lives with unprecedented mobility and to grow prosperity by doing
business globally
People are thirsty for the opportunities that aviation makes possible
Every day we safely transport ten million people and 140000 tonnes of
cargo We are not just connecting people and shifting goods our
work is building a better future for the peoples of the world
Aviationrsquos potential has never been more inspiring We are privileged
to lead an industry that is a force for good
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At the CEO Panel Insight Debate discussion moderated by Richard Quest the
following CEOs participated Bernard Gustin CEO Brussels Airlines (BG) Ed
Bastian CEO Delta Air Lines (ED) Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group and Charamporn Jotikasthira
President of Thai Airways the issue of the security and aircraft tracking was
discussed in the view of the Brussels terrorist attack and the Egyptair 804 flight
going down into the water
The Brussels Airlines CEO said that the Brussels disaster which came after a
very good year for the airlines gave him the opportunity to experience the
amazing reaction of the airlinersquo s staff and the importance of aviation as
Brussels remained 12 days without an airport Being members of the Lufthansa
group they were able to put the long haul to Zurich and Frankfurt and useδ
provincial airport in Liege and Antwerp for local traffic When asked whether
security needs to be readdressed he answered that the risk arose before
security checks and this has to be solved with the Intelligence systems They
imposed after the disaster some extremely strong measures only to realize after
a few days that they were not appropriate He added that they need to continue
to analyze the security process and do risk analysis but have pertinent
measures and apply them consistently across the board
In the US on the other hand the situation is different the security procedures
imposed by the TSA make passengers be delayed or misconnected The
problem has taken such extent that many airports are considering replacing or
supplanting TSA When asked Ed Bastian CEO for Delta Air Lines said that
they have realized the problem and that they will deal with that and added that
they as an airline did a lot to manage the issue they innovated queuing process
in Atlanta that they paid for themselves which is going to have 50 reduction
in how long it takes travelers to get through checkpoints
As the question of security in Asia has again been raised in terms of its being
efficient and effective or not Charamporn Jotikasthira President of Thai
Airways agreed that there is a need to improve over time as there are ways to
hack systems there is a need for a system that can detect faster more
accurately with more quality
Jayne Hrdlicka CEO of Jetstar Group answered questions related to the
investment of low-cost airlines in security She answered that it is the airlinersquos
job to ensure that the security that is provided for in the airports they operate
meets the standards that we have set for ourselves Since in several of the
airports they are operating in the situation is not to these standards they take
responsibility for the safety and security of their people and customers to make
sure that the standards are consistent across the network
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Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline in his turn when expressing
his view on about aviation security in general he said that the industry
is not doing enough although there have been so many wake up calls in
the last couple of years He said that it is easy for government agencies
and organizations to blame on austerity their inability to fund the
security apparatus and the systems and procedures but the aviation
industry has to come up with a new set of protocols that ensure
security for the travelling public and consumers The industry has to
cooperate with governmental agencies to identify the possibilities of
people actually doing such attacks He added that industry has to adopt
far more readily the technological advances that are being made
available to streamline the processes but at the same time increase the
level of scrutiny He stressed the need for flow of information between
countries so as to have a more homogeneous intelligence service
When asked about airline tracking he admitted that the fact that the
problems in trying to locate an aircraft that has had a major incidence
―is a disgrace― These incidents impose on the industry a need to be
able to track aircraft at every point on their journey which as he said
Emirates does anyway within 15-20 minutes they know where all the
airlinersquos aircraft are where they fly or on the ground at the same
time He added that the manufacturers too need to come up with the
data records both CVR and cockpit voice recorders and flight data
recorders that have to be far more robust able to survive intact and
with much more power to develop beacons and locating systems in
very remote areas on the sea or in the river
When faced with the remark that six years have passed since the flight
370 incident and still the industry is unable to locate missing aircraft
and many experts argue that the airlines are reluctant to spend the
money on tracking and streaming of data they all agreed that it is not a
financial issue and the only question is a question of governance The
industry has to come to a consensus and agree on common standards
for example at what frequency the aircraft will be sending it out tracking
information the industry is waiting for an ICAO solution that everyone
is going to adopt They all agreed though that irrespective of the cost it
has to be done because as Sir Tim Clark put it ―Not to do it is
delinquency
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When Richard Quest asked them about results and yields because airlines seem to
be that making good money they all claim the yield is under pressure and to
comment on the influence of the lower fuel price Ed Bastian said that capacity has
grown over the last few years driven by the dramatic reduction in oil prices The
pressure seen on yield is a reflection of the growing capacity He commented he
does not focus only on yield but looks at other aspects and metrics to understand
the underlying health of the industry demand is very strong especially in the US and
fuel prices are stabilizing and the airline making record margins
Bernard Gustin said when fuel prices gets up again the airlines will not be able to put
it back in the yield so they need to keep a business plan both with the current fuel
price as well as with the old fuel price especially in their case since their competitors
in Brussels are low cost carriers such as Ryanair and Easyjet
When Jetstarrsquos CEO was asked whether there is unconstrained growth of capacity
she answered that the growth of capacity ahead of underlying demand is not
irrational when margins are attractive and costs well managed and strong return in
invested capital
Sir Tim Clark said that the true causes behind yield suppression need to be
examined The lowering of the fuel prices was good news but they failed to foresee
that the corporate sectors that drive many of the upper echelons of the yield will go
with the oil prices That brought us some difficulties Then there was a currency
issue the strength of the US as the airline generates a large part of income on
currencies that move south of the dollar that affected the yield too Third the
addition of capacity means extension of the revenue of greater distances which
causes yield dilution On the other hand while there is flat line projection for global
economy demand for airtravel is increasing at 6 7 8 in several areas including the
Middle East there is also an explosion of growth in the US domestic market This
means the airline backfills inventory with more passengers because demand is there
Their airline needs to adjust its business to the practical long-term change and this is
low yield the airline can do it He announced that Emirates will 14 more A380s to
their fleet of 79
Thai Airwaysrsquos President said that their problem was of a different nature as they
unable to fill the aircraft as much as the others and their load factors were 4-5
lower than the average they will first fix that and and then deal with the other
problems
When the discussion turned to the question whether there will more manufactures of
aircraft and more choice in the future Ed Bastian supported Deltarsquos decision to buy
CS100s Bombardier and commented that they have been long time customers of
their small and larger regional jets because they technologically and engine-wise
efficient and reliable and they were given good financial terms He also predicted that
more airlines will consider acquiring Bombardier C-series aircraft
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As Emirates are mostly wide body operator Sir Tim Clark said
they already have good choice between Boeing and Airbus
which answer their needs with regard to the mission and the
type of product the airline wants to offer He wished ―good
luck to any manufacturer wishing to enter the market them if
they get over the barriers to entry
Jane Hrdlicka said she expects see innovation coming in in the
form of technology of the airframe and a strong Chinese
manufacturer which means there will be more choice in two
decades from now than today
Then Richard Quest asked questions each airline individually
He asked whether Brussels Airlines will be around in two years
from now Bernand Gustin the airline will be there and will have
the same operation model but more powerful with the power of
a major aviation group Lufthansa group behind it In the past
airlines had to choose to be point-to-point or connecting Low
cost or service airline bur Brussels airline We tries to reconcile
those dimensions and they have positioned themselves a
hybrid airline People do not want to pay but they want a level
of service and even the low cost carriers are investing now in
service As for the name of airline he said that the airline will be
called what has value for the customer as it has been proven
with the airlinersquos Africa routes The airline played a crucial role
during the Ebola crisis and has gained its value as a brand in
Africa that it did not have before when it was Sabena He
stressed that a brand is something that responds to a customer
need a brand name that responds best to the Belgian customer
the European customer and the African customer and the US
customers which are the markets the airlines serves
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Thai Airwaysrsquo president was asked about the airlinersquos strategy to deal with
their problems He answered that they have a two-year reform programme
they have already achieved a profit margin 12 on sales so they are on track
reform plan They intend to remain a full service carrier with a major very
efficient hub He added that they realised after following the developments of
the last years that the ecosystem has been changing a lot as all demand
coming into Thailand has been point-to-point to secondary cities They
operate in one the fastest growing regions in terms of demand near India
and China but the demand is becoming point-to-point which means that the
model that the airline was following in the past has to be changed When
asked whether they will need a partner and more particularly a Gulf partner to
do your long haul European routes he answered that if the market is India
China and Asia and there is going to be more and more point-to-point service
they will have to be bigger They may need partners of some sort some form
of alliance but I this alliance will not be as the ones of the past In the past a
big airline in Europe a big airline in Japan could connect throughout the
world but this area is a non-united area there are many states there is
Myanmar Thailand Vietnam so the partnership will most probably be
bilateral
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group was asked how Qantas managed so
successfully to incorporate a low-cost or a low-fare branch as some call it
She answered that they did it by really understanding their customers and
recognising that there is a part of the market that is hungry for full service and
is prepared to pay a premium to get it but there is an equal part of the market
that was not able to travel because the fares were too high and would prefer
choice on how they travel and be able to pay for what they use What they
have done is effectively build a new brand that focuses squarely on that
customer group and have protected the integrity by not trying to blur the line
and keeping them very separate operationally commercially and
strategically
Bernand Gustin was asked again whether Lufthansa has considered an
arrangement with an LCC for feed and he answered that first the airline needs
to substantially reduce its cost to be price competitive and this what they
have done There is no choice about that But as they come from a service
heritage airline and given that they will never be a cost leader they try to keep
a differentiation on service a service that really people want So they have
played on connectivity on the network and on the Belgian brand There is a
wish to have a specific brand As there are other very strong brands within the
Lufthansa group if they want to go further they need to have the power of the
group to be able to further reduce the cost to get the commercial critical
mass outside of Belgium Thatrsquos where the right mix needs to be found
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Deltarsquos CEO was asked How a giant airline accommodates the new reality
of all those LCCs Ot which he answered that they do it through
segmentation within the aircraft they have introduced a product called
―basic economy for price sensitive types of travelling within the US
They are still experimenting with it as it is relatively new and the
technology solution on it is complicated Within the two they have to
accommodate the low fare end and the highly sensitive business
traveller that is willing to pay a premium and a couple of stages between
the two But it a much wider question the airline needs to find who he
wants to be so they have moved upscale they are not a commodity
player and they generated a 10 premium in relation to the other US
carriers He stressed that ―If we were to be a commodity player we would
not be around today He admits that they have to accommodate a
commodity component for the travel sector but they are not a
commodity As the carry two million passengers a year that pay a 10
premium on average they have proven our point
Jetstarrsquos CEP pointed that both fares are not commoditised any more
Airlines have to look at what customers want choice is definitely
important for all customers and choice for people who are looking for
value matters a lot She said that their airline also extracts a relative 15
premium in relation to competition because they do not view themselves
as a commodity product They invest heavily in the brand in the
experience in ways that the customers value and are prepared to pay for
it and give them the choice to custom design their experience
The Brussels Airlinesrsquos CEO added that segmentation and differentiation
is key When their airline starts with a start price of 39 euros one way and
has a very vocal pure low cost competitor at 21 euro for the same thing
the solution is to claim that it offers service as there is a whole heritage
that exists besides While the price is key people say ―I want to know
what I choose The pure commodity product that happened a few years
is going away but when there is a heritage of service that can help you
differentiate yourself then there is potential to make the difference
Brussels has all the LCCs of the world but Brussels Airlines grew by 30
more in the last two years
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Richard Quest then turned to Emirates CEO and asked him how they
accomodate with the LCCs that can offer feed from them into their long
haul services Sir Tim Clark answered that LCCs are here to stay they
continue to grow their business they have been a significant player in
the way civil aviation has developed in the last years giving consumers
a very good choice As long as the air industry business keeps the
consumers at the heart of the business and it does what they are
guiding to do then there is place for everybody The
differentiation whether it is between low cost and full service long haul
or short haul is something the industry has to adapt to accept and
encourage It is part of civil aviation After all it is the travelling public
who benefits from LCC existence The legacy carriers as they are
called have to adapt and work with them In terms of establishing a
lower cost arm for Emirates he answered ―no but he added that they
would work with them and they do They have very good relationships
with the Low Cost operators because they bring lots more people into
the market the whole principle was tapping incipient demand that
could not afford the levels of fares that were available prior to their
existence What they did is that they brought efficiency fleet efficiency
technological efficiency distribution efficiency and suddenly a new
branch of air transport industry was found ―To not work with makes no
sense
When asked about what new things they can offer to the upper end of
the market they all agreed that it is the soft goods that matter after all
Everyone can buy the hard goods but the airlines invest now in
relationship building Delta said its CEO can boast on its relationship
with corporate travelers and the fact they have one of the lowest
maintenance cancellation records They give the business traveler what
he needs dependability reliability quality to arrive on time with their
bags he added that there is a lot of technology and process behind it
but more than that a lot of willpower and culture
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Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
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Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
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There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
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Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
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He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
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Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
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Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
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powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
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Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
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Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
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Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
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الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
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Our success as an industry rests on areas where we work together
the foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability Each is strong but not without challenges
In bringing my remarks to a close I want to reflect on the power of
partnership
Partnership is essential for the continuous reinforcement of the
foundation stones of safety security global standards and
sustainability
Itrsquos also important for our 264 members and the entire value chain to
work together Because together we can send a proud message that
aviation is a force for good And we can do more good when tax
burdens and infrastructure constraints are removed and when the
principles of Smarter Regulation are applied properly
The framework for our modern industry was built by governments and
airlines with a common vision that safe regular and economical air
transport would benefit the peoples of the world by creating and
preserving friendships and understanding With more than 100 years
of history behind us we can confidently say that aviation has made the
world a better place
We have done that by unleashing an irreversible and ever-more
accessible capability to explore the world in which we live to improve
our lives with unprecedented mobility and to grow prosperity by doing
business globally
People are thirsty for the opportunities that aviation makes possible
Every day we safely transport ten million people and 140000 tonnes of
cargo We are not just connecting people and shifting goods our
work is building a better future for the peoples of the world
Aviationrsquos potential has never been more inspiring We are privileged
to lead an industry that is a force for good
3
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At the CEO Panel Insight Debate discussion moderated by Richard Quest the
following CEOs participated Bernard Gustin CEO Brussels Airlines (BG) Ed
Bastian CEO Delta Air Lines (ED) Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group and Charamporn Jotikasthira
President of Thai Airways the issue of the security and aircraft tracking was
discussed in the view of the Brussels terrorist attack and the Egyptair 804 flight
going down into the water
The Brussels Airlines CEO said that the Brussels disaster which came after a
very good year for the airlines gave him the opportunity to experience the
amazing reaction of the airlinersquo s staff and the importance of aviation as
Brussels remained 12 days without an airport Being members of the Lufthansa
group they were able to put the long haul to Zurich and Frankfurt and useδ
provincial airport in Liege and Antwerp for local traffic When asked whether
security needs to be readdressed he answered that the risk arose before
security checks and this has to be solved with the Intelligence systems They
imposed after the disaster some extremely strong measures only to realize after
a few days that they were not appropriate He added that they need to continue
to analyze the security process and do risk analysis but have pertinent
measures and apply them consistently across the board
In the US on the other hand the situation is different the security procedures
imposed by the TSA make passengers be delayed or misconnected The
problem has taken such extent that many airports are considering replacing or
supplanting TSA When asked Ed Bastian CEO for Delta Air Lines said that
they have realized the problem and that they will deal with that and added that
they as an airline did a lot to manage the issue they innovated queuing process
in Atlanta that they paid for themselves which is going to have 50 reduction
in how long it takes travelers to get through checkpoints
As the question of security in Asia has again been raised in terms of its being
efficient and effective or not Charamporn Jotikasthira President of Thai
Airways agreed that there is a need to improve over time as there are ways to
hack systems there is a need for a system that can detect faster more
accurately with more quality
Jayne Hrdlicka CEO of Jetstar Group answered questions related to the
investment of low-cost airlines in security She answered that it is the airlinersquos
job to ensure that the security that is provided for in the airports they operate
meets the standards that we have set for ourselves Since in several of the
airports they are operating in the situation is not to these standards they take
responsibility for the safety and security of their people and customers to make
sure that the standards are consistent across the network
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Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline in his turn when expressing
his view on about aviation security in general he said that the industry
is not doing enough although there have been so many wake up calls in
the last couple of years He said that it is easy for government agencies
and organizations to blame on austerity their inability to fund the
security apparatus and the systems and procedures but the aviation
industry has to come up with a new set of protocols that ensure
security for the travelling public and consumers The industry has to
cooperate with governmental agencies to identify the possibilities of
people actually doing such attacks He added that industry has to adopt
far more readily the technological advances that are being made
available to streamline the processes but at the same time increase the
level of scrutiny He stressed the need for flow of information between
countries so as to have a more homogeneous intelligence service
When asked about airline tracking he admitted that the fact that the
problems in trying to locate an aircraft that has had a major incidence
―is a disgrace― These incidents impose on the industry a need to be
able to track aircraft at every point on their journey which as he said
Emirates does anyway within 15-20 minutes they know where all the
airlinersquos aircraft are where they fly or on the ground at the same
time He added that the manufacturers too need to come up with the
data records both CVR and cockpit voice recorders and flight data
recorders that have to be far more robust able to survive intact and
with much more power to develop beacons and locating systems in
very remote areas on the sea or in the river
When faced with the remark that six years have passed since the flight
370 incident and still the industry is unable to locate missing aircraft
and many experts argue that the airlines are reluctant to spend the
money on tracking and streaming of data they all agreed that it is not a
financial issue and the only question is a question of governance The
industry has to come to a consensus and agree on common standards
for example at what frequency the aircraft will be sending it out tracking
information the industry is waiting for an ICAO solution that everyone
is going to adopt They all agreed though that irrespective of the cost it
has to be done because as Sir Tim Clark put it ―Not to do it is
delinquency
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When Richard Quest asked them about results and yields because airlines seem to
be that making good money they all claim the yield is under pressure and to
comment on the influence of the lower fuel price Ed Bastian said that capacity has
grown over the last few years driven by the dramatic reduction in oil prices The
pressure seen on yield is a reflection of the growing capacity He commented he
does not focus only on yield but looks at other aspects and metrics to understand
the underlying health of the industry demand is very strong especially in the US and
fuel prices are stabilizing and the airline making record margins
Bernard Gustin said when fuel prices gets up again the airlines will not be able to put
it back in the yield so they need to keep a business plan both with the current fuel
price as well as with the old fuel price especially in their case since their competitors
in Brussels are low cost carriers such as Ryanair and Easyjet
When Jetstarrsquos CEO was asked whether there is unconstrained growth of capacity
she answered that the growth of capacity ahead of underlying demand is not
irrational when margins are attractive and costs well managed and strong return in
invested capital
Sir Tim Clark said that the true causes behind yield suppression need to be
examined The lowering of the fuel prices was good news but they failed to foresee
that the corporate sectors that drive many of the upper echelons of the yield will go
with the oil prices That brought us some difficulties Then there was a currency
issue the strength of the US as the airline generates a large part of income on
currencies that move south of the dollar that affected the yield too Third the
addition of capacity means extension of the revenue of greater distances which
causes yield dilution On the other hand while there is flat line projection for global
economy demand for airtravel is increasing at 6 7 8 in several areas including the
Middle East there is also an explosion of growth in the US domestic market This
means the airline backfills inventory with more passengers because demand is there
Their airline needs to adjust its business to the practical long-term change and this is
low yield the airline can do it He announced that Emirates will 14 more A380s to
their fleet of 79
Thai Airwaysrsquos President said that their problem was of a different nature as they
unable to fill the aircraft as much as the others and their load factors were 4-5
lower than the average they will first fix that and and then deal with the other
problems
When the discussion turned to the question whether there will more manufactures of
aircraft and more choice in the future Ed Bastian supported Deltarsquos decision to buy
CS100s Bombardier and commented that they have been long time customers of
their small and larger regional jets because they technologically and engine-wise
efficient and reliable and they were given good financial terms He also predicted that
more airlines will consider acquiring Bombardier C-series aircraft
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As Emirates are mostly wide body operator Sir Tim Clark said
they already have good choice between Boeing and Airbus
which answer their needs with regard to the mission and the
type of product the airline wants to offer He wished ―good
luck to any manufacturer wishing to enter the market them if
they get over the barriers to entry
Jane Hrdlicka said she expects see innovation coming in in the
form of technology of the airframe and a strong Chinese
manufacturer which means there will be more choice in two
decades from now than today
Then Richard Quest asked questions each airline individually
He asked whether Brussels Airlines will be around in two years
from now Bernand Gustin the airline will be there and will have
the same operation model but more powerful with the power of
a major aviation group Lufthansa group behind it In the past
airlines had to choose to be point-to-point or connecting Low
cost or service airline bur Brussels airline We tries to reconcile
those dimensions and they have positioned themselves a
hybrid airline People do not want to pay but they want a level
of service and even the low cost carriers are investing now in
service As for the name of airline he said that the airline will be
called what has value for the customer as it has been proven
with the airlinersquos Africa routes The airline played a crucial role
during the Ebola crisis and has gained its value as a brand in
Africa that it did not have before when it was Sabena He
stressed that a brand is something that responds to a customer
need a brand name that responds best to the Belgian customer
the European customer and the African customer and the US
customers which are the markets the airlines serves
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Thai Airwaysrsquo president was asked about the airlinersquos strategy to deal with
their problems He answered that they have a two-year reform programme
they have already achieved a profit margin 12 on sales so they are on track
reform plan They intend to remain a full service carrier with a major very
efficient hub He added that they realised after following the developments of
the last years that the ecosystem has been changing a lot as all demand
coming into Thailand has been point-to-point to secondary cities They
operate in one the fastest growing regions in terms of demand near India
and China but the demand is becoming point-to-point which means that the
model that the airline was following in the past has to be changed When
asked whether they will need a partner and more particularly a Gulf partner to
do your long haul European routes he answered that if the market is India
China and Asia and there is going to be more and more point-to-point service
they will have to be bigger They may need partners of some sort some form
of alliance but I this alliance will not be as the ones of the past In the past a
big airline in Europe a big airline in Japan could connect throughout the
world but this area is a non-united area there are many states there is
Myanmar Thailand Vietnam so the partnership will most probably be
bilateral
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group was asked how Qantas managed so
successfully to incorporate a low-cost or a low-fare branch as some call it
She answered that they did it by really understanding their customers and
recognising that there is a part of the market that is hungry for full service and
is prepared to pay a premium to get it but there is an equal part of the market
that was not able to travel because the fares were too high and would prefer
choice on how they travel and be able to pay for what they use What they
have done is effectively build a new brand that focuses squarely on that
customer group and have protected the integrity by not trying to blur the line
and keeping them very separate operationally commercially and
strategically
Bernand Gustin was asked again whether Lufthansa has considered an
arrangement with an LCC for feed and he answered that first the airline needs
to substantially reduce its cost to be price competitive and this what they
have done There is no choice about that But as they come from a service
heritage airline and given that they will never be a cost leader they try to keep
a differentiation on service a service that really people want So they have
played on connectivity on the network and on the Belgian brand There is a
wish to have a specific brand As there are other very strong brands within the
Lufthansa group if they want to go further they need to have the power of the
group to be able to further reduce the cost to get the commercial critical
mass outside of Belgium Thatrsquos where the right mix needs to be found
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Deltarsquos CEO was asked How a giant airline accommodates the new reality
of all those LCCs Ot which he answered that they do it through
segmentation within the aircraft they have introduced a product called
―basic economy for price sensitive types of travelling within the US
They are still experimenting with it as it is relatively new and the
technology solution on it is complicated Within the two they have to
accommodate the low fare end and the highly sensitive business
traveller that is willing to pay a premium and a couple of stages between
the two But it a much wider question the airline needs to find who he
wants to be so they have moved upscale they are not a commodity
player and they generated a 10 premium in relation to the other US
carriers He stressed that ―If we were to be a commodity player we would
not be around today He admits that they have to accommodate a
commodity component for the travel sector but they are not a
commodity As the carry two million passengers a year that pay a 10
premium on average they have proven our point
Jetstarrsquos CEP pointed that both fares are not commoditised any more
Airlines have to look at what customers want choice is definitely
important for all customers and choice for people who are looking for
value matters a lot She said that their airline also extracts a relative 15
premium in relation to competition because they do not view themselves
as a commodity product They invest heavily in the brand in the
experience in ways that the customers value and are prepared to pay for
it and give them the choice to custom design their experience
The Brussels Airlinesrsquos CEO added that segmentation and differentiation
is key When their airline starts with a start price of 39 euros one way and
has a very vocal pure low cost competitor at 21 euro for the same thing
the solution is to claim that it offers service as there is a whole heritage
that exists besides While the price is key people say ―I want to know
what I choose The pure commodity product that happened a few years
is going away but when there is a heritage of service that can help you
differentiate yourself then there is potential to make the difference
Brussels has all the LCCs of the world but Brussels Airlines grew by 30
more in the last two years
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Richard Quest then turned to Emirates CEO and asked him how they
accomodate with the LCCs that can offer feed from them into their long
haul services Sir Tim Clark answered that LCCs are here to stay they
continue to grow their business they have been a significant player in
the way civil aviation has developed in the last years giving consumers
a very good choice As long as the air industry business keeps the
consumers at the heart of the business and it does what they are
guiding to do then there is place for everybody The
differentiation whether it is between low cost and full service long haul
or short haul is something the industry has to adapt to accept and
encourage It is part of civil aviation After all it is the travelling public
who benefits from LCC existence The legacy carriers as they are
called have to adapt and work with them In terms of establishing a
lower cost arm for Emirates he answered ―no but he added that they
would work with them and they do They have very good relationships
with the Low Cost operators because they bring lots more people into
the market the whole principle was tapping incipient demand that
could not afford the levels of fares that were available prior to their
existence What they did is that they brought efficiency fleet efficiency
technological efficiency distribution efficiency and suddenly a new
branch of air transport industry was found ―To not work with makes no
sense
When asked about what new things they can offer to the upper end of
the market they all agreed that it is the soft goods that matter after all
Everyone can buy the hard goods but the airlines invest now in
relationship building Delta said its CEO can boast on its relationship
with corporate travelers and the fact they have one of the lowest
maintenance cancellation records They give the business traveler what
he needs dependability reliability quality to arrive on time with their
bags he added that there is a lot of technology and process behind it
but more than that a lot of willpower and culture
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Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
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Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
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There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
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Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
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He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
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Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
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Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
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powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
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Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
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Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
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Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
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الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
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At the CEO Panel Insight Debate discussion moderated by Richard Quest the
following CEOs participated Bernard Gustin CEO Brussels Airlines (BG) Ed
Bastian CEO Delta Air Lines (ED) Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group and Charamporn Jotikasthira
President of Thai Airways the issue of the security and aircraft tracking was
discussed in the view of the Brussels terrorist attack and the Egyptair 804 flight
going down into the water
The Brussels Airlines CEO said that the Brussels disaster which came after a
very good year for the airlines gave him the opportunity to experience the
amazing reaction of the airlinersquo s staff and the importance of aviation as
Brussels remained 12 days without an airport Being members of the Lufthansa
group they were able to put the long haul to Zurich and Frankfurt and useδ
provincial airport in Liege and Antwerp for local traffic When asked whether
security needs to be readdressed he answered that the risk arose before
security checks and this has to be solved with the Intelligence systems They
imposed after the disaster some extremely strong measures only to realize after
a few days that they were not appropriate He added that they need to continue
to analyze the security process and do risk analysis but have pertinent
measures and apply them consistently across the board
In the US on the other hand the situation is different the security procedures
imposed by the TSA make passengers be delayed or misconnected The
problem has taken such extent that many airports are considering replacing or
supplanting TSA When asked Ed Bastian CEO for Delta Air Lines said that
they have realized the problem and that they will deal with that and added that
they as an airline did a lot to manage the issue they innovated queuing process
in Atlanta that they paid for themselves which is going to have 50 reduction
in how long it takes travelers to get through checkpoints
As the question of security in Asia has again been raised in terms of its being
efficient and effective or not Charamporn Jotikasthira President of Thai
Airways agreed that there is a need to improve over time as there are ways to
hack systems there is a need for a system that can detect faster more
accurately with more quality
Jayne Hrdlicka CEO of Jetstar Group answered questions related to the
investment of low-cost airlines in security She answered that it is the airlinersquos
job to ensure that the security that is provided for in the airports they operate
meets the standards that we have set for ourselves Since in several of the
airports they are operating in the situation is not to these standards they take
responsibility for the safety and security of their people and customers to make
sure that the standards are consistent across the network
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Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline in his turn when expressing
his view on about aviation security in general he said that the industry
is not doing enough although there have been so many wake up calls in
the last couple of years He said that it is easy for government agencies
and organizations to blame on austerity their inability to fund the
security apparatus and the systems and procedures but the aviation
industry has to come up with a new set of protocols that ensure
security for the travelling public and consumers The industry has to
cooperate with governmental agencies to identify the possibilities of
people actually doing such attacks He added that industry has to adopt
far more readily the technological advances that are being made
available to streamline the processes but at the same time increase the
level of scrutiny He stressed the need for flow of information between
countries so as to have a more homogeneous intelligence service
When asked about airline tracking he admitted that the fact that the
problems in trying to locate an aircraft that has had a major incidence
―is a disgrace― These incidents impose on the industry a need to be
able to track aircraft at every point on their journey which as he said
Emirates does anyway within 15-20 minutes they know where all the
airlinersquos aircraft are where they fly or on the ground at the same
time He added that the manufacturers too need to come up with the
data records both CVR and cockpit voice recorders and flight data
recorders that have to be far more robust able to survive intact and
with much more power to develop beacons and locating systems in
very remote areas on the sea or in the river
When faced with the remark that six years have passed since the flight
370 incident and still the industry is unable to locate missing aircraft
and many experts argue that the airlines are reluctant to spend the
money on tracking and streaming of data they all agreed that it is not a
financial issue and the only question is a question of governance The
industry has to come to a consensus and agree on common standards
for example at what frequency the aircraft will be sending it out tracking
information the industry is waiting for an ICAO solution that everyone
is going to adopt They all agreed though that irrespective of the cost it
has to be done because as Sir Tim Clark put it ―Not to do it is
delinquency
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When Richard Quest asked them about results and yields because airlines seem to
be that making good money they all claim the yield is under pressure and to
comment on the influence of the lower fuel price Ed Bastian said that capacity has
grown over the last few years driven by the dramatic reduction in oil prices The
pressure seen on yield is a reflection of the growing capacity He commented he
does not focus only on yield but looks at other aspects and metrics to understand
the underlying health of the industry demand is very strong especially in the US and
fuel prices are stabilizing and the airline making record margins
Bernard Gustin said when fuel prices gets up again the airlines will not be able to put
it back in the yield so they need to keep a business plan both with the current fuel
price as well as with the old fuel price especially in their case since their competitors
in Brussels are low cost carriers such as Ryanair and Easyjet
When Jetstarrsquos CEO was asked whether there is unconstrained growth of capacity
she answered that the growth of capacity ahead of underlying demand is not
irrational when margins are attractive and costs well managed and strong return in
invested capital
Sir Tim Clark said that the true causes behind yield suppression need to be
examined The lowering of the fuel prices was good news but they failed to foresee
that the corporate sectors that drive many of the upper echelons of the yield will go
with the oil prices That brought us some difficulties Then there was a currency
issue the strength of the US as the airline generates a large part of income on
currencies that move south of the dollar that affected the yield too Third the
addition of capacity means extension of the revenue of greater distances which
causes yield dilution On the other hand while there is flat line projection for global
economy demand for airtravel is increasing at 6 7 8 in several areas including the
Middle East there is also an explosion of growth in the US domestic market This
means the airline backfills inventory with more passengers because demand is there
Their airline needs to adjust its business to the practical long-term change and this is
low yield the airline can do it He announced that Emirates will 14 more A380s to
their fleet of 79
Thai Airwaysrsquos President said that their problem was of a different nature as they
unable to fill the aircraft as much as the others and their load factors were 4-5
lower than the average they will first fix that and and then deal with the other
problems
When the discussion turned to the question whether there will more manufactures of
aircraft and more choice in the future Ed Bastian supported Deltarsquos decision to buy
CS100s Bombardier and commented that they have been long time customers of
their small and larger regional jets because they technologically and engine-wise
efficient and reliable and they were given good financial terms He also predicted that
more airlines will consider acquiring Bombardier C-series aircraft
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As Emirates are mostly wide body operator Sir Tim Clark said
they already have good choice between Boeing and Airbus
which answer their needs with regard to the mission and the
type of product the airline wants to offer He wished ―good
luck to any manufacturer wishing to enter the market them if
they get over the barriers to entry
Jane Hrdlicka said she expects see innovation coming in in the
form of technology of the airframe and a strong Chinese
manufacturer which means there will be more choice in two
decades from now than today
Then Richard Quest asked questions each airline individually
He asked whether Brussels Airlines will be around in two years
from now Bernand Gustin the airline will be there and will have
the same operation model but more powerful with the power of
a major aviation group Lufthansa group behind it In the past
airlines had to choose to be point-to-point or connecting Low
cost or service airline bur Brussels airline We tries to reconcile
those dimensions and they have positioned themselves a
hybrid airline People do not want to pay but they want a level
of service and even the low cost carriers are investing now in
service As for the name of airline he said that the airline will be
called what has value for the customer as it has been proven
with the airlinersquos Africa routes The airline played a crucial role
during the Ebola crisis and has gained its value as a brand in
Africa that it did not have before when it was Sabena He
stressed that a brand is something that responds to a customer
need a brand name that responds best to the Belgian customer
the European customer and the African customer and the US
customers which are the markets the airlines serves
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Thai Airwaysrsquo president was asked about the airlinersquos strategy to deal with
their problems He answered that they have a two-year reform programme
they have already achieved a profit margin 12 on sales so they are on track
reform plan They intend to remain a full service carrier with a major very
efficient hub He added that they realised after following the developments of
the last years that the ecosystem has been changing a lot as all demand
coming into Thailand has been point-to-point to secondary cities They
operate in one the fastest growing regions in terms of demand near India
and China but the demand is becoming point-to-point which means that the
model that the airline was following in the past has to be changed When
asked whether they will need a partner and more particularly a Gulf partner to
do your long haul European routes he answered that if the market is India
China and Asia and there is going to be more and more point-to-point service
they will have to be bigger They may need partners of some sort some form
of alliance but I this alliance will not be as the ones of the past In the past a
big airline in Europe a big airline in Japan could connect throughout the
world but this area is a non-united area there are many states there is
Myanmar Thailand Vietnam so the partnership will most probably be
bilateral
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group was asked how Qantas managed so
successfully to incorporate a low-cost or a low-fare branch as some call it
She answered that they did it by really understanding their customers and
recognising that there is a part of the market that is hungry for full service and
is prepared to pay a premium to get it but there is an equal part of the market
that was not able to travel because the fares were too high and would prefer
choice on how they travel and be able to pay for what they use What they
have done is effectively build a new brand that focuses squarely on that
customer group and have protected the integrity by not trying to blur the line
and keeping them very separate operationally commercially and
strategically
Bernand Gustin was asked again whether Lufthansa has considered an
arrangement with an LCC for feed and he answered that first the airline needs
to substantially reduce its cost to be price competitive and this what they
have done There is no choice about that But as they come from a service
heritage airline and given that they will never be a cost leader they try to keep
a differentiation on service a service that really people want So they have
played on connectivity on the network and on the Belgian brand There is a
wish to have a specific brand As there are other very strong brands within the
Lufthansa group if they want to go further they need to have the power of the
group to be able to further reduce the cost to get the commercial critical
mass outside of Belgium Thatrsquos where the right mix needs to be found
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Deltarsquos CEO was asked How a giant airline accommodates the new reality
of all those LCCs Ot which he answered that they do it through
segmentation within the aircraft they have introduced a product called
―basic economy for price sensitive types of travelling within the US
They are still experimenting with it as it is relatively new and the
technology solution on it is complicated Within the two they have to
accommodate the low fare end and the highly sensitive business
traveller that is willing to pay a premium and a couple of stages between
the two But it a much wider question the airline needs to find who he
wants to be so they have moved upscale they are not a commodity
player and they generated a 10 premium in relation to the other US
carriers He stressed that ―If we were to be a commodity player we would
not be around today He admits that they have to accommodate a
commodity component for the travel sector but they are not a
commodity As the carry two million passengers a year that pay a 10
premium on average they have proven our point
Jetstarrsquos CEP pointed that both fares are not commoditised any more
Airlines have to look at what customers want choice is definitely
important for all customers and choice for people who are looking for
value matters a lot She said that their airline also extracts a relative 15
premium in relation to competition because they do not view themselves
as a commodity product They invest heavily in the brand in the
experience in ways that the customers value and are prepared to pay for
it and give them the choice to custom design their experience
The Brussels Airlinesrsquos CEO added that segmentation and differentiation
is key When their airline starts with a start price of 39 euros one way and
has a very vocal pure low cost competitor at 21 euro for the same thing
the solution is to claim that it offers service as there is a whole heritage
that exists besides While the price is key people say ―I want to know
what I choose The pure commodity product that happened a few years
is going away but when there is a heritage of service that can help you
differentiate yourself then there is potential to make the difference
Brussels has all the LCCs of the world but Brussels Airlines grew by 30
more in the last two years
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Richard Quest then turned to Emirates CEO and asked him how they
accomodate with the LCCs that can offer feed from them into their long
haul services Sir Tim Clark answered that LCCs are here to stay they
continue to grow their business they have been a significant player in
the way civil aviation has developed in the last years giving consumers
a very good choice As long as the air industry business keeps the
consumers at the heart of the business and it does what they are
guiding to do then there is place for everybody The
differentiation whether it is between low cost and full service long haul
or short haul is something the industry has to adapt to accept and
encourage It is part of civil aviation After all it is the travelling public
who benefits from LCC existence The legacy carriers as they are
called have to adapt and work with them In terms of establishing a
lower cost arm for Emirates he answered ―no but he added that they
would work with them and they do They have very good relationships
with the Low Cost operators because they bring lots more people into
the market the whole principle was tapping incipient demand that
could not afford the levels of fares that were available prior to their
existence What they did is that they brought efficiency fleet efficiency
technological efficiency distribution efficiency and suddenly a new
branch of air transport industry was found ―To not work with makes no
sense
When asked about what new things they can offer to the upper end of
the market they all agreed that it is the soft goods that matter after all
Everyone can buy the hard goods but the airlines invest now in
relationship building Delta said its CEO can boast on its relationship
with corporate travelers and the fact they have one of the lowest
maintenance cancellation records They give the business traveler what
he needs dependability reliability quality to arrive on time with their
bags he added that there is a lot of technology and process behind it
but more than that a lot of willpower and culture
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Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
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Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
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There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
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Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
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He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
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Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
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Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
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powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
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Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
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Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
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Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
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Sir Tim Clark President Emirates Airline in his turn when expressing
his view on about aviation security in general he said that the industry
is not doing enough although there have been so many wake up calls in
the last couple of years He said that it is easy for government agencies
and organizations to blame on austerity their inability to fund the
security apparatus and the systems and procedures but the aviation
industry has to come up with a new set of protocols that ensure
security for the travelling public and consumers The industry has to
cooperate with governmental agencies to identify the possibilities of
people actually doing such attacks He added that industry has to adopt
far more readily the technological advances that are being made
available to streamline the processes but at the same time increase the
level of scrutiny He stressed the need for flow of information between
countries so as to have a more homogeneous intelligence service
When asked about airline tracking he admitted that the fact that the
problems in trying to locate an aircraft that has had a major incidence
―is a disgrace― These incidents impose on the industry a need to be
able to track aircraft at every point on their journey which as he said
Emirates does anyway within 15-20 minutes they know where all the
airlinersquos aircraft are where they fly or on the ground at the same
time He added that the manufacturers too need to come up with the
data records both CVR and cockpit voice recorders and flight data
recorders that have to be far more robust able to survive intact and
with much more power to develop beacons and locating systems in
very remote areas on the sea or in the river
When faced with the remark that six years have passed since the flight
370 incident and still the industry is unable to locate missing aircraft
and many experts argue that the airlines are reluctant to spend the
money on tracking and streaming of data they all agreed that it is not a
financial issue and the only question is a question of governance The
industry has to come to a consensus and agree on common standards
for example at what frequency the aircraft will be sending it out tracking
information the industry is waiting for an ICAO solution that everyone
is going to adopt They all agreed though that irrespective of the cost it
has to be done because as Sir Tim Clark put it ―Not to do it is
delinquency
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When Richard Quest asked them about results and yields because airlines seem to
be that making good money they all claim the yield is under pressure and to
comment on the influence of the lower fuel price Ed Bastian said that capacity has
grown over the last few years driven by the dramatic reduction in oil prices The
pressure seen on yield is a reflection of the growing capacity He commented he
does not focus only on yield but looks at other aspects and metrics to understand
the underlying health of the industry demand is very strong especially in the US and
fuel prices are stabilizing and the airline making record margins
Bernard Gustin said when fuel prices gets up again the airlines will not be able to put
it back in the yield so they need to keep a business plan both with the current fuel
price as well as with the old fuel price especially in their case since their competitors
in Brussels are low cost carriers such as Ryanair and Easyjet
When Jetstarrsquos CEO was asked whether there is unconstrained growth of capacity
she answered that the growth of capacity ahead of underlying demand is not
irrational when margins are attractive and costs well managed and strong return in
invested capital
Sir Tim Clark said that the true causes behind yield suppression need to be
examined The lowering of the fuel prices was good news but they failed to foresee
that the corporate sectors that drive many of the upper echelons of the yield will go
with the oil prices That brought us some difficulties Then there was a currency
issue the strength of the US as the airline generates a large part of income on
currencies that move south of the dollar that affected the yield too Third the
addition of capacity means extension of the revenue of greater distances which
causes yield dilution On the other hand while there is flat line projection for global
economy demand for airtravel is increasing at 6 7 8 in several areas including the
Middle East there is also an explosion of growth in the US domestic market This
means the airline backfills inventory with more passengers because demand is there
Their airline needs to adjust its business to the practical long-term change and this is
low yield the airline can do it He announced that Emirates will 14 more A380s to
their fleet of 79
Thai Airwaysrsquos President said that their problem was of a different nature as they
unable to fill the aircraft as much as the others and their load factors were 4-5
lower than the average they will first fix that and and then deal with the other
problems
When the discussion turned to the question whether there will more manufactures of
aircraft and more choice in the future Ed Bastian supported Deltarsquos decision to buy
CS100s Bombardier and commented that they have been long time customers of
their small and larger regional jets because they technologically and engine-wise
efficient and reliable and they were given good financial terms He also predicted that
more airlines will consider acquiring Bombardier C-series aircraft
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As Emirates are mostly wide body operator Sir Tim Clark said
they already have good choice between Boeing and Airbus
which answer their needs with regard to the mission and the
type of product the airline wants to offer He wished ―good
luck to any manufacturer wishing to enter the market them if
they get over the barriers to entry
Jane Hrdlicka said she expects see innovation coming in in the
form of technology of the airframe and a strong Chinese
manufacturer which means there will be more choice in two
decades from now than today
Then Richard Quest asked questions each airline individually
He asked whether Brussels Airlines will be around in two years
from now Bernand Gustin the airline will be there and will have
the same operation model but more powerful with the power of
a major aviation group Lufthansa group behind it In the past
airlines had to choose to be point-to-point or connecting Low
cost or service airline bur Brussels airline We tries to reconcile
those dimensions and they have positioned themselves a
hybrid airline People do not want to pay but they want a level
of service and even the low cost carriers are investing now in
service As for the name of airline he said that the airline will be
called what has value for the customer as it has been proven
with the airlinersquos Africa routes The airline played a crucial role
during the Ebola crisis and has gained its value as a brand in
Africa that it did not have before when it was Sabena He
stressed that a brand is something that responds to a customer
need a brand name that responds best to the Belgian customer
the European customer and the African customer and the US
customers which are the markets the airlines serves
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Thai Airwaysrsquo president was asked about the airlinersquos strategy to deal with
their problems He answered that they have a two-year reform programme
they have already achieved a profit margin 12 on sales so they are on track
reform plan They intend to remain a full service carrier with a major very
efficient hub He added that they realised after following the developments of
the last years that the ecosystem has been changing a lot as all demand
coming into Thailand has been point-to-point to secondary cities They
operate in one the fastest growing regions in terms of demand near India
and China but the demand is becoming point-to-point which means that the
model that the airline was following in the past has to be changed When
asked whether they will need a partner and more particularly a Gulf partner to
do your long haul European routes he answered that if the market is India
China and Asia and there is going to be more and more point-to-point service
they will have to be bigger They may need partners of some sort some form
of alliance but I this alliance will not be as the ones of the past In the past a
big airline in Europe a big airline in Japan could connect throughout the
world but this area is a non-united area there are many states there is
Myanmar Thailand Vietnam so the partnership will most probably be
bilateral
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group was asked how Qantas managed so
successfully to incorporate a low-cost or a low-fare branch as some call it
She answered that they did it by really understanding their customers and
recognising that there is a part of the market that is hungry for full service and
is prepared to pay a premium to get it but there is an equal part of the market
that was not able to travel because the fares were too high and would prefer
choice on how they travel and be able to pay for what they use What they
have done is effectively build a new brand that focuses squarely on that
customer group and have protected the integrity by not trying to blur the line
and keeping them very separate operationally commercially and
strategically
Bernand Gustin was asked again whether Lufthansa has considered an
arrangement with an LCC for feed and he answered that first the airline needs
to substantially reduce its cost to be price competitive and this what they
have done There is no choice about that But as they come from a service
heritage airline and given that they will never be a cost leader they try to keep
a differentiation on service a service that really people want So they have
played on connectivity on the network and on the Belgian brand There is a
wish to have a specific brand As there are other very strong brands within the
Lufthansa group if they want to go further they need to have the power of the
group to be able to further reduce the cost to get the commercial critical
mass outside of Belgium Thatrsquos where the right mix needs to be found
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Deltarsquos CEO was asked How a giant airline accommodates the new reality
of all those LCCs Ot which he answered that they do it through
segmentation within the aircraft they have introduced a product called
―basic economy for price sensitive types of travelling within the US
They are still experimenting with it as it is relatively new and the
technology solution on it is complicated Within the two they have to
accommodate the low fare end and the highly sensitive business
traveller that is willing to pay a premium and a couple of stages between
the two But it a much wider question the airline needs to find who he
wants to be so they have moved upscale they are not a commodity
player and they generated a 10 premium in relation to the other US
carriers He stressed that ―If we were to be a commodity player we would
not be around today He admits that they have to accommodate a
commodity component for the travel sector but they are not a
commodity As the carry two million passengers a year that pay a 10
premium on average they have proven our point
Jetstarrsquos CEP pointed that both fares are not commoditised any more
Airlines have to look at what customers want choice is definitely
important for all customers and choice for people who are looking for
value matters a lot She said that their airline also extracts a relative 15
premium in relation to competition because they do not view themselves
as a commodity product They invest heavily in the brand in the
experience in ways that the customers value and are prepared to pay for
it and give them the choice to custom design their experience
The Brussels Airlinesrsquos CEO added that segmentation and differentiation
is key When their airline starts with a start price of 39 euros one way and
has a very vocal pure low cost competitor at 21 euro for the same thing
the solution is to claim that it offers service as there is a whole heritage
that exists besides While the price is key people say ―I want to know
what I choose The pure commodity product that happened a few years
is going away but when there is a heritage of service that can help you
differentiate yourself then there is potential to make the difference
Brussels has all the LCCs of the world but Brussels Airlines grew by 30
more in the last two years
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Richard Quest then turned to Emirates CEO and asked him how they
accomodate with the LCCs that can offer feed from them into their long
haul services Sir Tim Clark answered that LCCs are here to stay they
continue to grow their business they have been a significant player in
the way civil aviation has developed in the last years giving consumers
a very good choice As long as the air industry business keeps the
consumers at the heart of the business and it does what they are
guiding to do then there is place for everybody The
differentiation whether it is between low cost and full service long haul
or short haul is something the industry has to adapt to accept and
encourage It is part of civil aviation After all it is the travelling public
who benefits from LCC existence The legacy carriers as they are
called have to adapt and work with them In terms of establishing a
lower cost arm for Emirates he answered ―no but he added that they
would work with them and they do They have very good relationships
with the Low Cost operators because they bring lots more people into
the market the whole principle was tapping incipient demand that
could not afford the levels of fares that were available prior to their
existence What they did is that they brought efficiency fleet efficiency
technological efficiency distribution efficiency and suddenly a new
branch of air transport industry was found ―To not work with makes no
sense
When asked about what new things they can offer to the upper end of
the market they all agreed that it is the soft goods that matter after all
Everyone can buy the hard goods but the airlines invest now in
relationship building Delta said its CEO can boast on its relationship
with corporate travelers and the fact they have one of the lowest
maintenance cancellation records They give the business traveler what
he needs dependability reliability quality to arrive on time with their
bags he added that there is a lot of technology and process behind it
but more than that a lot of willpower and culture
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Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
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Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
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There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
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Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
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He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
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Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
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Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
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powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
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Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
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Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
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Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
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When Richard Quest asked them about results and yields because airlines seem to
be that making good money they all claim the yield is under pressure and to
comment on the influence of the lower fuel price Ed Bastian said that capacity has
grown over the last few years driven by the dramatic reduction in oil prices The
pressure seen on yield is a reflection of the growing capacity He commented he
does not focus only on yield but looks at other aspects and metrics to understand
the underlying health of the industry demand is very strong especially in the US and
fuel prices are stabilizing and the airline making record margins
Bernard Gustin said when fuel prices gets up again the airlines will not be able to put
it back in the yield so they need to keep a business plan both with the current fuel
price as well as with the old fuel price especially in their case since their competitors
in Brussels are low cost carriers such as Ryanair and Easyjet
When Jetstarrsquos CEO was asked whether there is unconstrained growth of capacity
she answered that the growth of capacity ahead of underlying demand is not
irrational when margins are attractive and costs well managed and strong return in
invested capital
Sir Tim Clark said that the true causes behind yield suppression need to be
examined The lowering of the fuel prices was good news but they failed to foresee
that the corporate sectors that drive many of the upper echelons of the yield will go
with the oil prices That brought us some difficulties Then there was a currency
issue the strength of the US as the airline generates a large part of income on
currencies that move south of the dollar that affected the yield too Third the
addition of capacity means extension of the revenue of greater distances which
causes yield dilution On the other hand while there is flat line projection for global
economy demand for airtravel is increasing at 6 7 8 in several areas including the
Middle East there is also an explosion of growth in the US domestic market This
means the airline backfills inventory with more passengers because demand is there
Their airline needs to adjust its business to the practical long-term change and this is
low yield the airline can do it He announced that Emirates will 14 more A380s to
their fleet of 79
Thai Airwaysrsquos President said that their problem was of a different nature as they
unable to fill the aircraft as much as the others and their load factors were 4-5
lower than the average they will first fix that and and then deal with the other
problems
When the discussion turned to the question whether there will more manufactures of
aircraft and more choice in the future Ed Bastian supported Deltarsquos decision to buy
CS100s Bombardier and commented that they have been long time customers of
their small and larger regional jets because they technologically and engine-wise
efficient and reliable and they were given good financial terms He also predicted that
more airlines will consider acquiring Bombardier C-series aircraft
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As Emirates are mostly wide body operator Sir Tim Clark said
they already have good choice between Boeing and Airbus
which answer their needs with regard to the mission and the
type of product the airline wants to offer He wished ―good
luck to any manufacturer wishing to enter the market them if
they get over the barriers to entry
Jane Hrdlicka said she expects see innovation coming in in the
form of technology of the airframe and a strong Chinese
manufacturer which means there will be more choice in two
decades from now than today
Then Richard Quest asked questions each airline individually
He asked whether Brussels Airlines will be around in two years
from now Bernand Gustin the airline will be there and will have
the same operation model but more powerful with the power of
a major aviation group Lufthansa group behind it In the past
airlines had to choose to be point-to-point or connecting Low
cost or service airline bur Brussels airline We tries to reconcile
those dimensions and they have positioned themselves a
hybrid airline People do not want to pay but they want a level
of service and even the low cost carriers are investing now in
service As for the name of airline he said that the airline will be
called what has value for the customer as it has been proven
with the airlinersquos Africa routes The airline played a crucial role
during the Ebola crisis and has gained its value as a brand in
Africa that it did not have before when it was Sabena He
stressed that a brand is something that responds to a customer
need a brand name that responds best to the Belgian customer
the European customer and the African customer and the US
customers which are the markets the airlines serves
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Thai Airwaysrsquo president was asked about the airlinersquos strategy to deal with
their problems He answered that they have a two-year reform programme
they have already achieved a profit margin 12 on sales so they are on track
reform plan They intend to remain a full service carrier with a major very
efficient hub He added that they realised after following the developments of
the last years that the ecosystem has been changing a lot as all demand
coming into Thailand has been point-to-point to secondary cities They
operate in one the fastest growing regions in terms of demand near India
and China but the demand is becoming point-to-point which means that the
model that the airline was following in the past has to be changed When
asked whether they will need a partner and more particularly a Gulf partner to
do your long haul European routes he answered that if the market is India
China and Asia and there is going to be more and more point-to-point service
they will have to be bigger They may need partners of some sort some form
of alliance but I this alliance will not be as the ones of the past In the past a
big airline in Europe a big airline in Japan could connect throughout the
world but this area is a non-united area there are many states there is
Myanmar Thailand Vietnam so the partnership will most probably be
bilateral
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group was asked how Qantas managed so
successfully to incorporate a low-cost or a low-fare branch as some call it
She answered that they did it by really understanding their customers and
recognising that there is a part of the market that is hungry for full service and
is prepared to pay a premium to get it but there is an equal part of the market
that was not able to travel because the fares were too high and would prefer
choice on how they travel and be able to pay for what they use What they
have done is effectively build a new brand that focuses squarely on that
customer group and have protected the integrity by not trying to blur the line
and keeping them very separate operationally commercially and
strategically
Bernand Gustin was asked again whether Lufthansa has considered an
arrangement with an LCC for feed and he answered that first the airline needs
to substantially reduce its cost to be price competitive and this what they
have done There is no choice about that But as they come from a service
heritage airline and given that they will never be a cost leader they try to keep
a differentiation on service a service that really people want So they have
played on connectivity on the network and on the Belgian brand There is a
wish to have a specific brand As there are other very strong brands within the
Lufthansa group if they want to go further they need to have the power of the
group to be able to further reduce the cost to get the commercial critical
mass outside of Belgium Thatrsquos where the right mix needs to be found
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Deltarsquos CEO was asked How a giant airline accommodates the new reality
of all those LCCs Ot which he answered that they do it through
segmentation within the aircraft they have introduced a product called
―basic economy for price sensitive types of travelling within the US
They are still experimenting with it as it is relatively new and the
technology solution on it is complicated Within the two they have to
accommodate the low fare end and the highly sensitive business
traveller that is willing to pay a premium and a couple of stages between
the two But it a much wider question the airline needs to find who he
wants to be so they have moved upscale they are not a commodity
player and they generated a 10 premium in relation to the other US
carriers He stressed that ―If we were to be a commodity player we would
not be around today He admits that they have to accommodate a
commodity component for the travel sector but they are not a
commodity As the carry two million passengers a year that pay a 10
premium on average they have proven our point
Jetstarrsquos CEP pointed that both fares are not commoditised any more
Airlines have to look at what customers want choice is definitely
important for all customers and choice for people who are looking for
value matters a lot She said that their airline also extracts a relative 15
premium in relation to competition because they do not view themselves
as a commodity product They invest heavily in the brand in the
experience in ways that the customers value and are prepared to pay for
it and give them the choice to custom design their experience
The Brussels Airlinesrsquos CEO added that segmentation and differentiation
is key When their airline starts with a start price of 39 euros one way and
has a very vocal pure low cost competitor at 21 euro for the same thing
the solution is to claim that it offers service as there is a whole heritage
that exists besides While the price is key people say ―I want to know
what I choose The pure commodity product that happened a few years
is going away but when there is a heritage of service that can help you
differentiate yourself then there is potential to make the difference
Brussels has all the LCCs of the world but Brussels Airlines grew by 30
more in the last two years
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Richard Quest then turned to Emirates CEO and asked him how they
accomodate with the LCCs that can offer feed from them into their long
haul services Sir Tim Clark answered that LCCs are here to stay they
continue to grow their business they have been a significant player in
the way civil aviation has developed in the last years giving consumers
a very good choice As long as the air industry business keeps the
consumers at the heart of the business and it does what they are
guiding to do then there is place for everybody The
differentiation whether it is between low cost and full service long haul
or short haul is something the industry has to adapt to accept and
encourage It is part of civil aviation After all it is the travelling public
who benefits from LCC existence The legacy carriers as they are
called have to adapt and work with them In terms of establishing a
lower cost arm for Emirates he answered ―no but he added that they
would work with them and they do They have very good relationships
with the Low Cost operators because they bring lots more people into
the market the whole principle was tapping incipient demand that
could not afford the levels of fares that were available prior to their
existence What they did is that they brought efficiency fleet efficiency
technological efficiency distribution efficiency and suddenly a new
branch of air transport industry was found ―To not work with makes no
sense
When asked about what new things they can offer to the upper end of
the market they all agreed that it is the soft goods that matter after all
Everyone can buy the hard goods but the airlines invest now in
relationship building Delta said its CEO can boast on its relationship
with corporate travelers and the fact they have one of the lowest
maintenance cancellation records They give the business traveler what
he needs dependability reliability quality to arrive on time with their
bags he added that there is a lot of technology and process behind it
but more than that a lot of willpower and culture
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Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
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Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
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There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
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Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
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He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
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Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
16
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Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
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powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
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Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
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Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
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Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
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As Emirates are mostly wide body operator Sir Tim Clark said
they already have good choice between Boeing and Airbus
which answer their needs with regard to the mission and the
type of product the airline wants to offer He wished ―good
luck to any manufacturer wishing to enter the market them if
they get over the barriers to entry
Jane Hrdlicka said she expects see innovation coming in in the
form of technology of the airframe and a strong Chinese
manufacturer which means there will be more choice in two
decades from now than today
Then Richard Quest asked questions each airline individually
He asked whether Brussels Airlines will be around in two years
from now Bernand Gustin the airline will be there and will have
the same operation model but more powerful with the power of
a major aviation group Lufthansa group behind it In the past
airlines had to choose to be point-to-point or connecting Low
cost or service airline bur Brussels airline We tries to reconcile
those dimensions and they have positioned themselves a
hybrid airline People do not want to pay but they want a level
of service and even the low cost carriers are investing now in
service As for the name of airline he said that the airline will be
called what has value for the customer as it has been proven
with the airlinersquos Africa routes The airline played a crucial role
during the Ebola crisis and has gained its value as a brand in
Africa that it did not have before when it was Sabena He
stressed that a brand is something that responds to a customer
need a brand name that responds best to the Belgian customer
the European customer and the African customer and the US
customers which are the markets the airlines serves
7
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Thai Airwaysrsquo president was asked about the airlinersquos strategy to deal with
their problems He answered that they have a two-year reform programme
they have already achieved a profit margin 12 on sales so they are on track
reform plan They intend to remain a full service carrier with a major very
efficient hub He added that they realised after following the developments of
the last years that the ecosystem has been changing a lot as all demand
coming into Thailand has been point-to-point to secondary cities They
operate in one the fastest growing regions in terms of demand near India
and China but the demand is becoming point-to-point which means that the
model that the airline was following in the past has to be changed When
asked whether they will need a partner and more particularly a Gulf partner to
do your long haul European routes he answered that if the market is India
China and Asia and there is going to be more and more point-to-point service
they will have to be bigger They may need partners of some sort some form
of alliance but I this alliance will not be as the ones of the past In the past a
big airline in Europe a big airline in Japan could connect throughout the
world but this area is a non-united area there are many states there is
Myanmar Thailand Vietnam so the partnership will most probably be
bilateral
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group was asked how Qantas managed so
successfully to incorporate a low-cost or a low-fare branch as some call it
She answered that they did it by really understanding their customers and
recognising that there is a part of the market that is hungry for full service and
is prepared to pay a premium to get it but there is an equal part of the market
that was not able to travel because the fares were too high and would prefer
choice on how they travel and be able to pay for what they use What they
have done is effectively build a new brand that focuses squarely on that
customer group and have protected the integrity by not trying to blur the line
and keeping them very separate operationally commercially and
strategically
Bernand Gustin was asked again whether Lufthansa has considered an
arrangement with an LCC for feed and he answered that first the airline needs
to substantially reduce its cost to be price competitive and this what they
have done There is no choice about that But as they come from a service
heritage airline and given that they will never be a cost leader they try to keep
a differentiation on service a service that really people want So they have
played on connectivity on the network and on the Belgian brand There is a
wish to have a specific brand As there are other very strong brands within the
Lufthansa group if they want to go further they need to have the power of the
group to be able to further reduce the cost to get the commercial critical
mass outside of Belgium Thatrsquos where the right mix needs to be found
8
atnaero
Deltarsquos CEO was asked How a giant airline accommodates the new reality
of all those LCCs Ot which he answered that they do it through
segmentation within the aircraft they have introduced a product called
―basic economy for price sensitive types of travelling within the US
They are still experimenting with it as it is relatively new and the
technology solution on it is complicated Within the two they have to
accommodate the low fare end and the highly sensitive business
traveller that is willing to pay a premium and a couple of stages between
the two But it a much wider question the airline needs to find who he
wants to be so they have moved upscale they are not a commodity
player and they generated a 10 premium in relation to the other US
carriers He stressed that ―If we were to be a commodity player we would
not be around today He admits that they have to accommodate a
commodity component for the travel sector but they are not a
commodity As the carry two million passengers a year that pay a 10
premium on average they have proven our point
Jetstarrsquos CEP pointed that both fares are not commoditised any more
Airlines have to look at what customers want choice is definitely
important for all customers and choice for people who are looking for
value matters a lot She said that their airline also extracts a relative 15
premium in relation to competition because they do not view themselves
as a commodity product They invest heavily in the brand in the
experience in ways that the customers value and are prepared to pay for
it and give them the choice to custom design their experience
The Brussels Airlinesrsquos CEO added that segmentation and differentiation
is key When their airline starts with a start price of 39 euros one way and
has a very vocal pure low cost competitor at 21 euro for the same thing
the solution is to claim that it offers service as there is a whole heritage
that exists besides While the price is key people say ―I want to know
what I choose The pure commodity product that happened a few years
is going away but when there is a heritage of service that can help you
differentiate yourself then there is potential to make the difference
Brussels has all the LCCs of the world but Brussels Airlines grew by 30
more in the last two years
9
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Richard Quest then turned to Emirates CEO and asked him how they
accomodate with the LCCs that can offer feed from them into their long
haul services Sir Tim Clark answered that LCCs are here to stay they
continue to grow their business they have been a significant player in
the way civil aviation has developed in the last years giving consumers
a very good choice As long as the air industry business keeps the
consumers at the heart of the business and it does what they are
guiding to do then there is place for everybody The
differentiation whether it is between low cost and full service long haul
or short haul is something the industry has to adapt to accept and
encourage It is part of civil aviation After all it is the travelling public
who benefits from LCC existence The legacy carriers as they are
called have to adapt and work with them In terms of establishing a
lower cost arm for Emirates he answered ―no but he added that they
would work with them and they do They have very good relationships
with the Low Cost operators because they bring lots more people into
the market the whole principle was tapping incipient demand that
could not afford the levels of fares that were available prior to their
existence What they did is that they brought efficiency fleet efficiency
technological efficiency distribution efficiency and suddenly a new
branch of air transport industry was found ―To not work with makes no
sense
When asked about what new things they can offer to the upper end of
the market they all agreed that it is the soft goods that matter after all
Everyone can buy the hard goods but the airlines invest now in
relationship building Delta said its CEO can boast on its relationship
with corporate travelers and the fact they have one of the lowest
maintenance cancellation records They give the business traveler what
he needs dependability reliability quality to arrive on time with their
bags he added that there is a lot of technology and process behind it
but more than that a lot of willpower and culture
10
atnaero
Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
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Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
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There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
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Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
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He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
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Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
16
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Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
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powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
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Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
2
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Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
3
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
4
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Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
atnaero
Thai Airwaysrsquo president was asked about the airlinersquos strategy to deal with
their problems He answered that they have a two-year reform programme
they have already achieved a profit margin 12 on sales so they are on track
reform plan They intend to remain a full service carrier with a major very
efficient hub He added that they realised after following the developments of
the last years that the ecosystem has been changing a lot as all demand
coming into Thailand has been point-to-point to secondary cities They
operate in one the fastest growing regions in terms of demand near India
and China but the demand is becoming point-to-point which means that the
model that the airline was following in the past has to be changed When
asked whether they will need a partner and more particularly a Gulf partner to
do your long haul European routes he answered that if the market is India
China and Asia and there is going to be more and more point-to-point service
they will have to be bigger They may need partners of some sort some form
of alliance but I this alliance will not be as the ones of the past In the past a
big airline in Europe a big airline in Japan could connect throughout the
world but this area is a non-united area there are many states there is
Myanmar Thailand Vietnam so the partnership will most probably be
bilateral
Jayne Hrdlicka (JH) CEO Jetstar Group was asked how Qantas managed so
successfully to incorporate a low-cost or a low-fare branch as some call it
She answered that they did it by really understanding their customers and
recognising that there is a part of the market that is hungry for full service and
is prepared to pay a premium to get it but there is an equal part of the market
that was not able to travel because the fares were too high and would prefer
choice on how they travel and be able to pay for what they use What they
have done is effectively build a new brand that focuses squarely on that
customer group and have protected the integrity by not trying to blur the line
and keeping them very separate operationally commercially and
strategically
Bernand Gustin was asked again whether Lufthansa has considered an
arrangement with an LCC for feed and he answered that first the airline needs
to substantially reduce its cost to be price competitive and this what they
have done There is no choice about that But as they come from a service
heritage airline and given that they will never be a cost leader they try to keep
a differentiation on service a service that really people want So they have
played on connectivity on the network and on the Belgian brand There is a
wish to have a specific brand As there are other very strong brands within the
Lufthansa group if they want to go further they need to have the power of the
group to be able to further reduce the cost to get the commercial critical
mass outside of Belgium Thatrsquos where the right mix needs to be found
8
atnaero
Deltarsquos CEO was asked How a giant airline accommodates the new reality
of all those LCCs Ot which he answered that they do it through
segmentation within the aircraft they have introduced a product called
―basic economy for price sensitive types of travelling within the US
They are still experimenting with it as it is relatively new and the
technology solution on it is complicated Within the two they have to
accommodate the low fare end and the highly sensitive business
traveller that is willing to pay a premium and a couple of stages between
the two But it a much wider question the airline needs to find who he
wants to be so they have moved upscale they are not a commodity
player and they generated a 10 premium in relation to the other US
carriers He stressed that ―If we were to be a commodity player we would
not be around today He admits that they have to accommodate a
commodity component for the travel sector but they are not a
commodity As the carry two million passengers a year that pay a 10
premium on average they have proven our point
Jetstarrsquos CEP pointed that both fares are not commoditised any more
Airlines have to look at what customers want choice is definitely
important for all customers and choice for people who are looking for
value matters a lot She said that their airline also extracts a relative 15
premium in relation to competition because they do not view themselves
as a commodity product They invest heavily in the brand in the
experience in ways that the customers value and are prepared to pay for
it and give them the choice to custom design their experience
The Brussels Airlinesrsquos CEO added that segmentation and differentiation
is key When their airline starts with a start price of 39 euros one way and
has a very vocal pure low cost competitor at 21 euro for the same thing
the solution is to claim that it offers service as there is a whole heritage
that exists besides While the price is key people say ―I want to know
what I choose The pure commodity product that happened a few years
is going away but when there is a heritage of service that can help you
differentiate yourself then there is potential to make the difference
Brussels has all the LCCs of the world but Brussels Airlines grew by 30
more in the last two years
9
atnaero
Richard Quest then turned to Emirates CEO and asked him how they
accomodate with the LCCs that can offer feed from them into their long
haul services Sir Tim Clark answered that LCCs are here to stay they
continue to grow their business they have been a significant player in
the way civil aviation has developed in the last years giving consumers
a very good choice As long as the air industry business keeps the
consumers at the heart of the business and it does what they are
guiding to do then there is place for everybody The
differentiation whether it is between low cost and full service long haul
or short haul is something the industry has to adapt to accept and
encourage It is part of civil aviation After all it is the travelling public
who benefits from LCC existence The legacy carriers as they are
called have to adapt and work with them In terms of establishing a
lower cost arm for Emirates he answered ―no but he added that they
would work with them and they do They have very good relationships
with the Low Cost operators because they bring lots more people into
the market the whole principle was tapping incipient demand that
could not afford the levels of fares that were available prior to their
existence What they did is that they brought efficiency fleet efficiency
technological efficiency distribution efficiency and suddenly a new
branch of air transport industry was found ―To not work with makes no
sense
When asked about what new things they can offer to the upper end of
the market they all agreed that it is the soft goods that matter after all
Everyone can buy the hard goods but the airlines invest now in
relationship building Delta said its CEO can boast on its relationship
with corporate travelers and the fact they have one of the lowest
maintenance cancellation records They give the business traveler what
he needs dependability reliability quality to arrive on time with their
bags he added that there is a lot of technology and process behind it
but more than that a lot of willpower and culture
10
atnaero
Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
11
atnaero
Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
12
atnaero
There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
13
atnaero
Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
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atnaero
He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
15
atnaero
Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
16
atnaero
Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
17
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powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
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Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
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Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
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Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
atnaero
Deltarsquos CEO was asked How a giant airline accommodates the new reality
of all those LCCs Ot which he answered that they do it through
segmentation within the aircraft they have introduced a product called
―basic economy for price sensitive types of travelling within the US
They are still experimenting with it as it is relatively new and the
technology solution on it is complicated Within the two they have to
accommodate the low fare end and the highly sensitive business
traveller that is willing to pay a premium and a couple of stages between
the two But it a much wider question the airline needs to find who he
wants to be so they have moved upscale they are not a commodity
player and they generated a 10 premium in relation to the other US
carriers He stressed that ―If we were to be a commodity player we would
not be around today He admits that they have to accommodate a
commodity component for the travel sector but they are not a
commodity As the carry two million passengers a year that pay a 10
premium on average they have proven our point
Jetstarrsquos CEP pointed that both fares are not commoditised any more
Airlines have to look at what customers want choice is definitely
important for all customers and choice for people who are looking for
value matters a lot She said that their airline also extracts a relative 15
premium in relation to competition because they do not view themselves
as a commodity product They invest heavily in the brand in the
experience in ways that the customers value and are prepared to pay for
it and give them the choice to custom design their experience
The Brussels Airlinesrsquos CEO added that segmentation and differentiation
is key When their airline starts with a start price of 39 euros one way and
has a very vocal pure low cost competitor at 21 euro for the same thing
the solution is to claim that it offers service as there is a whole heritage
that exists besides While the price is key people say ―I want to know
what I choose The pure commodity product that happened a few years
is going away but when there is a heritage of service that can help you
differentiate yourself then there is potential to make the difference
Brussels has all the LCCs of the world but Brussels Airlines grew by 30
more in the last two years
9
atnaero
Richard Quest then turned to Emirates CEO and asked him how they
accomodate with the LCCs that can offer feed from them into their long
haul services Sir Tim Clark answered that LCCs are here to stay they
continue to grow their business they have been a significant player in
the way civil aviation has developed in the last years giving consumers
a very good choice As long as the air industry business keeps the
consumers at the heart of the business and it does what they are
guiding to do then there is place for everybody The
differentiation whether it is between low cost and full service long haul
or short haul is something the industry has to adapt to accept and
encourage It is part of civil aviation After all it is the travelling public
who benefits from LCC existence The legacy carriers as they are
called have to adapt and work with them In terms of establishing a
lower cost arm for Emirates he answered ―no but he added that they
would work with them and they do They have very good relationships
with the Low Cost operators because they bring lots more people into
the market the whole principle was tapping incipient demand that
could not afford the levels of fares that were available prior to their
existence What they did is that they brought efficiency fleet efficiency
technological efficiency distribution efficiency and suddenly a new
branch of air transport industry was found ―To not work with makes no
sense
When asked about what new things they can offer to the upper end of
the market they all agreed that it is the soft goods that matter after all
Everyone can buy the hard goods but the airlines invest now in
relationship building Delta said its CEO can boast on its relationship
with corporate travelers and the fact they have one of the lowest
maintenance cancellation records They give the business traveler what
he needs dependability reliability quality to arrive on time with their
bags he added that there is a lot of technology and process behind it
but more than that a lot of willpower and culture
10
atnaero
Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
11
atnaero
Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
12
atnaero
There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
13
atnaero
Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
14
atnaero
He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
15
atnaero
Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
16
atnaero
Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
17
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powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
httpwwwainonlinecom
Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
2
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Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
3
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
4
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Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
5
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
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Richard Quest then turned to Emirates CEO and asked him how they
accomodate with the LCCs that can offer feed from them into their long
haul services Sir Tim Clark answered that LCCs are here to stay they
continue to grow their business they have been a significant player in
the way civil aviation has developed in the last years giving consumers
a very good choice As long as the air industry business keeps the
consumers at the heart of the business and it does what they are
guiding to do then there is place for everybody The
differentiation whether it is between low cost and full service long haul
or short haul is something the industry has to adapt to accept and
encourage It is part of civil aviation After all it is the travelling public
who benefits from LCC existence The legacy carriers as they are
called have to adapt and work with them In terms of establishing a
lower cost arm for Emirates he answered ―no but he added that they
would work with them and they do They have very good relationships
with the Low Cost operators because they bring lots more people into
the market the whole principle was tapping incipient demand that
could not afford the levels of fares that were available prior to their
existence What they did is that they brought efficiency fleet efficiency
technological efficiency distribution efficiency and suddenly a new
branch of air transport industry was found ―To not work with makes no
sense
When asked about what new things they can offer to the upper end of
the market they all agreed that it is the soft goods that matter after all
Everyone can buy the hard goods but the airlines invest now in
relationship building Delta said its CEO can boast on its relationship
with corporate travelers and the fact they have one of the lowest
maintenance cancellation records They give the business traveler what
he needs dependability reliability quality to arrive on time with their
bags he added that there is a lot of technology and process behind it
but more than that a lot of willpower and culture
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Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
11
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Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
12
atnaero
There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
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Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
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He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
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Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
16
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Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
17
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powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
httpwwwainonlinecom
Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
1
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
2
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Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
3
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
4
httpwwwainonlinecom
Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
5
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
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لمصر للطيران
atnaero
Jetstarrsquos CEO said that invest a lot in their people both in full service
and in low cost training helping them to build skills relationships with
the customer Jetstar wants to enable customers to enjoy the ability of
pick and choose both to bundle and to unbundle
Emiratesrsquo CEO said that the airline spends an awful lot of time and
money on our premium product and the public knows about it and they
have always done that and they will continue to do it As soon as
things mature they will change to make things more interesting they
will be raising the bar for the consumers the business community
because ―we can do it
Panel discussion on Cyber Security
The panelists were Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall the Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff Director of National Intelligence for Aviation
Security in the US Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance the
Pentagon Washington DC Anja Kaspersen Head of International
Security for the World Economic Forum Alan Pellegrini CEO and
President of Thales USA Matthew Finn Managing Director of
Augmentiq Calin Rovinescu President and CEO of Air Canada and
Kurt Pipal FBI Assistant Legal Attache for US Embassy in the UK
They all agreed that aviation being a symbol of globalisation remains
an aspirational target for terrorists The interconnected nature of the
industry and interconnectibility of IT systems from baggage
movement to ticket kiosk and flight systems represent an ever growing
list of vulnerabilities and a whole brand new horizon of threats It is
however practically technologically and financially impossible to
address all the issues In the words of General Urrutia-Varhall the
interaction between actors threats and vulnerabilities can be viewed as
an ecosystem of forces in which ―we are as strong as our weakest link
No entity can go alone against these threats Airline industry
govenments domestic and international Intelligence community private
and public sectors should come together gather and share information
to characterise assess threats prioritise them and then act
appropriately
11
atnaero
Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
12
atnaero
There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
13
atnaero
Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
14
atnaero
He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
15
atnaero
Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
16
atnaero
Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
17
httpnewsxinhuanetcom
powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
httpwwwainonlinecom
Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
1
httpwwwainonlinecom
Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
2
httpwwwainonlinecom
Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
3
httpwwwainonlinecom
While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
4
httpwwwainonlinecom
Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
5
httpwwwainonlinecom
Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
atnaero
Calin Rovinescu mentioned the ―very scary number that experts
estimate is the amount of damage caused last year by cyber hacks
was in the vicinity of US$500 million world wide and that 94
of global airlines had some form of cyber security breaches These
incidents were ―a real wake-up call for the industry Many of these
attacks were dealt with because airlines had good technology
protection but still these numbers make clear that as the industry
moves towards more automation seeking the interconnectiveness that
makes ir more efficient attack surfaces expand exponentially
Matthew Finn said businesses should look at security in a holistic way
He said there is currently a downward trend of documentation fraud
but an upward trend regarding identity theft
Alan Pellegrini said that the industy has seen recently an increasing
number of high profile hacks hacks in the wi-fi connectivity simply to
steal passenger information that is flowing over those networks a
hack into the ground systems of an airline to steal financial
transactions and information to collect the money the airline was
supposed to collect The threat is very real and although it has not
resulted to serious safety related issues it is resulting into serious
disrupting The fact that there has been no serious incident means
though that the industry is getting a lot of it right
Airlines now connect passengers to Wi-Fi on aircraft they add
connectivity to crews aircraft operations are connected on the
ground some are experimenting with cloud-based avionics controlling
aircraft operations The move towards more automation is inescepable
so the protection from cyber attackes To build such protection
requires a
a multi-year plan with responsibility at the highest level and
collaboration and information exchange between the aviation industry
and governments
12
atnaero
There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
13
atnaero
Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
14
atnaero
He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
15
atnaero
Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
16
atnaero
Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
17
httpnewsxinhuanetcom
powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
httpwwwainonlinecom
Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
1
httpwwwainonlinecom
Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
2
httpwwwainonlinecom
Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
3
httpwwwainonlinecom
While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
4
httpwwwainonlinecom
Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
5
httpwwwainonlinecom
Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
atnaero
There are many technoloty tools Thales is working on to better protect
the connected aircraft but there is no ―silver bullet there is no one
piece of technology that is going to solve all the industry problems
because security is a process the same way threats are not static they
continue to evolve ―Technology is not done it continues monitoring
security operations centres are required to identify threats as they start
to materialize and to mitigate them and then go ahead and implement
addtional technology that is going to deal with new potential threats so
it is a continuous process
According to Calin Rovinescu ―No matter how complex and good
systems a company may have problems are not solved overnight and
aviation must develop a capability to respond and recover He pointed
out that aviation industry must look at and work with other industries
that have more maturity with cyber threats such as financial
institutions technology companies
The industry is very encouraged by the fact IATA is taking on this topic
to prevent serious disruption and perhaps safety issues later
Anja Kaspersen admitted that the threat is real but she added that there
is also ―fear mongering because of the commercial interests invested
in cyber security She stressed that the combination of ―ignorance and
unsubstantiated fear is dangerous and hampers preparedness She
cautioned airlines not to underestimate the psychological effect
should as as they live off their reputation Airlines have to respond to
customer expectations for security concerns
She added that aviation should work on the assumption that they
receiving both physical and cyber attacks and and therefore work on
how to protect the systems with more advanced software and develop
some translation tools to compare traditional and new risks
13
atnaero
Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
14
atnaero
He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
15
atnaero
Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
16
atnaero
Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
17
httpnewsxinhuanetcom
powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
httpwwwainonlinecom
Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
1
httpwwwainonlinecom
Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
2
httpwwwainonlinecom
Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
3
httpwwwainonlinecom
While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
4
httpwwwainonlinecom
Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
5
httpwwwainonlinecom
Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
atnaero
Kurt Pipal pointed as airline companies possess and deal with huge
amounts of data they become by definition a target for industrial
espionage He cautioned companies to be very careful about
subcontractors which do necessarily rely on the same system
resilience He stressed the importance of sharing intelligence
information in the industry Build awareness and do not have a silo
approach Identify your vulnerabilities and make the assumption that
you are going to be hacked Participate in a 247 securities operation
centre and called the aviation to Occasionally even use a so-called
dark agent - a hacker to test your system Companies do fire drills so
why do they not do cyber security drills toolaquo
The Panel on the Climate Change Goals brought together
representatives from industry academia and NGOs to discuss the
progress on the climate change goals the aviation industry faces and
what is needed to reach them The industry has to achieve a goal of
climate neutral growth from 2020 but also the long-term target of cutting
net CO2 emissions by half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels
The panelists were Angela Gittens Director General of Airports Council
International Alan Joyce Qantas CEO Patrick de Castelbajac CEO of
aircraft manufacturer ATR John-Paul Clarke professor at Georgia
Institute of Technology and Tim Johnson of the International Coalition
for Sustainable Aviation
2050 might seeem a long way off but due to industry time lags therersquos
only around 10 years left to figure out how to reach the goal according
to John-Paul Clarke
They all agreed that the industry in all its supply chain-manufacturers
airports infrastructure airlines- must come together to work in a
concerted way to achieve how to go about achieveing these goals A
holistic perspective is needed as the industry stakeholders all are in
direct dependency and the example od a fuel efficient aircraft that
cannot operate efficiently because the air traffic management is not
efficient They stressed that sustainable development is not a question
of being politically correct any more but a condition of the future
existence of the industry ―there is no other way than being
environmentally respectful said Patrick de Castelbajac
14
atnaero
He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
15
atnaero
Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
16
atnaero
Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
17
httpnewsxinhuanetcom
powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
httpwwwainonlinecom
Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
1
httpwwwainonlinecom
Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
2
httpwwwainonlinecom
Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
3
httpwwwainonlinecom
While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
4
httpwwwainonlinecom
Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
5
httpwwwainonlinecom
Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
atnaero
He added that aircraft manufacturers do consider now the
environmental impact of their aircraft at every stage from design
through to the eventual end-of-life disposal ―There is also a greater
convergence between economic and environmental interests which we
can see clearly on fuel burn he said
New technology and new management must be both environmentally
and economically sustainable
The panelists agreed that passengers are passsionate about it and do
want to offset the environmental impact of their flight Alan Joyce
said that one passenger every minute selects a voluntary offset
program
Angela Gittens said that Airports have adopted the Carbon
Accreditation Programme a programme that provides airports with a
common framework for active carbon management with measurable
goal-postsand 20 airports are already carbon neutral She added ICAO
and IATA should undertake the role of coordinating bodies which will
monitor assess and pace the progress It is necessary because ―If you
canrsquot measure it you canrsquot manage it
Continuous transparent monitoring of what is been done by an
independent entity would bring credibility according to John-
Paul Clarke
The panelists also agreed that ICAO and IATA will have to meet the
challenge of balancing the different levels of maturity in terms
of environmental measures around the globe in other words those that
move more quickly with those that have been left behind
15
atnaero
Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
16
atnaero
Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
17
httpnewsxinhuanetcom
powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
httpwwwainonlinecom
Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
1
httpwwwainonlinecom
Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
2
httpwwwainonlinecom
Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
3
httpwwwainonlinecom
While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
4
httpwwwainonlinecom
Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
5
httpwwwainonlinecom
Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
atnaero
Joyce said the new ICAO aircraft CO2 standard would drive
advances in aircraft and engine technology He complained
that although there had been advances in navigation
technology and procedures - such as the traffic control
satellite navigation approaches to airports that saved his
airline up to 60000 tons of fuel - progress had been slow in
improving Air Traffic management and developing ATC
infrastructure
He insisted though on the role of biofuels He stressed that
more studies should be undertaken on biofuels to make sure
that they are produced in environmentally friendly way
―Biofuels are the only way we are going to get to our 2050
target Itrsquos a question of how we as an industry can cooperate
and how we can get governments interested enough to put a
policy framework in place to make that happen Their
development and insertion in the value chain will require RampD
and help from governments and other industrial sectors
He called his government to support the local alternative
fuels industry that creates new jobs and brings
environmental benefits
16
atnaero
Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
17
httpnewsxinhuanetcom
powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
httpwwwainonlinecom
Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
1
httpwwwainonlinecom
Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
2
httpwwwainonlinecom
Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
3
httpwwwainonlinecom
While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
4
httpwwwainonlinecom
Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
5
httpwwwainonlinecom
Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
atnaero
Tim Johnson cautioned that it should not become
an ―accountancy exercise where we see one
gallon of biofuel uplifted to an aircraft or a tonne
of CO2 offset as the way we measure progress
adding it was important to move beyond
quantification and just emissions and consider
the wider sustainable development agenda
Investment decisions needed to be taken now to
reach the industryrsquos 2050 target he suggested
and clarity was needed on what should happen
and by when ICAO market-based measure is
perfoming well but there must be emphasis on the
other three pillars required for aviation emissions
reductions ndash aircraft technology operations and
infrastructure
17
httpnewsxinhuanetcom
powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
httpwwwainonlinecom
Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
1
httpwwwainonlinecom
Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
2
httpwwwainonlinecom
Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
3
httpwwwainonlinecom
While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
4
httpwwwainonlinecom
Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
5
httpwwwainonlinecom
Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
httpnewsxinhuanetcom
powered aircraft leaves Seville for Cairo-Solar
MADRID July 11 (Xinhua) -- The aircraft Solar Impulse
II powered completely by solar energy on Monday left
the Spanish city of Seville to attempt to land in
on WednesdayEgyptCairo
The route will be between 48 and 72 hours long
depending on weather conditions This will be the
penultimate flight of the plane that will travel to Abu
Dhabi afterwards
Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard who have
been working on the aircraft for more than a decade
will pilot the aircraft Borschberg will pilot the plane
from Seville to Cairo crossing seven countries after
which Piccard will fly to Abu Dhabi
Borschberg said that the trip was meaningful as it is
my last flight in this round-the-world epic I am happy
that were close to the end but also prudent knowing
that it is not done yet I have to stay really focused
SpainThe aircraft had been in Seville in the south of
for two weeks after successfully crossing the Atlantic
Ocean
Solar Impulse II is able to fly night and day without any
fossil fuel It travels at between 45 and 55 kmhour
reaching an altitude of 8500 meters The plane is wider
than a 747 jumbo jet and weighs 23 tons
httpwwwainonlinecom
Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
1
httpwwwainonlinecom
Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
2
httpwwwainonlinecom
Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
3
httpwwwainonlinecom
While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
4
httpwwwainonlinecom
Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
5
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Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
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Russias New Generation Narrowbody Is On a Roll
A grand unveiling of the Irkut MC-21-300 on June 8
established a relatively firm project timeline for the
160- to 212-seat narrowbody and marked a measure
of vindication for what many in the West have
disparaged as a fringe project In attendance at the
ceremony Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev
spoke of the prestige the program has brought to
the country as well as its importance to helping
move its economy forward He also congratulated
Irkutrsquos employees for their role in shaping the future
of Russiarsquos return to prominence in commercial
aircraft manufacturing
Expecting the MC-21 to gain Russian certification in
2018 United Aircraft subsidiary Irkut had hoped to
fly the first airplane by the end of this year
However during the rollout ceremony Medvedev
referenced plans for first flight ―within a year
and UAC officials acknowledged that a previously
quoted target might prove optimistic unless all goes
exactly to plan Rather that milestone appears most
likely to happen in or around February 2017
according to aUAC spokesman
1
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Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
2
httpwwwainonlinecom
Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
3
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While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
4
httpwwwainonlinecom
Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
5
httpwwwainonlinecom
Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
httpwwwainonlinecom
Speaking with reporters in the Eastern Siberian capital
Irkutsk Irkut vice president of marketing Kirill Budaev
referenced the potential to replace some of the Western
partners on the program in the future but he conceded
the need for Russian companies to develop to Western
standards before the OEM would consider any such
move ―We are trying to keep a balance he said ―For
sure we have an interest in both [Western and Russian
suppliers] We need to satisfy international airlines and
they need international suppliers for sure And we need
to satisfy the Russian aviation industry because we
need to force them to develop We expect that sooner
or later local Russian manufacturers will be at least at
the same level as international ones
Irkut will also need the help of international suppliers
to provide customer support networks added Budaev
In fact Irkut has already signed a memorandum of
understanding with Lufthansa Technik
for MRO support ―They have quite a wide network
Budaev said of the German company ―We can rely on
such a big player and then if airlines say we want
something more focused we used to work with
other MRO providers We can authorize them we do
not have to build our own infrastructurehellipsales goes
first and then the customer service follows It makes
no sense to create something special for example in
Australia if sales will not be there
2
httpwwwainonlinecom
Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
3
httpwwwainonlinecom
While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
4
httpwwwainonlinecom
Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
5
httpwwwainonlinecom
Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
httpwwwainonlinecom
Perhaps the programrsquos most prominent Western supplier
Pratt amp Whitney has now shipped three PW1400G geared
turbofans out of an order for 100 engines a pair of which will
power the MC-21 on its first flight An alternative powerplantmdash
in the form of the domestically designed PD-14 turbofanmdash
began flight tests on an Ilyushin Il-76 test bed earlier this year
Apart from the new engine choices either of which Irkut claims
will produce a 15-percent operating cost advantage over the
current Airbus A320 the MC-21rsquos most radical advance centers
on its carbon fiber wings which take the airplanersquos composite
content to 30 percent AeroComposit in Ulyanovsk Russia
builds the wings using an out-of-autoclave resin transfer
infusion process never before tried on a commercial aircraft
Both Airbus and Boeing use a more expensive process that
requires an autoclave to cure their composite wings on
theA350 and 787 respectively Both of the MC-21rsquos chief
competitorsmdashthe Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320ndashuse
metal wings
Still UAC president Yury Slyusar acknowledged the difficulty
the MC-21 will encounter competing against the Western
duopoly whose well-established support networks and long
history of sales to airlines around the world Irkut can only hope
to one day match ―We do understand that it will not be easy
he said ―But we are sure that the MC-21 is really nowadays the
most competitive aircraft in its class And thatrsquos why we believe
this aircraft will meet the demands of passengers airlines and
so onmdashdue to its innovation such as engines such as
avionics such as composite wings
3
httpwwwainonlinecom
While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
4
httpwwwainonlinecom
Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
5
httpwwwainonlinecom
Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
httpwwwainonlinecom
While UACrsquos definitive plans call for that innovation to
extend to the smaller 150-seat MC-21-200 Slyusar
suggested the company has seriously revisited
prospects for a larger version airplane in the form of
the MC-21-400 ―I think that this project will be
discussed during 2017 not earlier confirmed Slyusar
who also acknowledged the potential for further
competition from Boeing in the sector the MC-21-400
would occupy or the so called ―Middle of the Market
)MOM(
―We should take into consideration the plans of our
colleagues thatrsquos why we [plan to] make a decision
rationally he said
Addressing production capacity Slyusar said Irkut
could build as many as 72 aircraft a year in its newly
refurbished and modernized final assembly hall in
Irkustk While the companyrsquos needndashor abilityndashto deliver
six airplanes per month wonrsquot likely materialize for
several years Budaev said the production plan
satisfies the companyrsquos projected demand for
1060 MC-21s over the next two decades Slyusar
meanwhile expressed satisfaction with the early level
of commercial interest in the product so far the MC-21
has drawn firm orders for nearly 200 airplanes
including 50 from launch customer Aeroflot
4
httpwwwainonlinecom
Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
5
httpwwwainonlinecom
Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
httpwwwainonlinecom
Immediately following the rollout ceremony the
program received a new commercial boost in the form
of letter of intent from Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL)
covering the lease of 10 MC-21-300s through Ilyushin
Finance The signing ceremony marked only the third
such deal from a foreign airline for the model Holding
a firm order for six MC-21-300s Egyptrsquos Cairo Aviation
stands as the only confirmed non-Russian customer
for the airplane Malaysiarsquos Crecom Burj Resources
placed a tentative order for 50 airplanes at
Farnborough 2010 that has yet to become firm
As for the heavy imbalance toward Russian
customers Budaev called the phenomenon ―normal
and pointed to the programrsquos international supplier
base as proof of its global stature ―Sometimes we call
the MC-21 an international plane with Russian brains
he quipped Budaev added that program leaders see
―big potential in Latin America Africa and in Asia
particularly for the MC-21-300 whose seating capacity
falls between the A320 and A321ndashexactly where UACrsquos
market studies show the greatest demand
5
httpwwwainonlinecom
Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران
httpwwwainonlinecom
Featuring the widest fuselage of any
narrowbody on the market the MC-21 offers
both cabin comfort for full-service airlines and
cost advantages for low-fare carriers
according to UACand Irkut The MC-21rsquos list
price of $91 million suggests a 15-percent lower
acquisition cost than that of the current A320
―For sure we are looking at Europe as well
because airlines there need to find unusual or
ambitious solutions to survive because of the
strong presence of low-fare airlines said
Budaev Last yearrsquos order for Sukhoi Superjets
from Irelandrsquos CityJet ―is a very good sign for
the MC-21 program he concluded
6
الشركة القابضة -ادارة العالقات العامة
لمصر للطيران