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August 28, 2012

High Demand Projected For Aviation Personnel In Asia-Pacific

Region Leads Global Need For Commercial Airline Pilots, Technicians, According To Boeing Study

The Asia Pacific region will require hundreds of thousands of new commercial airline pilots and maintenance technicians over the next 20 years to support airline fleet modernization and the rapid growth of air travel, according to the 2012 Boeing Pilot & Technician Outlook.

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UTAir Selects CFM56-5B Engine To Power New A321 Aircraft

Order Valued At $420 Million At List Price

UTAir Aviation (UTAir) has selected CFM International’s CFM56-5B engine to power its new fleet of 20 Airbus A321 aircraft. The engine order is valued at $420 million U.S. at list price and the airline is scheduled to begin taking delivery in 2013. The aircraft order was announced at the Farnborough Air Show in July of this year.

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Airbus And China Make A Push For Alternative Fuels

Speeding Up The Commercialization And Production Of Alternative Aviation Fuel

Airbus and one of the world’s leading academic institutions, Tsinghua University have formed a partnership to complete a sustainability analysis of Chinese feedstocks, and to evaluate how best to support the development of a value chain to speed up the commercialization of aviation bio-fuels.

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AD: Pratt & Whitney Division Turbofan Engines

AD NUMBER: 2012-16-01

PRODUCT: Pratt & Whitney Division PW4052, PW4152, PW4056, PW4156A, PW4060, PW4060A, PW4060C, PW4062, PW4062A, PW4158, PW4460, PW4462, PW4164, PW4164C, PW4164C/B, PW4168, and PW4168A turbofan engines with certain high-pressure turbine (HPT) stage 1 front hubs installed.  

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FAA Plans Industry Working Group To Study Portable Electronics Usage

Panel To Include Representatives From Government, Industry

Given the widespread consumer use of portable electronic devices (PEDs), the FAA is forming a government-industry group to study the current PED policies and procedures aircraft operators use to determine when these devices can be used safely during flight.

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Boeing Extends Contracts For Wheel Wells With Avcorp

Company Projects $80 Million In Revenue From The Deal

Canadian aviation manufacturer Avcorp has signed a five-year contract extension with Boeing to provide the wheel well for the Next-Generation 737 as well as assemblies and components that support the Next-Generation 737, 747-8, 767, and 777.

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