May 31, 2018 - No. 043 In This Issue TSA Administrator Appoints Aircraft Maintenance Technician to Aviation Safety Advisory Committee Textron Aviation Adds Biggin Hill Line Station Cape Cod Community College to expand Aviation Maintenance Technology program Delta Air Lines Announces National Partnership with Lake Superior College ExecuJet Haite First in China to Achieve EASA Part 145 Certification Turkish Technic Aligns With Boeing Services Monarch Aircraft Engineering and Thomas Cook Airlines Launch Line Maintenance Partnership Jet Aviation Partners with "Big Names" to Develop VVIP Solution for Airbus ACJ380 Pilatus extends PC-12 maintenance intervals Jet Flight Service Opens New Maintenance Service Center in Riga and Appoints Frantisek Budin Base Maintenance Manager Dallas Love Field to Implement "Fair Share" GA Landing Fees Weather iffy for early Friday SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral TSA Administrator Appoints Aircraft Maintenance Technician to Aviation Safety Advisory Committee CENTENNIAL, CO - May 25, 2018 - The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) applauds Transportation Security Administration Administrator David P. Pekoske for his decision to appoint an aircraft maintenance technician (AMT) to the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC). AMFA Legislative Affairs Director Justin Madden's appointment to the ASAC fills a critical void in the Committee's membership. AMFA National Director Bret Oestreich stated, "the AMT is a highly educated and skilled professional charged with inspecting, troubleshooting, and repairing aircraft to ensure the safety and security of the flying public. Justin's appointment is ideal. He represents what is best about our profession, his technical skills and passion for the craft is unmatched. He will be an asset to the Committee and Administrator Pekoske." AMFA would like to thank U.S. Representative John Katko (NY-24) for his leadership in making sure the AMT perspective was included. "Representative Katko understood early that an integral safety voice was missing from ASAC," Mr. Oestreich said, "and he continuously pushed for a craft specific union to represent the AMT perspective on the Committee." In addition to his role with AMFA, Mr. Madden is an FAA certified and practicing airframe and powerplant (A&P) AMT with over 20 years of experience, including serving honorably in the United States Marine Corps. http://www.aviationpros.com/press_release/12414495/tsa-administrator-appoints-aircraft- maintenance-technician-to-aviation-safety-advisory-committee Back to Top Textron Aviation Adds Biggin Hill Line Station Textron Aviation (Booth V19) has opened a new line-maintenance station at London Biggin Hill Airport (Booth U123), putting its services closer to operators of Cessna Citations, Beechcraft King Airs and Hawkers based at, or visiting, the fast-growing business aviation airport. A team of four mechanics has been delivering drop-in, AOG, and minor scheduled maintenance support since earlier this month. "In 2012, we committed to the European market to grow our service and support in the region," said Kriya Shortt, Textron Aviation's senior vice president, customer service. "Five years later, we've delivered on that commitment. We have made great strides to increase accessibility to factory-direct service and support, as well as to parts inventory through [our European] parts distribution center in Düsseldorf." Since 2012, the company has expanded its support footprint in Europe to include six company- owned service centers, eight line-maintenance stations, and a team of more than 400 Textron Aviation staff, including engineers, service technicians, and field service representatives. https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2018-05-29/textron-aviation-adds- biggin-hill-line-station Back to Top Cape Cod Community College to expand Aviation Maintenance Technology program PLYMOUTH - The Aviation Maintenance Technology program offered by Cape Cod Community College at Plymouth Municipal Airport will expand its accessibility beyond Southeastern Massachusetts and the Cape, thanks to an agreement with Bridgewater State University, which has guaranteed housing in its residence halls to students in the program. The agreement, signed by Dr. John L. Cox, president of CCCC, and Frederick W. Clark Jr., president of BSU, goes into effect for the 2018-19 academic year. BSU's 11 residence halls that can house more than 3,000 students. The Aviation Maintenance Technology program, which opened in fall 2016, offers both a certificate over 14 months and a two-year associate degree to those who are also interested in aviation maintenance management. The first group of students in the associate degree program received their diplomas this spring. With demand for employees trained in FAA-certified aviation maintenance technology at critical levels, and jobs that start at $50,000 a year awaiting graduates, the addition of housing will open CCCC's program to residents in other areas of the state and country. Approximately 40 students are enrolled in the program, which has capacity to offer training to 72 students during the day in addition to another 24 in the evening. Dr. Karim Ismaili, provost and vice president for academic affairs at BSU, discussed the new partnership with Cape Cod, as well as those established a year ago with Bristol and Massasoit Colleges in the fledgling CC2BSU program, which guarantees acceptance into BSU for students who earn their associate degree at the two-year college. Since the program's opening in Plymouth, Cape Cod Community College has expanded its presence at the airport from the lease of one hangar to several, expanding classroom and mechanical training space along the way and adding a number of other aspects of hands-on aviation maintenance to the program. President Cox and Stan Mackiewicz, director of the program, are planning to add avionics to the offerings in Plymouth in the not-to-distant future. Cape Cod Community College built the program from scratch, following FAA regulations that are required to offer training in the field. More information is available at http://capecod.edu/aviation. http://plymouth.wickedlocal.com/news/20180530/strongcape-cod-community-college-to-expand- aviation-maintenance-technology-programstrong Back to Top Delta Air Lines Announces National Partnership with Lake Superior College After a year-long extensive evaluation process, Delta Air Lines has selected Lake Superior College as an approved partner college in training future aviation maintenance technicians (AMTs). Delta TechOps evaluated numerous AMT schools throughout the country with a goal to find colleges that are committed to meeting FAA standards and Delta's principles of excellence to help meet the high demand for Aviation Maintence Technician positions expected over the next several years. Lake Superior College's Aviation Maintenance Technology program is a fully approved Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) program that prepares graduates to repair and maintain commercial and general technically advanced aircraft found in today's market. "We are excited to partner with Delta Air Lines," Dan Traska, director of LSC's Center for Advanced Aviation, said in a news release. "The fact LSC was selected from many aviation maintenance programs throughout the country speaks volumes about the quality of our program, our instructors and our community partners. This national partnership with Delta will help open up even more career opportunities for our students, as well as continue to help promote both LSC's aviation program and our community as a thriving aviation hub." Delta foresees continued high demand for well-trained AMT professionals in the airline industry for many years, and selected Lake Superior College along with 48 other AMT programs across the nation as a training partner. "Over the past several months, Delta Tech Ops evaluated dozens of schools and found that they were determined to meet FAA standards as well as Delta's high principles that exceed industry standards," said Michael Mackey, TechOps Training Manager, Delta Air Lines. "It is our pleasure to announce that Lake Superior College in Duluth has been selected as one of the AMT schools that will partner with Delta." Through this partnership, Delta will become a resource to LSC students and faculty for continuous improvement to LSC's AMT program as technologies evolve. Delta will also help recruit future AMT professionals to the program and look to hire LSC-trained graduates for positions in their global workforce. "Lake Superior College is fortunate to have strong partnerships with many local aviation leaders including AAR and Cirrus, who are also looking to hire LSC graduates," said LSC President Pat Johns. "We look forward to working with Delta Air Lines now as well, and continuing to have Lake Superior College and Duluth be seen as a top destination for aviation related training and employment." http://www.businessnorth.com/daily_briefing/delta-air-lines-announces-national-partnership-with- lake-superior-college/article_9c0fdfac-642e-11e8-ac3d-8b735f058fc5.html Back to Top ExecuJet Haite First in China to Achieve EASA Part 145 Certification 29 May 2018; EBACE, Geneva, Switzerland: ExecuJet, part of the Luxaviation Group (booth N116), is celebrating the achievement of EASA Part 145 certification at the ExecuJet Haite Aviation Services China Co. Ltd. maintenance facility, located at Tianjin Binhai International Airport, China. ExecuJet Haite is the first and only business jet MRO in China to be awarded EASA Part 145 certification. The approval initially allows for line and base maintenance support on the Dassault Falcon 7X/8X, with Bombardier Global capabilities to follow. ExecuJet Haite provides aircraft maintenance, technical support and AOG services for customers throughout Greater China and is an authorised service centre for Dassault Falcon Jet, Embraer Executive Jets, Bombardier, as well as GE and Rolls-Royce. ExecuJet Haite also offers line and base maintenance support on multiple Gulfstream models and line support for both Boeing business jets and Airbus corporate jets. The company enjoys a strategic partnership with Tianjin Binhai International Airport to provide access to the private Tianjin FBO, as well as preferential contracts for customers basing aircraft at the airport. Paul Desgrosseilliers, General Manager of ExecuJet Haite, says: "Maintenance excellence is a growing requirement for customers in Greater China, as business aviation movements continue to rise. Tianjin experienced a 40% increase in movements last year and is on pace to set new records for 2018." "We are delighted that EASA has recognised ExecuJet Haite's dedication to maintaining the highest safety and service standards, making us the leading maintenance provider for China as the first to achieve Part 145 certification. We're primed to support customers from across the region with our ever-expanding MRO facility at Tianjin Binhai International Airport." About ExecuJet ExecuJet, part of the Luxaviation Group, offers a diverse range of services, including aircraft management for private and commercially registered aircraft, charter, maintenance, completions management and fixed base operations. ExecuJet has operations in six regions - Africa, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East, embracing a workforce of more than 1,000 experienced staff. ExecuJet manages 165 business jets worldwide under the most stringent safety standards. Its commercial fleet is operated under the regulatory umbrella of six regional civil aviation issued air operating certificates (AOCs). ExecuJet has many authorised maintenance facilities throughout four regions, certified to work on most business jets. ExecuJet, in collaboration with the Paragon Aviation GroupTM, has a network of 54 FBOs globally, 27 of which are managed by ExecuJet. Further information: www.execujet.com. ExecuJet is part of the Luxaviation Group, one of the largest aircraft operators worldwide. Further information: www.luxaviation.com. http://www.aviationpros.com/press_release/12414431/execujet-haite-first-in-china-to-achieve- easa-part-145-certification Back to Top Turkish Technic Aligns With Boeing Services Turkish Airlines' maintenance arm, Turkish Technic, has boosted its third-party business potential by joining Boeing's Global Fleet Care program. Under the deal, Turkish Technic becomes a strategic Boeing supplier for line maintenance, heavy maintenance, component services and repair. In addition, Boeing and Turkish Technic will partner in the training and certification of technicians from different parts of the world. "Turkey is one of the Boeing's top strategic growth countries, and we see strong capability and growth potential in aviation services and maintenance in Turkey," says Marc Allen, president of Boeing International. Last year, Boeing and the Turkish government announced the Boeing Turkey National Aerospace Initiative, which aligns Boeing investment with Turkish programs in the areas of research, engineering and skills development. Turkish Technic's heavy maintenance capabilities for Boeing aircraft cover the 737NG and Classic lines as well as the 777-200/300. The MRO provider is based at Istanbul's Atatürk Airport, where it has five widebody and narrowbody hangars, in addition to a narrowbody hangar in Ankara. At the end of October, however, Turkish Technic will move to Istanbul New Airport, from where it plans to offer additional services. "We are so glad to announce such a remarkable collaboration with Boeing today, which will significantly contribute and add value to our business in our new home base," says Ahmet Karaman, general manager of Turkish Technic. Turkish Technic's other OEM partnerships include the Pratt & Whitney Turkish Engine Center, which has delivered more than 600 overhauled and repaired engines since it was launched in 2010. In late 2017 it signed a a service agreement covering all of Turkish Airlines' V2500 and CFM56-7B engine overhaul requirements for up to five years. http://www.mro-network.com/maintenance-repair-overhaul/turkish-technic-aligns-boeing-services Back to Top Monarch Aircraft Engineering and Thomas Cook Airlines Launch Line Maintenance Partnership Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL), the leading independent MRO provider, and Thomas Cook Aircraft Engineering announce a landmark agreement where MAEL will handle elements of Thomas Cook Airlines' line maintenance across the UK. Thomas Cook Airlines' line maintenance has been transferred to MAEL at five UK airports - Gatwick, Birmingham, Glasgow, Newcastle and East Midlands. As part of this, line maintenance engineers working for Thomas Cook Airlines at those locations have transferred across to MAEL. MAEL has a well-established line maintenance operation, with permanent year-round stations at 10 airports across the UK and mainland Europe, where it provides line maintenance support including all levels of maintenance on Airbus, Boeing, Embraer and Bombardier aircraft types. It was named 'Line Maintenance Provider of the Year 2017' at the 2017 Aviation 100 Gala Awards. Chris Dare, Managing Director of Monarch Aircraft Engineering, says: "We welcome this opportunity to partner with such a leading airline brand as Thomas Cook Airlines and its engineering team which, like ours, is highly skilled and reputed. "This agreement enables us to deliver effective, efficient and high-quality line maintenance for Thomas Cook Airlines at multiple locations across the UK." Geir Steiro, Group Airline Director of Maintenance, Thomas Cook Airlines, says: "Monarch Aircraft Engineering's proven reputation and skills as a business, particularly in line maintenance, made them the obvious choice as a partner. "This agreement is just the latest phase in a longstanding relationship between our two companies and follows many years of base maintenance support that Monarch Aircraft Engineering has provided to Thomas Cook Airlines." Monarch Aircraft Engineering has provided maintenance and repair overhaul services for more than 50 years and has significant experience, working with some of the world's leading airlines. Since becoming an independent MRO provider in October 2017, MAEL has announced a wide range of new agreements with airlines which, in addition to Thomas Cook, include Virgin Atlantic Airways, China Airlines, Wizz Air, Icelandair and La Compagnie. http://www.aviationpros.com/press_release/12414880/monarch-aircraft-engineering-and-thomas- cook-airlines-launch-line-maintenance-partnership Back to Top Jet Aviation Partners with "Big Names" to Develop VVIP Solution for Airbus ACJ380 GENEVA / May 29, 2018 - Jet Aviation is partnering with Sparfell & Partners, Winch Design and DS Aviation to develop a VVIP market solution for the Airbus ACJ380. Under the agreement, Jet Aviation will engineer, manage, manufacture, install and certify (STC) a VVIP cabin interior for the ACJ380. As an approved Airbus completions facility with more than 40 years of completions experience and expertise, Jet Aviation is uniquely qualified to integrate VIP cabins on the largest airframes in the market, such as the ACJ380. The company has successfully delivered 23 Airbus cabin interiors for single-aisle and wide-body Airbus corporate jets since 2000, from ACJ319 to ACJ340-600, and has a demonstrable track record with successful cabin integrations on large aircraft, including the Airbus ACJ340 and the Boeing BBJ747. With its 10,000 square-meter hangar in Basel, it is also one of few completions centers in the industry that can accommodate aircraft the size of the ACJ380 for VIP platforms. "We've been excited about this project since Sparfell first approached us with their concept to pool all of our collective expertise to bring a completions solution for the ACJ380 to the market," said Matt Woollaston, VP Completions Sales & Design. "Our in-house design, engineering and production teams have worked closely with Winch Design on many projects over the years and we're equally pleased to collaborate with aviation experts at Sparfell & Partners and DS Aviation." Jet Aviation is exhibiting at EBACE from May 29 - 31, 2018. Please take the time to visit us at the Jet Aviation Booth (# A18). Jet Aviation Basel is a world-renowned completions and maintenance center employing more than 1,400 professionals. The facility has in-house design and engineering departments, along with on- site cabinetry, upholstery, sheet metal, composite and paint shops. The organization is capable of outfitting jets as large as an Airbus A380 or the Boeing 747-8 series and has already completed numerous Airbus ACJ319, ACJ320, ACJ330, ACJ340, and Boeing B737, B757, B767, and B747 aircraft. Jet Aviation Basel also provides aircraft maintenance and repair services for a wide variety of business jets. It is a factory approved service center by Airbus, Boeing, Dassault, Embraer and Gulfstream, with approval and capabilities for maintenance, RMU and repairs on Bombardier aircraft. The location also holds a jet aircraft repair station rating by the FAA #QV1Y440K, and the EASA #CH.145.0232 in addition to approval certificates of 28 other national aviation authorities. Jet Aviation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was founded in Switzerland in 1967 and is one of the leading business aviation services companies in the world. More than 4,800 employees cater to client needs from close to 50 facilities throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North America and the Caribbean. The company provides maintenance, completions and refurbishment, engineering, FBO and fuel services, along with aircraft management, charter services and personnel services. Jet Aviation's European and U.S. aircraft management and charter divisions jointly operate a fleet of some 300 aircraft. Please visit www.jetaviation.com and follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/jetaviation. http://www.aviationpros.com/press_release/12414596/jet-aviation-partners-with-big-names-to- develop-vvip-solution-for-airbus-acj380 Back to Top Pilatus extends PC-12 maintenance intervals Pilatus engineers recently developed and certified a new PC-12 Master Maintenance Plan to give greater flexibility with regard to the timing of required inspections and maintenance. The plan applies to all PC-12 Series, and will reduce required maintenance labour by 20-40 per cent. Based on a detailed analysis of in-service fleet experience of over 6.8 million hours, scheduled maintenance intervals have been extended from 100/150 hours to 300 hours. Pilatus PC-12 operators flying 300 hours per year will see a reduction in scheduled maintenance labour time of approximately 20 per cent, while high utilisation operators flying more than 800 hours annually will save up to 40 per cent. Ignaz Gretener, Vice President of Pilatus' General Aviation Business Unit stated: "We know that low direct operating costs are one of the most important reasons for purchasing a PC-12. Finding ways to continually lower DOCs in order to maintain that benefit has always been a high priority for us." https://www.airmedandrescue.com/story/112907/pilatus-extends-pc-12-maintenance-intervals Back to Top Jet Flight Service Opens New Maintenance Service Center in Riga and Appoints Frantisek Budin Base Maintenance Manager May 25th 2018, Moscow/Riga/Prague; Jet Flight Service with its headquarters in Moscow opens New Maintenance Service Center in Riga which belongs to its strategic plan of developing their maintenance and engineering services to international clients. Jet Flight Service appoints Frantisek Budin to the position of Base maintenance Manager of its new Maintenance Facility in Riga. Frantisek Budin joins the company with immediate effect, his extensive skills in aircraft maintenance and experience of working with Embraer aircraft means that his is a seamless match for his new role with Jet Flight Service. Frantisek Budin is well known in aviation world thanks to his extensive knowledge and experience with Embraer business aircraft which he specialized in last 15 years and aircraft maintenance he worked almost 30 years. Prior to joining Jet Flight Service, he had spent 13 years with ABS Jets as Base Maintenance Manager and Technical Director where his main responsibilities were aircraft deliveries, incoming and pre-buy inspections, budgeting and forecasting for maintenance department. Speaking about Frantisek 's appointment Jet Flight Service CEO Kirill Trushkovskiy said "I am very happy to welcome Frantisek Budin to our team, his extensive experience and expertise will be a major asset to our team. This appointment ensures that we can move forward with the plan to further enhance our portfolio of maintenance and engineering services in Moscow and Riga." Frantisek Budin added "Joining Jet Flight Service is a great accomplishment for me and I am delighted to become part of a company and I look forward to implementing strategies that will ensure the company delivers outstanding services to its customers." http://www.aviationpros.com/press_release/12414497/jet-flight-service-opens-new-maintenance- service-center-in-riga-and-appoints-frantisek-budin-to-the-position-of-base-maintenance-manager Back to Top Dallas Love Field to Implement "Fair Share" GA Landing Fees The City of Dallas says it's time general aviation traffic using Love Field (DAL) begins paying its fair share of what it costs the city to operate the airport. Until a new policy begins July 1, general aviation operators pay for airport services through a fuel tax, a portion of which is directed back to the airport, while commercial airline traffic pay additional fees based on aircraft landing weight and their amount of airport usage. That's all changing on July 1 when the City of Dallas will add a new landing fee for general aviation operations, in addition to the fuel tax contribution, that Assistant City Manager Jody Puckett said in a statement could run as high as $5.80 per 1,000 pounds of aircraft weight. The city cited data captured between July 2016 and September 2017 as the premise behind the new fees. "GA aircraft landings represented 36% of the total number of aircraft landings," while those aircraft accounted for just "10% of total aircraft landing weight." The city added, " ... it has been our experience that most airfield O & M costs are affected by the volume of aircraft operations, regardless of aircraft weight." A City Council report last October looked closely at how much money various aircraft operators paid toward airport maintenance and concluded, "with the increasing air traffic at Dallas Love Field, the operations and maintenance costs are expected to increase." Most importantly, the city decided, "general aviation users are not paying their fair share for airfield activity." The city explained pragmatically that, "In an emergency, each GA aircraft landing requires the same airport resources (DFR personnel, airport operations staff, etc.) as provided for commercial air carriers." They also detailed the nuts and bolts of the landing math. "An 80/20 formula was selected to place more weight (80%) on the GA aircraft landing ratio and less weight (20%) on the GA aircraft landing weight ratio. 80% of the weighted ratio is based on GA aircraft landings (36% of total aircraft landings) and the remaining 20% based on GA landed weight (10 % of total aircraft landed weight)." The rest of the math is simple, according to the city. With the airport's 2018 maintenance budget sitting slightly above $20M, the GA portion of those expenses would demand about 31 percent of the total, or approximately $6.2M. The city expects to receive $1.3M in GA fuel flowage dollars leaving a gapping $4.9M hole in the budget. The GA landing fee necessary to close this budget gap is $5.80 per 1,000 pounds of landing weight. A city doesn't believe the new fee with adversely affect GA traffic, however. "The implementation of a general aviation landing fee will have an effect on some users of the airfield, however given most other commercial airports charge landing fees, the impact should be minimal." Some critics believe the new landing fees were actually created to drive GA traffic away from Love Field to make room for more air carrier operations. Dallas Aviation Director Mark Duebner told Dallas' NBC TV affiliate, "We'd be more than happy to accommodate anyone that needed a home other than Love Field to move to Dallas Executive (RBD)." That airport, 11 miles south of DAL, does not charge landing fees to GA traffic. https://www.flyingmag.com/dallas-love-field-to-implement-fair-share-ga-landing-fees Back to Top Weather iffy for early Friday SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral SpaceX is now targeting an early Friday, June 1, launch of a European communications satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Liftoff off by a used Falcon 9 rocket is targeted for 12:29 a.m. Friday, the opening of a nearly two- hour window at Launch Complex 40. The weather forecast is not ideal, with lingering thick clouds offering a 40 percent chance of acceptable launch conditions, according to Tuesday's forecast from the Air Force's 45th Weather Squadron. But those clouds, remnants of Subtropical Storm Alberto, are expected to dissipate as the launch window progresses. The Falcon 9 will attempt to deliver the SES-12 spacecraft to an orbit high over the equator for Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES. Built by Airbus Defense and Space, the nearly 12,000-pound satellite, one of the largest launched by SES, will provide high-definition broadcast and high-speed data services in the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. The mission will be the second flown by the rocket's first-stage booster, which helped launched the Air Force's X-37B space plane last September. SpaceX will not try to land the booster again, but is expected to try to recover the rocket's nose cone from the ocean after a parachute-assisted splashdown. The booster is an older model that SpaceX is replacing with a new version, known as Block 5, which launched for the first time on May 11. The launch had initially been targeted for this Thursday, but SpaceX on Monday said it would take "additional time to perform prelaunch vehicle checks, also closely watching weather conditions at the Cape." If the mission does not launch Friday, it's unclear when the next attempt would be possible. The Eastern Range has just begun a scheduled two-week maintenance period, performed twice a year, that may affect near-term launch opportunities. https://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2018/05/29/weather-iffy-spacex-rocket- launch-early-friday/650801002/ Curt Lewis