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AEROFLOT TO LAUNCH ITS

OWN LOW COST AIRLINE IN2014

Russian national carrier’s Board of Directors confirmed

the plans to establish a fully ow ned low cost

subsidiary. According to plans, the carrier w ill start its

activity in 2014.

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SSJ100 MANUFACTURER

CONFIRMED DEBTNEGOTIATIONS

Russian media reported that the Sukhoi Civil Aircraft

Company (SCAC) is on edge of bankruptcy. According

to Lenta.ru, w hich quotes „Kommersant“, the SSJ100

manufacturer w ill probably be forced to declare credit

event should it fail to f ind additional f inancing sources.

Meanw hile, SCAC ensures that the current f inancial

state of the company allow s it to fulf ill all its

commitments.

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British Airways takes delivery of its firstof 12 Airbus A380s

British Airw ays (BA) has become the tenth operator to receive an Airbus A380 after

taking delivery of the f irst of 12 aircraft on order. BA is the f irst UK operator of the

A380 and w ill start to deploy its new flagship aircraft on routes from London Heathrow

to Los Angeles and Hong Kong.

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GE Aviation and CAIGA SignedAgreement for H80 Family AuthorizedService Center in China

GE Aviation and CAIGA Signed Agreement for H80 Family Authorized Service Center in

China.

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United Airlines is First to Install SplitScimitar Winglets

A United Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft retrofitted w ith the new Split Scimitar Winglet

took its maiden test f light Tuesday in Everett, Wash. This advanced w inglet improves

on the existing blended w inglets United currently has on its next generation 737 f leet.

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easyJet firms up order for 100 A320neoand 35 A320ceo aircraft

Follow ing its shareholders’ approval, easyJet has f irmed up the purchase of 135

Airbus A320 family aircraft (100 A320neos and 35 A320ceos). The initial agreement

w as announced earlier in June.

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Bombardier CSeries Aircraft First Flightto Take Place in the Coming Weeks

Bombardier Aerospace confirmed today that the integration of the CSeries aircraft’s

auxiliary pow er unit and Pratt & Whitney PurePow er Geared Turbofan™ PW1500G

engines on the f irst f light test vehicle (FTV1) is running smoothly, allow ing for testing

of the aircraft’s key systems. It also confirmed that the latest softw are upgrades on

the aircraft continue to be successfully completed. The CSeries aircraft’s overall

integration is progressing w ell; how ever, the highly technical last steps are taking more

time than initially anticipated to validate the overall systems and ongoing softw are

integration. First f light is expected to occur in the coming w eeks.

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India plans to develop its own regionalaircraft

Last w eek the Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh held a meeting of the the High

Level Committee on Manufacturing (HLCM) in order to discuss strategic goals of

several industries, including civilian aircraft manufacturing, electric and hybrid vehicles

as w ell as advanced materials and composites. During the meeting, the PM approved

the initiative to develop a new civil Aircraft w ith 70-100 seat capacity.

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Bombardier named Ethiopian Airlinesas a new Authorized Service Facility inAfrica

Bombardier Aerospace added further bench strength to its fast grow ing support

netw ork in Africa today by naming one of the continent’s leading carriers, Ethiopian

Airlines of Addis Ababa, as an Authorized Service Facility (ASF) for commercial

aircraft. Bombardier has signed a Letter of Intent to authorize the airline to perform line

and heavy maintenance on Q400 and Q400 NextGen turboprop aircraft. The agreement

is expected to take effect by late August.

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Boeing 727 Crashed

Intentionally in Mexican

Desert

From time to time, for one reason

or another, tragedy happens and

aircraft crashes and, at least for

now , it looks like these tragedies

can't be totally avoided. But not

aircraft crashes are tragedies

and you can see one like that in

the video.

In this video footage you can see

a Boeing 727 aircraft being

destroyed intentionally in

Mexican desert. Although deed

like that may appear to be

irrational at f irst, actually it w as a

test, w hich results can save the

lives of many people. The main

reason behind this test w as to

find w hat actually happens to

passengers w hen aircraft hits

the ground and how they can

survive it.

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Antonov family aircraft are to

establish a global online

spare parts stock

Locatory.com, an IT company

supporting the aviation industry

w ith IT-based Supply Chain

Optimisation solutions

w orldw ide, and UAC-Antonov, a

Joint Venture company betw een

the Russian United Aircraft

Corporation and the Ukrainian

Antonov Company, have signed

a partnership agreement,

according to w hich the parties

w ill establish an online stock of

parts and components for

Antonov (An) family aircraft, as

w ell as promote and market it in

the emerging markets.

Under the new partnership,

UAC-Antonov w ill develop

solutions for listing a w ide range

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UTair Aviation and Transaero AirlinesSign Strategic Partnership Agreement

UTair Aviation and Transaero Airlines have signed an agreement on strategic

cooperation betw een the companies. The agreement aims at the development of both

domestic and international passenger and cargo transport markets and focuses on

leveraging the capacities of the route netw orks of both airlines operating from

Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow .

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Atlantic Air Industries joins the ATRmaintenance network

ATR, the European manufacturer of turboprop aircraft, and Atlantic Air Industries

(AAI), a French company specializing in aircraft maintenance, have signed a

collaboration agreement making AAI a new member of ATR’s netw ork of partner

maintenance centers. Adding AAI to ATR’s MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul)

netw ork attests to the compliance of its maintenance station at Toulouse-Francazal

airport, specializing in the heavy maintenance of ATR airframes, in line w ith the aircraft

manufacturer’s quality standards. Presently, about 60 airlines operate some 320 ATR

aircraft in Europe.

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KLM Cityhopper Signs With KLM UKEngineering For Fokker 70 HeavyMaintenance

AFI KLM E&M and KLM Cityhopper have signed a maintenance agreement covering the

regional carrier's Fokker 70 f leet. In addition to heavy maintenance checks, the contract

also includes modif ication w ork on the same aircraft type. The w ork w ill be carried out

by KLM UK Engineering, a KLM subsidiary w ithin AFI KLM E&M's global MRO netw ork

specialized in regional and narrow body aircraft maintenance.

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Heathrow unveils a new approach tothird runway

Heathrow is today submitting to the Airports Commission three options for solving the

lack of hub airport capacity in the UK. These see a third runw ay placed to the north,

north w est or south w est of the existing airport.

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Libyan Airlines takes delivery of its f irst Airbus A330

First f light for Air Lituanica

A350 XWB achieves 92 f light test hours since f irst f light

737 MAX w ill optimize aerodynamics w ith BAE Systems’ electronics

Rolls-Royce double delivery for British Airw ays

Alitalia presents the new Industrial Plan 2013-2016

Azerbaijan Airlines Receives First EMBRAER 190 jet

of An aircraft spare parts and

components on the

Locatory.com platform, covering

both traditional An-24/An-26 and

more modern An-140, An-148

and An-158 aircraft.

Furthermore, Locatory.com w ill

provide UAC-Antonov w ith new

IT-solutions aimed at facilitating

smoother integration of Antonov

spare parts into the global

component e-stock.

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Go East: living and working

in China

Due to a rapid grow th of the

emerging economies, the airline

industry is expanding and it is

predicted that in the upcoming

decade the number of

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Virgin Australia Completes Acquisition of 60% of Tigerair Australia

MTU Aero Engines hands over the 300th modules for the engine pow ering the

A380

Singapore Airlines Unveils Next Generation Of Cabin Products

EASA approves Eurocopter EC225 safety measures

AMR Corporation Consolidated Traff ic Increased 2.4 Percent

China Airlines Forms Codeshare Partnership w ith Haw aiian Airlines

UIA expanded its f leet w ith 6 aircraft in March and April 2013

Embraer Delivers 22 Commercial and 29 Executive Jets in 2Q13

Qatar Airw ays f lies w ith navigation data from Lufthansa Systems

UTair Aviation Passenger Operations Grow 14.7% in H1 2013

Pegasus Selects LEAP-1A Engine for A320neo f leet

Airbus delivers its 1,000th A330 to Cathay Pacif ic

Aeroflot Traff ic and Capacity Statistics for June and 6 Months of 2013

Boeing, Turkish Airlines Finalize Order for Five Additional 777-300ERs

South African Airw ays (SAA) takes delivery of its f irst tw o A320s

ICAO Inaugurates Dedicated Asia/Pacif ic ATM Facility

CFM56 Family success triggers the demand for training in Eastern Europe and

the CIS

Boeing Completes 737 MAX 8 Firm Configuration

Etihad Airw ays upgrades to V2500 SelectTTw o™ Engines

KLM Cityhopper Signs Deal for Six New Embraer 190 Aircraft

Recovering European airlines trigger higher demand for technical specialists

First Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Features New Boeing Livery

Singapore Airlines: First Quarter Net Profit Up 56% On Higher Non-Operating

Items

Malaysia’s MASw ings takes delivery of its f irst ATR 72-600

Ryanair Q1 profits fall 21% to €78m traff ic rises 3% to 23.2m as FY guidance

is unchanged

The Sukhoi Superjet 100 Expands to Japan

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BUSINESS AVIATION

Embraer Executive Jets’ Phenom 300 to Spread Wings in China

WestJet Encore to unveil its f irst Bombardier Q400

Embraer Executive Jets Delivers 400th Phenom Jet to European Customer

Helipartner Thailand launches its leasing activity w ith an order for 10

Eurocopter AS350 B3e helicopters

Gulfstream G280 adds to city-pair record book

ExecuJet Africa celebrates African Aviation aw ard w in

Jet Aviation Geneva appointed as Authorized Service Center for Nextant

400XT

WestJet Encore to unveil its f irst Bombardier Q400

StandardAero receives Honeyw ell certif ication for TFE731-50 testing

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MRO

Aerolíneas Argentinas began to provide technical services to the Ecuadorian

Company – Tame

Direct Maintenance commences A330 line maintenance support for Meridiana

commercial aircraft w ill double.

Under such circumstances the

Asia Pacif ic region is continuing

to present the largest projected

grow th in pilot demand w ith the

current need for 185 600 new

pilots. The largest amount of

pilots – 71 300 – is required in

China. Naturally, at the moment

the regions being perceived as

an exceptionally attractive

location among experienced

professionals in search of great

career opportunities. But w hile

providing numerous economic

benefits, is China the place an

expat can call home?

„According to the data provided

by the Centre for Future Studies,

in the past f ive years the number

of expats w orking in China has

risen by 18%. Although it is

possible that the grow th rate of

the industry in China w ill

eventually slow dow n, there is

no reason to believe that the

country w ill not account for less

than 30% of the w orld's

economic grow th until 2017. That

is w hy those w ith а sense of

adventure and the right skills are

flocking there - and few end up

disappointed,“ comments Skаiste

Knyzаite, the CEO of

АviаtionCV.com

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2012 World's highest

passenger growth in

Indonesia

The International Air Transport

Association (IATA) released the

57th Edition of the World Air

Transport Statistics (WATS), a

yearbook of the global airline

industry and IATA members’

performance. 240 IATA's

member-airlines carried 2.977

billion passengers on scheduled

services.

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SR Technics and Aigle Azur launch joint venture for line maintenance in

France

TS Technic Certif ied for Aircraft MRO

Lufthansa Technik establishes engine airline support team in Montreal

In-house demand remains the main grow th factor for the MRO industry in the

Middle East

GA Telesis Continues to Provide Best-In-Class Component Support via

Disassembly of Boeing 777-200ER, 767-200ER and 757-200ER

AJW Aviation completes part-out of A319 MSN 1066

AJW Technique achieve DGCA Indonesia Type Certif icate Approval

WestJet Encore signs Total Component Support deal w ith Lufthansa Technik

ST Engineering's Land Systems Arm Acquires Technicae Projetos E Servicos

Automotivos LTDA

Fokker Services opens a Component Repair Shop in Singapore

AJW Aviation to Manage Entire Fleet Rebrand for AZAL

Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services operates a w arehouse for SuperJet

International in the U.S.

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AIRPORTS

Dubai Airports to limit carbon footprint w ith new concourse

Budapest Airport establishes its ow n security company

London City the most punctual airport in the UK

Schiphol to install LED lighting along all its runw ays

FRA Welcomes About 570,000 Passengers During the First Weekend of

Germany’s Summer Holidays

IAG Cargo Expands Temperature Controlled Facilities at London Heathrow

Changi Opens Interactive Enchanted Garden

More than f ive million passengers at Chopin Airport in the f irst half of 2013

Excess Baggage Company to join Heathrow 's Terminal 2

BNE Passenger numbers continue to grow

Gatw ick Submits Second Runw ay Submission to Aviation Commision

Another cargo record at Chopin Airport

Changi Airport Operating indicators for June 2013

Boston Logan’s Global Reach Takes Off w ith Turkish Airlines

Passengers w illing to pay for further improvements at Heathrow

Record 32.6 m passengers pass through Dubai International Airport in the f irst

half of 2013

Sheremetyevo has become the largest airport in Russia in terms of

international passenger traff ic in the f irst half a year

Heathrow expands pioneering technology to help improve punctuality of

departing f lights

Abu Dhabi International Airport sees 12.6% increase in traff ic in f irst half of

2013

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