6 Aviation News incorporating Jets September 2018
FARNBOROUGH REPORT
Boeing’s 737 MAX 7 made its Farnborough debut, which included
taking part in the ying display.FARNBOROUGH CIVIL ORDERS
Purchaser Aircraft Number Order PlacedNotes
DHL 777 Freighters 14 July 16 Plus rights to seven
additional 777Fs
GOL Airlines 737 MAX 15 July 16
Golden Falcon A320neo 25 July 16 Order following MoU
Goshawk Aviation A320neo 20 July 16
Goshawk Aviation 737 MAX 20 July 16
Jackson Square Aviation 737 MAX 30 July 16
Jet Airways 737 MAX 8 75 July 16
Macquarie AirFinance A320neo 20 July 16
Qatar Airways 777 Freighters 5 July 16 The deal was
announced as a
commitment in April
SalamAir A320neo 6 July 16
Sichuan Airlines A350 XWB 10 July 16 Earlier deal, announced
at Farnborough
STARLUX Airlines A350-900 5 July 16 MoU
STARLUX Airlines A350-1000 12 July 16 MoU
TAROM 737 MAX 8 5 July 16Undisclosed A320neo 80 July 16 MoU
United Airlines 787-9 4 July 16
VISTARA A320neo 13 July 16 Letter of Intent
Air Lease Corporation 737 MAX 8 75 July 17
Air Lease Corporation 787-9 3 July 17
Aviation Capital Group 737 MAX 8 20 July 17
CargoLogicHolding 747-8 Freighters 5 July 17 Order confi rmed
CargoLogicHolding 777-8 Freighters 29 July 17 Letter of Intent
GECAS 737-800BCF 35 July 17 Firm/Options
IAG Level A330-200 2 July 17
Seacons Trading 737 MAX 7 BBJ 1 July 17
Undisclosed A220-300 60 July 17
Undisclosed A320neo 75 July 17 MoU
Undisclosed A321neo 25 July 17 MoU
Undisclosed A350-900 8 July 17
United Airlines E175 25 July 17
Vistara 787-9 6 July 17 Plus options for four morePurchaser Aircraft Number Order PlacedNotes737 MAX 7 DebutA welcome addition to the aircraft static park was an Italian Air Force
P-72A maritime patrol aircraft from Leonardo.Airbus A380 Enters the Leonardo Presents P-72ASecond-hand Market
Portuguese company Hi Fly has become the rst operator of a
second-hand Airbus A380. The aircraft, 9H-MIP, ew into the show on
July 19. The A380 programme is still relatively young – the rst aircraft
entered service in October 2007 – and so when MSN006 came off
lease from Singapore Airlines after ten years, its lessor looked for
support from Airbus in nding a new operator.
After discussions with the lessor and potential customers, a deal
came together with Hi Fly, a specialist in wet lease operations, also
known in the aviation industry as ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance
and insurance). The company will lease the aircraft and crew to
airlines which, for example, need to replace a grounded aircraft or
want additional short-term capacity to meet passenger demand.Italian AF and Leonardo Training School Venture
The Aeronautica Militare (AM, Italian
Air Force) and Leonardo have agreed
to co-operate on an International Flight
Training School (IFTS). Under the
deal, signed on July 17 at the show,
Leonardo will provide four additional
T-346A advanced jet trainers for the newventure, which will begin in January at
Lecce-Galatina Air Base, home to the air
force’s 61° Stormo.
The IFTS will use the air force’s
existing training assets and provide
courses for Italian and international
aircrews. From 2021, the AM’s entireadvanced and pre-operational training
syllabus will be moved to a new,
dedicated facility at Lecce-Galatina,
which is also expected to include rotary-
wing and remotely-piloted platforms. The
new T-346As will join 18 others already in
service at the base.Firefi ghting LM-100J
Lockheed Martin launched the FireHerc at the airshow. The new
civil version of the LM-100J (itself a derivative of the military C-130J
Super Hercules) can use two different retardant delivery options.
The Coulson Aviation USA retardant aerial delivery system (RADS)
has a capacity of 5,000 US gal (18,927 lit), while the Modular Aerial
Fire ghting System II accommodates 3,000 US gal (11,356 lit). The
latter requires less work to install in the aircraft and conversion may
be undertaken in four hours. Lockheed Martin is working to approve
a system for ghting res after dark, using multi-spectral sensors and
the ability to synthetically generate three-dimensional terrain features
which, when combined, will provide a night capability. Currently, no
xed-wing tankers operate at night.
The LM-100J also demonstrated its manoeuvrability – important
when tackling blazes in challenging terrain – with an awe-inspiring
ying display at the show.