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AFI KLM and ILFC
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Corporation (ILFC) has signed multiple
engineering contracts with AFI KLM
E&M for modification projects on cabin,
avionics and material management
on A320 and A330 aircraft. The two
companies will work together under a
“General Terms Agreement” (GTA) that
covers modification engineering and
programmes and engine overhauls. Rich
Poutier, ILFC Vice-President Technical,
said that the company intends to build on
its good relationship with AFI KLM E&M
to “strengthen our mutually adaptive partnership. “By working together,
approach to identifying maintenance ILFC encouraged us ... finding tailor-
solutions at competitive prices.” Fabrice made solutions to their demands. The
Defrance, AFI KLM E&M Senior Vice experience we have acquired through
President Commercial described ... them also benefits other projects and
cooperation with ILFC as a full-fledged other clients,” he said.

Green cooperation
Eurocopter FlightSim Boeing, Airbus and Embraer have laid
down the boxing gloves and signed a
Eurocopter South East Asia has logged deal to collaborate on biofuel research.
five recent deals for its Singapore- The top three aircraft makers
based Dauphin AS365 N3/N3+ Full signed an MOU to work together on
Flight Simulator (FFS) from regional the development of substitutable,
customers. The bookings add up to affordable aviation biofuels. “There
38 pilots from Australia, Bangladesh, Air Works to handle are times to compete and there are
India, Korea and the United Arab times to cooperate,” said Boeing
Emirates. Eurocopter expects Embraer Commercial Airplanes President and
around 100 pilots to be trained this Embraer has signed an MOU with Air CEO Jim Albaugh. Airbus’ Tom Enders
year, with an annual 3,000 training Works India Engineering Pvt Ltd to stock noted that although the industry had
hours in the next four years. “The parts for all of its executive jets in India. achieved a 45% traffic growth with
FFS will provide Dauphin pilots with Air Works’ facility in Bangalore will serve only 3% increase in fuel consumption,
high quality training in a completely as a central hub to service eight Embraer production and use of aviation
safe environment,” said Bernhard Authorised Service Center (EASC) biofuels is key to meeting projected
Brenner, President and CEO of locations across India, and will house EU CO2 reduction targets. Boeing and
Eurocopter South East Asia. “Located all Phenom 100, Legacy 600/650 and Embraer are already collaborating
in a strategic place like Singapore, we Lineage 1000 spares. “We see this as a on sustainable aviation biofuel in
will be able to provide our customers reflection of our commitment to superior Brazil and so far 23 airlines have
with specialised training services at customer support in a market which has signed up for the Sustainable Aviation
shorter turnaround times and lower one third all Embraer executive jets in Fuel Users Group (www.safug.org).
costs.” The FFS will offer initial the region,” said Andre Sousa, Director, The cooperation agreement covers
and recurrent type training as well Customer Support and Services, Asia continuous product performance,
as specific emergency procedure Pacific, Embraer Executive Jets. The air traffic modernisation, and engine
training, instrument flight rules (IFR), deal adds to Air Works’ tally of over efficiency as well as biofuel usage,
offshore and search and rescue (SAR) 100 customers across 15 maintenance aiming for carbon-neutral growth
operations and more. locations in India, on 50 aircraft types. beyond 2020.

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