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Etihad Airways and Air
France-KLM join forces
Etihad Airways and Air France-KLM
P&W to train future aviation professionals have signed an agreement to code-
Major manufacturer Pratt & Whitney has develop a six-year fast track programme share on flights across their networks,
inked a Memorandum of Understanding at one of its facilities, Turbine Overhaul which is reportedly the first phase of
with one of Singapore’s tertiary Services, for recruited graduates from a much larger strategic partnership
institutions, Republic Polytechnic (RP), the RP School of Engineering. William linking Etihad Airways, Air France-
aimed at nurturing future aviation C. Kircher, VP of P&W Global Service KLM and airberlin. “Partnerships are
professionals. Under the two-year Partners’ Singapore Overhaul and delivering a major source of our revenue
agreement, P&W will provide regular Repair said, “This MoU will enable Pratt growth, by extending our network reach
internships and industrial attachments & Whitney to actively engage Singapore’s and putting our brand directly in front
to RP students via its Singapore-based young adults, and encourage the spirit of millions of new customers,” said
facilities, and has also promised to of innovation in students.” James Hogan, CEO of Etihad Airways.
“This year to date, they are providing
18% of our revenues and will be a major
contributor to our sustained profitability
growth this year and into the future.”

Freight market to grow
at 5.2% over 20 years,
says Boeing

Self-service with Airbus and Sinopec In its biennial report, Boeing has
predicted that the global air cargo
smartphones work on biofuel market will expand at an annual rate
According to the recently released 2012 Sinopec and Airbus have committed of 5.2% over the next 20 years, and that
SITA/Air Transport World Passenger to developing and promoting aviation the world freighter fleet will increase to
Self-Service Survey, airline passengers biofuel production for commercial 3,198 planes by the year 2031. “Current
want to have more control of their use in China. Sinopec will produce the industry uncertainty has brought a
journey. The survey results indicated fuel, while Airbus provides technical disparity of viewpoint concerning the
that with 70% of today’s passengers expertise regarding the development future of the air cargo business, but
using smartphones, there is now an of a Chinese standard. “Sinopec has economic activity – particularly world
increased demand for services such developed its own technology for gross domestic product and industrial
as self-boarding and flight information producing aviation fuel from biomass production – remains the key driver
updates. SITA CEO Francesco Violante and waste oil, and has already produced of the air cargo market,” noted Tom
commented, “What passengers really aviation fuel meeting international Crabtree, regional director of Business
want is to avoid delays and to be kept standards. Sinopec is assisting the Development and Strategic Integration,
informed of what is happening. Nearly CAAC in the airworthiness certification Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “Over
everyone surveyed said they would process and is proud to be collaborating the long term, indicators such as GDP
welcome any queue-busting services, with Airbus and other partners in the growth at 3.2% and the need for greater
and 89% voted self-boarding as their push for alternative aviation fuels,” said operational efficiency will prevail in the
top technology.” Dai Houliang, SVP, Sinopec. marketplace.” Let’s hope so!

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