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InduStry neWS And uPdAteS

United Airlines Launches
Singapore to San Francisco
Non-stop Service
United Airlines has launched a nonstop
Boeing 787 Dreamliner service between
Singapore and its hub at San Francisco
International Airport, becoming the first
airline to offer nonstop flights between
Etihad Flight College Receives First Embraer Phenom 100E Light Jets the two cities. This is also the only
Etihad Flight College, a wholly-owned Jets. Embraer and Etihad Flight College nonstop service to the United States from
subsidiary of Etihad Airways, the national announced a contract for four Embraer Singapore and will allow passengers to
airline of the United Arab Emirates has Phenom 100E in June 2015. “our flight save up to four hours’ journey time each
taken delivery of its first Phenom 100E college is a world-class training facility, way between the two cities. Flying times
from Embraer Executive Jets. The light producing a constant stream of well trained, are approximately 15 hours, 30 minutes
business jet was arrived at the base of highly-skilled pilots – the majority of whom eastbound and 16 hours, 20 minutes
Etihad Flight College in the city of Al Ain are Emirati – for the growing operations of westbound. The inaugural flight took off
in the second week of June. A second Etihad Airways,” said Philip Chandler, Etihad from Singapore’s Changi International
Phenom 100E will be delivered at Al Ain Flight College’s General Manager. over 20 Airport on June 03. “United is proud to play
later this month and two more aircraft will Phenom 100E orders for flight training our part in Singapore aviation history by
be delivered in early 2017. Etihad Flight proposes, have been received by Embraer, launching the first-ever nonstop service
College is now the first flight school to including options. The type was recently to San Francisco, and to be the only
use the aircraft in the initial phase of flying also selected to provide multi-engine pilot airline offering nonstop service between
training. “Designed for high utilization training to armed forces aircrew — Royal Singapore and the United States. It’s a
with a pilot-friendly cockpit and docile Air Force, Royal Navy and British Army — great way to celebrate United’s 30th
flying qualities, the Phenom 100E has been in the United Kingdom. The Phenom 100E anniversary of serving the Lion City,” said
considered an obvious choice by airlines is also used by flight schools in the US, Marcel Fuchs, United’s Vice President
for preparing its cadets for multi-engine Finland and Australia for pilot training and of Atlantic & Pacific Sales. 2016 also
jet operations”, said Marco Tulio Pellegrini, instruction. A fleet of over 330 Phenom marks the 50th anniversary of formal
President and CEo, Embraer Executive 100s is in operation worldwide. diplomatic ties and between Singapore
and the United States. United Airlines will
operate the new service with its Boeing
VietJet Receives Two Additional A320s on Lease from AWAS 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, that have a total
single-aisle jetliners on lease of 252 seats – 48 in United BusinessFirst,
from Dublin based aircraft 88 Economy Plus seats and 204 in United
leasing firm AWAS. AWAS has Economy. United was the 787 North
placed both A320s on long-term American launch customer and now has 28
leases with Vietjet and also Dreamliners in its fleet.
provided a financing solution Additional amenities and services
for both aircraft, in what is designed for Asian customers are
the fourth lease transaction available on the Singapore flight, such
Vietnamese low cost airline VietJet between the two companies. AWAS has as: personalized in-flight entertainment
continues its expansion with the addition leased eight new passenger aircraft options, including Chinese-language
of the second of two brand new A320 (A320s and A321s) to Vietjet. services and Asian-style cuisine.

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