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JAL Expands Routes with Sky Suite
Japan Airlines will continue to expansion
of routes with its JAL Sky Suite configured
aircraft. JAL’s 767s, 777s and 787s are
configured with the new cabins. The new
offering from JAL offers full-flat seats in
Business Class which offer unobstructed Japanese Operator Adds Airbus Helicopters H135
aisle access from every seat. It also offers Japanese air services operators, Tohoku “We are very pleased to introduce the new
more spacious Economy Class seating. Air Service (TAS) recently took delivery of H135 variant in Japan. Having been operating
befittingly named “New Spacious Economy.” its first brand-new H135 (formerly known helicopters produced by Airbus Helicopters
Currently JAL’s Boeing777-200ER, 777- as EC135 P3) from Airbus Helicopters in over the last 25 years, we are convinced that
300ER, 787-8, 787-9 and 767-300ER operate Japan. TAS will be the first Japan operator, this fuelefficient and eco-friendly aircraft
approximately 28 flights and more sectors to introduce the H135 into service in the is ideal to serve our missions,” said Hisashi
will be added. The cabins of JAL’s Boeing will country. It will join two EC135 P2+s, already Nagahama, President of TAS. There are 85
be configured with Sky Suite in stages. operational and used mainly for power line H135s operating in Japan, operating in roles
patrols. The addition of the new helicopter as diverse as emergency medical services,
will allow the company to expand its police work, electronic news gathering, VIP
Bombardier Halves C Series operations to aerial photography and survey. transport and business aviation.
Delivery Forecast for 2016
Bombardier has announced a cut in its C Series
production forecast for the year from 15 to undergo static tests to
7 aeroplanes, as a result of delivery delays confirm the strength
by engine supplier Pratt & Whitney, whose characteristics of the
PW1500G engine powers the aircraft. Fred new aircraft and to
Cromer, President, Bombardier Commercial provide certification
Aircraft said, “We are working very closely of the type for
with Pratt & Whitney to quickly address this static strength. The
supplier ramp-up issue and to ensure we have commencement of
a strong supplier base to support our long- static testing of the
term growth objectives.” Bombardier remains aircraft fuselage is
confident of meeting its production ramp- an important part
up plan targets which call for an increase in of a comprehensive
aircraft production from 90 to 120 aircraft test plan, that will be
per year by 2020. The C Series has now undertaken prior to
completed almost two months of operational the first flight of MC-
service. The two CS100 aircraft in service Irkut MC-21 Fuselage at TsAGI 21 and its subsequent certification. As part of
with SWISS have collectively flown nearly for Static Tests the tests, the airframe will be subjected to a
400 revenue-generating flights, with almost Irkut Corporation has announced that leak inspection, following which tests will be
600 flight hours being completed. SWISS is the MC-21 fuselage undergo static tests, initiated at TsAGI to simulate the structural
scheduled to take delivery of its third CS100 the at the Central Aero Hydrodynamic loads in all flight modes with register the
in October and the another airline operator, Institute (TsAGI). The test fuselage stress-strain state of the aircraft structure.
airBaltic is slated to start operations with the was delivered in an An-124 freighter, Assembly of a second MC-21 aircraft is also
larger CS300 in the fourth quarter. in August. The test fuselage will now underway at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant.

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