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Mobil Jet Oil 387 Approved for
PW4000 Engines
Pratt & Whitney will use Mobil Jet Oil 387,
a synthetic High-Performance Capability
turbine engine oil, in its PW4000 engines.
Introduced in 1984, Pratt & Whitney’s
PW4000 engines are used to power
aircraft such as the Airbus A300, A310 and
A330, and Boeing’s 747, 767, 777 and KC-
46. The approval process for Mobil Jet Oil
387 consisted of multi-year evaluations in
Dassault Opts for Honeywell JetWave various PW4000 engine models. All Mobil
Honeywell’s JetWave Ka-band system has Falcon 8X ultra-long range trijet, the Falcon Jet-branded oils, including Mobil Jet Oil
been selected by Dassault Aviation as the 7X, 900LX and the Falcon 5X ultra widebody 387, Mobil Jet Oil II and Mobil Jet Oil 254,
high speed in-flight connectivity option twin will have the ability to be fitted with are approved for use in PW4000 engine
for new Falcon Jet aircraft. Installation of JetWave Ka-band antennas. JetWave will models. “This latest approval for Mobil
the first systems on customer aircraft are also be available as a retrofit on in-service Jet Oil 387 exemplifies how leading engine
already underway and first delivery is to Falcons and as an upgrade option on aircraft builders and airlines continue to recognize
start in the summer. “Staying at the cutting that are already equipped with other SATCOM the benefits that this high-performance oil
edge of technology by offering seamless, solutions. A control unit, modem and router has to offer,” said Vipin Rana, global aviation
consistent global connectivity is of primary and a tail-mounted radome antenna make up lubricants sales manager at ExxonMobil. All
importance to our customers,” said Eric the system that can connect business aircraft Mobil Jet turbine lubricants are produced
Trappier, Chairman & CEO of Dassault to Jet ConneX, the high-speed connectivity at ExxonMobil’s Port Allen aviation
Aviation. “Honeywell’s JetWave is the service based on the Inmarsat Global Xpress lubricants plant in Baton Rouge, LA. The
perfect tool to meet this requirement.” All in- Ka-band satellite network which offers data 90,000-square foot facility commenced
production Falcon models, including the new rates up to 15 Mbps. operations in 2016.

to be the first company to run operations
at the Aerospace Supply Chain in the
Dubai South Aviation District,’ said Ziad
Al Hazmi, CEO Lufthansa Technik Middle
East. Repairs of parts at the facility have
already commenced on-site, e.g. thrust
reversers, inlet cowls and radomes. LTME’s
capabilities are already being increased
for further components and it presently
offers Airframe Related Component (ARC)
Lufthansa Technik Middle East Facility Now Fully Operational support, AOG (Aircraft-On-Ground) support,
The new facility of Lufthansa Technik Middle inauguration of our new site is a major landing gear and engine and engine wash
East (LTME) has become fully operational in milestone within our business strategy for services and a local material support desk.
the Aviation District at Dubai South. Prior to this important region. Over the past weeks, The material pool now covers parts and
the official inauguration of the new facility, we have received high interest regarding components for the Boeing 787, 777 and the
it was successfully audited by the Federal our new capabilities from different Airbus A320 and A350. The current LTME
Aviation Office of Germany and different commercial aircraft operators based in site at Dubai International Airport will be
customers from the region. ‘The official the Middle East. It makes us very proud kept operational.

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