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GE Aviation has signed up with imaging
specialists GeoEye to provide airlines
with ICAO-compliant terrain and obstacle
aeronautical data. In a global first, GE
will provide ICAO Annex 15 Area-2 terrain
and obstacle databases to support the
development of new Performance-Based
Navigation (PBN) flight paths. “This
advanced aeronautical data, along with
our Required Navigation Performance
(RNP) products, will accelerate the
deployment of RNP flight paths (and) SELETAR ExPANdS
help ... efficiency in the world’s air traffic
management system,” said Giovanni Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners began construction on its new facility at Seletar
Spitale, general manager of GE’s PBN Aerospace Park last month. The new, 15,000 square-meter manufacturing facility will
Services. As part of the agreement include production management, support functions and Global Services Engineering –
GE will support advanced terrain and Asia, which provides aftermarket repair and design innovation services. This service offers
obstacle visualisation, airport mapping what Pratt & Whitney call “optimum air-worthy, high quality, cost effective material reuse
databases (AMDB) data, pilot simulator solutions.” That means re-engineered and refurbished components. The new facility
training, and flight operations quality will add to Singapore’s range of MRO capability, and is expected to be ready for initial
assurance (FOQA) replay. “Over the next occupancy during the first quarter of 2013. “Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners is
decade, we will eventually provide this proud of its presence in Singapore,” said Jerry Tarnacki, Pratt & Whitney Global Service
aeronautical data for hundreds of airports Partners vice president. According to Yeoh Keat Chuan, Assistant MD, Singapore EDB,
in the world,” continued Spitale. “This aerospace is a key growth industry for Singapore and this new capability will add to
will become the reference geospatial the options for airlines to service engines made by Pratt & Whitney, International Aero
database for the aviation community.” Engines, General Electric, Rolls-Royce and CFMI®.
gET REAdy, gO 2015. Giorgio di Roni, GoAir CEO said the
Mumbai-based budget carrier Go deal was: “a multi-billion dollar contract
Airlines has opted for Pratt & Whitney not only for the engines but also for
PurePower PW1100G-JM engines for maintenance and will be spread over the
its order book of A320neos. The 72 neos next few years till 2020.” GoAir is reported
will mean 144 lean-burn, quiet engines as having grown 257% over the last
and an associated PureSolutionSM three years and says it will use the new
maintenance package to plump up Pratt hardware to expand to over 300 flights
& Whitney’s order books. Deliveries daily through a continued focus on high
of the aircraft are scheduled to start in aircraft utilisation.
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