Airnews Round Up October 2011
FIRST B777-200LR FOR AIR AUSTRAL
Seattle – Reunion Island-based Air Austral received its first Boeing 777- 200LR from the manufacturer recently which will enable the carrier to fly from Mayotte, a French island north of Madagascar, non-stop to Paris. Air Austral currently operates a fleet of six 777-300ERs and 777- 200ERs Gérard Ethève, Air Austral’s president and CEO, said: “Its commonality with the 777-300ER is a great advantage in terms of managing operating and service costs.”
CEMAIR EXPANDS FLEET
Johannesburg – Lanseria Airport-based CemAir has announced the purchase of an additional Beech 1900 to bring its fleet of these aircraft up to eight. This followed the sale of a 1900C Freighter earlier in the year. CemAir is also in the final stages of the sale of one of its Cessna Caravans to a Kenyan operator. The sale of this aircraft will then make way for the purchase of a further 1900D in addition to other expansion plans.
HBC APPOINTS EXECUJET AS ASC
Wichita – Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) has announced the expansion of its relationship with ExecuJet based at Lanseria International Airport, Johannesburg, by appointing it as an Authorised Service Centre (ASC) for its Beechcraft King Air products. In 2010, HBC appointed ExecuJet Lanseria, as well as other ExecuJet locations, as an ASC for its Hawker product line. HBC formed an alliance with ExecuJet in October 2010 which added Hawker-authorised and limited service centres to the Hawker Beechcraft GCS network. In addition to Lanseria, the ExecuJet ASC locations include Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Sydney, Australia.
RAM FLIES THE FIRST ATR 72-600
Toulouse – Royal Air Maroc has taken delivery of the first two of the new ATR 72-600 series turboprop airliners from its manufacturer, Avions Transport Regionale, at a ceremony in Toulouse. These aircraft are part of an order for four placed in 2009. In addition, RAM has also ordered two of the smaller new ATR 42-600s, for a total cost of over US$125-million.
ACI ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Marrakech, Morocco – The Airports Council International (ACI) will hold its 21st annual World/Africa general assembly, conference and exhibition this year in Marrakech from October 31 to November 3. The theme of this year’s conference, “Forward to Basics” has been chosen to meet the concerns of the industry as it emerges from a down cycle in many regions to another expansion mode. The conference will also investigate the economics, safety and customer service facets of business resilience so critical to the industry worldwide. Further details can be obtained by visiting www.aci.aero/events.
CHAD’S NEW AIRPORT
N’Djamena – The new gateway to Chad, the N’Djamena International Airport, is to be built at a cost estimated at US$1-billion at a site 40 km north of the capital and should be ready for use by 2015. It will be linked to the city by a new expressway. The new airport will replace the current Hassan Djamous Airport in the city which has reached its capacity limit, whereas the new airport will be designed to handle more than a million passengers per annum. In a statement issued by the Chad Government, Infrastructure Minister, Adoum Younoussmi, said the project would be financed by the state through a loan from the Chinese Government and would boast an “ultra modern” terminal building.
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