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The annual African Airline Directory has revealed that a large number of start-up airlines which have emerged since last years directory, their numbers completely eclipsing those which have fallen by the wayside as a result of the economic situation. In this new development the DR Congo is leading followed by Nigeria, Mozambique, in fact, there have been so many of these start-up airlines for which information is scant to say the least.

Bombardier, Fokker Services Team

Recently after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with Fokker Services and Bombardier Aerospace to jointly develop logistics support solutions for the Dash8/Q100/200 and 300 aircraft models through Fokker Services comprehensive ABACUS program me. Fokker Services being the expert in developing and producing advanced components and systems for the aerospace industry and supplier of integrated maintenance services and products to aircraft owners and operators is part of Fokker Aerospace Group. With the guaranteed availability of serviceable components, and flight hour-based components repair and overhaul services by ABACUS program me, it allows Dash 8/Q100/200/300 aircraft operators to better manage their lifecycle costs, improve parts availability and enhance aircraft dispatch availability. The ABACUS cost-by-the hour program me has been assisting legacy Fokker operators of post-production models to manage their inventory, repair and overhaul costs for 17 years. Operators of Dash 8/Q100/200/300 aircraft can now enroll in the ABACUS program me with immediate effect to join the six Dash 8/Q100/200/300 operators already enrolled. Fokker Services will repair serviceable components and ensure parts availability through its large component exchange pool on a cost-by-the hour basis under the proposed alliance, which is expected to be concluded later this year. The agreement with Fokker Services is one of a number of steps Bombardier is taking to enhance the operational value of Q100/200/300 aircraft since production was discontinued in August 2009.In late 2009, Bombardier launched an extended service program me with the objective of extending the economic life of Q100 and 300 flight cycles from the original 80,000 flight cycles and with a view possibly applying the program me to the newer Q200 and Q300 aircraft as they approach the 80,000-cycle mark.

There are approximately 600 Dash 8/Q100/200/300 aircraft in operation.

A320 Family Milestone

After its entry into commercial market in 1988,A320 has achieved over 50-million takeoffs and landings and what is arguably the worlds most popular single-aisle aircraft and having carried over five billion people. Airbus claims that the A320 Family has firmly established itself as market leader with all kinds of airlines, such as low cost, network or charter operators and in all regions of the world. Painted in some 250 different airline colours, A320 Family aircraft can be found 365 days a year at the world's busiest and largest airport hubs.

There are ten operators today with more than 100 A320 Family aircraft in each of their fleets. In contrast, A320 Family aircraft also operate at smaller airports and even in some of the most remote areas of the globe such as the kingdom of Bhutan, in the Eastern Himalays, thanks to their unique versatility.

The aviation success story can be partly attributed to Airbus 100-million euro annual investment that keeps the A320 Family technology state of the art, maintaining it as the most fuel-efficient and modern aircraft family in its category.

One illustration of the A320 continuous improvements in the new fuel-saving"sharklet" wing tip device launched by Airbus at the end of 2009.This device will enhance the eco-efficiency and payload-range performance of the A320 Family even further and is expected to reduce the fuel consumption by at least 3.5% over longer sectors. This corresponds to an annual co2 reduction of around 700- tones per aircraft. Starting with the A320, the Shark lets will be available as an option on A320 Family models from the end of 2012.

Airbus says it is fully committed to maintaining the A320 Family at the top of the single-aisle aircraft market and to ensuring that the best keeps getting better.

The A320 Family (A318, A319, A320 and A321) is recognized as the benchmark single-aisle aircraft family. With over 6,500 aircraft sold, and more than 4300 aircraft delivered to some 310 customers and operators worldwide, the A320 Family is claimed to be the world's best-selling single-0aisle aircraft family.

B-787 Flight Tests

After recently passing the 1000- hour flight test mark meaning that the program me is now about 40% through the test conditions required to certify the first version of the all new jetliner.

Meanwhile, the first Boeing 787 Dream liner with General Electric (GE) engines, the aircraft reffered to as ZA005, completed its first flight at about the same time, following a three-hour-and-48-minute flight.

ZA005 will be used to test the General Electric engine package and demonstrate that the changes made with the new engine do not change the aircrafts handling characteristics.

The sixth, and final, 787 to join the flight test program me was expected to fly at about the time this edition was being published.

In spite of having done test flight program me, the Dream liner 787 is still 2 years behind its originally announced delivery schedule, the company made a surprise announcement recently saying that it had been discovered that "tail parts" on some of the 23 aircraft either complete or in production, had been improperly installed.

Boeing now has to inspect all 23 aircraft including the test aircraft which had to be examined before they would be allowed to fly again.

Despite all this problems the Boeing is still certain to deliver the first 787 as planned to Japans All Nippon Airways by end of this year. The aircrafts 860 orders valued at $ 148-billion have made the Dream liner Boeings best-selling new model.

Joint Helicopter Project.

Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland have announced a joint AW139 civilian helicopter final assembly plant project which started with a ground-breaking ceremony at the industrial area in Tomilino, near Moscow, recently.

The final assembly line is being built on a total area of 40000 square metres.The projected capacity is in excess of 20 helicopters per year, with production expected to progressively increase from five units in 2011 to steady state regime in 2015.

The plant, aimed at satisfying the requirements of the civil markets in Russia and CIS countries primarily and through the AgustaWestland network for the rest of the world, will be run by HeliVert, a Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland "equal" joint venture.

The ground-breaking milestone is the latest achievements in the framework of the staged strategic cooperation between UIC Oboronprom and AgustaWestland started in 2007 with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding "for cooperation development in the field of helicopter production".

Other agreements signed culminated with one in June this year paving the way to start building the plant in Tomilino.

New Daily Service from Houston To Lagos.

Houston-Based continental Airlines plans to launch the first daily scheduled service between Texas and Africa on November 10, 2011, with non-stop flights to Lagos, Nigeria, using the new Boeing 787 Dream liner.

Reducing the current travel time between the two cities by four hours, this will be the first international route to be operated by Continental with its new B787 Dream liner aircraft.

Lagos will also be Continentals first destination in Africa and the 30th city in its transatlantic route network. It is the second new international destination announce in the last month that will be served nonstop from Houston, Continentals largest hub.

Continental currently serves 63 international destinations nonstop from Houston and recently announced plans to begin nonstop service between Houston and Auckland beginning November 16.

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