Jet Aviation Maintenance in Hong Kong, Brazil GP7200 Gains Experience in Emirates A380
Jet Aviation Hong Kong received FAA repair station des- The GP7200 engine has been in service more than a year
ignation, allowing it to perform scheduled and unsched- now, powering the five Airbus A380s operated by Emirates
uled maintenance, airframe and engine repairs, avionics Airline. In August, Engine Alliance, the 50/50 joint venture
modifications and inspections on U.S. registered aircraft. of General Electric and Pratt & Whitney, celebrated the
Zurich, Switzerland-based Jet Aviation established the first anniversary of the engine’s service and noted that
Hong Kong firm in 2001 as an aircraft management Emirates had logged on the GP7200 more than 60,000
and charter division for the Asia region. In May 2008 it flight hours and 1,900 departures. The carrier operates
expanded the operation to include the capability of pro- the A380 on one of the longest flights, from Dubai, UAE,
viding aircraft-on-ground (AOG) services and line mainte- to Sydney, Australia, about 6,500 nm.
nance for Hong King registered Bombardier, Cessna and Meanwhile, Air France was scheduled to receive its first
Gulfstream aircraft. GP7200-powered A380 in October. The GP7200 comprises
Meanwhile, Jet Aviation’s operation in Brazil has technologies from the GE90 and PW4000 engine programs.
been set up to provide line maintenance services
to Gulfstream operators at its Sorocaba facility. Jet
Aviation Brazil, based in Sao Paulo, expects Agencia
Gulfstream Extends “Meet the Quote” Program
Nacional de Aviacao Civil (ANAC) approval for the Since March 2004, Gulfstream Aerospace customers have
service by the second quarter 2010. In early 2009, the submitted to the manufacturer quotes on exchange parts
company announced it leased a 24,000-square foot from outside sources. If the part’s price is lower than
(2,230-m
2
) hangar at Sorocaba Airport to expand its Gulfstream’s price, the manufacturer will match it. The
aircraft management services and provide hangar space Savannah, Ga.-based OEM calls the arrangement the
for its clients. “Meet the Quote” spare parts price-matching program,
and it recently announced that it would extend it to July
Embraer Opens Center, Gains EASA Approval
31, 2010. The program covers such popular exchange parts
Embraer has decided to establish a maintenance center as valves, alternators, regulator and brake assemblies,
near its headquarters in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil. The actuators and display units and applies to Gulfstream and
decision was based on customer studies that indicate the Astra aircraft.
importance of having a maintenance facility near Brazil’s
largest city, Sao Paulo, which is just 56 miles (90 km) from
Sao Jose dos Campos.
Enhanced Vision Systems Gain in Popularity
The manufacturer will perform scheduled and unsched- The maintenance and modification center, One Sky
uled maintenance on Phenom and Legacy executive jet Aviation, Anchorage, Alaska, recently was awarded a
aircraft at the new facility. Adjacent to Sao Jose dos supplemental type certificate (STC) for the installa-
Campos Airport’s runway, Embraer’s space for aircraft tion of the Max-Viz EVS-100 and -600 enhanced vision
will measure 17,440 square feet (1,620 m
2
) and for admin- system on the Cessna Caravan 208 and 208B. Cary
istration, another 1,940 square feet (180 m
2
). Operations Foster and Sharmaine Vestal, One Sky’s co-owners,
are scheduled to begin before the end of 2009. designed and developed the package, which combines
In addition, two company-owned service centers in thermal imaging and special imaging software to bet-
the United States recently received European Aviation ter show Caravan pilots the runway and surrounding
Safety Agency (EASA) certification, allowing them to terrain at night and in low-visibility conditions. The
support Legacy and Phenom aircraft with European EVS-100/600 is a single line-replaceable unit that
registration. Both Embraer centers were inaugurated weighs less than 1.5 pounds (0.68 kg) and mounts like
last year – the one in Mesa, Ariz., was in September and an antenna.
the other, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in October. One Sky is offering the EVS-100 installation and
installation kit at an introductory price of $20,995,
and the EVS-600 and kit at $23,995. Monitor displays
accompany both kits.
Meanwhile, Gulfstream Aerospace announced that
it has delivered 500 EVS systems, installed on the
manufacturer’s large-cabin aircraft. The first genera-
tion system, EVS I, has been fitted to 464 Gulfstream
aircraft and the second generation EVS II, on 36 of
the business jets. Both include a nose-mounted FLIR
(forward-looking infrared) camera, and both were
developed by Elbit Systems of America-Commercial
Embraer’s new service center in Sao Jose dos Campos. Aviation Kollsman.
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