NEWS
CONTINENTAL MOTORS TO POWER CHINESE FLIGHT SCHOOL’S DA40 DIESEL FLEET EXPANSION
Continental Motors Group, an AVIC International Holding Corporation company, has partnered with Xinjiang Tianxiang Flight School in Xinjiang Province, Northwest China to expand its CD-135 powered DA40 fleet. Tianxiang’s current fleet of 16 will expand to 30 with four aircraft delivered in March and 10 more delivered by end of 2015. In addition to expanding its fleet, Tianxiang’s strategy is to increase the flight hours of its existing fleet through improved maintenance practices. To this effect, a Tianxiang delegation including Mr. Ouyang Xinxing, Chief of Maintenance Department and Mr. Zhulei, Purchase Manager visited Continental Motors Group’s CD135 and CD155 diesel manufacturing facility in St. Egidien, Germany. Tianxiang Flight School was established four years ago and has since set new records with its CD-135 powered DA40 fleet which is flying an incredible rate of 13 hours per day and averaging 13500 total flight hours per year. Over 70 percent of these aircraft have reached 1000 hours total flying time, with peaks up to 1200 hours a year, the CD135 engines deliver a very high degree of reliability at industry- low operating costs. During the delegation’s visit, Tianxiang acknowledged and expressed appreciation for the efforts made by Continental Motors to improve customer service, in particular the spare parts ordering experience. In 2014, Continental Motors established warehousing capabilities in Chinese capital Beijing, hence drastically reducing the lead time for parts delivery in Asia. This translated into reduced inventory and aircraft down time for Tianxiang and other Continental Motors clients in the region. “Efficient operation depends on qualified maintenance
work and close cooperation between operator and engine manufacturer. Continental Motors’ capabilities of quick response to customer needs and supplying localized service are strengthened. The establishment of Continental Motors’ offices and warehouse in Beijing is very convenient for our flight school,” says Mr. Zhu Lei, purchase manager at Tianxiang. “Tianxiang’s performance is remarkable, particularly
because Tianxiang is a young flight school,” says Jan Helwig, head of Sales and Service at Continental Motors in Germany. “We recognize their accomplishment to date and are happy to welcome their mechanics to the increasing number of maintenance seminars we hold in China. First and foremost, it is a priority for us to support our customers overall maintenance capability level. Jet-A burning engines are particularly well suited to the very demanding environment of flight schools, especially those who accumulate many hours per annum. Altogether, 4000 plus Continental Diesel engines have been delivered to date and have performed more than 4 million flight hours to their operators. This demonstrates the efficiency, safety and reliability of Continental Motors Diesel engines,” continues Helwig.
04 2015 46 “We are deeply impressed by Continental’s manufacturing
facility in St Egidien. Its modern workshops; safe and efficient manufacturing; control system and qualified workers, give us even more confidence in operating Continental Diesel engines,” says Mr. Ouyang, chief of maintenance at Tianxiang.
TRANSHIELD AND KENNON SIGN COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT
Transhield, Inc. and Kennon Products, Inc. announce they have formed a partnership under a collaborative agreement to deliver protective covers to the military aircraft market. The agreement allows Transhield and Kennon to provide cost effective and affordable solutions for the protection of military aircraft assets. Transhield is the maker of advanced technology protective
covers. The patented material is durable, waterproof, lightweight, UV resistant, and contains VCI+b – vapor corrosion inhibitors that not only prevent corrosion, but also mold and mildew. Kennon Aircraft Covers designs and manufactures aircraft covers and heat shields. Kennon is the maker of the Kennon Sun Shield, a wedge fitting form of heat protection that is the leading form of heat protection in the general aviation, business and military aircraft markets. “We anticipate good things to come from this
partnership,” says Jim Glick, president of Transhield. “A synergistic approach to this market segment is an all-around win. Kennon has outstanding design capabilities and existing patterns for many military assets. The collaboration will allow us to increase product selection and expedite delivery of superior, state-of-the-art protection for fielded assets.” Kennon’s president Ronald Kensey states, “Kennon takes
pride in engineering and fabricating safe, form-fitting covers to protect high value assets. We are excited to team with Transhield! Aviation customers, including the Department of Defense, will be able to purchase Kennon covers made from the extensively tested and well-proven corrosion inhibiting materials from Transhield. Customers will benefit from our partnership with Transhield because now we can incorporate Transhield’s active vapor corrosion inhibitors and provide it at a price that they can afford.” The co-branded product will be marketed as Transhield
by Kennon. Combined, the two companies have over 50 years of experience protecting military assets. Kennon’s engineering capabilities combined with Transhield’s patented material will be used to offer Kennon designed covers for assets of the U.S. Armed Forces. The engineering and technology will combine to ultimately lower maintenance costs and increase mission readiness.
TEXTRON AVIATION EXPANDS PROADVANTAGE SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR HAWKER JETS
Textron Aviation, a Textron Inc. company, announces it has expanded coverage of its ProAdvantage product support
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