Aviation News in Brief 10 Dec 2019

HAECO and GA Telesis sign airframe deal: HAECO ITM, a member of the HAECO Group, has acquired a Cathay Dragon Airbus A330-300 (MSN083) for disassembly and has partnered with GA Telesis’ Component Solutions Group for the distribution and resale of the parts removed from the aircraft. Once the components are recertified, they will support HAECO ITM’s inventory pool as well as GA Telesis’ customer base worldwide. A joint venture between HAECO and Cathay Pacific Airways, HAECO ITM offers services that include the provision and pool management of aircraft components. HAECO ITM currently manages a fleet of over 290 aircraft from an inventory pool located in Hong Kong. Ipeco expands service centre network in China: Seating company Ipeco has announced further expansion across the Asia-Pacific region. Following its recent inauguration of a Singapore distribution and repair facility, Ipeco has opened a Beijing repair facility to complement its Hong Kong distribution centre in Greater China. The Beijing start-up capability includes cockpit seating for Boeing 737, 767, 777 and 787 series, as well as all crew seating for Embraer E2 series aircraft with galley insert repair capability being added later in 2020.  The facilities in Beijing and Hong Kong are both managed by General Manager Christina Chong. “Greater China is becoming an increasingly important market for Ipeco and we are delighted to receive our CAAC Maintenance Organisation Certificate for our new Beijing facility,” says Chong. “We are already set-up to support our biggest selling seats in the region and we want to quickly develop our galley insert workshop to back-up our growing sales with local airlines.” GMF AeroAsia and SR Technics partner on component services: MRO provider SR Technics has announced the extension of its partnership with PT Garuda Maintenance Facility AeroAsia (GMF). As per the agreement the two parties will be providing Integrated Component Services (ICS) for Garuda Indonesia’s fleet of Airbus A330neo and Airbus A330ceo aircraft. As the first Airbus A330neo integrated component services contract for SR Technics, this agreement marks a milestone for the company, which has been working with Garuda Indonesia Group for over 30 years, and further strengthens its long-standing business relationship with GMF AeroAsia. Building on existing Integrated Component Services (ICS) agreements for the airlines’ Airbus A330 and Boeing 737NG fleets, the new contract will support the continuous improvement of component repair processes and turnaround times. The contract covers component maintenance and flexible availability solutions, including the management and maintenance of components under a flight-hour rate. Services will be provided by the SR Technics Centre of Excellence for component maintenance in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and its operational headquarters in Zurich. The contract also includes on-site support, pool access, logistics and facilitated leasing. VietJet opens direct routes from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to New Delhi: VietJet has officially commenced two direct flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to New Delhi. The Ho Chi Minh City – New Delhi route operates four return flights per week on every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The Hanoi – New Delhi route operates three return flights per week on every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Vistara and Lufthansa sign codeshare: Indian carrier Vistara and German carrier Lufthansa  have signed a codeshare agreement, further strengthening their existing interline partnership. The two airlines are planning to soon expand the scope of the agreement, enabling frequent fliers of both airlines to earn miles/points when travelling on each other’s networks. As part of the agreement, Lufthansa will add its ‘LH’ designator code to nearly 18 Vistara-operated flights every day covering 10 Indian cities, namely Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Goa, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kochi, Mumbai and Pune.