Aurora Airlines Debuts Siberia-Wide Travel

News Analysis:  Aurora Airlines debuts Siberia-wide travel for this remote area of Russia.The Russia Far East, with Khabarovsk and Vladivostok, being its important business cities, should see an increase in Russian as well as Foreigners travelers.  The beauty of Siberia along with the graciousness of its residents should act as a ‘Catalyst for Commerce’. Additionally, Aurora Airlines decision to increase its fleet with Safe and Reliable Airbus A319 Aircraft will give passengers Customer  Confidence.

The Challenging Environment of Siberia during the Winter, may be overcome through the use of Mega-Temp™ Insulation in its aircraft, buildings, buses, trains, and such. The Siberian-Proven Mega-Temp™ Technology should  be employed wherever Severe Weather is to be expected. This Insulation has performed extremely well in Siberian Mining Trucks for many years and can do the same for the other mentioned applications.

As more people  visit various areas of Siberia via Aurora Airlines, Foreign Investment should quickly occur. Businessmen with foresight should consider the Russian Far East as a “Honeypot” of Investment Opportunities.

The desire of President Vladimir Putin, along with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, to quickly develop Siberia means Investors will have those  very capable leaders to encourage Government Personnel to move forward. Already, Dmitry Medvedev has assumed the  lead of a “Far East Development Authority”.

Vladimir Putin’s Resoluteness is legendary internationally; A better ally, in a World Leader, it has been said,  one cannot hope to find. As development grows in Siberia, an Entrepreneur can rely on his and Dmitry Medvedev’s leaderships to ‘make things work’ towards Siberia’s future prosperity.

Reference: http://tinyurl.com/ma6zqpp

Emirates Airline Gives Engineering Trainees a Unique “Hands-On” Learning Experience

News Analysis:  Emirates Airlines Engineering Trainees are getting a One-of-a-Kind Opportunity to better comprehend elements of Aircraft Construction. This build activity, albeit, rudimentary, nevertheless provides the impetus for ‘Seeds of Thought’ to germinate by the students. Required of good Aircraft Engineers is the ability to understand Systemically not only what has been built [Airbus A380, for example] but moreover, HOW IT WAS BUILT.

Learning about some of the Inherent ‘Frailties’ of Composites: The trainees “Drilling Problems” as well as many other Aircraft Industry known: i.e., Delamination due to stress; Adhesive degeneration caused by Solar Radiation Exposure at ‘Cruise’ [thereby leading to possible delamination]; Severe Carbon/Carbon Surface Abrasion due to particulates in the air (sometimes more severe due to Volcanism) and [U.S. B2 Bombers Constant Maintenance Problems from particulates]; Cracking ‘like an Egg Shell’ when merely bumped [let alone “Belly Landing” due to faulty Landing Gear]; Questionable LONG TERM Repair Integrity without using an ‘Autoclave’ as in Initial Construction by the “Air Frame”; Composites do not last as long as metals due to the aforementioned; Non-Metallic Thermal Behavior leading to constant “Rain In The Plane” Conditions.

In the United States, Beech Aircraft, several year ago sold their Stylish-Designed “Starships” to the public. Reportedly in the Press, due to inherent problems with composites, ALL of their “Starships” were re-purchased from their customers and the aircraft were Scrapped [due to allegedly Potential Legal Liability]; Production of the Starship, of course, ceased. “Rain in the Plane” was Newspaper Reported to be severe. Beech Aircraft Company is to be commended for not putting the public at risk. One can  read about this “Starship” Project, and its unfortunate end, using the Internet. This Aircraft History is not discussed by those parties selling Composite Aircraft.

The “Gain” of using Composites to the Airlines is “Lighter Weight” vs. the MANY ‘Frailties’ inherent in  that material. Some forget that “Metal’s Behavior Is Predictable” [due to its long and reliable usage in Aircraft Construction]. This should be realistically evaluated by Airlines.

Emirates Airline, with its trainees learning about the aforementioned Attributes of Composites, as well as other aircraft related subjects is to be lauded for its “Out-Of-The-Box” Thinking. 

Reference: http://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/emirates-builds-its-own-aircraft-1.1253041

Location, Location, Location Is a Natural Asset of Vietnam

News Analysis:  The rapid growth of airline activities in Vietnam is, in part, based on its strategic location. Its geographic proximity [in many directions] to heavily populated Asian cities, facilitate airline customer’s travel.

One can look at other areas of the globe which have fortuitous locations for commerce:

For example, Egypt, with its Suez Canal, and its closeness to the Levant, allows it to easily engage in International Trade with its Arab Neighbors as well as with others. Greece, across the Mediterranean Sea is another well-located nation in the area.

South Africa has been blessed with a great commercial location between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Historical trade, as a result of its situs, facilitated its growth.

In America, South Florida is most favorable for United States Trade as it  is in proximity to Caribbean Countries, Central and South American cities straddling the Atlantic Ocean.

Successful businessmen want “Everything going for them”. If they can use the asset of “Location” to give them an advantage over other competitors, so much the better.

Geographic Multi-Directional Markets offer more commercial opportunities than mere Uni-Directional ones: “The Law of Markets Distribution”.

Reference: http://tinyurl.com/m5ztnjg

Qantas Airline’s Ticket Payment Innovation Benefits Its Customers

News Analysis: Innovative thinking by airlines such as Qantas can produce additional customers for them to serve. The new ticket payment process offered by Qantas is laudable.

Airline executives should realize: “Loyalty is a Two-way Street.” One must give it in order to receive it from customers. All too often, in order to satisfy shareholders, everything is done to cut all costs to maximize profits in the ‘short run’. Airline customers loathe this behavior since it is they who get the results: Discomfort in seating, lost luggage, poor or non-existent meals, poor service, and, tardy flights. These shortcomings hardly induce a feeling for loyalty to the airline. Long term maximized profits are brought about with satisfied returning customers.  They are willing to pay reasonable fares and who, as result of good treatment, select upgraded classes.

Reference: http://tinyurl.com/mdkp6mo

Airline Order Smaller Aircraft Passenger Seats for More Revenue

News Analysis:  The smaller seats, particularly in “Coach Class”, while allowing the airline to carry more passengers, increase customer dissatisfaction due to physical discomfort of the passenger seats. Since many airlines always ask: “What are the other airlines doing?” they follow the leaders [by installing narrower seats] rather than lead the followers [with installation of wider seats]. An innovative management of an airline should realize that passenger comfort is an important goal to develop repeat customers.  Rather than trying to put “many sheep in the barn” they should attempt to provide their customers with “Coach Class Comfort Second To None”. In the long term, those airlines will prosper with both repeat customers as well as new customers who are tired of being treated like sheep at other airlines.

Reference: http://tinyurl.com/kkccjd4

Vietnam Purchases American Aircraft Engines

News Analysis: Vietnam fought America at a cost of over 50,000 American lives. Today it is purchasing aircraft engines as well as airplanes of U.S. manufacture. This is good trade for both countries.

One can only hope that continued rapprochement with other countries would lead America to its former international lead on all continents. Commerce between countries is better than chaos between them.

Reference: http://tinyurl.com/n5gkcvp

How to Scrap a Composite Commercial Aircraft

News Analysis: A “25 to 30” year life [or sooner] of composite aircraft necessitates they be environmentally disposed.

Carbon/Carbon aircraft have inherent problems not found with metal aircraft [such as delamination due to stress or  to high energy solar exposure while in flight]. The U.S. Air Force spends millions of dollars a year on composite fuselage protection of the B-2 Bomber. Now, it is seeking $55 Billion for a new bomber.

Perhaps: A possibly shorter life expectancy; more costly fuselage repairs [from the aforementioned]; and, ‘Egg Shell’ disintegration if there is a failure of the landing gear to work causing a “belly landing” will get airlines to re-think. Now, the public will be subjected to ‘repairs’ of damaged commercial aircraft not time-tested by the Airframe.

The airlines being  enamored with the marketed value of a “lighter aircraft” that ‘will reduce fuel burn’ is out of balance with the other issues mentioned. Additionally, the price of fuel is based on supply and demand like any other commodity. New sources of supply of oil are forthcoming presently. The price of aviation fuel will reduce as the supply is increased. Then, how valuable was the fuel cost element compared to the hundreds of millions of dollars spent for the ‘Composite’ aircraft and its inherent frailties?  Reality.

Reference: http://tinyurl.com/n457u4r

Airbus Seeks Tranche Release from German Government

News Analysis:  Funding for development cost, pre-production and  production costs make it essential that cash-flow hopefully is proportionately consistent through all stages of the manufacturing process. It is incumbent upon a manufacturer to make certain capital out-flow be in consonance with in-flow, especially during the early stages of on-going aircraft production as is the case here. Since, the Airbus A350 is presently in the early stages of production, learning curve labor costs per aircraft can be anticipated to be higher now than in the future thereby making the higher adjusted  in-flow of funds essential.

Reference: http://tinyurl.com/km8bmju