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LATEST WORLD AIR our customers expect airline from Vietnam. According am really proud of our successful
“From a personal perspective, I
high-quality cabin comfort as
NEWS well as reliability. The Global to the wet-lease agreement, six crowd-funding initiatives which
aircraft – three Airbus A320 and
5000 ticks all those boxes so
have generated investment capital
three Airbus A321 – will be fl ying
we are excited to add it to our
for the business, our best-in-

A round up of avia�on news briefs VCMP ahead of the winter sea- for the Vietnamese carrier until class IT platform which drives
the end of February 2020.
son. We expect it will interline
leasing and stock management
from around the world with our light jet and rotary Four of the aircraft start- to optimise revenues, and our
charters to reach the select ed operations in Vietnam in new facility where we have tripled
ski-resorts around Europe and November. our inventory space to further
IT TRAINING FOR BUSINESS IFLYACJ WEBSITE the USA,” said Buchanan. streamline the business and
AVIATION SECTOR INDUSTRY AWARDS BUILD sustain exemplary service levels.
UP FOR APOC AVIATION
Las Vegas, Nevada – Airbus Cor- RECORD PRODUCTION We’ll also be expanding our global
Melbourne, Florida – In response porate Jets (ACJ) have launched RESULTS footprint in Asia and the US with
to the growing demand for the ifl yACJ.com website, allowing Rotterdam, The Netherlands dynamic plans for spares hubs to
more qualifi ed IT experts in the VIP travellers to easily plan their Vilnius, Lithuania – A nar- – Max Wooldrik, managing serve our airline customers.”
business aviation sector, Satcom world above the world travel with row-body ACMI operator Avion director of APOC Aviation, an Wooldrik was nominated by
Direct (SD), the business aviation ACJ charter operators. Express has announced record aircraft and engines leasing, colleagues and peers as one
solutions provider, has strength- The new website will appeal to quarterly production results. trading and part-out specialist, of the current business leaders
ened its industry-focused training VIP travellers, because it groups During Q3 2019 the airline has won the Airline Economics aged below forty years who,
programme. together information about the fl ew over 27,400 block hours, ’40 Under 40’ awards for 2019. they believed, was deserving of
The second edition of aeroIT, Airbus corporate jet offerings of increasing the year-on-year APOC Aviation was also recognition for his contribution
SD’s aviation IT certifi cation, is 12 operators - such as details of production result by 28%. Sep- nominated again by Deloitte for the to the aviation industry.
available with renewed content their spacious cabins, charac- tember year to date production ‘Technology Fast 50 - 2019’ achiev- In an overwhelming response
and an exam updated to refl ect teristics and tailored on-board results increased by over 15% ing recognition once more as one to the publishers the talent and
the changes. SD’s training pro- services in one place. – the company fl ew over 50,000 of the fastest growing technology skills of forty young, dynamic
grammes have been added to the Its simplicity enables users to block hours in the three quarters companies in the Netherlands. people was acknowledged at a
curricula offered at both FlightSafe- fi nd details about each ACJ VIP The SD Entry into Service facility delivers of 2019. “APOC Aviation has a reputa- special ceremony in New York
ty International and Embry-Riddle charter offering in a single click. essential aviation IT training to existing and CEO Darius Kajokas said, tion for being an entrepreneurial during the ‘Growth Frontiers’

Aeronautical University and the Customers can then select the new customers on board their aircraft “Busy European summer business” said Wooldrik. conference last week. Q
number of SD digital self-learning desired ACJ operator and be season led to signifi cant
courses has grown. taken seamlessly to the website growth in the demand for
Revisions to the aeroIT course of their chosen ACJ charter gines with a range of fl exible fi nance VERTIS FLYING HIGH WITH ACMI services. This year
place more focus on cyber security, provider, allowing them to book options. Our customers need to ADDITION OF GLOBAL 5000 TO we expanded our fl eet to 22
the latest communications systems securely and with confi dence at ensure they can remain in profi table CHARTER PORTFOLIO aircraft, the biggest fl eet in
and information technology no extra cost. operation with minimised downtime the history of our company,
advancements to ensure aviation IT “For the fi rst time we have con- and it is our mission to provide en- Zug, Switzerland – Vertis Aviation and consolidated all our
professionals’ knowledge is current nected business jet travellers to gines that are ready to fl y supported has strengthened its ultra-long- efforts to assist European
with the most recent developments. ACJ operators - just click to book by our stock of surplus parts. range charter offering with the scheduled and charter air-
The revised exam, designed to a unique fl ying experience,” said “Some operators are extending introduction of a Bombardier Global lines with their growth plans
test candidates’ understanding of ACJ president Benoit Defforge. existing leases on current engine 5000 to its charter portfolio. The and capacity needs and this
developing connectivity technol- ACJ operator fl eets include options and this is keeping values latest addition to the Vertis Charter resulted in overall growth of
ogies, will enable existing aeroIT the ACJ318, ACJ319, ACJ320 buoyant whilst new generation Management Programme (VCMP) our production.
certifi cate holders to renew their and ACJ340, all of which deliver technology enters the market. How- will be marketed exclusively for “I would like to thank our
existing qualifi cation. impressive combinations of com- ever, the CFM56-3/5B/-7B and the charter through the international professional team for their
The updated aeroIT course fort, range and reliability. Visit the V2500-A5 engines are still experi- Vertis network of offi ces spanning hard work and dedication,
now forms part of FlightSafety website https://www.ifl yACJ.com/ encing frequent trades with demand the North Americas, Middle East, which is fuelling our results.
International’s new Cabin Master expected to grow as more engines Africa and Europe. At the same time, I would
Technician programme. are removed for maintenance.” The privately owned and like to express our gratitude
Embry-Riddle has also approved CFM56 ENGINES FLY OUT APOC is focused on the most operated Global 5000 is based at to the clients who choose
the inclusion of aeroIT as part of its AT APOC AVIATION commonly used aircraft Airbus and London Luton Airport. our services. Their trust
new Bachelor’s degree, Aviation Boeing narrow bodies. “This is a fantastic new aircraft motivates us to move further
Maintenance Science with an area Rotterdam, The Netherlands Mihalache said that 2019 is see- to have on offer for our clientele,” and develop our services.”
of concentration in cyber technol- – APOC Aviation has sold two ing fast expansion into the leasing said Catherine Buchanan, COO For the remaining period
ogy, avionics and security. The CFM56-3 engines (Serial numbers: of engines, aircraft, landing gears of Vertis Aviation. “There has of European high-season
fi rst group of students taking the 856622/857283) in a multi-million and APUs. been a distinct change in market Avion Express will continue
program began studies this year. dollar transaction with a national Currently APOC has offi ces/ware- behaviour as charter demand to provide ACMI services to
Students completing the courses carrier. Both are now installed on houses located in the Netherlands, for business airliners has shifted Onur Air and SunExpress,
can take their exam on campus Boeing 737-300 aircraft. Lithuania, Florida and Colombia to the large-cabin, long-range while Avion Express Malta
or via the digital Questionmark With one just out the shop and however before end of 2020 jets. The high levels of comfort, will continue operating for
platform which SD administers. each having a 4,000 fl ight-cycle strategic spares hubs will be iden- always-on connectivity and Norwegian.
The aeroIT course is also capability before servicing, these tifi ed in mainland China with extra flexible performance capabilities At the same time, Avion
available through SD’s recently engine assets are the fi rst in a series warehouses/offi ces opened in the make these aircraft types a great Express is working on
enhanced Learning Management of transactions underway at APOC. USA, Hong Kong and Singapore. alternative and it is a valuable expanding its client base
System which provides comput- Anca Mihalache, vice president This expanding global footprint sees addition to our mix.” and has recently signed an
er-based training with videos and engine trading APOC Aviation said, annual revenues predicted to reach “In addition to incredibly ACMI contract with VietJet
digital material. “We are focusing on supplying en- (US) $100 million by 2022. smooth operating performance Air, an international low-cost

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