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Monday, 19 September 2011

Bombardier Aerospace to Attend Aviation Expo/China 2011 in Beijing

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Bombardier Aerospace is attending the Aviation Expo/China 2011 in Beijing from 21-14 September 2011.

While Bombardier’s relationship with China began more than 50 years ago, its involvement in China’s aviation industry began in the 1970s. Today, this longstanding relationship has grown to include a steady expansion of Bombardier’s customer base and deliveries, along with an increased focus on development and manufacturing opportunities.

Bombardier projects that over the next 20 years, China’s fleet of commercial aircraft will grow to become the world’s third largest, closely following Europe and the United States. As China’s regional aircraft play a key role in feeding traffic to big city hubs and meeting the country’s present and forecast needs, Bombardier predicts a demand for almost 2,400 commercial aircraft in the 60 to 149-seat segment over the forecast period.

Bombardier is well positioned to meet the needs of China’s growing air transportation needs with its CRJ and Q-Series families of regional aircraft and the new CSeries jetliners.

Business aviation in China is experiencing rapid growth. Bombardier’s latest market forecast for the aviation industry predicts a total delivery of 2,360 business jet deliveries destined for China over the next 20 years. With a solid fleet of business jets in the country, and a strong market share of approximately 29% of the business jet market in China, Bombardier’s Learjet, Challenger and Global jets are all represented. The fast-growing fleet of Bombardier business aircraft based in China has already surpassed 50 jets.

To date in 2011, Bombardier has opened a new regional support office (RSO) and parts depot in Hong Kong, added a Line Maintenance Facility (LMF) in Jinan, and hired a new Director, Business Development in Beijing. This is the first phase of a much broader strategy to establish a world-class service and support hub in Asia, supported by satellite facilities throughout the Asia Pacific region.

Aviation Expo/China 2011 welcomes visitors from Wednesday, 21 September to Saturday, 24 September 2011.

The Bombardier exhibit, located in the China National Convention Centre (CNCC) at D-1, will be closed on Saturday, 24 September.

CSeries Aircraft Cabin Mockup

Bombardier will showcase a full-scale cabin mockup of the all-new CSeries jetliner at Aviation Expo/China 2011.

Designed for the growing 100 to 149-seat market, the CSeries family of aircraft combines advanced materials, leading-edge technology and proven methods to meet commercial airline requirements in 2013 and beyond.

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Bombardier Aerospace to AttendAviation Expo/China 2011 in Beijing

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Saturday, 17 September 2011

Jetstar aims to build a network in China

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HONG Kong, Tapei and Korea are potential targets for Jetstar joint ventures as the airline moves to strengthen its presence in North Asia and build a network in China.

The airline is well on its way to building a presence in China with nine destinations serviced from Singapore and up to three more on the way.

Chief executive Bruce Buchanan unveiled a strategy yesterday for "surrounding" the world's fastest-growing aviation market as the low-cost carrier builds up up its presence.

And he did not rule out forming a domestic joint venture in China if the opportunity arose but indicated this was likely to be years away.

"We want to build the brand ahead of . . . getting more and more established in the marketplace," he said.

"So what you'll see I think from us is connecting the dots first up."

Mr Buchanan said this would mean further growth into China from existing joint ventures in Singapore, Vietnam, Japan and possibly out of Australia.

Jetstar has turned its attention to North Asia because the market in the region is underserved compared with other regions.

It is believed Jetstar officials are visiting China weekly.

Mr Buchanan said it was difficult to say how long it would take to crack the market because it was moving rapidly and the landscape was changing continually.

But the emergence of China's first low-cost carrier, Shanghai's privately backed Spring Airlines, was a good sign.

He believed there were longer-term opportunities to work in the marketplace but the focus over the next few years was building on routes into China.

Even so, he would not say categorically that Jetstar's next joint venture would not be in China.

"Anything's possible and China's a very broad definition as well," he said.

"There are many different parts of China."

Asked if this meant using Hong Kong or Tapei as another springboard into China, he said they were two possibilities.

"Tapei and Hong Kong are two points that we've operated in for a long time and are two points that are opportunities to operate into China," Mr Buchanan said.

He also nominated Thailand, The Philippines and Korea as opportunities.

"It's about . . . how you surround and service China from many, many different points because then you get a really compelling network irrespective of what the domestic footprint is," he said.

"But we're always going to be on the watch about what opportunities there are to do stuff domestically in China as well."

Mr Buchanan had emphasised earlier the need to use local expertise in Asia with a strong local leader, pointing to Jetstar Asia's Singaporean management team as a key factor in Jetstar Asia's turnaround.

Patience was also critical, he said at an Australian American Association lunch in Sydney.

"It took me 50 visits to Japan and five years of lobbying through multiple different channels, and talking at different forums to get approvals to start Jetstar Japan," he said.

"It's one of those things: you have to be very focused and very patient and make sure you have the right people around you."

Mr Buchanan joined Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce in rejecting claims of a cross-subsidy between Qantas and Jetstar.

Unions have questioned Qantas claims that its international arm is losing money, saying some of this is due to cross-subsidisation for Jetstar.

Although Qantas had provided some services to Jetstar in its early days, Mr Buchanan said the legacy airline's cost base had been too high for Jetstar and most of those services had quickly been put out to competitive tender and there were now "very, very few" shared services.

But one of those services, however, was treasury activity, where the airlines would do the same currency and fuel hedging through a single point to ensure they were not taking counter positions.

"One of the reasons we have been successful where every other low-cost carrier set up by a full-cost carrier has failed is we don't take any of the IT, we don't take any accounts payable, any of the people functions," Mr Buchanan said.

"Everything is run completely independently so the business, day to day, is run as a self-contained unit."

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Mercury Air Group Acquires 50% Stake in Trans Asia Charters

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Mercury Air Group Acquires 50% Stake in Trans Asia Charters
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercury Air Group, Inc., a worldwide aviation services company specializing in jet fuel, air cargo and U.S. government contracting, announced today that it has purchased fifty percent of the stock of Hong Kong-based Trans Asia Charters (TAC), which specializes in medium and long term wet leases for cargo aircraft and long term dry leases for passenger aircraft. TAC also operate ad hoc full charters with a special focus on cargo operations and military personnel flights using Western and Russian built aircraft. TAC is well known for concentrating on niche markets and special/outsize loads. Other TAC services include aircraft and engine inspections as well as sourcing of new and used aircraft for specific clients.
"Mercury operates at 63 locations around the world and has one of the most extensive cargo networks in the industry. Through our partnership, we will grow TAC much faster than I had originally planned. I am especially pleased to be working directly with Mercury's Chairman & CEO Joe Czyzyk. Joe has over 35 years of experience in the air cargo industry. He is a well-respected cargo veteran having done business in nearly 100 countries," said Bill Pellew-Harvey, Chairman of Trans Asia Charters. Pellew-Harvey started in the logistics and aviation business in 1976 and has become an authority on aircraft procurement and leasing. He formed TAC in 2010.
Los Angeles based Mercury Air Group has been a leader in aviation since its founding in 1956 by three members of the legendary AVG Flying Tigers. As the largest cargo handler at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and with its own international network of cargo sales agents, marketed under the name Hermes Aviation, Mercury has an extensive background in air cargo. Additionally, Mercury World Cargo operates as a Part 135 certified carrier and is a member of the Interline Clearing House. Together, TAC and Mercury will bring their respective expertise to growing the cargo charter market, especially between Asia and South America.
"Over the last two years, Mercury has expanded its cargo services into perishables and forwarding for the U.S. military. Our new relationship with TAC will help us enhance the services we offer our existing customers as we look together to exploring new markets and opportunities. Bill Pellew-Harvey and TAC's principals are people of integrity who put customers first and understand the competitive pricing environment in aircraft leasing. It's exciting to be partnering with them," said Joseph A. Czyzyk, Chairman & CEO of Mercury Air Group, Inc.

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Monday, 19 September 2011

Bombardier Aerospace to Attend Aviation Expo/China 2011 in Beijing

Saturday, 17 September 2011

Jetstar aims to build a network in China

Monday, 12 September 2011

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