What's in our June/July 2010 issue: 

 

Owner's Guide: 737NG
The 737NG has become the world's most popular airliner, and its numbers are set to increase by more than another 2,000. The aircraft is thus established as the industry's workhorse. There are four main variants, and their specifications, technical improvements, fleet demographics, fuel burn and operating performance, and maintenance costs are examined.
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Complying with the EU's ETS programme
The EU's ETS programme is a system of awarding airlines allowances for their operations from 2012. To gain allowances airlines must collect data relating to fuel conserved and traffic carried, as well as meeting several other criteria. The implications for airlines that come under the auspices of the scheme, and how to comply with it, are examined.
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The savings & benefits of automated on-line check-in and passenger handling
One last bastion of cost in the passenger sales process are those related to check-in and passenger handling. Self-service kiosks, web and mobile check-in have all contributed to lowering these costs, but also deliver other revenue-generating benefits.
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787 & A350 design philosophy & expected maintenance cost savings
The 787 & A350 have been designed to be built with a high percentage of composite materials. The aircraft will also replace several hydromechanical system components with electrical ones. These features are intended to eliminate a number of maintenance tasks, and extend the intervals of others with the combined effect of reducing maintenance costs. An insight into the 787's & A350's maintenance programmes, and the magnitiude of reduction in maintenance requirements is given.
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Who's who in the V2500 maintenance market?
Although the V2500 powers about half the A320 family, there are a limited number of engine shops and specialist repair providers for the engine. The number of support providers is expected to remain tight.
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Using  MRO IT  systems to optimise check planning
Planning & executing maintenance checks involves many variables and the use of many resources that have to be coordinated. The use of MRO IT systems makes it possible to optimise the scheduling of tasks, smooth the requirements of labour and other resources, and save downtime.
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