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GE Capital Aviation Services Delivers New Leased Boeing 737-800 to Japan’s Solaseed Air

April 1, 2015

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SHANNON, Ireland, April 1, 2015 -- GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, today announced delivery of a new leased Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Japan's Solaseed Air. The leased aircraft is part of GECAS' existing order book with Boeing.

Solaseed Air operates a fleet of 12 Boeing 737-800 aircraft to destinations in Japan.

About GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS)
GECAS is the U.S. and Irish commercial aircraft financing and leasing business of GE. It is the global leader in aircraft financing, offering the widest range of aircraft types from helicopters to narrow and wide body jets, and financing options including operating leases and secured debt financing. With 40+ years of industry experience, GECAS currently leases more than 1,570 aircraft to over 235 customers in 75 countries and also provides productivity solutions including spare engine leasing, aviation consulting services, and spare parts financing and management.  A unit of GE Capital, GECAS stays close to its customers with offices in 24 cities around the world. (www.GECAS.com)

GE (NYSE: GE) imagines things others don’t, builds things others can’t and delivers outcomes that make the world work better. GE brings together the physical and digital worlds in ways no other company can. In its labs and factories and on the ground with customers, GE is inventing the next industrial era to move, power, build and cure the world. www.ge.com

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AviaSolutions, a GECAS Company, Completes Air Service Project for St. Helena

March 31, 2015

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LONDON, 31 March 2015 -- AviaSolutions, a GE Capital Aviation Services company, today announced it completed a project for the UK Department for International Development (DFID) to arrange air service to the island of St. Helena beginning in 2016. On March 17, DFID announced the appointment of Comair Limited to provide weekly scheduled service between South Africa and St. Helena Airport when it opens in 2016.

AviaSolutions managed the air service procurement process, from soliciting interest and bids from potential airlines via a secure website to negotiating the final contract on behalf of DFID. "This is another example of our aviation-industry expertise helping a client solve a problem, said John Carter, Managing Director of AviaSolutions. "We're eager to be among the first airline passengers to visit St. Helena next year."

About AviaSolutons
AviaSolutions, a GECAS company, provides specialized advisory services to a wide range of airports, airlines, governments and financial investors. Services include airport route development, airline strategy, network planning, and air traffic forecasting.

Founded in 2001, AviaSolutions has deep knowledge and experience in the air transport industry. Since 2004, AviaSolutions has been involved in nearly every major airport transaction around the world on either the buy or sell side.

The AviaSolutions team includes aviation professionals that have hands-on experience with the issues facing airports and airlines alike, fused with top-tier strategic consultancy principles and detailed financial modeling expertise. AviaSolutions has delivered projects in more than 40 countries across the world. (www.aviasolutions.com

About GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS)
GECAS is the U.S. and Irish commercial aircraft financing and leasing business of GE. It is the global leader in aircraft financing, offering the widest range of aircraft types from helicopters to narrow and wide body jets, and financing options including operating leases and secured debt financing. With 40+ years of industry experience, GECAS currently leases more than 1,570 aircraft to over 235 customers in 75 countries and also provides productivity solutions including spare engine leasing, aviation consulting services, and spare parts financing and management.  A unit of GE Capital, GECAS stays close to its customers with offices in 24 cities around the world. (www.GECAS.com)

GE (NYSE: GE) imagines things others don’t, builds things others can’t and delivers outcomes that make the world work better. GE brings together the physical and digital worlds in ways no other company can. In its labs and factories and on the ground with customers, GE is inventing the next industrial era to move, power, build and cure the world. www.ge.com

Boeing Delivered All P-8As to U.S. Navy on Schedule and on Cost in 2014

SEATTLE, Jan. 9, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] last month delivered the eighth P-8A Poseidon of 2014, completing all planned deliveries to the U.S. Navy for the year on time and on cost.

That airplane, the 21^st overall for the program, flew from Seattle to Naval Air Station Jacksonville in Florida on Jan. 8. It joined other P-8As being used to train Navy crews.

Boeing Delivered All P-8As to U.S. Navy on Schedule and on Cost in 2014

Northrop Grumman Submits Proposal for U.S. Marine Corps Common Aviation Command and Control System

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Northrop Grumman Submits Proposal for U.S. Marine Corps Common Aviation Command and Control System Scalable, Expeditionary Solution With On-the-Move Capabilities Leverages Open Systems Architecture, Embedded Technologies, Trusted Software and Efficient, Ruggedized Packaging

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 5, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has submitted its proposal for the development and integration phase of the U.S. Marine Corps Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S). The CAC2S provides a complete modernization of the Marine Air Command and Control System. CAC2S will replace dissimilar legacy systems with a common, open, modular, scalable design based on proven, high-technology readiness level hardware and software components. "In addition to meeting all CAC2S requirements, Northrop Grumman's best-value solution is a truly expeditionary package that can perform direct air support center functions while on the move," said Pat Camacho, vice president of integrated command, control, communications and intelligence systems for Northrop Grumman Information Systems. "All core electronics components are integrated on Humvee platforms and preconfigured with data and communications capability between the operations center and antenna hill." Northrop Grumman's cost-effective offering builds on and enhances the communications, processing and display functionality previously developed. It also integrates critical sensor and data communication capabilities including Link 16, the Composite Tracking Network and AN/TPS-59 and AN/TPS-63 radars. As the key developer of emerging technologies such as the Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar and Link 22, Northrop Grumman is uniquely positioned to integrate them into CAC2S. "Our CAC2S variants for the Direct Air Support Center and the Tactical Air Operations Center are designed to be set up and fully configured in 40 minutes or less," said Camacho. The system can scale up to the much larger Tactical Aviation Command and Control Center variant without additional core electronics equipment at the operations center. Northrop Grumman's innovative network design scales up to 216 workstations by using a series of fault-tolerant Ethernet circuits. Northrop Grumman's CAC2S solution offers the following distinguishing features: Robust TYQ-23 air command and control (C2) software that implements Marine Corps tactics, techniques and procedures Real-time track management software with customizable track prioritization capability to minimize latency and optimize bandwidth utilization Productivity enhancement tools including tactical dashboards drawn from the battle commanders' display concept and Marine Corps tactical service-oriented architecture initiatives Virtualization and high assurance equipment consolidation strategies including the embedded gateway manager for Joint Range Extension Application Protocol processing Advanced Simulation and Combat Operational Mission and Training tools to deliver offline training during live operations and distributed training and simulation The company's rugged packaging design for CAC2S electronic equipment provides self-contained thermal, shock, vibration, environmental and electromagnetic interference hardening that will make possible the use and upgrade of commercial off-the-shelf components without modification or requalification. The thermal and structural efficiency of the design significantly reduces weight and fuel consumption. Northrop Grumman is a leading provider of open, nonproprietary C2 systems and mobile, configurable command centers across the U.S. Department of Defense. The company has extensive experience with Marine Corps tactical air and ground operations, radar data processing and radar control, tactical data links, interoperable communications systems, and reduced footprint environmental and packaging technologies. Northrop Grumman will also draw upon its extensive net-centric, large-scale systems management and integration expertise to ensure an affordable, executable program that will deliver an operationally relevant system to the Marine Corps. Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information.

F.A.A. to Review Rules on Use of Electronic Devices

The following is an excerpt from an article in 

The New York Times
Wednesday, August 29, 2012

F.A.A. to Review Rules on Use of Electronic Devices

By JAD MOUAWAD

Air travelers carrying smartphones, digital tablets and other electronic devices have long complained about having to turn off their gadgets until reaching an altitude of 10,000 feet.

On a clear day with no air traffic, that could mean shutting off the devices for 20 minutes or so. But if a flight is delayed, this form of electronic solitary confinement can last a lot longer — and pose a significant hardship for those desperate to connect.

“People are addicted to their phones and there is a lot of dead time when you are taxiing or in the air,” said Anne Banas, the executive editor of SmarterTravel.com, a consumer travel Web site.

Now the Federal Aviation Administration may be softening a bit on the restrictions, taking a first step in possibly accommodating the growing pervasiveness of digital technology.

The agency has initiated a review of its policies about electronic devices in all phases of flight, including takeoff and landing. The F.A.A. said Monday that it would set up a group composed of technology manufacturers, plane makers, pilots and flight attendants to examine the issues this fall. The group would report back within six months.

Their mission will be to figure out whether electronic devices can cause interference with the cockpit and when to allow their use without compromising safety. The F.A.A. said it was not considering lifting the prohibition on the use of cellphones during flight.

For more, visit www.nytimes.com.

Peach Aviation Selects Oracle’s Cloud-based Oracle Fusion Human Capital Management

New airline embraces innovation in human capital management with embedded social network in Japan

For more, click the link below:

http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/1569339

Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion® ‘flies’ into the business aviation market

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Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion® ‘flies’ into the business aviation market

Industry’s most advanced integrated avionics system enters service on Bombardier Global 5000 aircraft

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Mar. 28, 2012) – Rockwell Collins today announced that its Pro Line Fusion® advanced integrated avionics system has entered into service as part of Bombardier’s Vision Flight Deck*on Global aircraft.

“Never before has there been an avionics system this sophisticated with such captivating enhancements in the business and regional aviation market,” said Greg Irmen, vice president and general manager, Business and Regional Systems for Rockwell Collins. “Pro Line Fusion brings superior situational awareness, unprecedented flexibility, and a new level of secure, reliable synchronization between the aircraft and corporate flight operations.”

Pro Line Fusion offers unmatched breadth and capabilities that span from turboprops to air transport and military aircraft. The system integrates and displays essential flight information through empowering, graphically rich interfaces, including high-integrity head-up guidance featuring synthetic and enhanced vision, and the industry’s largest format LCD primary flight displays (15 inch). These state-of-the-art interfaces make flying more intuitive and greatly enhance pilot situational awareness during all phases of flight.

Pro Line Fusion brings new features currently not available in the marketplace, including:

• Certified synthetic vision on a head-up display that improves safety and operational efficiency in low-visibility conditions and unfamiliar territory
• Highest-resolution synthetic terrain data, which couples with Rockwell Collins’ patented Airport Dome that orients pilots before descent and targets runway highlighting on the airport diagram
• Networked capability enabling interoperability with Rockwell Collins Ascend™ to synchronize the aircraft and ground systems for database and maintenance updates
• An open, software-based architecture which supports rapid deployment of new features as they are certified and adapts to meet future airspace requirements

This first delivery is on a Global 5000 jet. The first delivery of a Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft featuring the Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion as part of the Vision Flight Deck is expected in the coming weeks.

About Rockwell Collins
Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) is a pioneer in the development and deployment of innovative communication and aviation electronic solutions for both commercial and government applications. Our expertise in flight deck avionics, cabin electronics, mission communications, information management, and simulation and training is delivered by 20,000 employees, and a global service and support network that crosses 27 countries. To find out more, please visit www.rockwellcollins.com.

Airline Economics Names GE Capital Aviation Services Lessor of the Year

26 March 2012

Airline Economics Names GE Capital Aviation Services Lessor of the Year

LONDON, March 26, 2012 – GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft financing and leasing unit of GE, accepted the “2012 Lessor of the Year” award from Airline Economics magazine.

The publication’s Airline 100 award is based on votes from more than 6,000 aviation executives around the world.

“GE Capital Aviation Services managed to secure not only the largest percentage of the total vote but also a winning vote in three out of four geographical regions,” said Philip Tozer-Pennington, managing editor,Airline Economics. “This shows beyond doubt that in 2011, in the eyes of the aviation sector, GECAS has out-performed all other lessors in terms of quality of service.”

About GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS)GECAS, the U.S. and Irish commercial aircraft financing and leasing business of GE, has a fleet of over 1,725 owned and managed aircraft with over 235 airlines in over 75 countries. GECAS offers a wide range of aircraft types and financing options, including operating leases and secured debt financing, and also provides productivity solutions including spare engine leasing, spare parts financing and management. GECAS, a unit of GE Capital, has offices in 24 cities around the world. (www.GECAS.com) 

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