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Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines placed orders to purchase 50 wide-bodied and single-aisle aircraft from the European consortium Airbus Industrie worth billions of dollars.

The deal was signed at the ongoing Paris Airshow by the UB Group Chairman himself and Airbus COO John Leahy on Wednesday, according to an Airbus spokesperson. The agreement is for the purchase of 15 A350-800 XWBs (extended wide-bodied), ten A330-200s, five A340-500s and 20 aircraft from the A320 family, that is A-318s, A-319s, A-320s and A-321s. Kingfisher is the first Indian carrier to have placed orders for the world's largest aircraft, A-380s. It will purchase five of these planes which are expected to be delivered by 2011-12. After signing the deal at the Le Bourget airport, Mallya said his airline's strategy was to open ‘new long haul routes and expand existing ones’. "With the A340-500 and then the A350 XWB, we will be able to offer direct routes between India and the US for example.

The A330 will allow us to expand services to Europe and the A320s will help us meet demand in our home region", he said. Kingfisher is yet to be permitted by the government to operate globally as it has not completed the mandatory five years of domestic operations, though it satisfies the other condition for international operations of having a 20-aircraft fleet.

This signifies better aviation job opportunities and growth of  aircraft maintenance engineering job vacancies.

Jet Airways is currently hiring Aircraft Maintenance Mechanics.


Minimum Requirements
Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer

Minimum 10 years of experience as certified maintenance engineer
Rated on either B737 NG, ATR 72, Boeing 777 or Airbus 330
Indian license holders are given preference


Engineering Support Professionals
Experienced in Engineering Materials, Planning, Technical Services & Quality Control

Email:
hrengg@jetairways.com  
Company Head Quarters:

Jet Airways
S.M.Center
Andheri - Kurla Road
Andheri (East)
Mumbai 400059
India

www.jetairways.com

Jobs for Aviation people:

Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Job Opportunities

Kingfisher Airlines is currently hiring aircraft mechanics.

Positions are for Technical Services Engineers for Power plant and Airframe.
Minimum Requirements:

 Graduate in Engineering (Mechanical/ Aeronautical)

•  2 Years Aviation - related industry Experience

•  Good computer skills and Regulatory procedures

Company Head Quarters:

Kingfisher Airlines
Kingfisher House
Western Express Highway
Vile Parle East
Mumbai 400099
India
www.flykingfisher.com

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 Mesothelioma- A cancer is affected to among people worked in aircraft maintenance section.


 Studies reveal an increased mortality for Pleural cancer among people employed in Aircraft Industry.


 Maintenance people employed in aircraft maintenance repair work,including people landing gear maintenance section, particularly brake replacement section, are prone to asbestos disease(Pleural Mesothelioma).


 In aircraft construction a variety of toxic substances are used. Mainly Asbestos-containing materials were present in various aircraft components. By weight ranging from 16-23% asbestos are high in the brake unites.

 Regarding aircraft maintenance-repair, further mesothelioma cases have been observed in Italy in this branch, besides the present one. In 1996, a pleural mesothelioma was histological diagnosed at the Rome University in a 62-year-old man who had worked as an aircraft mechanic at the Rome airport for 35 years.

 An aeronautical engineer died, treated by right pleuropneumonectomy for mesothelioma in October 2003, and died for mesothelioma recurrence 11 months later.

 As i read this,a jerk came out of me. I have done my on-job training in maintenance section in AirIndia and most of the period worked in brake replacement unit...

for more detailed article  click   Aircraft maintenance and Mesothelioma

EAA Scholarships: Rolls-Royce Encourages Young Pilots

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, will help young pilots achieve their dreams by pledging financial support for the 2010 EAA Young Eagles Scholarship Program. Designed to support teenagers interested in aviation and aviation careers, EAA Young Eagles scholarships fund flying lessons and flight experiences for deserving teenage student pilots.


In 2010, flight training scholarships funded by Rolls-Royce will be awarded to six students who have completed the majority of EAA’s online ground school class Winners will attend an FAA qualified flight school. Additionally, one student will receive a voucher towards flight training completion to earn a Private Pilot’s license.

Ken Roberts, Rolls-Royce, President – Helicopters, said: “Rolls-Royce is excited to sponsor this worthy scholarship program for young aviators. EAA Young Eagles represents education, aviation and passion for flight. We are proud of the students who receive these scholarships and like them, we share a passion for aviation.”

The scholarships will be awarded throughout the year. Scholarship winners are chosen by an EAA scholarship committee. The EAA Young Eagles program has allowed more than 1.5 million teenagers to experience flight and Rolls-Royce is proud to help continue this tradition.

“The excitement and passion for flight is still very strong among young people, and these scholarships will allow them to fulfill those dreams,” said Tom Poberezny, EAA chairman and president. “Rolls-Royce understands that it’s essential to support young people trying to reach their aviation goals, and EAA very much appreciates the company’s commitment to the future of flight.”

Rolls-Royce is proud to be working with EAA and their Young Eagles program. Rolls-Royce has been a participant at EAA events for more than 20 years.

The Indira Gandhi International Airpot Terminal 3 has witnessed the largest aircraft of the world, the airbus A380 first commercial landing. T3 terminal is A380-compatible runway and passenger boarding bridges.

Aircraft Maintenance Engineering

Here on Thursday at IGI Airport rain held up the landing for about half an hour.Aircraft supposed to land at 255 p.m., landed at roughly 3.35 p.m.

An Emirates official said: “We organised this flight to promote the A380 in India and give an idea to people about what it is like.” However, India will have to wait before Emirates commences regular A380 operations in the country as the airline has no such immediate plans.

Incidentally, it was the Kingfisher Airlines which first flew in the A380 to India in 2007.

The A380, which is the world's only twin-deck, two-aisle airliner, is to be less polluting to the environment compared to other aircraft of same cader. It offers better fuel economy per passenger mile than most hybrid passenger cars and also produces less noise.

The aircraft has two decks. The business and first class seats are on the upper deck of the Emirates A380 while economy seats are on the lower or main deck.

Happy AME!