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By Simon Hradecky, created Thursday, Apr 12th 2018 19:39Z, last updated Friday, Apr 13th 2018 21:26Z A Gol Transportes Aereos Boeing 737-800, registration PR-GTN performing flight G3-1732 from Brasilia,DF to Sao Luis,MA (Brazil) with 154 passengers and 6 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from Brasilia's runway 11L when the crew recognized the previous landing, an air force aircraft, was still on the runway near taxiway F. The Boeing continued takeoff passing close to the air force plane and landed in Sao Luis without further incident.



Brazil's CENIPA rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation.



On Apr 13th 2018 The Aviation Herald received additional information stating the air force Embraer C-95 Bandeirante (ICAO E110) had landed on runway 11L advising they were planning to vacate via taxiway G (1465 meters down the runway). ATC instructed to vacate the runway via G and contact ground when clear of the runway. However, the E110 continued to taxiway F (1975 meters down the runway) and reported they were clear of the runway at G and contacted ground. The controller was unable to see taxiways F and G and based on the position report cleared the Boeing for takeoff. The crew could not see the E110 due to the curvature of the runway and commenced takeoff, seeing the E110 only at the highest point of the curvature when the Boeing had already accelerated through V1. The Boeing crew rotated their aircraft ahead of the E110.







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JAKARTA: Indonesian airline Lion Air Group on Tuesday announced a firm order for the purchase of 50 Boeing 737 MAX 10 jets worth US$6.24 billion at list prices.

The rapidly expanding carrier had in June 2017 placed a provisional order for the jets, the newest and largest member of the Boeing narrow-body family.

Rusdi Kirana, co-founder of Lion Air, said the government's infrastructure expansion, which included airports, was fuelling Lion's demand for more aircraft.

Boeing Senior Vice President Asia Pacific and India Sales Dinesh Keskar said the Boeing 737 MAX 10 was due to be certified by regulators in 2020, with Lion Air expected to receive its first jets of the type soon after.

Boeing said it had been listing this deal as from an unidentified customer in its order book before Lion Air's confirmation.

Lion Air, one of Boeing's largest customers, was the first airline globally to take delivery of the smaller Boeing 737 MAX 9 earlier this year.</s>The runway will be closed between 11 am to 5 pm on Monday and Tuesday.

A source said that all airlines were intimated on the development a long time back and no flights will be scheduled during the affected time period. (Photo: ANI)

Mumbai: Thousands of fliers are likely to be inconvenienced as the main runway of the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai will be closed for six hours, on Monday and Tuesday.

The runway will be closed between 11 am to 5 pm on both the days.

A source said that all airlines were intimated on the development a long time back and no flights will be scheduled during the affected time period.

Also, the maintenance work is at the intersection, as no alternate runway will be available during the period.

Owing to this, Air India (AI) has cancelled 34 flights, while it has rescheduled eight of its flights, all domestic-bound.

The AI issued a statement, "Due to maintenance activities to the runway at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, the runway will be closed on April 9, 2018 and April 10, 2018 from 1100 hrs to 1700 hrs. Passengers planning their travel during this period are requested to allow for sufficient time, in case of delays, while making their bookings."

For Jet Airways, 64 domestic and six international-bound flights were cancelled. It has rescheduled 53 domestic and 17 international flights respectively.

According to Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport handled around 980 flights in a single day in January 2018. The airport has already crossed its installed capacity of 40 million passengers.</s>Indonesian airline Lion Air Group on Tuesday announced the purchase of 50 Boeing 737 MAX 10 jets worth US$6.24 billion at list prices, the company said in a statement.

JAKARTA: Indonesian airline Lion Air Group on Tuesday announced the purchase of 50 Boeing 737 MAX 10 jets worth US$6.24 billion at list prices, the company said in a statement.

It had placed a provisional order for the jets, the newest and largest member of the Boeing narrow-body family, last June.

Boeing said it had been listing the buyer for the deal as an unidentified customer in its order book before Lion Air's announcement.

Rusdi Kirana, co-founder of Lion Air, said the government's infrastructure expansion, which included airports, helped expanded Lion's demand for more aircraft.</s>The runway will be closed between 11 am to 5 pm on both the days

The main runway at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) will be shut for 6 hours on Monday and Tuesday. The closure is not expected to affect passenger traffic as all airlines were informed of the same a long time back. The runway will be closed between 11 am to 5 pm on both the days.

Also, the maintenance work is at the intersection, as no alternate runway will be available during the period. Owing to this, Air India (AI) has has cancelled 34 flights, while it has rescheduled eight of its flights, all domestic-bound.

The AI issued a statement, "Due to maintenance activities to the runway at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, the runway will be closed on April 9, 2018 and April 10, 2018 from 1100 hrs to 1700 hrs. Passengers planning their travel during this period are requested to allow for sufficient time, in case of delays, while making their bookings."

For Jet Airways, 64 domestic and six international-bound flights were cancelled. It has rescheduled 53 domestic and 17 international flights respectively. According to Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport handled around 980 flights in a single day in January 2018. The airport has already crossed its installed capacity of 40 million passengers.

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Catch up on all the latest Crime, National, International and Hatke news here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates</s>ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities say a jet sustained significant damage when it rolled off a taxiway at the world's busiest airport in Atlanta.

Delta Air Lines spokesman Eric Torbenson tells The Associated Press mechanics were testing the engines of the Boeing 737 when they experienced a problem with the braking system around 5 a.m. Tuesday.

Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says there were no passengers aboard the aircraft and no injuries were reported.

Bergen says the jet rolled off the taxiway on the east side of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. She wasn't aware of any effect on airport operations as of 6 a.m.

Torbenson says the jet sustained "significant damage." Video aired by Atlanta station WSB-TV showed the tilted jet on an embankment, with one of its wings high in the air.</s>Each year, Boeing (BA) and Airbus (OTCPK:EADSF) engage in a fierce order battle. In 2017, Airbus won that battle by numbers, but in terms of dollar value, which AeroAnalysis ultimately considers to be more important, Boeing easily outperformed Airbus.

For 2018, Boeing expects order inflow to be moderated. That's a pretty vague term, but it does not make it less interesting to look at orders and deliveries on a monthly basis to assess the overall appeal of aircraft on the commercial market. By looking at the orders, we can see a combination of willingness to commit, pricing, product, and availability coming together. Special attention will be paid to the mix of single-aisle aircraft and wide-body aircraft, knowing that a single-aisle aircraft costs roughly half or a third of a wide-body aircraft depending on the model.

In this article, AeroAnalysis will be having a look at the order inflow and deliveries for Boeing in March 2018. If you have missed the February edition, you can read it here.

As Boeing transitions to the ASC 606 revenue recognition standard effective Q1 2018, it has made available changes to its backlog. Currently, there are some aircraft for which Boeing has a firm purchase agreement with the customer, but it cannot be added to the backlog under the new system. What drives these eliminations is not known in more detail. Possibly, these are purchase agreements which might be pending cancellation, have high chances of being canceled, or are kept in place for purposes other than meeting contractual deliveries. Important to note is that it affects just 1% of the backlog.

During the month of March, Boeing received a total of 197 orders valued $13.3B after discounts:
• Jet Airways booked a long awaited order for 75 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Talks had been ongoing since mid-2017.
• Two unidentified customers ordered 2 and 4 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, respectively.
• Boeing also received orders for its freighter aircraft as an unidentified customer ordered three Boeing 767-300Fs while Japanese ANA committed to purchasing two 777 freighters.
• BOC Aviation ordered 6 Boeing 787-9, possibly a swap with an existing customer that canceled its order.

Boeing booked 80% of its orders for aircraft in the single aisle segment driven by 2 big purchases of 75 and 73 units, respectively. Boeing saw 8 cancellations. We expect that the two 737 MAX aircraft ordered are part of a swap from NG to MAX while 6 Dreamliners might have seen a customer swap.

March was a good month where Boeing booked 197 orders versus the 3 and 5-year average of 69 and 81 units. In the first 3 months, Boeing booked 255 orders versus 197 net orders last year. The difference between gross and net orders has not been accounted for as we do not have enough data to place cancellations in the correct months, but the numbers seem to be pointing at quite a good start for Boeing in terms of orders.

For 2018, Boeing has set a delivery target of 810-815 units. In December 2017, AeroAnalysis set a 2018 delivery target of 816 units at the low end. Boeing is more or less meeting our expectations here.

In March, Boeing delivered 91 aircraft, up 47 units from a month earlier:
• Boeing delivered 66 Boeing 737 aircraft, including 24 of the MAX variant and the first Boeing 737 MAX 9 delivery. Deliveries were significantly higher than the production rate offsetting a disappointing February month and naturally soft January delivery figure.
• Boeing 787 deliveries were above the production rate of 12 aircraft per month, partly compensating for the soft start of the year.
• Boeing 777 deliveries were 4-5 units lower than what should be expected based on the production rate of 3.5 aircraft per month effective 2018.
• The Boeing 767 and Boeing 747 deliveries are more or less driven by the delivery schedules of airlines during the year than by slot availability. Both types saw 1 delivery each.

During the month, SCAT Airlines became the newest operators of the Boeing 737 MAX, which has now been rolled out to 24 customers. The Boeing 737 MAX 9 and Boeing 787-10 both reached a major milestone with their first deliveries to Lion Air and Singapore Airlines (OTCPK:SINGY), respectively.

Jet makers tend to start the year softly as deliveries more or less peak toward year-end. In March, we saw Boeing offsetting a very weak start of the year. In fact, deliveries grew by 15 units. So, the rate increase in combination with a soft first quarter is reflected in the delivery numbers. For the next 10 months, Boeing needs 60-70 deliveries per month on average.

For 2018, Boeing remained somewhat vague on the subject of the book-to-bill ratio, expecting “moderated” order inflow.

Obviously, shareholders are hoping to see Boeing having a book-to-bill ratio of 1 or higher for the full year, but AeroAnalysis currently is expecting it to be between .7 and .9.

Looking at the monthly book-to-bill ratios does not say a lot, but you have to start somewhere. In March, Boeing booked 197 gross orders while delivering 91 aircraft, indicating a .61 book-to-bill ratio. In terms of value, this ratio was 2.16. For the first three months of 2018, the gross book-to-bill is .1.39, so Boeing started the quarter off strong, or better said, Boeing ended the quarter on a strong note.

Earlier, we warned that if Boeing’s March figures would not offset low production volume in the first two months of the year, there was a high chance that Boeing might be missing consensus which is quite a bit higher than what Boeing has guided. At the same time, we remained positive during the February order and delivery report update, but did add the conditional risk of low deliveries and its impact on earnings in a separate report.

That risk now has been eliminated by strong deliveries in March, which we think should put Boeing in a much better position to book solid Q1 earnings. Additionally, we are also pleased with Boeing’s ability to shift a gear to improve the overall delivery figures for Q1, and we hope to see Boeing increasing production on its Boeing 737 program somewhere in mid-2017.

I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.

Editor's Note: This article discusses one or more securities that do not trade on a major U.S. exchange. Please be aware of the risks associated with these stocks.</s>JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia’s Lion Air Group announced on Tuesday a firm order to buy 50 Boeing Co (BA.N) 737 MAX 10 narrowbody jets worth $6.24 billion and said it plans to place a provisional order for Boeing 787 widebody jets in the next few weeks.

Lion Air, which already has offshoots in Malaysia and Thailand, also plans to establish a new airline in a Southeast Asian country this year, co-founder Rusdi Kirana told reporters.

He declined to elaborate on the number of 787s to be ordered or in which country the new airline would be established.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the purchase of 787s would be announced in “two to three weeks”, he said.

His comments came after the privately owned company earlier in the day confirmed the purchase of the 50 Boeing 737 MAX 10 jets by announcing a firm order. The jets are worth $6.24 billion at list prices, but airlines usually get discounts for bulk purchases.

The rapidly expanding carrier had in June 2017 placed a provisional order for the jets, the newest and largest member of the Boeing narrowbody family.

Kirana said the Indonesian government’s infrastructure expansion, which included airports, was fuelling Lion’s demand for more aircraft.

The airline’s fleet is comprised primarily of narrowbodies, although it has three Airbus SE (AIR.PA) A330 widebodies. Kirana did not say what routes the 787s would be used on.

Boeing Senior Vice President Asia Pacific and India Sales Dinesh Keskar said the Boeing 737 MAX 10 was due to be certified by regulators in 2020, with Lion Air expected to receive its first jets of the type soon after.

Boeing said it had been listing this deal as from an unidentified customer in its order book before Lion Air’s confirmation.

Lion Air, one of Boeing’s largest customers, was the first airline globally to take delivery of the smaller Boeing 737 MAX 9 earlier this year.

In 2016, the Jakarta Post reported it was looking to set up a new airline with a local partner in Vietnam. Kirana declined to comment on whether that was the Southeast Asian market Lion Air was targeting for entry this year.</s>JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian airline Lion Air Group on Tuesday announced the purchase of 50 Boeing 737 MAX 10 jets worth $6.24 billion at list prices, the company said in a statement.

It had placed a provisional order for the jets, the newest and largest member of the Boeing narrow-body family, last June.

Boeing said it had been listing the buyer for the deal as an unidentified customer in its order book before Lion Air’s announcement.

Rusdi Kirana, co-founder of Lion Air, said the government’s infrastructure expansion, which included airports, helped expanded Lion’s demand for more aircraft.</s>Flight services at the Mumbai airport were badly hit today with various airlines cancelling as many as 225 flights, besides rescheduling scores of others, due to the closure of the main runway for six hours for pre-monsoon maintenance work. The Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), which runs the city airport, has announced the closure of the main runway (O9/27) between 11 am and 5 pm for today and tomorrow.

As many as 225 flights operated by various airlines, including Jet Airways, IndiGo, Air India, SpiceJet, GoAir and Vistara, were cancelled during the closure of the runway, an airport official said. The city airport is the main base of Jet Airways and a bulk of its operations, both domestic and international, are carried out from here. The Mumbai airport is the operations base of budget carrier GoAir as well.

While Jet Airways cancelled 70 flights, including 54 domestic services, Air India decided not to operate 34 flights in view of the runway closure.

Jet Airways also rescheduled 70 flights, including 17 international ones, while Air India diverted four flights.

“Due to the pre-planned maintenance activities before the monsoon season, the runway at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport will be closed on April 9-10 from 1100 hours to 1700 hours,” Jet Airways had informed its passengers on its website, ahead of the runway closure.

When contacted, an Air India spokesperson also said the cancellation of flights due to the runway maintenance work at the Mumbai airport was intimated to the passengers well in advance.

SpiceJet and GoAir said they cancelled 18 and seven flights respectively, while Vistara said it did not operate six services.

“There is a negligible impact of the temporary runway closure on our operations. Only six of our flights were cancelled and four were re-timed on both the days. Prior notification of the closure helped us plan well and minimise the impact…,” a Vistara spokesperson said in a statement.

Gurgaon-based budget carrier IndiGo was, however, the only airline which did not share the number of flights it had cancelled and merely said the runway closure had “resulted in a few cancellations”.

The Mumbai airport, which is the second busiest in the country, has two crossing runways — 09/27 (the main) and 14/32 (the secondary runway).

While the primary runway can handle up to 48 arrivals and departures per hour, the secondary runway has a capacity of 35 flight movements per hour.

On an average, there are 970 flight arrivals and departures at the Mumbai airport every day.
A Gol Transportes Aereos Boeing 737-800 passenger jet takes off over the top of a Air Force Embraer C-95 Bandeirante that was blocking the runway at Brasilia International Airport.