Kingfisher Airlines : IT : KFR

Après les retards de paiement de carburants et avec les facturations Airbus en cours et à venir ( ATR aussi )

Kingfisher veut procéder à un appel au marché à la bourse.

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By [url=mailto://]Greg Waldron[/url]

Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines will seek board approval to issue shares of up to 50 billion Indian rupees ($1 billion).

The airline will ask the board to consider the share issue at the company's 28 July board meeting, says a company statement on the Bombay Stock Exchange web site.

The announcement comes after Kingfisher secured shareholder approval to borrow up to 125 billion Indian rupees on 17 July.

According to Flight's ACAS database, Kingfisher has 88 aircraft on order and 25 on option. The airline has six types of [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] aircraft on order,
including 21 [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]-200s, one [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]-100, 15 [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]-200s, three [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]-500s, five [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]-800s and five [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]-800s. It has also ordered 23 ATR 42-600s and 15 ATR 72-500s.

Kingfisher retained its top position among Indian airlines in June, carrying 900,000 domestic passengers for a 24.4% market share.

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Vijay Mallya, Kingfisher, veut lever US$ 100 mio. La compagnie est en difficulté, comme toutes les cies indiennes

NEW DELHI - Vijay Mallya-owned Kingfisher Airlines Monday said it planned to raise $100 million (about Rs.500 crore) in Global Depository Receipts (GDRs).

In a regulatory statement to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), it said the funds would be raised subject to shareholders’ approval.

It also apprised the BSE of a decision taken July 28 to induct up to $100 million by way of a rights issue.

The board also approved raising the company’s authorised share capital to Rs.1,000 crore from Rs.500 crore, subject to shareholders approval, Kingfisher said.

Currently, the airline has been reporting losses of over $240 million (Rs.1,200 crore).

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Kingfisher arrête la ligne London-Bangaluru. Nouvelle réduction de voilure

Seul restera BA en 744

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India's Kingfisher Airlines will cease daily flights on the London-Bangalore and Bangalore-Colombo routes from 15
September.

The routes will be withdrawn "until further notice," says the carrier.

Kingfisher operates [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] aircraft on the London-Bangalore route, according to Innovata. Its only competition on the route is [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], which operates seven flights a week, all with [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] aircraft.

On the Bangalore-Colombo route, Kingfisher operates [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] aircraft. Its only competition on the route is Sri Lankan Airlines, which operates four flights a week, all with A320s, says Innovata.

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Mise à jour d'après Planespotters, merci, de la flotte Kingfisher

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Les moteurs par types


Airbus A 319-133 : V2527M-A5

Airbus A 320-232 : IAE V2527-A5


Airbus A 321-231 : IAE V2533-A5

Airbus A 330-223 : Pratt & Whitney PW4168A

ATR-72-212A : Pratt & Whitney Canada PW 127F

Merci, Nils!

Oui, chez Kingfisher, les actuels monocouloirs d'Airbus sont et continueront à être motorisés par IAE V2500 (comme le sont ceux d'Air Deccan, 'acquis' par Kingfisher).

Les A330 le seront par P&W (les plus récents par le moteur "Advantage", PW-4100 me semble-t-il).

Les A350-XWB auront des RR Trent XWB, évidemment !

Et le choix des moteurs pour les A380 commandés reste ouvert.
Kingfisher n'aime pas la perspective qu'il "lit" pour le GP7200 de l'EA. Et, dans la mesure où il a demandé d'être 'libéré' de ses engagements sur les A340-600 envisagés (sous LoI, me semble-t-il), et les A340-500 (commandés fermes et annulés, au bénéfice d'ARIK Air), il se pourra qu'il ressente le besoin de jouer le jeu du fair-play envers RR ! [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]

Le long haul network de KFR s'étend là ou le marchè est porteur d'espoir

Mumbai ( Bombay ), Singapore en A 330-200 !

Sur Indiajournal :

NEW YORK, NY - Kingfisher Airlines, India’s only five-star airline, has started operating daily non-stop flights from Singapore to Mumbai. The flights on this new route are operated using brand new Airbus A330-200 aircraft.

The airline has also started daily operations between Hong Kong and Mumbai operating the Airbus A330-200 aircraft. The launch of flights from India to Singapore and Hong Kong marks the first time that Kingfisher Airlines will be flying to Southeast Asia.

Kingfisher Airlines flight IT 071 will take off from Mumbai at 10:55 pm and arrive at Hong Kong at 8:05 am, local time. The return flight IT 072 will take off from Hong Kong at 2:05 pm, local time and arrive in Mumbai at 5:50 pm. Similarly, Kingfisher Airlines flight IT 029 will take off from Mumbai at 11:05 pm and arrive at Singapore at 7:05 am, local time. The return flight IT 030 will take off from Singapore at 10:15 am and arrive in Mumbai at 1:05 pm local time.

The start of Kingfisher Airlines’ operations signals the airline’s confidence in the traffic growth potential between Singapore and India.
India is Singapore’s fourth largest source of tourist arrivals by air. In 2008, there were 2.5 million passenger movements between India and Singapore.

Commenting on the launch of this new international route, Atul Kumria, Regional Director-North America, Kingfisher Airlines Limited, said, “I am happy to announce daily non-stop flights from Singapore and Hong Kong to Mumbai. We are internationally known for our award-winning service and a truly five-star, world-class flying experience.”

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Merci, pour ces informations , ANTHELME ! Mais elles sont difficiles à lire pour quelqu'un qui doit changer de lunettes !
Le lumière d'automne réserve de mauvaises surprises, dans ce domaine, après la belle luminosité des douces journées d'été ! [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]

Désolé pour les tailles de polices, la forme. [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]

Cette fois ça marche [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]

Kingfisher est engagé dans un contrôle de ses coûts.

Ça paye, encore dans le rouge mais positif pour la suite.

Pour info, 100 Roupie Indienne (INR) = $ 2,117




India's Kingfisher Airlines has narrowed its losses in its second fiscal quarter due to its cost control measures.

In the three months ending 30 September, the airline had a net loss of 4.19 billion rupees ($89 million) compared to a net loss of 4.83 billion rupees in the corresponding period a year before.

In terms of expenses, aircraft lease costs remained virtually unchanged at 2.8 billion rupees but employee costs were 18% lower at 1.7 billion rupees and aircraft fuel costs were 44% lower at 4.6 billion rupees.

"Kingfisher restructured its operations and has continued to maintain stringent cost control," says the airline.

"The [financial] performance is noteworthy in the backdrop of intense competition, a lean monsoon traffic season" and the fact that, "technical issues led to the grounding of aircraft causing revenue loss."

Income from operations fell 14% to 11.4 billion rupees from 13.2 billion rupees, it says.

For the half-yearly period, the airline had a net loss of 6.56 billion rupees compared to a net loss of 6.41 billion rupees in the corresponding period.

In its outlook, Kingfisher says that it expects stronger yields and passenger numbers in the third quarter due to the peak season.

It adds that it will continue to take a pragmatic approach to international expansion. Kingfisher cites as an example its move to suspend Bangalore-London and Bangalore-Colombo services, but launch Mumbai-Hong Kong and Mumbai-Singapore services.

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L'Inde pourrair autoriser les investisseurs étrangers à entrer dans le capital des Cies indiennes.

je mets l'info ici, car la première demande fut de Vijay Mallya, Kingfisher


November 6, 2009

India is set to consider a proposal to allow foreign airlines to own up to 49 percent equity in Indian carriers, the Indian Express reported on Friday.

A committee of secretaries chaired by Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar will take up the proposal on
November 17, the newspaper said, citing an unidentified official.

Foreign airlines are now barred from holding any stake directly or indirectly in domestic carriers.

Vijay Mallya-controlled Kingfisher Airlines has been calling for opening up the sector to foreign direct investment.

(Reuters)

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Rebond du trafic en Inde en 2009 avec une croissance de 7.9 % par rapport à 2008. 23.9 % de part de marché pour Kingfisher.

Indian airlines carried 44.5 million passengers in 2009, up 7.9% from the prior year, the Ministry of Civil Aviation reported yesterday.
Fourth-quarter traffic soared 30.5% year-over-year to 12.5 million passengers and December traffic rose 34.8% to 4.5 million.
Jet Airways (17.9%) and JetLite (7.5%) led all companies in full-year market share with a combined 25.4%, followed by Kingfisher Airlines at 23.9% and Air India with 17.5%. IndiGo (13.9%) and Spicejet (12.4%) rounded out the top five. Indian carriers cut capacity during the first half of 2009 but registered year-over-year increases in both RPKs and ASKs in each of the year's last six months.
December RPKs rose nearly 40% over the year-ago month, with average load factor surpassing 80% owing to the peak season. IndiGo posted a 90% load factor for the month, with Jet posting the lowest figure at 78.2%.
India's airlines transported 43.8 million passengers on domestic routes in 2009. Kingfisher led the way with a 23.9% share equal to 10.5 million passengers, followed by Jet at 17.9% and AI at 17.5%.

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Kinfisher, les temps furent difficiles au Q4 2009. Toujours déficitaire.

La flotte a diminué en nombre, mais l’ASK est affiché en diminution, les
charges liées aux personnels et dépenses carburants se sont contractées.

Les efforts sont là, pas encore les résultats. Pour les variations de change, la cie ne peut pas influencer grand chose

Les A 380 ne sont pas encore là, tout le monde s'en arrange...?
Les deux A 340-500 restants non plus. A mon avis ils ne seront jamais réceptionnés par Kingfisher.

Le papier d'Air Transport News :

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Kingfisher Airlines reported a INR4.2 billion ($90.9 million) loss in its third fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31, widened 1.7% from INR4.13 billion in the year-ago period, with about half of the deficit resulting from one-time exceptional items and foreign exchange losses.

Third-quarter revenue fell 5% to INR13.7 billion and operating expenses were cut 17% to INR14.48 billion.

Employee and fuel costs decreased 22% and 20% respectively, but INR2.18 billion in exceptional items (compared to INR470 million the year before) erased the effect of the cost cuts.

The Bangalore-based airline said passenger numbers rose 4.2% to 2.7 million.

Traffic climbed 14.8% to 2.66 billion RPKs against a 7.5% cut in capacity to 3.57 billion ASKs, fueling a 14.5-point surge in load factor to 74.6%.

Yield plunged 18.7%, however, to INR5.08. Unit cost was lowered 10.4% to INR4.06. Kingfisher ended the quarter
with 68 aircraft in operation compared to 83 on Dec. 31, 2008.

On domestic services, revenue per ASK rose 7% year-over-year and unit cost was reduced 6%.

EBITDA on the domestic operation was INR110 million, reversed from a heavy loss in the year-ago quarter.

RASK on international flights more than doubled and CASK was cut approximately 50%, although the company suffered negative EBITDA of INR890 million on its international operation.

It serves seven international destinations--six in Asia plus London Heathrow. It said it plans to expand its international network and "utilize [the] narrowbody fleet on lucrative short-haul markets."

Passenger traffic across the Indian industry rose 30.5% year-over-year, while load factor soared 13 points, Kingfisher said.
Yields also climbed as premium traffic "has seen a comeback," it said.

"This buoyancy in passenger volumes is expected to continue as the Indian economy rebounds," according to the airline.

Through the first nine months of its fiscal year, it lost INR10.75 billion, up 2% from INR10.55 billion in the year-ago period. Revenue fell 9% to INR38.19 billion and passenger boardings grew 1.4% to 8.2 million.


by Brian Straus

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Kingfisher s'adresse à Seabury Aviation Aerospace pour l'assister dans l'analyse et la mise en place de mesures permettant le retour à une situation profitable

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India's Kingfisher Airlines has hired management consulting firm Seabury Aviation & Aerospace to help improve its financial performance.

"Seabury has been hired to come in and assist us in sustaining long term profitability by further strengthening the operational and financial performance of the company, so that we are well poised to ride the upturn and capitalise on this opportunity using the best global practices," says an airline spokesman.

Kingfisher has reported three loss-making quarters so far in its current financial year. For the fiscal third quarter ended 31 December 2009, the carrier posted a net loss of 4.2 billion rupees ($91 million).

Seabury, which is based in New York with offices worldwide, has advised more than 200 clients in the aviation, logistics and maritime sectors, according to its website.

Its clients have included US Airways and Air Canada, the website shows.

KFR reçoit l'autorisation, du gouvernement indien, de trafic sur 7 nouvelles routes internationales :


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Kingfisher Airlines, India’s only Five Star Airline rated by Skytrax, announced that the Government of India
has granted it traffic rights to operate on seven new international routes.

The new international routes for which traffic rights have been granted are:

New Delhi – London – New Delhi
New Delhi – Hong Kong – New Delhi
New Delhi – Bangkok – New Delhi
New Delhi – Dubai – New Delhi
Mumbai – Colombo- Mumbai
Mumbai – Bangkok- Mumbai
Mumbai – Dubai – Mumbai

Commenting on the grant of these new traffic rights, Dr, Vijay Mallya, Chairman and CEO, Kingfisher Airlines Limited said, “I am delighted to announce that Kingfisher Airlines will soon be commencing flights from New Delhi to London
Heathrow along with six other new international routes.

The launch of these new flights will further enhance the international route network of Kingfisher Airlines.

The addition of these new services will mean that we will now be able to further leverage the unparalleled domestic route network of Kingfisher Airlines to maximize yields.

With their unique domain expertise in aviation in general and in network planning in particular, Seabury, our globally renowned advisors will ensure excellent connectivity for all these new services”.

Sharing his perspective, Dr, Mallya added, “We may even look at inducting new aircraft into our fleet sooner than planned so that we are fully geared to capitalize on the upturn. We are actively pursuing various options for fund
raising and our plans are on track. Given the tremendous equity that Seabury enjoys with global investors, Kingfisher Airlines is benchmarking itself against the best in the world.

At a time when the industry is facing remarkably difficult challenges to becoming profitable, the appointment of Seabury is a proactive step taken towards ensuring that the Leadership Team is supported by
and has access to seasoned advisors with proven expertise in aviation”.

The flights on the New Delhi–London–New Delhi and New Delhi–Hong Kong–New Delhi routes will be operated using Airbus A330 aircraft while flights on the other routes will be operated using the Airbus A320 family of aircraft.

The start dates for the launch of flights on these new routes will be announced at a later date.

Kingfisher a décidé de se joindre à l'Alliance oneworld.
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DATE:23/02/10. SOURCE:Air Transport Intelligence news
Kingfisher to join Oneworld
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India's Kingfisher Airlines aims to join the Oneworld as its 12th member, after signing an agreement with the alliance to take its first step towards full membershipIt also applied today to India's civil aviation ministry for approval to join Oneworld, says the alliance..

Kingfisher a, donc, commencé son processus d'adhésion.

Kingfisher will likely take 18 months to complete the process to become a member, which means it could start flying as an Oneworld airline during 2011, says Oneworld.

Kingfisher's chairman Vijay Mallya and chief executives from the alliance's 11 member airlines signed a memorandum of understanding for Kingfisher to start the process to join Oneworld, it says.
British Airways will sponsor and support Kingfisher through its alliance implementation programme, adds Oneworld.

"Kingfisher is an ideal fit for Oneworld. It has a strong focus on customer service and its network expands what the alliance currently offers," says BA's chief executive Willie Walsh.

Kingfisher operates to 70 destinations, with the majority in India. It has a fleet of 66 aircraft, and carried 10.9 million passengers in the financial year ended 31 March 2009.
"Becoming part of Oneworld would be one of our most significant steps so far - and is right in line with our vision to become one of the world's top airlines," says Mallya.

Le choix de oneworld aidera à équilibrer les alliances sur plusieurs zones du globe !

"It will also strengthen us financially, through revenues from passengers transferring to our network from our Oneworld partners and the cost reduction opportunities the alliance offers."

Ceci résume bien les avantages 'clé' des Alliances en général !

Kingfisher has reported three loss-making quarters so far in its current financial year. For the fiscal third quarter ended 31 December 2009, the carrier posted a net loss of 4.2 billion rupees ($91 million).
It recently hired management consulting firm Seabury Aviation & Aerospace to help improve its financial performance.

Dossier à suivre !

Additif.

Voici quelques mots dits clairement chez ATWOnline !
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Kingfisher to nest with oneworld
Wednesday February 24, 2010

Buoyed by Japan Airlines' decision to maintain its membership in the alliance and the US Dept. of Transportation's tentative approval of transatlantic antitrust immunity, oneworld yesterday announced that its Asian presence will be expanded further with the 2011 addition of India's Kingfisher Airlines.

Voilà ! Un déblocage, .... après toutes ces années d'attente indue, quand on tient compte du "favoritisme" (pour des raisons en grande partie 'politiques' ) ....manifesté au bénéfice des Alliances SKYTEAM & STAR Alliance !

Et DELTA & AF-KLM avaient tout compris et vu les risquies, .... d'où tout leur mic-mac avec JAL, et les "interventions" du Ministre français en déplacement au Japon !

The Bangalore-based carrier officially applied to India's Ministry of Civil Aviation for permission to join the group, and an official target date will be announced once that regulatory procedure is complete. The alliance set 2011 as a preliminary goal. Kingfisher will become oneworld's 13th member and is sponsored by British Airways. Russia's S7 Airlines is set to join this year [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].

"Becoming part of oneworld would be one of our most significant steps so far and is right in line with our vision to become one of the world's top airlines," Kingfisher Chairman and CEO Vijay Mallya said.

BA CEO Willie Walsh called the airline "an ideal fit" for the group and fired a volley at rival Star Alliance by claiming that "oneworld's priority is the quality, rather than the quantity, of our member airlines." Star currently has 26 members with four more, including Air India, preparing to join.

WW a bien choisi l'occasion !

Kingfisher will add 58 destinations to the oneworld map, all in India, expanding the group's combined network to 800 airports in nearly 150 countries. Oneworld carriers currently serve Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai.

Kingfisher began flying internationally in September 2008 and operates to oneworld hubs at London Heathrow, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Singapore, in addition to Colombo, Dubai and Dhaka [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]. It serves a total of 63 Indian and seven international destinations......... [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].

by Brian Straus

Bonne journée !

Kingfisher se prépare !

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Kingfisher to launch seven international routes
Colombo Times, Arrival Time: 2010-03-17

Sri lanka, March 15 -- India's second largest private carrier Kingfisher Airlines will launch seven international routes this summer, which include a daily non-stop flight between New Delhi and London starting March 28 and one between New Delhi and Hong Kong beginning April 7.

Signe encourageant !

The two services are part of seven new international routes, for which Kingfisher Airlines received traffic rights from the Indian government last month, Kingfisher Airlines Commercial Administration and Industrial Affairs General Manager Arjun Dasgupta said at the ITB Berlin 2010- the world's largest tourism fair. The other routes include New Delhi-Bangkok, New Delhi- Dubai, Mumbai-Colombo, Mumbai-Bangkok and Mumbai-Dubai.

In an interview, Dasgupta said wide-bodied twin-aisle Airbus A330-200 aircraft configured in two classes will be deployed for flights to London and Hong Kong.

No dates have been set for the other flights, but they are expected to be launched this summer.

They will be served by Airbus A320 aircraft, Dasgupta said, adding that the company's expansion plans abroad and its efforts to consolidate its share of the domestic market were at the centre of its marketing campaign at the five-day ITB Berlin.Tour operators and trade visitors from Europe and other regions have responded positively to the airline's intentions to step up its international services and evinced interest to cooperate in different areas, he said.

Bonne chance & réussite pour Kingfisher !

Fin du trou noir pour Kingfisher ?

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With buoyancy returning to the overall economy towards the second half of the year and in specific the aviation Industry, Kingfisher has seen an 11 point increase in load factors to 71% from 60% in the previous year.

The increase in loads coupled with several cost reduction initiatives has led to a substantial reduction in operating losses by Rs 1,047 Cr (EBITDA loss reduced to 696 Cr in FY 10 Vs 1,743 Cr in FY 09).

The loss after tax for the year has reduced by Rs 493 Cr (Rs 1,647 Cr Vs Rs 2,140 Cr in the previous year).

This performance has been delivered despite the impact of extraordinary items totalling more than Rs 64o cr due to several uncontrollable factors including Rs. 240 Cr on account of grounded aircraft, over Rs. 400 Cr on account of premature termination of aircraft lease, foreign exchange loss and general clean up post the complete integration of Air Deccan.

FY10 Performance

• EBITDA loss of Rs 266 Cr from domestic operations (after accounting Rs. 240 Cr costs of grounded aircrafts), compared to a loss of Rs. 1292 Cr in the same period of the previous year - an improvement of Rs. 1026 Cr

• The company posted a positive 13% EBITDAR of Rs. 598 cr as against a loss of Rs. 251 cr in the previous financial year in respect of its domestic operations.

• The performance was despite intense competition & capacity cuts of 17% on domestic operations

• Kingfisher Airlines continues to remain “India’s favourite airline” and the only five star rated airline in India (as per Skytrax) and the single largest carrier in the domestic industry with a market share of 23% in FY 2010.

• On an overall basis, the company has incurred an EBITDA loss of Rs. 696 crs in FY 10 vs. a loss of Rs 1743 crs in FY 09 during the same period of the previous year – an improvement of Rs. 1047 crs.

La compagnie indienne Kingfischer cloue au sol 9 A320s pour des problèmes de moteurs (IAE2500)

Kingfisher grounds nine A320s on engine problems
India's Kingfisher Airlines has grounded nine of its [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] family aircraft after encountering problems with the aircraft's International Aero Engines [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] engines.
The aircraft experienced "technical issues" with stages three to eight of the 10-stage high-pressure compressor in the engine, among other problems, says a Kingfisher spokesman.
"Because we place the safety of our guests, crew and aircraft above everything else, the impacted aircraft were grounded pending rectification," he adds.
Three of the nine grounded aircraft will return to service in two weeks once their engines are overhauled, says the spokesman, who declines to elaborate on the remaining aircraft.
Kingfisher operates 34 A320 family aircraft, all powered by IAE V2500 engines. according to Flightglobal's ACAS database.
IAE officials were not immediately contactable for comment

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Prudence !
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DATE:17/08/10. SOURCE:Air Transport Intelligence news
Kingfisher grounds nine A320s on engine problems
By Ghim-Lay Yeo

India's Kingfisher Airlines has grounded nine of its Airbus A320 family aircraft after encountering problems with the aircraft's International Aero Engines [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] engines.

A noter : prudence de la Direction de la Cie.

The aircraft experienced "technical issues" with stages three to eight of the 10-stage high-pressure compressor in the engine,…

Zone RR du moteur.

…..among other problems, says a Kingfisher spokesman.

Quels autres problems ? A voir.

"Because we place the safety of our guests, crew and aircraft above everything else, the impacted aircraft were grounded pending rectification," he adds.

Il serait bon de savoir s’il y avait un lot d’avions (par exemple, …. certains de ceux repris à Deccan, et qui ne faisaient pas l’objet d’un accord --« style IAE »-- correspondant au TotalCare de RR). Cela sent un problème ‘entretien-moteur’, plutôt qu'un ‘problème-moteur’ ! A suivre, …. auprès de Kingfisher, aussi !

Three of the nine grounded aircraft will return to service in two weeks once their engines are overhauled, says the spokesman, who declines to elaborate on the remaining aircraft.

Un mélange de ‘curatif’ et de ‘préventif’ ? A voir ! Cela commence à sentir encore plus fort un problème ‘entretien-moteur’ !

Kingfisher operates 34 A320 family aircraft, all powered by IAE V2500 engines. according to Flightglobal's ACAS database.

Combien sans accord “power-by-the-hour” ou “TotalCare”, style IAE ?

IAE officials were not immediately contactable for comment.

Ils répondront, si besoin est.

Post lié à l'affaire KINGFISHER
(IAE V2500 : concerne "Vortex Reducer")
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Cher vonrichthoffen, et chers tous que ceci intéresse, .... cela serait, sans doute, utile et agréable pour notre Forum et ses membres, que vous puissiez fournir quelques clarifications, concernant cet incident sur les moteurs IAE V2500 de certains Airbus (famille A320) de Kingfisher.

Je vous présenterai quelques :

• (a) données historiques (factuelles),
  
• (b) informations, disponibles pour tous dans le domaine public,
  
• (c) éléments pertinents au contexte de cet incident (avec les sources, bien sûr, comme d'habitude) allégué être enraciné dans le Compresseur Haute Pression / "High Pressure Compressor" (HCP), notamment pour vous indiquer pourquoi,
  
• ---- sur la base de faits objectifs, et craintes réelles, présentés par les Autorités américaines (FAA),
  
• ---- que je ne refoule pas -- surtout pas -- il est raisonnable de dire....
  
• ---- qu'il semblerait qu'il y ait une forte possibilité que.....
  
• ---- cette affaire relève surtout d'une question d'entretien-moteur,
  
• ---- et non pas d'une question fondamentale de moteur (conception, design, fabrication & ou réalisation de moteur "pur jus").
  
  

Comme vous le savez, il est rare que je m'aventure même à ce point, dans une affaire de ce type. Je ne veux jamais orienter le débat sur la sécurité, .... et ici, ... je ne cherche absolument pas à favoriser IAE , ou RR.

Si, dans ce cas précis, il s'était agi d'une motorisation CFM-56, j'aurais fait la même présentation, pour les mêmes raisons. C'est une question de rigueur, d'honnêteté, de factualité. Il n'y a aucun parti pris.

Sentez-vous libres, totalement libres, de donner votre réponse ("warts and all" / 'toutes critiques incluses, sans concessiorn').
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(a) Données historiques (factuelles).

• Sauf erreur ou omission de ma part, en ce qui concerne les moteurs IAE V2500, il n'y a absolument aucun historique, ayant nécessité un AD des Autorités américaines (FAA) ou autres, d'un incident de 'criques' / "cracks" d'un disque de HPC ;
  
• il y a eu des AD, concernant les "cracks" de "Vortex Reducer", notamment sur la tout première version, soit la "-A1" du moteur IAE V2500 (IAE V2500-A1), "standard" qui a cédé la place au standard "-A5" (IAE V2500-A5) ;
  
• ce standard "-A5" avait reçu de grandes améliorations, par rapport audit "-A1", ... y compris celle d'un nouveau "Vortex Reducer" (appelons-le le VR-A5-01, pour la circonstance) .
  
• l'amélioration fut indéniable ; mais, même dans ce cas, il y a eu un besoin d'améliorer encore, et, disons que c'est le standard qu'on peut appeler, toujours pour la circonstance, "VR-A5-02" qui est en place aujourd'hui ;
  
• il y a même eu un AD tout récent (en 2010, ... mois d'avril), .... mais toujours pas pour "crack" d'un disque de HPC, et toujours déclenché par la découverte d'un "crack" sur "Vortex Reducer", ... et vraisemblablement celui qu'on pourrait appeler le "standard VR-A5-01" (point important, auquel nous reviendrons).
  
  

(b) Informations, disponibles pour tous dans le domaine public.

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• l'AD ne concerne que le "Vortex Reducer".
  
• Les VR sont des "time-limited life parts" / 'pièces à durée de vie limité par le temps'. Ces VR doivent être inspectés fréquemment, et, s'il y a le moindre signe précurseur d'une faiblesse, doivent être remplacés immédiatement.
  
• Positionné entre deux disques de HPC, tout VR affaibli peut se détériorer rapidement, d'une manière "non gérée", et non gérable, et, s'il se brise, peut causer une détérioration à l'un ou à l'autre des deux disques sains en question, ou aux deux ensemble, événement capable d'engendrer un incident qui pourrait consister en un "uncontained failure".
  
• Voilà le risque réel d'un danger réel, à potentiel grave.
  
• Et le VR (en mars / avril, 2010, ... date récente, donc) ne coûte que : US$ 80 (quatre vingts US$).
  
  

(c) Eléments pertinents au contexte de cet incident.

• En outre, en fouillant dans l'historique des 3 compagnies (en Inde) que sont, ou qu'ont été, Deccan, Kingfisher et Indigo, surtout en se référant aux acquisitions et aux dates des acquisitions, il est certain, que pour les avions liés aux 2 compagnies, Deccan et Indigo, et à leur commandes des précédentes 'fournées', il s'agirait, au mieux, des VR-A5-01.
  
• Et il est un fait que, pour les moteurs des avions concernés de Deccan et d'Indigo (ceux de Deccan étant sous Kingfisher, maintenant), il est certain qu'il n'y a pas d'accord "style IAE", du type "TotalCare".
  
• Sous les accords du genre "TotalCare" ou "Power by the Hour", les techniciens d'IAE, ou de CFMI, aussi, auraient changé systématiquement, de façon routinière, à chaque visite appropriée programmée, les VR, ... chose qui ne surait absolument pas être garantie, quand il n'y pas d'entretien contractuel "d'aftermarket".
  
• Enfin, on nous informe qu'il est possible, lors d'un entretien 'indélicat', effectué sans le doigté requis, qu'un VR soit endommagé par inadvertence.
  
  

Voici quelques extraits pertinents de l'AD récent.

• DATES: This AD becomes effective April 22, 2010.
  
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• Conclusion
  
  We have carefully reviewed the available data and determined that air safety and the public interest require adopting the AD as proposed.

Costs of Compliance

We estimate that this AD will affect six IAE turbofan engines installed on airplanes of U.S. registry. We also estimate that it will take about one work-hour per engine to perform the actions, and that the average labor rate is $80 per work-hour. No parts are required. Based on these figures, we estimate the total cost of the AD to U.S. operators to be $480.

• Unsafe Condition
  
  (d) This AD results from reports of fractured vortex reducers found at shop visits. We are issuing this AD to inspect for cracks in the vortex reducer. Cracks in the vortex reducer could result in an uncontained failure of the HP compressor stage 3-8 drum and subsequent damage to the airplane.

• Onetime Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection
  
  (f) Fluorescent penetrant inspect the vortex reducer for cracks when the HPC stage 3-8 drum has between 3,000 and 13,500 cycles- since-new (CSN) if all of the following conditions also apply:
  (1) The HPC stage 3-8 drum has ever operated in an engine at the V2527E-A5, V2527M-A5, V2528-D5, V2530-A5, or V2533-A5 thrust ratings,
  (2) The vortex reducer had cycles accumulated on it when mated with the HPC stage 3-8 drum, and
  (3) The HPC stage 3-8 drum had fewer than 3,000 CSN when mated to the vortex reducer.
  (g) If the vortex reducer is cracked, remove both the vortex reducer and the HPC stage 3-8 drum from service.
  (h) After the effective date of this AD, do not return to service any HPC stage 3-8 drum that was removed as specified in paragraph (g) of this AD.

J'espère que ces détails ne vous ennuient pas.

Ils donnent le démenti aux affirmations et hypothèses (toujours des hypothèses) exagérées (hyperbole ! ) qu'on lit ici et là . Aussi, ces détails balayent complètement toute suggestion exagérée (pure fiction ! ) de 'disques HPC avec "cracks"... ',..... car il ne s'agit que de VR avec "cracks", voire "fractures".

Il n'y a, à mes yeux, selon les faits, aucune analogie possible entre cette affaire, et celles de GE, notamment celles concernant les CF-6 ! [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]
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Mais je vous saurais gré de me donner votre feed-back, ou des inputs frais. Merci d'avance !

Surtout n'hésitez pas à critiquer mon analyse ! Elle a le mérite d'exister (je l'avais faite, bien sûr, avant d'écrire à ce sujet). Mais elle ne prétend pas être parfaite ou exhaustive. J'ai cherché à faire une présentation "raisonnable" !

Et je répète, ... si la motorisation dans cette affaire de Kingfisher avait été celle de CFMI (CFM-56), et que les faits eussent été comme ci-dessus, j'aurais écrit comme pour IAE et ses Associés. [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]

Bonjour, chers tous.

Bien sûr, .... dans les extraits de l'AD que j'ai cités, dans le post précédent, vous pourrez lire :

.....(d) This AD results from reports of fractured vortex reducers found at shop visits. We are issuing this AD to inspect for cracks in the vortex reducer. Cracks in the vortex reducer could result in an uncontained failure of the HP compressor stage 3-8 drum and subsequent damage to the airplane.

Cet extrait, avec sa référence au terme "shop visits", au pluriel, et le contenu général de l'AD, et la nature même de la pièce, "Vortex Reducer", semble nous mettre clairement & carrément dans le contextee des opérations "entretien".

Aussi, la FAA ne fait aucune mention de, ou allusion (où que ce soit), à un quelconque problème ou défaut de matériau, ou de conception, de design, ou de processus de fabrication du moteur ou du HPC.

Il n'y a que les exagérations d'un ou de quelques Forumistes, ici et là (ailleurs), qui ont fabriqué la notion de "cracks" / 'criques' dans des disques dudit HPC ! [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]

Bonjour, Chers tous. Je rectifie une erreur de ma part, .... mais cela va dans le sens de la partie essentielle de ce que j'ai écrit :
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Il s'agit bel et bien d'un problème "d'aftermarket", lié à l'entretien,dans ce sens, que cela concerne une pièce de "time-limited operational life", ... certes défectueuse dans "stricto sensu", et entièrment la reponsabilité d'IAE, ..... RR, .... pour ce qui concern Indigo.

Pour Kingfisher, le Président & CEO, flamboyant comme d'habitude (genre de Tim CLARK, version asiatique, fait déjà des demandes publiques de compensation.

Naturellment, ni IAE ni RR ne répondront publiquement. Car le diagnostic de Kingfisher n'a aucune valeur officielle à ce stade.

La médiatisation de l'affaire Kingfisher, à ce stade, est son affaire personnelle.

La question d'Indigo est traitée par la voie commerciale de garantie OEM / "style TotalCare", qui, apparemment, couvrait la pièce précise de l'incident Indigo en question.
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Le cas d'Indigo, contrairement à ce que j'avais interprété (à tort), concernait, donc, une pièce garantie / couverte par accord "post-livraison".
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KFA to seek compensation for grounding of aircraft

BS Reporters / New Delhi August 18, 2010, 1:02 IST Vijay Mallya’s Kingfi.sher Airlines plans to seek compensation from the manufacturer of the engine that led to the grounding of nine of its Airbus 320 aircraft. Though the company spokesperson declined to comment on the compensation amount, industry sources put it at Rs 1,000 crore. An airline executive said the figure would include cost of repair and revenue losses due to grounding the aircraft. "As a result of the identified engine issue, there were extraordinary repair costs on account of other engine issues after the aircraft went for repair. Revenue losses would also be a part of the compensation," said the executive, who did not want to be identified. Il serait raisonnable qu'IAE offre une compensation raisonnable. Sans doute, ceci sera fait, même s'il s'avère qu'il y a eu négligence ou erreur humaine au niveau des inspections assurées par les "délégués" de Kingfisher (autres que ceux d'IAE, peut-être, ... s'entend ....). Mais ce "deal" risque d'être assorti d'un accord "frais" du genre TotalCare. The engine, manufactured by International Aero Engines (IAE), a joint venture between four aviation companies, including Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce, is fitted on aircraft belonging to the Airbus A320 family. An email question to the spokesperson of the engine manufacturer did not elicit any response. IAE V2500 engines fitted on the airplanes of Kingfisher Airlines experienced technical issues with the HPC stage 3-8 drum assembly. There were issues with the silver nuts in the engine, which broke due to excessive heat. A ce stade, .... pure spéculation, en ce qui concerne la "root cause". Si la "time-limited operating life" de la composante n'a pas été prise en compte, comme il le fallait, .... ce sera immédiatement une affaire de "temps excessif en opération sans l'entretien selon le cahier des charges / le manuel de l'OEM (IAE & / ou RR)". Même là, RR / IAE pourrait faire, tout de même, le geste commercial, pour résoudre le problème du passé, ...... mais cela serait probablement, voire nécessairement, assorti d'une promesse de silence de la part de Kingfisher, comme cela s'est passé quand Emirates a dû reconnaître publiquemùent que la Cie. (ses pilotes, en fait) n'avait pas respecté les instructions strictes du Manuel du RR Trent 800 ! India’s largest low-cost carrier, IndiGo, which operates 27 Airbus 320 aircraft, faced similar problems with the engine. The problem was rectified by the engine manufacturer, as IndiGo has a post-delivery agreement with the company on this. Voilà le point qui engendre, bien sûr, ma rectification. Nous savions que cela était le cas pour la suite des commandes Indigo. Il y a dû y avoir un effet rétroactif pour la première fournée, .... ou même un accord spécifique, "après date". Car, à l'époque de la première commande (très importante) d'Indigo, il me semble que le consortium IAE n'avait pas encore "installé" ses conditions permettant ce genre d'accord (?), correspondant au "TotalCare", toujours plus compliqué à mettre en place pour un Consortium. Kingfisher, which operates 375 flights a day to 71 destinations in India and abroad, had reported net loss of Rs 1,647.2 crore in the financial year ended this March. It reported a net loss of Rs 187 crore in the first quarter of the current financial year. The airline had debt of Rs 7,413 crore as of December 2009. The merchant banking arm of State Bank of India (SBI) is preparing a debt recast plan. SBI had earlier rejected a proposal to recast Kingfisher's Rs 2,099-crore short-term debt. The airline has hired Seabury Aviation & Aerospace, a US-based company, to advise on sustaining its long-term profitability by strengthening the operational and financial performance. Tout ceci explique la façon dont Kingfisher continue à chercher toutes les occasions de "grapiller" des sous, à tout bout de champ ! Il ne faut pas en être dupe !