Arab Air Carriers Organization: Industry Partners

Embraer (Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A.) is the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial jets up to 120 seats, and one of Brazil's leading exporters. Embraer's headquarters are located in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, and it has offices, industrial operations and customer service facilities in Brazil, the United States, France, Portugal, China and Singapore. Founded in 1969, the Company designs, develops, manufactures and sells aircraft for the Commercial Aviation, Executive Aviation, and Defense and Government segments. The Company also provides after sales support and services to customers worldwide. On March 31, 2008, Embraer had a workforce of 23,878 employees and a firm order backlog of US$ 20.3 billion.

The EMBRAER 170/190 E-Jets family is comprised of four commercial jets with 70 to 122 seats, featuring advanced engineering design, outstanding performance, high operating economics, and a spacious cabin. The E-Jets can fly at a maximum operating speed of Mach 0.82 and 41,000 ft altitude (12,497m), with a range of up to 2,400 nautical miles (4,448 km). The high degree of commonality among the four aircraft results in exceptional spare parts and maintenance cost reduction for carriers.

As of March 31, 2008, the E-Jets family has secured 45 firm orders in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Saudi Arabian Airlines was the first airline to select the E-Jets by placing an order for 15 E170s in April 2005.

Royal Jordanian Airlines became the second airline to choose the E-Jets, with an order for 7 E195s placed in March 2006; in October 2007, 2 of these 7 E195s were converted in E175s, enabling Royal Jordanian Airlines to match capacity to demand and to benefit from the E-Jets family commonality.

Egyptair selected the Embraer E170 in September 2006, placing an order for 6 aircraft, with six options, that were converted in January 2008. These aircraft are operated by the new subsidiary Egyptair Express created for domestic and regional services.

In December 2006, Sirte Oil Company (from Libya) placed an order for one E170.

In November 2007, NAS Air, one of the low cost airlines in Saudi Arabia, selected the E190 and E195 with an order to Embraer for 5 E190s with 5 options and 12 purchase rights, and a leasing agreement with GECAS for 3 E190s and 2 E195s.As of March 31, 2008, the E-Jets family order book had logged 835 firm orders and 840 options, totaling 1,675 aircraft to 48 customers in 34 countries.

CFM: The Power of Flight
CFM International (CFM) was formed as a 50/50 joint company between Snecma (SAFRAN Group) of France and General Electric of the United States in mid-1974. Today, CFM is the world’s leading supplier of commercial transport aircraft engines.

The two parent companies to share everything equally, from design and development to production and support. Final engine assembly is performed both at GE facilities in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, and at Snecma facilities in Villaroche, France.

The CFM56 product line includes six engine models spanning the thrust range from 18,500 to 34,000 pounds (82 to 151 kN) thrust powering 30 commercial and military applications.

Commercial applications include Airbus A318, A319, A320, and A321 single-aisle aircraft, the long-range, four-engine A340-200 and -300, and the A318 Elite and A319 Corporate Jet; the Boeing Classic 737-300/-400/-500, and 737-600/-700/-800/-900/-900ER and Boeing Business Jet; and re-engined DC-8 Super 70 series aircraft.

Total firm CFM56 orders currently stand at nearly 23,000 engines from nearly 500 customers/operators, of which more than 17,650 have been delivered. These orders represent more than 55 percent of the 100+ passenger aircraft ordered over the past decade.

In 2007, the company introduced CFM56 Tech Insertion into the CFM56-5B and CFM56-7B fleets. This program incorporates advanced technologies that provide operators with lower maintenance costs, improved oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions, and better fuel burn. CFM has also defined upgrade kits that will be made these available to current operators in early 2008.

CFM has improved the cooling in the current CFM56 single-annular combustor in order to reduce NOx emissions, providing margin to the new International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Committee of Aviation Environmental Protection CAEP/6 standards that take in 2008.

Snecma and GE have formed one of the most successful aviation joint ventures history, and both companies remain firmly committed to maintaining CFM's position as the industry leader in reliability, durability, and low cost of ownership for many years to come.

For more information, please contact, Stephane Garson/General Manager Product Marketing/Commercial Engines at +33 1 60 59 50 92 or +33 6 74 89 73 28, stephane.garson@snecma.fr

Rolls-Royce operates in four global markets - civil aerospace, defense aerospace, marine and energy. It is investing in technology and capability that can be exploited in each of these sectors to create a competitive range of products.

The company has a broad customer base comprising 600 airlines, 4,000 corporate and utility aircraft and helicopter operators, 160 armed forces and more than 2,000 marine customers, including 70 navies. The company has energy customers in nearly 120 countries. Rolls-Royce employs around 38,000 people, of which 22,000 are in the UK. Forty percent of its employees are based outside the UK - including 5,000 in the rest of Europe and 8,000 in North America.

The Middle East growth experienced by Rolls-Royce is demonstrated by the increasing number of engines currently in service with airlines and armed forces in the Middle East. Around 1,100 aero engines are in operation, with 350 more on order.

Adnoc Distribution's Aviation Division is a leading supplier of aviation fuel in the UAE, servicing the needs of the aviation sector including passenger, cargo Airlines, military and general aviation. The company operates state-of-the-art fuelling centers across the UAE, including at the Abu Dhabi International Airport, Al Ain International Airport, Fujairah International Airport, Sharjah International Airport, Bateen Airport and Ras Al Khaimah International Airport. As local airports undertake ambitious expansion plans, Adnoc continues to upgrade its UAE aviation fuelling operations to meet increased demand.

Adnoc aviation fuels are refined following the strictest international jet fuel standards for commercial and military fuel, and the Aviation Equipment and Design Standards.

Adnoc Distribution's technical and operational expertise ensures that fuel quality is uncompromised from refinery to transportation to aircraft tank.

Safety and reliability are given priority throughout the distribution process, and Aviations Services maintains advanced safety and fire suppression measures, equipment, and staff. Aviation Division's quality products and service are available to customers 24/7.

Adnoc Distribution is a strategic supplier of aviation fuels and services, with an extensive network of production and refinery facilities able to adjust fuel volumes to match customer needs. Adnoc operates an exceptional transportation network, and delivers uncompromising quality, safety and service excellence from the refinery process through to servicing on the tarmac. Adnoc Distribution Aviation Services is the reliable choice for aviation fuel products and services within the United Arab Emirates.

Every day at over 880 airports across more than 70 countries, Shell Aviation provides fuel for more than 7000 aircraft refuelling a plane every 12 seconds. Shell Aviation is a world leader in marketing aviation fuel and operating airport fuelling facilities, but it also has a huge range of knowledge on everything from formulating better fuels to designing and managing cost-effective installations.

In February 2008, for the second year running, Shell Aviation was been named Best International Jet Fuel Marketer in the prestigious Armbrust Aviation Group's 12th annual Awards - a title Shell Aviation has obtained for three of the past four years.

The company has invested heavily in the future of aviation - in new locations and in upgrades to existing ones, in technical advances, and in people - at local, regional and global levels. It is one of the few fuel companies with Research and Development facilities dedicated to the aviation sector.

Its operating methods major on local strength backed by global support and it places great emphasis on training, meaning that the skills and professionalism of its people are maintained at a higher level than ever before.

Shell Aviation signed an agreement to study the benefits of Synthetic Jet Fuel at the 2007 Dubai Air Show. The signing included key aviation businesses including; Qatar Airways, Qatar Petroleum, Qatar Fuel Company, Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Qatar Science, Technology Park and Shell. The research will look at the feasibility of using synthetic jet fuels for aircraft and is a particularly important step for Shell Aviation towards finding alternative sources of more efficient and innovative alternatives for aviation engines.

Earlier this year the Airbus A380 was the first commercial aircraft to fly with Shell synthetic jet fuel processed from gas (Gas to Liquid - GTL) in a three-hour flight between Filton, UK and Toulouse, France.

A world-leading technology and distribution solutions provider, Amadeus delivers unparalleled expertise to the travel and tourism industry, including leading-edge solutions that cover airlines' unique business needs, independent of their size, business model or market reach.

Amadeus' pioneering new-generation Customer Management Solution (CMS) portfolio, Amadeus Altéa CMS, serves network and regional carriers. The Altéa portfolio, based on a pioneering community platform concept, enables improved operational efficiency and increases revenue. The portfolio consists of the Altéa Reservation, Altéa Inventory and Altéa Departure Control solutions.

Low Cost Carriers have an alternative Customer Management Solution, Amadeus Pioneer CMS, based on adaptive technology that provides a robust option that easily adjusts to their evolving operational requirements.

Further complementing these integrated IT solutions is the Amadeus e-Travel Airline Suite that includes the Amadeus e-Retail Engine, which powers more than 250 websites of over 75 airlines.Other standalone IT solutions include revenue integrity and automatic ticket reissue tools, in addition to full e-ticket interlining and ground-handling management technology services.

www.amadeus.com/airlines

Providing innovative data and timetable solutions to the aviation community

Innovata, a global leader in travel and hospitality content management and distribution solutions is now established and recognized as a major industry source for worldwide airline schedule and related data. As a partner of IATA in marketing the Schedule Reference Service (SRS) to the industry, Innovata maintains one of the world’s largest flight databases representing more than 99% of the air segment miles flown worldwide with over 900 airlines participating in the database. Approximately 90% of the database is refreshed every week.

Innovata delivers accurate, reliable and up to date information to meet a wide range of timetable, route mapping and data services needs for aviation related industries. Innovata has established itself as the market leader in the provision of electronic downloadable and wireless timetable services and mapping services to airlines and airports worldwide.

Headquartered in Atlanta, USA, with regional offices in UK and Singapore, Innovata serves over 170 customers worldwide.

Lufthansa Systems is one of the leading airline & aviation IT providers worldwide. With our solutions and services we enable airlines to increase productivity and yield, to maximize savings and to react strategically and quickly to market changes. We support airlines of all business models in the efficient and productive planning and control of their resources and in the seamless management of their passenger processes. The company covers the entire spectrum of IT services, from consulting, through the development and implementation of applications, to reliable 24-hour operations.

Our services benefit from the valuable experience the company has gained from being part of the Lufthansa Group. This background gives Lufthansa Systems significant competitive advantage and makes us a valuable partner to the airline and aviation industry.

Mercator is a global business technology provider headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and delivers business transformation, process improvement and return on investment. Mercator’s focus is on key capability areas within the aviation & related industries: Next Generation Revenue Accounting, Next Generation Cargo, Passenger & Airport Solutions, Customer Relationship Management, Enterprise Resource Planning Implementation, Safety & Compliance and Travel Distribution.

Mercator is the IT solutions and services provider to the rapidly expanding Emirates Group which includes the award-winning global airline Emirates and the region’s leading aviation and travel services company Dnata. In addition Mercator provides solutions to over 100 customers based in 5 continents.

The secret of Mercator’s success lies in its dedication to providing quality products backed up with excellent customer service. The philosophy behind the development of these solutions ensures that each product adds significant value to customers by reducing costs, improving processes and increasing productivity.

www.mercator.com

OAG Aviation Solutions (www.oagaviation.com) provides the industry’s most accurate and comprehensive single source of airline information.

The business is underpinned by its data management expertise. It is best known for its airline schedules database which feeds the world’s global distribution systems and travel portals and drives the internal systems of many airlines, air traffic control systems, aircraft manufacturers, airport planners and government agencies. The OAG schedules data base holds future and historical flight details for around 1000 airlines and 3,500 airports. Every 10 seconds a flight is updated on the OAG database and over the coming year it will track over 28 million departures.

As well as its worldwide airline schedule distribution OAG is renown for its analytical services and aviation intelligence, timetables, codeshare services and connections marketing. Our portfolio of data services are further strengthened by our global aircraft fleets database, capacity supply and traffic demand analysis tools.

OAG Aviation Solutions is a division of OAG (Official Airline Guide, www.oagcorporate.com), a global flight information and data solutions company for the passenger aviation, air cargo logistics and business travel markets. OAG brings together buyers and sellers of air travel and transport through the management and distribution of airline product information, the supply of corporate travel planning tools and the promotion of travel and transport products. The company is part of Commonwealth Business Media (www.cbizmedia.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of United Business Media (www.unitedbusinessmedia.com).

Sabre Travel Network, a Sabre Holdings company, provides the most comprehensive end-to-end solutions for corporate and leisure travel. The Sabre GDS is the foundation for these solutions, providing a ready-built efficient marketplace that connects travel suppliers, including hundreds of airlines and thousands of hotels, with more than 50,000 travel agency locations. Currently, Sabre collectively handles over 70 percent of the BTN 100 bookings.

Key brands of Sabre Travel Network include GetThere, for corporate travel reservation technology; Nexion, a host agency; SynXis, for hotel reservation management, distribution and technology services; E-site marketing, specializing in online business solutions exclusively for the hospitality industry TRAMS, mid- and back-office solutions and marketing services for travel agencies; and TRAMS Marketing Alliance (TMA), a marketing promotions services for leisure travel agencies. Sabre Travel Network also markets TripTailor Vacations, a travel wholesaler providing dynamic packaging for the travel agency marketplace.

Sabre Holdings connects people with the world’s greatest travel possibilities by retailing travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry.

www.sabre-holdings.com
www.sabretravelnetwork.com

Sabre Airline Solutions: Providing industry-leading integrated solutions and services for airlines and airports, Sabre Airline Solutions® helps companies find solutions to their most challenging situations; their technology not only provides the answers for today’s challenges, but has the flexibility to solve tomorrow’s as well; and offers customer service that is beyond comparison.

Sabre Airline Solutions serves airlines and airports in the following areas:

Future-facing Technology: Our comprehensive portfolio was designed in conjunction with the world’s most innovative airlines, helping airlines better market, sell, serve and operate-from planning through execution. Together, our technology and solutions deliver the most robust, integrated platform of airline solutions available.

Community and Knowledge Sharing: When you select Sabre Airline Solutions as your business partner, you benefit from some of the leading thinkers in the industry. And you receive comprehensive services that ensure the relationship begins - not ends - when product installation is complete.

Customer Service: We are committed to help you broaden your possibilities and achieve true breakthroughs in your business.

To succeed, you must attract customers with desirable destinations and frequencies as well as an enjoyable travel experience. Being able to know your customers intimately — helps ensure success by gaining customer loyalty. Our solutions are uniquely configured to help you in this crucial area. And our consulting practice and knowledge services provide additional industry insight into achieving optimum revenue, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

The airline industry will always present unique and complex challenges. For more than 40 years, we have innovated ways to help airlines minimize the impact of those challenges. And we’re eager to share a part in your vision of the future.

For more information visit:
www.sabreairlinesolutions.com

SITA is the world's leading specialist in air transport communication and IT solutions. SITA delivers and manages business solutions for airline, airport, GDS, government and other customers over the world’s most extensive network, which forms the communications backbone of the global air transport industry.

SITA’s portfolio includes managed global communications, infrastructure and outsourcing services, as well as services for airline commercial management and passenger operations, flight operations, aircraft operations and air-to-ground communications, airport management and operations, baggage operations, transportation security and border management, cargo operations and more. With a customer service team of over 1,600 staff around the world, SITA invests significantly in achieving best-in-class customer service, providing integrated local and global support for both its communications and IT application services.

SITA has two main subsidiaries: OnAir, which is the leading provider of in-flight connectivity, and CHAMP Cargo systems, the world's only IT company dedicated solely to air cargo. SITA also operates two joint ventures providing services to the air transport community: Aviareto for aircraft asset management and CertiPath for secure electronic identity management.

SITA is one of the world's most international companies. Its global reach is based on local presence, with services for around 550 air transport industry members and 3,200 customers in over 200 countries and territories. In 2009, the company celebrates 60 years in business. Set up in 1949 with 11 member airlines, SITA today employs people of more than 140 nationalities, speaking over 70 different languages. SITA had consolidated revenues of over US$1.42 billion (€1.06 billion) in 2007.

For further information go to www.sita.aero.

ALAFCO Aviation Lease And Finance Company is a Kuwaiti company that provides Shariah-based aircraft leasing products and currently has a portfolio of 27 owned and managed aircraft on lease to 16 airlines in 11 countries. ALAFCO is proud to be a lessor to AACO members Royal Jordanian Airlines for 2 A320-200 aircraft and Yemen Airways for 1 A310-300 aircraft.

This year ALAFCO took another step forward towards realizing its goal of partnering with AACO member airlines and leasing them new aircraft. ALAFCO is proud to add to its customer list AACO members such as Oman Air and Saudi Arabian Airlines. Oman Air signed an agreement with ALAFCO for the lease of 6 new Boeing B787-8/9 aircraft. Saudi Arabian Airlines is going to lease 5 new Airbus A320-200 aircraft delivering in 2009. In addition, the new national airline of Kuwait, Wataniya Airways, is going to launch operations in 2009 with three new A320-200 aircraft on lease from ALAFCO.

ALAFCO is very optimistic about the future of aviation industry in general and in the Arab world and is ready to partner with any airline to support their growth plans. Forecasting growth in regional and global demand for new aircraft, ALAFCO placed orders for 66 new Boeing and Airbus aircraft with deliveries starting from 2009 until 2017. It was the first Middle Eastern country to order the B787-8 Dreamliner aircraft from Boeing. Other new aircraft types on order are A320-200, B737-800 and A350XWB.

ALAFCO remains committed to AACO and values the organizations’ contribution to a more liberal Middle East aviation environment.

Engine Lease Finance Corporation (ELFC) is once again delighted to be an Industry Partner to the AACO and extends its best wishes for a successful Annual General Meeting.

Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Shannon, Ireland, ELF is the world’s largest independent aero-engine lessor. It is owned by BTMU Capital Corporation of Boston, USA, which itself manages in excess of US $4 billion in assets. In turn, BTMU Capital Corporation is owned by the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., one of the world’s largest financial institutions.

The ELF Group of companies is in a rapid phase of expansion and the present portfolio is over 170 engines valued in excess of US$1 billion.

With spare engine leasing now an established and growing business in its own right, ELF enjoys excellent relationships with many airlines worldwide. Among these are some significant Arab carriers. ELF looks forward to continuing its long-term partnership with its existing customers and to forging new relationships through the medium of the AACO.

GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) is the commercial aircraft financing and leasing business of GE and part of GE Infrastructure. GECAS has a fleet of 1,475 owned aircraft it leases to more than 230 airlines in some 70 countries, and it manages nearly 300 aircraft for others. GECAS offers a wide range of aircraft types and financing options, including operating leases and secured debt financing, and also offers productivity solutions including spare engine leasing and spare parts financing and management. GECAS has offices in 29 cities around the world.

Most of the GECAS-owned fleet is made up of modern Airbus and Boeing narrowbody aircraft, with widebody aircraft and freighters as well. The fleet – with an average age of about six years – also includes regional jets from Bombardier and Embraer.
GECAS provides a variety of aircraft financing to airfreight operators around the world and currently maintains a fleet of approximately 100 owned and managed freighters. GECAS has a freighter conversion program in place to convert 737, 747 and 767 passenger aircraft into freighters.

GECAS’s Engine Leasing unit leases and finances GE, CFMI, Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney and IAE aircraft engines. The unit offers a full range of services including short-term rentals, operating leases, structured finance transactions, engine exchanges and guaranteed availability programs to give airlines additional flexibility in their operations. GECAS recently introduced an Aircraft Component Management service that helps airlines finance and manage their rotable and repairable spare parts. The service reduces capital investment, lowers costs and improves on-time performance.

BOC Aviation is the leading Asia-based aircraft leasing company, with a portfolio currently comprising 83 modern aircraft with an average age of just 3.9years, offering truly global coverage. In addition, the company also offers a wide range of lease management and aircraft finance services, both directly and through its parent company Bank of China.

BOC Aviation has customers from every major region and all segments of the airline industry, including full service, low cost, franchise and charter operators.

BOC Aviation is headquartered in Singapore, with representatives based in Europe and the US. The company is owned 100% by Bank of China.

www.bocaviation.com

Professionalism is our core expertise

As the ground handling division of Fraport AG, we are reknown for precision performance on the ground. We set benchmarks in competence, efficiency and punctuality. With almost 50 years of experience in ground handling we are in the top 5 positions in the world ground handling market on a revenue basis. A key strength is our integrated business model which offers our customers infrastructure and handling services at the same time.

As a hub expert and full service partner, we offer the entire range of services associated with aircraft handling according to IATA AHM 810. Seamless logistics processes and well-trained employees as well as high-tech handling equipment provide the basis for a high degree of precision, reliability and quality. Our sophisticated concepts enable us to integrate processes optimally for your timely success, especially when we have to get late-arriving flights out even faster.

Fraport highly values the close and loyal partnership with the AACO member airlines. We appreciate the displayed confidence in our services and we are looking forward to expand our business activities further to form even closer ties and achieve the full benefits of a close cooperation for all partners involved.