Boeing may set course for $6 billion sale of Jeppesen navigation unit
Boeing is exploring a possible $6 billion sale of its Jeppesen navigation unit, Bloomberg News reported last week. The planemaker is working with an adviser on the potential sale of the unit. However, there is no clear indication from Boeing of whether it is offering to sell Jeppesen. Boeing purchased Jeppesen for $1.5 billion in 2000 and the amount attached to the latest speculation about selling Jeppesen suggests a value of $6 billion. Jeppesen and the services attached to it that Boeing offers have expanded significantly since 2000 and include many product offerings, including airspace optimization; crew management solutions; data solutions; developer tools; flight efficiency and sustainability; flight planning and dispatch; navigation solutions; and network operations management. Boeing purchased and operates ForeFlight, creator of the ForeFlight Mobile electronic flight bag app, separately from Jeppesen.
European Aviation Trends paper on summer 2024 performance
Summer 2024 was a very complex and difficult summer. Traffic was up 5% on 2023 and passengers experienced extensive delays, with over a third of flights delayed by more than 15 minutes on arrival. Air Traffic Management contributed to this, with en-route delays of 4.6 minutes per flight, up 52% on 2023 and the second worst year ever. The poor performance can be attributed to a combination of factors – a structural lack of capacity by some air navigation service providers (ANSPs) e.g. due to a lack of air traffic controllers, some ANSPs not delivering the capacity originally committed in preparation for the summer, the unexpectedly high traffic growth in some areas, frequent convective weather and a high volume of flights not adhering to their original flight plan. The latest European Aviation Trends paper looks in detail at where the problems were and what can be done to improve the performance next year. Beyond 2025, a deeper structural reform is needed to face medium to long term challenges, such as the expected traffic growth and the effects of climate change.
European aviation leaders demand urgent investment in eSAF
With the aim of creating transparency on the economics of e-SAF production in Europe, Project SkyPower, which is backed by senior air transport sector leaders, is sharing a bottom-up technoeconomic model simulating the project-level economics. Project SkyPower has developed an open-source technoeconomic model of e-SAF production projects in Denmark, France, Sweden, Norway and the United Kingdom. This model is intended to foster value chain alignment on the economics of e-SAF production and facilitate informed discussions. This bottom-up cash flow model, leveraging expert input and open-source data, allows for the customisation of key design parameters, such as the production pathway (reverse water gas shift Fischer-Tropsch vs methanol-to-jet), year of construction, plant set-up, and financing structure. Key outputs presented on the dashboard include the levelised cost of e-fuels production, IRR (internal rate of return) / NPV (net present value), and payback period.
People: NBAA’s Doug Carr reappointed to US-DOT Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee
NBAA Senior Vice President of Safety, Security, Sustainability and International Operations Doug Carr has been reappointed to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) by Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Carr represents aircraft owners and operators under parts 91 and 135 on the ARAC.
In April 1998, Carr joined the NBAA staff as manager of domestic operations. He subsequently was promoted to manager of safety and operations, director of government affairs and vice president of regulatory and international affairs. While at NBAA, Carr has led or participated in several landmark aviation rulemaking and policy efforts, including the FAA’s Fractional Ownership Aviation Rulemaking Committee (FOARC), the FAA’s Part 125/135 ARC Flight and Rest Subcommittee, the Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessment (TALPA) ARC, TSA’s Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP) proposal, establishment of CBP’s business aviation pre-clearance program in Shannon, Ireland and updates to ICAO protocols for business aircraft, among others. Internationally, Carr represents business aviation interests at ICAO, and has assisted with several rulemaking and policy efforts at the EASA and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). He serves as the corporate secretary for the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC). Carr is a graduate of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in aviation management and an Associate of Science degree in aviation flight. Prior to his college years, he spent six years in the U.S. Navy. As part of his military duties, he worked onboard a nuclear-powered submarine. Before joining NBAA, Carr was employed by the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) as a specialist in government and industry affairs. Carr is a commercial, multi-engine, instrument-rated pilot and a certificated flight instructor.
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