Aviation Fleet Solutions Brings Newfound Civility To 'Mad
Dogs'
Sky Wings, a growing Greek operator providing worldwide charter
services, in partnership with Khors Air Company of the Ukraine, has
successfully completed installation of its first Aviation Fleet
Solutions QuietEagle Noise Reduction System on their MD-83
aircraft. The installation was accomplished during a routine
maintenance check at the MNG Technic facility in Istanbul,
Turkey.
Sky Wings/Khors Air Company has ordered three QuietEagle kits.
Company Line Maintenance Manager John Tantiras, who was on-site at
MNG Technic for the installation, remarked the "Installation
process is well defined and easily executed. The installation of
the AFS QuietEagle system integrated efficiently with our scheduled
maintenance plans for the aircraft."
"The AFS QuietEagle system can be installed anywhere the
customer chooses," added AFS Installation Manager Steve Buckbee.
"The system, as developed and engineered by Pratt & Whitney, is
designed to install ‘on-wing’ or off. Our expanding
installation experience bears this out."
The QuietEagle system includes a 16-lobe internal mixer, a
muffler, a tabbed nozzle and an improved front fan case. The new
technology hardware replaces the original hardware and is
seamlessly integrated into the P&W JT8D-200 engine. AFS says
the QuietEagle is transparent to the engine maintaining thrust
performance and operability levels.
"We are very pleased to have Sky Wings as a QuietEagle customer.
Sky Wings should begin to see immediate noise surcharge savings
that will translate into bottom line savings for their operation.
Noise surcharges are only going to continue to increase in Europe
and elsewhere," says Kevin Bartelson, AFS President and CEO. "Air
carriers like Sky Wings, who are proactive with their planning,
stand to benefit the most from incorporating the OEM-backed noise
reduction technology of the AFS QuietEagle® Noise Reduction
System."
The QuietEagle System is comprised of Pratt & Whitney
technology that has been licensed to AFS for the MD-80. It exceeds
all the requirements of FAR Part 36 Stage 4 and ICAO Annex 16
Chapter 4 noise standards, which became effective January 1, 2006.
The QuietEagle is immediately available.
Airlines can purchase the QuietEagle system separately from
Aviation Fleet Solutions or as part of JT8D-200 service contracts
through Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners. The JT8D is
one of the most ubiquitous engines in commercial aviation with
8,000 in service and more than 2,100 powering MD-80 aircraft.