Media Information 2015

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www.aircraft-commerce.com

THE JOURNAL FOR COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT BUSINESS

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Aircraft Commerce

scrutinises commercial aircraft and engines, and examines and analyses the

economics of their mangement and operation at many levels.

Aircraft Commerce’s

impartial and

in-depth content provides our readers with useful economic data and analysis relating to all

aspects of the operation of commerical aircraft, that is thoroughly researched.

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The printed journal is mailed globally to more than 10,000

aviation industry executives. The publication has consistently had a high quality BPA-audited circulation for more than 15 years, and the BPA Worldwide audit independently verifies the magazine’s

circulation.

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More than 8,000 senior personnel from over 800 airlines

receive the journal. These are executives in the areas of network & fleet planning, route development & corporate strategy, airline & aircraft operations, aircraft financing & disposal, maintenance & engineering, and fleet management.

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Aircraft Commerce is also distributed to executives in the finance

sectors of the industry; including many ISTAT members, leasing, insurance, aircraft trading, asset management and aircraft financing.

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Aircraft Commerce offers a unique, high quality platform to advertise

aircraft and engines, and all the ancillary products to support them throughout their operational life, to a global premium readership.

Contact details:

Promotion opportunities

please contact Simon Barker

phone

: +44 (0)1403 213 117

fax

: +44 (0)1403 230 525

email

: [email protected]

Editorial

please contact Charles Williams

phone

: +44 (0)1403 230 302

email

: [email protected]

web

: www.aircraft-commerce.com

www.aircraft-commerce.com

The Magazine

Address: Nimrod Publications, Third Floor St. John’s House, Springfield Road, Horsham RH12 2PJ, United Kingdom

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The circulation includes distribution to 8,000 senior airline

management executives, which is almost twice the number of many of our competitors. We also have the highest number of paying

subscribers compared to most other aviation magazines, indicating genuine demand from the market for our editorial content.

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The developments section of Aircraft Commerce is the

opening editorial section of each issue. It reports on recent commercial aircraft and engine developments and product launches as they happen.

This section explores the issues relating to the

secondary market prospects, markets values, and lease rates of used aircraft & engines; aircraft life extension programmes; and aftermarket support.

This core editorial section explores aircraft operating costs & fleet selection, route & network planning, airline strategies, and analysis of the world’s major passenger markets. This is a key area of interest to fleet planning and development, and network planning executives in airlines and the finance community.

This section has two parallel streams of feature articles. The first stream are features relating to airline and aircraft operations that: analyse aircraft operating & fuel burn performance, developments in EFB and ETL technology, trends in fuel prices and alternative fuel programmes, examine environmental issues & legislation, follow technologies & systems to improve airline & aircraft operations, and examine issues relating to airline crews.

The second stream are features relating to flightdeck & passenger cabin connectivity, and aircraft

e-Enablement. These features cover issues that analyse & examine flightdeck & cabin

connectivity systems & solutions, examine data transmission rates, and review airline connectivity & e-enablement strategies.

This section also supports our acclaimed Flight Operations, and Connectivity & e-Enablement conferences.

This section has features that include: the analysis of airframe, engine & component maintenance costs; the function and costs of line maintenance; rotables inventory management; aircraft interiors and

refurbishment; maintenance & technical support; and major modifications.

This section has analyses relating to the different aspects of the economics of carrying freight. These include aircraft selection & fleet planning, aircraft acquisition & conversion, aircraft modification & upgrade programmes, freighter maintenance costs &

operating performance, and generating freight revenues.

Aircraft Commerce uniquely has regular feature articles

examining how airline engineering departments and MROs can structure and use IT systems and EFBs/ETLs to help manage: engineering functions, maintenance package preparation, maintenance production, shop floor data collection, maintenance records, rotable inventory management, human resources and facilities, and many other issues.

This section also supports our acclaimed MRO IT conferences for the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Developments

Maintenance & Engineering

Airline & Aircraft Operations

Fleet Planning & Aircraft Analysis

Maintenance IT Systems

Freight Business

Aircraft Trading & The Aftermarket

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AIRCRAFT TRADING & THE AFTERMARKET

Survey of providers of rotable components for narrowbody aircraft: their services & aircraft types supported

FLEET PLANNING & AIRCRAFT ANALYSIS

Airline fleet planning & aircraft management strategies: long-term ownership & managed maintenance, versus short-term leasing & subcontracted rate-per-hour maintenance packages

AIRLINE & AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS i) Aircraft flight tracking initiatives

ii) Connectivity systems for storing & downloading FDM/FOQA, AHM & EHM Data

AIRCRAFT TRADING & AFTERMARKET

Engine leasing & trading market: Trends in the latest market values & lease rates of the main airliner engine types

FLEET PLANNING & AIRCRAFT ANALYSIS Is there a market for a 90-Seat turboprop? AIRLINE & AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS

i) Fuel burn & operating performance comparison of the

Boeing 747-400, 747-8 and Airbus A380

ii) Flightdeck connectivity suppliers / vendors survey

AIRCRAFT TRADING & THE AFTERMARKET

APU & associated maintenance, leasing & trading market AIRLINE & AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS

i) The progress of the european SESAR & The US Nextgen ATC systems

ii) What actual transmission rates do cabin connectivity systems provide to each passenger seat?

Are large RJS the answer to the intra-African network? AP&M EXPO Europe 26th - 28th May 2015, London

Airline & Aerospace MRO & Operations IT Conference EMEA, 10th - 11th June 2015, London Paris International Airshow 15th - 21st June 2015, Le Bourget, Paris

MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING

i) Interior refurbishment of medium widebodies, the process & the associated costs

ii) Acquiring the capability to provide maintenance for new-generation engines such as the Trent XWB, GEnx, LEAP & PW1000G families MAINTENANCE IT SYSTEMS

MRO IT suppliers / vendors survey FREIGHT BUSINESS

Profile of the current freighter fleet, global freight volumes & traffic growth, and the potential passenger-to-freighter conversion market

MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING

i) Ageing Airbus A330-300 & A340-200/-300 airframe maintenance costs assessment

ii) Specialist engine parts repair availability for widebody engines MAINTENANCE IT SYSTEMS

The applications of google glasses, and wearable technologies, in The aircraft MRO and management process

FREIGHT BUSINESS

The passenger-to-freighter conversion programme for the Boeing 737-800, its freight capacity and performance compared to other narrowbodies

MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING

i) Regional aircraft airframe maintenance costs assessment: Embraer E-Jets

ii) New total care maintenance programmes for mature & ageing engines

MAINTENANCE IT SYSTEMS

Airline experience of ETLs & paperless line maintenance FREIGHT BUSINESS

New passenger-to-freighter conversion options for the Airbus A320/A321

MRO Americas show, 14 th - 16th April 2015, Miami, FL Aircraft Interiors Expo, 14th - 16th April 2015, Hamburg

Aircraft eEnablement (Connectivity & IFE) Conference 16 - 17th September 2015, London FLEET PLANNING & AIRCRAFT ANALYSIS

The development of the East European & CIS market, and regional and narrowbody fleet development strategies

AIRLINE & AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS

i) Fuel burn & operating performance comparison of the Boeing 787-8, 787-9, 767-300ER, and Airbus A330-200, A330-300 and A340-300 series of aircraft

ii) Wireless IFE vs. embedded IFE Systems / cabin connectivity & airline strategies

MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING

i) The increasing use of PMA parts in airframe maintenance ii) Maintenance management & modification programmes of CF34 family engines

MAINTENANCE IT SYSTEMS

The industry need for a standard data interchange to make it possible to easily transfer an as-operated and configured aircraft between operators, owners, lessors and diverse M&E systems FREIGHT BUSINESS

Belly freight capacity of widebody aircraft, & their revenue potential Airline & Aerospace MRO & Operations IT Conference Americas, 24th - 25th March 2015, Miami, FL

Issue 100 | June/July 2015

Issue 97 | December 2014/January 2015

Issue 98 | February/March 2015

Issue 99 | April/May 2015

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MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING

ii) Tracking of components with RFID technology

MAINTENANCE IT SYSTEMS

Airline M&E IT systems & MRO tender processes

FREIGHT BUSINESS

The economics of passenger-to-freighter conversions vs. new-build freighters

AIRCRAFT TRADING & THE AFTERMARKET

The used aircraft storage, dismantling, part-out & recycling processes

New-generation & current generation widebodies: the

operating & economic performance of the Boeing 787-8, 787-9 & Airbus A350 vs. the Boeing 767-300eER & A330 - 200 and A330-300

i) An explanation and review of the new EFB categories ii) Connectivity & airline e-Enablement strategies

FLEET PLANNING & AIRCRAFT ANALYSIS

What the Boeing 737MAX & Airbus A320neo families offer over their current generation counterparts

i) IT systems for fuel consumption monitoring & reduction programmes

ii) Airline flightdeck connectivity case studies

MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING

i) Global MRO support survey for the Boeing 757/767 families

The new-generation of large RJs: What the MRJ, E-2 Jets & the C-Series offer

Cabin IFE connectivity suppliers / vendors survey

MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING

i) The on-board maintenance capabilities & fault diagnosis of the Boeing 787 family

Airline & Aerospace MRO & Operations IT Conference APAC 28th - 29th October 2015, Bangkok, Thailand

Dubai Airshow 2015

Flight Operations Conference, December 2015

MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING

ii) Specialist engine parts repair availability for narrowbody engines

MAINTENANCE IT SYSTEMS

MRO connectivity applications

In what ways can freighter aircraft have lower maintenance costs than their passenger counterparts?

MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING

i) Global MRO support survey for the Boeing 737NG family ii) 3-D printing / additive manufacturing of engine parts, and the effects on engine maintenance

MAINTENANCE IT SYSTEMS

Case studies of how airlines & MROs have configured their Maintenance IT systems. What M&E, CMS & other systems have they chosen, what technical document management & data standards they use, and how the systems & modules are interfaced

Cherry picking Airbus A320s and A321s for freighter conversion

MRO Europe Show

Issue 101 | August/September 2015

Issue 102 | October/November 2015

Issue 103 | December 2015/January 2016

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Number of Insertions: x1 x3 x6 Cover Position 4 - Colour 11,100 10,600 10,100 Full Page 4 - Colour 9,700 9,200 8,800 Half Page 4 - Colour 5,200 4,800 4,500 Half Page 4 - Colour 4,100 3,700 3,400 Half Page 4 - Colour 3,200 3,000 2,800 Cover Position 4 - Colour 7,900 7,600 7,200 Cover Position 4 - Colour 6,700 6,300 6,000

Double Page Spread 4 - Colour 15,700 15,200 14,700

Double Page Spread

4 - Colour 11,450 10,900 10,360

Double Page Spread

4 - Colour 9,600 9,100 8,550 Quarter Page 4 - Colour 3,100 2,900 2,700 Quarter Page 4 - Colour 2,500 2,200 2,000 Quarter Page 4 - Colour 1,900 1,800 1,700

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Frequency: Cancellation period:

Ad space booking dates: 1 week pior to artwork deadlines

Double page spread Full page Smaller advertisment sizes

Text area: 273 x 404 mm

Trim area: 297 x 430mm

Bleed area: 303 x 436mm

Allow 3mm for bleed

Txt: 10.75” x 7.2” Trm: 11.68” x 8.5” Bld: 11.93” x 8.68”

Advertisement Specifications

Please contact Simon Barker: phone: +44 1403 213 117 email: [email protected]

Online Advertising Options

$2,500 USD per month for a typical between sections horizontal

banner advertisements. We can also offer top of page horizontal banner advertisements

at only: $3,500 per month Size Spec: 775 px W by 91 px H GIF, PNG or JPEG files accepted.

Full Page

4 - Colour 6,900 6,600 6,300

Full Page

4 - Colour 5,800 5,500 5,200

Bi-monthly (6x per annum)

Six weeks prior to publishing date to avoid cancellation charge.

Text: 273 x 183mm

Trim: 297 x 215mm

Bleed: 303 x 221mm

Issue Months DEC/JAN FEB/MAR APRIL/MAY JUNE/JUL AUG/SEPT OCT/NOV DEC/JAN

Artwork Deadlines 9th Jan 2015 27th Feb 2015 24th April 2015 24th June 2015 25th Aug 2015 27th Oct 2015 16th Jan 2016

Publishing Dates 15th Jan 2015 6th March 2015 1st May 2015 1st July 2015 1st Sept 2015 2nd Nov 2015 16th Jan 2016

Advertising Rates & Sizes

Half Page Horizontal Sizes Height 136mm x 183mm Width

(Height 5.35” x Width 7.20”)

Half Page Vertical Sizes Height 220mm x 120mm Width

Quarter Page Horizontal Sizes Height 67mm x 183mm Width

Quarter Page Vertical Sizes Height 112mm x 120mm Width

Height 4.41” x Width 4.72”)

Live matter allowance: Printing and binding: Printing stock: Materials:

Copy supply:

3mm (1/8 inch (0.125”) for edge, 6mm (1/4 inch (0.25”) per dimension Offset litho, perfect bound

Body 100gsm matt, cover 250gsm wood free gloss art

Aircraft Commerce only accepts advertising materials in electronic format. Please supply the artwork as a print-ready PDF (CMYK, 300 dpi PDFs). Please email artwork copy files to:

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Total qualified BPA Worldwide circulation: 10,072 (source: Aircraft Commerce June 2014 statement)

www.aircraft-commerce.com

Other Personnel: 10.2%

Aircraft Commercehas a global circulation in excess

of 10,000 printed and mailed copies. This number includes one of the highest number of paid subscribers of all industry publications. The magazine’s circulation is audited by

BPA Worldwide every six months. All details of the magazine’s audited circulation can be examined on the BPA Worldwide website at: www.bpaww.com Alternatively, you can download a copy of our latest BPA audit certificate on our website at:

More than 80% of recipients of Aircraft Commerce

are senior executives in more than 800 of the world’s passenger and freight airlines. These vary from the globe’s mega passenger carriers to regional airlines and LCCs, and includes global airlines operating fleets of turboprop and jet transport aircraft larger than 15 seats. These airline executives have decision making and expenditure powers in the roles of finance & budgeting, fleet planning & airline strategy, aircraft acquisition and disposal, fleet management, maintenance & engineering, freight, and airline & aircraft operations.

Another 10% of Aircraft Commerce’s recipients

are executives in the finance community. This includes aerospace bankers, aviation insurers, asset & lease managers, aircraft appraisers,

lessors and aircraft traders & brokers.

By Management Level By Geographical Level By Company Type Airlines: 82.5% (including In-House Maintenance) Finance, Leasing, Banking,

Law & Consulting Firms: 7.2%

Manufacturers (OEMS): 1.6% Independent Maintenance providers (Third-Party MRO:) 5.6%

Aviation Services: 0.1%

IT Systems for

MRO & Airline Operations: 1.2% Others affiliated to the field: 1.8% North America & Caribbean: 25.4% Middle East: 5.3% Africa: 6.9% Europe: 36.5% Central & South America: 6.1% Asia & Asia Pacific: 19.8% Corporate Officer: 21.5% Management Planning: 47.2% Main Board: 21.1%

Global Distribution & Readership

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Airline & Aerospace MRO & Operations

IT Conference

AMERICAS

24th - 25th March 2015

Miami, FL, USA

IT Conference

EMEA

10th - 11th June 2015

London Heathrow, UK

The Aircraft eEnablement

(Connectivity & IFE) Conference

16th - 17th September 2015

London Heathrow, UK

IT Conference

APAC

28 - 29th October 2015

Bangkok, Thailand

Flight Operations Conference

December 2015

INDEPENDENT MROs

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“A great way to meet other operators as well as vendors and to hear about the latest technology”, Air Canada Jazz Vendors Exhibiting

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AIRLINE & AEROSPACE MRO& OPERATIONS IT CONFERENCE

18th & 19 March 2014 - Hyatt Regency Miami Hotel, Miami, FL, USA

The World’s Leading Aviation IT Conference for MRO/M&E and Flight Operations Solutions returns to Miami in 2014 bigger and better! Lead Sponsor:

AMERICAS

INDEPENDENT MROs

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AIRLINE & AEROSPACE MRO& OPERATIONS IT CONFERENCE

25th & 26th June 2014 - Park Inn Hotel, Heathrow, UK

The World’s Leading Aviation IT Conference for MRO/M&E and Flight Operations Solutions returns to Heathrow in 2014 bigger and better! Lead Sponsor:

EMEA

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SUPPLIERS INFORMATION

Aircraft eEnablement (Connectivity & IFE) Conference 1st & 2nd October 2014 - The Park Inn Hotel, Heathrow, UK

“Projects like eEnablement are the key to moving the industry forward, but they often take a back seat to our daily business activites. Aircraft Commerce events like these are helping us to move the industry forward” Cathay Pacific Airways Sponsors and Exhibitors:

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“Airlines and MRO’s will be doing themselves an injustice not to attend this event” Cathay Pacific Airways

Vendors Exhibiting Their Software Include:

AIRLINE & AEROSPACE MRO& OPERATIONS IT CONFERENCE 29th & 30th October 2014 - Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok

The World’s Leading Aviation IT Conference for MRO/M&E and Flight Operations Solutions returns to Bangkok in 2014 bigger and better!

Lead Sponsor:

APAC

“It is becoming THE event of the year, very important for us to participate in for information gathering and networking”DEPUTY DIRECTOR FLIGHT OPERATIONS, DANISH AIR TRANSPORT

SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS:

8th ANNUAL FLIGHT OPERATIONS CONFERENCE 2nd & 3rd DECEMBER 2014 - Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel, Germany

For further details or to register contact Stephen Keeble: Telephone: www.aircraft-commerce.com/conferences/FLOPS2014/Home.asp+44 1403 230 888 or Email: [email protected]