Daily flights begin June 10th. Miami is the sixth destination for Lufthansa’s A380 - New First Class cabin now
available to Miami travelers.
On March 31st 2011, Lufthansa announced that it will be the
first airline to offer scheduledAirbusA380 services to Miami
with daily flights between Frankfurt and the “Sunshine State”
beginning June 10, 2011. Flight LH463 will leave Miami at
16.10 and arrive in Frankfurt at 07.15 the following day. The
return flight LH462 will depart Frankfurt at 09.55 and arrive
back into Miami at 13.50. Starting immediately, these flights
are available for booking on www.lufthansa.com with rates
from Miami to Frankfurt starting at $614 (one way fare
based on roundtrip purchase, including taxes).
“We are extremely excited to introduce our new, flagshipA380 aircraft as the very first in the Miami market,” said Jens Bischof, Vice President, TheAmericas for
Lufthansa. “I applaud Miami InternationalAirport’s management team for their determination to becomeA380-ready. We share in their excitement and are both committed to Miami’s community of Global Travelersin both the business and leisure markets. Very soon, Europe’s most highly regarded airline will serve Miami with the
industry’s most advance aircraft to date.”
“Lufthansa;s announcement of theA380 coming to MIAis a pinnacle moment we have eagerly anticipated for many years,” said Miami-DadeAviation Director Jose
Abreu. “We are honored to be one of the first U.S. airports Lufthansa has chosen forA380 service and we greatly look forward to welcoming the historic first flight
from Frankfurt in June.”
GMAA Newsletter: In this Issue
Welcoming Letter from
GMAAPresident
MRO Madness in Miami!
Bulls Shall Not Fear Tigers and
Dragons
SaferAviation in LatAm
GMAA College News
Midsummer Golf Tournament
The 2011 GMAA Board Members
President
Marc Henderson
MRO Madness in Miami! by Dan Sullivan
March Madness for college basketball is over but one of the most important aviation
shows in 2011 is upon us.April 12 through the 14th brings thousands of the aviation
industries finest to Miami. The scene is both exhilarating as well by Thursday, exhausting, and by Thursday night, the madness is subsiding.
The meeting site changes every year but it draws most all that work or are affiliated
in the aviation business. It is branding, marketing, networking, deal making allrolled
into one location.
The largest manufacturers and companies in the world and the smallest repair and
overhaul shops will all be at the Miami Convention Center just a short walk from
South Beach.
If you are looking for a specialty item regarding aviation, it will be at the convention Center.
You will find the CEO’s, Presidents, VPs and VIPs you could not reach by a typical cold call.All will be selling
and marketing their business solutions to all who pass by booths and displays that attract and dazzle. It is a
learning experience to say the least and the latest and the greatest will be put on display.
The Technology and knowhow, with some of the industries brightest people are here to show you products
and services that will save you money, enhance your business and bottom line.
The sales and marketing does not stop when the hall closes down. Companies will schedule parties and
events, into the evening and by the end of the week, all will be glad they made it through the sometimes 18
hours each show day brings.
And, if your belief is that golf and business is truly a relationship sport, there is golf at the Doral on Monday to
loosen up the long week ahead.
If it is aviation you fancy and the engineering that goes into flying machines, this is where you will find the who,
and the what, that “keeps them flying”.So enjoy, learn, network and develop your business, because it is another year and another city before the next madness comes around.
Bulls Shall Not Fear Tigers and the Dragons by Oscar S. Garcia
It is not big news that the Indian Tiger and Chinese Dragon
economies are surging, aerospace sector included. They are regarded globally as the emerging forces to watch, contend with and
especially in the Chinese Dragon’s case, somewhat fear.
The UnitedStates’ economy is usually the comparison benchmark,
the economy atrisk of losing its preeminence.The aerospace, defense and specially the airtransportation sectors are oftentimes at
the top of comparisons charts and the pinnacle of future “world
dominance” discussions and analysis.
My opinion is:EasyTigers…and Calm down Dragons! here comes
the Americas, may we say “Bulls”?. Apples to apples, one must
measure China and India not only with the USA, but with “The
Americas”, in hemispherical terms, from Chile toAlaska. Doing so,
an interesting picture emerges. TheAmericas is home to close to
1 Billion people and produces around slightly over 50% of the
world’s total GDP. If we look at growth, once the LatinAmerican and Caribbean basins are added to the North
American giants (Canada, USA, Mexico), we are talking 5-6% projected for the next 20 years on a mature
and already large industrial base.
If we speak air transportation aerospace, defense and space sectors, we approach closer to the 60% mark in
global GDP. In Layman’s’ terms; out of the roughly 2 billion passenger enplanements in the world, a little over
1 billion did so in theAmericas. Out of the slightly over 41,000 airtransport aircraft in the world, north of 22,000
are in theAmericas. More than 75% of the general aviation aircraft in the planet are in theAmericas. The list
goes on!
So, what do we do now? Well, let’s keep building Boeing, Cessna, Embraer, Bombardiers... make sure the
grand LATAM airline merger happens, open wide the hemisphere's skies and keep outsourcing aerospace
and defense south of Mexico, to CentralAmerica and all the way down to Chile. Like we say in Latin culture,
be careful trying to outrun a big bull!
OscarS. Garcia is the Chairman of InterFlight Global Corporation; a globally focused Miami based aerospace
industry advisory and management consulting firm.
oscargarcia@interflightlobal.com | www.interflightglobal.com | +1 (305) 400 6789 / 6749
Working for Safer Aviation in Latin America By Alex de Gunten
As Executive Director of ALTA, the Latin American and Caribbean Air
TransportAssociation, which represents more than 90 percent of the region’s commercial air traffic, I am proud to report that there were no
major accidents or hull losses byALTA’s member carriers during the past
two years. Clearly, we need to continue the positive trend.
In partnership with the ICAO Regional Aviation Safety Group – PanAmerica,ALTAwill be sponsoring the 2ndAviationSafetySummit focused entirely on thePan-American region.
The Summit will present specific strategies to address the top aviation safety risk areas and provide an
overview of the region’s safety statistics and other RASG-PAinitiatives to enhance flight safety.
The 2nd Pan American Aviation Safety Summit 2011 will be held June 15-17, 2011 in Mexico City, Mexico.
For more information, visit http://www.alta.aero/safety/2011/home.php
Miami-Dade College Experienced the 2011
State-of-the-art PortsBriefing
Eight students from the Miami Dade College Eig-Watson School of Aviation were
invited to be guests of theWorldTrade Center Miami to attend theState-of-the-Ports
Briefing on February 9, 2011. In addition to learning about Miami InternationalAirport
and the Port of Miami, the students had the opportunity to experience networking
since more than 1200 industry professionals attended this event. Most notably, the
students met Jose Abreu, Miami Dade Aviation Department Director; Frank Nero,
President and CEO of the Beacon Council; and former Mayor CarlosAlvarez.
Diana D. Lewis, A.A.E | Director, MDC Eig-Watson School of Aviation | dlewi4@mdc.edu
George T. Baker Aviation School Goes Nuclear
If BakerAviation getting an MD-80 and a 737 was not enough, they are now getting a Hercules Nuclear Missile! Well, kind of. BakerAviation will be assisting the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, on restoring a Cold War Hercules Nuclear Missile that will be put on display at a renovated NIKE Missile
Base in Everglades National Park. The restoration project will take place this summer. BakerAviation students and local business partners will work collaboratively in order to see this project through fruition. If you
are interested in assisting with this project, please contact BakerAviation.
Sean Gallagan, Ph.D. | Principal George T. Baker Aviation School | sgallagan@dadeschooos.net
2nd Vice President
Kristen Jurn
1st Vice President
Liz Reyes
Treasurer
Michael Schmidt
3rd Vice President
Benny Benitez
Secretary
Robert Fairless
Assistant to Board
Connie Devine
Director
Robert Christensen
Director
Capt. Ed Cook
Director
Rolando Damas
Director
Christopher Furlan
Director
Marc Henderson
Director
Derry Huff
Director
Sean Gallagan
Director
Nelson Gonzalez
Director
John Jackson
Director
Brian Loomer
Director
Carla Pinto
Director
Mansour Rasnavad
Welcoming Letterfrom the GMAA President, Mr. Marc Henderson
Blue Skies to all of you and welcome to our new newsletter, Wings.
This quarterly publication is designed to keep you informed about aviation issues from
the airline, airport and aviation school perspective amongst the companies and
individuals who comprise the Greater MiamiAviationAssociation.
In this edition you will find an article from George T. Baker Aviation School Principal
Sean Gallagan. Principal Gallagan has been fighting hard to maintain a high standard
at Baker in the face of trying fiscal times for the Miami-Dade School District of which
Baker is a part. In the meantime he has managed to secure a MD-80 for his young
charges to take apart and study. And, he is working to get another aircraft, a 737 to add to his growing stable
of flying machines. And, he is planning to go nuclear with a Nike missile!
No active warhead for this unique piece to an aviation school, but unique for a school it soon will be.
Aviation at the college level continues shine, making the future bright for the next generation of aviators. See
the achievements by the Flying Lions of Florida Memorial University and students from the Miami Dade College
Eig-Watson School of Aviation in the aviation school section. ALTA’s Executive Director Alex de Gunten speaks
of the perfect record flight safety record its carriers had in 2010 and the organization’s sponsorship of the 2nd
Aviation Safety Summit later this year.
On the airport front, read the Associated Press story about the Airbus380. Lufthansa will bring this massive
plane to Miami International Airport on June 10 from Frankfurt, marking the fifth U.S. airport, by that time, to
have regularly scheduled service by the A380.
Please note that you comments and articles about aviation are welcome. We want to hear from you. Submit
an article or tell us what’s on your mind aviationally to secretary@gmaa.aero. Keep your sights high and
aviation achievements higher.
Marc T. Henderson | President | Greater Miami Aviation Association
Wings is a Quarterly Publication of the Greater MiamiAviationAssociation | All rights reserved for the GMAA, 2011 | Designed by Enrique Perrella | April, May, June 2011
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