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30 MEETING
To prepare the restart with care
The Covid-19 crisis was a new A new phase in the COVID-19 a real success, digital but engaging
experience for all of us. New ways of pandemic is upon us. We need now and dynamic.
working, new ways of interacting, but to ensure a successful and secure
also new ways to share and help. restart of all our activities. PREPARE - page 7
Our collective intelligence and Restarting does not mean a return Innovation, sustainability & security
solidarity were the best cure to fight to past habits. This new future will are part of the Airbus and ACJ's
this threat. take a renewed and improved DNA. Let's see how these subjects
shape and must be smart and were covered from their creation to
It would have been risky to bring prepared together ! their elaboration during the ACJ
together the entire ACJ community Customer Forum by the experts.
when the virus spread around the The last Customer Advisory What are the needs, the
world. Initially planned in Berlin, the Board meeting and the ACJ challenges, the current and the
ACJ Customer Forum 2020 should Customer Forum on June 22 future solutions? Most importantly,
have been a record year, as we had were entirely related to this : it is clear Airbus cannot work alone
never had so many registrations. Renew - Restart - Succeed - but needs the support of the entire
This proves your attachment to this Prepare - Be smart - Improve ecosystem, including ACJ and you,
annual event and your interest in the operators and suppliers.
presentations prepared by the
speakers. Nevertheless, health and BE SMART - Page 8
safety has been and will always RENEW - page 3 Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) and
remain our priority. The ACJ Customer Advisory Board Latécoère Interconnection
has been renewed. As usual, a third Systems (LIS) have signed a
Even if technology can be blamed of its members is replaced yearly. partnership agreement to develop
sometimes, technology has allowed The new Board will continue to a new and unique In-Flight
us to continue daily supporting you represent you the Airbus corporate Entertainment (IFE) technology -
and your aircraft and to take no risks jets operators, whatever your types “The ACJ Smart LiFi Monitor”.
for the ACJ Advisory Boards and of operations, your organizations,
Forums. All these were fully digital your regions of the world. IMPROVE - pages 9 to 11
but successful. A key factor in I am delighted to share with you the
resilience is adaptability. RESTART - pages 4 and 5 results of our last Customer
Business aviation activities were Satisfaction Improvement
Technology has worked but... Yes, globally less impacted than Programme (CSIP) conducted by
there is a "but". What a frustration to scheduled Airline operations during the ACJ Quality team. As per
not meet you all in person! Our the crisis. In all cases, the restart previous years, your feedback has
exchanges were missing, your must be well prepared and Airbus been carefully analysed and this
reactions, questions and concerns and ACJ support you in resuming newsletter provides you with
too. The richness of our meetings, activity, as we have supported you specific improvement initiatives we
Boards or Forums is not limited to the when it was necessary to maintain, are implementing over the course
presentations as exciting as they are. store or park certain aircraft during of 2021. To bring the maximum
They are places where our family the lockdown. value to your business, the ACJ
spirit develops and where Customer Advisory Board will be
interactions make us move forward. SUCCEED - page 6 involved in these actions too.
We really missed this atmosphere The ACJ Customer Forum is the
and the feeling of a family reunited to annual event that brings together
progress together, ACJ operators, the entire ACJ family. As for all Stay safe, with kind regards,
suppliers and partners (cabin family gatherings, organising such
outfitters, services centres, engine an event was very complex in the Olivier RAYNAUD
manufacturers, connectivity service current global context. However ACJ Advisory Board
providers…). the result this year, on June 22, was Liaison Officer
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TO RENEW
ACJ Customer Advisory Board membership renewal
Andrea ZANETTO Ali ALGHAMDI Sudhir NAYAK David VAN DEN Cpt. Walter FERRARI
COMLUX AVIATION NASJET PRIVATE RELIANCE LANGENBERGH AL HOKAIR
SERVICES INDUSTRIES GROUP LUXAVIATION GROUP AVIATION GROUP
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TO RESTART
Manage the crisis and coordinate a safe return to operations
In April 2020, 80% of the airliner fleet Best practices were summarized for Less travel led to an increase in the
was grounded and stored for several you by Carmen TRIGO-ROMERO need for remote or distance solutions.
months while the ACJ fleet slowed during the ACJ Customer Forum :
down by 50% their operations during storage capacity, preparation, list of ACJ and Airbus have adapted the
the same period. This was mostly due tasks, procedures, monitoring, finding Services offers where possible to
to an increase in the number of management… And dedicated meet these needs. In particular,
Government flights. As a result, even newsletters and webinars were services to your pilots when they have
though there were less aircraft in detailing them during the crisis. to get their recurrent training every 6
flight, the ACJ team handled more months and no more possibility to
activities to support you during this For any guidance if needed, do not travel.
period : hesitate to contact your dedicated
CSD (Customer Support Director) or We successfully set up two initiatives
Ÿ More investigations and queries C4You at c4you@airbus.com. to allow your pilots and your
concerning maintenance and maintenance teams to meet their
operations; training obligations.
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Improved Service
Bulletin delivery lead Dedicated Customer
time for ACJ Monitoring Satisfaction
Some ACJ operators have used End-to-end New
the downtime imposed by the Approach organisation
Covid to carry out more
maintenance and upgrades on their
aircraft.
3/ Customer satisfaction:
Ÿ Anticipate your demands HEPA Filter
Ÿ Provide you with visibility (avoid
last minute cancellation) Dust
Ÿ Increase reactivity
Bacteria
4/ New organisation:
Ÿ One single Key Account Pollen
Manager for all ACJ activities
Ÿ New Airbus organisation for Kits Germs
and Upgrades deliveries
Ÿ Additional Upgrade Production Odors
Managers Clean Air
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TO SUCCEED
The 2021 digital ACJ Customer Forum
“
Airbus in 2020 was like a boat
For sure this magic formula will be in a middle of a storm. During the
in place again, hopefully in 2022. last 12 months, we saw what is
the vision of the captain and we
But for 2021, the ACJ Customer demonstrated how robust is the
Forum had to deal with a very crew and the boat”
complexe challenge : To be digital! Benoît DEFFORGE
speakers did better : they were really The last thank you goes to you, the
Our ambition is not to summarize engaging and captivating. None of audience, who followed the ACJ
here the last Forum. The main them fell into the trap of the classic Customer Forum live or in replay (see
outcome was the so rich agenda, and boring digital conference we all link to the videos below). We were
both in terms of content and in terms experienced during months with only a fiflty to participate in this event a
of speakers. To be more precise, 50 Meet, Zoom and other Team tools. few years ago. We are now several
speakers were involved in this event. hundred thanks to digital means.
A record for ACJ. A big thank you for Secondly, a big thank you goes for
all of them! sure to our sponsors. Their time, Next year, the Forum will probably be
contri-butions and loyalty to this event face to face again. But for sure, we
Prepare and deliver understandable and its audience (even more when will capitalize on digital so that those
but expert messages is never easy there are no possibilities to travel and who cannot travel can attend too.
during a conference. This year, the meet ACJ operators in person) reveal
challenge was even bigger : we had their high level of engagement in our
to make complex things simple but community and business. I hope you
also to keep the digital audience had a chance to visit them all in their
concentrated and interested. Our virtual booths created for the Forum. Video replay is available at :
https://www
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TO PREPARE
Learn and innovate together for a sustainable future
As our planet’s environment aircraft is really about Airbus having Our vision is to bring new capabilities
changes, so do its effects on the the ambition to bring an aircraft which that will deliver value to our customers
business world, including can fly with no impact on the climate while pioneering sustainable aviation
Aviation. Environmental changes, to reality by 2035. We see it as a huge through innovation » said Balkiz
impact our products, operations business opportunity. We see it as
and business practices. From something the operators are asking We intend to be a long term player
natural resources to supply for from us and on top we see it as a and know that we can't play alone.
chains, to logistics, to energy moral obligation that we need to bring UAM is more than a vehicle, it
sources, to customer behaviours climate-neutral flying to society » said requests the establishment of a new
and demographics, all businesses Gleen LLEWELLYN. ecosystem for which there are still a
must adapt or be left behind. lot of elements to be defined on top of
Climate change requires business This was a good introduction to maturing the necessary techno-bricks
aviation to adopt sustainable mobilise the entire ACJ community. that will make it technically feasible.
practices in order to become really Now, the Advisory Board will take
more environmentally responsible. ownership of this subject with the goal Airbus has set itself a huge ambition
to build a clearer and common plan to deliver a zero emission aircraft to its
before the next ACJ Customer Forum customers by 2035. For it we need
During the ACJ Customer Forum, we in 2022. also regulators, airports, energy
learned about the risks aviation faces
if we don’t embrace sustainability, Supply Chain PRODUCTION
existing solutions and potential MAINTENANCE Regulation
opportunities and, of course, the MRO
benefits of adopting sustainable
Design
practices. Line Staff
TO BE SMART
Your habits have changed. Your TV monitor too.
The intelligent TV known as Smart Latecoere Interconnection Systems compatible with 115VAC, HDMI,
TV no longer displays just images aiming to bring the on-ground HD-SDI, Ethernet, ARINC 429 link,
but now becomes a real gateway to experience into your cabin : USBc.
interactive interfaces available in
our homes ... and now in your Ÿ In order to be « smart », your TV, Ÿ In order to be « smart », your TV,
Airbus corporate jet too! like your phone, must have must be connected. The ACJ
multiple build-in features. The Smart LiFi Monitor offers several
You probably perfectly master the ACJ Smart LiFi Monitor is an all-in- wireless connexion possibilities:
concept of smart phone. Smart one monitor. No more complex WiFi, Bluetooth and LiFi (Light
television uses a lot of the same and costly IFE architecture with Fidelity), the latest wireless
technologies. multiple independent systems. Our communication technology which
new monitor zaps the need for uses light to transmit data.
At a glance, confusing a classic many separate IFE elements. It is
screen with a smart screen is cost effective, reliable and simple Ÿ In order to be « smart », your TV,
inevitable as their design is similar. to install and maintain. must be innovative and state-of-
H o w e v e r, t h e S m a r t T V h a s the-art. Our all-in-one monitor is a
interactive content that offers many Ÿ In order to be « smart », your TV hi-tech and futuristic 4K UHD light
services that are as practical as they must embed multiple functions. and thin display, with unequalled
are fun. The ACJ Smart LiFi Monitor is processing and storage
capable of mirroring, casting, capabilities (2To).
The only problem with smart TV? remote controlling, moving map,
They were not available for aircraft weather, advertising-based video Most of all, to be « smart », your TV
yet. For the first time, this smart on-demand, web browsing, must be available. It is the case. A
experience is now proposed for your camera, videoconferencing, etc. demonstrator exists. Details and an
jet. offer can be provided on request by
Ÿ In order to be « smart », your TV, your Customer Support Director for
The ACJ Smart LiFi Monitor is a smart must be easily plug-and-play. 21, 32, 43 or 55 inches monitors,
TV co-developed by ACJ and The ACJ Smart LiFi Monitor is fully available from Q1and Q2 2022.
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TO IMPROVE
ACJ Customer Satisfaction Improvement Programme
Satisfaction Index scale (SI) This new CSIP should come to you
before the end of the year. By
answering, you support our
Satisfaction Index(SI) 66 ambition to reach a higher target of
Customer satisfaction, quality and
excellence.
-100 0 +100
Thanks in advance for your
participation.
Unacceptable Poor Fair Good Very Good Excellent
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ACJ CSIP REPORT Customer
Relations
Satisfaction
63
Consistently positive from all regions, we maintained, and even reinforced, high
satisfaction scores for our relations with you. We have found that you appreciate more
than ever the support provided by our C4YOU and Customer Support Directors., despite
the travel restrictions. We will continue to build on anticipating your needs and providing
advice and help where we can. These excellent relationships are clearly for us, the solid
foundation on which the other support and services activities will continue being improved.
High
_ satisfaction points Priorities
_ for 2021 We
_ continue to build on
• Your satisfaction with our C4You team • Spares • Visits frequency
and customer support directors • Warranty • Airbus World
You clearly valued the ability of these teams to • Suppliers • AOG and daily queries
- •
listen to and understand your requirements and • Service Bulletins & Kits Flight Ops & Navblue
issues, their availibility, credibility, business • Training • Technical Data
experience and ability to coordinate and follow- • Service Center Network
up your resquests.
“
Our Training caters more for the
_ 2021 improvement objectives airlines than for small corporate
users”
SPARE :
Ÿ Increase the communication for the existing offers
Ÿ Finalize and offer new initiatives
SUPPLIERS :
Ÿ Strengthen C4You cooperation with Suppliers
“
Ÿ Reinforce our Cabin enginnering support Provide more backing and support to
Ÿ Reinforce communication on warranty obligations customers when facing issues with
external vendors”
SERVICE BULLETINS & KITS:
Ÿ Continue to improve on-time deliveries for SB & Kits
Ÿ Provide regular visibility on the performances
Ÿ Enhance the lead times for quotations
TRAINING:
Ÿ Define with you a Training Care Package better
adapted to Airbus corporate jets operations
“
Need more Service Centres in
the USA”
SERVICE CENTRE NETWORK:
Ÿ Study a possible network increase (USA & ASIA)
Ÿ Increase dedicated marketing and communication
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ACJ CSIP REPORT Aircraft
& Cabin
Satisfaction
65
After several initiatives led by the ACJ Customer Advisory Board, Cabin Comfort joint the
aircraft Quality, Reliability and Performance as one of your highest satisfaction points. It
confirms that Comfort is really part of the ACJ DNA.
Another confirmation received from you : we must do better in terms of innovations and
collaborations with cabin experts. For sure the ACJ Outfitters Advisory Board launched
two years ago will play a crucial role in answering your needs on these points.
High
_ satisfaction points Priorities
_ for 2021
Your Airbus corporate jet in terms of : Ÿ Your aircraft in terms of innovation & improvements
Ÿ global satisfaction Ÿ The ACJ services supporting cabin development
Ÿ quality Ÿ The collaboration between ACJ and the cabin completion
Ÿ reliability centres
Ÿ performance Ÿ The contractual documentations
Ÿ cabin comfort
“
Our ACJ should be more active with
_ 2021 improvement objectives outfitters to provide System upgrades:
lighting, Cabin Entertainment.”
CABIN INNOVATION
Ÿ Innovative Smart LiFi Monitors (with Latécoère)
Ÿ Innovative ACJ cabin humidifier (with CTT)
Ÿ Launch other cabin comfort initiatives (noise, cabin
weight, weight & balance...)
“
CABIN COMPLETION ACJ and Outfitting Centers shall
Ÿ Reinforce the role of the ACJ Oufitter Advisory Board cooperate more closely to develop high
and deliver as planned, notably on Cabin technical quality maintenance documentation for
documentation and Cabin maintenance planning Cabin STC (better connection between
Ÿ Investigate needs and possibilities to increase the AMM and AMM-S, IPC and IPC-S, etc.)”
approved ACJ outfitter network
Ÿ Investigate needs and possibilities to accelerate cabin
refurbishing
CONTRACTUAL DOCUMENTATION
“
Ÿ Simplify aircraft & cabin contractual documents (Sales Any up to date information on
Proposal, Purchase Agreement, Outfitting Agreement)
FANS-C would be helpful.”
AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS
Ÿ Reinforce information on Mandatory upgrades
(FANS...) and optional modifications (nav-database
capacity increase, Hepa filters...) Satisfaction Index scale (SI)
When needed, these actions will be monitored by the ACJ Aircraft & Cabin
Customer Advisory Board. Some very specific actions are
launched in parallele for individual concerns that could be
Satisfaction Index(SI) 65
communicated to all, if of larger interest.
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ACJ CSIP REPORT Comm
& Relation
Satisfaction
71
You remain largely satisfied with the communication and relationships we provide.
However we recently have seen a decline in satisfaction, specifically with the ACJ
Advisory Boards. For sure, these Boards have remained for years one of highest scores
of our survey. Now, the forced pause we had in 2020 both in meetings and newsletters is
reported to us as something important to get back on track very quickly. Another point to
strengthen is our presence on social networks. A priority for us. Hoping to be able to do it
as successfully as we did on the web with ACJ.com.
High
_ satisfaction points We
_ continue to build on Priorities
_ for 2021
The relationship with: Ÿ The ACJ brand Ÿ The ACJ news on Airbus social
Ÿ your ACJ commercial Ÿ The websites ACJ.com and media channels
contacts iflyACJ.com Ÿ The ACJ Customer Advisory
Ÿ your ACJ customer Ÿ The information provided to you Board and its newsletters
services contacts on ACJ products
and services Satisfaction Index scale (SI)
updates
Ÿ The ACJ's Communication & Relation
presence at Satisfaction Index(SI) 71
business aviation
air shows
Unacceptable Poor Fair Good Very Good Excellent
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