Airbus denial of Philippines talks.Byline: DAVID JONES David Jones is a common name, particularly in Wales, and there have been several well-known individuals with this name. Variations include Dave Jones and Davy Jones. AIRBUS says it has no plans to locate a maintenance hub at a former US Air Force base in the Philippines. But the European aircraft maker says it is hoping to win orders from the two largest Philippine carriers as they start replacing their ageing fleets this year. The president of the state-run Clark International Airport Corporation claimed the government was in preliminary talks with Airbus about setting up a maintenance centre, in an investment worth about pounds 140m. Adelberto Yap said the aircraft company, which has a thriving wing making plant at Broughton,Flintshire, was ``seriously considering'' the former American air force base as a major centre for civilian jet repairs and maintenance work. Clark was one of the biggest US military bases outside the US before it was turned over to the Philippine government in 1992 and is already the Asian hub of global cargo firm United Parcel Service United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS), commonly referred to as UPS, is the world's largest package delivery company, delivering more than 15 million packages[1] a day to 6.1 million customers in over 200 countries and territories around the world. . Airbus has won orders for its A380 superjumbo from Middle and Far East airlines including Singapore Airlines  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . ,Emirates and Qantas. The A380, which is due to come into service in two years time, is designed for hub to -hub operations and Airbus is increasingly targeting the lucrative Asia-Pacific market. It has also won orders from various airlines in the region for smaller planes. But Airbus claimed reports that it was planning to use the Philippines as a repair and maintenance hub for the Asia/Pacific Rim region were wrong,adding: ``There are no talks.'' Reports from the country's capital Manila Manila (mənĭl`ə), city (1990 pop. 1,601,234), capital of the Philippines, SW Luzon, on Manila Bay. Manila is the center of the country's largest metropolitan area, its chief port, and the focus of all governmental, commercial, industrial, said Airbus hoped to win aircraft orders as Philippine Airlines Philippine Airlines, also known historically as Philippine Air Lines (PAL), is the national airline of the Philippines.[1] It is the first commercial airline in Asia and the oldest of those currently in operation. and Cebu Air upgrade their fleets over a period of three years. Anthony Phillips,Airbus regional spokesman, said: ``We made a very competitive offer in terms of cost, reliability and passenger appeal.'' Philippine Airlines is on an Airbus list of 28 companies that have committed to use the A320 aircraft in the future. The airline's existing fleet of 30 aircraft for local and overseas routes consists of Airbus and Boeing planes. Leases on more than 10 of its aircraft are to expire from this year. Cebu Air said it will this year retire 12 DC-9 aircraft that are 25 to 27 years old and replace them with 14 jets of the 125-seat Boeing 717-200s or 134-seat Airbus A319. The group said it would spend about pounds 165mon the refleeting. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion