Aircraft News - Africa / Middle East.Oct 9, 2006 Boeing. EgyptAir EgyptAir yesterday exercised options for six additional 737-800s for delivery in 2009, bringing its total order for the type to 12 valued at $850 million. It took delivery of its first dash 800, part of the original order for six placed in August 2005, yesterday. That aircraft is the first 737NG dedicated to regular service equipped with Boeing's Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) is an electronic information management device that helps flight crews perform flight management tasks more easily and efficiently with less paper. . The airline's 737NGs also will be outfitted with Heads-Up Display A display technology that superimposes images onto the inside of the windshield to enable drivers to view the information while keeping their eyes on the road. Heads-up displays (HUDs) are also used in goggles and helmets (see head mounted display). systems. EgyptAir currently operates four 737-500s and five 777-200s. Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Atef Abd El-Hamid said the 737NGs will "maximize our operating efficiency." Oct 3, 2006 Emirates, Boeing, Airbus Emirates May Top Up Boeing Freighter Order. Dubai-based Emirates said on Sunday it may buy 10 more Boeing freighter aircraft worth about USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. $2.8 billion to tap the growing Middle Eastern air cargo air cargo: see aviation. traffic market. Emirates secured the right to purchase the 747-8F planes, it said in a statement. Purchase rights do not include agreement on price. Emirates also confirmed an earlier order for 10 similar aircraft worth USD$2.8 billion. "Our order for the 747-8Fs will be essential in helping us service our rapidly growing network of 28 freighter destinations," Emirates Chairman Sheikh Ahmed Sheikh Ahmed (b. October 26, 1973 in Islington, London) - not to be confused with Al-Jazeera editor-in-chief Ahmed Sheikh - is a British web developer, music blogger and DJ. bin Saeed al-Maktoum was quoted as saying in the statement. Middle East air cargo grew 5.8 percent last year by tonnage, said Emirates, which operates nine freighters among its fleet of 98 planes. It also awaiting delivery of eight Boeing 777 freighters among more than 100 aircraft on order worth a total USD$30 billion. Emirates ordered 10 Boeing 747 freighters at the Farnborough Air Show The Farnborough International Airshow is a seven-day international trade fair for the aerospace business which is held biennially in England. The airshow is organised by Farnborough International Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of British aerospace industry's body the Society in July. At the time, it said the order was worth USD$3.3 billion. A spokeswoman for Emirates could not explain the discrepancy with Sunday's confirmation price. Oct 8, 2006 Etihad Airways Etihad Airways (Arabic: الإتحاد, ʼal-ʻitiħād) is the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates. Etihad is based in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE. , Airbus Etihad Seeks Compensation From Airbus. Etihad Airways, the state-owned, Abu Dhabi-based carrier, is seeking compensation in the form of money or equipment from European plane maker Airbus over delays in the A380 superjumbo, the company said on Thursday. The three-year-old airline, which competes with Dubai-based carrier Emirates, has four A380s on order. Their delivery has been pushed back by Airbus a year to the second half of 2008 after the most recent delays, putting pressure on Etihad to come up with alternatives to pursue its expansion plans. Etihad, which has a fleet of 24 planes that will rise to 34 by the end of next year, is seeking to double its number of destinations to 70 by 2010. It planned to put the A380s to work on its biggest routes, from Abu Dhabi to London or New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , to which it starts service later this month. To adapt to the delay in the delivery of the double-decker planes, Etihad may firm up options it has on 12 other Airbus aircraft. The carrier will likely make a decision on this in the first half of 2007, Boven said. Oct 5, 2006 Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/onlinenews.htm To Subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com Oct 2, 2006 |
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