Aircraft News - Africa / Middle East.Mar 5, 2007 Boeing, Azerbaijan Airlines Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL, Azeri: Azərbaycan Hava Yolları) is the national airline of Azerbaijan based in Baku. It is the state-owned airline operating scheduled passenger and cargo services from Baku to the CIS, Europe, China and the Middle East, as well as Boeing confirmed an order from Azerbaijan Airlines for three 787-8s and two 737-900ERs valued at $609 million at list prices. AZAL is the first airline from the former Soviet Union to order either type, Boeing said. The carrier will fly the 787 to destinations in East and Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , entering the long-haul market "for the first time," according to AZAL DG Jahangir Askerov. The aircraft will be powered by the GEnx. No engine choice was announced for the 737s. Feb 26, 2007 Qatar Airways, Airbus Qatar Says Talk Of Airbu EADS EADS European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V. EADS Expeditionary Air Defense System (USMC) EADS Extended Air Defense Systems EADS Environmental Assessment Data System EADS Echelons Above Division Study Stake Premature. Qatar said on Friday it was premature to talk about the Gulf emirate e·mir·ate n. 1. The office of an emir. 2. The nation or territory ruled by an emir. Noun 1. emirate - the domain controlled by an emir buying a stake in Airbus parent EADS. Shares in the European aerospace group rose last month after the state-owned Qatar Investment Authority said it was in talks to buy a stake. French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy also said it was too early to talk about shareholding ties. The French government owns 15 percent of EADS alongside two core industrial shareholders -- French media group Lagardere which owns 7.5 percent, and German car firm DaimlerChrysler which has voting rights Voting rights The right to vote on matters that are put to a vote of security holders. For example the right to vote for directors. voting rights The type of voting and the amount of control held by the owners of a class of stock. for 22.5 percent. Qatar Airways is a major customer of Airbus, which announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs in a restructuring this week. Mar 2, 2007 03/05/2007 Z Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com Copyright [c] 2007 Air Travel Media / Pyramid Media Group. All rights reserved. Feb 26, 2007 |
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