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Aircraft News - Asia / Pacific.


Dec 18, 2006

AirAsia, CFM International, Airbus

AirAsia announced its selection of the CFM56-5B to power the 40 firm A320s and 30 options it ordered five months ago. The engine order, which includes six spares, is worth about $500 million at list prices and includes an OnPoint Solution service agreement worth approximately $1.1 billion. By July 2009, AirAsia will operate an all-A320 fleet of 100 aircraft. Dec 17, 2006

Singapore Aircraft Leasing

Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise, Asia's largest, announced Friday that it has been acquired by Bank of China for $965 million in cash. The bank said the purchase is part of its "overall corporate strategy in expanding its scope of diverse financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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 and increasing its diversification into noninterest income." Dec 17, 2006

Singapore Aircraft Leasing, Airbus, Boeing

SALE owns 63 aircraft and manages another 14 on behalf of third parties. It has firm orders for 28 and options or purchase rights on an additional 20, Bank of China said. The fleet has an average age of 3.5 years and is 70% comprised of 737s and A320s. It has $3.1 billion in assets and $2.28 billion in debt. 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.  Robert Martin Robert J. Martin (born January 13, 1947) is an American Republican Party politician, who has served as a member of the New Jersey State Senate since 1993, where he represents the 26th Legislative District.  will continue to direct SALE, while Bank of China will appoint directors to the board. The leasing company said it will maintain its Singapore headquarters and operate as a standalone unit within BOC (Bell Operating Company) One of 22 companies that was formerly part of AT&T and later organized into seven regional companies. See RBOC. . "Everyone at SALE looks forward to working with customers, suppliers and all other business partners as the company moves into a new and exciting phase in its development," it said. Dec 17, 2006

Singapore Aircraft Leasing, Boeing, Kenya Airways

SALE took delivery of the first of 30 737NGs last month. The dash 800, ordered in May 2005, will enter service with Kenya Airways. Delivery of the entire order will continue through 2010. Dec 17, 2006

IAE IAE Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (France)
IAE International Aero Engines
IAE Impuesto de Actividades Económicas
IAE In Any Event
IAE Integrated Acquisition Environment
IAE Inflatable Antenna Experiment
 International, China Southern Airlines China Southern Airlines (中国南方航空公司) (SEHK: 1055, NYSE: ZNH) is an airline based in Guangzhou in the Guangdong province of the People's Republic of China. , Airbus

IAE International Aero Engines IAE International Aero Engines AG is a Zürich-registered joint venture manufacturing company formed in 1983. Ownership
Current shareholders are:
  • Pratt & Whitney of the USA (32.5%)
  • Rolls-Royce plc of the UK (32.
 and China Southern Airlines announced that the carrier ordered V2500s to power 50 A320 family aircraft and signed a long-term V2500Select aftermarket agreement in a deal worth more than $1.35 billion. The aftercare af·ter·care
n.
Follow-up care provided after a medical procedure or treatment program.



aftercare

the care and treatment of a convalescent patient, especially one that has undergone surgery.
 program also will cover China Southern's 74 existing V2500-powered aircraft. The 50 aircraft are its allocation from China's 150-aircraft order placed one year ago. Rolls-Royce said its share of the deal amounted to $450 million. Dec 14, 2006

Boeing, All Nippon Airways

Boeing has won 435 firm orders from 35 customers for the 787, which is scheduled to enter airline service in May 2008 with All Nippon Airways of Japan. So far, only a few of those customers have decided on cabin configuration. The Dreamliner Gallery will open for customers in late January. Dec 13, 2006

CAAC CAAC Civil Aviation Administration of China
CAAC Civilian Agency Acquisition Council
CAAC Capital Area Activities Conference (Lansing, Michigan, USA)
CAAC Clean Air Action Corporation
CAAC Citizens' Action Against Crime
, Japan Airlines

CAAC and Japan Airlines reached agreement to launch cooperative aviation safety study projects in conjunction with the Civil Aviation Safety Institute of China, saying their goal is to contribute "to the development of global flight safety." Dec 11, 2006

Singapore Airlines, Boeing, Airbus

SIA's Chew maintains interest in transpacific trans·pa·cif·ic  
adj.
1. Situated on or coming from the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

2. Spanning or crossing the Pacific Ocean.
 but not 747-8. Singapore Airlines CEO Chew Choon Seng Chew Choon Seng (Chinese: 周俊成; Pinyin: Zhōu Jùnchéng) is the CEO of Singapore Airlines (SIA).  said in Istanbul that the recently announced bid for Qantas might be a wakeup call for Australian officials who favor protecting the flag carrier to the detriment of SIA's wish to operate a transpacific service from Australia. Chew said he did not share Lufthansa's enthusiasm for the new Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental and was happy to continue to wait for the A380. LH ordered 20 of the type last week, plus 20 options. Dec 11, 2006

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