Aircraft News - Europe.Dec 11, 2006 Airbus Airbus says A380 customers 'upset' but onboard Refers to a chip or other hardware component that is directly attached to the printed circuit board (motherboard). Contrast with offboard. See inboard. , backs freighter despite ILFC ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation ILFC International Lunar Finance Commission (TV show: Space: 1999) switch. Airbus maintained this week that the A380 is on track for certification this month and entry into service late next year, while insisting it will continue developing the freighter version despite the fact that it has just one customer. Dec 6, 2006 Airbus Airbus at a recent briefing on the A350 XWB XWB Extra Wide Body (Airbus) launch, Airbus COO-Customers and CCO (Chief or Corporate Compliance Officer) The executive person in charge of compliance issues, regulatory requirements, internal controls and managing audits within an enterprise or organization. John Leahy John Leahy (born August 1950) was appointed Chief Operating Officer at Airbus in July 2005. Leahy continues as Airbus' Chief Commercial Officer, a role he has held since August 1994. He is a member of the Airbus main board of management. said airlines with orders for the A380 passenger version are sticking with the aircraft despite extensive production delays. "I think most [A380] customers I've talked to are annoyed," he conceded. "They're clearly upset. But there's no rush to the doors,,,I think the majority of customers will stay." Airbus parent 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 co-CEO Tom Enders told reporters in Munich this week that the manufacturer remains confident in the A380F, noting that it recently forecast demand for 400 "very large" freighters over the next 20 years (ATWOnline, Nov. 23). He insisted he is "certain" that A380 production problems are "under control now," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. . Dec 6, 2006 Airbus Airbus EADS Sees Need For Airbus A380 Freighter. EADS co-Chief Executive Tom Enders said there was no need to scrap the freighter version of the Airbus A380 superjumbo even though it now only has one customer. Dec 5, 2006 Airbus Airbus to explore 'various' financing options for [euro]10 billion A350 XWB. Airbus plans to outsource 50% of A350 XWB development and will explore "a range of financing sources" to meet the expected [euro]10 billion ($13.3 billion) in production costs for the program cleared by the EADS board late last week. Dec 5, 2006 Airbus Airbus[sup.1] Gallois insisted that the A350 is not a "me-too" aircraft and will be more advanced than the 787 because it is being developed later. "We're using those five years to improve state-of-the-art," he said. The first A350 XWB to enter service will be the dash 900 in mid-2013, followed by the dash 800 in 2014 and the dash 1000 in 2015, with the "ultra-long-range" dash 900R and the 900F to follow later. Airbus will spend [euro]1.8 billion on capital development for the A350. It is excluding that cost in the [euro]10 billion production figure because new facilities also will be used for future aircraft programs. Dec 5, 2006 Airbus Airbus EADS approves A350 XWB; Airbus plans five variants, including freighter. Airbus parent EADS' board gave its approval late Friday for the industrial launch of the A350 XWB, the first of which will enter service in 2013. Dec 4, 2006 Airbus Airbus Steps Up Rhetoric On Boeing Subsidies. Airbus launched a preemptive strike Preemptive strike may refer to:
Airbus No Decision On Airbus A350 Funding. Airbus confirmed on Monday that its newly approved A350 XWB would be funded by a combination of internal and external market sources and did not rule out taking government development loans. Dec 4, 2006 Airbus, Boeing EU Backs Airbus In Boeing Spat. The European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community on Wednesday renewed its support for Airbus in a row over state subsidies with US rival Boeing. Dec 6, 2006 Airbus, Boeing The Airbus A350 will be 60% composite, including the fuselage skin, while the fuselage frames will be aluminum. This represents an about-face for the company, which previously had said that Boeing's decision to make the 787 fuselage out of composite material composite material or composite, any material made from at least two discrete substances, such as concrete. Many materials are produced as composites, such as the fiberglass-reinforced plastics used for automobile bodies and boat hulls, but the left it vulnerable to damage on the ramp. Gallois said Airbus felt it was "mandatory" to increase the use of composites to achieve the desired weight and fuel efficiency. However, the additional composites also are driving production cost of the program higher, he said. Gallois added that the A350's development is "predicated on" the Power8 restructuring plan to be unveiled next year. Power8 aims to cut Airbus's costs by [euro]2 billion annually from 2010 and produce [euro]5 billion in cumulative cash savings by the same year Dec 5, 2006 Airbus, ILFC ILFC this week switched its order for 10 Airbus A380Fs to passenger versions and deferred deliveries, with the leasing firm to take its first A380 in 2013. UPS, with firm orders for 10, now is the only customer for the A380F. FedEx cancelled its order for 10 last month in favor of 15 777Fs. Dec 6, 2006 Airbus, ILFC ILFC Switches A380 Order To Passenger Version. Aircraft leasing firm ILFC has switched an order for five freighter versions of Airbus's A380 aircraft to the superjumbo's passenger version, Airbus sales chief John Leahy said on Monday. Dec 4, 2006 British Airways British Airways in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. , Airbus British Airways To Talk To Airbus About New A350. British Airways said on Monday it would talk to Airbus about its new wide-bodied A350 XWB aircraft and was not worried the plane would not be developed in time to fit into its fleet-expansion plans. Dec 4, 2006 EADS EADS Sees Need For Airbus A380 Freighter. EADS co-Chief Executive Tom Enders said there was no need to scrap the freighter version of the Airbus A380 superjumbo even though it now only has one customer. Dec 5, 2006 Lufthansa, Airbus, Boeing Lufthansa first to order 747-8I with 20 firm, 20 options; also orders seven A340-600s. Lufthansa's board yesterday approved orders for 20 747-8 Intercontinentals--the first of the variant to be sold by Boeing--plus 20 options and seven A340-600s, a total investment in long-haul planes valued at nearly $7 billion. Dec 7, 2006 Lufthansa, Airbus, Boeing Lufthansa[sup.1]s Boeing 747-8Is will be delivered from 2010 to 2013 while the A340-600s will begin delivering in 2008. "With aircraft types in the 747 series from Boeing on the one hand, and others from the A330/A340/A380 family from Airbus on the other, Lufthansa is ideally equipped to strengthen and expand its leading position in intercontinental in·ter·con·ti·nen·tal adj. 1. Extending or taking place between or among continents: intercontinental exploration; intercontinental cooperation. 2. traffic," LH Executive Board Chairman Wolfgang Mayrhuber Wolgang Mayrhuber is the current CEO of europe´s second largest airline Lufthansa. He´s engineer and succeeded Jürgen Weber in ???. said. Lufthansa, by modernizing the fleet, the new aircraft will bring further gains in efficiency as well as reduce fuel and operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales . Both aircraft types are sustainable investments in ecological efficiency ecological efficiency See under trophic level. . Dec 7, 2006 Lufthansa, Airbus, Boeing The Lufthansa order for the 747-8 passenger version may come as a surprise to some given the German involvement in the A380 program. However, many in Germany are incensed by the blame game that has resulted from A380 production problems and suggestions that all German A380 work will be transferred to France. LH, a longtime Boeing and McDonnell Douglas McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. It merged with Boeing in 1997 to form The Boeing Company. customer, traditionally has striven to split its airplane orders and signaled its continued support for Airbus with the A340-600 order. The airline, which said yesterday that it expects to take delivery of its first A380 in 2009, also is considered a leading contender to be the launch customer for the A350 XWB. Dec 7, 2006 Lufthansa, Airbus, Boeing Lufthansa Orders Airbus, Boeing Jets. Lufthansa said it is ordering Airbus and Boeing 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. $6.9 billion at list prices as it expands and modernizes its fleet. Dec 6, 2006 Lufthansa, Boeing Lufthansa's Boeing 747-8I order clearly was a big win for Boeing. Commercial Airplanes President 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. Scott Carson Scott Paul Carson (born September 3, 1985 in Whitehaven, Cumbria) is an English football goalkeeper, currently playing for Aston Villa of the English Premier League on loan from Liverpool. said LH "will play a critical role in helping us shape the future of the 747. We are thrilled." Added Mayrhuber: "The 747-8 underlines our strategy of graded market-specific services and capacity expansion. It fits perfectly in our intercontinental fleet structure and slots neatly capacitywise between the A380 with around 550 seats and the A340-600 with around 300 seats." Dec 7, 2006 Lufthansa, General Electric, Boeing Lufthansa said the 20 Boeing 747-8Is will be powered by GE GEnx-2B67 engines. "When those engines became available, the 747-8 started to make economic sense," Nico Buchholz, LH senior VP-corporate fleet, said yesterday during a press conference in Seattle. GE said the firm order for 80 GEnx engines is valued at more than $950 million. Dec 7, 2006 Rolls-Royce, Airbus Rolls-Royce To Power Airbus A350 XWB. British aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce said on Monday it had signed an agreement with Airbus to provide its next-generation Trent engine for all variants of the European planemaker's new A350 XWB plane. 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