Aircraft News - Europe.For more aircraft data, fleets and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/professional.htm Jun 12, 2006 Airbus Airbus handed over 28 A320 family aircraft, two A300-600Rs, six A330-200s and an A340-600 in May for a total of 37, bringing the five-month figure to 170. Boeing delivered 126 aircraft through April including 28 in that month but has not released May delivery figures. Jun 9, 2006 Airbus Airbus picks city for Chinese assembly plant. Airbus will build an assembly plant for its A320 jetliner in the Chinese city of Tianjin. The new plant could help Airbus land orders in China and will likely spark intense competition from Boeing. Tianjin will be site of possible A320 China assembly line. Airbus and the National Development & Reform Commission of China announced the selection of the Tianjin Binhai New Coastal District as the site for a potential A320 final assembly line should Airbus decide to move forward with the project.The selection follows the signing of an MOU (Minutes Of Usage) A metric used to compute billing and/or statistics for telephone calls or other network use. between Airbus and NDRC NDRC National Development and Reform Commission (China) NDRC National Defense Research Committee NDRC National Defense Research Council NDRC Nevada Desert Research Center last December. In a statement, Airbus said that Tianjin, which has a population of more than 10 million, was one of four cities considered and was chosen "after a thorough evaluation including multiple criteria such as, facility site and land, seaport proximity, airport characteristics, labor and industrial capability." Jun 9, 2006 Airbus Airbus interested in Iran sales. Airbus on Wednesday said it is interested in selling jetliners to Iran but respects an international embargo. Governments did not consult the company when they were drafting proposals aimed at defusing de·fuse tr.v. de·fused, de·fus·ing, de·fus·es 1. To remove the fuse from (an explosive device). 2. To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile: Iran's nuclear program, an Airbus spokeswoman said. Jun 8, 2006 Airbus, Air China Air China took delivery of its first A330-200 yesterday in Chengdu. The aircraft seats 283 passengers in a two-class configuration and will serve high-altitude routes for the carrier's Southwest Branch, which operates six A340-300s and 11 A319s. Jun 9, 2006 Airbus, 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. British Airways[sup.1] 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. said that the carrier needs to be satisfied that the additional cost and complexity associated with a new fleet type is justified by increased capability and performance. "The A380 is in evaluation, but you have to bring a strong argument for BA to have [it] in our fleet," he stated. He noted that BA operates 57 747s and does not see the A380 "as a necessary replacement for this huge number of aircraft." Jun 8, 2006 Airbus, Ural Airlines Ural Airlines is an airline based in Yekaterinburg, Russia. It operates scheduled and charter, domestic and international flights. Its main base is Koltsovo International Airport (SVX). Ural Airlines, based at Koltsovo International Airport in Ekaterinburg, signed a letter of intent with Aughras Trading of Ireland for the lease of two A320-211s scheduled for delivery in August and September. They will be the carrier's first Western aircraft. Ural said it would have preferred to purchase the aircraft but could not secure a delivery slot prior to 2009. Jun 5, 2006 BAE Systems BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. BAE Systems confirmed that it served upon 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 a formal notice of exercise of its put option regarding BAE's sale of its 20% stake in Airbus back to the French-German company. BAE Systems had announced May 2 it would use the put option if it could not reach agreement on the value of the stake. Jun 9, 2006 Boeing, SkyEurope Airlines SkyEurope Airlines said Bank of Scotland Bank of Scotland plc is a commercial and clearing bank, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. With a history dating to the 17th century, it is the oldest surviving bank in what is now the United Kingdom, and is the only commercial institution created by the Parliament of Scotland to will provide pre-delivery payments and long-term loan financing on the four new 737-700s scheduled for delivery in the second half of 2007. The airline last year placed an order for 16 firm aircraft and 16 options and already has taken delivery of four. Twelve dash 700s, including those four, are to be financed under operating leases Operating Lease A lease contract that allows the use of an asset, but does not convey rights similar to ownership of the asset. Notes: An operating lease is not capitalized it is accounted for as a rental expense. from GECAS GECAS General Electric Commercial Aviation Services . The aircraft financed with Bank of Scotland will be SkyEurope's first owned airplanes. The carrier said the transaction should be closed by the end of this month and "is a first step toward achieving a financing mix between leased and owned aircraft, a strategy also followed by the leading airlines in SkyEurope's peer group." Jun 5, 2006 British Airways British Airways[sup.1]s CEO said that he does not feel pressure to move quickly on successor types. "We have a relatively young fleet. Replacement is not an immediate requirement," he said, adding that fleet expansion will come ahead of replacement. BA is casting a wide net and is looking at the 747-800, 787, A380 and A350, which reportedly has been renamed the A370. However, it is looking most closely at the 777, since it holds "10 options from the end of 2008 until 2010," Walsh said. It already has 43 777s in the fleet "that work very well in the mix with our 747-400s." He also said that the carrier needs to be satisfied that the additional cost and complexity associated with a new fleet type is justified by increased capability and performance. "The A380 is in evaluation, but you have to bring a strong argument for BA to have [it] in our fleet," he stated. He noted that BA operates 57 747s and does not see the A380 "as a necessary replacement for this huge number of aircraft." Jun 8, 2006 Saab, Skyways Aviation Skyways Aviation arranged the sale of a Saab 340A from the fleet of sister company Skyways Express of Sweden to Bridges Worldwide, a global provider of network solutions to freight companies Freight companies are companies that specialise in the moving ("forwarding") of freight, or cargo, from one place to another. They are divided into several sections, international freight forwarders--which ship goods from country to coutry or domestic freight forwarders (who ship . Bridges previously acquired two other Saab 340s The Saab 340 is a two-engine turboprop aircraft designed and initially produced by a partnership between Saab and Fairchild in a 65:35 ratio. Under the initial plan Saab built the aluminium fuselage and plastic vertical stabilizer, and also performed final assembly in Linköping, that are being converted to full cargo configuration. Jun 8, 2006 |
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