Aircraft News - North America.May 14, 2007 Airbus, Boeing With new cash, some airlines plan upgrades to planes, services Now that they have more money, some airlines are planning a variety of upgrades. America, Delta and US Airways are planning interior makeovers for planes like Boeing 757s and 767s. Delta and US Airways are also planning to spruce up spruce up Verb [sprucing, spruced] to make neat and smart Verb 1. spruce up - make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child" their food offerings with healthier, tastier items. May 8, 2007 American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the , Boeing American Airlines plans to maintain a low-to-negative growth strategy for the foreseeable future even as it accelerates deliveries of Boeing 737-800s to replace its MD-80 fleet. American said that 737-800 deliveries will continue to be "pulled forward" but that replacing the MD-80 fleet, which numbers more than 270, likely will take nine years beginning in 2009. American will lower capacity by 3% year-over-year in the second quarter and by 2% for the full year as it remains "focused on balance sheet repair." May 10, 2007 Boeing Austrian Airlines Austrian Airlines AG is the flag carrier airline of Austria, headquartered in Vienna. It operates scheduled sevices to over 130 destinations. Its main base is Vienna International Airport, with a hub at Innsbruck Airport.[1] In 2006 Austrian had 10 million passengers. will become the first European operator of 767-300ER blended winglets after announcing an order for six retrofits yesterday, Aviation Partners Boeing said. 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. Alfred Oetsch said the carrier will save 1,000 tons of fuel per year per aircraft while extending range by approximately 670 km. after installation, which will begin in spring 2009. May 9, 2007 Boeing Boeing Deal Off As Flyington Buys Airbus India's Flyington Freighters Flyington Freighters is a start-up all-cargo airline based in Hyderabad, India. It plans to operates services in the India to China market. Services were to be launched in December 2006, but this has been delayed until mid-2007. The airline is owned by Deccan Holdings. said on Wednesday it would not go ahead with an order of freight planes from Boeing after it signed a previously announced 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. $1 billion order for six A330-200F cargo aircraft A cargo aircraft is an airplane designed and used for the carriage of goods, rather than passengers. This role demands a number of features that makes a cargo aircraft instantly identifiable; a "fat" looking fuselage, a high-wing to allow the cargo area to sit near the ground, a from rival Airbus. May 9, 2007 Boeing Boeing recorded another strong week last week with orders for 51 more 737s. Two were for Boeing Business Jets and 49 were unidentified. During the week, previously unidentified 737s were announced by Copa Airlines . The new orders take this year's tally to 315 net of cancellations, of which 130 are unidentified: 56 737s, six 747s, three 767s, 21 777s and 44 787s. May 7, 2007 Boeing, Kenya Airways Kenya Airways, the national airline of Kenya, based in Nairobi, Africa, started operations on 4 February 1977 It operates scheduled services throughout Africa and to Europe and the Indian subcontinent, with its main base at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi. No Chance Of Survivors From Kenya Airways Aircraft. A Kenya Airways plane that crashed after takeoff in Cameroon with 114 people on board is largely submerged in a swamp and there is no chance of survivors, Cameroon's civil protection service said on Monday. The Boeing 737-800 vanished early on Saturday shortly after leaving Douala for Nairobi in torrential rain. The aircraft was found late on Sunday not far from Douala Airport after nearly two days of fruitless searches in the south of the country. May 7, 2007 Delta Air Lines Delta to announce Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. expansion. Observers say Delta Air Lines is expected to announce a plan to expand service at Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX , where it is now the fourth-largest airline. The airline may boost the number of flights operating out of Los Angeles by 50%. Delta also hopes its re-energized workforce, spotless jetliners and focus on operations will help it attract travelers. May 7, 2007 Goodrich, 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. , Boeing Goodrich was selected by China Southern Airlines to supply wheels and electronically actuated brakes for 10 Boeing 787s on order. May 7, 2007 Honeywell, GE Aviation GE Aviation announced Friday that it completed the $4.8 billion all-cash acquisition of Smiths Aerospace, giving the engine-maker its long-sought role in aviation components and systems. GE's proposed merger with Honeywell was blocked by EU regulators in 2001. Smiths supplies flight management systems, electrical power management, mechanical actuation systems and airborne platform computing Platform Computing is a privately held software company that is primarily known for its job scheduling product, Load Sharing Facility (LSF). It was founded in 1992 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarter is in Markham, ON. systems. It is developing the Common Core for the 787, which has been described as the Dreamliner's central nervous system and is also on the A380 and the Joint Strike Fighter A strike fighter is a fighter aircraft which is also capable of attacking surface targets, including ships. It differs from an attack aircraft in that the aircraft remains a capable fighter. . May 7, 2007 Southwest Airlines, CFM International CFM International said Southwest Airlines placed an order for up to 92 additional CFM56-3 Advanced Upgrade kits worth approximately $145 million at list prices. SWA's total order now stands at 447. The newly ordered kits will be delivered by early 2009, CFM said. 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