Company Watch - Airbus.Dec 4, 2006 ILFC ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation ILFC International Lunar Finance Commission (TV show: Space: 1999) 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 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 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. To Talk To Airbus About New A350. British Airways said on Monday it would talk to Airbus about its new wide-bodied A350 XWB XWB Extra Wide Body (Airbus) aircraft and was not worried the plane would not be developed in time to fit into its fleet-expansion plans. Dec 4, 2006 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. Dec 4, 2006 Airbus 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 Says A400M On Time. The A400M military transporter being developed by Airbus for European NATO NATO: see North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO in full North Atlantic Treaty Organization International military alliance created to defend western Europe against a possible Soviet invasion. countries is on time but faces "critical" risks in some areas, the European planemaker's parent EADS said. Dec 3, 2006 Airbus EADS Close To Agreement On Airbus A350 Launch. The board of European aerospace group EADS is 90 percent sure to agree on Friday to launch Airbus's planned A350 mid-size, long-haul jet, a source close to the board said on Friday. Dec 1, 2006 Airbus EADS Gives Green Light For Airbus A350. Airbus parent EADS decided on Friday to go ahead with a new mid-sized airliner to compete with Boeing in their fight for market share and restore pride battered by delays to its A380 superjumbo. Dec 1, 2006 Airbus Narrows Order Gap With Boeing. Airbus narrowed the gap in global aircraft orders with rival Boeing in November, but would likely remain behind this year for the first time in five years, Airbus figures showed on Friday. Dec 1, 2006 Avianca Chairman German Efromovich said he was talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to Airbus and Boeing. Although he declined to identify specific widebody types, he did say the 777 was too large for the airlines' requirements and joked that the A380 likewise was too big. "I can work with the 787," he added in response to a reporter's question. The goal is to replace the entire fleet of the carriers by 2014 with the exception of the F100s that are spread among the airlines. Another Synergy airline, VIP of Ecuador, flies four Do-328s. Dec 1, 2006 Airbus A380 successfully completed crosswind cross·wind n. A wind blowing at right angles to a given direction, as to an aircraft's line of flight. Noun 1. crosswind - wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft tests at Keflavik this month, carrying out five takeoffs and six landings in crosswinds measuring 40-56 kt. Type certification requires a minimum 23 kt. Nov 30, 2006 Airbus is not commenting publicly, noting that EADS has not made a decision on the program. An EADS board meeting on A350 financing was cancelled last week amid disputes among stakeholders, including the French government, over the project's funding. French media are reporting that another meeting will take place Friday. Nov 30, 2006 Airbus reportedly intends to outsource 50% of A350 XWB production even as parent EADS' board debates whether to green-light the program and its funding. One way to keep costs down is to outsource much of the aircraft's production, Airbus 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. Louis Gallois Louis Gallois (born January 26, 1944) is a French businessman and currently the CEO of EADS, and CEO of Airbus. Louis René Fernand Gallois was born in Montauban where he obtains the degree of Baccaulaureat in 1961 followed of the graduate of Business School HEC in told Reuters. "On the A350, our plan is to outsource 50% of the airframe production, which would allow us to hand over [a portion of labor and costs] to partners participating in the development," he said. "The target is [euro]1.8 billion ($2.37 billion) [in savings]. We have started talking to candidates." Nov 30, 2006 Middle East Airlines is finalizing an agreement to acquire four A330-200s and four A319s. According to the Arab Air Carriers Organization, two aircraft would arrive in 2008 and the other six in 2009. MEA MEA Multiple endocrine adenomatosis. See Multiple endocrine neoplasia. would use the additional aircraft to increase frequencies on popular routes and is considering new destinations in Qatar, Iraq and Russia. Nov 30, 2006 Airbus's A350 XWB program remains up in the air following the cancellation of a meeting last week at which details of the revamped aircraft and its financing were supposed to be hammered out. All parties are staying silent publicly, but widespread media reports detail a rift between the French government, which holds a 15% stake in Airbus parent EADS, and EADS stakeholders Lagardere and DaimlerChrysler over the A350's financing and whether France should be allowed to raise its EADS stake. Airbus had said the A350 decision would come by the end of this month but the disputes among stakeholders have cast doubt on when or if the program will move forward. Nov 29, 2006 TAM placed an order for V2500s to power 11 A319s and four A321s, 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 partners Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney announced yesterday. The deal includes a V2500Select aftermarket services package and is worth $160 million in business to each engine maker. Japanese Aero Engines Corp. and MTU Aero Engines MTU Aero Engines is Germany's leading aircraft engine manufacturer, develops, manufactures and provides service support for aircraft engines, military and civil alike. MTU Aero Engines was formerly known as MTU München. also are part of IAE. The Brazilian carrier firmed an order for 37 Airbus aircraft and 12 options earlier this month. It currently operates 38 V2500-powered A320 family aircraft. 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