Company Watch - Airbus.Mar 26, 2007 Aeroflot said it will take delivery of two Airbus A320s this month and will take three A319s and three A321s by year end. Next year it expects to take delivery from Airbus of 11 purchased A320s. It currently operates 26 A320 family aircraft. Mar 19, 2007 Airbus 380 gets positive reception in U.S. The Airbus A380 has faced criticism for delivery delays and high development costs. However, the plane received a positive reception when it visited the U.S. this week. "It's a remarkable airplane, a phenomenal feat of engineering," Rakesh Gangwal, co-founder of the Indian carrier Indigo and former US Airways chief executive, said. "You have a lot of skeptics today, because many minds have not yet fathomed how this plane will be used." Mar 22, 2007 Development A380s land at JNew York[sup.1]s FK, 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. LAX A380 development aircraft MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). 7 (number 7 off the production line), with nearly 500 passengers onboard and operated with assistance from Lufthansa, made a smooth landing at New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of JFK shortly after noon yesterday, becoming the first of the aircraft type to land at a US airport. Mar 20, 2007 Onboard the A380 The A380 landed in the US for the first time yesterday, at New York JFK's Terminal 1, following a quiet flight from Frankfurt that took 45 min. less than the 7 hr. 45 min. scheduled flight scheduled flight schedule n → vol régulier scheduled flight schedule n → Linienflug m time. Mar 20, 2007 A380 touches down in U.S. on Monday Hundreds of onlookers watched the Airbus A380 superjumbo land in the U.S. on Monday. Separate flights landed in New York and Los Angeles, and one will make a demonstration flight in Chicago today before returning to Frankfurt. Airbus hopes the A380's U.S. tour generates interest in the plane, which is two years behind delivery schedule Mar 20, 2007 Aeroflot modernizing with Airbus A350 XWB XWB Extra Wide Body (Airbus) commitment, e-ticketing Aeroflot yesterday followed up on its verbal commitment to the A350 XWB by signing an MOU (Minutes Of Usage) A metric used to compute billing and/or statistics for telephone calls or other network use. with Airbus for the purchase of 22 of the model. Mar 23, 2007 WTO See World Trade Organization. holds hearings on aircraft subsidies U.S. representatives told the World Trade Organization that government subsidies have allowed Airbus to develop a line f jetliners "targeted at U.S. competitors." Airbus counters that federal and state tax breaks have helped Boeing develop its 787. Hearings on subsidy issues began Tuesday in Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. . Mar 22, 2007 Etihad Airways Etihad Airways (Arabic: الإتحاد, ʼal-ʻitiħād) is the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates. Etihad is based in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE. Rules Out Cancelling A380. Etihad Airways said on Thursday it ruled out cancelling its order for four of Airbus's delayed A380s and may also consider buying the European maker's planned twin-engine A350 as the Gulf Arab carrier expands. Mar 22, 2007 Airbus A380 to make first flight to U.S. today An Airbus A380 operated by Germany's Lufthansa is expected to land in New York today at 12:30 p.m. For Airbus, the A380's first flight to the U.S. is a chance to prove the plane will be ready for the first deliveries scheduled for October. It also hopes to show off the plane to U.S. carriers. United Airlines and Northwest Airlines are considered potential customers. Mar 19, 2007 Airbus is facing an uphill battle Uphill Battle was an metalcore band with elements of grindcore and noisecore. The group was based out of Santa Barbara, California, USA. History Uphill Battle got some recognition releasing their self-titled record on Relapse Records. to retain Malaysia Airlines as an A380 customer. 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. Business Times, MAS remains in discussions with the manufacturer on "various options" for its order for six. The newspaper reported that the airline and parent Penerbangan Malaysia Bhd. said in an e-mailed statement that they had "yet to come to any conclusion." It also cited sources stating that a cancellation is likely. In June, it was reported that sources at MAS suggested that cancellation was probable after Airbus announced the second delay of six months to the program . The airline originally was scheduled to receive its first aircraft this July but now is slated to take delivery in 2009. Mar 20, 2007 American Decision on MD-80 Successor Nears. 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 will make an announcement regarding fleet renewal "in short order," according to Chairman 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. Gerard Arpey, who conceded that the carrier's more than 300 MD-80s burn too much fuel. He said 737NGs may be a viable replacement. Mar 22, 2007 American nears decision on Boeing / McDonnell-Douglas MD-80 successor, RegionsAir replacement American Airlines will make an announcement regarding fleet renewal "in short order," according to Chairman and CEO Gerard Arpey, who conceded that the carrier's more than 300 MD-80s burn too much fuel. He said 737NGs may be a viable replacement. Mar 22, 2007 Billionaires consider purchasing superjumbo jets Some billionaires are considering buying large jets made by Boeing and Airbus. Observers say the potential to customize the planes' interior makes the large aircraft attractive, and they note that the lack of headroom available on smaller planes concerns many owners. Mar 19, 2007 Etihad Airways Rules Out Cancelling Airbus A380 Etihad Airways said on Thursday it ruled out cancelling its order for four of Airbus's delayed A380s and may also consider buying the European maker's planned twin-engine A350 as the Gulf Arab carrier expands. Mar 22, 2007 LAN Airlines yesterday converted 15 options for Airbus A320 family aircraft into firm orders. The options were part of the carrier's 2005 order for 25 firm A318s and A319s. LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. and its affiliates currently operate 15 A319s and 15 A320s, Airbus said. Mar 22, 2007 Northwest fleet plan calls for more regional jet flying Northwest Airlines plans to reduce its mainline fleet and shift traffic to regional jets. The company also plans to phase out one-third of its fleet of DC-9s within two years and to boost its international flying by 4.3% a year between now and 2010. Mar 19, 2007 OnAir, the SITA-Airbus joint venture, appointed ARINC ARINC Aeronautical Radio, Inc. ARINC Aircraft Radio Incorporated ARINC Aeronautical Research Incorporated VP and MD-Europe, Middle East and Africa Graham Lake as 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. . Mar 22, 2007 Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new, free service that aims to keep travelers informed flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Air Travel Media / Pyramid Media Group. All rights reserved. Mar 19, 2007 |
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