Company Watch - Airbus.Jun 18, 2007 Aer Lingus Aer Lingus is Ireland's national airline. Based in Dublin, it operates 41 Airbus aircraft serving Europe, Africa, North America and the Middle East. The airline is 28% owned by the Irish government; it was floated on the Dublin and London Stock Exchanges on 2 October 2006, deal brings Airbus A350 orders This article lists the orders for the Airbus A350. Orders and Options Firm orders and commitments sorted by model A350-800 A350-900 A350-1000 TBD Total 95 111 20 59 284 Firm orders sorted by model A350-800 A350-900 A350-1000 TBD Total past 250 mark following last week's deal. Jun 11, 2007 Air Arabia Air Arabia is a low-cost airline based in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. It operates scheduled services to 32 destinations in the Middle East, North Africa, the Indian Subcontinent and Central Asia. Its main base is Sharjah International Airport[1]. is to order 34 aircraft with either Boeing or Airbus by September this year, 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. Reuters. Jun 14, 2007 Seabury Group announced that Airbus Executive VP-Procurement Henri Courpron will join the investment banking and advisory firm effective in July as president of its newly formed Aerospace Division and regional head for Europe, Middle East and Africa for Seabury's broader transportation advisory practice. Courpron spent 20 years with Airbus. Jun 14, 2007 Airbus Chief Executive 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 said in a newspaper interview that the company's annual plane deliveries should rise to 500 a year from 2009-2010. He also reaffirmed the company's 2007 target to deliver 440-450 planes. Gallois is also co-chief executive of Airbus's parent company 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 . Gallois said he did not expect any new delays to the company's A380 plane and that the A350 was on track to enter service in mid-2013. Gallois also said EADS's current structure of having two powerful stakeholder groups in France and Germany was not ideal. Jun 13, 2007 Airbus will bring a pair of A380s superjumbos and an A330-200 to next week's Paris Air Show The Paris Air Show (Salon International de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, Paris-Le Bourget) is an international trade fair for the aerospace business. It is held at Le Bourget airport near Paris, France every odd year, alternating both with the Farnborough International . A380 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). 009, powered by Engine Alliance GP7200s, will take part in the daily flying displays and a second A380, MSN007 fitted with a demonstration cabin and Trent 900 engines, will be on static display throughout the week. The A330-200 will be on loan from Qatar Airways Qatar Airways (Arabic: القطرية) is an airline based in Doha, Qatar. It operates a hub and spoke network based in Doha, linking 81 international destinations. . Jun 13, 2007 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. Targets 500 Deliveries A Year. The chief executive of European planemaker Airbus said in a newspaper interview that the company's annual plane deliveries should rise to 500 a year from 2009-2010. Jun 12, 2007 No room for mistakes with the Airbus A400M. Airbus Military is upbeat after a difficult six months in the life of its A400M, but will Europe's giant airlifter keep its flight schedule? Probably not. Jun 12, 2007 No room for delays of the Airbus A350. After several false starts, Airbus knows there is no more margin for error or delay in the design of its mid-size A350 widebody competing against the Boeing 787 and 777. Tradition takes back seat with clean sheet approach Airbus is taking a "clean sheet" approach to the production and development plan for the A350, just as it has done with the design. Jun 12, 2007 Airbus, buoyed by new plane orders as it tries to close the gap on resurgent re·sur·gent adj. 1. Experiencing or tending to bring about renewal or revival. 2. Sweeping or surging back again. Adj. 1. Boeing, unveiled a leaner management on Wednesday aimed at uprooting nationalist rivalries inside the European planemaker. Sweeping aside national power structures dating back to its birth as a consortium, Airbus said it would run most operations and multi-billion dollar programs centrally and halt a chronic overlap between decision-making in different countries. The move curtails the power of country chiefs, whose jobs will be reduced to mainly representative ones -- although they will keep responsibility for sensitive union talks. Production will be organized under four cross-border themes. Jun 11, 2007 Airbus A380 versus Boeing 747, Boeing manufactured 1388 747 and an active fleet of 947 aircraft operated by the airlines, and 116 on order, includingcargo versions. Airbus has manufactured 5 A380 and has 161 firm orders. For more http://www.airguideonline.com/aircraft.htm Jun 12, 2007 US-EU Airbus-Boeing subsidies case moves ahead The US-EU dispute over subsidies for Airbus and Boeing is moving to a conclusion that could reshape civil aircraft development. Jun 12, 2007 Airbus EADS Strategy Chief Resigns. One of the senior executives of European aerospace firm EADS, strategy chief Jean-Paul Gut, announced his resignation on Monday in what he described as a rift with its French and German leaders over its structure. Gut's departure follows weeks of speculation that he was about to leave to pursue interests in the Middle East, where he has brokered some of the Airbus parent firm's biggest deals. "I have had disagreements with my employer on organization," Gut, an EADS board member, said in an interview with French daily newspaper Le Figaro, adding that he would receive a EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. 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. 2.8 million euro (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. $3.76 million) payoff. Le Figaro, echoing recent industry speculation, said Gut would be replaced by Marwan Lahoud, 41, the head of European missiles maker MBDA MBDA Minority Business Development Agency (US Department of Commerce) MBDA Michigan Broadband Development Authority MBDA Minnesota Band Directors Association MBDA Matra BAE Dynamics Alenia MBDA Magnolia Ballroom Dancers' Association . Coming a week before the Paris Air Show, Gut's resignation is the latest tremor at EADS, which has been wrestling with management changes, aircraft delays and an insider-trading probe in the past year, but which says it is now recovering quickly. Jun 11, 2007 Airbus EADS Strategy Chief Resigns. One of the senior executives of European aerospace firm EADS, strategy chief Jean-Paul Gut, announced his resignation on Monday in what he described as a rift with its French and German leaders over its structure. Gut's departure follows weeks of speculation that he was about to leave to pursue interests in the Middle East, where he has brokered some of the Airbus parent firm's biggest deals. "I have had disagreements with my employer on organization," Gut, an EADS board member, said in an interview with French daily newspaper Le Figaro, adding that he would receive a EUR2.8 million euro (USD$3.76 million) payoff. Le Figaro, echoing recent industry speculation, said Gut would be replaced by Marwan Lahoud, 41, the head of European missiles maker MBDA. Coming a week before the Paris Air Show, Gut's resignation is the latest tremor at EADS, which has been wrestling with management changes, aircraft delays and an insider-trading probe in the past year, but which says it is now recovering quickly. Jun 11, 2007 Israel's Bedek Aviation plans to develop cargo conversion for Airbus A340. Bedek Aviation Group has emerged as potentially the first company to launch a cargo version of the passenger A340 aircraft. Jun 12, 2007 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. has outlined its strategy to seize a greater share of the international cargo market. It will begin by converting six Airbus A330 passenger aircraft into freighters over the next two years in addition to taking delivery of six Boeing 777Fs in 2008-10. It intends to add to its domestic network but will commit most of the increased capacity to international routes. It aims to build a medium-haul network in the Asia/Pacific region with the reconfigured A330s and expand its long-haul network into Western countries with the 777s and the two 747s that constitute its current freighter fleet. Dalian, Guangzhou and other cities in the Pearl River Delta The Pearl River Delta Region (PRD) in China occupies the low-lying areas alongside the Pearl River estuary where the Pearl river flows into the South China Sea. Since the "Open Door Policy" was adopted by the Communist Party of China in the late 1970s, the portion of the delta in region will serve as hubs for medium-haul flights while Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen will operate as its global hubs. It expects to have 14 freighters in 2010, giving it the biggest cargo fleet among Chinese carriers. Jun 13, 2007 Emirates ponders a 100-jet order from Airbus and Boeing Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based airline Emirates is considering a potential 100-jet order from either Airbus and Boeing. Jun 12, 2007 Goodrich said Lufthansa is performing in-service evaluation of its laptop docking station electronic flight bags on an Airbus A340. Jun 15, 2007 Shannon-based Genesis Lease signed a definitive agreement with InterGlobe Aviation (IndiGo) for the sale and leaseback sale and leaseback The sale of a fixed asset that is then leased by the former owner from the new owner. A sale and leaseback permits a firm to withdraw its equity in an asset without giving up use of the asset. Also called leaseback. of two new Airbus A320-200s. Aircraft are scheduled to be delivered to IndiGo in July and September. Jun 13, 2007 Interjet of Mexico took delivery of its first new 150-seat, single-class Airbus A320 Friday. Aircraft is powered by CFM56-5B4/Ps. The LCC (Leadless Chip Carrier, Leaded Chip Carrier) See leadless chip carrier, CLCC and PLCC. 1. LCC - Language for Conversational Computing. Written at CMU in the 1960's. has 19 more A320s on order. Jun 11, 2007 Kingfisher Airlines is likely to stagger taking delivery of Airbus aircraft it had ordered as its recent stake acquisition in Deccan Aviation altered demand outlook, its chairman said on Tuesday. Last month, Kingfisher agreed to buy a 26 percent stake in Deccan Aviation, a budget carrier that has been making losses. It is also offering to buy 20 percent more from minority holders of Deccan to fulfill regulatory requirements. The two firms together have a fleet of 71 aircraft. Deccan may raise airfares by about 500 rupees in order to stem losses, the airline said. Jun 13, 2007 VGS VGS Videregående Skole (Norwegian school) VGS Virtual Game Station VGS Voodoo Glow Skulls (Ska band) VGS Video Game System VGS Volunteer Gliding School VGS Voltage Gate to Source VGS Velocity Gate Stealer Aircraft Holding acquired an Airbus A320-200 from RBS RBS Royal Bank of Scotland RBS Role Based Security RBS Rollback Segment RBS Rare Book School (University of Virginia) RBS Rural Business Cooperative Service RBS Ribosome Binding Site (genetics) Aerospace through wholly owned VGS subsidiary Johannesburg Ltd. The aircraft is leased to Kingfisher Airlines until September 2012 and financed by HSH HSH abbr. Her (or His) Serene Highness Nordbank AG. Jun 12, 2007 US Airways Group US Airways Group Inc. NYSE: LCC is the Tempe, Arizona-based airline holding company that operates US Airways, US Airways Express and America West Airlines. It also operates additional companies that provide associated services. may reach a decision this month on whether to proceed with an order for 20 Airbus wide-body planes or switch to Boeing aircraft, the carrier's chief financial officer said on Wednesday. Jun 13, 2007 Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar 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 service that keeps travelers informed on 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. |
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