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JEDDAH: Saudi Arabian Airlines has signed a SR10 billion contract with Airbus to purchase 58 aircraft with advanced facilities, including A320s, A321s and A330s as part of the company’s efforts to modernize its fleet and meet global challenges.
Khaled Al-Molhem, director general of the national carrier, said the new planes would enable Saudi airlines to provide better services to its passengers. “We intend to modernize our fleet by purchasing the most advanced planes available in the world,” he said.
The Saudia chief spoke about growing competition in the air transport industry. “Saudi Airlines has been making concerted efforts to maintain its leading position among the world’s major airline companies,” he pointed out.
Al-Molhem was recently in the French city of Toulouse, along with other Saudia executives, to receive two A320 planes, which it bought from Airbus. “We have made advanced preparations for the new fleet of aircraft by training our pilots and other crew members,” he said.
“The A320 is the right aircraft for our ambitious modernization plans and offers unbeatable operational efficiency, proven reliability and the high level of cabin comfort expected by our customers,” Al-Molhem added.
The CFM56 powered A320 will be deployed on routes in the region, to Europe and to the Indian Subcontinent, from Saudia's hubs in Riyadh and Jeddah. Depending on configuration, the A320 fleet will seat between 112 and 132 passengers in two classes.
“We congratulate Saudi Arabian Airlines on taking delivery of their new A320, with 21 more directly purchased aircraft to follow. The A320 is and will remain for many years to come the benchmark in the single aisle aircraft category, which is why it is such an attractive asset for both our valued operators and leasers,” said Airbus President and CEO Tom Enders.

Jeannot a écrit:Saudia prendrait 58 Airbus. 320, 321 et 330s. Ce post est daté du 4 novembre et je n'ai pas trouve d'autres traces ailleurs. A confirmer donc.

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabian Airlines has signed a SR10 billion contract with Airbus to purchase 58 aircraft with advanced facilities, including A320s, A321s and A330s as part of the company’s efforts to modernize its fleet and meet global challenges.
Khaled Al-Molhem, director general of the national carrier, said the new planes would enable Saudi airlines to provide better services to its passengers. “We intend to modernize our fleet by purchasing the most advanced planes available in the world,” he said.
The Saudia chief spoke about growing competition in the air transport industry. “Saudi Airlines has been making concerted efforts to maintain its leading position among the world’s major airline companies,” he pointed out.
Al-Molhem was recently in the French city of Toulouse, along with other Saudia executives, to receive two A320 planes, which it bought from Airbus. “We have made advanced preparations for the new fleet of aircraft by training our pilots and other crew members,” he said.
“The A320 is the right aircraft for our ambitious modernization plans and offers unbeatable operational efficiency, proven reliability and the high level of cabin comfort expected by our customers,” Al-Molhem added.
The CFM56 powered A320 will be deployed on routes in the region, to Europe and to the Indian Subcontinent, from Saudia's hubs in Riyadh and Jeddah. Depending on configuration, the A320 fleet will seat between 112 and 132 passengers in two classes.
“We congratulate Saudi Arabian Airlines on taking delivery of their new A320, with 21 more directly purchased aircraft to follow. The A320 is and will remain for many years to come the benchmark in the single aisle aircraft category, which is why it is such an attractive asset for both our valued operators and leasers,” said Airbus President and CEO Tom Enders.

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Jeannot a écrit:Bonjour.

Je peux me tromper mais il me semble bien que American a 42 commandes et 58 options sur des 787 mais.... des 787-9 !!!!. Cette rumeur a couru toute la journée sans que personne ne puisse dire si il s'agit là d'une nouvelle commande ou de la conversion de la commande précédente.

Je pense aussi me souvenir que AA a dejà annoncé son choix pour le Genx, choix du sans doute au financement par Gecas.

Sorry about this.

GE Commercial Aviation Services has revealed that it might place an order for as many as 30 [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] 787s.
The company's executivevice-president for product evaluation and strategy Bill Carpenter revealed the lessor's interest to Flight International during Flightglobal's US Valuation Conference in Washington DC in October.
"We expect some delivery slots will open to accommodate an order of that size," he says. "GECAS would also seek to support previously committed airline customer orders through purchase and leaseback financing. Where there is customer demand, we want to be part of it."
The sale and leaseback deals would be in addition to orders placed directly with Boeing, Carpenter says.
GECAS is interested in taking deliveries in a three-to five-year period after placing its order, and would prefer to complete initial deliveries by 2018, Carpenter says.
The US lessor traditionally only acquires new aircraft thatcan be powered by engines produced by its sister company GE Aviation. This would make the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] more appealing than the rival [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] as the Boeing is offered with the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] while the XWB is only currently available with the Rolls-Royce Trent.
The lessor is "more optimistic" about the stretched 787-9 than the baseline 787-8 and is "interested in anything bigger", but Carpenter adds he is not discounting the -8 completely.
"The -8 still promises to deliver performance and economics not currently available in any variant within its payload category. If the 787 meets its marketed specifications with respect to passenger comfort, range, weight and fuel consumption, and is priced well, then it promises to be a great aircraft as well as a great investment," he says.
Although GECAS is a major Boeing customer, having ordered 435 aircraft, it is one of the only prominent lessors to have never signed up for the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]. International Lease Finance is the largest customer among leasing companies with 74 787s on order.
Other customers include Alafco, AWAS, CIT Leasing and specialised Boeing 787 lessor LCAL.

• Gecas est plus attiré par le 9 sans pour autant écarter le 8,
  
• Gecas commande normalement des nouveaux avions uniquement quand ils sont motorisés avec des moteurs produits par GE ce qui exclue pour l'instant le 350.
  
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ABU DHABI // Airbus, the French aircraft builder, will announce new agreements at the Dubai Airshow this month that could take its annual order tally above that of its main rival, Boeing.
The company expects to sign one firm contract and several non-binding letters of intent with airlines from the Middle East and North Africa, said Habib Fekih, the president of Airbus Middle East.
The orders, plus others expected from Asian airlines, should push the annual tally for new aircraft orders at Airbus from 149 at present to more than 200.
That figure compares with a forecast for 300 new orders that Airbus made in January of this year and the 900 new orders it received last year. Mr Fekih said the results should be put into context – with airlines currently fighting through their worst financial conditions in 70 years – adding they were a “good achievement”.
Both Airbus and Boeing have suffered as airlines cancelled existing agreements. Airbus has fared somewhat better than Boeing, as carriers reversed orders for 26 of its aircraft this year compared with 123 cancellations last year.
By contrast, Boeing has received 195 new orders this year and 111 cancellations, many for its delayed 787 Dreamliner programme. A Boeing spokesman declined to give a preview of its plans at the air show, which begins next Sunday.
Separately, Airbus is in talks with Mubadala Development, an investment arm of the Abu Dhabi Government, and Dubai Aerospace Enterprise on setting up joint ventures including a bespoke aircraft interior outfitting business in the UAE, Mr Fekih said.
“It is not yet decided, but yes, we are looking at developing partnerships here,” he said. Mubadala and DAE were unavailable for comment yesterday.
Mr Fekih said an aircraft interiors business here could flourish, helped by talented labour pools from the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent.
“The Middle East and the Gulf have a lot of attractions and not just because of its financial capabilities,” he said.
Airbus has already partnered with Mubadala for the manufacture of composite aircraft parts. Under the deal, the Strata Manufacturing subsidiary of Mubadala will soon begin producing parts for Airbus aircraft including the A380 Superjumbo plane from its facilities in Al Ain.
The current drought for new aircraft orders could bottom out at the end of this year, Mr Fekih said.
“Some airlines have been happy to weather the storm with smaller aircraft capacity, but when the recovery comes they will come to us and respond in the second quarter of 2010,” he said. Airbus believes it could deliver new planes to these carriers as early as 2011 and 2012 to coincide with a rise in demand for air travel.
Airbus still has five years worth of existing orders on its books to sustain it and will deliver roughly 480 aircraft this year, helping its balance sheet, Mr Fekih said. This will include handing over two more A380s to Emirates Airline, bringing its total to seven A380s, with plans to deliver as many as 10 more to Emirates next year.

danielle a écrit:ENFIN UNE BONNE NOUVELLE

Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], the world’s biggest commercial-aircraft maker, is still in talks with Syria, which may buy as many as 50 planes to modernize the fleet of its state-run carrier, [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
“We are discussing it with them, the negotiations are ongoing,” [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], Airbus’s president for the Middle East, said in a telephone interview today. “We are waiting for some elements.”
Syria’s deputy prime minister for economic affairs, [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], said in an August 2008 interview with Bloomberg that the airline was considering the purchase. The airline would buy single-aisle Airbus A320s as well as twin- aisle A330, A340 and A350 models. It had planned to lease four planes and then take delivery of the first 14 Airbus airliners from 2010 to 2018 and a further 36 by 2028, Dardari said.
The carrier, known as Syrian Air, was set up in 1946. Its fleet includes A320s and single-aisle Boeing 727s, according to its [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
A320-series planes, which offer 107 to 185 seats, are priced at $56 million apiece to $86 million. The four-engine, 380-seat A340 costs $239 million, while the planned A350, similar in size to the A330 with 250 to 350 seats, will cost as much as $259 million. Catalog prices don’t include discounts that Toulouse, France-based Airbus offers for larger orders.
U.S. Sanctions
The U.S. imposed economic sanctions on Syria in May 2004, including a ban on trade transactions with the Commercial Bank of Syria, the country’s largest bank, as then-President [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] administration accused the government of aiding militants in Iraq and destabilizing Lebanon. The sanctions, preventing Boeing from taking part in recent bidding, have scuttled previous efforts to overhaul Syrian Air’s fleet.
Syrian President [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] flies to France today to discuss ties between the two countries and regional issues with his French counterpart, [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], the state-run [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] reported.
Part of Syrian Air’s multibillion-dollar restructuring may include preparing it for an initial public offering on the Syrian Stock Exchange, Dardari said last year

Questar a écrit:Ethiopian Airlines pourrait signer une commande au salon de Dubai pour des A 350XW

DUBAI, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Ethiopian Airlines will firm up an order for around 12 A350 jetliners worth almost $3 billion at the Dubai Air Show, industry sources said on Saturday.

The order is expected to bring sales of the future mid-sized, long-range passenger jet above the 500 mark.

EADS subsidiary Airbus has so far sold 493 of the planes, which are due to be available from the middle of next decade
to compete with Boeing's 787 Dreamliner. The Boeing model has posted sales of 840 aircraft.

The biennial air show runs from Nov. 15-18, with orders expected to be down sharply due to the recession.

Airbus declined to comment.

In July, the planemaker said Ethiopian Airlines had signed a provisional deal to buy 12 Airbus A350-900 planes.

If confirmed such a deal would be worth $2.9 billion at list prices.

(Reporting by [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)

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SEVRIEN a écrit:Merci pour ces éléments.

Ce qui est significatif, ... c'est la commande de 12 x A350-XWB-900 ! Il s'agit, en effet d'un signal fort à l'encontre de Boeing ! Et puis, quand il mettra l'A350-XWB en service, Ethiopia apprendra ce que c'est que d'avoir un gros porteur avec une motorisation (RR Trent XWB-900) vraiment capable des opérations à partir d'aéroports "hot & high" !

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) --

Rolls-Royce Group Plc said Saturday that it has won a big order from Air China, one of the largest Chinese airlines.

Rolls Royce said the order was for Trent 700 engines to power 20 Air China Airbus A330 aircraft. The contract is worth $1.5 billion, based on list prices, and includes long-term service support, it added in a statement on its Website.

The aircraft, to be delivered beginning in 2011, will take Air China's Rolls-Royce powered A330 fleet to 43, Rolls noted.

In China, 178 A330s, made by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company , are in service or on order. Rolls said its Trent 700 engine has been selected fourteen times by nine customers to power those aircraft.

As part of the latest contract, Trent 700 engines for Air China's existing fleet of A330s will be retrofitted with enhanced performance kits, Rolls said.

Alistair Barr is a reporter for MarketWatch in San Francisco.

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Indonesia's Wings Air ordered 15 ATR 72-500s, with options for 15 ATR 72-600s series aircraft at the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]. This is a development of a deal announced in November 2008 that had originally consisted of 10 firm orders for ATR 72-500s plus options for 10 more.
The total amount of the agreement, including options, is valued at $600 million.
This makes the Lion Air subsidiary the launch customer for the ATR 72-500s in Indonesia and the largest ATR operator in the country. The aircraft, powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M engines, are to be delivered between 2009 and 2011.
The aircraft will enable Wings to reach smaller communities across Indonesia and extend its feeder services to Lion Air.
The ATR 72-500s will replace routes operated with [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] MD-80 and 737-300/400s and increase frequencies on existing routes operated with 737-900ERs.

Comlux has ordered a third Airbus’ Corporate Jetliner (ACJ), taking its total orders for Airbus corporate jets to ten aircraft - 4 A318s, 3 Airbus ACJs, 2 A320 Prestiges and one A330-200 Prestige - and making it the largest Airbus ACJ Family customer.

Some of the aircraft are managed for private customers and some are used to provide VVIP charters - as will the newly ordered aircraft.

“With this acquisition, Fly Comlux confirms its leading position in the top-end charter business,” says Richard Gaona, President and CEO of Comlux The Aviation Group. “The aircraft will be equipped with CFM International CFM56-5 engines, will be outfitted in our completion centre in Indianapolis with a cabin designed by Comlux Creatives, and confirms our global strategy to be a player in almost all business aviation sectors,” he adds.

A Comlux Airbus ACJ for VVIP charters is currently on display at the Dubai show.

“Comlux is one of the largest providers of VVIP charters at the top end of the market, a sector that continues to have good demand today,” comments Airbus Chief Operating Officer, Customers John Leahy. “Quality will always be in demand, and combining Comlux’s VVIP service with the space and comfort of Airbus corporate jets is a winning combination,” he adds.

Airbus’ ACJ Family - comprising the A318 Elite, ACJ and A320 Prestige - has the widest, tallest and nicest cabin in its class, delivering almost twice the cabin-width of even the largest traditional business jets from other manufacturers.

As part of the world’s most modern airliner product-line, the Airbus ACJ Family is the only one that is truly young at heart throughout, with the newest fuel-saving aerodynamic design, the latest weight-saving structure, and reliable state-of-the-art systems and controls throughout - including the new industry standard, fly-by-wire.

The Airbus ACJ Family is complemented by VIP versions of the company’s widebodies, which offer even more space and comfort, as well as “non-stop to the world” range.

More than 160 Airbus corporate jets have been sold worldwide, comprising over 100 A318 Elites, ACJs and A320 Prestiges, plus around 50 VIP and government widebodies.

Dubai-based Emirates Airline on Monday said it is talking with Boeing and Airbus about orders for "tens" of new aircraft, according to a Dow Jones [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
"We're having discussions with Boeing and Airbus," Emirates Airline Chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum told reporters at a round-table event on the sidelines of the Dubai Airshow, Dow Jones said. "Not only for firming up options but also for buying more."
Ahmed said there won't be any announcements at the Dubai Airshow, but airline President Tim Clark told Zawya Dow Jones that "it wouldn't be too long."
In the story, Ahmed said Emirates may be interested in a larger version of the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] if Boeing were to offer it.

Air Austral, based in Saint Denis, La Réunion, has ordered two A380s, the most advanced, spacious and eco-efficient airliner in service today. Powered by Engine Alliance engines and seating around 840 passengers in a single-class configuration, the aircraft will be operated on the high-density route from La Réunion to Paris, France.

“The A380 will offer the best comfort of any aircraft in a high density configuration. With its spacious and extremely quiet cabins, we'll enter a new era in terms of economic air travel.” said Gérard Ethève, President of Air Austral.

“Air Austral opens a new chapter for A380 operations. It will operate the A380 with the lowest fuel cost and emissions per passenger of any aircraft available today” said John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer Customers. “The in-service experience has shown just how efficient the A380 really is, and this order from Air Austral demonstrates new ways of benefiting from that efficiency”.

Being greener, cleaner, quieter and smarter, the A380 is already setting new standards for air transport and the environment. In addition to offering unequalled levels of passenger comfort, space and quietness in the cabin, the A380 has unmatched levels of operating costs and fuel efficiency, consuming generally less than three litres per passenger per 100 kilometres. With the Air Austral configuration, fuel consumption levels below two litres per passenger per 100 kilometres can be expected.

The A380 not only complies with today’s noise limits, it is also significantly quieter than any other large aircraft flying today. With a range of 8 200 nm / 15 200 km, and seating 525 passengers in a standard three-class layout while being much more eco-efficient, the A380 is the ideal equipment to alleviate traffic congestion at busy airports, while coping with growth.

20 A380s are in service with four customers, connecting four continents on 13 major international routes. The in-service A380 fleet has accumulated over 82,000 revenue flight hours in over 8,700 commercial flights. Over 3 million passengers have already enjoyed flying the A380.

Orders for the aircraft stand at 202 from 17 customers.

Nepal’s national carrier, Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) is modernising its international fleet with one A330-200 wide-body and one Airbus A320 single aisle aircraft. The new Airbus aircraft will be deployed on international services to Japan and will for the very first time connect Nepal to Europe with direct flights.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was formalised at the Dubai air show.

The two class, A330-200 will be deployed on routes to Europe and North Asia and will play an instrumental role in developing Nepal’s tourism industry especially around to country’s ‘Visit Nepal 2011’ tourism campaign to attract foreign tourists.

“Nepal is well known for offering a wide range of leisure, cultural and outdoor pursuits with plenty to explore. We have seen tremendous growth in tourism over recent years and we want to capitalise on the A330s unique performance and range to offer direct services to our key long haul markets and to develop new ones thanks to the efficiency of the A320,” said Sugat Ratna Kansakar, Executive Chairman of Nepal Airlines.

The dual class A320, will be deployed on regional routes and operate as far as the Middle East as well as in South East Asia.

“The A330 and A320 will open Nepal’s doors to the World. Aviation is a lifeline and a key economic driver to the long-term prosperity to a land locked mountainous country like Nepal. The A330 and A320 are the best and most eco-efficient aircraft for the job, and we are delighted to be embarking on a new partnership,” said John Leahy, Chief Operating Officer, Customers.

Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) was incorporated on 1 July 1958 through enactment of Nepal Airlines Corporation Act. 2019. The Airline currently flies to 10 international destinations and 30 spectacular domestic locations in the heart of the Himalayas.

The A330-200 has the best operational flexibility necessary to serve a wide range of route structures, providing operators with very low operating cost per seat. Its proven record of economy and superior passenger comfort provides operators with a significant competitive advantage in the market today. Orders for the aircraft stand at more than 1000.

The A320 Family, which includes the A318, A319, A320 and A321, is recognised as the benchmark single-aisle aircraft family. More than 6,400 Airbus A320 Family aircraft have been sold to more than 300 customers and operators worldwide, making it the world’s best selling commercial jetliner ever

DUBAI,Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tassili Airlines of Algeria placed its first order for Boeing (NYSE: BA) airplanes with a signed deal for four Next-Generation 737-800s, announced today at Dubai Airshow 2009.
Tassili Airlines, a 100-percent-owned subsidiary of government-owned Sonatrach Petroleum Corporation, will use the 737-800s to transport employees and cargo between large Algerian cities and Sonatrach work sites. Tassili plans to put its 737s into commercial passenger service on domestic and regional routes in the near future.
Tassili Airlines was founded in 1997.
"Tassili's selection of the Boeing Next-Generation 737 is a testament to the airplane's versatility, range and other performance factors," said Marty Bentrott, Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice president of Sales for the Middle East, Central and South Asia. "We offered a comprehensive package to support its unique employee-transport needs, including spares, support equipment, ground-handling equipment, tooling and training."
Boeing has more than 2,100 unfilled orders for the Next-Generation 737s and nearly 120 customers around the world have ordered more than 5,000 Next-Generation 737s. Recent performance enhancements to the airframe and engines will reduce fuel consumption by 2 percent by 2011

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] has placed an order for five [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] 175s for delivery from the first quarter of 2011. The deal is worth $177.5 million.
Four of the aircraft will be operated by Oman Air in a two-class 72-seat layout. The fifth will be operated by the Omani police force. The deal includes purchase rights for five more aircraft.

Algerian Airline has ordered seven Boeing B737-800 jets, the US aircraft manufacturer announced in a statement released at the Dubai Airshow on Tuesday.

Jeannot a écrit:Merci Szvrien pour ces deux posts. Dans votre message de ce matin à 2:38 on parle aussi de Air Nepal et d'un A330. Air Nepal ne fugure pas comme cleint d'Airbus dans le tableau d'Airbus à fin octobre. S'agirait-il là d'un nouveau client ou, sans faire de politique, d'une commande incluse dans une autre galaxie ?

Sur Wikipedia Air Nepal utilise actuellement un B 767-300.

--- "R-R has also revealed in Dubai that Nepal Airlines has selected the Trent 700 and TotalCare support for an A330 due for delivery in 2011".