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La compagnie indienne GoAir commande 72 Airbus A320


BOMBAY — La compagnie indienne à bas coût GoAir a passé commande de 72 nouveaux Airbus A320, a rapporté jeudi l'agence Dow Jones, citant le directeur général de GoAir.
"Ce sont toutes des commandes fermes et les livraisons débuteront en 2015. Nous pourrions prendre jusqu'à 15 appareils par an", a déclaré Jeh Wadia à l'agence de presse économique dans la capitale financière indienne, Bombay.
Le prix de base d'un appareil A320 se monte à 85 millions de dollars, ce qui valorise la transaction à un montant de l'ordre de 6,1 milliards de dollars. Mais les compagnies aériennes négocient souvent le prix final lors de grosses commandes

Indian low-cost carrier GoAir has placed a firm order for 72 [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] A320neo aircraft worth $7.2 billion at list prices.

The airline expects to take delivery of them from 2015 and complete it by end-2020, said managing director Jeh Wadia. An engine selection between the CFM International Leap-X and Pratt & Whitney PW1100G has not been made, he added.
Another 10 options for regular A320s have been firmed up, and these will be delivered over the next 18-24 months, said Wadia. GoAir's existing fleet comprises 10 A320s, and the orders will significantly boost its presence in the growing, yet highly competitive, Indian domestic low-cost market.

Its main competitors are the larger carriers IndiGo and SpiceJet. IndiGo operates a fleet of 39 A320s and, in January, ordered 150 A320neo and 30 regular A320s. SpiceJet has a fleet of 30 [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]-800/900s, with another 33 due to be delivered. It has also ordered 15 [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] Q-400 turboprops.
GoAir intends to use its aircraft to grow its domestic network, saying that this remains "underserved".
"India will remain underserved beyond 2020, so (GoAir's) focus will be on the domestic market," said Wadia. "India offers a very huge opportunity. China has 1,100 aircraft, while India has only 350."

Cebu Pacific to order 30 A321neo aircraft


Cebu Pacific of the Philippines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus for the purchase of 30 A321neo aircraft. The carrier has also exercised existing options for seven more standard A320s, increasing to 41 its total firm orders for the Airbus single aisle product line. The aircraft will join an existing fleet of A319s and A320s flying on the carrier's fast growing domestic and regional network.

"The A320 Family has played a key role in enabling us to build an efficient, profitable, value-based business," said Lance Gokongwei, Cebu Pacific President and CEO. "The addition of more A320s and the A321neo allows us to expand further in the Asia-Pacific region, and continue offering our trademark low fares."

Cebu Pacific's extensive network covers 33 domestic and 16 international destinations, including Osaka, Seoul (Incheon), Beijing, Jakarta, Bangkok and Singapore.

"We are pleased that Cebu Pacific has reaffirmed its commitment to the A320 Family and is also now set to add the A321neo to its fleet," said John Leahy, Chief Operating Officer, Customers, Airbus. "With the A321neo Cebu Pacific will be able to fly more people further at significantly lower cost per seat than any other competing aircraft, and with less impact on the environment."

The A321neo is the largest model in the recently launched A320neo series, which incorporates new engines and large wing tip devices called sharklets. The advances will deliver fuel savings of 15 percent and additional range capability of over 500 nautical miles (950 kilometers), or the ability to carry two tonnes more payload at a given range. For the environment, the fuel savings translate into some 3,600 tonnes less CO₂ per aircraft per year. In addition, the aircraft will provide a double-digit reduction in NOx emissions and reduced engine noise.

The A320 Family (A318, A319, A320 and A321) is recognised as the benchmark single-aisle aircraft family. Over 7,000 A320 Family aircraft have already been ordered and more than 4,700 delivered to more than 330 customers and operators worldwide. The A320neo series will have over 95% airframe commonality with the existing models, enabling it to fit seamlessly into existing A320 Family fleets

The new engines types offered on the A320neo Family are CFM International’s LEAP-X and Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower PW1100G.

Leasing firm ANI signs MOU for five Mitsubishi MRJs

Hong Kong-based leasing company ANI Group Holdings has inked a memorandum of understanding to buy five Mitsubishi MRJ regional jets.
ANI is a unit of Aero Nusantara Indonesia, an Indonesian maintenance, repair and overhaul firm that also leases aircraft to five carriers in the country.
The leasing company has not said whether it is taking the MRJ70 or MRJ90 variant. However, it said that it could order an additional 20 MRJs when Mitsubishi expands to cover the 100-seat class. The MRJ100 is still being studied and Mitsubishi has not made a decision on whether it would go ahead with the variant.
"We are very proud to be the first client for the MRJ in Asia outside of Japan. Indonesia is a rapidly developing market. Since this country is formed by more than 17,000 islands, has a population of more than 240 million people, and has a rapidly growing economy, airplane travel from city to city will undoubtedly increase as time goes on. Regional jets will therefore be essential for Indonesia," said ANI.
"We are expecting that the MRJ would form a family of competitive aircraft and we are considering an additional order of 20 when MRJ family is expanded to cover the 100-seat class. We are looking forward to receiving the MRJ and beginning operations in Indonesia."
Mitsubishi said that the deal with ANI will help it to market the MRJ in Asia.
"We have been strengthening our sales activities in the fast-growing Asian market. We are very excited to have ANI Group Holdings as our customer. We hope our next-generation MRJ regional jet will contribute to the business at ANI Group Holdings. This new order has encouraged us to boost our sales activities not only in Asia but in other world markets as well," said Mitsubishi Aircraft president Hideo Egawa.
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA), which helped launch the MRJ programme, has a firm order for 15 aircraft and 10 options. Trans States Holdings in the USA has a firm order for 50 MRJs and 50 options.
The MRJ is scheduled to make its first flight in the second quarter of 2012, with first delivery to ANA scheduled for the first quarter of 2014.

EVA Air plans fleet expansion with Chinese market in mind

EVA Airways, one of Taiwan's two major international carriers, intends to expand its fleet primarily to capitalize on China's growing market, EVA Air President Chang Kuo-wei said Sunday.

Chang, the youngest son of Chang Jung-fa, the founder of the airline and affiliated Evergreen Group, said EVA Air plans to acquire at least 20 new aircraft to replace its MD-90s and larger Boeing 747s, which are less fuel efficient than newer models.

The airline is considering the Airbus 321 and Boeing 777 as possible additions, Chang said during a chat with members of the Chinese-language media in Guam who were on EVA Air's inaugural flight to the Pacific island.

Chang was one of the pilots on the Boeing 777 flight that flew to Guam Saturday morning .

Among the passengers were three engaged Taiwanese couples planning to hold weddings in Guam who were given free round-trip business class tickets as part of the celebrations marking the new route .

The three couples, chosen from more than 800 applicants, were also given bridal gowns and suits, five-star hotel accommodation and a church ceremony, according to EVA Air.

The airline also plans to introduce aircraft with theme-based designs later this year, in line with two "Hello Kitty" aircraft it flew between 2005 and 2009 that featured the popular Japanese fictional character in its interior and exterior design.

"Similar colorful jets will be launched this year, but the theme will be a secret until the launch time," a high-spirited Chang said

SAS Said to Plan Order for 30 Airbus A320neos to Refresh Fleet

SAS Group, the Scandinavian carrier, is set to order about 30 Airbus SAS A320neo aircraft at the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] as it upgrades its fleet, two people familiar with the planned announcement said.
The order may come as soon as tomorrow, said the people, who asked not to be identified because details are still being finalized. Sture Stoelen, a spokesman for Stockholm-based SAS, declined to comment on specific orders.
The Scandinavian airline, half-owned by the governments of Sweden, Norway and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], said in November that it was looking to add about 55 aircraft to help replace older [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] 737s and MD-80s in coming years.
The new aircraft would help expand capacity to meet anticipated annual passenger growth of as much as six percent through 2016. About 2.6 million passengers flew on SAS in May, a 7 percent traffic increase, SAS said June 9.
The A320neo comes with a choice of engines between the Leap-X made by [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], the joint venture of [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] of [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], and the geared turbofan from [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]. Both engines promise about a 15 percent in fuel improvement.
Airbus expects to have more than 500 320neo orders by the end of the Paris Air Show, which starts June 20, reaching the milestone about seven months after deciding to upgrade its jet. Boeing, based in [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], is still mulling whether to upgrade the 737, the most widely flow plane, or offer a new single-aisle model for the largest slice of the commercial-aircraft industry.
SAS in November said it was also weighing [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]’s brand-new CSeries model along with 737 from Boeing and the Airbus aircraft. Bombardier’s CSeries uses a version of the geared turbofan exclusively.

Boeing, Qatar Airways Announce Order for Six 777-300ERs

Boeing and Qatar Airways today announced an order for six Boeing 777-300ERs (Extended Range) airplanes at the international 2011 Paris Air Show. The order is valued at $ 1.7 billion at list prices.
As one of the fastest growing airlines in the world, Qatar Airways currently operates 25 Boeing airplanes: eight ultra-long range 777-200LRs (Long Range), 15 777-300ERs and two long-range 777 Freighters.
"We are expanding our international network rapidly and adding new routes and destinations that will extend Qatar Airways' reach across the globe, especially as we aim to open up more non-stop routes to popular and under-served cities around the world," said Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways' CEO. "We currently have 25 Boeing 777s in our fleet and its payload and range capability, reliability and economics have made this aircraft the backbone of our long-haul fleet."
"We are extremely pleased to be playing a role in the growth and success of Qatar Airways," said Jim Albaugh, president and chief executive officer, Commercial Airplanes Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "And we are grateful for the confidence and trust that Qatar Airways continues to place in Boeing – and in the 777."
In November 2007, Qatar Airways took delivery of the first of a 32 Boeing 777 order. Exercise of options subsequently increased the order to 40 aircraft of which 15 are pending delivery.
The Boeing 777 family is a complete family of jetliners that is preferred by passengers and airlines around the world. The market-leading 777 family has the ability to fly point-to-point nonstop to bypass crowded and busy hub airports.
This order was previously accounted for on Boeing's Orders and Deliveries website as unidentified in 2011.

GECAS orders 15 ATR 72-600s plus 15 options

Aircraft lessor GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has signed its first contract with ATR, placing a firm order for 15 ATR 72-600 turboprops plus 15 options.
Four of the aircraft will be delivered in 2012 and 11 are scheduled for delivery in 2013, said ATR chief executive Filippo Bagnato during a press briefing at the Paris air show today. Deliveries of the 15 aircraft on option are planned to begin in 2014.
GECAS chief executive Norman Liu said the lessor is "actively marketing" the aircraft and has already found one customer, the identity of which is not being revealed at this stage.
"We see a lot of replacement opportunities in the future," said Liu, adding that the ATR 72-600s represent "a logical extension of our product family".
Bagnato described the deal, which is valued at $680 million at list prices, as "a very important achievement" for ATR, following on from the agreement it signed with another US lessor - Air Lease - in 2010.
The ATR 72-600 received European Aviation Safety Agency certification in May 2011 and is scheduled to enter service with launch customer Royal Air Maroc this summer.

Sriwijaya to acquire up to 30 Embraer 190s

Indonesian carrier Sriwijaya Air has tentatively agreed to acquire up to 30 Embraer 190 regional jets, a deal disclosed during the Paris air show.
Embraer said the agreement - which is "subject to final documentation" - comprised the acquisition of 20 E-190s with purchase rights for another 10.
The airframer values the deal at $856 million at list prices but added that it could reach $1.28 billion if all rights for the aircraft are exercised.
Jakarta-based Sriwijaya Air will fit the aircraft with 100 seats in a single-class layout.
"The airline identified a need for a dedicated fleet of 100-seat aircraft to replace some of its narrowbodies and to achieve its expansion objectives," said Embraer.
These include adding new frequencies on domestic routes and opening new non-stop services.
Sriwijaya Air chief executive Chandra Lie said the airline chose the Brazilian-built jet "because it best fits our strategy of developing new non-stop markets that are not economically viable with larger aircraft".
He added: "The new aircraft type also lets us redeploy our bigger jets elsewhere in the network, where their size is more compatible with demand."
In addition to flights from Jakarta, Sriwijaya will use the aircraft for services from Balikpapan, Makassar, Surabaya and Medan.

Air Astana signs for two Embraer 190s

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] has signed a deal for two Embraer 190 jets and taken options on two more.
Under the deal, deliveries to the Kazakh carrier will begin in the first half of next year. The deal is valued at $171.2 million, including options.
"The Embraer 190's range, efficiency and size are ideal to increase services on some highly frequented routes and to start new routes in central Asia, especially towards Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as southern Russia and Georgia," said Air Astana president Peter Foster.
Air Astana has been operating two Embraer 190 jets since last month under a lease agreement with Jetscape and will receive two additional aircraft in 2011 and 2012, in a lease agreement with Air Lease, bringing its fleet to six Embraer 190 jets.

GE Capital Aviation Services Signs Firm Order for 60 Airbus 320neo Aircraft

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric [NYSE: GE], announced today a firm order for 60 Airbus 320neo Family aircraft at the 49th LeBourget airshow. GECAS has selected CFM’s LEAP-X engine for all 60 A320neo aircraft.
The deal was announced today by Norman C.T. Liu, President and CEO of GECAS and John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer Customers. This new order brings the total number of A320 Family aircraft ordered by GECAS to 390.
“The A320neo Family will bring fuel savings to customers while offering the same levels of in-service reliability they expect,” said Norman C.T. Liu, President and CEO of GECAS. “We have a solid track record of placing A320s with customers around the globe.”
“GECAS’ order is further demonstration of the undisputable success of the A320neo Family with customers. This new order underlines its attractiveness in particular to leasing companies, who are expanding their portfolios with the world’s most modern, fuel efficient, single aisle aircraft,” said John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer Customers. “The low operating costs and proven high dispatch reliability offered by the A320 Family make it a strong asset for the GECAS portfolio.”
The A320 Family has exceeded 7,000 firm orders, with almost 5,000 delivered reaffirming its position as the world’s best-selling single-aisle aircraft family. The A320neo has over 95 percent airframe commonality making it an easy fit into existing fleets while offering up to 500 nautical miles (950 kilometres) more range or two tonnes more payload at a given range.
The A320neo, available from 2015, incorporates new more efficient engines and large wing tip devices called “Sharklets” delivering significant fuel savings of up to 15 percent, which represents up to 3,600 tonnes of CO₂ annually per aircraft. In addition, the A320neo provides a double-digit reduction in NOx emissions and reduced engine noise.
CFM’s LEAP engines incorporate revolutionary technologies never before seen in the single-aisle aircraft segment. The new engine combines advanced aerodynamic design techniques, lighter, more durable materials, and leading-edge environmental technologies, making it a major breakthrough in engine technology. The better engine fuel efficiency, at current fuel prices, translates to significant fuel cost savings for customers.

About GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS)
GECAS, the U.S. and Irish commercial aircraft financing and leasing business of GE, has a fleet of over 1,800 owned and managed aircraft with approximately 245 airlines in 75 countries. GECAS offers a wide range of aircraft types and financing options, including operating leases and secured debt financing, and also provides productivity solutions including spare engine leasing, spare parts financing and management. GECAS, a unit of GE Capital, has offices in 25 cities around the world.
GE (NYSE: GE) is an advanced technology, services and finance company taking on the world’s toughest challenges. Dedicated to innovation in energy, health, transportation and infrastructure, GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs about 300,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit the company's Web site at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]. GE is Imagination at Work.

Boeing signs orders and commitments for 17 747-8 Intercontinentals

Boeing today during the Paris Air Show announced orders and commitments for 17 of its 747-8 Intercontinental airplanes. The orders, placed by two undisclosed customers, are valued at a combined $5.4 billion at list prices. One customer has committed to 15 of the new passenger version of the 747-8 while the other placed an order for two.
“These orders for the 747-8 Intercontinental mark a major milestone for the program and demonstrate the market’s need for an airplane of its size and range,” said Jim Albaugh, president and CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “It will play a valuable role in further growing these carriers long-haul route networks.”
The orders bring the 747-8 Intercontinental total backlog to 50 firm aircraft, plus five from a commitment from Air China contingent on Chinese Government approval. It also brings the total 747-8 backlog, including 76 747-8 Freighters, to 126.
The new 747-8 Intercontinental carries 467 passengers in a three-class configuration. It features a new wing design, an upgraded flight deck, and its interior incorporates features from the 787 Dreamliner, including a new curved, upswept architecture that will give passengers a greater sense of space and comfort while adding more room for personal belongings.

Saudi Arabian Airlines orders more Airbus A330-300s
Saudi Arabian Airlines, Saudi Arabia’s national airline, has placed a firm order for four additional A330-300 aircraft in addition to the eight ordered in July 2008, taking the total order for the type to 12.

Saudi Arabian Airlines placed its first order with Airbus in over 30 years in 2007 for 22 A320 Family aircraft and later placed an order for eight A330s. In 2009, Saudia upsized by converting 15 of the A320 orders into the larger A321. Airbus has so far delivered 17 aircraft (five A320s, four A321s and all eight A330s) from the order for 30 before today.

The SAS Group has today placed an order for 30 Airbus A320neo with an option of an additional 11 Airbus A320neo...

Air Lease commits to 33 Boeings, including first widebodies

Boeing and Steven Udvar-Hazy's Air Lease have announced a deal at the Paris air show for up to 33 aircraft, which includes the lessor's first widebody orders.
The agreement comprises five 777-300ER and four 787-9 widebodies, as well as 20 firm orders and four options for 737-800 narrowbodies. The 20 firm 737 orders include the exercising of six options from the lessor's 2010 737-800 order, said Boeing.
It added that it "looks forward to finalizing the details of the agreement, at which time it will be posted to the orders & deliveries website".
No delivery schedule was disclosed, or engine selection for the 787s. The 737s are only offered with CFM International CFM56 engines and the 777-300ERs with General Electric GE90-115Bs.

Bombardier scores top-tier launch operator for CSeries

Bombardier has secured a top-tier carrier as the launch operator for its Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1500G-powered CSeries twinjet.
The order, announced today during the Paris air show, for 10 CS100s plus six options is Bombardier's third CSeries order this month, and represents its sixth customer for the 110/130-seat narrowbody.
The new customer "has requested to remain unidentified at the present time", said Bombardier, which said that the operator is a "major network carrier".
Based on the list price for the CS100, the firm order is valued at $616 million.
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Gary Scott said the order "is testament to the growing appeal and momentum for CSeries aircraft". The transaction increases firm orders for the CSeries family of aircraft to 113 - 51 CS100 and 62 CS300 aircraft.
The CS100 is expected to enter into service in 2013. However, Bombardier does not mention a delivery date for its launch operator in its press statement about the deal.

Air Lease va commander 50 Airbus de la famille A320neo

Air Lease va annoncer une commande portant sur 50 Airbus de la famille A320neo lors du premier jour du salon aéronautique du Bourget, a déclaré lundi une source industrielle.
"L'annonce sera faite plus tard dans la journée" a dit cette source à Reuters.
Peu auparavant, Steven Udvar-Hazy, directeur général de la société de location d'avions, avait dit qu'une commande auprès d'Airbus serait annoncée ce lundi.

Air Lease Corporation selects 50 A320neo Family aircraft, 11 A330 Family aircraft and one A321


Air Lease Corporation (ALC), the Los Angeles based aircraft leasing company has opted to expand its single-aisle and wide-body fleet portfolio with modern, eco-efficient Airbus aircraft. ALC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the 49th Le Bourget Airshow for 50 A320neo Family aircraft including 14 options. The agreement was signed today by Steven F. Udvar-Hazy, ALC Chairman and John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer, Customers. ALC also announced orders for the acquisition of eleven A330 Family aircraft and one A321.

“This new order enables ALC to continue to offer its customers the most fuel efficient aircraft in the short and medium to long haul segments. The A320neo Family represents the industry’s new single-aisle benchmark and we look forward to seeing our customers benefitting from the cost savings it promises to deliver,” said Steven Udvar-Hazy, ALC’s CEO. “The A330 Family offers excellent economics in the mid-size widebody category today making it the ideal aircraft, right now and therefore an absolute must for the growth of ALCs portfolio”.

“We are delighted to see ALC continue to expand its portfolio with a new order for Airbus single-aisle and wide-body aircraft, a testimony to the integrated, eco-efficient aircraft family we offer across all market segments,” said John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer, Customers. “The modern and efficient A320 and the A330 Families are and will continue to be the cornerstone of airline fleets worldwide as they offer an excellent return on investment thanks to their outstanding operational reliability and low operating costs.”

The A320neo is a new engine option for the A320 Family entering into service from 2015 and incorporates latest generation engines and large "Sharklet" wing tip devices, which together will deliver 15 percent in fuel savings. This reduction in fuel burn is equivalent to 1.4m litres of fuel – the consumption of 1,000 mid size cars. This saves 3,600 tonnes of C02 per aircraft per year, the amount of C02 absorbed by 240,000 mature trees. The A320neo NOx emissions are 50% below CAEP/6 and this aircraft also has considerably smaller noise footprint.

ALC has previously ordered a total of 51 A320 Family aircraft (30 A320s, 21 A321s) from Airbus of which four A320s have been delivered. With this new order, ALC’s cumulative orders and commitments for new Airbus aircraft will reach almost 100 (52 A320 Family, 36 A320neo Family and eleven A330 Family aircraft).

Over 7,000 A320 Family aircraft have already been ordered and more than 4,700 delivered to more than 330 customers and operators worldwide.

Airbus has recorded over 1,100 orders for the A330 Family, with more than 780 aircraft currently flying with more than 118 customers and operators worldwide. In addition to passenger aircraft, the A330 Family also includes freighter, VIP and military transport / tanker variants

GECAS to become 747-8 customer

Aircraft lessor GE Capital Aviation services is set to announce an order for Boeing 747-8 aircraft at the Paris air show Tuesday, several industry sources confirm.

The order from GECAS is believed to be for two freighter aircraft, growing the backlog to 78 of the cargo variant.


GECAS becomes the second leasing customer for the 747-8, joining troubled Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, which has been challenged by the Dubai debt crisis. It is not known if the aircraft with an operator yet.


GE is the sole engine supplier for the 747-8, with four GEnx-2B67 powering the updated jumbo.


Boeing announced orders for 17 747-8I aircraft during day one, split between two customers.

E-Series Hits 1,000 Order Milestone at Paris Today

Congratulations to Embraer, whose E-Jet series hit the 1,000 order milestone today at the Paris Air Show with a four new orders for the E-190. Kenya Airways ordered 10 E-190s, Air Lease Corporation ordered 5 E-190s, GECAS ordered 2 E-190s, and Air Astana 2 E-190s, for a total of 19 new orders. Embraer now has 60 airline customers in 40 countries worldwide for its E-Jet series.
The E-Jet family hit the 1,000 order plateau in less than seven years since EIS, making it the best selling aircraft in the 70-100 seat category.

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GECAS to become 747-8 customer

Aircraft lessor GE Capital Aviation services is set to announce an order for Boeing 747-8 aircraft at the Paris air show Tuesday, several industry sources confirm.

The order from GECAS is believed to be for two freighter aircraft, growing the backlog to 78 of the cargo variant.


GECAS becomes the second leasing customer for the 747-8, joining troubled Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, which has been challenged by the Dubai debt crisis. It is not known if the aircraft with an operator yet.


GE is the sole engine supplier for the 747-8, with four GEnx-2B67 powering the updated jumbo.


Boeing announced orders for 17 747-8I aircraft during day one, split between two customers.

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La razzia de commandes d'avions qui s'annonce, notamment pour Airbus, proviendra en effet essentiellement des compagnies aériennes asiatiques. Si Cebu Pacific (Philippines) et GoAir (Inde) ont déjà annoncé jeudi des contrats pour une centaine d'Airbus A320 Neo, la version remotorisée de ce moyen-courrier, l'avionneur pourrait signer cette semaine la plus grosse commande de l'histoire aéronautique en volume avec Air Asia. Si la négociation aboutit, la compagnie low-cost malaisienne devrait acheter plus de 200 A320 Neo, d'une valeur de 17 milliards de dollars au prix catalogue (11,8 milliards d'euros). Un contrat supérieur à celui de l'indien IndiGo Airlines, qui devrait transformer en commande ferme son intention d'achat de 180 A320, signée en janvier. Malaysia Airlines (A330, A350), Hong Kong Airlines (A380), l'indien Jet Airways, la taïwanaise Eva Air et Qatar Airways passeront également commande. Au final, selon nos informations, Airbus pourrait engranger, au salon, entre 500 et 600 commandes et intentions d'achats.

TransAsia Airways commande six Airbus A321neo

TransAsia Airways, basée à Taiwan, a annoncé aujourd’hui avoir passé une commande ferme auprès d’Airbus, portant sur six A321neo. Ces nouveaux appareils permettront à la compagnie de répondre à la forte croissance du trafic régional, notamment sur les vols directs reliant Taïwan et la Chine continentale. TransAsia annoncera le choix de la motorisation de ces nouveaux appareils très prochainement.
TransAsia Airways exploite actuellement cinq A321 et deux A320 sur ses lignes intérieures et régionales. Outre la commande annoncée aujourd’hui, la compagnie a d’ores et déjà commandé six A321 équipés de ‘sharklets’, livrables à l’avenir.
« 18 ans d’activité couronnés de succès avec les appareils de la famille A320 nous ont permis de bénéficier des faibles coûts d’exploitation et de la régularité technique exceptionnelle de la famille monocouloir d’Airbus”, a expliqué Vincent Lin, Président de TransAsia Airways. “L’A321neo s’intégrera parfaitement dans notre flotte existante d’un point de vue opérationnel, tout en nous permettant de réduire encore davantage notre consommation de carburant et en réduisant l’impact sur notre environnement. »
“Cette commande émanant de TransAsia constitue un nouveau vote de confiance en Asie envers les nouvelles versions de la famille A320 best-seller « , a pour sa part ajouté John Leahy, Chief Operating Officer Customers d’Airbus. « Aucun autre appareil de la catégorie des 185 à 220 sièges ne peut s’approcher des niveaux d’efficience offerts par l’A321neo, qui pourra couvrir de plus longues distances à des coûts significativement inférieurs à ceux de la nouvelle version de son concurrent direct. »

Mongolian Airlines commande 2 Boeing 737-800 et un 767-300ER pour 245 M USD


La compagnie aérienne mongole MIAT Mongolian Airlines a commandé à l'américain Boeing deux avions 737-800 nouvelle génération et un avion 767-300ER pour un prix catalogue global de 245 millions de dollars, a annoncé mardi la compagnie aérienne américaine.