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Hong Kong Airlines has agreed to take another six [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]-200s, under a new memorandum of understanding with the airframer.
The airline originally agreed to take 20 A330s under a similar memorandum in early 2007, and this was firmed in September of the same year.
But [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]' backlog figures for December 2008 show that the carrier subsequently cut this order by three aircraft to 17.

The new agreement for six A330-200s - which comes during the week of the Singapore Air Show - will take Hong Kong Airlines' overall commitment to 23 of the type.

Hong Kong Airlines plans to use the aircraft on routes across the Asia-Pacific region, and for flights to destinations in Europe and the Middle East.

No engine selection has been disclosed for the additional six aircraft but Hong Kong Airlines chose the Rolls-Royce Trent 700EP for its previous batch.

Hong Kong Airlines also has 30 Airbus A320s on order.

Pratt & Whitney announced that Hong Kong Airlines selected the PW4170 Advantage 70 to power the six A330-200s it ordered last week at the Singapore Airshow [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]. The engine deal is worth approximately $470 million at list prices and includes two spares and a fleet management program.

Separately, Pratt said it will offer an Advantage Performance Upgrade package for PW4000 engines powering 767, 747, MD-11, A300 and A310 aircraft, promising a 1% fuel burn reduction and improved engine durability. "Other benefits. . .include lower greenhouse gas emissions, lower gas exhaust temperature and increased time on wing," it said. The upgrade follows the "successful entry into service of the PW4000 Advantage engine for the A330" and will be available in the second quarter.

The four-times-a-week service to Moscow will be operated by a brand new Airbus A330-200 aircraft with both Business and Economy class services, offering extra comfort as well as enhanced in-flight entertainment to passengers from Russia as well as Hong Kong.

President of Hong Kong Airlines, Mr. Yang Jianghong said: “We are excited to operate this new route. As a Hong Kong based airline, we are dedicated to develop the city's tourism and economy. Together with our sister company Hong Kong Express, we provide a multi-destination travel opportunity to travelers from Moscow via Hong Kong to Mainland China and other destinations in Southeast Asia. ”

Hong Kong Airlines confirms order for six A330-200s 7 April 2010

Carrier to start long range services to Europe Hong Kong Airlines has finalised a firm order with Airbus for six A330-200s. The contract firms up a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) announced during the Singapore Airshow earlier this year. The new aircraft will be powered by PW 4000 engines. Hong Kong Airlines now has a total of 23 A330s on order. The first of these will arrive in Hong Kong in the second quarter of this year and will initially be used on existing routes and later to launch the airline's first services to Europe. "Low operating costs and high levels of cabin comfort make the A330-200 the perfect choice to expand into the long haul market," said Yang Jian Hong, President, Hong Kong Airlines. "We are looking forward to offering passengers a premium service on these routes." "The order from Hong Kong Airlines is another vote of confidence in the A330 as the most popular widebody in service today," said John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer, Customers. "With the A330-200 in its fleet the airline will be well placed to develop a profitable long haul operation." Established in 2006, Hong Kong Airlines currently operates a full service network linking Hong Kong with destinations in mainland China and the Asian region. In addition to A330s, the carrier also has 30 single aisle A320 aircraft on firm order for future delivery. The A330 is one of the most widely used widebody aircraft in service today. To date, Airbus has won more than 1,000 firm orders for the various versions of the aircraft. More than 650 A330s have already been delivered and the aircraft is currently flying with over 80 operators worldwide.

EADS : Hong Kong Airlines se met à l'Airbus

Hong Kong Airlines est officiellement devenu un nouvel utilisateur Airbus avec la livraison de son premier A330-200 ce jour. Il s'agit du premier d'une commande de 23 long-courriers, la compagnie ayant également opté pour 30 A320. Le premier A330 est doté d'un aménagement intérieur bi-classe, et permettra à la compagnie d'ouvrir des lignes à destination de l'Europe, à la fin du mois, avec Moscou comme première desserte sans escale. Outre ces 53 appareils, le transporteur prévoit également d'exploiter deux A330-200F (version cargo) dans le cadre d'un contrat de leasing.

Hong Kong Airlines today celebrated becoming a new Airbus operator with a ceremony in Hong Kong to mark the delivery of its first A330-200. Featuring the carrier's new two class long haul cabin product, the aircraft will be used to launch services to Europe at the end of this month, initially flying non-stop to Moscow.

The A330-200 is the first of 53 aircraft ordered by the airline from Airbus, comprising 23 A330s and 30 single aisle A320s. In addition to direct orders with Airbus, the airline also plans to operate two A330-200F freighters under a separate lease agreement.
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[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] has selected [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] powerplants for the single [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] Corporate Jetliner which the carrier ordered last year.
The ACJ, based on the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] airframe, was part of an order for 51 Airbus jets placed last year.
Hong Kong Airlines, a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines, is to take delivery of the aircraft in September 2009.
It ordered the ACJ alongside 20 A330s and 30 A320s.
Hainan Airlines has also selected the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] for a batch of [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]-family jets which the Chinese carrier has on order.

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HK Airlines tentatively signs for A350s, A330s

Hong Kong Airlines has tentatively agreed to acquire 15 Airbus A350s as well as another 10 A330s.
The Asian carrier has signed a memorandum of understanding for the twin-jets at the Farnborough Air Show. The A330s are the -200 variant.
Airbus says the deliveries of the A330s will commence in 2012 and the A350s in 2018.
HK Airlines has not disclosed an engine selection for the A330s, but all A350s are currently only available with Rolls-Royce Trent XWB powerplants.
"Our latest commitment underscores our ambition to develop an extensive long haul network offering world-class service," says HK Airlines president Yang Jian Hong.
If the agreement is firmed the carrier's widebody orders with Airbus will include 15 A350s and 18 A330s. It also has 30 A320s on firm order

Hong Kong Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus to acquire 15 A350 XWBs and 10 more A330-200s. Under the terms of the agreement, the airline is converting 15 existing A330 orders to A350 XWBs and placing an additional order for 10 A330-200s. The MOU was signed at the Farnborough International Airshow today.

Deliveries of the additional A330-200s will begin in 2012, with the first A350 XWB arriving in 2018. The aircraft will be operated across a long haul network currently being developed by the airline to link Hong Kong with a wide range of destinations in Europe and North America.

"Our latest commitment underscores our ambition to develop an extensive long haul network offering world class service," said Yang Jian Hong, President, Hong Kong Airlines. "The super-efficient A330-200 is the perfect platform for us to develop these services, while the A350 XWB will become our new flagship towards the end of this decade."

"We are extremely pleased that Hong Kong Airlines has reaffirmed its commitment to Airbus aircraft for its future long haul fleet," said John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer, Customers. "With the A330 and the A350 XWB, the carrier will be operating the cleanest, most efficient aircraft available in the mid-size widebody market now and in the future."

Established in 2006, Hong Kong Airlines operates a full service Asian network to which it recently added its first long haul service to Europe. Upon confirmation of today's MOU, the carrier's widebody orders with Airbus will comprise 15 A350 XWBs and 18 A330s. The carrier also has 30 single aisle A320 aircraft on firm order for future delivery.

The A330 is one of the most widely used widebody aircraft in service today. To date, Airbus has won more than 1,000 orders for the various versions of the aircraft. More than 700 A330s have already been delivered and the aircraft is currently flying with over 80 airlines worldwide.

The A350 XWB Family is an all-new product line seating between 270 and 350 passengers in typical three-class layouts. Scheduled for first entry-into-service in 2013, it is already one of most successful aircraft programmes ever, with over 530 firm orders already received from 34 customers worldwide

Hong Kong Airlines has agreed to take another six [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]-200s, under a new memorandum of understanding with the airframer.
The airline originally agreed to take 20 A330s under a similar memorandum in early 2007, and this was firmed in September of the same year.
But [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]' backlog figures for December 2008 show that the carrier subsequently cut this order by three aircraft to 17.

The new agreement for six A330-200s - which comes during the week of the Singapore Air Show - will take Hong Kong Airlines' overall commitment to 23 of the type.

Hong Kong Airlines plans to use the aircraft on routes across the Asia-Pacific region, and for flights to destinations in Europe and the Middle East.

No engine selection has been disclosed for the additional six aircraft but Hong Kong Airlines chose the Rolls-Royce Trent 700EP for its previous batch.

Hong Kong Airlines also has 30 Airbus A320s on order.

Pratt & Whitney announced that Hong Kong Airlines selected the PW4170 Advantage 70 to power the six A330-200s it ordered last week at the Singapore Airshow [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]. The engine deal is worth approximately $470 million at list prices and includes two spares and a fleet management program.

Separately, Pratt said it will offer an Advantage Performance Upgrade package for PW4000 engines powering 767, 747, MD-11, A300 and A310 aircraft, promising a 1% fuel burn reduction and improved engine durability. "Other benefits. . .include lower greenhouse gas emissions, lower gas exhaust temperature and increased time on wing," it said. The upgrade follows the "successful entry into service of the PW4000 Advantage engine for the A330" and will be available in the second quarter.

Cyclope3 a écrit:Pratt fait le forcing pour conclure !

Avec le GE CF-6 pratiquement hors course, la bagarre reste entre RR et UTC/ P&W.

Une assise civile avant l'adjudication du contrat tankers USAF dont l'after market sera payant, idem pour le P&W 4100.

• l'exclusivité déjà accordée à P&W ne concerne que le seul PW 4062,...;
  
• le PW4100 ne peut pas "jouer";
  

• les jeux sont faits, en ce qui concerne la motorisation de source américaine ; il s'agit du médiocre et peu fiable GE CF-6 (seulement en cas d'intervention "supérieure" -- arbitraire & arbitrale / résolutoire --, par exemple, our partager le contrat entre les rivaux Boeing & EADS, pourrait-il y avoir une modification, tout aussi 'arbitraire & arbitrale / résolutoire', concernant les moteurs ; mais là, si le 2ème choix devait favoriser le 2ème motoriste américain, il y aurait vraisemblablement une demande d'injonctio/ d'interdicition auprès de toutes les 'hautes autorités' -OMC, USA, UE ... ) ; seul le partage entre des moteurs de source américaine (GE) et européenne devrait être acceptable (RR Trent 772B, .... version EP aujourd'hui ;
  

• le PW4100 est totalement inadapté à cet appareil ; Boeing proposerait une variante de son GE90.
  

Hong Kong Airlines' tentative order for the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] XWB will involve converting 15 of its current backlog of 23 A330s.

This will bring its overall long-haul orders to 15 A350s and 18 A330s.

HK Airlines president Yang Jian Hong says the A350 will "become our new flagship towards the end of this decade".

SEVRIEN a écrit:Bien sûr, le post de notre "Invité" (un certain "Virgile" ? ) ne nous a pas laissés indifférents.

Voici une réaction (Sevrien, 2 jours plus tard, ... soit vers les 17 / 18 juin, 2009).
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sevrien a écrit:Merci, VIRGILE.

VIRGILE a écrit:En début de Salon, Boeing propose l'airframe 777 pour l'USAF ! Sans écarter le 767, bonne tactique ? Boeing voit venir le "split order", alors....
" Biggest best ", marrant quand on repense au premier épisode, avec les déclarations de B sur la taille du KC 45.

Oh, oui ! Du n'importe quoi, et de la mauvaise foi à go-go !

Sur Bloomberg :

VIRGILE a écrit: June 15 (Bloomberg) -- Boeing Co. will offer a tanker version of its 777 plane as it seeks to beat Northrop Grumman Corp. in a rematch of the U.S. aerial-refueling competition.

The company plans to pitch tankers based on both the 777 and smaller 767 to the Pentagon when the contest begins in a few weeks, Jim Albaugh, its defense chief, said today in a briefing at the Paris Air Show. The larger aircraft would offer maximum fuel capacity and the 767’s selling point is its flexibility, he said.

sevrien a écrit:A condition de n'envisager que P&W comme motoriste (ou RR , avec le RR Trent 895, pour la plate-forme B777-200ER... ! ), ....ceci serait possible ! Mais, "in fine", Boeing devra opter pour une des deux solutions, ... et non pas les deux ! Il faut que Boeing respecte les règles de "International Tendering" / 'Appels d'Offres Internationaux' !

Il ne saurait être question de motorisation GE pour Boeing, car ceci mettrait GE en position de conflit d'intérêt (il serait le motoriste proposé dans chacun des consortia ; cela est interdit par les règles de "International Tendering" ! ).

Et, dans cette hypothèse de "ravitailleur de grande taille", il ne pourrait s'agir d'un B777-200F /-200LR converti ! Il faudrait que Boeing présente une plate-forme de B777-200ER (qui peut être à motorisation P&W ).

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VIRGILE a écrit: “The 777 solves the technology and additional cargo capability questions, but it increases cost and it might be too much plane for the requirement” said Richard Aboulafia, vice president of Teal Group in Fairfax, Virginia. “On the other hand, if there is a split between Boeing and the Airbus A330 platform the two planes complement each other nicely.”

Oui..., ... si l'on veut !

VIRGILE a écrit: Boeing will rename its tanker program KC-7A7 until it decides which plane to go forward with following a new request for proposals later this year. Its previous unsuccessful bid was given the name KC-767.

Noté.
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Split Decision

VIRGILE a écrit: Both sides may yet be winners as two appropriations chairmen in Congress hold out the possibility of a split order, an idea opposed by Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

Northrop is willing to accept a split so long as annual production for each supplier runs to at least 12 aircraft, below which it “is not economical,” Meyer said. He suggested the contract could be divided 60:40 in favor of the best bid.

Sevrien a écrit:Ceci correspond à nos propoisitons, faites aous d'autres cieux, où nous avions évoqué un partage "60:40" ou "65:35".

Voilà !

• de la solution qu'est la plate-forme B767 (où il jouit déjà d'un contrat d'exclusivité de motorisation -- PW4062 --, octroyé par Boeing, à l'époque de Harry STONECIPHER), ... et simultanément ...
  
• 
  
• de la solution qu'est la plate-forme A330-200 ave son PW 4100 !
  

Hong Kong Airlines has taken delivery of an A330-200 freighter from the leasing company Aircastle.

The aircraft, which will be on long-term lease, will be operated on services between Hong Kong and Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

"This is the first of three aircraft from our order stream committed to Hong Kong Airlines and an important addition to Aircastle's diversified portfolio of modern aircraft," commented Ron Wainshal, CEO of Aircastle.
He added: "The A330-200F marks a step change for cargo operators, bringing unrivalled levels of efficiency to the mid-size freighter market."

Kong Airlines postpones European expansion

Hong Kong Airlines has postponed opening new routes to Istanbul and Paris Charles de Gaulle from Hong Kong this year and instead will focus on launching services to Tokyo Haneda on Oct. 31 and Taipei in November. HKA Chairman Yang Jianhong said the decision was owing to fleet expansion and he reiterated the carrier’s commitment to long-haul market expansion remained unchanged.
HKA opened its first route to Moscow at the end of June and is scheduled to launch Hong Kong–Istanbul service in April 2011. HKA ordered 15 A350s and 10 A330s at July's Farnborough Airshow to facilitate its long-haul market expansion .
Yang revealed the aircraft would be mainly used for opening new routes to the US and Africa.
HKA operates a fleet of 11aircraft comprising five 737-800s, two A330-200s, three 737-300 freighters and one A330-200 freighter.

Hong Kong Airlines confirms orders for A330 and A350 XWB


Hong Kong Airlines has finalised a contract with Airbus covering the firm order of 10 more A330-200 long range aircraft and converted an existing order for 15 A330s to the A350 XWB. Both agreements were previously announced upon signature of an initial MOU during the Farnborough Air Show in July this year.

Deliveries of the newly ordered A330-200s will begin in 2012, while the carrier's first A350 XWB will arrive in 2018. The aircraft will be operated across a long haul network currently being developed by the airline to link Hong Kong with a wide range of destinations in Europe and North America.

"Today's announcement underscores our plan to operate an extensive long haul network," said Yang Jian Hong, President, Hong Kong Airlines. "The A330-200 is the perfect platform for us to develop these services, while the all-new A350 XWB will become our new flagship towards the end of this decade."

"We are extremely pleased that Hong Kong Airlines has placed its confidence in our products to build its long range fleet," said John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer Customers. "With the A330 and the A350 XWB, the carrier will be operating the cleanest, most efficient aircraft available in the mid-size widebody market, both now and in the future."

Hong Kong Airlines has now ordered a total 33 widebody aircraft from Airbus, comprising 18 A330s and 15 A350 XWBs. The carrier also has 30 single aisle A320 aircraft on firm order for future delivery.

The A330 is one of the most widely used widebody aircraft in service today. To date, Airbus has won more than 1,100 orders for the various versions of the aircraft and over 700 A330s are currently flying with more than 80 airlines worldwide.

The A350 XWB Family is an all-new product line seating between 270 and 350 passengers in typical three-class layouts. Scheduled for first entry-into-service in 2013, the family has now won 573 firm orders from 35 customers worldwide.

Hong Kong Airlines va commander des A380

Hong Kong Airlines va commander des A380. La compagnie contrôlée par la Province chinoise du Hainan va l'annoncer lors du Salon du Bourget, qui débute dans une semaine. Elle n'a en revanche pas précisé la taille de la commande, révélée dans un courriel de réponse à des questions posées par Bloomberg News. Hong Kong Airlines dispose pour l'heure d'une petite flotte tout Airbus mais a commandé des B777 et des B787 à Boeing dernièrement

Jeannot a écrit:Hong Kong Airlines va commander des A380

Hong Kong Airlines va commander des A380

Hong Kong Airlines va commander des A380. La compagnie contrôlée par la Province chinoise du Hainan va l'annoncer lors du Salon du Bourget, qui débute dans une semaine. Elle n'a en revanche pas précisé la taille de la commande, révélée dans un courriel de réponse à des questions posées par Bloomberg News. Hong Kong Airlines dispose pour l'heure d'une petite flotte tout Airbus mais a commandé des B777 et des B787 à Boeing dernièrement

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