IAG : International Airlines Group

Lufthansa, Qatar Airways et le groupe IAG sont intéressés par la privatisation de la compagnie publique portugaise TAP, qui doit être lancée par le gouvernement dans les prochains mois, selon la presse portugaise lundi.

Newly formed International Airlines Group (IAG) - parent of [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and Iberia - is making the replacement of the Spanish carrier's [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] A340s a priority ahead of a broader long-haul fleet-renewal exercise that will also encompass the needs of BA.

IAG chief executive Willie Walsh says that there is the opportunity to replace Iberia's A340s with more efficient aircraft that are already available, ahead of the introduction of new-generation types that are being evaluated for the wider requirement.
Both airlines have been looking at fleet renewal and growth options for their long-haul aircraft, and Walsh says that this will be co-ordinated by IAG, making use of its stronger buying power resulting from the merger. "The two airlines were always relevant to Airbus, [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and the engine manufacturers, but we've become much more relevant through the merger," he says.

Between them BA and Iberia operate more than 160 widebodies, but there is no commonality between the two fleets. Iberia has 36 A340s (19 -300s and 17 -600s) while BA flies a mix of 127 Boeings - 57 747-400s (including seven parked), 21 767-300ERs and 49 777s (46 -200/200ERs and three -300ERs). Iberia's [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]-300s are between nine and 19 years old, whereas the -600s are relatively young, having been delivered between 2003 and 2010.
Walsh told Flight International sister publication Airline Business that the Spanish arm's needs would be addressed first: "In the short term our focus will be on the Iberia fleet-replacement programme, because there's a clear opportunity with existing aircraft to get significant cost savings, particularly with oil heading towards $100 a barrel," he said.
"There are discussions going on with Airbus and Boeing. With Iberia we have the option of a transitional fleet arrangement while waiting for the new-generation aircraft - 787s or A350s."
BA finalised the first part of its long-haul fleet replacement plan in 2007, ordering 24 Boeing 787s and 12 Airbus A380s to replace its 767-300ERs and part of its [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] fleet, respectively. At that time it deferred its selection of a "big twin" 300- to 350-seat widebody to allow Airbus and Boeing to better define their offerings.
This requirement could now extend to cover Iberia's longer-term needs beyond the more pressing need for a "transitional" fleet deal. As well as the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], IAG is also known to be interested in potential developments of the 777.

Newly formed International Airlines Group (IAG) - parent of [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and Iberia - is making the replacement of the Spanish carrier's [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] A340s a priority ahead of a broader long-haul fleet-renewal exercise that will also encompass the needs of BA.

IAG chief executive Willie Walsh says that there is the opportunity to replace Iberia's A340s with more efficient aircraft that are already available, ahead of the introduction of new-generation types that are being evaluated for the wider requirement.
Both airlines have been looking at fleet renewal and growth options for their long-haul aircraft, and Walsh says that this will be co-ordinated by IAG, making use of its stronger buying power resulting from the merger. "The two airlines were always relevant to Airbus, [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and the engine manufacturers, but we've become much more relevant through the merger," he says.

Between them BA and Iberia operate more than 160 widebodies, but there is no commonality between the two fleets. Iberia has 36 A340s (19 -300s and 17 -600s) while BA flies a mix of 127 Boeings - 57 747-400s (including seven parked), 21 767-300ERs and 49 777s (46 -200/200ERs and three -300ERs). Iberia's [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]-300s are between nine and 19 years old, whereas the -600s are relatively young, having been delivered between 2003 and 2010.
Walsh told Flight International sister publication Airline Business that the Spanish arm's needs would be addressed first: "In the short term our focus will be on the Iberia fleet-replacement programme, because there's a clear opportunity with existing aircraft to get significant cost savings, particularly with oil heading towards $100 a barrel," he said.
"There are discussions going on with Airbus and Boeing. With Iberia we have the option of a transitional fleet arrangement while waiting for the new-generation aircraft - 787s or A350s."
BA finalised the first part of its long-haul fleet replacement plan in 2007, ordering 24 Boeing 787s and 12 Airbus A380s to replace its 767-300ERs and part of its [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] fleet, respectively. At that time it deferred its selection of a "big twin" 300- to 350-seat widebody to allow Airbus and Boeing to better define their offerings.
This requirement could now extend to cover Iberia's longer-term needs beyond the more pressing need for a "transitional" fleet deal. As well as the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], IAG is also known to be interested in potential developments of the 777.

International Airlines Group, the merged entity comprising British Airways and Iberia, is scrapping two Boeing 747-400 aircraft.
It reveals the decision in its first financial statement since the tie-up was completed last month.
IAG says it is taking a charge of €19 million ($26 million) against the two aircraft in the quarter to 31 December.

In year covering 1 January to 31 December 2010 the carriers posted a combined operating profit of €225 million.
IAG's fourth-quarter operating profit would have been €196 million, it says, but for weather and air traffic control disruption - which reduced revenues by €71 million - and a number of non-recurring items, including the 747 charges.
These brought the quarterly operating profit down to just €6 million, although the figure was an improvement on the €114 million loss in 2009.

SEVRIEN a écrit:Pas de commentaires à ce stade, si ce n'est "qu'il y en aura pour tout le monde", et que le "candidat le plus visible" pour le remplacement chez Iberia devrait être toute la flotte d'A340-300 !

Jeannot a écrit:IAG ne dervrait-il pas être dans le topics Compagnies Européennes ? A moins que le siège social soit de l'autre coté. Mais je ne crois pas.

Je tenterai d'éliminer ce topic cet après-midi ! Si j'échoue, je saurai gré aux personnes compétentes de bien vouloir le faire !

pascal83 a écrit:
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La compagnie aérienne Vietnam Airlines, qui est intéressée par l’achat de quatre Airbus A380, devrait attendre la finalisation de la prochaine version de l’avion géant, l’A380-800, avant de passer commande.

La compagnie aérienne Vietnam Airlines, qui est intéressée par l’achat de quatre Airbus A380, devrait attendre la finalisation de la prochaine version de l’avion géant, l’A380-800, avant de passer commande.

Airbus doit en effet commencer dans quelques mois la production de la version « augmentée » de son A380, dont le premier exemplaire devrait être livré à British Airways en 2013.

Cette nouvelle version, A380-800, verra son poids au décollage augmenter de quatre tonnes à 573 tonnes et son rayon d’action gagner 190 kilomètres à 15 360. Surtout, ces changements lui permettront d’emporter une tonne et demie de cargaison supplémentaire. Une évolution qui aurait été réclamée au constructeur européen par des clients qui considéraient le Boeing 747-8I.

L’évolution de l’A380 passe par un renforcement des structures du fuselage et par des ailes ayant une plus grande souplesse pour améliorer leur aérodynamisme. Ces changements ne pourront être faits a posteriori, les appareils déjà livrés ou en construction ne pourront donc pas en bénéficier. En revanche les réacteurs restent les Rolls Royce Trent 900, qui ne nécessiteront pas d’augmentation de la poussée.

Vietnam Airlines a annoncé qu’elle attendra d’avoir tous les détails techniques de l’A380-800 avant de décider de passer commande ferme des quatre appareils. Airbus aurait déjà promis à la compagnie vietnamienne une livraison de l’A380-800 en 2014 ou 2015, à condition bien sûr qu’elle ne tarde pas trop à signer le contrat. Outre British Airways, Singapore Airlines a également commandé dix exemplaires de la nouvelle version.

Jeannot a écrit:Selon un joiurnal espagnol Iberia commanderait 8 A330s et prendrait une option sur 8 appareils supplémentaires.

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Jeannot a écrit:Confirmation de la rumeur même si pour l'instant il s'agit d'un MoU pour 8+8 A330-300s

IAG signs MoU for eight A330-300s to be operated by Iberia

International Airlines Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for eight A330-300s plus options on a further eight.
The aircraft will be used to replace subsidiary Iberia's A340 fleet, says an Iberia spokesman.
Deliveries are scheduled between this autumn and spring 2014.
IAG has yet to select an engine for the aircraft.
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh said last month that replacing Iberia's A340s would be a priority ahead of a broader long-haul fleet renewal programme that will also encompass the needs of British Airways.
BA and Iberia jointly operate more than 160 widebodies, with Iberia's fleet consisting of 18 A340-300s and 17 A340-600s and BA operating 57 Boeing 747-400s, 21 767-300ERs and 49 777s

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British Airways' cabin crew have, as expected, voted for a further round of strikes in their long-running dispute with the airline. BA says that if strikes go ahead it will be able to continue to operate the vast majority of its London-originating services.

The Unite union, which represents cabin crew, says that 83% of the 6,981 who responded voted in favour of the action. BA says it employs around 13,500 cabin crew.

Unite general secretary Len McCluskey comments: "We urge BA's boardroom to see this as a clear message that they must think again about how to regain the trust and confidence of a significant part of their cabin crew operation.
"We continue to be in discussions with the company to find a solution to this long-running dispute."

In its response, BA says: "This is a time for co-operation, not confrontation. We began talks with Unite earlier this month and those talks are continuing. We hope that they will bring an end to this dispute, which is what the overwhelming majority of our cabin crew want."

A spokesman adds that if strikes do go ahead, BA will run all its London Gatwick and London City services, together with all its London Heathrow long-haul services and "the majority of Heathrow short-haul services".
This will be possible, he explains, because since the dispute started, BA has trained up large numbers of staff from other departments who can step in to take over cabin crew duties.

The dispute dates back to November 2009 and was originally a reaction to BA's plans to reduce staffing on-board aircraft. However, it now centres on issues including the restoration of travel concessions withdrawn by the airline from cabin crew who participated in the early strikes.
No firm dates have yet been announced for the next round of strikes. Under UK trade union legislation, Unite must declare these within 28 days of the ballot result and give BA at least a week's notice of any strike.

British Airways and Iberia will combine their cargo business and network into a single business unit reporting to International Airlines Group although both cargo operations will retain their current brands, the carriers and IAG announced last week. There will be a small cargo management team within IAG, while all other cargo employees will continue to work for their current airline. The combined business will be led by MD Steve Gunning and Deputy MD Ignacio Diez Barturen. They were previously managing directors of BA World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, respectively.

Jeannot a écrit:American aurait commandé 5 777-300ETs au premier trimestre

American Airlines ordered five Boeing 777s in Q1

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American Airlines exercised rights to buy five Boeing 777s in the first quarter, the company reported Wednesday.
“During the first quarter of 2011, the Company amended Purchase Agreement No. 1980 with Boeing and exercised rights to acquire four Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, including two scheduled for delivery in 2012 and two scheduled for delivery in 2013,” the company said in its [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]. “In April 2011, the Company exercised rights to acquire a fifth Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which is scheduled for delivery in 2013.”
[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in January, noting that American was the first U.S. airline to order the 777-300ER. Boeing has not yet reported the other orders on its [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].

Jeannot a écrit:Certaines commandes étaient connues, d'autres non. Diificile de savoir. Attendons le tableau hebdomadaire de Boeing.

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Roberto a écrit:Bonjour,

Mes yeux ne sont pas superbes, mais :

Le 19 de janvier 2011, AA a exercé deux options sur B 777-300ER

- Annonce AA même date. Livraison prévue fin 2012 ( "earning conference" Wednesday January 19, 2011. )

Le 1 de mars 2011, AA annonce la levée d'une option supplémentaire sur 1 B 777-300ER, même date de livraison

La confirmation finale d'AA sur l'exercice d'une option supplémentaire portant à 5 B 777-300ER n'est pas encore arrivée.

NB : La flotte actuelle de 47 B 777 ( 200ER ) AA est équipé de RR Trent 800, tous livrés entre 1999 et 2001

Qu'en pensent nos Forumistes ?

IAG plots bid for Portugal flag carrier TAP

International Airlines Group, formed by the merger of British Airways and Iberia, is plotting a bid for Portuguese flag carrier Air Portugal (TAP), The Sunday Times reported. Citing industry sources the newspaper said informal talks have been held between IAG and TAP and an investment bank has been hired to conduct an auction of the Portuguese airline, which is expected to kick off this summer.
A spokesman for IAG declined to comment on the report.
Portugal has been forced to privatise the airline as a condition of its 78 billion euro ($109 billion) bailout by the European Union and International Monetary Fund.
Other potential suitors have also emerged, including in South America, where a Brazil government source told Reuters on Friday that Brazil may finance the acquisition of a stake in TAP by its domestic air carrier TAM. The Sunday Times said some analysts have valued TAP at about 500 million euro. It said IAG would likely finance any bid in shares.

Jeannot a écrit:Lu dans Air et Cosmos N° 2267 du 27 mai 2011

Offensive en Grande Bretagne

British Airways et Virgin Atlantic Airways sont depuis plusieurs semaines l'objet d'une intense offensive de la part des vendeurs de Boeing. Ces derniers cherchent à placer auprès des deux compagnies un certain nombre de 747-8 Intercontinental. Si Virgin Atlantic Airways a des priorités plus urgentes que l'achat de très gros porteurs, British Airways pourrait bien; comme Lufthansa, adhérer à l'argument du "vide de capacité entre 300 et 500 sièges" que développent les commerciaux de Boeing.

IAG Eyes Brazil Potential Via TAP

International Airlines Group (IAG) , formed by the merger of British Airways and Iberia, said it sees few consolidation opportunities in Europe, but will look at TAP Portugal.
“There is not much potential for future consolidation in Europe ... the sector is already concentrated with KLM-Air France, Lufthansa,” IAG IR manager Andrew Barker told a conference on Tuesday.
“We will be looking at Portugal’s TAP. Its strong Brazilian presence would be key to strengthening our position in Latin America,” Barker said.
Portugal has been forced to privatize TAP as a condition of its 78 billion euro ($109 billion) bailout by the European Union and International Monetary Fund.
The auction of the Portuguese airline is expected to kick off this summer, with some analysts valuing it at about 500 million euros.
Any acquisition would have to fit IAG’s strategic requirements and financial goals, Barker said, adding BA will be focusing on growing in Asia and cementing its transatlantic business.
He said Madrid’s Barajas airport, Iberia’s traditional hub, offers organic growth opportunities, “although these are somewhat limited by the infrastructure constraints of a major hub.”
IAG already has transferred some of its routes to Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling and it plans to use the carrier to make its shorthaul business more competitive, Barker said.
“In Spain we still have plans to make the shorthaul more competitive. Vueling is part of these plans. We are trying to see what role Vueling can play in cost cutting,” he said.
Barcelona-based Vueling is the second most profitable low-cost carrier after Irish budget airline Ryanair, and is a market leader in the main Spanish airports. It said last week it plans to increase passengers by 15% in 2011 through a mix of organic and non-organic growth.
It also plans to quadruple the number of connecting passengers, providing higher yields, Vueling IR manager Sonia Jerez told the conference.

Jeannot a écrit:Pour être complet il faut aussi dire qua BA a aussi pris du 787. Non ?

• A318 : 2 (moteurs : CFM-56) ;
  
• A319 : 33 (moteurs : tous IAE V2500) ;
  
• A320 : 44 (moteurs : 40 x IAE V2500 ; 4 x CFM-56, "héritage" A320-100 de B-CAL) ;
  
• A321 : 11 (moteurs : tous IAE V2500).
  

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AIRBUS has delivered its 100th aircraft to British Airways.
The latest A320 aircraft, with wings produced at the Broughton plant in Flintshire, joins the two A318s, 33 A319s, 48 A320s and 16 A321s already operated by British Airways.

The 100th aircraft is also the 205th Airbus single-aisle delivered to International Airlines Group, which was formed in January this year with the merger of British Airways and Iberia.

Keith Williams, British Airways’ chief executive, said: “This milestone underlines British Airways’ commitment to continue to invest in new aircraft for the benefit of our customers. The average age of our short-haul Airbus fleet is just over seven years old, making it one of the youngest Airbus fleets of the European network carriers.”

British Airways became an Airbus operator in 1988, when it introduced the A320 in its fleet. It added the A319 in 1999, the A321 in 2004 and the A318 in 2009.

“We are very proud that a world-class airline like British Airways operates every member of our single-aisle family aircraft, and even prouder to deliver to BA their 100th Airbus A320 family aircraft,” said Tom Enders, Airbus president and chief executive. “We look forward to broadening and deepening our partnership with BA,” .

With more than 7,000 aircraft ordered, and more than 4,600 aircraft delivered to over 330 customers and operators worldwide, the A320 family is the world’s best-selling single-aisle aircraft family.

Le groupe aérien hispano-britannique International Airlines Group (IAG), issu de la fusion de British Airways et d'Iberia, a annoncé vendredi avoir transporté 4,53 millions de passagers en juin, soit 3,8% que les compagnies fondatrices un an plus tôt.

2011 AFP

Le groupe aérien hispano-britannique International Airlines Group (IAG) a annoncé mardi qu'il allait faire appel au motoriste américain General Electric (GE) pour équiper les 8 A330 commandés en début d'année à Airbus par sa filiale espagnole Iberia.

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• les CF-6 (version que GE allègue avoir améliorée) devrait encore démontrer qu'ils peuvent 'faire le job' (rien de moins sûr) ;
  
• les moteurs n'ont pas de valeur significative sur le marché, même en 'new-build', et doivent absolument offrir des garanties OEM substantielles ;
  
• les actuels Accords en MRO (du genre "TotalCare", mais façon GE), couvrant, notamment les A340-300, pourraient être retouchés / prolongés 'à minima' avec les plafonds serrés, pour héberger les moteurs des 8 x A330 en question.
  

Virgin, BA Express Interest In BMI

Virgin Atlantic Airways still has “close interest in a combination with BMI,” the airline said in a statement on Monday, raising the number of potential buyers to at least two.

The comment comes after Lufthansa said recently that it is looking at partnerships for or an outright sale of BMI. Lufthansa has hired a bank, believed to be Morgan Stanley, as an advisor in the process. It also comes after International Airlines Group (IAG) stated that it “has made no secret of its intereste in acquiring BMI,” but that “the ball is now in Lufthansa’s hands.”

Lufthansa was forced to take over BMI in 2009 as a result of a 1999 shareholder agreement between it, SAS and then-majority owner Sir Michael Bishop. Over the past two years, the airline has made in excess of €350 million ($477 million) in operating losses in spite of significant efforts to turn it around. BMI is facing low-fare carrier competition on its short-haul network and it is suffering from a collapse in demand in its medium-haul network to the Middle East and North Africa. Lufthansa Executive Board member Stefan Lauer said recently that BMI’s position had structural flaws. Lufthansa does not rule out remaining a minority shareholder in the carrier, if a takeover in one move is not achievable. It could also sell separately the various units—the mainline carrier, low-fare carrier BMIbaby and BMI Regional.

BMI’s greatest attraction lies in its London-Heathrow slot pool. It has close to 10% of the slots at Europe’s busiest airport, second only to IAG-unit British Airways. BA could use the slots to expand its own long-haul network.

Virgin Atlantic has said in the past that it would like to combine with BMI to form a hub-and-spoke-network. But analysts say the two networks don’t fit given BMI’s exposure to medium-haul niche markets. However, RBS estimated in a recent study that the airline’s slots are worth £420 million ($6.8 million).

Virgin’s own future is unclear, however. Singapore Airlines has made public its intentions to sell its 49% stake. And founder Sir Richard Branson appears to be willing to sell part of his 51% with the airline also joining a global alliance. Lufthansa has been reluctant to allow the Virgin/BMI combination, which has already been on the agenda in the past, mainly because it does not believe the new airline would be able to compete with BA.