Airbus A380

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Airbus A360

Les rendez-vous de 2013

L'année 2013 s'annonce décisive pour le programme A380 qui aura alors cinq années d'exploitation derrière lui. Non seulement ce sera l'heure du véritable bilan opérationnel; mais surtout le temps pour Airbus de prendre deux décisions majeures : proposer une version à masse au décollage augmentée à 573 tonnes et décider de faire passer la cadence de production à trois exemplaires par mois, contre deux actuellement.

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Airbus A360

Les rendez-vous de 2013

L'année 2013 s'annonce décisive pour le programme A380 qui aura alors cinq années d'exploitation derrière lui. Non seulement ce sera l'heure du véritable bilan opérationnel; mais surtout le temps pour Airbus de prendre deux décisions majeures : proposer une version à masse au décollage augmentée à 573 tonnes et décider de faire passer la cadence de production à trois exemplaires par mois, contre deux actuellement.

Emirates is increasing the destinations served by its [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] fleet this year, with new services being added to points in Europe, South Africa and Asia.

The Dubai carrier will start A380 flights to Johannesburg in October, Kuala Lumpur and Rome in December and Munich in January 2012.

"Sao Paulo was meant to become an A380 service, but we'd need to leave it there for 6h, and they simply don't have the space to park it as the airport is so congested. But we'll get there eventually," [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] president Tim Clark said.

Emirates operated an A380 to Rome in June, to mark the 50th anniversary of the airport. The carrier currently operates twice-daily to the city.

"Rome is the first Italian airport that can accommodate an A380 with the complete operating infrastructure," said Aeroporti di Roma aviation director Elia Pistola.

The airline has just operated a one-off flight to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, to mark Saudi Arabia's National Day on 23 September.

While the flight to the Saudi capital was intended as a one-off service, Emirates has operated the 489-seat aircraft between Dubai and the Saudi commercial centre of Jeddah since February 2010, and reports strong demand from both business and tourism sectors in either direction.

The carrier currently has 15 A380s in its fleet, with a further 75 on order.

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Emirates, Dubai's fast-growing state airline, will likely place more orders at the Dubai air show in November, its chairman said on Tuesday.

The carrier, the biggest customer for the Airbus A380 superjumbo with 90 orders, has previously said it planned to expand its fleet to eventually include 120 of the jets.

"It is more positive that we might sign something," chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum said when asked about the likelihood of aircraft purchases at the air show.

The airline's president said this week Emirates had seen no drop in demand despite a weakening global economy.
(Reuters)

Dubai-based Emirates Airline plans a big push into the U.S. over the next five years that could see all of its flights operated with the ultralarge Airbus A380, a move that may rile rivals.

The Americas remains the airline's smallest market by revenue, but Emirates rapid expansion in Canada and parts of Europe and Asia has provoked criticism from governments and other carriers who allege it enjoys unfair state subsidies, a charge it vehemently denies.

Tim Clark, Emirates' president, said it was starting a new growth spurt after a six-month pause that will see dozens of new wide-body jets delivered from Airbus and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] Co., including more A380s carrying between 489 and 517 passengers.

The airline plans to add flights from its Dubai hub to Dallas and Seattle early next year, with another unidentified route taking its U.S. total to seven in 2012. It already flies to New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, while one of its existing twice-daily Houston services will be switched to Dallas.

He said another four or five U.S. destinations were being considered, with the region likely blanketed over the next three to five years by A380 service. The plane is currently only flown to the U.S. by Emirates on one of its twice-daily New York flights, with the rest operated by Boeing 777s.

"My own view is that the A380 would do most of the U.S. operations," said Mr. Clark in an interview.

Airbus, owned by European Aeronautics Defence & Space Co., will launch a new version of the plane next year offering more range.

Mr. Clark said the company's overall business was holding up despite the softening global economy.

Emirates is looking to cut costs in response to rising fuel costs and the impact of the weak euro and sterling, which has depressed revenue for a company that reports in dollars.

"We are suffering," Mr. Clark said, though passenger and cargo bookings remain robust .

Emirates and regional rivals such as Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways have capitalized on their geographical location to use new long-range aircraft to funnel business through their hubs.

U.S. carriers, with the exception of [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] Inc., have so far stopped short of voicing criticism as the Middle East carriers' operations remained relatively small.

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] Inc. CEO [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] last month even praised Emirates and Dubai's aviation policy, drawing comparison with the perceived absence of support for the industry from the U.S. administration.

Mr. Smisek's remarks were notable because of the fierce stand taken against Emirates' expansion by [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] AG, United's partner in the Star alliance.

Mr. Clark said he expected sniping from some rivals as Emirates continues its growth.

Emirates' huge fleet and network make Mr. Clark one of the industry's most influential figures, and he said a paradigm shift in fuel prices could force international airlines to follow the U.S. example of boosting revenue by charging for checked bags and seat assignments.

"The temptations are enormous…but that's not in our business model," he said. "[But] I can see some other carriers doing it."