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Russian carrier UTAir has selected the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aricraft to replace its fleet of Tupolev Tu-134 twin-jets.

The airline says it has completed a tender to choose a successor to the Tu-134 and states that the committee overseeing the process has settled on the 75-seat and 95-seat variants of the Superjet.

UTAir says it considered 15 different aircraft types in the 75- to 80-seat and 100- to 105-seat ranges.

It states that the Superjet 100 met the "relevant technical and economic requirements" of the carrier.

UTAir operates a mixed fleet of Soviet-era Tupolev Tu-154s, Tu-134s and Antonov An-24s, alongside Boeing 757 and 737, Bombardier CRJ and ATR aircraft.

Indonesian carrier Sriwijaya Air is lining up an order for 10 new 737-800 aircraft.

The narrowbodies will be used to expand domestic and international services from 2012.

Private airline Sriwijaya currently operates an all-Boeing fleet of 13 727s and 14 older-generation 737 types. The airline expects to sign a firm order with Boeing on October 12.

Questar a écrit:ALC finalise le contrat d'acquisition de Boeing 737NG.

Jusqu'à 60 avions " fermes" donc, et..: pas un mot sur une remotorisation quelconque !

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SEATTLE, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) and new leasing company Air Lease Corporation (ALC) have finalized an order for up to 60 Next-Generation 737-800s.

The order, first announced at the Farnborough Airshow in July, is for deliveries through 2017. In addition to 54 firm orders the deal includes six additional airplanes to be reconfirmed.

"Our management team has been working closely with Boeing for more than 30 years," said Steven F. Udvar-Hazy, chairman and CEO of Air Lease Corporation.

"This order for Next-Generation 737-800s continues that great tradition. With this large and long-term commitment we'll be able to offer our clients a most economical, fuel-efficient and versatile airplane, suitable for a variety of profitable missions."

"The Next-Generation 737 is one of the world's best-selling airplanes for a number of very good reasons," said Jim Albaugh, president and CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "Airlines and lessors remain confident in the airplane's ability to deliver outstanding, dependable operational and financial performance across the widest range of missions. We look forward to providing that continued value to Air Lease Corporation and its clients and to a long and successful continued partnership with Steven Udvar-Hazy and his new leasing company."

S7 eyes narrowbody order in 2011


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Russia's S7 Airlines plans to buy a mix of up to eight 737-800s and A320 family aircraft in 2011 as part of its fleet modernization program, according to CEO Vladimir Obyedkov.

"If the shareholders permit it, we will buy seven or eight aircraft," he told RIA Novosti.

He said the 737-800s would operate for S7 subsidiary Globus Airlines

while the A320s would join S7's mainline fleet.

The carrier currently operates 28 A320 family aircraft, five A310-200/300s and two 767-300s.

It also owns several Russian-built aircraft including Tu154s and IL-86s.

Ramjet2 a écrit:En effet, pas même une mention pour le MC 21 GTF.

A suivre aussi chez S7, le remplacement programmé des A 310 et 767.

Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air is focusing on three candidates for a permanent regional jet operation, having decided that it needs a type with a higher seating capacity than initially considered.

It is to choose between the Bombardier CSeries, the Embraer E-Jets family, and the Airbus A318 as it looks for aircraft to operate thinner routes with high frequency.Gulf Air chief Samer Majali, speaking to ATI at the Arab Air Carriers Organization event in Cairo last week, said the Bahrain-based airline was "down to the finishing line" in its evaluation.
The airline has opted to introduce regional jets as part of its three-year turnaround programme, which Majali unveiled a year ago.
Gulf Air has already introduced a pair of Embraer 170s and, more recently, a pair of Embraer 190s to test the potential of smaller aircraft.
Majali says the airline is looking at permanent candidates in the 90- to 110-seat range, slightly higher than its previous requirement of fewer than 100 seats.
"We didn't want it to be a one-horse race," he says. The airline is looking for up to 10 aircraft and is aiming to reach a type decision before the end of the year.
Gulf Air is still in discussions with Boeing and Airbus to restructure its mainline fleet order backlog, as part of its effort to concentrate on smaller types, but hopes to conclude talks in a month or so.

Ordless a écrit:Lors de la dernière rencontre de l'Arab Air Carriers Organization, le CEO de GF dévoile qu'il veut des modules 110 sièges.

Cseries, ERJ Embraer et A 318 ! Parions sur Embraer, logiquement, mais avec Gulf Air.... Décision avant l'an prochain; à suivre.

Les arguties valent d'y jeter un œil

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Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air is focusing on three candidates for a permanent regional jet operation, having decided that it needs a type with a higher seating capacity than initially considered.

It is to choose between the Bombardier CSeries, the Embraer E-Jets family, and the Airbus A318 as it looks for aircraft to operate thinner routes with high frequency.Gulf Air chief Samer Majali, speaking to ATI at the Arab Air Carriers Organization event in Cairo last week, said the Bahrain-based airline was "down to the finishing line" in its evaluation.
The airline has opted to introduce regional jets as part of its three-year turnaround programme, which Majali unveiled a year ago.
Gulf Air has already introduced a pair of Embraer 170s and, more recently, a pair of Embraer 190s to test the potential of smaller aircraft.
Majali says the airline is looking at permanent candidates in the 90- to 110-seat range, slightly higher than its previous requirement of fewer than 100 seats.
"We didn't want it to be a one-horse race," he says. The airline is looking for up to 10 aircraft and is aiming to reach a type decision before the end of the year.
Gulf Air is still in discussions with Boeing and Airbus to restructure its mainline fleet order backlog, as part of its effort to concentrate on smaller types, but hopes to conclude talks in a month or so.

TPr2 a écrit:.......Un Avro RJ est moins cher et fait très bien le boulot. ( hein, Cityjet ? )

Saudi Arabian Airlines insists it is still intending to take the Boeing 787 as part of its fleet-modernisation programme, even though it has recently indicated a planned acquisition of Boeing 777-300ERs.The airline signalled two years ago that it would take 12 787s, fitted with General Electric GEnx powerplants through a mix of lease and purchase agreements.
But Boeing's order backlog does not feature Saudi Arabian as a customer for the type, and Saudi Arabian states on its Internet site that its fleet modernisation will include 12 777-300ERs.
These aircraft, says the carrier, will be introduced towards the end of 2011.

The modernised fleet list does not mention the 787.
But speaking to ATI at the Arab Air Carriers Organization conference in Cairo last week, Saudi Arabian Airlines chief Khalid Al-Molhem said the Jeddah-based flag-carrier was "still committed" to the 787.
The relationship, if any, between the two batches of widebody aircraft has not been disclosed.
Boeing's backlog figures show an order for 12 777-300ERs dated 13 April this year, attributed to an unidentified customer.

Uralairlines" enrichit son parc aérien avec des avions Airbus

La compagnie aérienne "Uralairlines" va renforcer sa coopération avec Airbus. Le Directeur commercial de la compagnie Kirill Skouratov a indiqué "RusBusinessNews" qu’au premier semestre 2011, trois airbus А321 et un А320 seront acquis en leasing opérationnel.

Il n'est pas exclu deux Airbus moyen courrier supplémentaires soient achetés au troisième semestre de l’année prochaine. Aujourd’hui "Uralairlines" exploite douze A320 en leasing et deux A321. La compagnie aérienne a l'intention de moderniser un peu ses А320, en collaboration avec Airbus, en augmentant leur distance de vol de 500 kilomètres.

En outre la direction d’"Uralairlines" a ouvert le dialogue avec Airbus quant à l'acquisition d’avions de ligne long courrier. En 2013 et 2014 la compagnie aérienne d'Ekaterinbourg pourrait acquérir 2 à 3 avions А330.

Vietnam Airlines: To Sign Deal With Boeing For 8 787-9 Dreamliners

Vietnam Airlines said Saturday it will sign a deal for eight 787-9 Dreamliners from Boeing Co. ([Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]), and is in talks to buy a further eight of the aircraft.
President and CEO Pham Ngoc Minh told Dow Jones Newswires that the national flag carrier will take delivery of the first aircraft in 2015.
He said the airline will also lease three further 787-9 Dreamliners.
The deal replaces an earlier agreement with Boeing for the purchase of an older version of the aircraft, the 787-8 Dreamliner

Air China envisage d'acheter 20 Airbus à un prix catalogue de 4,49 Milliards de dollars, selon un document transmis aux autorités boursières de Hong Kong. La firme aurait passé commande pour 10 Airbus A330 et 10 Airbus 350.

Reuters précise qu'il n'est pas encore tout à fait clair si cette commande fait partie d'une commande plus importante d'environ 100 avions que la Chine négocie avec la filiale d'EADS.

Ricc a écrit:AerCap annonce avoir signé une commande avec Boeing sur 15 B 737.
10 fermes et 5 options

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Saying the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]-800 can compete with any re-engined rival, aircraft lessor AerCap Holdings has inked a letter of intent with the US airframer for the purchase of up to 15 -800s.
The deal, consisting of 10 firm aircraft and 5 purchase rights, represents "the first time that AerCap will buy directly from the manufacturer", notes AerCap CEO Klaus Heinemann.

AerCap's portfolio of lease assets already contains a large number of [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] aircraft.
Heinemann believes the 737-800, with its recently-announced performance upgrade, new cabin interior and the "superb" on-wing performance of its CFM engines "makes it a formidable competitor to any re-engine alternative".

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The airframer predicts a 15% reduction in specific fuel consumption from new engines, and says its new sharklet winglets will add 3.5% in fuel-burn savings on long sectors, as well as improving field performance and noise levels.

.....Les appareils devraient être intégrés à la flotte à partir du début de l’année 2012. Ils permettront initialement de l’agrandir mais sont également appelés à remplacer les dix MD-11 qui doivent être retirés d’ici 2016, en attendant la livraison des A350 ou Boeing 787-9 qu’Air France KLM s’apprête à commander et dont la disponibilité n’est pas assurée.

KLM, qui est la dernière compagnie régulière à opérer le triréacteur en configuration passagers, n’exclut donc pas de passer commande pour davantage d’A330-300....

Orient Thai Airlines has been given a new lease on life with the acquisition of 12 new jets and an image makeover aimed especially at its former budget subsidiary One-Two-Go.

While much of the expansion will be aimed at consolidating its mainstream business _ the low-fare domestic air transport segment _ the privately owned airline is contemplating its first long-haul flights to London.

Heralding the move will be deployment of 12 Sukhoi Superjet 100/95Bs, narrow-body jets with 98 seats produced by the Moscow-based jet maker Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC).

Negotiations with SCAC have entered an advanced stage for immediate purchase of 12 twin-engine SSJ100s, with delivery of the first two planned for next November, said Kajit Habanananda, Orient Thai's chairman.

Included in the talks are an option for another 12 SSJ100s and a package deal calling for SCAC to set up a Sukhoi aircraft maintenance centre and pilot training facility in Thailand.

The airline hopes to finalise negotiations, which began in July, next month, Mr Kajit told the Bangkok Post.

Orient Thai will be the first customer outside Russia for the aircraft, valued at US$25 million apiece, so it will receive generous financial terms.

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Aerolineas Argentinas plans to add six [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]/A340s aircraft next year as part of the next phase of its ongoing widebody expansion and replacement program.Chief commercial officer Juan Pablo Lafosse says Aerolineas is planning to add three A340s in March, which will be used to resume service to Mexico City and New York.

He says the carrier is also now seeking three A330s for delivery in July or August to support further expansion of Aerolineas' long-haul network.
Lafosse says Aerolineas hopes to launch service to Paris in the third quarter of 2011 and increase capacity on its existing routes to Barcelona and Rome.

The SkyTeam-bound carrier aims to use its first three A330s to serve Mexico City and New York, freeing up the three A340s being added earlier in the year to expand its trans-Atlantic operation.
Aerolineas Argentinas currently operates six [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]/300s and two 747-400s, but has been looking for some time at potentially adding more fuel efficient A330s.
Aerolineas has so far found it difficult to secure A330s in the second-hand market as the type remains in high demand.

But Aerolineas is confident it can eventually secure A330s as it aims to retire its last two 747-400s in the fourth quarter of next year and its six [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]-200/300s in 2012.
Lafosse says Aerolineas' new medium-term widebody fleet plan envisions 15 A330/A340s by the end of 2014.
He says the ideal mix would include 12 A330s and only three A340s.
Over the last year the carrier also has been evaluating potentially acquiring [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] 787s.

Lafosse told ATI and Flightglobal in February that Aerolineas was in the process of issuing requests for proposals for new-generation widebodies for delivery from 2011.

At the time Lafosse believed securing 15 early [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] delivery slots was a feasible option and said the carrier was not yet considering A350s.
But Lafosse told ATI and Flightglobal at last week's ALTA 2010 Airline Leadership Forum in Panama that Aerolineas is now instead looking at acquiring new-generation medium-size widebodies from 2014 or 2015 and in the interim aims to acquire A330s to fill its widebody requirement.
As Aerolineas is no longer trying to secure early 787 delivery slots, the evaluation of potential new medium-size widebody aircraft has been widened to include the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].

Questar a écrit:Reprise de l'info postée par Jeannot, merci

KLM confirmant la location sur sept ans de 3 A 330-300 n'exclue pas une commande du même modèle directement à Airbus.

Dépendance vis à vis du 787 ? Du 787-9 lit-on.

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.....Les appareils devraient être intégrés à la flotte à partir du début de l’année 2012. Ils permettront initialement de l’agrandir mais sont également appelés à remplacer les dix MD-11 qui doivent être retirés d’ici 2016, en attendant la livraison des A350 ou Boeing 787-9 qu’Air France KLM s’apprête à commander et dont la disponibilité n’est pas assurée.

KLM, qui est la dernière compagnie régulière à opérer le triréacteur en configuration passagers, n’exclut donc pas de passer commande pour davantage d’A330-300....

C'est à Everett, le plus gros site industriel de Boeing situé à 48 kilomètres au nord de Seattle, qu'Air France est venu faire ses courses mardi dernier.

Dans l'immense usine, les modèles vedettes de Boeing s'alignent: ce jour-là, cinq 777 sont en cours de fabrication. «Notre cadence de production est actuellement de cinq 777 par mois contre trois seulement pendant la crise», explique un porte-parole.

Air France est venu chercher l'un de ces long-courriers. Il s'agit du 58e 777 de la flotte. Mais depuis un an et demi, la compagnie avait fait une pause dans ses achats de Boeing.

Ce 777-300ER lui offre une nouvelle jeunesse avec un équipement intérieur inédit: de nouveaux sièges dans les trois catégories Affaires, Premium voyageurs et Voyageurs, un nouveau système vidéo, un lit «presque plat» en business… «Nous en avons commandé onze qui nous seront livrés d'ici à la fin 2015», précise Nicolas Bertrand, le gestionnaire de la flotte long-courrier.

Air France, comme ses concurrents, constate une reprise du trafic, une croissance de ses recettes et relance les commandes d'avions. Mais en parallèle, la compagnie veille à ménager son endettement. «Nous avons décidé de retarder la sortie de quinze A340 et de sept Boeing 747, souligne Bruno Matheu, le directeur général délégué commercial d'Air France. Nous allons remettre à neuf l'intérieur de la cabine, les sièges et les systèmes vidéo». Une rénovation qui coûte environ 10 millions d'euros par appareil. Autre économie: le recours aux loueurs.

En effet, le 777 que vient d'acquérir Air France -pour un montant secret mais inférieur au prix catalogue de 250 millions de dollars- sera revendu dès lundi à Air Lease Corporation, qui le louera à Air France.

«C'est l'un des moyens de financement, explique Bruno Delile, le directeur de la flotte. Nous revendons l'avion et nous payons un loyer pendant six à douze ans.»

La moitié de la flotte de la compagnie est en location.

Mais dès 2012, ce mode de financement va perdre de son intérêt puisque les compagnies devront faire apparaître les loyers comme des actifs.
Boeing attend surtout qu'Air France et KLM, qui vont commander ensemble pour la première fois une centaine d'appareils de 250 à 350 places, se décident.

Le 787, le dreamliner, correspond à ce profil mais il n'est pas encore certifié.

Quant à l'A350, il est en retard

«Nous allons faire une recommandation à notre direction générale à la fin de cette année, précise Bruno Delile.

Elle pourra être en faveur d'un constructeur, d'un autre, ou bien des deux. Le retard de l'A350 le place en situation moins favorable mais si ses performances économiques sont importantes, nous attendrons un peu avant de faire rentrer davantage de 787.»

Xiamen Airlines is negotiating with Boeing on an order for six 787 aircraft as part of its international expansion plan, according to Xiamen GM Che Shanglun.

The Xiamen-based carrier operates a fleet of 68 Boeing aircraft on more than 15 domestic and international routes. It plans to expand its fleet to more than 130 by 2015.

Che revealed the carrier had net income of CNY1.8 billion ($272.6 million) in 2010 and reduced its debt ratio to less than 70%, which he said provides a solid financial base for the carrier's fleet expansion.

In addition, Xiamen received a CNY810 million capital injection from majority owner China Southern Airlines to fund a rapid fleet expansion last month.

China's big three have also accelerated their fleet expansion pace owing to the robust growth of market demand.

Recently announced orders have come from China Eastern for 50 A320s ([Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]); CZ for 30 A320s and six A330s ([Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]); and Air China for 10 A330s and 10 A350s ([Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]).