RUMEURS de Commandes

Confirmation officielle de la modification de la commande d'A350 de Qatar Airways

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Qatar Airways endorses the larger A350 XWB models

The State of Qatar’s national airline, Qatar Airways and Airbus have signed an amendment to convert its existing firm order for twenty (20) A350-800s, forty (40) A350-900s and twenty (20) A350-1000s to forty three (43) A350-900s and thirty seven (37) A350-1000s. Qatar Airways’ total order for A350 XWB aircraft remains at eighty (80) aircraft.

“We have taken the time necessary to come to today’s decision in favour of the larger A350 XWB models which we believe are best suited to our business model,” said Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways’ CEO.

“Qatar Airways has been involved in the development of the A350 XWB from the very early days. So we are truly delighted with their decision to grow their business with the two larger A350 XWB models,” said Fabrice Bregier, Airbus’ President and CEO. “This decision by Qatar Airways not only confirms the market trend towards larger A350’s but it also demonstrates the value of offering, as we do with the A350 XWB, a true family of aircraft from which our customers can select the models that best meet their individual requirements.”

The A350 XWB is Airbus’ all new family of mid-size wide body airliners. These highly efficient aircraft bring together the latest in aerodynamics, design and advanced technologies to provide up to 25 percent better fuel efficiency and operating costs compared to current aircraft in the same size category. Over 70 percent of the A350 XWB’s weight-efficient airframe is made from advanced materials combining composites (53 percent), titanium and advanced aluminium alloys. The aircraft’s innovative all-new Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) fuselage results in lower fuel burn as well as easier maintenance. The A350 XWB benefits from Airbus’ high level of expertise in incorporating composite material into its aircraft.

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Donc on passe de 20 A350-800s, 40 A350-900s et 20 A350-1000s à 43 A350-900s et 37 A350-1000s !

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China Southern prend 10 A330-300s

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China Southern seals $1.9 billion deal to buy 10 Airbus planes

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Merci, bonjour

China Southern exploite déjà 24 Airbus A 330, modèles 200 & 300

Des -243 & 343 équipés de Rolls Royce Trent 772

Peu sont en leasing

Pas de raisons valables que cela change

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L'A330 fait de la résistance....

Airbus devrait finir l'année un peu au dessus des 60 avions vendus

Le fuselage est presque celui de l' A 300, tout de même, à la base !

Icelandair prend 12 737MAX

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Icelandic carrier to purchase both 737 MAX 8s and 9s

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Icelandair announced a commitment today for 12 737 MAXs, valued at more than $1.2 billion at list prices. The commitment by the Icelandic carrier includes 737 MAX 8s and 9s. Boeing looks forward to working with Icelandair to finalize the details, at which time the order will be posted as a firm order to the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website.

"This commitment is the result of our research into what aircraft manufacturers have on offer to help us strengthen and grow our fleet and our network towards the future," said Bjorgolfur Johannsson, Icelandair Group president and CEO. "We have had a successful relationship with Boeing for decades and we are pleased to continue our cooperation for years to come."

The 737 MAX is a new-engine variant of the world's best-selling airplane and builds on the strengths of today's Next-Generation 737. The 737 MAX incorporates the latest-technology CFM International LEAP-1B engines to deliver the highest efficiency, reliability and passenger comfort in the single-aisle market. Airlines operating the 737 MAX will see a 13 percent fuel-use improvement over today's most fuel-efficient single-aisle airplanes.

"Over the past decades, Icelandair has successfully utilized its all-Boeing 757 fleet to establish its Reykjavik-based hub as an important gateway between Europe and North America," said Todd Nelp, vice president of European Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "The introduction of the 737 MAX to Icelandair's operation will complement its existing 757 fleet and ensure the carrier's continued expansion across both continents, offering significant fuel saving with unrivaled passenger comfort."

The 737 MAX also features the new Boeing Sky Interior. The sleek interior boasts modern lines, a spacious cabin with more headroom and LED lighting that offers vibrant color options.

Icelandair Group currently operates an all-Boeing fleet of 23 757 airplanes for both its passenger and cargo operations. The Icelandic carrier has used the geographical location of its Reykjavik-based hub mid-way between North America and Europe, as an opportunity to build an ever-growing network of more than 25 international destinations.

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China Airlines va commander 6 Boeing 777-300ERs

China Airlines has received approval from its board to place an order for six Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

The announcement was made on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, but details were scant.

A spokeswoman contacted said the board's decision was made on 6 December and that the Taiwanese airline will now work with Boeing on the formal order. She declined to say when the aircraft will be scheduled for delivery.

Last month, China Airlines told Flightglobal that it was assessing the Airbus A350-1000 and the 777-300ER to replace some of its aging and fuel-hungry Boeing 747-400s.

The SkyTeam alliance member operates a fleet of 13 747-400s and another 55 Airbus A330s, A340s and Boeing 737s.

It also has orders for 14 A350-900s, which are due to be delivered from 2016 and options for another six more. The airline had said that it could convert some of these to the -1000 variant, while the -900 variants will be used to replace its A340s and grow capacity.

China Airlines expects to receive one more A330-300 in 2013 and 2014 respectively, for a total of 24 of the type. It will also receive three 737-800s in 2013 and three more in 2014, for a total of 16 of the narrowbody aircraft.

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Cameroon Airlines négocie avec Boeing pour l'achat de 3 787s
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Camair-Co may order up to three Boeing 787s

Cameroon Airlines Corp. (Camair-Co) told ATW it is planning to order up to three Boeing 787s and three Chinese MA60 turboprops.

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], which launched operations in March 2011, was created as the successor to Cameroon Airlines. Today it serves 12 destinations using two leased Boeing 737-700s and a purchased Boeing 767-300ER.

“We are finalizing the 787 purchase contract right now,” Camair-Co CEO Alex Van Elk told ATW at the African Airlines Association annual general assembly in Johannesburg. “We already have the production line reservation for 2019 delivery. It will be two aircraft and we may add another one to that.”

The state of Cameroon is also finalizing a deal for two to three MA60 turboprops to expand the airline’s domestic network. The aircraft, made by China's Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corp., are slated for delivery next year. “They are just doing the negotiations on the final documentation. It will be finalized any moment,” Van Elk said.

In the longer term, Camair-Co is also seeking three mid-range aircraft with the Embraer E-190/195 or the Bombardier CSeries emerging as potential candidates.

“We are not looking to be the biggest airline—we will not have a fleet of 20-30 aircraft. We are looking to be small and profitable. We are talking about going up to 10 aircraft, maximum, in the next couple of years,” Van Elk said.

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Mais aussi pour 3 MA60s Chinois

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EPSILON A ECRIT : Merci, bonjour

China Southern exploite déjà 24 Airbus A 330, modèles 200 & 300

Des -243 & 343 équipés de Rolls Royce Trent 772

L'A330 fait de la résistance....

Airbus devrait finir l'année un peu au dessus des 60 avions vendus

Le fuselage est presque celui de l' A 300, tout de même, à la base !

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China Southern a aussi des -223 équipés Pratt & Whitney PW4168.

Je crois que Rolls Royce est favori tout de même

Finalisation de la commande Turkish Airlines pour 15 777-300ER annoncée en octobre.

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Boeing : grosse commande de Turkish Airlines

Boeing annonce que Turkish Airlines a finalisé une commande ferme de 4,7 Milliards de dollars à prix catalogue. La commande porte sur 15 B.777-300ER. L'accord, initialement annoncé en octobre, comprend une option pour cinq appareils supplémentaires. Il s'agit de la commande la plus important de l'histoire de la compagnie turque, précise le géant de l'aéronautique américain.

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Après les 330s les 777s. Turkish Airlines essaye de respecter l'équilibre entre les deux constructeurs !

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Les A 380 de HK Airlines....

La commande pourrait se transformer en Airbus A 330

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Hainan Airlines’ subsidiary Hong Kong Airlines is considering changing out its Airbus A380 orders in favor of the A330 and delaying the A380 delivery date.

The airline is reevaluating its A380 orders due to a decline in market demand, especially on its long-haul routes.

The carrier suspended its all-business class flights on Hong Kong-London routes Sept. 10.

Hainan Airlines Group chairman Chen Feng said the company is in negotiations with Airbus but no final decision has been made.

Hong Kong Airlines placed an order for 10 A380s last year, which are scheduled to be delivered from 2014.

The Chinese government reportedly blocked the order earlier this year, in part to express its disapproval of Chinese carriers' inclusion in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), which has been suspended one year to allow time for ICAO to finalize a global scheme.

La compagnie turque Pegasus pourrait commander 100 Airbus


PARIS, 17 décembre (Reuters) - La compagnie aérienne à bas coûts turque Pegasus Airlines est sur le point d'annoncer sa première commande d'Airbus avec 100 avions de la famille A320, a-t-on appris lundi de sources proches du dossier.

La décision de cette compagnie, dont la flotte est entièrement composée de Boeing, fait suite à une bataille des prix entre les deux grands avionneurs mondiaux qui s'accusent mutuellement de casser les prix.

Reuters avait révélé en juillet la tenue de négociations initiales pour 50 moyen-courriers entre Pegasus et des avionneurs. (Voir )

La commande définitive pourrait totaliser 100 avions pour un montant de plus de neuf milliards de dollars (près de sept milliards d'euros) au prix catalogue, ont précisé les mêmes sources.

Airbus, une filiale du groupe EADS, et Pegasus se sont refusés à tout commentaire.

La compagnie nationale turque Turkish Airlines a elle-même commandé des gros porteurs à Boeing et à Airbus.

Créée en 1990 avec deux avions, Pegasus gère une flotte de plus de 40 Boeing, pour la plupart des 737-800, et dessert 52 destinations dans 24 pays.

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La rumeur courrait depuis plusieurs jours mais se fait de plus en plus précise

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Malaysia Airlines sign un MoU pour 36 ATR 72-600s


Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has signed a memorandum of understanding with ATR to purchase 36 ATR 72-600s that will be operated by its regional subsidiaries Fireflyt and MASwings.

Once confirmed as an order, Firefly will take 20 of the aircraft and MASwings, the remaining 16. Deliveries would commence from the end of the second quarter of 2013.

Both carriers already operate the ATR 72-500, with Firefly and MASwings operating a fleet of 12 and 10 respectively. The new aircraft will gradually replace the existing fleet and provide for both carriers' further growth.

"The additional aircraft will be utilised to continue growing Firefly's network and providing customers with more travel options," says MAS group chief executive Ahmad Jahuri Yahya.

Firefly, which began services in 2007, operates from bases in Penang and Subang, flying to secondary destinations in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and to Singapore. MASwings is based in east Malaysia and operates a number of services to towns and villages in Sarawak and Sabah.

"The new aircraft for the MASwings fleet will be timely to provide more feeder traffic into the hubs of Kuching and Kota Kinabalu for onward connectivity to the jet destinations served [by MAS]," says MASwings chief executive Captain Nawawi Awang.

The order comes only days after Firefly told Flightglobal that it is interested in being a launch customer for a proposed new 90-seat turboprop being developed by ATR. The manufacturer has indicated that it is awaiting the approval of its shareholders - EADS and Alenia Aermacchi - to formally launch the project.

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Juste à temps pour 2012

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JEANNOT A ECRIT : La compagnie turque Pegasus pourrait commander 100 Airbus

PARIS, 17 décembre (Reuters) - La compagnie aérienne à bas coûts turque Pegasus Airlines est sur le point d'annoncer sa première commande d'Airbus avec 100 avions de la famille A320, a-t-on appris lundi de sources proches du dossier.

La décision de cette compagnie, dont la flotte est entièrement composée de Boeing, fait suite à une bataille des prix entre les deux grands avionneurs mondiaux qui s'accusent mutuellement de casser les prix.

Reuters avait révélé en juillet la tenue de négociations initiales pour 50 moyen-courriers entre Pegasus et des avionneurs.

La commande définitive pourrait totaliser 100 avions pour un montant de plus de neuf milliards de dollars (près de sept milliards d'euros) au prix catalogue, ont précisé les mêmes sources.

Airbus, une filiale du groupe EADS, et Pegasus se sont refusés à tout commentaire.

La compagnie nationale turque Turkish Airlines a elle-même commandé des gros porteurs à Boeing et à Airbus.

Créée en 1990 avec deux avions, Pegasus gère une flotte de plus de 40 Boeing, pour la plupart des 737-800, et dessert 52 destinations dans 24 pays. [/quote]La rumeur courrait depuis plusieurs jours mais se fait de plus en plus précise

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Merci, nouvelle qui confirme une rumeur persistante
Que faire des Boeing 737 de Pegasus ?
Et où déployer tout ces nouveaux Airbus ?

Bon, selon Flight Global, il s'agit de 75 A NEO, dont 58 A320neos et 17 A321neos

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Christopher Buckley, Airbus executive vice-president Europe and Asia-Pacific, said negotiations between the two parties took more than 10 years, with the 100-aircraft deal marking the third attempt at finalising a contract.

Pegasus currently operates a fleet of 37 Boeing 737-800s and two 737-400s, according to Flightglobal's Ascend Online database.

Citilink commanderait 25 ATR 72-600s

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Indonesia's Citilink Ordering 25 ATR 72-600s

Garuda Indonesia’s low-cost carrier Citilink has decided to order ATR 72-600s after the manufacturer agreed to help provide foreign pilots and maintenance technicians.

The airline will be ordering 25 ATR 72-600s, with options for 25 more, and first deliveries will be in September, Citilink CEO, Arif Wibowo, tells Aviation Week.

He says five aircraft will be delivered in 2013. The delivery schedule for the first 25 aircraft runs “up to 2015” and if the 25 options are converted into firm orders, the delivery schedule goes “up to 2017”, says Wibowo.

Prior to selecting the ATR 72-600, Citilink also considered the Bombardier Q400. Some industry sources had expected that Citilink would choose the Q400 to more clearly differentiate itself from its nearest competitor, Lion Air’s Wings Air, which is one of the largest ATR 72 operators in the world.

Wibowo says there were three key considerations to selecting the aircraft type: economic, such the purchase price; financing; and aircraft performance. “With these three considerations in mind, our target was to be the most competitive in the market.”

The aircraft’s fuel-burn and runway performance was important, Wibowo says, although ATR’s offer to help Citilink to get support from European export credit agencies also helped.

In the request for proposals, Citilink required bidders to present plan to provide pilots, and ATR has agreed to this condition, says Wibowo. He adds that Citilink likely will rely on foreign pilots for the first two or three years until enough locals can complete ab initio training at flying schools and then be type-rated for the ATR 72-600.

The type-rating will conducted at ATR’s new simulator training centre in Singapore, he notes.

Citilink is unable to source pilots from Garuda for the turboprop operation, says Wibowo, because of demand to supply parent company Garuda’s growing Boeing 737 operation.

“ATR also has agreed to fully support Citilink on the maintenance side for the first two years and to cooperate with Garuda’s maintenance, repair and overhaul company GMF AeroAsia,” says Wibowo. Under this agreement, ATR will providing maintenance technicians to ATR for the first two years, says Wibowo, adding that while it is normal practice for an aircraft manufacturer to assign one or two field representatives to a new customer, this deal will involve several more technicians.

Wibowo says Citilink plans to operate its ATR 72-600s from five hubs—Balikpapan, Batam, Jakarta, Lombok and Surabaya—across 45 routes. The number of daily frequencies will reach 300 in five years, he adds.

Services from Batam, an island near Singapore, will include international destinations such as Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur and Penang in Malaysia, Wibowo, while the ATRs will open domestic tourist destinations from Lombok.

Balikpapan is a hub for Kalimantan, one of Indonesia’s largest provinces, although Wibowo says the turboprops also will to link Balikpapan to Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia’s Sabah province.

Wibowo says turboprops are ideal for low density, high yield routes. Garuda will code-share on some of Citilink’s turboprop flights, he adds.

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Bizarre tout de même ce post d'Aviation Week avec comme illustration une photo du Q400.

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Une rumeutr sur la toile indique que Airbus finirait 2012 avec 900 commandes. Compte tenu du dernier chiffre publié et dépit des commandes Pegasus et Asia, il reste alors un gap de 180 unités. Le rumeur évoque alors American Airlines, rumeur renforcée par le Dallas News.

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"Airbus sweetens airplane deal with American Airlines (but we’re not sure how much)

American Airlines on Wednesday evening filed a motion in U.S. Bankruptcy Court that seeks approval to proceed with its purchase of Boeing and Airbus airplanes.

In the 20-page document, American indicates that Airbus has given it better terms than when the airline first announced the airplane deals in July 2011.

It sounds pretty good. But the good parts are all redacted. Here’s what is in the public version:

During the pendency of the chapter 11 cases, the Debtors have engaged in extensive discussions with each of Airbus and IAE with respect to their respective prepetition agreements and their ongoing relationship. These discussions have resulted in proposed amendments and modifications to the prepetition agreements with each of Airbus and IAE that would become effective upon the assumption of the agreements, as so amended, pursuant to the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code. These amendments and the benefits to the Debtors’ estates provided therein are summarized as follows:

Amendments to Airbus Agreements (the “Airbus Amendments”)

– Airbus provides a net reduction . The total savings to be realized by American from this reduction is approximately ;

— Airbus provides a reduction ; and

— Airbus has agreed to a reduction which American projects will result in cost savings aggregating approximately .

Accordingly as set forth above, the savings that could be realized from the Airbus Amendments through aggregate approximately, . In addition, no cure amounts would be payable in connection with the assumption of the Airbus Agreements.

That clears that up.

In the July 2011 order, American and Airbus said American would buy 130 airplanes from the current Airbus A320 family through 2017, and 130 of the next-generation A320neo airplanes beginning in 2017.

In Wednesday’s filing, American disclosed that it has options to buy more airplanes from the current-generation Airbus A320 family. How many?. It also has options to buy more of the Airbus A320neo family. How many and when?.

The motion also asks for approval of the agreement between American and IAE International Aero Engines AG, which will supply engines for the Airbus aircraft. IAE is to pay a “fleet allowance” to American each time the carrier takes delivery of an Airbus airplane. The proposal would increase the fleet allowance, but the amount is.

In support of its request, American said “it is abundantly clear that assumption of the Airbus Agreement and IAE Agreement represents a sound exercise of the Debtors’ business judgment. The agreements are on extremely beneficial terms, very competitive in the industry and both agreements have been enhanced by the recent amendments. Moreover, assumption of the agreements will lock in the financial benefits, assure the timely delivery of aircraft critical to the Debtors’ fleet plan and income generating capacity and not impose any undue prejudice or burden on the Debtors’ estates or any party in interest."

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A suivre... et réponse le 17 janvier 2013 avec les données officielles d'Airbus.

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Emirates pourrait commander 30 A380s de plus si...

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"Emirates Chief Says 30 More A380s Needed for New Routes

Emirates, the world’s biggest airline by international traffic, said it’s studying “ways and means” to accommodate an order for 30 more Airbus SAS A380 superjumbos.

Curfews at destination airports and a lack of space at the carrier’s Dubai base are the main constraints on lifting an existing order for 90 of the world’s biggest passenger planes to 120, President Tim Clark said today in an interview.

Emirates, the biggest A380 customer, has exploited the Gulf’s position at the heart of inter-continental flight paths to build a hub served by waves of departures, stripping traffic away from older network carriers in Europe and Asia. Clark said he’s mulling superjumbo flights to locations including Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco as in-service enhancements to a model introduced in 2007 bring the cities within range.

“We know what we want to do, we know where we could put more than 90 A380s today,” the executive said by telephone from Dubai. “It’s a question of can we actually fit them in? The economics of Houston are very powerful. That would be an extremely attractive proposition.”

Water Tanks

Airbus has boosted the superjumbo’s performance by adding refinements such as a more aerodynamic wing profile. Emirates A380s flying today are already three or four tons lighter than when the carrier took its first planes, and other improvements from the Toulouse, France-based manufacturer are likely once fixes for wing cracks have been fully introduced, Clark said.

Emirates has meanwhile driven efficiencies via measures of its own such as curtailing water usage, Clark said. Only about 60 percent of the water carried on its A380s -- which feature onboard showers -- is actually used, and shrinking the tank could save four tons in weight.

Emirates added 15 destinations last year, including Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Barcelona and Seattle, The carrier also introduced a fifth daily A380 flight to London on Dec. 10, and has already this year announced extra superjumbo flights to New York John F. Kennedy and Paris Charles de Gaulle airports.

Adding long-haul routes can quickly “gobble up” new planes, Clark said, with a single daily frequency to Houston alone requiring 2.5 aircraft, making additional orders desirable.

Crowded Terminals

While the scope for new destinations is increasing, limited airport opening hours elsewhere and pressure on terminal capacity in Dubai are constraining growth, Clark said.

The opening on Jan. 2 of the first four of 20 A380-only gates at Dubai International Airport has been factored in to existing fleet plans, and landing slots and airspace over the United Arab Emirates may become scarce as Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways PJSC and budget carrier FlyDubai add flights, he said.

“The airspace management around us, that’s proving to be quite complex,” Clark said. “We’ve got many carriers in the U.A.E. growing at quite a pace.”

In the U.S., Emirates has commercial relationships with JetBlue Airways Corp at Kennedy and Alaska Airlines in Seattle which allow for connecting flights, and Clark said he aims to “push into other points” with the former. Integrated schedules would allow for easier transfers, though the airlines need to be “careful” about antitrust and pricing issues, he said.

AMR Aim

Emirates is still seeking a deeper relationship with AMR Corp’s American Airlines, Clark said, though the U.S. company’s management is focused on discussions about a merger with U.S. Airways Group as it plans to emerge from bankruptcy protection.

“It’s very much in the American Airlines bailiwick at the moment,” he said. “You know, you can take a horse to water, but that’s as far as we’ve gone.”

The two airlines already direct passengers to one another without a code-share arrangement, though he said it would be “very good” to have closer commercial ties, Clark said.

India Averse

The executive said that Emirates isn’t interested in bidding for a carrier in India following the relaxation of ownership rules there, even as Etihad considers investing in Jet Airways (India) Ltd. or Kingfisher Airlines Ltd.

“It’s a difficult operating environment,” Clark said. “It’s very difficult to get the job done. If the Indians themselves can’t make a go of it, who can? It’s not just operational control, financial control, its human resource, people control.”

India would be more attractive were outside bidders to be “fire-walled” against certain eventualities, as Emirates was when investing in SriLankan Airlines in 1998, Clark said, adding that such a plan would most likely be politically unacceptable.

Emirates also continues to favour tactical partnerships of the kind sealed in September with Qantas Airways Ltd, the biggest Australian airline, over membership of one of the industry’s three global alliances, Clark said. That’s after Qatar Airways Ltd., the second-biggest Gulf carrier, said in October it would join the British Airways-led Oneworld group.

“We’re fairly simplistic in our execution of our business model,” he said. “I’ve lived and breathed this airline since we started. The notion that we should allow others to chart our destiny is anathema to the thinking certainly of me and others.”

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Serait-ce la surprise du 17 janvier ?

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Lion Air en discussion avec Airbus pour l’achat de nouveaux avions

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Lion Air en discussion avec Airbus pour l’achat de nouveaux avions

"La compagnie indonésienne Lion Air a confirmé indirectement mercredi être en discussion avec l’avionneur européen Airbus pour l’achat de nouveaux appareils.
Interrogé sur des informations de presse faisant état d’une commande de quelque 200 Airbus A320neo, le directeur général de Lion Air, Edward Sirait, a répondu : « Je ne peux pas vous donner des informations car je dois encore recevoir des données et des documents de nos services juridiques. »

Commande d’A320neo

Le quotidien La Dépêche du Midi, basé à Toulouse, siège d’Airbus, indique mercredi que « Lion Air aurait finalisé une importante commande d’A320neo avant la fin de l’année » 2012. « Les négociations portaient sur ''plus de 200 appareils’' selon une source. Le chiffre final pourrait atteindre 220 exemplaires », ajoute le journal.

Airbus, qui doit dévoiler le 17 janvier son bilan commercial annuel, n’était pas immédiatement disponible pour commenter les informations de La Dépêche.

Lion Air s’était fait connaître l’an dernier en annonçant un contrat de 22,4 milliards de dollars pour l’achat de 230 Boeing 737, un record dans l’histoire de l’aviation. Sa flotte est essentiellement composée d’avions du constructeur américain.

Concurrencer la low-cost malaisienne AirAsia

La compagnie a d’énormes besoins d’avions pour mettre en œuvre son plan d’expansion. En septembre, elle avait annoncé le lancement prochain d’une nouvelle compagnie à bas prix en Malaisie afin de faire concurrence au géant régional, AirAsia.

Lion Air, créée en 2009 et devenue le premier transporteur privé d’Indonésie, opère essentiellement dans son pays d’origine mais dessert aussi Singapour, la Malaisie, le Vietnam et l’Arabie Saoudite".

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J'avais lu la rumeur sur Aviation Week mais 200 à 220 avions ! Quelle pierre dans le jardin de Boeing ! A voir si la rumeur se confirme.

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Bonjour, chers tous.

Oui.

Et on pourrait se dire qu'Airbus serait très heureux de pouvoir enregistrer une telle commande (Lion Air) en 2013, n'est-ce pas ?

Ou, y a-t-il des choses bien cachées, que nous ne savons pas encore à ce sujet ?

Ryanair discute avec Boeing pour 200 nouveaux avions

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Ryanair in talks with Boeing for 200 new planes

"Michael O'Leary said Ryanair is in the market for about 200 new planes as the low-cost airline's fleet is poised to reach 300 Boeing 737-800 jets later this year.

Ryanair is in talks with Boeing, he added during a press conference in Oslo.

"Boeing have plenty of availability in the order book," Mr O'leary said. "We are in the fairly early stages of talks to see if we can reach an agreement on price."

Mr O'Leary said that Ryanair is looking for deliveries in 2015, 2016 and 2017 – the year that Boeing's upgraded 737 Max jetliner is due to enter service.

The Ryanair boss said that a new order was possible this year to help expand passenger numbers to 120 million.

"We are talking to 60 new airports we do not fly to it, some in Israel, we are inundated with requests and airport deals at the moment. We are frankly less enthused by Russia, Ukraine and those countries at the moment."

Mr O'Leary predicted that the incumbent carriers in Scandinavia and Poland won't survive in their current form amid competition from domestic and foreign low-cost rivals.

SAS Group, which owns Scandinavian Airlines, can't continue to rely on funding from Sweden, Denmark and Norway and is most likely to end up as a unit of Deutsche Lufthansa, while Poland's LOT has little room to pare operations that are already much reduced, Mr O'Leary said."

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Quand c'est fini ça recommence !

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Avolon commande 5 avions A320neo de plus à Airbus

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Avolon commande 5 avions A320neo de plus à Airbus

PARIS (Dow Jones)--La société irlandaise de leasing d'avions Avolon a augmenté sa commande d'Airbus A320neo, la portant à 20 appareils contre 15 initialement, a annoncé jeudi l'avionneur européen.

Lors du salon aéronautique de Farnborough, en juillet dernier, Avolon avait signé un protocole d'accord pour l'achat de 15 Airbus A320neo pour une valeur de 1,45 milliard de dollars.

Avec les cinq appareils supplémentaires, le montant de la commande atteint, à prix catalogue, 1,93 milliard de dollars.

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La commande Avolon confirmée par Airbus

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Et on rigole !

Va-t-on voir couler de l'encre? John LEAHY, qu'est-ce qu'il mijote?

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Airbus joue avec les nerfs de Boeing

Le 10/01/2013 Par Léo Barnier

"Jusqu'au bout Airbus joue avec les nerfs de Boeing. Ce dernier est censé passer devant son concurrent en nombre de vente sur 2012, mais le constructeur européen pourrait bien dévoiler quelques surprises de dernière minute. Comme la surprenante commande de Lion Air pour 200 à 220 A320neo, qui serait incluse dans le bilan 2012 d'Airbus.

Depuis deux jours, l'avionneur multiplie les annonces : la première avec la compagnie libanaise Middle East Airlines-Air Liban (MEA) pour dix appareils, la seconde avec le loueur irlandais Avolon pour vingt appareils. C'est deux commandes sont des confirmations de précédents engagements signés en juillet dernier, et seront vraisemblablement comptabilisées au titre de l'exercice 2012.

MEA a opté pour cinq A320neo et cinq A321neo, pour une valeur de plus d'un milliard de dollars, selon les prix catalogue. De son côté Avolon s'est engagé pour vingt A320. Le contrat signé fin décembre, comprend ainsi cinq appareils de plus que l'engagement pris lors du salon de Farnborough. Son montant avoisine les deux milliards de dollars, prix catalogue.

Reste donc le mystère Lion Air. La compagnie indonésienne s'était engagée pour 201 737 MAX, lors du salon de Singapour en février 2012. Il faut y ajouter 128 737-800/900ER qui n'ont pas encore été livrés. A l'image de la commande groupée de Norwegian pour cent Boeing 737-8 MAX et cent A320neo en janvier 2012, il est difficile de comprendre la stratégie cachée derrière une telle nouvelle. Peut-être est-ce le moyen pour la compagnie de mettre la pression sur Boeing et de revoir les prix à la baisse. Affaire à suivre.

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"Watch this space" !

Rebonjour : En effet, John LEAHY, serait-il en train de titiller Boeing ?

Commandes 'tentatives' de SIA dites "confirmées" maintenant :

• 5 x A380-800 (à moteurs RR Trent 900) ;
  
• 20 x A350-XWB-900 (à moteurs RR Trent XWB-84)
  

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Singapore Airlines firms A380 and A350 orders
By: David Kaminski-Morrow

Singapore Airlines has ordered five more Airbus A380s and 20 A350-900s, sealing a deal which was tentatively agreed in October.

Airbus says the carrier firmed its commitment in 2012.

It raises the A380's backlog to around 165, after the figure dipped to its lowest point in five years. SIA's A380s will be fitted with Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines.

SIA's agreement also doubles its order for theA350 following its earlier agreement to take 20 -900s. The A350 is only available with Trent XWB powerplants.

Airbus says the deal brings overall A380 orders to 262, from 20 customers, and A350 orders to 582 from 34 customers.

Singapore Airlines has become the second-largest customer of the A380. It has 19 in service. "This second repeat order from one of the largest A380 operators today is a great endorsement," says Airbus chief operating officer for customers John Leahy.

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Excellentes confirmations de commandes (dans le "pipe-line") pour RR, aussi.

Belle confirmation. Je pense en effet que Mr Leahy va encore nous réserver quelques surprises d'ici le 17...

Selon un communiqué du Ministère du Commerce Extérieur Turkish Airlines pourrait prendre 150 Airbus dont des A380s

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Airbus in Talks With Turkish Air for 150 Jets, Minister Says

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Bizarre car j'avais lu que les A380s avaient été abandonnés. A suivre...

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Merci, Jeannot.

Non, pas vraiment. Car les Autorités turques :

• prétendent que le B777-300ER ne correspond pas aux critères de leur Business Plan (BP) ;
  
• prévoient que son remplaçant (du genre B777-9X ) n'arrivera pas avant 2022, environ ;
  
• aiment garder un 'équilibre' (même si cet équilibre n'est pas tout à fait 'parfait') dans leur flotte mixte entre Boeing & Airbus, sans oublier le même principe d'équilibre en ce qui concerne les motoristes.
  

En 2004, j'ai passé au total plusieurs mois à travailler en Turquie, souvent dans les bureuax du Ministère de la Défense (Aviation).

A lépoque, deux d'entre nous avaient de fréquentes conversations, purement informelles, mais très intéressantes, avec certains membres du Groupe des Décideurs, responsables à l'époque, de la décision à prendre sur le choix pour la commande en gestation des monocouloirs. Nous n'avons pas hésité à faire l'observation que :

• les familles B737 NG et Airbus A320 se valaient ;
  
• les B737 NG seraient équipés de CFM-56 (GE / GECAS -SNECMA) ;
  
• il y avait la possibilité d'assurer une position 'équilibrée' entre les motoristes en choisissant les IAE V2500 pour les Airbus.
  

C'est la solution que les décideurs ont adoptée. Il n'est pas question de prétendre pendant une fraction de seconde que nos idées aient impulsé d'une quelconque façon la décision des Turcs. Ils n'avaient pas besoin de nous. Ils avaient déjà discuté et négocié avec des gens bien plus compétents et qualifiés que nous !

Mais, ils nous ont parlé, aussi, des gros porteurs / "wide-bodies". C'était le même souci. Là, le choix était entre les B777-300ER et les A330, pour les commandes de renouvellement / expansion en question. Nous avons eu le même genre de conversation. Et, vous pourrez constater qu'ils ont opté pour un panachage entre les B777-300ER (moteur GE90-115B ; pas de choix) et les A330 (avec, pour ces commandes-là, des moteurs RR Trent-772B-EP).

Mais, encore une fois, nous ne prétendrons jamais que nos conversations et remarques aient eu une quelconque influence sur le choix opéré.

Tout au plus, ces conversations nous ont permis de mieux comprendre le processus de penser de nos interlocuteurs turcs.

Malgré ce qu'on a pu lire ici et là, mes sources en Turquie (moins 'fiables' aujourd'hui, quand-même, qu'il y a quelques années ; ce n'est pas une critique ; c'est que les équipes changent, et on n'a plus les mêmes possibilités de contacts & / ou de 'qualité de relations' ; c'est normal) me disent que pour les 'SuperJumbo', il faut envisager de pouvoir conserver l'équilibre entre Boeing & Airbus, ou du moins, qu'il y ait une véritable compétition.

C'est possible. On verra.