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The deal is valued at approximately $300 million at list price. The new aircraft are scheduled for delivery between 2013 and late 2014, and will be operated by Lufthansa as well as Swiss International.
Lufthansa's existing A321 fleet is powered by the International Aero Engines (IAE) [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], but Swiss A321s are equipped with CFM56s.

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] subsidiaries [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], British Midland International (BMI) and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] are to join the immunised transatlantic joint venture established in 2009 by their parent company and three of its Star Alliance partners.

A Lufthansa spokesman confirms that the three carriers will join the joint venture this summer "as sub-brands of Lufthansa, not as individual partners".

It has not been decided whether the three carriers will participate in the revenue-sharing portion of the joint venture, says the spokesman, adding that this "depends on the individual airlines".

Air Canada, Continental Airlines, Lufthansa and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] received regulatory approval for the joint venture in 2009. It was established to rival a similar arrangement between Delta Air Lines and its SkyTeam partners.

Jeannot a écrit:Lufthansa va commander 30 A320NEO (25 A320 + 5 A321) et 5 777Fs

Lufthansa to order 30 A320neo jets plus five 777Fs

German flag-carrier Lufthansa is set to order 30 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft as well as five Boeing 777 freighters for its cargo operations.
It is taking five A321neo and 25 A320neo twinjets.
Lufthansa has not disclosed an engine selection for the aircraft, the re-engined version of the baseline A320.
The carrier says the order, worth around $4 billion at list prices, has been approved by its supervisory board. Deliveries of the aircraft will begin in 2016.
"The orders are yet further steps in Lufthansa's ongoing fleet modernisation and expansion policy," says the carrier.
Lufthansa's additional 777Fs will join the fleet in 2013. The type is powered by General Electric GE90s.
It already operates the 777F through its Lufthansa Cargo-DHL joint venture AeroLogic.
Lufthansa Cargo also has a fleet of Boeing MD-11 freighters. The airline says the new 777Fs will provide greater fuel efficiency and create lower noise levels.

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Paddy a écrit:Merci

Alors ceux qui achètent; ou font comprendre que; du legacy ne peuvent, ,selon la règle Airbus, passer au NEO.

Mais apparemment pas l'inverse. Nous avons au moins une clause qui le prouve.

Attendons de voir, donc ?

India Threatens Swiss Traffic Rights

India is threatening to withdraw traffic rights from Lufthansa subsidiaries Swiss International Air Lines and Austrian Airlines, according to documents obtained by Aviation Week.

In a Ministry of External Affairs letter to the Swiss Embassy, the Indian government says Swiss International Air Lines “does not meet the substantial ownership and effective control (SOEC) clause as mandated by the existing bilateral air services agreement between the two countries, [and] therefore, as per the ASA, is not entitled to operate.” A similar letter is believed to have been sent to the Austrian Embassy. Lufthansa responded by saying air service negotiations are handled by the government.

The initiative is understood by industry sources as a retaliatory measure against an earlier Star Alliance decision not to extend the latest deadline for Air India to meet the minimum joining requirement and discontinue the joining process. Lufthansa has already been unsuccessfully trying to get approval for Airbus A380 services to India. And the Indian government also appears to take a much tougher attitude toward access for foreign carriers as a result of Air India’s financial troubles in general.

The ministry writes that if Swiss International Air Lines' operations are to continue, the carrier must meet the SOEC clause. "It is therefore requested that the action taken to fulfill the legal requirement may be communicated to this ministry urgently, failing which, [Swiss] will no longer be entitled to operate the agreed services between India and Switzerland.” Swiss and Austrian both fly to Delhi and Mumbai from Zurich and Vienna, respectively.

Swiss to decide on A340 replacement in 6-12 months

Swiss International Air Lines (LX) is deciding how best to replace its fleet of 15 Airbus A340-300s.

LX CEO Harry Hohmeister told ATW the replacement decision depends on “the economical development in our industry and when we can make real money again.” Since it is such a large investment, “the price of the new aircraft will be an essential element of these talks. If we go for Boeing 777s or an aircraft from Toulouse [Airbus], this is part of ongoing negotiations. The question of replacing our A340 fleet has to be answered within the next six to 12 months.”

Hohmeister did not give details on which type of 777 or Airbus aircraft is being considered, but the carrier would prefer an aircraft size that offers more seats than its 228-seat A340-300.

LX has added 100 new pilots this year and will create an additional 300 jobs in 2013. The carrier will take delivery of its 14th and 15th Airbus A330-300s from April to October 2013, one A320 in February and one A321 in March 2013.

It expects to take delivery of the first of up to 30 Bombardier CSeries regional jets, which will replace its Avro fleet, from mid-2014 onward.