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EADS 1Q operating profit jumps

May 15, 2013 by feryomaha

Core profit at Airbus parent EADS rose sharply in the first quarter after the passenger jet maker raised output of its most profitable planes, eclipsing weakness at EADS’s helicopter division. Revenue at Europe’s largest aerospace group rose 9 percent to 12.4 billion euros ($16.1 billion), fuelled by a 16 percent rise in Airbus commercial revenues as it reclaimed the top spot in deliveries after falling behind Boeing in 2012. The slightly better than expected performance confirmed an improving outlook for […]

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Kuwait Airways to order Airbus A350-900s and A320neos

May 13, 2013 by feryomaha

State-run Kuwait Airways will spend 850 million dinars ($2.98 billion) on 25 new Airbus jets and aims to lease a further 13 to upgrade its ageing fleet, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported on Sunday. Daily Al-Watan cited sources close to the decision-makers as saying that the airline would start receiving the new aircraft from Airbus, owned by aerospace and defense group EADS, from 2019. Kuwait Airways plans to buy 10 wide-bodied A350-900 jets and 15 of the slimmer A320neo, the newspaper […]

Categories: Aircraft, Airlines • Tags: Airbus, A320, A350, Kuwait Airways

First flight-test A350 emerges in full colours

May 13, 2013 by feryomaha

Airbus has unveiled the first A350-900 flight-test prototype in its full paint scheme, as the airframer makes final preparations for the twinjet’s maiden sortie. The aircraft has been fitted with its Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines and the painting process marks one of the final stages before the flight-test regime begins. Customers have ordered 414 of the -900 variant, the first of the three-member family to be developed. Having been painted the aircraft will undergo a series of ground tests and […]

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Air China to buy 100 Airbus airplanes

May 8, 2013 by feryomaha

Air China Asia’s biggest carrier by market value, plans to add 100 Airbus SAS planes to help meet rising travel demand. The board approved the expansion for the company and its units, Air China said in a statement yesterday. The Beijing- based airline didn’t specify a timeframe or the type of aircraft it’s buying. Carriers in China will need 5,260 new planes worth $670 billion through 2031, Boeing forecast in September. China has become the world’s biggest source of tourists, […]

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Qatar Airways in talks with Airbus to buy up to 15 jets

May 7, 2013 by feryomaha

Qatar Airways is in talks with Airbus to buy up to 15 of the European planemaker’s A330 passenger jets, a deal potentially worth $3.6 billion at list prices, citing production delays to Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner aircraft. “We are talking to Airbus about A330s to fill in the gap that the Dreamliner delays have caused Qatar Airways … Anywhere between 10 and 15 (aircraft),” Chief Executive Akbar al Baker said on Monday. “It’s a new order,” he said, adding the deal […]

Categories: Aircraft, Airlines • Tags: A330, Airbus, Qatar

First Sharklet equipped A320 for Wizz Air Hungary

May 1, 2013 by feryomaha

Wizz Air Hungary, the largest Central and Eastern European low cost – low fare airline, has taken delivery of its first A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices. The carrier becomes one of the first Eastern European Airlines to do so, following the delivery in March of the first A320 with Sharklets to Wizz Air Ukraine. Wizz Air’s cumulative orders stand at 112 aircraft. Including this delivery, Wizz Air Hungary’s in service fleet rises to 38 A320 […]

Categories: Aircraft, Airlines • Tags: A320, Airbus, Sharklet, Wizz Air

Nepal Airlines selects the Airbus A320 for fleet modernisation

May 1, 2013 by feryomaha

Nepal’s national flag carrier, Nepal Airlines Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to buy two Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices. Sharklets deliver up to four percent savings in fuel consumption making the aircraft a cornerstone of NAC’s fleet modernisation. The A320 was chosen for its unbeatable economics, its unique performance capability required for high altitude airport operations and its flexibility that enables it to be deployed on a wide variety of routes. “For […]

Categories: Aircraft, Airlines • Tags: A320, Airbus, Nepal Airlines

China Aviation Supplies to buy 42 A320s and 18 A330s

April 25, 2013 by feryomaha

China Aviation Supplies has committed to 42 Airbus A320-family narrowbodies and 18 A330 twinjets under a general-terms agreement. Airbus signed the deal with CAS during a visit by French president François Hollande to Beijing. At 31 March, there were some 750 A320-family aircraft in operation with 14 Chinese airlines and more than 110 A330s in operation with six of the nation’s operators, says Airbus. Customers in mainland China accounted for 257 firm aircraft in the Airbus backlog: 16 A319s, 144 […]

Categories: Aircraft, Aviation • Tags: A320, A330, Airbus, China Aviation Supplies

IAG to order 18 A350s for British Airways

April 22, 2013 by feryomaha

International Airlines Group has signed an memorandum of understanding to order 18 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft and take an additional 18 options on the type as it revamps its long-haul fleet. The aircraft are to be operated by British Airways and, in combination with 42 Boeing 787s on firm order, will replace 30 Boeing 747s between 2017 and 2023. The order for the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-powered aircraft includes the engine manufacturer’s Total Care maintenance package. “The A350-1000 will bring many benefits […]

Categories: Aircraft, Airlines • Tags: A350, Airbus, British Airways, IAG

Qatar to get first A380 in early 2014

April 22, 2013 by feryomaha

Qatar Airways’ first Airbus A380 is to be delivered in early 2014, the airframer has confirmed. Painting of the vertical tail section for the Doha-based airline’s first superjumbo has been completed, and assembly of the aircraft will begin “this month”. When it is handed over next year, Qatar will become the eleventh A380 operator. The carrier plans to move its entire operations from Doha International to the new Hamad International airport by the end of this year. It has 10 […]

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