American Airlines Orders 42 Boeing 787
FORT WORTH (AP) - The largest U.S. airline American Airlines, AMR Corporation, bought from U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing in a billion-euro contract up to 100 machines of the long-haul jets 787th The list is a total of around 20 billion U.S. dollars (14.8 billion euros). The first, firmly ordered 42 machines of the type 787-9 will be from 2012 to 2018 are delivered, American Airlines announced on Wednesday in Fort Worth (Texas) with.
In addition, the company agreed an option to purchase another 58 aircraft in the years 2015 to 2020. The 787 is equipped with around 900 orders so far the most successful airplane in Boeing’s history. The rival Airbus is struggling but with significant delays and is already far more than a year behind the original schedule. Currently, a strike for additional problems. With the new machines, American Airlines wants its fleet given high fuel prices significantly modernize. The Boeing 787-9 is reportedly capable of accommodating up to 290 passengers.
American Airlines operating at a loss again
The parent company of American Airlines, AMR Corporation, has become the third quarter thanks to a special effect just in the black figures rescued. Without the one-time gain from selling a business the company flew again, however, a loss of 360 million U.S. dollars this one. Fuel costs alone were compared with the previous year to 1.1 billion U.S. dollars increased, gave AMR on Wednesday in Forth Worth (Texas) known.
Sales rose in the third quarter by 8 percent to 6.4 (4.7 billion euros) billion dollars. The bottom line was due to the one-time gain a small increase of 45 million U.S. dollars after 175 million U.S. dollars a year earlier. In the first half of 2008 wrote AMR as well as other traditional U.S. airlines deep red numbers. The airlines currently reduce their route offerings and build bodies.
Airlines put 2008 more than 1,000 aircraft
LONDON - The international airline industry this year will be shut down 1,029 planes. This returns the “Air Transport World”, referring to a study of aviation consultancy Ascend, the Ascend CEO Eddy Pieniazek presented yesterday in London. Modernization programs, but also the realignment of the airline market are the fundamentals of the observed fleet policy. Read more
Transaero before the contract award to Airbus
MOSCOW - The Russian airline Transaero Airlines is negotiating with Airbus on a purchase order for up to six Airbus A350 series aircraft or A380 XWB. This was confirmed by Transaero General Director Olga Pleshakova in an interview with the newspaper “Vedomosti”. “We are now awaiting a concrete offer from Airbus, in which prices and delivery dates specified services,” said Pleshakova. Read more
Spanair crash: concatenation of errors and breakdowns
MADRID (Reuters) - The exact details of the plane disaster in Madrid are not yet known. But a month after the crash of Spanair machine known broadly as the worst accident in aviation since the Spanish came 25 years. Contrary to initial assumptions played neither an engine fire or a problem with the reverse thrust of the airplane a role.
The crash of the accident machine of the type MD-82 seems more due to a fateful chain of breakdowns and mistakes due to be.
Spanair than the machine on the 20th August with 172 people on board from Madrid-Barajas airport to Gran Canaria should stand out, they started without extended “flaps”. These are the landing flaps on the rear side of the wing, the aircraft will boost. The alarm of the pilots in such a case should warn, did not work. The jet lifted only a few meters from the ground, prallte three on the ground and smashed in a river valley. 154 people died, 18 survived the inferno seriously injured. Read more
Singapore Airlines receives Six Airbus A380s
SINGAPORE - Singapore Airlines has its sixth Airbus A380 received. This was announced the airline on Thursday. The plane was after the handover in Toulouse have been transferred to Singapore. Singapore Airlines is the sixth of its A380 fleet, as has been another day of the series aircraft on the route Singapore - London use. The connection among the flight numbers SQ318/SQ321 starts on the 20th September. Read more
Airbus confirms schedule for A350 XWB
JOHANNESBURG - The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has the timetable for its planned long-haul A350 XWB plane. The more than 60 percent from new, ultra-lightweight materials existing twin-jet 2012 will start on its first flight, said the deputy competent for Africa Airbus sales chief, Hadi Akoum, on Monday. A year later begin extradition.
So far 447 machines were ordered, Akoum said in Johannesburg. The Airbus A350 is mainly against Boeing’s 787 “Dream Liner”, whose first delivery was postponed to 2009. The A350 has a diameter of 5.9 metres from the widest fuselage in its class. The cost of the A350 development programme were at the start to around ten billion euros. Read more
Fuel for Alitalia initially seems assured
ROME - For the struggling Italian airline Alitalia, there is again a glimmer of hope. At crisis talks with unions had endorsed progress and also threatens the energy group ENI no more fuel deliveries cease, reported the New York Times on Sunday in the online edition relying on negotiating parties.
Alitalias insolvency administrator Augusto Fantozzi had at the weekend for attention with the warning in place, the airline may already be on Monday set the flights because they do not get more kerosene. At the same time threatened the insolvency administrator for the next few days with the beginning of redundancies. Read more
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