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Etihad disclosed as customer for three more 777s
14. march. 2011 12:13 | BusinessMiddle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is ordering another three Boeing 777 twinjets, while an unidentified customer has cancelled an agreement for eight 787s.
ILFC hopes to firm A320neo deal in coming weeks, in talks with CFM
10. march. 2011 12:15 | BusinessInternational Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) aims to firm up its memorandum of understanding with Airbus in the coming weeks for 100 A320neos, and is also holding talks with CFM International about its Leap X engine to power some of the aircraft.
AA11: Airbus predicts strong demand from Asia
8. march. 2011 12:05 | BusinessAirbus forecasts that the Asia Pacific will become the world's biggest market for airliners in the next 20 years, with carriers in the region taking delivery of 8,560 new aircraft worth $1.2 trillion.
Airbus, Boeing Hit By Order Cancellations
7. march. 2011 12:08 | BusinessAirbus suffered a raft of additional order cancellations in February, with 31 orders disappearing, of which almost half affected the new A350XWB twin-widebody.
AA11: Jet Aviation´s Hong Kong fleet gets growth boost
7. march. 2011 12:02 | BusinessThe Jet Aviation fleet of managed aircraft in Asia has been given a 60% growth boost with the addition of six new aircraft to the fleet.
Oil Spike Prompts Airline Profit Fears
4. march. 2011 19:53 | BusinessAirlines seemed well positioned just a few months ago to absorb higher fuel costs, which were forecast to rise through 2011 along with rising crude oil prices. Of course, that was barring any shocks to the system. Now all bets are off, with oil supplies in Libya and some other oil-producing countries at varying degrees of risk and crude oil prices at their highest level in two years.
Libya´s Afriqiyah to take first A321s after order conversion
4. march. 2011 19:46 | BusinessLibyan carrier Afriqiyah Airways has ordered its first Airbus A321s, after converting three previous orders for A320s.
Warren Buffett: NetJets Now ‘Solidly Profitable’
2. march. 2011 12:12 | BusinessRevenues at Berkshire Hathaway’s “other services” segment–which includes fractional jet provider NetJets and flight-training company FlightSafety International–climbed by $770 million (up 12 percent year-over-year), to $7.4 billion, according to the company’s 2010 financial results, released on Saturday.
Aer Lingus Forecasts Difficult 2011, Swaps A330s For A350s
1. march. 2011 12:13 | BusinessAer Lingus expects its operating profit to come in significantly below last year’s level in 2011 if current fuel prices persist.
AirAsia X orders three A330-200s
28. february. 2011 12:15 | BusinessAirAsia's long-haul subsidiary AirAsia X has ordered three Airbus A330-200s, to be delivered from 2014.
Gol remains bullish despite prospect of higher oil prices
24. february. 2011 09:12 | BusinessBrazil's Gol is confident of further profitability improvements in 2011 even under a scenario of escalating oil prices.
BAA narrows full-year losses for 2010
22. february. 2011 11:39 | BusinessUK airports operator BAA has reported a full-year pre-tax loss of £316.6 million ($511.1 million), a 61% improvement over the £821.9 million pre-tax loss incurred in 2009.
Skymark Confirms Order For Four A380s
21. february. 2011 12:04 | BusinessJapanese low-cost carrier Skymark Airlines signed a contract firming up an order for four Airbus A380s Feb. 18 in Toulouse (Aviation Daily, Feb. 17).
Rolls-Royce wins $2.2bn TotalCare® deal from Emirates
15. february. 2011 12:14 | BusinessRolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a $2.2bn TotalCare® long term services contract from Emirates, covering Trent engines for 70 Airbus A350XWB aircraft. The agreement will bring the airline’s Rolls-Royce powered fleet of 128 aircraft, in service and on order, under TotalCare® arrangements.
Rolls-Royce civil aerospace profit down 20% in 2010
10. february. 2011 12:17 | BusinessRolls-Royce's civil aerospace division has reported a 20% fall in underlying profit in 2010, as its earnings were dented by last November's Trent 900 failure on a Qantas Airways Airbus A380.
FLEET WATCH: Orders December 2010
9. february. 2011 12:15 | BusinessAirliner net orders came in at 286 in December as 318 new orders were offset by 32 cancellations, with another 27 swaps.
ATR Sees Opportunity For Turboprops In U.S.
9. february. 2011 12:12 | BusinessATR believes rising jet fuel costs, aging fleets and its new and reconfigured turboprops are opening the door for the aircraft maker to land some deals with U.S. carriers, CEO Filippo Bagnato says, although he is not predicting the signing of any new agreements soon.
Senegal Airlines Eyes Fleet, Network Expansion
9. february. 2011 12:03 | BusinessStartup Senegal Airlines wants to increase the size of its fleet in the next two years as it looks to expand its route structure into Asia and Europe.
JetBlue, South African Airways Seek Approval To Code-Share
7. february. 2011 12:21 | BusinessJetBlue Airways and South African Airways want to expand their partnership to include code-sharing, starting this month.
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise cancels 32 737s
7. february. 2011 12:13 | BusinessBoeing has confirmed that Dubai Aerospace Enterprise is the previously unidentified customer that cancelled 32 737s.