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1st July, 2002
Airbus celebrates launch of new technology programme
Airbus today celebrated the official kick-off of a new technology programme entitled Aircraft WIng with Advanced Technology OpeRation (AWIATOR). Airbus is contributing 60 per cent of the 80 million Euro budget and will provide key parts of the programme management ...
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21st May, 2002
Airbus' high-security cockpit doors gain certification
Airbus has today gained certification from the Joint Aviation Authority (JAA) for its new cockpit doors that meet all recently introduced and pre-existing safety and security regulations. The first conversion kits will be available for in-service aircraft from the end of May, while all aircraft from the production line will have the doors fitted as standard from August ...
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30th April, 2002
JetBlue grows its all-Airbus fleet by ordering two A320s converts two options into firm orders
New York's jetBlue Airways has converted two more A320 options into firm orders, bringing its total number of A320s on firm order to 76. The two aircraft announced today will be delivered to the airline in December 2002 and May 2003 ...
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30th April, 2002
Cyprus Airways' Airbus fleet grows with delivery of its first A319
Cyprus Airways took delivery today of its first A319 in Hamburg, Germany. Together with a second A319 order, this aircraft will join the Larnaca-based carrier's in-service fleet of six A320s. An all-Airbus operator for over ten years, Cyprus Airways will also integrate the long-range widebody twin A330-200 by the end of this year ...
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26th April, 2002
Cathay Pacific Airways to expand A330 fleet
Cathay Pacific Airways is to further expand its Airbus widebody fleet, with a firm order for an additional three A330-300s. Deliveries of the new aircraft, to be powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700s, are scheduled to begin next year.
The Hong Kong-based carrier currently operates 20 A330s and 15 A340s across its international route network, and is among the largest A330/A340 operators today ...
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16th April, 2002
China Eastern Airlines orders 20 A320 aircraft from Airbus
China Eastern Airlines signed a contract with Airbus today in Shanghai for the firm order of 20 A320 aircraft, scheduled for delivery from the beginning of 2003. The newly ordered aircraft will be powered by CFM International engines.
The purchase agreement was signed by Ye Yigan, Chairman of China Eastern Airlines and John Leahy, Chief Commercial Officer of Airbus in a ceremony presided over by Liu Shaoyong, President of China Eastern Airlines.
"Selection of the A320s will improve our operating efficiency thanks to the aircraft's commonality with our existing fleet," said China Eastern Airlines President Liu Shaoyong during the signing ceremony ...
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21st March, 2002
Frontier Airlines orders two more A319s: low-fare carrier moves one step closer to all-Airbus fleet
Frontier Airlines is placing an order for two Airbus A319 aircraft. The newly-ordered planes will both be delivered in December 2002 and come in addition to Frontier's previously ordered and optioned Airbus aircraft ...
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28th February, 2002
Airbus vendors increase support to Chinese airlines
In a clear vote of confidence in Airbus and Chinese airlines, ten aviation vendors from Europe and the United States signed today agreements with CASC/Airbus Customer Services Support Center in Singapore during the 2002 Asian Aerospace show.
The ten vendors, which include Airbus France Avionics & Simulation Products, AirCruisers, Avio-Diepen, B/E Aerospace, Eltra Aeronautics, FR-HITEMP, Messier Services, Pacific Scientific, Satair and Smiths Industries, provide spare parts, avionics repair, customer liaison and training to Airbus operators in China and the Asia-Pacific region at large.
They bring the total numbers in partnership with Airbus at the center to 20 ...
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27th February, 2002
China Eastern Airlines Jiangsu Ltd installs Airbus' LOMS software tool
Following signature of a contract with Airbus in December, China Eastern Airlines Jiangsu Ltd. began deploying LOMS (Line Operation Monitoring System) on its A320 fleet this month. This innovative and user-friendly software tool is, together with FOM (Flight Operation Monitoring), part of Airbus' global safety policy.
Conceived and developed by Airbus engineers and Airbus test pilots, LOMS is a measurement, analysis and reporting software tool for flight operations data monitoring ...
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27th February, 2002
S.A.L.E. exercises option for A320 aircraft
Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (S.A.L.E.) has exercised an option for the purchase of an additional A320 aircraft, bringing its total order for Airbus aircraft to 51 to date. The Asian-based lessor is the largest customer for the A320 single-aisle product line in the region.
Including the newly exercised option, S.A.L.E ...
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