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21st December, 2006
Qantas signs firm order for eight additional A380s
Qantas Airways has signed a firm order for eight more of the world’s largest and most advanced passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380, taking the total number of A380s ordered by Australia’s national carrier to 20 aircraft.
The formal signing, which also covered an additional four Airbus A330-200s, took place at a ceremony in Sydney on 21st December, 2006, attended by Qantas Chief Executive Officer, Geoff Dixon, Qantas Chairman, Margaret Jackson, Airbus President and CEO, Louis Gallois, and Airbus Chief Operating Officer – Customers, John Leahy.
The orders follow a commitment announced by Qantas in October 2006.
“The A380 is clearly the most suitable aircraft for Qantas to meet passenger traffic growth on our dense long haul routes ...
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20th December, 2006
Singapore Airlines boosts Airbus fleet with additional A380 orders
Singapore Airlines has committed to expansion of its Airbus A380 fleet with the signing of a contract for an additional nine orders and six new options, details of which were announced by the airline on 21st July 2006 ...
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20th December, 2006
SilkAir expands fleet with additional A320 aircraft
SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, has signed a contract for an additional 11 A320 aircraft, plus nine further options. The airline currently operates an all Airbus fleet of five A319s and eight A320s, with two additional A320 Family aircraft from an order in 2002 still to join the fleet ...
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18th December, 2006
Asiana celebrates 100th aircraft delivery with another A330
Asiana Airlines of South Korea celebrated the 100th aircraft to join its fleet by taking delivery of an A330-300 at Airbus’ base in Toulouse, France. The aircraft is the fifth A330 to be delivered to Asiana and the first to appear in the airline’s bold, new livery ...
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18th December, 2006
Airbus delivers first VIP A340-600 to SAAD Air
Airbus has delivered the first VIP version of its ultra long-haul A340-600, the world's longest airliner, to the private business group SAAD Air Ltd of Saudi Arabia, the first customer for the type. The Airbus A340-600, which has yet to be outfitted with its VIP cabin, will seat around 80 passengers and is powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 500 engines ...
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15th December, 2006
AerCap orders 20 A330-200s
AerCap has signed a firm contract with Airbus for the purchase of 20 A330-200 passenger aircraft. With its proven benefits in terms of economics and a wide customer base, the A330-200 will assist AerCap in the growth of their portfolio which already includes more than 70 A320 Family aircraft ...
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12th December, 2006
Airbus A380 receives joint EASA & FAA Type Certification
The world's largest commercial airliner, the 555-seat Airbus A380, has received joint European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Type Certification on 12th December 2006 ...
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11th December, 2006
Comlux takes delivery of first Airbus A318 Elite
Zurich-based VVIP charter company Comlux has taken delivery of the first Airbus A318 Elite - one of three on order - which will make it the first to operate the type.
The aircraft will now be outfitted with a VIP cabin seating up to 18 passengers, by Lufthansa Technik at Hamburg, which is due to deliver the completed aircraft in spring next year ...
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7th December, 2006
Lufthansa further expands Airbus A340-600 long-range fleet
Lufthansa German Airlines is expanding its Airbus long-range fleet with an order for seven additional Airbus A340-600 aircraft. The new order raises the total number of A340s in Lufthansa's fleet to 52 ...
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1st December, 2006
A350 XWB Family receives industrial go-ahead
Airbus was given the go-ahead for the industrial launch of the A350 XWB Family, a new medium capacity long-range extra wide-body Family from the Board of Directors of its parent company EADS. The decision is based on strong market demand and customer backing ...
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