Orders at Dubai Air Show (13-17 Nov 2011)

[earthman]

Perhaps EK just orders bunches of A380 to be able to replace them when the first ones are 10 years old and also to make sure that the production line stays open until that time? Ordering planes and their replacements at the same time.

[1V1]

According to sources I can rely on : "EK isn't able to pay for their 17th 380 ! They have ordered 90 of it but the 16th is staying for now 5months at Hamburg waiting for delivery"

The situation is obvious: they aim for big, but they are running out of cash ... they want to expand a little bit too fast I guess so .

Greetings,

Laurent

Sources you can rely on.???

Do you think they pay these planes cash?

Parking and pilot recruitement could eventually slow down the expansion. But cash?

[DeltaWiskey]

According to sources I can rely on : "EK isn't able to pay for their 17th 380 ! They have ordered 90 of it but the 16th is staying for now 5months at Hamburg waiting for delivery"

The situation is obvious: they aim for big, but they are running out of cash ... they want to expand a little bit too fast I guess so .

EK's 17th A380 was delivered over 2 weeks ago, they experienced no financing problem whatsoever.

They have also secured financing for the majority of new aircraft to be received next year (around 25-30). As long as the company's liquidity remains good, Emirates will have little problems securing adequate financing.

[sn26567]

Atlasjet commits to 10 CS300s

Istanbul-based Atlasjet Havacilik has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for 10 Bombardier CS300s and will take options on a further five.

Bombardier has now booked firm orders for 133 CSeries from Republic Airways (40 CS300), Lufthansa (30 CS100), Lease Corporation International Group (17 CS300 and three CS100), Korean Air (10 CS300), Braathens Aviation (five CS100 and five CS300 aircraft), an unidentified major network carrier (10 CS100 aircraft), an unidentified European customer (10 CS100 aircraft) and a well-established, unidentified airline (three CS100 aircraft).

The CSeries aircraft program has also booked options for 119 aircraft and purchase rights for 10 from these customers, as well as an LOI for up to 30 CSeries aircraft from Ilyushin Finance Co.

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[sn26567]

ACG inks order for 30 A320neos at Dubai

Aviation Capital Group (ACG) signed a firm order for 30 A320neos at the Dubai Airshow, which brings the lessor’s total A320 order book to 98 aircraft. Engine selection on ACG’s A320neo fleet will be made at a later date but is expected to be split between the two engine offerings.

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[sn26567]

Qatar places Airbus, Boeing orders after Dubai drama

Qatar Airways (QR) ordered 50 Airbus A320s and five A380s, worth a reported $6.5 billion at the Dubai Airshow—alongside a Boeing order for two 777 freighters worth $560 million—but the Airbus order was only secured after some high drama.

A press conference between Airbus and QR was called off by the carrier, who then held a press conference with Boeing.

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[Desert Rat]

I (sort of) like Flankers idea of a West African Hub. I tried to think of a secondary hub for them myself but was looking the wrong way.

Fly dubai will soon start a joint venture in Sri Lanka with the new LCC Mihin Lanka

[sn26567]

Good week for Airbus: they wrapped up Dubai airshow with 135 orders and 76 commitments worth US$20.5 billion for their second best Dubai show ever. Added to 1,372 gross orders at the end of October, Airbus now has 1,507 firm orders for the year.

ALAFCO Aviation Lease and Finance Co. has selected Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engines to power its order of 50 firm A320neo family aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to start in 2017.

[regi]

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[capetown]

Here's some other interesting stuff, an Al Jazeera "Counting the Cost" special, made and broadcast at the occasion of the Dubai Air Show.

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/cou ... 59536.html