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Airbus meets A380 delivery goal, sees production increase this year

Tuesday January 6, 2009

Airbus delivered its 12th A380 in 2008 and fourth to Emirates on Dec. 30 in Hamburg, meaning the manufacturer met its delivery schedule for the year, President and CEO Tom Enders announced. "This gives us a good basis to further ramp up our production in 2009," he said. Singapore Airlines took five A380s last year and Qantas three.

GKN launches A350 activities at Filton

Tuesday January 6, 2009

GKN Aerospace yesterday said it will assume ownership and operational control of Airbus's former UK-based wing component and assemblies manufacturing plant at Filton. The move follows European regulatory approval and is projected to double GKN's order book for large civil aircraft structures. The Filton site has 1,500 employees and brings GKN's global workforce to 10,000. "This is just the first day in our long-term plan to grow the Filton operation and the capabilities of our team here to create a global center of excellence for wing structures serving our international customer base," GKN CEO Marcus Bryson said.

In September, the aircraft maker agreed to sell the facility to GKN for £136 million ($243.9 million) under a deal that covers A350 XWB work packages for the carbon fiber composite wing fixed trailing edge, which GKN plans to manufacture locally (ATWOnline, Sept. 16, 2008). Airbus sold its Laupheim plant to Diehl and Thales the prior month. Transactions are an extension of the manufacturer's Power8 restructuring initiative to consolidate assets and operations in an effort to cut costs and increase efficiencies.

Tuesday January 6, 2009

Turkish Airlines late last month announced the acquisition of four new A321-200s. Source of the aircraft was not announced. They will seat 20 in business class and 158 in economy. Two joined the fleet last month, one is scheduled to arrive this month and the fourth will be delivered in February.

Separately, THY announced the launch of services from Istanbul Ataturk to Nairobi (thrice-weekly from Feb. 23), Sao Paulo Guarulhos via Dakar (twice-weekly from March 22), Lviv (thrice-weekly from April 20) and Mashad (thrice-weekly from March 15).

Tuesday January 6, 2009

Copa Airlines announced a firm order for four 737-800s for delivery "within the next three years." It now has 13 737s on order, plus options, and currently operates 27 737NGs and 15 E-190s.

Tuesday January 6, 2009

Lufthansa Flight Training and Moscow Vnukovo signed an MOU to form a joint venture to establish and operate a simulator center for pilot training. LFT said Vnukovo already has funded preparatory work for construction, which is slated for completion by year end. Training is scheduled to begin in January 2010.

Tuesday January 6, 2009

Naverus reached a deal with LAN Peru to provide its Performance Based Navigation technology following regulatory approval.

Wednesday December 24, 2008

Rolls-Royce inked a deal with Etihad Airways for provision of Trent 700EPs to power eight A330s. Contract is valued at $575 million and includes long-term services under a TotalCare agreement. Aircraft are scheduled for delivery between 2009 and 2011. Order will bring Etihad's fleet of Rolls-powered A330s to 24.

Wednesday December 24, 2008

Qatar Airways took delivery of its fifth 777-300ER yesterday. Aircraft will seat 335 passengers with 42 in business class and 293 in economy and will be used on QR's 11-times-weekly Doha-Manila service. The carrier has firm orders for 14 -300ERs, six 777-200LRs and seven 777-200Fs with deliveries scheduled through mid-2010.

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