Airbus A350 gelauncht, UX bestätigter Erstkunde

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Air Europa (UX) ist wie erwartet Erstkunde für die A350 geworden und hat 10+2 Maschinen für Lieferung zwischen 2010 und 2012 bestellt.

 

Für Boeing ein sehr herber Schlag, hatte UX doch ein refundable Deposit für die B7E7 hinterlegt gehabt.

 

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From Bloomberg

 

By Andrea Rothman and Thomas Mulier

Dec. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Airbus SAS, the world's largest

planemaker, won an order from Spanish carrier Air Europa for 10 A350s worth 1.5 billion euros ($2 billion) the first contract for the model that will compete with Boeing Co.'s planned 7E7. Air Europa, Spain's third-largest carrier and until now a

Boeing customer, will take delivery of the 250-seat plane between 2010 and 2012, the Llucmajor, Spain-based airline said in an e-mailed statement. The airline also took options on two more planes, worth an additional $300 million if exercised.

 

 

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[Chris99]

Es existiert zwar schon ein Thread dafür, aber hier noch die Pressemeldung von AI:

 

AIR EUROPA, THE FIRST AIRLINE TO COMMIT TO THE A350

DECEMBER 21, 2004

 

 

 

 

Air Europa of Spain is the first airline to commit to the A350-800, Airbus’ new 245-seater aircraft only on offer since 10th December, after signing a Memorandum of Understanding for 10 aircraft and 2 further options. This decision comes after a rigorous evaluation of the aircraft’s performance and efficiency with the aircraft due to be delivered between 2010 and 2012. Air Europa has selected GEnx engines from GE Aircraft Engines for the aircraft and will use a configuration of 300 to 330 seats. As part of Air Europa’s plans to renew and expand its current fleet, it has signed a contract to receive one A340-200 leased from Airbus in 2005 and intends to lease two new A330-200s in the spring of 2006.

 

 

The A350 is offered as a sister-ship to the A330 and completes the Airbus wide-body Family with two models, the A350-800 and the A350-900, allowing Airbus to satisfy all airlines’ demand in the 245 to 285 seats long range sector. Complementing the existing A330 and A340 product line, the A350-800/900 offers the same external dimensions with a 245 and 285 seat capacity respectively, an increased range up to 8,600 nm (15,900 km), new generation engines, providing some 12 percent lower fuel consumption per trip, new wings and a lighter structure employing an increased amount of composite material. The same Type Rating for pilots will allow Air Europa to optimise efficiency with the A340-200 and the A330-200. The application of the latest state of the art technology in the cabin will provide for best passenger and crew comfort.

 

 

“This commitment will without doubt be a key element in the complete renewal of the Air Europa wide-body fleet, making it one of the most modern fleet on the continent and allowing our company to continue with its growth strategy,” stated Juan Jose Hidalgo, Executive President of the Globalia Group and parent company of Air Europa.

 

 

Noël Forgeard, Airbus President and Chief Executive Officer of Airbus expressed the company’s pleasure at this announcement. “Only days after the approval from our shareholders to offer this aircraft on the market, Airbus is already in the position to announce its first customer for the A350, demonstrating that the A350 indeed correspond to market needs. Air Europa is a fast growing airline in a market that is very important and we are proud of their confidence. We are sure it will be followed soon by more airlines showing their interest in this latest Airbus product.”

 

 

A leading aircraft manufacturer with the most modern and comprehensive product line on the market, Airbus is a global company with design and manufacturing facilities in France, Germany, the UK, and Spain as well as subsidiaries in the U.S., China and Japan. Headquartered in Toulouse, France, Airbus is an EADS joint Company with BAE Systems.

[Chris99]

Und hier noch die Mitteilung für die Order von Air Deccan:

 

AIR DECCAN TO GROW AIRBUS A320 FLEET BY 30 AIRCRAFT

DECEMBER 21, 2004

 

 

 

 

Air Deccan, India’s first low-cost carrier, is to grow its fleet by acquiring a further 30 Airbus A320s, following the signature of a contract with Airbus. Deliveries of the aircraft are due to begin in 2007.

 

 

Air Deccan became the first private operator in India to fly Airbus aircraft in July this year, when it received the first of five leased A320s. It currently flies three leased Airbus A320s on services among Indian cities. Two more leased A320s plus two ordered A320s are due to join its fleet in February and September 2005, respectively.

 

 

All of the aircraft will seat 180 passengers in an all-economy layout. The choice of engines has yet to be announced.

 

 

“With our low-cost approach and the modern and efficient Airbus A320, we have shown that we can offer airfares comparable to the cost of rail-travel, opening up a new market in India,” says Air Deccan Managing Director Captain G.R. Gopinath. “We now plan to expand our Airbus A320 fleet to bring affordable travel to even more people, with aircraft with the widest seats and most spacious cabins in their class.”

 

 

Bangalore-based Air Deccan is one of a growing number of low-cost carriers that prefer what the Airbus A320 Family has to offer,” says Airbus President and Chief Executive Officer Noël Forgeard. “We look forward to being Air Deccan’s partner as it stimulates and grows the important Indian market.”

 

 

Airbus’ A320 family is widely recognised as having the most modern design of any single-aisle aircraft, with many features such as fuel-saving wingtip fences, weight-saving new materials, as well as reliability and ease of maintenance. It consistently leads in independent passenger and operator surveys.

 

 

Airbus’ A320 family is the most successful aircraft family in the world, having been chosen by more than 180 customers and operators around the world, including many in Asia-Pacific. Firm orders for the Airbus A320 family stand at almost 3,300 aircraft, more than 2,200 of which have been delivered to date.

 

 

Airbus is an EADS joint company with BAE Systems.

[AirPower]

Wundert mich sehr !!! Ich dachte Air Europa ist ein treuer Boeingkunde, sie hatten letztlich noch ein paar 737 bestellt !!!