Posts Tagged ‘Airbus A330’
Airbus, Boeing court Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAS) is looking to buy up to 30 new Airbus A330neo or Boeing 787 jets, with representatives of both aircraft manufacturers courting the national flag-carrier over a sale worth as high as US$7 billion, based on list prices. The order could be preceded by lease agreements for up to a dozen used…
Read MoreOman Air plans expansion of wide-body fleet
Oman Air is in talks with planemakers Airbus and Boeing to expand its wide-body fleet to 25 jets and hopes to conclude the deal in the next two to three months, its CEO said. Oman Air CEO Paul Gregorowitsch said the airline currently has 16 wide-body planes – six Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 10 Airbus…
Read MoreAircraft orders for June 2017: 138 for Airbus
Airbus marked a busy June with 138 aircraft ordered from its A320 and A330 families by airlines and leasing companies – including high-profile announcements made at the Paris Air Show – while delivering 64 jetliners during the month in the A320, A330 and A350 XWB product range. Leading the new business in June was the…
Read MoreMalaysia Airlines close to deal for more widebody Airbus planes
Malaysia Airlines is close to signing deals for six or seven second-hand widebody A330 planes for its fleet this year as it seeks to grow on international routes amidst good demand for summer bookings, its chief executive said on Sunday. Malaysia Airlines has been in talks with airlines and leasing companies about bringing in used…
Read MoreBoeing 787 delays coincided with spike in Airbus A330 leases
“Because of the 787 delays, customers took a closer look at the A330.” The 787’s early troubles might be in the past, but the Boeing Co. is still living with the hangover. The symptoms include resilient competition from Airbus’ A330 program. When Boeing rolled out the 787 last decade, many industry watchers considered it a…
Read MoreIndonesian airline Garuda signs $5.75 billion deal with Airbus, Rolls-Royce
Indonesian airline Garuda has signed a 4 billion pound ($5.75 billion) deal with planemaker Airbus and engine-maker Rolls-Royce to upgrade 14 A330 aircraft to the newer A330neo version of the jet, the British government said. The deal was signed on Tuesday in London on the first day of Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s visit to Britain, and announced…
Read MoreSaudi Arabia’s Flynas in talks with Boeing, Airbus for 100 jets
Saudi Arabia’s low-cost carrier Flynas is talking to Airbus Group SE, Boeing Co. and Bombardier Inc. about a potential order for 100 new aircraft, after the carrier posted a profit in 2015 for the first time in its history. The airline is considering 60 new planes in the next five years with an option for…
Read MoreChina Eastern to buy 15 Airbus jets for $3.6 billion
China Eastern plans to acquire 15 Airbus jets for about $3.6 billion to meet booming demand for air travel. Airbus is scheduled to deliver seven A330s in 2017 and a further eight in 2018, China Eastern Airlines Corp said in a statement to the Shanghai stock exchange. “The company is purchasing 15 Airbus A330 planes…
Read MoreAirbus A330: 1,500 orders and counting
Airbus on Friday announced that its A330 family of aircraft has surpassed the milestone of 1,500 orders. The company said in a press release that recent orders for the widebody aircraft from Turkish Airlines and Air Lease Corp. have pushed the order total to 1,501. The company announced last year plans to upgrade the A330…
Read MoreJapan’s Skymark to stop flying Airbus A330 in favor of Boeing-only fleet
Skymark Airlines said it will stop flying Airbus A330 jets in favour of a single-model fleet of Boeing Co 737 aircraft to cut costs after the discount carrier filed for protection from creditors late on Wednesday. “We will stop using the A330s from February,” Skymark’s chairman, Takashi Ide, told reporters at a news conference in…
Read MoreAirbus to Build Five A330-Based ‘Beluga’ Jets
Airbus Group NV will build five new Beluga transport planes based on its A330 widebody jet as the European plane maker seeks to secure its ability to meet increasing production demands. The first of the new Beluga jets is due for delivery in mid-2019, the Toulouse-based company said Monday. Airbus’s existing Beluga fleet is based…
Read MoreAirbus to Resist Matching Boeing’s Single-Aisle Production Surge
Airbus Group NV said it will resist boosting output of single-aisle A320 jets beyond levels already planned even as Boeing Co. mulls a jump in build rates. With A320 construction slated to reach 46 a month by mid-2016 from 42 now, with an intermediate increase to 44 early the same year, Airbus wants to avoid…
Read MoreThe Two Best-Selling Wide-Body Planes of the Last Decade
The introduction of wide-body planes in the 1960s ushered in a new era of air travel for aircraft makers, airlines, and the masses. These mean machines are still the blue-eyed boys of Boeing and Airbus , since they offer high margins. The battle for grabbing a bigger slice of the wide-body market is always red-hot,…
Read MoreMilan Malpensa Airport Plane Spotting. Boeing 777, 767, Airbus A330 [VIDEO]
Every day, Airnation.net posts a cool plane spotting video for airliners. Check out all of our plane spotting videos. Want to submit your plane spotting video for consideration for Video of the Day? Message us HERE. Video shows various airplanes landing and take-off at Milan Malpensa airport.
Read MoreAirbus A330 Landing at Dusseldorf [VIDEO]
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Read MoreEtihad A330 Stunning Livery [VIDEO]
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Read MoreChina Eastern SkyTeam Airbus A330 Landing at LAX [VIDEO]
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Read MoreDelta A330 Takeoff Portland [VIDEO]
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Read MoreScandinavian Airlines A330 Landing at O’Hare [VIDEO]
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Read MoreA330 Compilation at Madeira [VIDEO]
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