Airbus hopes Singapore Airlines will buy 15 more A380s
International Herald Tribune - Airbus and Boeing are competing for the Asian aviation market, which is expected to become the world’s largest. Randy Tinseth, vice president for marketing at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said:
Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:28:00 GMT
Airbus expects new plane orders to be halved in '08
SINGAPORE Airbus said Wednesday it expects half as many orders for new planes in 2008 as it got last year after receiving record orders in recent years and amid slower global growth. John Leahy Airbus’ chief salesman said at the Singapore Airshow that the European planemaker is likely to sell about 700 planes this year down from more than 1 400 orders last year.
Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST
Airbus orders in decline
SINGAPORE Airbus said yesterday it expects half as many orders for new planes in 2008 as it got last year after receiving record orders in recent years and amid slower global growth. John Leahy Airbus’ chief salesperson said at the Singapore Airshow that the European planemaker is likely to sell about 700 planes this year down from more than 1 400 orders last year.
Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST
How to Hack Into a Boeing 787
Last month, technology news sites and blogs breathlessly reported on a Federal Aviation Administration document suggesting that Boeing’s new i787 Dreamliner passenger jet may be vulnerable to computer hackers.
Get that motor running
Leasing giant International Lease Finance (ILFC) and some major airlines are making very clear their interest in a new, more efficient and economic narrowbody. ILFC chief Steven Udvar-Hazy, in an interview with Flightblogger at the Singapore Airshow, said a 15% improvement is essential. ?But that?s not only in fuel efficiency, it?s in economics,? he said. Executives at American Airlines and EasyJet are looking at even higher gains. Speaking to Runway Girl, American executive VP of operations
Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:44:23 -0800
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