Airbus and Boeing products running behind schedule

[Samsonite 181]

DATE:08/03/11

SOURCE:Air Transport Intelligence news

ILFC to take 100 A320neo, scraps A380 deal

By David Kaminski-Morrow

 

US lessor International Lease Finance (ILFC) is preparing to order 100 Airbus A320neo aircraft, including the A321 variant, and is cancelling its 10 Airbus A380s.

 

The lessor has also made the first engine selection for the twinjet, picking the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G powerplant for "at least" 60 of the aircraft, says Airbus.

 

ILFC has signed a memorandum of understanding covering the agreement, which comprises 75 A320neos and 25 A321neos. It is the first customer for the latter type.

 

In parallel with this order ILFC will terminate its purchase agreement for 10 A380s. "With 104 widebodies on order and fewer than a dozen single aisles it makes perfect sense to rebalance our order book and position ILFC strategically on the fuel-efficient Neo," says ILFC chief Henri Courpron."

 

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/...-a380-deal.html

 

Flight Global being, well... Flight Global, completely failed to mention that while the 100 A320 order is a MOU, ILFC placed a

firm order for 33 Boeing 737-800s.

 

And, Tuesday in Hong Kong it was announced that,

 

"Boeing adds Air China as third airline customer for 747-8I

By Jon Ostrower on March 7, 2011 10:45 PM

 

Hot off the presses from our team at Asian Aerospace 2011 in Hong Kong. Air China has become the third airline operator of the 747-8 Intercontinental joining Lufthansa and Korean Air. The Chinese flag carrier has ordered five of the type, raising the backlog to 38 unfilled aircraft. Boeing has specifically marketed the new jumbo to Asian operators with its "sunrise" colors which will fly on its first aircraft later this spring."

 

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flightbl...a-as-third.html

Edited March 8, 2011 by Samsonite

[Samsonite 181]

"Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Boeing selling spree continues, Hainan orders 38 jets including 32 787s

Boeing won an order for 30 787-9, 2 787-8 BBJ and 6 777F in an order announcement that came at the Asian Aerospace 2011 show. These aircraft were ordered by Hong Kong Airlines and are an MoU (subject to being finalized. Hainan Airlines Co. Ltd. ownes Hong Kong Airlines. This is a big day for Boeing widebody offferings as earlier they had announced another MoU with Air China for 5 747-8I...."

 

http://nyc787.blogspot.com/2011/03/boeing-...ues-hainan.html

[wacmedia 277]

Hi,

 

Good news for Airbus.

 

Airbus owner EADS returns to profit in 2010

 

Net profit at the group, which owns planemaker Airbus, came in at 553m euros ($768m; £476m) compared with a loss of 763m euros in 2009.

 

Group revenues rose by 7% to "a new high" of 45.8bn euros, with revenue at the military division rising 20%.

 

Separately, Cathay Pacific announced a multi-billion dollar deal with Airbus.

 

The Hong Kong-based airline said it would be buying 15 A330-300 airplanes.

 

The deal was announced at the Hong Kong air show, where on Tuesday Airbus' US rival Boeing said it had signed a $1.5bn (£930m) deal for five 747-8 aircraft with Air China.

 

Following the deal, Airbus raised questions over the sale, according to the Financial Times newspaper.

 

"We understand there was a lot of political pressure from Washington on that transaction," said chief operating officer John Leahy, the FT reported.

'Significant progress'

 

EADS said orders had increased by 81% to 83.1bn euros in 2010, driven by Airbus.

 

The group added that it bolstered its cash position to a record 11.9bn euros.

 

Shares in the company rose by 3% in Paris following the announcement.

 

"[Last year] was a year of significant progress for EADS," said chief executive Louis Gallois.

 

"Commercial aircraft orders exceeded expectations and our cash flow generation was excellent."

 

EADS said revenues this year would be higher than in 2010.

 

It said it expected to deliver 520 to 530 Airbus planes this year, compared with 508 in 2010.

[wacmedia 277]

Hi,

 

Although I'm a peaceful kind of guy its nice to see the Eurofigher performing to plan. The same cannot be said for the US plane I'm afraid.

Libya: US fighter jet crash lands in field near Benghazi

 

A US warplane has crash landed in a Libyan field in the area around Benghazi, The Telegraph can disclose.

The two crew members on the F-15E fighter jet both ejected, suffering minor injuries.

 

One was quickly picked up by a US military helicopter. The other is said to be "safe" after being rescued by Libyan rebels.

 

 

It is thought the F-15E fighter jet came to ground after suffering a mechanical failure.

[picoman 1]

Hi,

 

Although I'm a peaceful kind of guy its nice to see the Eurofigher performing to plan. The same cannot be said for the US plane I'm afraid.

Libya: US fighter jet crash lands in field near Benghazi

 

You must be very happy now that you have aircraft that can compete with a 43 year old US design.

[jacko 8,813]

You must be very happy now that you have aircraft that can compete with a 43 year old US design.

I hope they manage to stay up in the sky unlike a more modern USA aircraft currently in Libya.

Edited March 23, 2011 by jacko

[wacmedia 277]

Hi,

 

More trouble for the 787.

 

http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2011/03/quak...y-787-delivery/

 

 

Quake could delay 787 delivery

 

March 15, 2011 by AFP

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WASHINGTON, 15 March 2011 – Boeing said Monday it was assessing the impact of the Japanese earthquake disaster on aircraft production, warning of a potential supplies crunch if disruptions continued for several weeks.

 

The Chicago-based aerospace giant relies on Japanese companies for 35% of the content of the much-delayed 787 Dreamliner.

 

After Friday’s powerful quake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan, Boeing is still reviewing the situation, but there has been “no major impact on the factory areas themselves,” spokesman Tom Brabant told AFP.

 

The factories involved primarily lie south of Tokyo, he added.

 

“It’s probably too early to tell right now. We have talked to our suppliers. Their factories are in good shape,” Jim Albaugh, president and chief executive of Boeing’s commercial aircraft unit, said earlier Monday.

 

In a CNBC television interview on the sidelines of an Arizona industry conference, Albaugh noted questions remained about the availability of power, infrastructure, transportation and ports in Japan.

 

Asked about the impact from production disruptions on supplies, Albaugh said: “We have a little bit of stock, but not much.”

 

“I think if we go longer than several weeks we’ll have issues.”

 

Albaugh said the 787 Dreamliner, which is running three years behind the initial schedule, appeared on track to meet the company’s third-quarter target of first delivery to Japanese airline All Nippon Airways.

 

“We will deliver this summer,” he said.

 

The 787 is about 85% through its test flight program and Federal Aviation Administration certification, he said.

 

Shares in Boeing were off 2.01% at $70.20 in midday New York trade.

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[BigDUSA 71]

Many companies are running into parts shortages. This will take months to straighten out. If you're in the market for a car or electronics. I'd look to purchase now. Personally I was thinking of upgrading my motherboard and CPU 6 months from now but I pushed up the purchase. The mobo uses high quality Japanese parts and these may be in short supply.

[Hub 203]

Hi,

 

More trouble for the 787.

 

http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2011/03/quak...y-787-delivery/

 

 

Quake could delay 787 delivery

 

March 15, 2011 by AFP

Filed under News

Leave a Comment

© 1994-2010 Agence France-Presse

Stock is right back up to almost $74

[TheFiend 1,181]

Many companies are running into parts shortages. This will take months to straighten out. If you're in the market for a car or electronics. I'd look to purchase now. Personally I was thinking of upgrading my motherboard and CPU 6 months from now but I pushed up the purchase. The mobo uses high quality Japanese parts and these may be in short supply.

 

"High quality Japanese parts".... LOL..... you are a real sucker for the advertising blurb!!!

 

Motherboard manufactures basically use the same components....

 

Have you gone for a Sandy Bridge CPU? Did you know there was problems with the Intel 67 series chip-set when it came out!!!!

[bigdelta 46]

Boeing, GECAS Finalize Order for 10 777-300ERs-The 777 family is the world's most successful twin-engine, twin-aisle airplane.

 

SEATTLE, March 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE:BA - News) and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) finalized an order for 10 777-300ER (extended range) airplanes. The order is worth approximately $2.8 billion at list prices. The new 777-300ERs will help GECAS meet growing airline demand for long-haul passenger airplanes.

 

"This order adds to our existing portfolio of 777 aircraft," said Norman C. T. Liu, GECAS president and CEO. "A key part of our strategy is to expand our long-haul product offerings to satisfy customer demand."

 

The Boeing 777 is the world's most successful twin-engine, long-haul airplane. The 777-300ER extends the 777 family's span of capabilities, bringing twin-engine efficiency and reliability to the long-range market. The airplane carries 365 passengers up to 7,930 nautical miles (14,685 km).

 

"The Boeing 777-300ER has generated extraordinary market preference and global popularity, endorsed by industry leaders such as GECAS," said Marlin Dailey, vice president of Sales & Marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "GECAS has played an important role in the success of the 777, giving Boeing valuable feedback about the airplane's performance and economics and demonstrating support for the 777's value proposition over the years. Today's order again underscores GECAS's confidence in the 777."

 

With today's announcement, GECAS has ordered 53 777s, including 41 777-300ERs.

 

The 777-300ER is 19 percent lighter than its closest competitor, greatly reducing its fuel requirement. It produces 22 percent less carbon dioxide per seat and costs 20 percent less to operate per seat. The 777 family is the world's most successful twin-engine, twin-aisle airplane

[BigDUSA 71]

GENEVA – The World Trade Organization has ruled that some U.S. government aid to aircraft maker Boeing Co. is illegal.

 

The WTO's report details findings first issued in private to the EU and U.S. in January.

 

It says the EU has demonstrated the U.S. gave Boeing "export subsidies that are prohibited" and recommends the U.S. either withdraw them or "take steps to remove the adverse affects."

 

The report is based on an EU complaint and the dispute will likely next go to a WTO appeals panel.

 

The Geneva-based trade body also has faulted European governments for illegally supporting local aircraft maker Airbus, a unit of European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.

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[wacmedia 277]

Hi,

 

I think its unfair of us Europeans to expect European standards of ethics from our American cousins.

 

 

18 March 2011

 

IBM pays out over bribery charges

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12793255

 

Computer giant IBM has agreed to pay $10m (£6m) in an out-of-court settlement of bribery allegations.

 

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleged that IBM had paid large bribes to South Korean and Chinese government officials.

 

The bribes were channelled through local business partners and travel agents for more than a decade in order to win contracts, according to the SEC.

The bribes included overseas trips, gifts such as cameras and laptop computers, and entertainment for Chinese officials.

 

More than 100 IBM employees had provided such bribes between 2004 and 2009, the SEC said.

 

During the 1998 to 2003 period, managers at a subsidiary and joint venture paid more than $200,000 in bribes to South Korean officials.

 

 

31 March 2011

 

Boeing subsidies illegal, says World Trade Organization

 

US aircraft manufacturer Boeing received at least $5.3bn (£3.3bn) in unfair aid from Washington, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has concluded.

 

 

 

The subsidies included money for research and development from the Nasa space agency, a panel of international trade judges has ruled.

[TheFiend 1,181]

Oh dear... looks like the 737 has a problem with metal fatigue!!!

 

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Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV), the world’s biggest operator of Boeing Co. (BA) 737 jets, grounded 79 aircraft after a hole developed in a plane during flight, forcing an emergency landing. About 300 flights were canceled today.

 

Flight 812, with 118 passengers and five crew, was en route to Sacramento from Phoenix yesterday when a loss of cabin pressure caused oxygen masks to deploy and prompted a landing in Yuma, Arizona, Southwest said in a statement today.

 

“The carrier has decided to keep a subset of its Boeing 737 fleet out of the flying schedule to begin an aggressive inspection effort in cooperation with Boeing engineers,” Southwest said.

 

Metal fatigue was blamed for an 18-by-12 inch rip in a Southwest 737 last July while it was flying at 35,000 feet, also forcing an emergency landing. In January 2010, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered fuselage checks for metal fatigue on 135 Boeing 737-300s, -400s and -500s in the U.S., after the planemaker recommended such checks in September 2009.

 

Passengers described a hole in the model 737-300 as being 1 foot (0.3 meters) wide by 3 feet long, said Linda Rutherford, a spokeswoman for Dallas-based Southwest. A flight attendant and a passenger were injured, Rutherford said.

 

The plane will be 15 years old in June; its fuselage skin had been inspected on March 29 and Feb. 5, Rutherford said.

Top of Aircraft

 

An inspection by Flight 812 crew members in Yuma found a hole in the top of the aircraft, toward the middle of the cabin, the airline said. The tear found last July, in another 737-300, also was in the top of the fuselage, near the tail.

 

“The safety of our customers and employees is our primary concern, and we are grateful there were no serious injuries,” Chief Operating Officer Mike Van de Ven said in the statement.

 

The airline is working with Boeing engineers “on an inspection regimen” that will look for “skin fatigue” on the aircraft over the next few days, Southwest said. The airline also is working with National Transportation Safety Board investigators who flew to Yuma, about 150 miles from Phoenix. The inspections will take place during the next several days at five locations, Southwest said.

 

Southwest has 552 737s in its fleet, Chief Executive Officer Gary Kelly said on March 22. According to the airline’s website, it had 171 737-300s, 25 737-500s and 352 737-700s as of Dec. 31, 2010. The average age of Southwest’s fleet of 737-300s was 19 years as of the end of 2010.

‘Fatigue Cracks’

 

In the July 2010 incident, “continuous fatigue cracks” on the inside of the fuselage helped create the hole, the safety board said. No passengers were injured. In March 2009, Southwest agreed to pay a $7.5 million fine for flying jets in 2006 and 2007 without some required fuselage inspections.

 

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing a possible bullet hole in the fuselage of a US Airways Group Inc. (LCC) Boeing 737 on March 28. The nickel-size hole was discovered on the left side of the plane near the tail during a pilot’s preflight check at the Charlotte, North Carolina, airport. The jet, which had flown from Philadelphia with 84 passengers and five crew, has since returned to service, said Michelle Mohr, a US Airways spokeswoman.

 

The hole in the US Airways plane extended from the jet’s skin into the cabin, Amy Thoreson, an FBI spokeswoman in Charlotte, said March 29.

 

On Oct. 26, 2010, an American Airlines Boeing 757-200 developed a hole in the fuselage while flying at 31,000 feet. The hole occurred just above the door on the left side near the front of the aircraft, causing a loss of pressure and forcing an emergency landing in Miami, where the flight began.

 

Separately yesterday, a partial loss of cabin pressure on American Airlines Flight 547 sickened six people on board and forced an emergency landing in Dayton, Ohio.

 

The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, landed in Dayton at 8:20 a.m., about an hour and 10 minutes after taking off from Washington’s Reagan National Airport en route to Chicago, said Tim Smith, a spokesman for American, a unit of AMR Corp. (AMR)

[bigdelta 46]

No,just the -300s that Southworst abuses daily.

[TheFiend 1,181]

No,just the -300s that Southworst abuses daily.

 

Is that so? Then why have they ordered inspections of several other -300s not belonging to Southwest?

 

Apparently a few others have already been found with suffering from fatigue damage...

[Samsonite 181]

How many times, that we know about, has an Airbus lost power to the cockpit? 10? 15? 20?

 

"7:16:10: UA 497: (alarms blaring) We've lost all our instruments right now and we're going to need (radar directions to the airport)."

 

This happened on Monday, 4 April 2011,

 

http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2011/04...tower_conv.html

Edited April 6, 2011 by Samsonite

[Samsonite 181]

Is that so? Then why have they ordered inspections of several other -300s not belonging to Southwest?

 

Apparently a few others have already been found with suffering from fatigue damage...

One takeoff and landing equals one cycle, and that particular 737-300 is over 15 years old and has over 39,000 cycles.

One news outlet said that is 7.4 cycles a day.

By comparison, a 747-400 or 777-300ER that travels from Asia to the West Coast of the U.S. flies 10-13 hours to the West Coast, sits for a few hours (one airline keeps theirs at the gate for 6 hours) while it is refueled, cleaned, and restocked, and then turns around and flies 12-13+ hours back to Asia, so it does about 1 1/2 cycles per day.

Regardless, that doesn't excuse Southwest from inspecting and properly repairing their aircraft.

Edited April 6, 2011 by Samsonite

[BigDUSA 71]

The Boeing Co. both lost and saved orders for its delayed 787 Dreamliner this week.

 

Fiji airline Air Pacific canceled orders for eight 787s -- a deal worth about $1.5 billion, according to a Boeing spokesman. But the company also settled a deal with Kenya Airways after delivery of that carrier's 787s was pushed back more than three years because of delays Boeing has experienced on its Dreamliner program.

 

Boeing spokesman Miles Kotay said the jet maker and Air Pacific continue to talk about replacing the carrier's wide body fleet. Air Pacific's evolving business model has affected its fleet requirement, he said. Air Pacific ordered five of the 787s in 2006 and added three more in 2007.

 

Boeing is flight testing its 787 to gain Federal Aviation Administration certification on the mostly composite jet. Problems with Boeing's global supply chain as well as issues that cropped up in flight testing have delayed the 787, which originally was to be delivered in May 2008. Boeing is aiming to deliver the first 787 in the third quarter.

 

Boeing and Kenya Airways agreed on delivery for that carrier's nine 787s on order, the airline said Thursday. Analysts had thought Kenya might cancel the 787s because of delays, ordering Airbus A330s instead.

 

Kenya Airways signed a purchase agreement in 2006 for nine 787-8s and options for four more. Boeing was to deliver Kenya Airways' first 787 in October 2010. That delivery has been pushed back to the fourth quarter of 2013, the carrier said in a statement Thursday.

 

"The 787 Dreamliner fits well with our expansion strategy, giving us an opportunity to expand our markets beyond the current offering while cementing our mandate of connecting Africa to the World and World to Africa," said Dr. Titus Naikuni, chief executive of Kenya Airways.

 

Boeing's Kotay said in an e-mail the total number of 787 cancellations is 140 airplanes. Boeing has said on its website that it had about 835 orders for the new model.

 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Edited April 16, 2011 by BigDUSA

[Samsonite 181]

Airbus and Boeing Orders for 2011, as of 14 April:

 

Airbus

Firm

AirAsia X - 3 A330-200

Asiana Airlines - 6 A380-800

Cathay Pacific - 15 A330-300

GECAS - 12 A330-300

Private Customers - 1 A319, 1 A319

SkyMark Airlines - 4 A380-800

Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia A/S - 12 A321

TUI Travel Aviation Finance Ltd - 2 A330-200

Turkish Airlines - 10 A321, 3 A330-200F

 

Cancellations

43 - A320, 1- A330-200, 12 - A330-200F and 12 - A350-900

 

Totals

Gross 69

Net 1

 

 

Boeing

Firm

Aeroflot - 2, 777-200ER. 6, 777-300ER.

Alaska Airlines - 2, 737-800. 13, 737-900ER.

American Airlines - 2, 777-300ER.

BDS USAF Tanker - 4, 767-2C

BBJ/VIP Customers - 1, 737-700BBJ

Cathay Pacific Airways - 10, 777-300ER

El Al Isreal Airlines - 4, 737-900ER

Etihad Airways - 3, 777-300ER

FedEx - 4, 777F

GECAS - 10, 777-300ER

ILFC - 33, 737-800

Korean Air - 2, 747-8F

LAN Airlines - 3, 767-300ER

Qatar Airways - 2, 777-300ER

TAM - 2, 777-300ER

Turkish Airlines - 10, 737-800. 5, 737-900ER

Unidentified Customers - 1, 737-700. 12, 737-800. 11, 737-900ER. 5, 777-300ER.

United States Navy - 6, 737-800

 

Cancellations

35, 737. 12, 787

 

Totals

Gross - 153

Net - 106

The Fiji cancellation is included in these figures.

Edited April 15, 2011 by Samsonite

[TheFiend 1,181]

Airbus orders will probably be quiet until the Paris Airshow.

[Samsonite 181]

Airbus orders will probably be quiet until the Paris Airshow.

Airbust has a large number of new orders "pending," all for the A320 or the A320NEO (re-engined A320), along with a cancellation of 10 A380s by a major leasing company.

Edited April 19, 2011 by Samsonite

[Samsonite 181]

A great image of the new 747-8i and the 787-8 flying in formation this last weekend.

 

[jacko 8,813]

A great image of the new 747-8i and the 787-8 flying in formation this last weekend.

Formation.....? Edited April 19, 2011 by jacko

[BigDUSA 71]

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) said on Monday that it had gotten approval from regulators in several countries for flight training campuses for its 787 Dreamliner, which is due for first delivery this year.

 

The world's second-largest plane-maker after EADS (EAD.PA) unit Airbus said its Dreamliner training devices -- including flight simulators -- were ready to be used with training courses. The company has training courses in Seattle, Singapore, Tokyo, London and Shanghai.

 

Full-flight simulators and other flight training devices for commercial pilot training require approval from each airline's home country.

 

The Dreamliner is about three years behind its original schedule, but Boeing is set to deliver the first plane to All Nippon Airways (9202.T) in the third quarter.

 

Shares of Boeing were down 0.3 percent at $72.40 on the New York Stock Exchange.

 

(Reporting by Kyle Peterson; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn)

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