New Aircraft orders, deliveries and cancellations

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Airbus

 

Airbus booked 31 new orders and delivered 34 aircraft during September, bringing its total orders to 9,175 and raising overall deliveries 5,366.

 

The month's orders were paced by two separate single-aisle and widebody acquisitions: MAZ Aviation's order for six VIP-configured A350 XWB Prestige aircraft (one A350-800 and five A350-900s); and CIT Aerospace's purchase of two additional A319s plus eight A320s.

 

MAZ Aviation's A350 XWB Prestige deal is the first for this type in the Middle East, and is the largest single order ever for Airbus corporate jetliners. All six of the aircraft will feature VIP cabins, and are to be powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines.

 

The CIT Aerospace A319/A320 contract brings its order book to 199 Airbus aircraft, comprising 157 A320 Family aircraft, 30 A330s, seven A350s and five A319s for executive and private use. Of this total, approximately 100 have been delivered to date for this global finance company.

 

Other orders during September were Air One's purchase of five A320s, Alafco's order for four A320s, the four A318 corporate aircraft ordered by three different unannounced private customers, and two A340-500s for Arik Air (a new Airbus customer in 2008).

 

Deliveries during the month were paced by the single-aisle A320 Family, with customers receiving every type in the product line: the A318, A319, A320 and A321. The deliveries were with aircraft for Afriqiyah Airways, Air China, AirAsia, Avianca, British Airways, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, CIT Leasing (for Juneyao Airlines and Qatar Airways), CZA Czech Airlines, easyJet, GECAS (for Aeroflot, East Star Airlines and Juneyao Airlines), GO AIR, ILFC (for Shenzhen Airlines), IndiGo, jetBlue Airways, Lan Airlines, TAM-Linhas Aereas, Turkish Airlines, US Airways, and a private customer.

 

Widebody deliveries included the first A380 for Qantas Airways and the sixth A380 for Singapore Airlines; along with A330-200s to CIT Leasing (for Air Europa), Jet Airways and Avianca; one A330-300 for China Southern Airlines; and an A340-500 for Arik Air.

 

 

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Bombardier

 

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DATE:23/10/08

SOURCE:Flight International

MEA seeks up to eight 787s or A350s

By David Kaminski-Morrow

 

Middle East Airlines has asked Airbus and Boeing to submit offers for the A350 XWB and 787 as part of the airline's long-haul fleet planning.

 

MEA's proposal covers five firm aircraft and three options, but delivery would not be until around 2017.

 

The Beirut-based carrier has just started introducing four new A330-200s, part of an expansion and renewal programme.

 

Speaking to Flight International at the Arab Air Carriers Organisation conference in Tunis, MEA chief Mohamad El-Hout said expectations of an increase in short- and medium-haul traffic could result in the airline switching these A330s to medium-haul routes. "The A330s would replace some of the A321s," he added.

 

El-Hout said that the airline could make a decision between the 787 and A350 by the end of 2009, or the beginning of 2010.

 

 

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AirAsia set to close deal on purchase of 37 planes

 

PETALING JAYA: As airlines globally struggle to get financing for future aircraft deliveries, AirAsia Bhd says it is close to finalising a deal worth close to RM3.5bil to fund the purchase of 37 new aircraft over the next two years.

 

Deputy group chief executive officer Datuk Kamarudin Meranun told StarBiz yesterday the airline had given Barclays Capital and BNP Paribas the mandate for the financing.

 

“It is an ECA-backed (export credit agencies) financing that would fund the next 37 aircraft for which delivery will begin on Dec 19,’’ he said.

 

“So far discussions have been held with ECA in Paris and we are now going through the documentation process. We hope to sign the financing agreement before the first delivery,’’ he added.

 

Asked about the borrowing rates, he said they “are very attractive.’’

 

AirAsia has ordered 175 aircraft with 50 under option. This year the low-cost carrier will take delivery of four more aircraft, followed by 14 next year and 23 in 2010.

 

AirAsia had debts of RM4.3bil as at end-June and cash reserves of RM1.1bil. The carrier’s net gearing is 1.9 times and analysts expect its gearing ratio to rise with the additional borrowings for the new deliveries.

 

The airline, which abolished its fuel surcharges on Tuesday, hopes to rev up revenue by selling more seats.

 

Market talk is that AirAsia, since abolishing its fuel levy, has raised its administrative fees by RM30 to RM70 one-way. This was denied by AirAsia group CEO Datuk Tony Fernandes.

 

“No, we have not increased our administration fees. It is still the same,’’ Fernandes said.

 

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Alaska Air May Defer Bombardier Plane Deliveries

 

November 19, 2008

Alaska Air Group is in talks with Canadian manufacturer Bombardier about deferring deliveries of Q400 turboprop aircraft to its Horizon Air unit, the company said in a filing on Tuesday.

 

The move comes as Alaska Air and other US airlines cut jobs and flights to counter the effects of a slowing economy that has reduced demand for air travel.

 

"Horizon is in discussions with Bombardier about deferring future Q400 aircraft deliveries and retiming them to coincide with the successful remarketing and transition out of the CRJ-700 aircraft," Alaska Air said in the filing.

 

Bombardier's turboprop line had enjoyed a resurgence earlier this year as rising fuel prices drove carriers to order more efficient aircraft. But in recent months, fuel costs have dropped along with the outlook for global economic growth.

 

The company said Bombardier has already proposed a deferral schedule that would include the delivery of one aircraft by the end of this year, five next year, five in 2010, and the last three sometime later.

 

"We are continuing to negotiate and the schedule is subject to change," Alaska Air said.

 

The Seattle-based company is also expecting some delays in the delivery of 737-800 Boeing aircraft due to a machinists strike.

 

(Reuters)

 

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Boeing, Airbus Seen Facing Mass Order Deferrals

 

December 17, 2008

Boeing and Airbus could see up to 70 percent of the planes in their order book pushed back by struggling airlines as the global economic crisis puts a strangle hold on the recently booming travel industry, a leading analyst said this week.

 

That could be a serious blow to the world's two biggest aircraft makers, which are counting on six years or so of work on their order book to keep them busy during the downturn.

 

"In terms of orders suddenly turning out to be firm as [jelly], that could be anywhere between 30 percent and 70 percent (of the backlog)," Richard Aboulafia, an analyst at Teal Group, told the Reuters Aerospace and Defense Summit in Washington. "We are seriously in uncharted territory."

 

Airlines around the globe have been scrambling to take planes out of service this year, first to counter high oil prices, and more recently to adapt to a severe dip in demand from recession-hit travelers.

 

As a result, some airlines have been forced to curtail growth plans and defer deliveries of planes they cannot profitably put into service.

 

Major carriers Cathay Pacific Airways and Southwest Airlines have already pushed back Boeing deliveries. More deferrals, whether a matter of months or years, are not far off, Aboulafia said.

 

"I'm not terribly worried about 2009; it's 2010 when we'll begin to see a shift," said Aboulafia.

 

After a three-year sales boom, fueled by Asian and Middle Eastern carriers hungry to expand, Airbus and Boeing have record numbers of orders on their books. According to their web sites, Boeing has 3,733 planes to build and deliver, while Airbus has 3,740.

 

At current production levels, that would support at least six years of work, but analysts now expect plane production to level off or slow, to take account of deferred orders.

 

"Production cuts are inevitable after 2010," said Aboulafia, as it will not be possible for airlines to put into service the thousands of new planes scheduled to be delivered, in the face of falling traffic numbers.

 

Others in the industry -- who have a vested interest in the health of the plane production business -- have a more optimistic outlook.

 

"Most pundits talk about a tougher year next year, with air traffic flat to down a little bit, calling into question some deliveries," Stephen Finger, president of jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney, told the summit. "I don't think the delivery issue is as pronounced as some people worry it might be.

 

Airlines could bounce back from the downturn quicker than some expect, said Finger, keeping demand for new planes relatively strong.

 

"I don't dispute the flat-to-tough marketplace, but the optimist in me says we might see something by the second half of next year, with low oil prices," said Finger.

 

If airlines can get back into profit by next year, that would "shore up the basics of aircraft acquisition," Finger added, implying that deferrals and cancellations would not hit plane makers too hard.

 

The coming dip in travel will not drastically affect plane makers in the long term, Tom Captain, leader of Deloitte's Aerospace and Defense practice, told the summit.

 

"The data says we are facing some rain clouds, but the longer term forecast is for 5 percent annual growth in air traffic over the next 20 years," Captain said.

 

That would exceed expected growth in global gross domestic product over the same time, Captain said, and keep demand for new planes strong over the long term.

 

(Reuters)