flee 5 Report post Posted July 19, 2010 Malaysia Airlines to Equip Boeing 737-800s with Blended Winglets FARNBOROUGH, England, July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviation Partners Boeing Blended Winglets will be installed on all 35 of the 737-800 aircraft that Malaysia's national carrier, Malaysia Airlines, has on order with Boeing. The first aircraft will deliver later this year, with deliveries continuing into 2013. "We are very pleased that Malaysia Airlines decided to install Blended Winglets on its entire fleet of 737-800 aircraft," says Aviation Partners Boeing CEO John Reimers. "This commitment assures they are operating the most efficient aircraft available with greater flexibility to meet the changing needs of the industry in Southeast Asia." Malaysia Airlines already has experience with Blended Winglets on a small fleet of leased 737-800 aircraft. APB's operational performance claims were verified in the daily operations of the aircraft and led to the fleet-wide investment decision. "We hope this is the first of many orders from Malaysia Airlines," says Reimers. "Blended Winglets will differentiate them from the aggressive low cost market in the region and provide a visible cost advantage over their competition." Blended Winglets are ideal to address the challenging operating conditions in Southeast Asia as they provide takeoff weight capability improvements of up to 6 tonnes from high altitude, hot and obstacle-limited airports while dramatically reducing fuel and engine maintenance costs on normal operations. More than 3,600 Blended Winglet Systems are now in service with over 120 airlines in more than 80 countries. APB estimates that Blended Winglets have saved airlines worldwide more than 2.1 billion gallons of jet fuel to-date. Aviation Partners Boeing is a Seattle based joint venture of Aviation Partners, Inc. and The Boeing Company. Source: http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/1893014/malaysia_airlines_to_equip_boeing_737800s_with_blended_winglets/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johan Z 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2010 Malaysia Airlines awards $680 million deal to Pratt & Whitney to power Airbus fleet KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia Airlines said Monday it has awarded a $680 million deal to U.S. jet engine maker Pratt and Whitney to supply 34 engines for its 17 new Airbus planes. The flag carrier has ordered up to 25 A330-300 and four A330-200F planes worth $4.5 billion at list price, to be delivered from 2011 through to 2015 to serve growing markets in Asia, Australia and the Middle East. It has also ordered up to 55 Boeing 737-800s and six Airbus A380s. In a statement, the airline said the new Pratt and Whitney engines for its 15 passenger planes and two freighters will boost its aircraft performance, giving it greater levels of economic efficiency, with lower fuel burn and maintenance costs. Its current fleet of aircraft are also powered by Pratt and Whitney engines. Malaysia Airlines and the jet engine maker inked a pact in December to set up a joint venture facility for engine repair in Malaysia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted July 19, 2010 ..... says Reimers. "Blended Winglets will differentiate them from the aggressive low cost market in the region and provide a visible cost advantage over their competition." Perhaps he is not aware origins of MH's current (leased) 738's ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted July 19, 2010 Emirates orders 30 more 777-300ERs Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has ordered another 30 Boeing 777-300ERs, adding to a previous order total of 71 of the type. The airline, which disclosed the deal at the Farnborough Air Show, values the agreement at $9.1 billion. Report: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/07/19/344690/farnborough-emirates-orders-30-more-777-300ers.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Weihong 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2010 Hello! Any member of Malaysianwings coming for spotting this year?I'm going for the show on 24th Public day! Would like to meet up with you all for spotting! I'm a newbie with 1month old DSLR! PM me if you are on the same date please!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Andrew David 6 Report post Posted July 19, 2010 Malaysia Airlines awards $680 million deal to Pratt & Whitney to power Airbus fleet KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia Airlines said Monday it has awarded a $680 million deal to U.S. jet engine maker Pratt and Whitney to supply 34 engines for its 17 new Airbus planes. The flag carrier has ordered up to 25 A330-300 and four A330-200F planes worth $4.5 billion at list price, to be delivered from 2011 through to 2015 to serve growing markets in Asia, Australia and the Middle East. It has also ordered up to 55 Boeing 737-800s and six Airbus A380s. In a statement, the airline said the new Pratt and Whitney engines for its 15 passenger planes and two freighters will boost its aircraft performance, giving it greater levels of economic efficiency, with lower fuel burn and maintenance costs. Its current fleet of aircraft are also powered by Pratt and Whitney engines. Malaysia Airlines and the jet engine maker inked a pact in December to set up a joint venture facility for engine repair in Malaysia. I dont know what kind of decision this is .... No one is opting for the PW option these days , but somehow minds at MH feel that it is the better engine variant for the 330. They know best I suppose Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johan Z 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2010 Are we expecting any orders from MH? 77W or 787/A350? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jani 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2010 Nah, Tengku Azmil said no announcements. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted July 20, 2010 I dont know what kind of decision this is .... No one is opting for the PW option these days , but somehow minds at MH feel that it is the better engine variant for the 330. They know best I suppose I think that other business considerations are playing a part here, not just technical considerations. They also signed some MRO agreement (for engine nacelles) with PW, didn't they? Malaysia Airlines signs up for Thales satcom system Malaysia Airlines is to install the Thales TopFlight Satcom system on the five Boeing 737-800s it has on order, which start arriving in September. The system provides the hardware and communications software connecting the aircraft cockpit and cabin to the ground. Thales UK's avionics business head Peter Hitchcock says it marks another landmark for the TopFlight Satcom programme as the Malaysia Airlines installation will be the first SwiftBroadband system to be installed and fully integrated on the 737. Source: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/07/19/344717/farnborough-malaysia-airlines-signs-up-for-thales-satcom.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Suhaimi Fariz 2 Report post Posted July 21, 2010 I dont know what kind of decision this is .... No one is opting for the PW option these days , but somehow minds at MH feel that it is the better engine variant for the 330. They know best I suppose Don't they use PW for the old A330 too? Probably cost effective maintenance plays a big role in their decision making. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted July 21, 2010 R-R-powered 787 departs show flanked by Spitfires The past and future of aerospace's UK standard bearer Rolls-Royce formed up in the skies over Farnborough when Boeing's Trent 1000-powered 787 Dreamliner overflew the airfield with twin Merlin-powered Supermarine Spitfires off its carbonfibre wingtips. The twinjet peeled off the warbirds, climbing into the skies bound for its first stop in Shannon on its way back to Boeing Field in Seattle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONAPUmSQhzw&feature=player_embedded Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted July 21, 2010 Garuda orders six A330s By David Kaminski-Morrow Garuda Indonesia has ordered six Airbus A330-200s which will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2012. The aircraft will be fitted with Rolls-Royce Trent 700 powerplants. Airbus confirmed the deal at the Farnborough Air Show today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted July 22, 2010 Boeing F-15 fires missile from internal bay for first time At the Farnborough Airshow today Boeing announced that earlier this month the 40-year-old Boeing F-15 has fired (photo below) an air-to-air missile for the first time from an internal weapons bay, demonstrating a critical new capability invented for the stealthy F-15 Silent Eagle. In a flight test on 14 July, the F-15E1 testbed fired the missile from a newly integrated conformal weapons bay that was modified from a conformal fuel tank, Boeing vice-president and general manager of Global Strike Systems Shelley Lavender. Source: http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/aircraft-pictures/2010/07/farn10-boeing-f-15-fires-missi.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted August 14, 2010 Farnborough: GEnx offered for future A330s General Electric is floating the idea of offering the GEnx to power future derivatives of the A330, including the -200F freighter and tanker variants. GE was well into the design of the GEnx-72A1 variant for the similarly sized A350-800/900 when the programme was revised in favour of the larger, wider A350 XWB. GEnx programme manager Tom Brisken says: "If they want to use it in the A330 for the freighter or tanker it's a great engine. It is still available to them." GE says the study is "very preliminary". Brisken adds: "There's no intent for Airbus to do that, but it does offer significant advantages, and if 13% fuel burn means anything to the customers, I'm sure there could be interest." Dr Kiran Rao, Airbus executive vice-president marketing and contracts customer affairs, says that although the A330 is "a very economical and popular aircraft with airlines" the GE offer could be of interest. "If someone wants to offer further improvements in terms of fuel consumption or other factors it is our duty to look at it," he says. Source: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2006/07/25/208087/farnborough-genx-offered-for-future-a330s.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
