- Douglas debuts new commercial jet but orders
reportedly are blah.
Douglas Aircraft Co.'s introduction of the new MD-90 commercial airplane will probably not do much to change the fortunes of the troubled Long Beach company, industry experts and analysts said. Unveiled this past weekend, the MD-90 has already fallen behind on orders, the experts said. There are currently 77 firm ......
- Aircraft manufacturers announce deals at Farnborough
air show.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD With the commencement of the air show in Farnborough, Britain on 24 July the two major aircraft manufacturers, Airbus Industrie and Boeing Co, have announced several lucrative deals. Perhaps the most important of deals, for Airbus Industrie at least, has been the securing of ......
- Airbus announces new orders.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD European aircraft maker Airbus unveiled last-minute orders at the Paris Air Show on Friday (17 June). The newest orders, worth USD3.6bn, include 40 aircraft from the single-aisle A320 family from an unidentified airline which would make the announcement soon, as well as 18 A319 ......
- INDUSTRY BRIEFS.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Aspect Communications has announced that Japan's All Nippon Airways is using its Aspect Call Center and Aspect Contact Server products to service its customer calls. Financial terms of the implementation were not revealed. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and American Airlines are to become ......
- Four European carriers protest against Sabena cash
injection.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A restructuring plan for Belgian carrier Sabena that involves a cash injection from SAirGroup, the parent company of Swissair, and the Belgian government has been criticised by several other European carriers. SAS, a Scandinavian carrier, British Airways, Deutsche Lufthansa of Germany and KLM Royal ......
- Le Bourget air show kicks off with deals for
Gulfstream and Boeing.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Le Bourget air show in Paris, France commenced on Saturday (16 June) with several contract announcements and market projections. United BizJet Holdings, an affiliate of United Airlines of America placed a USD1.3bn order for 35 business jet aircraft with Gulfstream Aerospace Corp, a ......
- Regional aircraft manufacturers receive new orders at
Farnborough.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Embraer, a Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, has received orders for 25 of its new Legacy business jets aircraft valued at USD500m at the Farnborough air show in Britain. Bombardier Aerospace, a unit of Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier Inc and Embraer's main rival in the regional ......