In line with the announced plan of delivering the first A380 to Singapore Airlines in October 2007, Airbus today confirms that the formal hand-over will take place on Monday 15th of that month.
Airbus‘ A380 will embark for a series of demonstration tours starting on 30th August. Key airports in South-East-Asia and the U.S. will be visited.
Airbus’ A380 has received approval from both the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to be operated on runways with a width of 45 metres (150 feet) or more. Most of the world airports have 45m runways as standard width.
Im Zuge der Veränderung und Vereinfachung der EADS-Organisationsstruktur wurde Tom Enders, bisher Co-CEO von EADS, zum CEO der Airbus SAS ernannt und berichtet in dieser Funktion an Louis Gallois, den nunmehr einzigen CEO von EADS. Er wird von Fabrice Brégier unterstützt, der weiterhin das Amt des COO von Airbus innehat.
Following changes and simplification at the EADS organisational structure, Tom Enders, previously Co-CEO of EADS, has been nominated CEO of Airbus SAS, reporting to the sole CEO of EADS, Louis Gallois. He will be supported by Fabrice Bregier, who remains COO of Airbus.
The last A300 to leave the Airbus Final Assembly Line, an A300 Freighter, was delivered to FedEx on 12th of July 2007. Over the life of the programme a total of 821 A300/A310 have been ordered and to date there are more than 630 A300s and A310s in service with about 80 operators.
Das letzte von Airbus gebaute Flugzeug des Typs A300, ein A300-Frachter, wurde am 12. Juli 2007 an FedEx übergeben. Airbus hat für seine A300/A310-Familie während der Laufzeit des Programms insgesamt 821 Bestellungen verbucht, wobei heute noch mehr als 630 A300 und A310 bei 80 Betreibern im Einsatz sind.
Die bedeutende brasilianische Fluggesellschaft TAM Linhas Aéreas hat eine Grundsatzvereinbarung (MoU) über den Kauf von 22 Airbus A350 XWB und vier weiteren Airbus A330-200 unterzeichnet.
Leading Brazilian carrier TAM Linhas Aéreas has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for 22 A350 XWBs, as well as for four additional A330-200s. TAM was the launch customer for the A350 in Latin America when it signed a contract for ten aircraft in December 2005.
Uzbekistan Airways, Uzbekistan’s national carrier, has signed a firm order for six Airbus A320 aircraft, further enlarging its Airbus fleet. The announcement was made at a signing ceremony in Tashkent.