Airblue, Pakistan’s fastest-growing airline has signed a firm contract for eight Airbus A320s, taking their total order for the A320 Family to 14. In late November 2006, Airblue signed firm contracts for six Airbus A320s.
Al Jaber Aviation, a member of the Al Jaber Group, has placed a firm order for two Airbus A318 Elites and has signed a letter of interest for two Airbus A380s.
Oman Air has signed a firm contract with Airbus for five new aircraft from the A330 Family. The order is for three A330-300s and two A330-200s. No engine choice has been made.
Yemenia, the official carrier of the state of Yemen, based in Sanaa, has signed a firm contract for ten Airbus A350 XWB aircraft as part of its long haul fleet modernization programme. The selection of the A350-800 by the airline followed a thorough evaluation of the aircraft and its competitor.
Airblue hat bei Airbus acht weitere A320 fest in Auftrag gegeben. Erst Ende November 2006 hatte die am schnellsten wachsende Airline Pakistans sechs A320 geordert. Ihr Auftragsbestand bei Airbus beläuft sich nun auf insgesamt 14 Flugzeuge der A320-Familie.
Oman Air hat bei Airbus fünf neue Flugzeuge der A330-Familie fest in Auftrag gegeben (drei A330-300 und zwei A330-200). Über den Triebwerkstyp wird noch entschieden.
Yemenia, die staatliche Fluggesellschaft des Jemen mit Sitz in Sanaa, hat einen Vertrag über die Festbestellung von zehn Airbus A350 XWB für ihr Modernisierungsprogramm der Langstreckenflotte unterzeichnet. Die Entscheidung für die A350-800 war nach einer gründlichen Evaluierung dieses Flugzeugtyps und seines Konkurrenzmodells gefallen.
Airbus‘ A320 Family obtained Category IIIb approval for the first time on a commercial aircraft, for a new precision approach and landing system called the Microwave Landing System (MLS) that increases airport capacity.
Saudi Arabian Airlines, Saudi Arabia’s national airline, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 22 Airbus A320 aircraft as part of the fleet modernisation plans. The agreement allows Saudia to increase the order by eight further A320s.
DAE Capital, the aircraft leasing and financing division of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to buy 100 aircraft from Airbus. The order is for 70 A320 Family and 30 A350 XWB Family aircraft.
