Air Arabia, the first and largest low cost carrier in the Middle East and North Africa, has signed a firm contract for 34 Airbus A320 aircraft with an option for 15 more. The airline, based at Sharjah International Airport, United Arab Emirates, has yet to specify the engines to be installed on its new fleet.
HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, Chairman of Kingdom Holding company, has signed a firm order with Airbus for an A380 Flying Palace, becoming the first customer for the VIP version of the new double-deck airliner.
Seine königliche Hoheit Prinz Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Alsaud hat bei Airbus einen A380 Flying Palace fest in Auftrag gegeben. Der Chairman der Kingdom Holding Company wird so zum ersten Kunden der VIP-Version des neuen doppelstöckigen Großraumflugzeugs.
Air Arabia, der erste und größte Low-Cost Carrier des Nahen Ostens und Nordafrikas, hat 34 Airbus A320 fest bestellt und sich Optionen auf weitere 15 gesichert. Die Fluggesellschaft mit Sitz am Sharjah International Airport in den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten wird noch bekannt geben, mit welchen Triebwerken die neue Flotte ausgerüstet werden soll.
Saudi Arabian Airlines hat mit Airbus eine Grundsatzvereinbarung (MoU) über den Kauf von 22 Airbus A320 für die geplante Modernisierung ihrer Flotte unterzeichnet. Die Vereinbarung erlaubt der Fluggesellschaft zudem, die Order um acht weitere A320 zu erhöhen.
After an intensive evaluation process, Dubai based Emirates Airline has signed a firm contract for 81 Airbus wide-body aircraft (50 Airbus A350XWB 900 plus 20 -1000, and 11 additional A380s) in an agreement which could eventually rise to 131 aircraft.
Riyadh based National Air Services (NAS) has signed a firm contract to buy 20 Airbus A320 Family aircraft for the company’s budget airline arm, nasair, following an earlier agreement signed at the 47th International Paris Air Show in Le Bourget. The agreement includes 18 purchase rights.
C Jet Limited, the aviation company of a private individual based in Hong Kong, has placed a firm order for an Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ), becoming a new customer.
Singapore Airlines is the first customer for A380 Flight Hour Services, a new Airbus support package designed to provide airlines with enhanced maintenance and logistics support for spare parts and services for their A380s.
The Airbus A380 will continue its world tour with a visit to Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport – in Quebec (Canada), on 12th November 2007.