Qualche news dall'airshow di Bahrain 2010:
Yemenia conferma ordine per 10 A320
Gulf Air prende in leasing 2 E170
DATE:21/01/10
SOURCE:Air Transport Intelligence news
BAHRAIN 2010: Yemenia firms order for 10 A320s
By Murdo Morrison
Yemen flag-carrier Yemenia has firmed up a deal for 10 Airbus A320s following a memorandum of understanding signed at November's Dubai Air Show.
The A320s - four of which will be delivered next year, two in 2012 and four in 2013 - will partly replace three Airbus A310s.
No engine selection has yet been identified for the single-aisle jets.
They will join a fleet of two A330s and fourBoeing 737-800s. Yemenia also has 10 A350s on order.
Speaking at the first Bahrain Air Show, Yemenia chief Abdulkhalek Al-Kadi said the latest acquisition was part of a "fleet modernisation leap...which will strengthen our competitiveness."
DATE:21/01/10
SOURCE:Air Transport Intelligence news
BAHRAIN 2010: Gulf Air to lease Embraer 170s for regional routes
By Murdo Morrison
Gulf Air is to acquire its first regional jets, two leased Embraer 170s, as part of the ailing Bahrain flag-carrier's major revamp.
Under the three-year dry-lease, with provision to extend for a further five, Gulf Air will take delivery of the first aircraft in February.
The jets will be configured with seven business-class and 60 economy-class seats, with in-flight entertainment.
Confirming the initial agreement during the Bahrain Air Show today, Gulf Air chief Samer Majali said that the carrier would continue to carry out a "full analysis of all regional jets from Bombardier, Embraer and others" and "listen to feedback from our customers" with a view to placing a larger regional jet order.
"We see the long-term potential for up to 10 aircraft," he says.
Majali says the 170s will allow Gulf Air to increase frequencies around the Middle East and "test new markets with very little risk". He adds: "Our objective is to serve every Arab capital with at least a double-daily sevice."
He says Gulf Air is in "ongoing negotiations" with Airbus and Boeing over existing narrowbody and widebody orders.
Yemenia conferma ordine per 10 A320
Gulf Air prende in leasing 2 E170
DATE:21/01/10
SOURCE:Air Transport Intelligence news
BAHRAIN 2010: Yemenia firms order for 10 A320s
By Murdo Morrison
Yemen flag-carrier Yemenia has firmed up a deal for 10 Airbus A320s following a memorandum of understanding signed at November's Dubai Air Show.
The A320s - four of which will be delivered next year, two in 2012 and four in 2013 - will partly replace three Airbus A310s.
No engine selection has yet been identified for the single-aisle jets.
They will join a fleet of two A330s and fourBoeing 737-800s. Yemenia also has 10 A350s on order.
Speaking at the first Bahrain Air Show, Yemenia chief Abdulkhalek Al-Kadi said the latest acquisition was part of a "fleet modernisation leap...which will strengthen our competitiveness."
DATE:21/01/10
SOURCE:Air Transport Intelligence news
BAHRAIN 2010: Gulf Air to lease Embraer 170s for regional routes
By Murdo Morrison
Gulf Air is to acquire its first regional jets, two leased Embraer 170s, as part of the ailing Bahrain flag-carrier's major revamp.
Under the three-year dry-lease, with provision to extend for a further five, Gulf Air will take delivery of the first aircraft in February.
The jets will be configured with seven business-class and 60 economy-class seats, with in-flight entertainment.
Confirming the initial agreement during the Bahrain Air Show today, Gulf Air chief Samer Majali said that the carrier would continue to carry out a "full analysis of all regional jets from Bombardier, Embraer and others" and "listen to feedback from our customers" with a view to placing a larger regional jet order.
"We see the long-term potential for up to 10 aircraft," he says.
Majali says the 170s will allow Gulf Air to increase frequencies around the Middle East and "test new markets with very little risk". He adds: "Our objective is to serve every Arab capital with at least a double-daily sevice."
He says Gulf Air is in "ongoing negotiations" with Airbus and Boeing over existing narrowbody and widebody orders.
