- Qantas Signs Firm Order for Eight Additional A380s[Dec. 21, 2006]
Qantas Airways has signed a firm order for eight more of the world's largest and most advanced passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380, taking the total number of A380s ordered by Australia's national carrier to 20 aircraft.
- Singapore Airlines Boosts Airbus Fleet with Additional A380 Orders[Dec. 20, 2006]
Singapore Airlines has committed to expansion of its Airbus A380 fleet with the signing of a contract for an additional nine orders and six new options, details of which were announced by the airline on 21st July 2006. The delivery positions were protected by options accompanying the airline's original firm order for ten aircraft in 2001. The first A380 is scheduled for delivery to Singapore Airlines in October 2007. The airline also signed an agreement to lease nineteen new A330-300s.
- SilkAir Expands Fleet with Additional A320 Aircraft[Dec. 20, 2006]
SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, has signed a contract for an additional 11 A320 aircraft, plus nine further options. The airline currently operates an all Airbus fleet of five A319s and eight A320s, with two additional A320 Family aircraft from an order in 2002 still to join the fleet. The new A320s will be deployed on the airline's steadily expanding route network across Asia, which currently extends to 26 destinations in 10 countries.
- Boeing Delivers First 777-300ER to PIA[Dec. 22, 2006]
On December 22, Pakistan International Airlines took delivery of its first of three Boeing 777-300ERs on order. The newest member of PIAs long-haul, wide-body fleet departed Paine Field this morning en route to its new home base at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi.
- Boeing Adds KLM Order for Three 737s and One 777 to Order Book[Dec. 21, 2006]
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, part of the Air France/KLM Group, has exercised options for three Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s. The airplanes, with a value of $212 million at list prices, will be delivered in 2008.
- Singapore Airlines Signs Agreements with Airbus[Dec. 21, 2006]
On December 21, Singapore Airlines signed Agreements with Airbus for purchase of a further nine A380s, with six more options, and the lease of 19 A330-300s.
- Singapore Airlines to Buy 9 More A380s[Dec. 20, 2006]
Singapore Airlines (SIA), the island state's national carrier, signed an agreement with the European giant aircraft manufacturer Airbus to buy nine more A380s on December 20.
- SIA Takes Delivery of Boeing's 600th 777 Aircraft[Dec. 20, 2006]
Singapore Airlines has welcomed Boeing's 600th 777 aircraft into its fleet. With this delivery of its 61st 777, Singapore Airlines maintains its status as the world's largest operator of this family of planes: more than one in every 10 Boeing 777s in operation today.
- Delta Snubs Hostile Offer of Merger From US Airways[Dec. 20, 2006]
Delta Air Lines Inc rejected a hostile US$8.38 billion merger proposal from US Airways Group Inc and filed its own plan to emerge from bankruptcy as an independent company worth as much as US$12 billion, the carrier said on December 19.
- Airbus Delivers First VIP A340-600 to SAAD Air[Dec. 18, 2006]
Airbus has delivered the first VIP version of its ultra long-haul A340-600, the world's longest airliner, to the private business group SAAD Air Ltd of Saudi Arabia, the first customer for the type.