I am sure that Grant is on a day-to-day speaking terms with Mr. Dixon.... Perhaps you will advise us in the Eastern Hemisphere of Mr. Dixons latest plans....... Brynat Petitt Cumming, Ga Fan of Grant giving us the straight skinny......... --- Bill Hough <psa188@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > =20 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This article was sent to you by someone who found it > on SFGate. > The original article can be found on SFGate.com > here: > http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=3D/n/a/2006/10/29/financial/= > f122631S02.DTL > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sunday, October 29, 2006 (AP) > Qantas, Aribus Strike A380s, A330s Deal > > > > (10-29) 12:26 PST SYDNEY, (AP) -- > > Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd., one of the > global airlines that had been > in compensation talks with Airbus over A380 delivery > delays, Sunday said > it has ordered another eight of the superjumbos. > > "We have negotiated an attractive 'package' to > firm up an additional eig= > ht > A380s," Qantas Chief Executive Geoff Dixon said in a > statement. > > "The package also includes an additional four > A330-200 aircraft which wi= > ll > help Qantas mitigate capacity concerns associated > with the delay of the > airline's first A380s," Dixon added. > > A Qantas spokesman wouldn't comment on the terms > of the deal, which come > at a time when other major carriers are seeking > compensation from the > European airplane manufacturer, and analysts > speculate that some orders > for the $300 million plane may be canceled. > > The spokesman also said terms of a deal with > Boeing Co. to buy five > B737-800s for use in the domestic market wouldn't be > revealed. > > Dixon said the new Airbus contract includes > "protection against any > further delay in the A380 delivery schedule and > slide rights in the event > of changed circumstances". He said the planes will > be either bought or > leased. > > The 737s will be delivered from February 2008, > while the A380s will be > delivered between August 2008 and 2015. > > Qantas, one of the A380 "launch airlines" along > with Singapore Airlines > Ltd. and Emirates Airlines, now has 20 A380s on > order. Its original order > six years ago was for 12 planes and options on > another 12. > > The national carrier said earlier this month that > it was reviewing its > capacity needs following the most recent delivery > delay, which meant the > first A380 would be delivered about two years late. > > "Our decision to increase our order has been made > after an extensive > review of the recent problems at Airbus and the > delivery schedule delays > of the A380," Dixon said in Sunday's statement. > > "We are convinced that these problems relate to > industrialization issues > at Airbus and will be remedied, and in now way > relate to the technical > capacity of the A380." > > Singapore Airlines is set to receive the first > A380 in October next year= > . > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Copyright 2006 AP > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your email and see which of your friends are online - Right on the New Yahoo.com (http://www.yahoo.com/preview)