On Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:43 -0500, AIRLINE automatic digest system = <LISTSERV@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > There are 3 messages totaling 176 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. PHOTOS: February 02-04, 2013 > 2. Airbus' fuel efficient models continue attracting multibillion = > dollar > deals > 3. Kingfisher posts USD $141.5 million loss as planes sit idle > > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>= >>>>>>>> > > If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mai= l = > to: > "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of the text, only write= = > the following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE". > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------= > > Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2013 19:24:23 -0500 > From: "Paul K." <airlines@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: PHOTOS: February 02-04, 2013 > > PHOTOS: February 02-04, 2013 > > Finally got the US A321 7000 Airbus. Seems like it never made it in = > during daylight or non-rainy conditions. Also nabbed another ex airTra= n = > Southwest, several biz jets. And a Bald Eagle put on an airshow for me= . > > > Photos Link: > > http://phlairline.com/spotter/020413.html > > Cheers, > Paul > > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>= >>>>>>>> > > If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mai= l = > to: > "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of the text, only write= = > the following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE". > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2013 19:45:27 -0800 > From: Blaine Thompson <blaine@xxxxxxxx> > Subject: Airbus' fuel efficient models continue attracting multibillio= n = > dollar deals > > http://blog.al.com/live/2013/02/airbus_fuel_efficient_models_c.html#in= cart_hbx#incart_best-of > > Airbus' fuel efficient models continue attracting multibillion dollar = = > deals > By Kelli Dugan | kdugan@xxxxxx > February 04, 2013 at 3:50 PM > > LOS ANGELES =E2=80=93 Aircraft leasing company Air Lease Corp. has exe= rcised a = > purchase option for 14 A321neo aircraft and signed a concurrent contra= ct = > for 25 additional A350 aircraft in the larger XWB family. > > Airbus announced Monday the orders, totaling $9 billion and bringing t= he = > company's backlog for the XWB models to 617. The deal also gives Air = > Lease Corp. the option to purchase five additional A350-1000s. > > Meanwhile, the A321neo transaction stems from a deal penned during the= = > 2012 Farnborough International Air Show when 36 A320neo aircraft were = = > ordered and the option for the additional purchase issued. > > "The A350 XWB family is becoming the industry benchmark for efficiency= = > in the long haul segment, and the A320neo family is ideal for airlines= = > operating short- to medium-haul missions," Steven F. Udvar-H=C3=A1zy, = ALC's = > chairman and chief executive officer, said in a prepared statement. > > "These aircraft will help airlines grow their businesses while = > simultaneously reducing their operating costs and emissions. ALC offer= s = > its customers the most modern, efficient aircraft on the market, and = > both the A350 XWB and the NEO fit right in that category," Udvar-H=C3=A1= zy = > said. > > John Leahy, Airbus' chief operating officer for customers, called ALC'= s = > sustained confidence in the planemaker's fuel-efficient models is a = > "great indicator of the long-term success of these aircraft." > > "When you offer products which cut fuel consumption by a double digit = = > number, and combine that with low maintenance costs and the latest in = = > cabin innovations, it's a pretty compelling proposal whether you are i= n = > the low cost, full service or charter segment," Leahy said in the pres= s = > release. > > The A350 XWB, or Xtra Wide-Body, is Airbus' newest mid-size, long-rang= e = > aircraft available in three versions that seat between 270 and 350 = > passengers. Slated to enter service in 2014, the A350 XWBs are expecte= d = > to use 25 percent less fuel and provide equivalent emission reductions= . > > The smaller, single-aisle A320neo family, meanwhile, will enter servic= e = > in late 2015, followed by the A321neo the following year. Combining ne= w = > engines with large Sharklet wing-tip devices is expected to decrease = > fuel consumption by 15 percent. > > Airbus unveiled plans in July 2012 to construct a $600 million final = > assembly line at Mobile's Brookley Aeroplex dedicated exclusively to = > production of aircraft in the A320 family. The facility is expected to= = > generate at least 1,000 direct jobs and is already being lauded by = > company officials as the future "epicenter" of commercial activity for= = > Airbus' North American operations. > > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>= >>>>>>>> > > If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mai= l = > to: > "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of the text, only write= = > the following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE". > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2013 20:27:59 -0800 > From: Blaine Thompson <blaine@xxxxxxxx> > Subject: Kingfisher posts USD $141.5 million loss as planes sit idle > > http://www.xe.com/ucc says: "7,550,000,000.00 INR =3D $141,573,184.45 = USD" > > http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/02/05/india-kingfisherair-earnings-= idINDEE91402320130205 > > Kingfisher posts 7.55 billion rupee loss as planes sit idle > > (Reuters) - Debt-ridden and with no customers, Kingfisher Airlines Ltd= = > (KING.NS) posted a 7.55 billion rupees loss in the three months to = > December 31 as its planes sat idle, creditors circled and regulators = > rebuffed the Indian airline's revival plans. > > Kingfisher, which has been stripped of its flying licence, owes an = > estimated $2.5 billion to banks, staff, airports and oil companies, bu= t = -- = <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mail to: "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". 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