BCAL From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2004, 3384 posts, RR: 18 Reply 1, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 11549 times:
Good news for U2 and Airbus. I wonder what new routes will be introduced and if any of the new orders will be earmarked to establish new bases.
I hope that easyJet remembers this time to employ sufficient staff to man the aircraft when they are introduced in their fleet, so we do not see a repeat of all cancellations etc that besieged the airline earlier this year due to 'staff shortages'.
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Scouseflyer From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2006, 3254 posts, RR: 10 Reply 2, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 11519 times:
That's a whole load of new metal. Good news for AB - anyone know if they are still doing the "sell plane instantly to leasing co" deal on these?
Voodoo From Niue, joined Mar 2001, 1962 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 11099 times:
I know there are -converted- options for 319s but people/reports seem to be switching arbitrarily from 'A319' to 'A320' for 'new' airframe options for Easyjet. Which is it? Has Easyjet ordered A320s[sic]?
RichardPrice From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 11051 times:
Quoting Voodoo (Reply 7): I know there are -converted- options for 319s but people/reports seem to be switching arbitrarily from 'A319' to 'A320' for 'new' airframe options for Easyjet. Which is it? Has Easyjet ordered A320s[sic]?
No theyve ordered A319s, which are part of the A320 family - all Easyjet have announced about options at this time is that they have '75 options for the A320', which everyone assumes is any of the A320 family because the options held up to now have also been labelled as A320 options.
Thorben From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 9, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 10924 times:
Quoting SAS A340 (Reply 6): Airbus has done REALLY well with the 320 family past month,s Smile
Yes, really a super-seller. Airbus needs to boost the production rate to something like 40 per month, IMHO. Producing more of them will compensate for losses (currently) made by the A380.
This also shows, when you have a good product, you can sell it for a very long time and make money with it.
Wedgetail737 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5531 posts, RR: 5 Reply 12, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 10612 times:
Airbus needs some good news amidst the flurry of bad publicity lately.
SergioAEE From Greece, joined Jun 2006, 45 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 10444 times:
Hello All,
New possible routes show expansion to and from Athens (LGAV/ATH). I do not have a source for this yet, will post when I do. However, possible routes are from Geneva, Basel, and Paris to Athens. Also, there are negotiations going on with Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport for U2 to make a Hub there. Would be GREAT to see that happen.
RedFlyer From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 4181 posts, RR: 30 Reply 15, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 5 days ago) and read 10350 times:
Great news for Airbus, but I think the bigger news here is the almost 60% increase in profits by EasyJet in the face of high fuel costs. Now that is impressive.
Legoguy From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2006, 3301 posts, RR: 44 Reply 17, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 5 days ago) and read 10295 times:
Quoting RedFlyer (Reply 15): but I think the bigger news here is the almost 60% increase in profits by EasyJet in the face of high fuel costs. Now that is impressive.
They already have efficient airbus aircraft (in terms of fuel) within their fleet
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WINGS From Portugal, joined May 2005, 2831 posts, RR: 70 Reply 18, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 5 days ago) and read 10273 times:
Quoting Baroque (Reply 16): So much for the doomsayers who a couple of months ago decided that the A32x had stopped selling.
That's correct Baroque. Our good Mate Nav20 was one of those that firmly believed that due to the A380 delays, all of the Airbus portfolio would suffer from lack of orders and that production would dry up pretty soon
So Nav20 if you have the chance to browse the following numbers, you will clearly notice that your prediction was off by a long shot.
I also seriously believe that Airbus is still holding back some goodies.
Slz396 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 21, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 5 days ago) and read 10227 times:
What is most interesting to note is not only that Easyjet converted another batch of its 100 remaining purchase rights to firm orders, but that they've also signed for another 75 additional purchase rights, despite them having 48 left from the first order from the end of 2002!
This means Easyjet now holds purchase rights for a further 123 A319 aircraft on top of the 104 A319 which they have firmed, yet are not yet delivered to them! Combined with the 88 which have already been delivered, this means their total commitment to the A319 now stands at a grand total of 315!
When all planes will be delivered, Easyjet will by far be the biggest single A32F operator in the world.
N328KF From United States of America, joined May 2004, 6222 posts, RR: 3 Reply 22, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 5 days ago) and read 10076 times:
Quoting Scouseflyer (Reply 2): That's a whole load of new metal. Good news for AB - anyone know if they are still doing the "sell plane instantly to leasing co" deal on these?
Just so you know, this is referred to as a "leaseback arrangement."
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BA767s From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 24, posted (6 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 9897 times:
Ok lets set the facts straight:
easyJet have ordered another 52 A319s for delivery between 2008 and 2010 which is subject to share holder approval.
On top of that they have another 75 aircraft options with Airbus for delivery between 2012 and 2015.
25 Scouseflyer: Someone said on another thread that the A330/340 line is developing a bit of bottleneck and they don't want to launch the frieghter yet as the margin
26 Cloud4000: Does this mean U2 737-700s are on the outs?
27 Sam1987: Yes. U2 will eventually be an entirely Airbus operation. Does anyone else know any news or rumours of new routes?
28 N328KF: I never quite understood why U2 sought to replace brand new 737NGs with A320s. What was the motivation here?
29 PlaneHunter: You don't even need to go back a couple of weeks to find some of these comments... PH
30 ZRHnerd: Good news for SRTechnics aswell I wonder how they will cope with these additional 52 frames.
31 VinnieWinnie: Great news! On the back of the A320 program Airbus should now try to sort out its long-haul programs!
32 CYatUK: I was hoping for a LTN to either PFO or LCA but not any more as the chair of Cyprus Tourist Organisation said that they are talking to a number of LC
33 N328KF: Financing, I can understand...but fleet modernization? They were fresh airframes. And the fact is that they had enough that commonality shouldn't hav
34 CYatUK: Well, only guessing here. It seems that the price per frame and the operation related economics gave a better saving compared to fleet commonality. I
35 ORDagent: The only 32x operator that I know of dumping for 73x aircraft are NH. Of course it seams that Japanese airlines are joined at the hip to boeing for po
36 RIX: - how many of them replace 737NG by 32X? There are many airlines that upgraded their fleets with A320 but never had 737NG (like LH or UA that did it
37 Swissy: Great for U2 as they are my preferred metal in Europe..... and very good for AB........ Cheers,
38 PennPal: If I'm not mistaken, EasyJet was going to add additional 737's to its fleet a few years back, but felt Boeing was asking too much for the new models.
39 Jdevora: I know that those are Airbus numbers, but in ScottsColumn071806 You can read that: 34 Airlines switched to A320 20 Airlines upgraded their fleet with
40 Jdevora: I was under the impression than the 737 were cheaper than the 320, specially after reading: from Av pools and preferences: A320 Vs. 737-800
41 Woosie: Anyone who said that was nuts! The A32X series is a good airplane, just like the B737 series and the Douglas twinjets.
42 PanAm_DC10: But unfortunately; ....and now they're all running for cover yet there are more to come Thank you Wings, to clarify on the "pending" There are approx
43 Sam1987: They already fly LTN to SAW and LGW to RAK. The flying time can't be that much longer from LTN or LGW to PFO or LCA. Maybe U2 could open a base at AT
44 RIX: - Jdevora, thanks for the numbers. Still, I don't quite get the difference between the first two. If "20 upgraded" is from 737 Classic to 320, then d
45 Gigneil: I think that would be completely impossible. NS
46 RichardPrice: Why? One of the comments made by Airbus Salesman John Leahy in Mr John Leahy Speaks Out About Airbus. (by WINGS Nov 15 2006 in Civil Aviation) is: Re
47 Jdevora: My interpretation (keeping in mind the limits of my English skills) was that "34 Airlines switched to A320" meant that they got rid of the 737 and ar
48 Sam1987: U2 have just announced the first new route for a while - EDI to MUC. Are there anymore on the cards?
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