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South African Airways Takes Another 5 A320

robffm2 From Germany, joined Dec 2006, 1094 posts, RR: 0
Posted (2 years 11 months 4 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 6257 times:

According to aero.de SA increases their order by five to now 20 A320.
No press release by Airbus up to now.

http://www.aero.de/news-10416/South-...-baut-Airbus-A320-Auftrag-aus.html

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imag From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2007, 184 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (2 years 11 months 4 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 6133 times:

To be delivered from 2013. When are the first ones meant to be delivered and when do the leases on the 738's end? Will Mango get any of them?

http://www.fin24.com/Companies/SAA-ups-Airbus-order-20100527

PM From India, joined Feb 2005, 6715 posts, RR: 66
Reply 2, posted (2 years 11 months 4 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 5742 times:

It has also been confirmed that their six leased A330-200s will have RR Trents, be leased from Aircastle, and start arriving in February 2011.

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles...firms-renegotiated-a320-order.html

A319s, A320, A330-200s, A340-300s and A340-600s... What a rather splendid fleet!

solnabo From Sweden, joined Jan 2008, 785 posts, RR: 2
Reply 3, posted (2 years 11 months 4 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 5606 times:

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Sad to see the A340-200 go, like them in SAA livery. Great thou to see 332s w Trents in the fleet.

When did SAA get their first A342?

Cheers

//Mike

Airbus SAS - Love them both

SA7700 From South Africa, joined Dec 2003, 2916 posts, RR: 20
Reply 4, posted (2 years 11 months 4 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 5454 times:

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An "interesting comment" made by John Leahy in another article:

SAA ups Airbus order

John Leahy, Airbus chief operating officer: customers, said the A320 was the most modern and efficient single aisle aircraft available.

It seems like a "tad of biased reporting", by a credible South African news source, to the South African taxpayers who will eventually foot the bill for these planes. Just my

Rgds

SA7700

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ivo From Belgium, joined Sep 2000, 470 posts, RR: 1
Reply 5, posted (2 years 11 months 4 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 5101 times:

Here's the link from EADS:

http://www.eads.com/eads/int/en/news.html

Ivo

migair54 From Spain, joined Jun 2007, 1276 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (2 years 11 months 4 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 5088 times:

I think we will see some A380 soon in SA colors....it´s just a matter of time.......FRA and LHR need them....

airceo From Canada, joined Feb 2010, 98 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (2 years 11 months 4 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 4926 times:

Quoting migair54 (Reply 6):
I think we will see some A380 soon in SA colors

If only they would mod the current livery to have a bit of the old like this Best fake livery I've seen. Ever.

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FRAspotter From South Korea, joined May 2004, 2314 posts, RR: 10
Reply 8, posted (2 years 11 months 4 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 4468 times:

Quoting airceo (Reply 7):

Wow, I would have to agree that this is one of the best fake liveries I've seen as well... I too hope that SA takes it under advisement...

"Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak."

jetsetter629 From United States of America, joined Nov 2007, 409 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (2 years 11 months 4 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 3956 times:

Quoting solnabo (Reply 3):
Great thou to see 332s w Trents in the fleet.

Will the A332s be used for the thinner South American routes of GRU and EZE - and maybe even used to open GIG again...?

angelmonsteral From Puerto Rico, joined Dec 2009, 23 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (2 years 11 months 4 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 3439 times:

They are planing to have 20 deliveries at 2013.And they will have 6 A330s at 2011.I like that airline and they are big because they have cargo planes too and they serve nearly around the globe so they are good.

If you think you have discovered everything in this world,you re wrong.

cygnuschicago From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 758 posts, RR: 8
Reply 11, posted (2 years 11 months 3 weeks 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 3148 times:

Quoting airceo (Reply 7):
If only they would mod the current livery to have a bit of the old like this Best fake livery I've seen. Ever.

There is unfortunately way too much emotional history for SAA to EVER bring back the Flying Springbok. I would hazard a guess that if someone published that sketch in a South African newspaper, the offense it would create and the associated outrage would be similar to publishing a sketch of a Lufthansa plane with a yellow and blue swastika. Justified or not, South Africans have an absolute intense hatred of nearly any emblem from the apartheid era.

If you cannot do the math, your opinion means squat!

blooBirdie From Lesotho, joined Sep 2003, 243 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (2 years 11 months 3 weeks 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 3003 times:

Quoting cygnuschicago (Reply 11):
There is unfortunately way too much emotional history for SAA to EVER bring back the Flying Springbok.

What, like the symbol under which the Springbok rugby team won the World Cup in 2007?

sasd209 From British Indian Ocean Territory, joined Oct 2007, 633 posts, RR: 0
Reply 13, posted (2 years 11 months 3 weeks 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 2947 times:

Quoting FRAspotter (Reply 8):

Wow, I would have to agree that this is one of the best fake liveries I've seen as well... I too hope that SA takes it under advisement...

Wow, that's striking!! I think someone here needs to drop a little birdie in the ear of SA's PR dept!

cygnuschicago From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 758 posts, RR: 8
Reply 14, posted (2 years 11 months 3 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 2823 times:

Quoting blooBirdie (Reply 12):
What, like the symbol under which the Springbok rugby team won the World Cup in 2007?

Note I said "NEARLY" any emblem.

Also, you're obviously not following the continual debate in SA about the emblem. The only reason that it is still in use in rugby is because it is trademarked by the SA Rugby Union, and as such the government has no power to remove it.

If you cannot do the math, your opinion means squat!

airceo From Canada, joined Feb 2010, 98 posts, RR: 0
Reply 15, posted (2 years 11 months 3 weeks 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 2071 times:

Quoting cygnuschicago (Reply 11):
There is unfortunately way too much emotional history for SAA to EVER bring back the Flying Springbok.

True but SA is a funny place and with time it *could* happen. If I'm not mistaken SA still use Springbok as their identifier.

Quoting blooBirdie (Reply 12):
What, like the symbol under which the Springbok rugby team won the World Cup in 2007?

There is broad and deep (at least political) opposition to the SA Rugby emblem. In fact the latest crop of jerseys have moved the 'bok to the right side of the chest, it is no longer over the heart where it should be. Instead there is the generic protea shield which ensures for every jersey sold the a certain ministry is getting a healthy commission.

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flyibaby From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 1015 posts, RR: 6
Reply 16, posted (2 years 11 months 3 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 2012 times:

Quoting blooBirdie (Reply 12):
What, like the symbol under which the Springbok rugby team won the World Cup in 2007?

I didn't know that they won the Rugby world cup in 2007. It was awesome to be in Durban watching the Tri-Nations Cup last September though.

Perhaps SAA could do what occured when SA won the World Cup when Mandella was president and have Go Boks! painted under the aircraft!

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