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FARNBOROUGH REPORT Airbus 'catches Boeing7 as it announces 32 orders AIRBUS INDUSTRIE has collected new orders for a total of 3 2 aircraft from Asiana Airlines, Cadiay Pacific Airways and FedEx. The orders come as Airbus de clares itself "neck and neck" with Boeing in sales in the first eight months of this year. Asiana of South Korea has been confirmed as Airbus' newest customer, with a firm order for 18 A3 21 narrowbod- ies, while FedEx has ordered 11 ad ditional A3 00-600F freighters, and Cathay Pacific has expanded its A3 40-300 fleet. The new Asiana aircraft will be delivered from the second quarter of 1998, with the last aircraft to be handed over by 2005. The aircraft will operate on domestic and selected regional services. The new order is part of the Soutli Korean airline's fleet-expan sion plan, which will eventually include widebody aircraft. Ac cording to Airbus, Asiana plans to reduce its Boeing 737-400 fleet as leases on some aircraft run out, and the new A3 21 s join die fleet. The A32 Is will be operated in a 185-seat configuration. The air line's choice of powerplant has not yet been revealed. Airbus declines to reveal die value of die contract, beyond saying that the A3 21 sells for a basic S55 million. FedEx placed an original order for 25 A300-600Fs in 1991, and is to take delivery of the new batch between 1998 and 2000. The air craft will be powered by General Electric CF6-80C2 engines, and will mosdy be flown on domestic US routes. FedEx now operates 17 A3 00- 600Fs and 27 A310 freighters. Airbus says that the two freighter types together have accounted for over half the market for aircraft in their class. According to Airbus, the $100 million A300-600F can carry a maximum 54,500kg payload "from Memphis to Seattle", and 51,000kg from the east coast to the west coast of the USA. With its new order, Cathay Pacific is increasing the number of firm orders for the $130 million A340-300 to nine. The latest batch will be delivered during the second half of 1998, and will link Hong Kong with destinations in Europe and North America, as well as fly ing on selected Asian routes. Cathay already operates three aircraft of this type, all in the 275t increased-take-off-weightversion, as well as four A340-200s. Although Boeing beat Airbus in gross orders, with 333 against Airbus' 234 by the end of August, the US company also suffered 117 cancellations, compared to 13 suf fered by Airbus. This leaves Boeing with 216 net orders, compared with the European consortium's total of 221. • Brit air places fresh Regional Jet order FRENCH REGIONAL carrier Brit air has placed a repeat order for three Canadair Regional Jets from Bombardier Regional Aircraft. The contract, worth $60 million, was signed at the show. The deal increases Brit air's total Regional Jet fleet to nine aircraft. The first aircraft is scheduled for delivery in November, with the last handed over by mid-1998. The airline has introduced the aircraft on longer-haul routesas passenger load factors have grown. Brit air president Xavier Le- clercq says that five Regional Jets are operated on routes supporting Air France, while one is committed to Brit air services. • Bombardier has had a 16% growth in deliveries over the last two years. Deliveries during the first half of this year of regional and corporate jets and turboprops rose- to 67, compared with 48 in the same period of 1995. • 'Glass-cockpit' SeaSprite goes on display KAMAN AND LITTONHAVE shown the digital "glass-cock pit" configuration being proposed for the SH-2G(A) Super SeaSprite offered to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The Integrated Tactical Avionics System is built around a four-colour multi-function display cockpit architecture which can handle the electronic flight-instrumentation system, engine and trans mission data, tactical plots and sensor imagery. The SH-2G(A) being offered to the RAN is fitted with the Telephonies APS-143 search radar, the Hughes AAQ-16 thermal imager, and the Litton ALR-93 electronic-warfare equipment. Kaman is com peting with Westland for the order. FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 11 -17 September 1996 The World's Leading Provider of Aerospace, Defense, Electronics & Power Systems Market Intelligence Forecast International/DMS spe cializes in long-range forecasts designed to assist market & strategic planners. Our compre hensive program reports include innovative 10-year forecasts, market analyses and projected market shares. These products are available in print, disk or CD ROM format. Our military inventory databases covering aircraft, power systems and vehicles worldwide, are the most extensive stores of informa tion available anywhere. Contact us for further details and xa catalog of our full product line. Forecast International/DMS, 22 Commerce Road Newtown, CT 06470 USA (203) 426-0800 fax: (203) 426-0223 Homepage: www.forecastl.com E-Mail: fidms @ ibm. net FI/LgjLM^
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