EADS ne compte pas céder ses 46% de Dassault

"EADS n'a pas de projet de cession de sa participation au capital de Dassault Aviation, a déclaré le directeur de la stratégie et du marketing du groupe européen de défense et d'aérospatiale dans un entretien publié dans l'édition de lundi de La Tribune.

"Il n'y a aucune raison que la substitution de Dassault à Alcatel au sein de l'actionnariat de Thales change la nature de notre participation dans Dassault Aviation", a expliqué Marwan Lahoud au quotidien économique.

"Ce sont deux sujets séparés. Il n'y a pas de projet de cession de nos 46 % dans Dassault. Ni totale, ni partielle", a-t-il ajouté." La suite.

Nouveau coup dur pour le Dreamliner de Boeing

"Après le 6e report du premier vol, le futur biréacteur long-courrier a enregistré son plus sérieux revers commercial : l'annulation de 15 commandes et le report de livraison de 15 exemplaires par son meilleur client, l'australien Qantas. ..."

Indian government suggests AI turn to low-cost model

"Air India announced formation of a "turnaround committee" comprising management and union representatives who will "make presentations identifying areas where savings can be effected." The Indian government told the airline this week that aid will be tied to performance improvements. Yesterday AI announced a voluntary leave (for up to two years) without pay option, according to The Economic Times, although a union leader told the Press Trust of India that employees will not negotiate wage cuts." Next.

Air India to get government bail-out

"The Indian government has agreed to bail out national carrier Air India, which posted an $800 million loss for the year ended 31 March and appealed to the state to save it from going under.

The amount that will be disbursed has not been confirmed and will depend on how the state-owned airline plans to restructure its business to stem future losses, says a spokeswoman for Indian civil aviation minister Praful Patel. Air India has said that it wants $820 million in the form of equity and soft loans from the government." Next.

Airbus Completes First Chinese-Built A320 Delivery

"Airbus delivered the first A320 aircraft assembled at its Final Assembly Line China (FALC) in Tianjin on Wednesday. At a grand ceremony, the aircraft was handed over by Airbus President and CEO, Tom Enders, to the Chairman of Dragon Aviation Leasing, Li Hai. The aircraft will be leased to and operated by Sichuan Airlines.

Tianjin Party Secretary Zhang Gaoli, Mayor of Tianjin, Huang Xingguo, as well as German State Secretary (Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology) Hartmut Schauerte and the President of Sichuan Airlines, Lan Xinguo were present at the ceremony attended by more than 1000 guests.

"The highly reliable and efficient Airbus aircraft are very valuable assets of aircraft leasing companies. As a China-based company, Dragon Aviation Leasing is proud to take delivery of the first Airbus aircraft assembled in China," said Li Hai, Chairman of Dragon Aviation Leasing.

"Sichuan Airlines was the first Chinese airline to introduce the A320 Family aircraft in China in 1995. Today, we are proud to become the operator of the first A320 assembled in China. We believe that the Airbus aircraft further enhances our profitability and competitiveness with low operational costs and high reliability," said Lan Xinguo, President of Sichuan Airlines.

"Our Final Assembly Line here in Tianjin and this first aircraft delivery outside Europe mark an important milestone in our strategic long-term partnership with China and the Chinese industry," said Tom Enders, Airbus President and CEO. "This FAL is state of the art, second to none in the world. And so are the aircraft manufactured here in Tianjin. I would like to thank all our partners and employees who worked very hard during the last three years to make this happen." Next.

European airports launch carbon neutral scheme

"Three major European hubs - Paris, Frankfurt and Amsterdam - are among the first to sign up to a unique carbon neutrality club.

Airport Carbon Accreditation, a voluntary programme masterminded by ACI Europe, is designed to gauge and recognise efforts by airports to shrink their carbon footprint.

More than 30 airports have applied to join the programme, devised by consultancy WSP Environmental, which comprises four levels of accreditation leading to carbon neutral operations.

The programme will be administered independently by WSP Environmental and overseen by an advisory board including the European Commission, European Civil Aviation Conference and Eurocontrol. "

Qantas en froid avec Boeing

"Qantas BoeingQantas Airways a annulé vendredi une commande de 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliner et reporté la livraison de 15 autres exemplaires de l’appareil, en raison de la détérioration de l’environnement économique." La suite.