State-owned airline Garuda Indonesia made a break-through in selling ticket in post offices through-out the country by recently signing cooperation with state-owned PT Pos Indonesia.
With the new service, Garuda's passengers now has other choices in acquiring tickets either from post offices, or from the travel agencies and Garuda's agents.
The same as other agents, the tickets to be issued by the post offices are based on online to Garuda reservation center. Other benefits of the cooperation among others, PT Pos Indonesia has allocation of cargo space on Garuda's planes on domestic and international destinations. (source :Angkasa Magazine-ds)
2:55 PM
Cardig International sold 49 percent of Mandala stake to American based private firm Indigo Partners, a firm with extensive experience in strategic airline partnerships. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona and in Singapore for the Asia Pacific region, Indigo owned shares of airline companies in Asia, Europe and in the United States.
Previously Cardig owned 100 percent Mandala Airlines when the company April 17, 2006 took over ownership of the airline worth Rp 300 billion from a foundation owned by the Indonesian Army's Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad).
Cardig's newly appointed president director, Diono Nurjadin who announced the sale October 1 further said, "With two supporting companies, Cardig and Indigo, we hope Mandala Airlines will be more vigorous in the years to come. Especially the joint venture is a long term cooperation and reflects a combination of a company with a strong business administration background and a company that has vast experience in managing international airlines."
Nurjadin did not revealed the nominal of the 49 percent sale, but added that Cardig owned 10 companies related to the aviation industry, while Indigo as partner would share experience in financial management specially in international airline investment sector.
Lim Liang Song of Indigo said his company has committed to give full support to Mandala Airlines in transforming it to be one of the major player in the domestic market and meeting international standards.
Alex Widjojo, Mandala's spokesman added, four new lease Airbus A320s would be deployed last October to strengthen Mandala's existing 14 aircraft servicing 18 domestic destinations.
"We are also planning to add another six aircraft by 2007 and will grow even more in the coming years. We will continue to focus on domestic flights, meeting demand and giving our customer better service," he said.
Presently Mandala is training 38 new pilots in France, Spain and other countries in conjunction with its fleet expansion planning. In the coming months, the airline will introduce service of purchasing ticket through ATMs for the convenient of their customers. (source: angkasa magazine - dudi sudibyo-November 2006)
Previously Cardig owned 100 percent Mandala Airlines when the company April 17, 2006 took over ownership of the airline worth Rp 300 billion from a foundation owned by the Indonesian Army's Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad).
Cardig's newly appointed president director, Diono Nurjadin who announced the sale October 1 further said, "With two supporting companies, Cardig and Indigo, we hope Mandala Airlines will be more vigorous in the years to come. Especially the joint venture is a long term cooperation and reflects a combination of a company with a strong business administration background and a company that has vast experience in managing international airlines."
Nurjadin did not revealed the nominal of the 49 percent sale, but added that Cardig owned 10 companies related to the aviation industry, while Indigo as partner would share experience in financial management specially in international airline investment sector.
Lim Liang Song of Indigo said his company has committed to give full support to Mandala Airlines in transforming it to be one of the major player in the domestic market and meeting international standards.
Alex Widjojo, Mandala's spokesman added, four new lease Airbus A320s would be deployed last October to strengthen Mandala's existing 14 aircraft servicing 18 domestic destinations.
"We are also planning to add another six aircraft by 2007 and will grow even more in the coming years. We will continue to focus on domestic flights, meeting demand and giving our customer better service," he said.
Presently Mandala is training 38 new pilots in France, Spain and other countries in conjunction with its fleet expansion planning. In the coming months, the airline will introduce service of purchasing ticket through ATMs for the convenient of their customers. (source: angkasa magazine - dudi sudibyo-November 2006)
2:50 PM
1:22 PM
Farnborough, United Kingdom, July 18, 2006 — GoAir has signed an agreement with Airbus Industrie to acquire 10 A-320 aircraft with an option of purchasing 10 more, intending to expand its route network in the next few months.
The agreement was signed at the ongoing airshow by Airbus President and CEO Cristian Streiss and GoAir Managing Director Jeh Wadia on Monday.
These aircraft would be powered by CFM International engines and would have an all economy configuration of 180 seats.
The agreement was signed at the ongoing airshow by Airbus President and CEO Cristian Streiss and GoAir Managing Director Jeh Wadia on Monday.
These aircraft would be powered by CFM International engines and would have an all economy configuration of 180 seats.
1:20 PM
Farnborough, United Kingdom, July 19, 2006 — Malaysia’s AirAsia ordered 40 Airbus A320-family single-aisle passenger jets, with an option for 30 more, while ILFC, a unit of American International Group Inc., ordered six of the jets.
Aegean Airlines picked up three more A320s to replace aging aircraft in its fleet.
In another, nonbinding agreement, Spanish carrier Grupo Marsans agreed to buy 12 Airbus A330-200 airplanes, with an option for a further 10 planes.
Airbus also said that its corporate jetliner arm has won a new order from an undisclosed European customer, taking firm orders of the company’s executive and private aircraft in 2006 to a record 14. Airbus did not disclose which of its corporate jets was ordered or its list price.
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July 19, 2006
Wizz Air Orders 20 Additional A320s
Farnborough, United Kingdom, 20 July, 2006 — Wizz Air of Hungary signed a firm contract with Airbus for 20 additional A320s. This rapidly expanding Central and Eastern European low-fare, low-cost airline is herewith increasing its all-Airbus fleet, following its initial order of 12 A320 aircraft a year ago.
All the aircraft will be powered by International Aero Engines V2500 and be configured in a comfortable single-class layout, seating up to 180 passengers.
The new order facilitates the airline’s robust growth plan in Central and Eastern Europe to meet the ever increasing demand for air travel in the region in the next years. Wizz Air is Central & Eastern Europe’s largest low-fare, low-cost airline. Wizz Air flies a young fleet of 180-seat Airbus A320 aircraft. The airline operates flights from Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Croatia, Slovenia and Romania to 40 destinations on 70 routes this summer. Wizz Air has carried 4 million passengers since its start of operations in 2004.
20 July, 2006
Airbus Nets Nine New Orders at Air Show
Farnborough, United Kingdom, July 20, 2006 — European aircraft maker Airbus said Thursday that U.S. leasing company CIT Group Inc. has ordered nine jets.
Under the deal announced on the fourth day of the Farnborough International Airshow, Airbus said CIT is buying five A330-200 and four A320 planes.
The planemaker did not disclose details of the contract. The A330-200 carries a catalog price of $160 million; the A320 has a price of around $65 million.
The deal took Airbus’ total orders or commitments at the airshow, one of the biggest events on the aviation calendar, to 94 planes, worth around $7.4 billion.
Aegean Airlines picked up three more A320s to replace aging aircraft in its fleet.
In another, nonbinding agreement, Spanish carrier Grupo Marsans agreed to buy 12 Airbus A330-200 airplanes, with an option for a further 10 planes.
Airbus also said that its corporate jetliner arm has won a new order from an undisclosed European customer, taking firm orders of the company’s executive and private aircraft in 2006 to a record 14. Airbus did not disclose which of its corporate jets was ordered or its list price.
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July 19, 2006
Wizz Air Orders 20 Additional A320s
Farnborough, United Kingdom, 20 July, 2006 — Wizz Air of Hungary signed a firm contract with Airbus for 20 additional A320s. This rapidly expanding Central and Eastern European low-fare, low-cost airline is herewith increasing its all-Airbus fleet, following its initial order of 12 A320 aircraft a year ago.
All the aircraft will be powered by International Aero Engines V2500 and be configured in a comfortable single-class layout, seating up to 180 passengers.
The new order facilitates the airline’s robust growth plan in Central and Eastern Europe to meet the ever increasing demand for air travel in the region in the next years. Wizz Air is Central & Eastern Europe’s largest low-fare, low-cost airline. Wizz Air flies a young fleet of 180-seat Airbus A320 aircraft. The airline operates flights from Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Croatia, Slovenia and Romania to 40 destinations on 70 routes this summer. Wizz Air has carried 4 million passengers since its start of operations in 2004.
20 July, 2006
Airbus Nets Nine New Orders at Air Show
Farnborough, United Kingdom, July 20, 2006 — European aircraft maker Airbus said Thursday that U.S. leasing company CIT Group Inc. has ordered nine jets.
Under the deal announced on the fourth day of the Farnborough International Airshow, Airbus said CIT is buying five A330-200 and four A320 planes.
The planemaker did not disclose details of the contract. The A330-200 carries a catalog price of $160 million; the A320 has a price of around $65 million.
The deal took Airbus’ total orders or commitments at the airshow, one of the biggest events on the aviation calendar, to 94 planes, worth around $7.4 billion.
1:17 PM
Aurora, Illinois, USA, July 24, 2006 - Michael Chung jumps to his feet, grabbing a propane torch and a quarter-inch sheet of Styrofoam.
He gets the torch going full blast and uses his bare hands to hold the flimsy foam panel directly over the flame.
Rather than disintegrating as it should, the panel just chars slightly. Chung’s hands are not even warm.
The Styrofoam had been coated with a patented WSD product called FiREX, a thin layer of which can block the spread of combustion and heat in excess of 3,000°F.
The product is called an intumescent coating, a category that includes a variety of fire-proofing chemicals that have been on the market for years.
What sets FiREX apart, Chung said, is the fact that it is patented rather than proprietary, so its owners have no qualms revealing its component chemicals to prove it is non-toxic and environmentally friendly.
He gets the torch going full blast and uses his bare hands to hold the flimsy foam panel directly over the flame.
Rather than disintegrating as it should, the panel just chars slightly. Chung’s hands are not even warm.
The Styrofoam had been coated with a patented WSD product called FiREX, a thin layer of which can block the spread of combustion and heat in excess of 3,000°F.
The product is called an intumescent coating, a category that includes a variety of fire-proofing chemicals that have been on the market for years.
What sets FiREX apart, Chung said, is the fact that it is patented rather than proprietary, so its owners have no qualms revealing its component chemicals to prove it is non-toxic and environmentally friendly.
11:06 AM
Farnborough, United Kingdom, July 17, 2006 — The Boeing Company and Jakarta-based Lion Air today announced that the airline exercised its purchase rights and ordered an additional 30 737-900ERs (Extended Range). Valued at more than $2.2 billion at list prices, deliveries of these additional 737-900ERs are scheduled to begin in early 2010 and continue through 2012.
The agreement was announced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Alan Mulally and Lion Air President Director Rusdi Kirana at the Farnborough Air Show. Lion Air, the launch customer for the 737-900ER, announced its first order for 30 737-900ERs and 30 purchase rights in July 2005. These two orders combined total 60 airplanes. Deliveries of the first order are scheduled to begin in 2007.
The order was recently included on the Boeing Commercial Airplanes Orders and Deliveries Web site, attributed to an unidentified customer.
“The Next-Generation 737 is the most efficient single-aisle family today, and we are thrilled that Lion Air has selected the 737-900ER to support its expansion and fleet modernization plans,” Mulally said. “The 737-900ER increases the 737 family’s range and seat capability, and it shares the same industry-leading reliability of the world’s most successful airplane family. Lion Air has been a great launch customer, and we are looking forward to delivering the very first 737-900ER to Lion Air in 2007.”
The 737-900ER, the newest member of the Next-Generation 737 airplane family, increases the capability of the 737 by carrying more passengers and flying farther.
“Maximizing the unprecedented economic advantages of the 737-900ER is the key to our future growth as we expand our routes and add new destinations within our growing market,” said Kirana. “We look forward to introducing the 737-900ER into Lion Air’s fleet and to our growing base of customers.”
The 737-900ER is the same size as today’s 737-900, but with the addition of a pair of exit doors and a flat-rear pressure bulkhead, it can carry 26 additional passengers, raising the maximum capacity from 189 to 215 in a single-class configuration. Additionally, Blended Winglets, advanced technology wing enhancements and auxiliary fuel tanks will give the 737-900ER an increased range of 3,200 nautical miles (5,925 kilometers) — 500 nautical miles more than the 737-900.
“This fleet will help meet Lion Air’s strategic expansion goals,” said Dinesh Keskar, Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice president of Sales, South-Southeast Asia. “With more range and the lowest operating cost of any single-aisle jet in its class, the 737-900ER is an ideal fit to deliver superior economics and premier service.”
Lion Air operates an all-Boeing fleet and is the largest low-cost airline in Asia with traffic reaching one million passengers a month since the airline’s inception in June 2000.
July 17, 2006
The agreement was announced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Alan Mulally and Lion Air President Director Rusdi Kirana at the Farnborough Air Show. Lion Air, the launch customer for the 737-900ER, announced its first order for 30 737-900ERs and 30 purchase rights in July 2005. These two orders combined total 60 airplanes. Deliveries of the first order are scheduled to begin in 2007.
The order was recently included on the Boeing Commercial Airplanes Orders and Deliveries Web site, attributed to an unidentified customer.
“The Next-Generation 737 is the most efficient single-aisle family today, and we are thrilled that Lion Air has selected the 737-900ER to support its expansion and fleet modernization plans,” Mulally said. “The 737-900ER increases the 737 family’s range and seat capability, and it shares the same industry-leading reliability of the world’s most successful airplane family. Lion Air has been a great launch customer, and we are looking forward to delivering the very first 737-900ER to Lion Air in 2007.”
The 737-900ER, the newest member of the Next-Generation 737 airplane family, increases the capability of the 737 by carrying more passengers and flying farther.
“Maximizing the unprecedented economic advantages of the 737-900ER is the key to our future growth as we expand our routes and add new destinations within our growing market,” said Kirana. “We look forward to introducing the 737-900ER into Lion Air’s fleet and to our growing base of customers.”
The 737-900ER is the same size as today’s 737-900, but with the addition of a pair of exit doors and a flat-rear pressure bulkhead, it can carry 26 additional passengers, raising the maximum capacity from 189 to 215 in a single-class configuration. Additionally, Blended Winglets, advanced technology wing enhancements and auxiliary fuel tanks will give the 737-900ER an increased range of 3,200 nautical miles (5,925 kilometers) — 500 nautical miles more than the 737-900.
“This fleet will help meet Lion Air’s strategic expansion goals,” said Dinesh Keskar, Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice president of Sales, South-Southeast Asia. “With more range and the lowest operating cost of any single-aisle jet in its class, the 737-900ER is an ideal fit to deliver superior economics and premier service.”
Lion Air operates an all-Boeing fleet and is the largest low-cost airline in Asia with traffic reaching one million passengers a month since the airline’s inception in June 2000.
July 17, 2006
