Singapore Airlines to order up to 25 A3XX
Singapore Airlines (SIA)
is to become the first airline in the world to operate the all-new 555 seat A3XX, following the announcement by the carrier of its decision to purchase up to 25 aircraft.
The agreement, subject to industrial launch of the programme, covers firm orders for 10 passenger aircraft, plus 15 options for both the freighter and passenger versions. The first A3XX will be delivered to Singapore Airlines in the first quarter of 2006, with subsequent deliveries of the firm order aircraft continuing through to 2007. The airline will deploy the A3XX on services to London, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney.
The double deck A3XX will be the largest aircraft ever built, providing more personal space for all passengers, plus a host of new in-flight amenities.
The aircraft will offer significantly lower operating costs than the largest airliner flying today, as well as full operational commonality with existing new generation Airbus types.
Airbus has now received commitments for a total of 32 A3XX aircraft from four customers.
In addition to Singapore Airlines, the other companies which have signed firm commitments for the aircraft are Emirates Airlines of Dubai, Air France and US leasing company ILFC.
Lufthansa Cargo bookings go online
Executive Board member
Waiter Gehl: "Entry into eCommerce era" Customers can now boo-k cargo capacity on the Internet Customers of Lufthansa Cargo can now migrate into the world of eCommerce.
With a simple mouse click in Frankfurt, the logistics provider Schenker booked a shipment on the Internet with Lufthansa Cargo.
That shipment, semiconductors weighing 150 kilos and e-booked on an office PC in the presence of Schenker's Germany Manager Michael Korn, is now destined for passage through the route network of the world's largest cargo carrier en-route from Frankfurt to Melbourne, Australia.
This marks the market launch of the eBooking system in Germany that allows forwarders to book any of Lufthansa Cargo's services on the Internet.
Following its pioneering of time-definite services in April 1998 and their derivative industry-specific transport solutions (Service Packages), this is another instance underlining the pacesetting role and innovative flair of the logistics services provider in the Lufthansa Group.
Online booking of the td. SameDay express service was introduced in the spring of 1999.
