Air Transport World articles from July 2006

Air Transport World archives from July 2006

World Airline Traffic.(TRENDS)
July 1, 2006... WORLD AIRLINE TRAFFIC [GRAPHIC OMITTED]

Jet Fuel Prices.(TRENDS)
July 1, 2006... JET FUEL PRICES* [GRAPHIC OMITTED]

Top 20 Airlines System Traffic: January-May 2006.(TRENDS)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... TOP 20 AIRLINES SYSTEM TRAFFIC JANUARY-MAY 2006 RANK AIRLINE RPKs (000) 1 American 91,998,425 2 Air France/KLM 78,275,000 3 United 76,261,755 4 Delta* ...

Top 20 Airlines International Traffic: January-May 2006.(TRENDS)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... TOP 20 AIRLINES INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC JANUARY-MAY 2006 RANK AIRLINE RPKs (000) 1 Air France/KLM 73,158,512 2 British Airways 44,824,648 3 Lufthansa 42,404,192 4 Singapore...

This too will pass.(EDITORIAL)
July 1, 2006... We are not the first to suggest that at this stage in its evolution, the commercial air transport manufacturing industry appears to have become a zero sum affair, a game of seesaw in which one side has to sink down in order for the other to...

Spinetta casts doubts on US-EU agreement.(News Briefs)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Recent changes to the US Dept. of Transportation's proposal to ease its interpretation of foreign control of US airlines are "a step in the wrong direction" and could result in the US-EU open skies pact being rejected by the EU, according to...

A380 delayed; Airbus opposes ICAO restrictions.(News Briefs)(Singapore Airlines Ltd., International Civil Aviation Organization)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Airbus on June 13 revealed new delays to the delivery schedule for the A380 that it attributed to "industrial issues only, mainly traceable to bottlenecks formed in the definition, manufacturing and installation of electrical systems and...

Cathay buys Dragonair, access into China.(News Briefs)(Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., Air China, Hong Kong Dragon Airline Ltd.)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... The much-anticipated change in shareholder structure among Cathay Pacific Airways, Dragonair and Air China announced June 9 is set to create one of the most powerful airline groupings in the Asia/Pacific region. Under the agreement, which is...

Ferrovial wins BAA.(News Briefs)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Ferrovial Group's impending [pounds sterling]10.1 billion ($19 billion) takeover of BAA after a four-month campaign may refocus government attention on the increasingly contentious relationship between airlines and airports and whether...

Star Alliance welcomes Air China.(News Briefs)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Less than two weeks after establishing a foothold in China with the addition of Shanghai Airlines, Star Alliance solidified its presence there with the long-anticipated addition of Air China. Once the two airlines become full members, Star will...

Aer Lingus confirms oneworld departure.(News Briefs)(Aer Lingus Group PLC)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Aer Lingus and oneworld confirmed at the end of May that the carrier is leaving the alliance, a possibility first mooted by former CEO Willie Walsh, who now leads oneworld founding member British Airways. "Alliance membership has inevitably...

Transatlantic PNR deal blocked.(News Briefs)(passenger name record)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... As expected, the European Court of Justice upheld a challenge brought by the European Parliament and struck down the May 2004 agreement between the EC and US on the processing and transfer of PNR data by air carriers. The two sides have until...

Japan Airlines.(ASIA/PACIFIC Report)(Japan Airlines Company Ltd. invited for oneworld alliance)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Japan Airlines received a formal invitation to join the oneworld alliance in June, seven months after the world's largest unaligned carrier announced its intentions. The mainline will be integrated by early next year and JAL Group members...

Malaysia Airlines.(ASIA/PACIFIC Report)(financial results)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Malaysia Airlines reported a MYR321 million ($88.4 million) loss for the three months ended March 31. The result, which compares to a MYR109.2 million profit in the year-ago period, beat MAS's forecast loss of MYR349 million and was boosted by...

AirAsia.(ASIA/PACIFIC Report)(AirAsia Sdn. Bhd. financial results)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... AirAsia earned MYR22.8 million ($6.3 million) in the fiscal third quarter ended March 31, narrowed from MYR40.7 million in the year-ago quarter. It said the decline "was mainly due to lower average fares, competitive pressures and maintenance...

Air Pacific.(ASIA/PACIFIC Report)(financial results)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Air Pacific posted a 40% decline in net profit to $14.9 million for the financial year ended March 31 as fuel prices soared. That cost increase was reflected in a 5.7% rise in expenditure to $428.9 million while revenue was up only 2% to $449.4...

East Star Airlines.(ASIA/PACIFIC Report)(operates its flight)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... East Star Airlines, a Chinese startup based in Wuhan, operated its first revenue flight May 22 from Wuhan to Shenzhen aboard a leased A319. It is slated to take delivery of 10 leased A320 family aircraft and also has firm orders for 10 A320s to...

Jet Airways.(ASIA/PACIFIC Report)
July 1, 2006... Jet Airways named Dale Moss COO. He most recently was director-worldwide sales and marketing-worldwide cargo for British Airways.

Boeing.(ASIA/PACIFIC Report)
July 1, 2006... Boeing will install Class 3 Electronic Flight Bags on 10 new Jet Airways 777-300ERs.

Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen.(ASIA/PACIFIC Report)
July 1, 2006... Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen will overhaul CF6-80 thrust-reverser units under a three-year contract with Thai Airways. LTS already is overhauling CFM56-3 thrust reverser units for Thai.

Lufthansa Flight Training.(ASIA/PACIFIC Report)
July 1, 2006... Lufthansa Flight Training subsidiary Aviation Quality Services is inspecting Dragonair for conformity with the IATA Operational Safety Audit.

GE Commercial Aviation Training.(ASIA/PACIFIC Report)(gets approval from General Administration of Civil Aviation for aviation training)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... GE Commercial Aviation Training received approval from CAAC to conduct Airbus initial and conversion training on behalf of Chinese airlines. GECAT shortly will begin the first A320 initial/transition training and A320/A330/A340 transition/CCQ...

Sabre Airline Solutions.(ASIA/PACIFIC Report)
July 1, 2006... Sabre Airline Solutions said Ariana Afghan Airlines chose the SabreSonic Passenger Solutions for its reservations, e-ticketing and Web bookings.

B/E Aerospace.(ASIA/PACIFIC Report)(Korean Air Lines Company Ltd. provides services)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... B/E Aerospace said Korean Air selected its MiniPod lie-flat business class seats and a range of food and beverage preparation and storage equipment for its A380s and retrofit and new 777s. Korean also will install B/E food and beverage...

Ryanair.(EUROPE Report)(completes agreement with Moroccan government )(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Ryanair in late May completed a five-year agreement with the Moroccan government in which it committed "to develop up to 20 routes" between Europe and the North African nation "delivering almost 1 million passengers" per year by the end of the...

SAS Braathens.(EUROPE Report)(case of Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Ltd for stealing secrets)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... SAS Braathens, in a case that recalls the recently settled case between Air Canada and WestJet (see North America report, p. 14), has been charged with stealing secrets from Norwegian through unauthorized access to the low-fare rival's...

Lufthansa.(EUROPE Report)(Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Vereinigung Cockpit union)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Lufthansa reached a deal with the approximately 4,000 pilots represented by the Vereinigung Cockpit union that offers a 2.5% pay raise from July 1, a further 1.5% raise on March 1, 2007, a small one-off payment and an incremental reduction in...

Transavia.com.(EUROPE Report)
July 1, 2006... Transavia.com achieved its 28th consecutive annual profit with a net result of [euro]11.1 million ($14.1 million) for the financial year ended March 31, down from earnings of [euro]13.6 million in FY05. The decline was attributed to adoption of...

Sweden's FlyMe.(EUROPE Report)(financial reports )(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Sweden's FlyMe reported a SEK63.2 million ($8.8 million) loss in the first quarter ended March 31. The loss was nearly three times heavier than the SEK23.9 million reported in the year-ago quarter and reflected the LCC's expansion during the...

Dba.(EUROPE Report)(purchases stake in LTU German Airlines )(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Dba purchased the remaining 40% stake in LTU German Airlines held by Rewe Group through the Intro Verwaultungs investment concern belonging to Hans Rudolf Woehrl, dba's largest shareholder. Intro now owns 100% of LTU, having acquired a 60%...

CSA Czech Airlines.(EUROPE Report)(financial reports)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... CSA Czech Airlines, which suffered a CZK496 million ($22.1 million) loss in 2005 after a CZK324 million profit in 2004, unveiled a three-year plan to return to profitability dubbed "OK 06-08" that will include a 10%-20% workforce reduction,...

Airbus.(EUROPE Report)(Airbus S.A.S., National Development and Reform Commission)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Airbus and the National Development & Reform Commission of China announced selection of the Tianjin Binhai New Coastal District as the site for a potential A320 final assembly line. Airbus said a final decision on whether to move forward is...

EADS.(EUROPE Report)(EADS Sogerma Services restructures)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... EADS will push forward with restructuring its heavily loss-making MRO provider EADS Sogerma Services and close down its main site at Merignac near Bordeaux. EADS Sogerma Services posted losses of [euro]237 million in 2005, a deterioration...

Aeroports de Paris.(EUROPE Report)(launches its initial public offerings)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Aeroports de Paris launched its long-awaited IPO that will see the French government reduce its 100% stake in the airports operator by 28%-33%. ADP expects to raise [euro]1.2 billion ($1.54 billion) in total, placing 30 million shares. It is...

Rockwell Collins.(EUROPE Report)(contracts with Air France S.A.)
July 1, 2006... Rockwell Collins extended its current Preferred Supplier Agreement with Air France through 2010 and signed a new five-year PSA with KLM. Under the terms of the agreements, both airlines will purchase Rockwell Collins communication, navigation...

Air One.(EUROPE Report)
July 1, 2006... Air One plans to install Teledyne Controls' Flight Data Interface Management Unit and Wireless GroundLink technologies on the 30 A320s it recently purchased.

Sabre Airline Solutions and Penauille Servisair.(EUROPE Report)
July 1, 2006... Sabre Airline Solutions and Penauille Servisair signed an agreement under which the ground handling company will implement the Sabre Streamline Resource Management Suite.

Lufthansa Systems.(EUROPE Report)
July 1, 2006... Lufthansa Systems said airBaltic will implement its ProfitLine/Yield Rembrandt as its future revenue management solution.

Air France Industries and Thales.(EUROPE Report)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Air France Industries and Thales signed an MOU for maintenance, logistics, supply chain, repair and overhaul of the Top Series IFE systems for Air France A380s.

Lufthansa Technik's.(EUROPE Report)(Deutsche Lufthansa AG contracts with KrasAir)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Lufthansa Technik's Mobile Access Router "flying office solution" was made available for A380 customers as a standard option. LHT also announced it signed an MRO contract with KrasAir covering the Russian carrier's 11 737-500s.

SAS Flight Academy.(EUROPE Report)(contracts with Air Baltic Corp.)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... SAS Flight Academy and airBaltic signed a five-year agreement covering pilot and cabin crew training on 737s and F50s. The 737 training eventually will take place at a new center under construction at Riga International Airport.

SAS Ground Services.(EUROPE Report)
July 1, 2006... SAS Ground Services will provide ground handling to City Airline in Birmingham, Manchester and Zurich and at City Airline's Gothenburg base.

Swissport Aviation Security.(EUROPE Report)(provides passenger security for Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, North American Airlines )(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Swissport Aviation Security, a product line of Swissport International, is providing passenger security screening for Delta Air Lines at Dusseldorf, United Airlines at Zurich and North American Airlines at Lagos.

WestJet.(NORTH AMERICA Report)(WestJet Airlines Ltd. campaign)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... WestJet, in what may be the biggest such episode since British Airways' so-called "dirty tricks" campaign against Virgin Atlantic, in late May admitted that it had "engaged in an extensive practice of covertly accessing a password-protected...

Delta Air Lines' pilots.(NORTH AMERICA Report)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Delta Air Lines' pilots ratified a new labor agreement that includes $280 million in annual concessions. The labor deal is contingent upon approval from the bankruptcy court. But the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., which would assume much of...

Northwest Airlines'.(NORTH AMERICA Report)
July 1, 2006... Northwest Airlines' 5,600 ramp service employees and stock clerks, represented by the International Assn. of Machinists, ratified their new labor contract. Together with the deal already approved by IAM-represented customer service,...

Alaska Airlines.(NORTH AMERICA Report)
July 1, 2006... Alaska Airlines reached tentative agreements on new four-year labor contracts with 3,700 customer service and reservations agents and ground handlers represented by IAM.

Spirit Airlines.(NORTH AMERICA Report)(promotes Ben Baldanza to chief executive officer post)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Spirit Airlines promoted President and COO Ben Baldanza to CEO replacing Jacob Schorr, who left the chief executive post but will remain as chairman. Baldanza has been with the LCC since January 2005.

Continental Airlines.(NORTH AMERICA Report)
July 1, 2006... Continental Airlines signed five-year, full-content agreements with Sabre Travel Network and its Travelocity online travel site, as well as with Expedia.

Farelogix.(NORTH AMERICA Report)(signs deal with American Airlines Inc., Northwest Airlines Corp.)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Farelogix signed agreements with American and Northwest under which users of the Farelogix FLX Platform will gain direct access to AA and NWA full content. American also will be implementing the Farelogix Distribution Manager.

Galileo International.(NORTH AMERICA Report)(signs deal with Delta Air Lines Inc., Continental Airlines Inc.)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Galileo International signed a seven-year, full-content agreement with Delta and a five year agreement with Continental. Delta and CheapTickets, a subsidiary of Galileo parent Cendant Corp., also executed a marketing agreement.

Boeing.(NORTH AMERICA Report)(completes release of Dreamliner, aircraft)(signs deal with Smiths Group Plc Smiths Aerospace)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Boeing in late May completed 25% of the releases required for the 787 that allow purchases to be made, tools to be developed and parts to be built. All releases for the Dreamliner program are digital. Boeing selected Smiths Aerospace to...

Unison Industries.(NORTH AMERICA Report)(signed by Aircelle)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Unison Industries was selected by Aircelle, a member of Safran Group, to build several systems for the PowerJet SaM 146 engine to be used for Sukhoi Civilian Aircraft's RRJ in an agreement valued at more than $20 million over the duration of...

General Electric.(NORTH AMERICA Report)(unveils "Tollgate 6", aircraft engine parts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CutCopyPasteSelect All -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FindReplace -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Create TableDelete TableCreate TBCAuthorTitle Annotation Text -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BiographeeNames of PersonsCase NameCompany NamesEventsGeographic Scope DesignatorsGeographicGovernment AgenciesNamed CharacterNamed ThingsOrganizationsProductsStatutesSubject DescriptorsWorks)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... General Electric said it finalized the architectural design for the version of the Genx that will power the 747-8. Completion of this milestone, referred to as "Tollgate 6" in GE's new product nomenclature, "begins the detailed design phase of...

US Federal Communications Commission.(NORTH AMERICA Report)(LiveTV, AirCell win auction for two air-ground spectrum licenses)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... US Federal Communications Commission said AirCell of Colorado and LiveTV, a JetBlue Airways subsidiary, won the auction concluded June 2 for two air-ground spectrum licenses in the 800MHz band. AirCell bid $31.3 million for a 3-MHz block and...

Boeing and FedEx.(NORTH AMERICA Report)
July 1, 2006... Boeing and FedEx initiated a 120-day in-service evaluation of active RFID tags on some major airplane parts for a FedEx MD-10F.

Rolls-Royce.(NORTH AMERICA Report)(Rolls-Royce Aerospace Group signs deal with UPS Airlines)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Rolls-Royce signed a 15-year Total Care engine services agreement with UPS covering 40 RB211-535s powering 757 freighters. The pact "covers work which would not be performed by UPS's own maintenance program."

Air Canada Technical Services.(NORTH AMERICA Report)(signs agreement with S7 Airlines )(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Air Canada Technical Services signed a $2.8 million MRO agreement with S7 Airlines covering 10 newly leased A319s. ACTS will perform C1 and C4 airframe maintenance checks as well as "major" required and requested modifications prior to the...

United Services.(NORTH AMERICA Report)(signs deal with Eagle Aviation Resources Ltd., Azteca Airlines )(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... United Services signed a contract with France's Eagle Aviation to provide overhaul and ring-case modifications on PW4060s that power three former UA 747-400s that Eagle is acquiring from a third party. United Services also recently signed a...

Aerosim Technologies.(NORTH AMERICA Report)(extends deal with UPS Airlines)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Aerosim Technologies said UPS extended a contract for Web-based FMS training for MD-11 pilots. The extension covers a two-year term following an initial term of three years.

Goodrich Corp.(NORTH AMERICA Report)(signs deal with Hawaiian Airlines )(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Goodrich Corp. was selected by Hawaiian Airlines to perform heavy maintenance checks, interior standardizations, painting and ETOPS modifications and other work on four 767-300s prior to their entry into service later this year.

Triumph Group.(NORTH AMERICA Report)(acquires Air Excellence International)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Triumph Group announced the acquisition of the assets of aircraft interior repair and refurbishment services specialist Air Excellence International, which will operate as Triumph Interiors as part of the Triumph Aftermarket Services Group.

Aero Maintenance Group.(NORTH AMERICA Report)
July 1, 2006... Aero Maintenance Group was chosen by Delta to manage exclusively the repair of more than 1,400 unique components on the carrier's aircraft.

Varig's.(LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN Report)(auction of international and domestic route operations fail)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Varig's survival was up in the air at press time as an auction of its international and domestic route operations failed to raise much interest beyond an employee group whose bid of BRL1.01 billion ($439 million) including just $125 million in...

Alma.(LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN Report)(to add new services)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... ALMA took off as the newest LCC in Mexico. The airline, which started service with two CRJ200s linking Puebla and Guadalajara, will add six more CRJs this year. It is the fourth LCC established in Mexico in recent months following Volaris,...

Lloyd Aereo Boliviano.(LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN Report)(faces conflict with its union results in discontinuation of services)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Lloyd Aereo Boliviano faced an uncertain future amid an escalating conflict between the airline's unions and majority shareholder Ernesto Asbun that resulted in a brief suspension of services on several international routes. The Bolivian...

Chile.(LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN Report)(to impose taxes on airline passengers )(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Chile decided to join 12 other countries in imposing a tax on airline passengers on behalf of a UN proposal to fund Third World development. A date for imposition of the fee had not been announced at press time.

US FAA.(LATIN AMERCIA/CARIBBEAN Report)
July 1, 2006... US FAA raised the safety rating of Ecuador to Category 1 following a "reassessment" of the country's civil aviation authority.

Sabre Airline Solutions.(LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN Report)(signs pact with Aviacsa)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Sabre Airline Solutions said Aviacsa selected its AirMax Revenue Manager including Low-Fares Manager modules. The revenue management technology will be delivered via Sabre eMergo Web access, an ASP delivery method.

El Al.(AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST Report)(El Al Israel Airlines profits)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... El Al posted a first-quarter net loss of $12.4 million, narrowed from $18.5 million in the year-ago period. It said "the drastic increase in fuel costs" prevented it from recording a quarterly profit on the heels of its highest-ever full-year...

Kenya Airways.(AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST Report)
July 1, 2006... Kenya Airways posted a net profit of KES4.83 billion ($66.5 million) for the fiscal year ended March 31, a 24.4% increase over the KES3.88 billion earned in FY05. Revenues rose 25.1% to KES52.8 billion as the airline carried 2.4 million...

Kuwait Airways.(AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST Report)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Kuwait Airways reported a loss of KWD23.8 million ($82 million) for the year ended March 31, narrowed more than 40% from a KWD39.9 million loss in the 2004-05 financial year, the state Kuwait News Agency reported. Revenues rose 14.1% to...

US and Chad.(AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST Report)
July 1, 2006... US and Chad signed an open skies agreement that will allow air services between the two countries without restriction.

Etihad Airways.(AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST Report)
July 1, 2006... Etihad Airways CEO Robert Strodel stepped down in May. He had been CEO for less than a year, taking over in July 2005.

South African Airways.(AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST Report)(asked to pay fine for price fixing violations by South African Competition Commission)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... South African Airways agreed to pay ZAR55 million ($8.3 million) in fines levied by the South African Competition Commission for price-fixing violations. The Commission alleged that SAA and Lufthansa colluded to fix ticket prices on flights...

Rockwell Collins.(AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST Report)
July 1, 2006... Rockwell Collins and its enCompass group signed a two-year deal with TAAG Air Angola for complete IFE solutions for its 777-200s and 737-700s.

IATA, Royal Jordanian and the Jordanian CAA.(AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST Report)(International Air Transport Association, Jordanian Civil Aviation Authority signs deal)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... IATA, Royal Jordanian and the Jordanian CAA announced an MOU to introduce common-use self-service check-in by year end and barcoded boarding passes early next year at Amman's Queen Alia International Airport.

Kuwait Airways and Jazeera Airways.(AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST Report)
July 1, 2006... Kuwait Airways and Jazeera Airways signed an 18-month maintenance agreement covering a range of maintenance checks and work on Jazeera's A320 fleet.

Royal Jordanian.(AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST Report)
July 1, 2006... Royal Jordanian licensed the PROS Airline Solutions Suite, which includes the PROS 6 Revenue Management System, PROS Group System and PROS Network Revenue Planning System.

Istanbul Ataturk Airport's.(CARGO)(cargo facilities affected by fire accident)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Istanbul Ataturk Airport's cargo facilities were mostly destroyed by a May 24 fire and it remains unclear when and how regular airfreight operations can resume at the airport. The area destroyed by the fire included warehouse space for storing...

US government's.(CARGO)(imposes rule on air cargo security )(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... US government's recent final rule on air cargo security does not require widespread electronic screening of cargo, which cargo and combination carriers had argued would slow operations to a crawl. Instead, it focuses on extending secure areas...

Israel Aircraft Industries.(CARGO)
July 1, 2006... Israel Aircraft Industries said its Bedek Aviation division received an FAA STC for conversion of a 747-400 Combi into a pure freighter.

Continental Airlines.(EQUIPMENT)(takes delivery of 787s aircraft)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Continental Airlines ordered 10 787s, bringing its total commitment to 20 with deliveries beginning in 2009. It also ordered 24 more 737NGs, bringing firm orders for the type to 66. They begin arriving in 2008.

Cathay Pacific.(EQUIPMENT)
July 1, 2006... Cathay Pacific exercised two of its 20 purchase rights for GE90-115B-powered 777-300ERs.