Paris Air Show Commande /Intention de commande : 2011

AirAsia places 200-strong A320neo order
By David Kaminski-Morrow

Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia has placed a firm order for 200
Airbus A320neo twinjets. They will be powered by CFM International Leap
engines. Airbus chief Tom Enders said the agreement was "historic". It
means AirAsia has chalked up firm orders for 375 A320-family jets.

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/06/23/358722/paris-airasia-places-200-strong-a320neo-order.html

Admin a écrit:Pour AF et certains autres,les lessors peuvent fournir je pense

Airbus sales chief dances to seal record plane order

(Reuters) - Valentine's Day 2011 in a bar in France, and a deal for the world's largest civil aircraft order rests on whether an Airbus executive will get on the dance floor.
AirAsia (AIRA.KL) Chief Executive Tony Fernandes told Airbus (EAD.PA) CEO Tom Enders and sales chief John Leahy that night he would not sign a draft deal to buy 200 Airbus planes until midnight, saying: "I don't sign contracts on Tuesdays."

"At 12am, John nudged me and said 'Tony, can we sign?'," Fernandes said as he told the story behind the signing of the deal at the Paris Air Show. "I said 'no, you haven't danced'."

When Leahy refused to dance, it took the "authoritarian German voice" of former paratrooper Enders to get him on the dancefloor, Fernandes said.

Flanked by a row of air stewardesses dressed in the bright red AirAsia cabin crew outfits, some of whom were there that night, Fernandes added that once he was on the dance floor, Leahy almost did not want to leave.

"The great secret is that he didn't stop dancing, and after three dances, we went over to the bar and signed the deal," said Fernandes, who along with running Formula 1's Team Lotus has now transformed a small low-cost airline into Airbus' largest customer.

Exuberant at having signed the draft deal, the executives even got one of the women present to "seal" it with a lipstick mark, he said.

The final purchase agreement for 200 of Airbus' revamped and fuel-saving A320neo aircraft was signed in Paris following late-night negotiations on Wednesday.

"This is what we like about Airbus -- they stay out with us until 3am," Fernandes added. Speaking of Leahy's role in negotiating a raft of orders for Airbus at the Paris Air Show, eclipsing arch rival Boeing (BA.N), Fernandes suggested Enders should pay him a bit more.

"John is a terrier -- he never gives up, never gives in and he's a pain in the ass at times," Fernandes added. (Reporting by Victoria Bryan, Tim Hepher and Matthias Blamont; Editing by David Holmes)

CFM Logs $11 Billion in LEAP Engine Orders

LE BOURGET – 23 June 2011 – CFM International has booked firm orders for 910 LEAP-X1A engines to power 455 Airbus A320neo aircraft. The engine orders are valued at more than $11 billion U.S. at list price.

AirAsia placed the single largest order in aviation history, selecting the advanced LEAP engine to power 200 Airbus A320neo aircraft ;
CIT Aerospace placed an order for LEAP engines to power 15 A320neos ;
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) ordered engines to power 60 A320neos ;
ILFC selected the LEAP engine to power 40 A320s ;
Republic Airways Holdings, the parent company of U.S.-based Frontier Airlines, selected the LEAP-X1A to power 40 A319neo and 40 A320neo aircraft ;
SAS chose the LEAP engine to power 30 A320neos ;
Virgin America officially launched the LEAP engine on 15 June with an order for engines to power 30 A320neo aircraft.
In addition to powering the A320neo, CFM also provides the exclusive Western powerplant for COMAC’s 150-seater C919 aircraft. The LEAP-X1C has been ordered to power 100 C919 aircraft to date.

LEAP development is progressing on schedule and the engine is on track for entry into service in 2016.

The foundation of the LEAP engine is heavily rooted in advanced aerodynamics, environmental, and materials technology development programs. It will provide 15 percent better fuel consumption and an equivalent reduction in CO2 emissions compared to today’s best CFM engine, along with a 50 percent reduction in oxides of nitrogen emissions, and up to a 15 decibel reduction in noise. All this technology brings with it CFM’s legendary reliability and low maintenance costs.

LEAP engines are a product of CFM International (CFM), a 50/50 joint company between Snecma (Safran group) and GE and the world’s leading supplier of commercial aircraft engines.

Les dessous de la commande d'Air Asia

Auj. à 09:13
C'est dans une boîte de nuit branchée de Paris -le Renard -que
s'est joué le premier acte de la commande d'AirAsia. Très précisément le
14 février, jour de la Saint-Valentin, a raconté hier Tony Fernandes,
le volubile patron d'AirAsia. Tom Enders, John Leahy et lui-même s'y
retrouvent pour une soirée festive, qui doit accompagner la signature du
protocole d'accord. Mais le patron d'AirAsia veut faire durer le
plaisir. « Pas question de signer avant minuit », explique-t-il. A
minuit pile, John Leahy revient à la charge, contrat en main. « Vous
n'avez pas dansé, il faut d'abord danser », lui lance Tony Fernandes. «
Je ne danse pas », répond l'Américain. « Alors je ne signe pas »,
s'amuse Tony Fernandes. « John, il faut danser », ordonne Tom Enders, à
son directeur des ventes, qui finit par céder. « Trois danses plus tard,
nous avons signé, avec la cravate autour de la tête », raconte Tony
Fernandes. Pour finir, dix hôtesses d'AirAsia apposeront des baisers de
rouge à lèvres sur le contrat. « Je me suis demandé comment j'allais
pouvoir présenter ce document à mes administrateurs », conclut Tony
Fernandes.

http://www.boursorama.com/forum-eads-les-dessous-de-la-commande-d-air-asia-409731282-1