Cathay Pacific Places Its Biggest Order for Aircraft

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Cathay Pacific Places Its Biggest Order for Aircraft (Update1)
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., Hong Kong's largest carrier, said it will buy or lease 19 Boeing Co. and Airbus SAS aircraft valued at $4.6 billion, in its biggest single order of planes that can carry more than 300 people each.

The airline will buy 12 Boeing 777-300ERs and lease four of the same model from the International Lease Finance Corp., Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific said today. It has options for 20 more 777-300ERs. Cathay Pacific will also lease three Airbus A330-300s from the leasing company.

The aircraft will be delivered between September 2007 and July 2010, Cathay Pacific said.

Cathay Pacific, which operates 95 planes, has been expanding as economic growth worldwide spurs business and leisure travel. In April 2004, the airline placed an order for three Airbus A330- 300s and leased three more of the same model.

It also ordered two Boeing 777-300 aircraft, which can fly as far as 8,500 nautical miles (15,742 kilometers) and carry as many as 365 passengers in standard seating arrangements. The planes cost $218 million to $245.5 million each at list prices.

Singapore Airlines Ltd., Asia's most profitable carrier, has said it will seek proposals from aircraft makers as it plans to add as many as 30 new aircraft for regional and medium-haul flights from 2009 and beyond.

The A330-300 from Airbus has a catalog price of between $170 million and $180 million and can seat 335 passengers in standard three-class configuration.

Cathay Pacific shares rose 0.7 percent to HK$13.55 in Hong Kong. The stock has dropped 7.8 percent this year, compared with a 6 percent gain on the Hong Kong Hang Seng index.



To contact the reporter on this story:
Vicki Kwong in Hong Kong at vkwong@bloomberg.net
Last Updated: December 1, 2005 04:05 EST

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Mega ordine di nuovi velivoli da Cathay: a Boeing, per 16 B777-300ER, e ad Airbus, per 3 A330-300

Ordine da record per Cathay Pacific Airways oggi, per l'acquisto di 16 Boeing 777-300ER (piu' altri 20 in opzione) e tre Airbus A330-300. "Dodici dei sedici 777-300ER sono stati ordinati direttamente a Boeing, mentre i restanti quattro e i tre A330-300 saranno acquisiti in leasing operativo da International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC). I Boeing 777-300ER saranno motorizzati da General Electric GE90-115B, mentre per gli A330-300 sono stati prescelti i motori Rolls-Royce Trent 700. Le consegne dei 777-300ER saranno scaglionate tra settembre 2007 e luglio 2010, mentre tutti e tre gli A330-300 saranno consegnati nel 2008" si legge in una nota del vettore. "Questo ordine - osserva Philip Chen, amministratore delegato di Cathay Pacific Airways - costituisce una pietra miliare nello sviluppo della Compagnia, e dimostra la fiducia del nostro cda nel futuro a lungo termine di Cathay Pacific. Questi aerei si aggiungeranno ad una flotta che supererà le 100 unità nel 2006. La crescita della flotta - aggiunge Chen - ci consentirà di aumentare i voli e raggiungere nuove destinazioni, rafforzando sia la nostra posizione di compagnia globale che il ruolo di Hong Kong quale grande hub internazionale e porta di ingresso verso la Cina. La flotta attuale di Cathay Pacific conta 95 aerei, di cui 22 Boeing 747-400, 15 Airbus A340-300 e tre A340-600 per i voli a lungo raggio.
(fonte: ttgitalia.it)