2012 Singapore Airshow - Airbus Summary Achievements
The high-profile Airbus
role at Singapore’s Changi Exhibition Centre underscored the company’s
strong presence in the Asia-Pacific region, which accounts for an
important part of its commercial business and represents an increasingly
active industrial base.
In signing the A330 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F)
conversion memorandum of understanding, Airbus is positioned to further
expand its freighter aircraft portfolio. With a teaming that involves
Singapore’s ST Aerospace and Airbus’ EADS EFW sister company, this
programme will modify A330s that have completed their useful operational
service as passenger jetliners for new careers as cargo aircraft.
Airbus President and Chief Executive Officer Tom
Enders said ST Aerospace’s involvement in the A330P2F project reflects
the growing industrial importance of Asia-Pacific companies for Airbus.
“Our business is not moving east…it has moved
east,” he explained. “The Asia-Pacific region is not just important
for us in terms of sales, it also offers significant opportunities for
industrial partnerships as we seek ways to meet increased demand for our
products and to supplement industrial and engineering capacity in
Europe.”
In another Singapore Airshow-related development,
Airbus signed a contract with Singapore’s SIA Engineering Company for
implementation of the Airbus Managed Inventory (AMI) solution. As a
result, the SIA Engineering Company becomes Asia-Pacific’s inaugural
customer for AMI, which is part of Airbus’ strategy to further expand
its services offer.
Also announced at Singapore was an agreement with
Thai Airways International for an Airbus flight hour services-tailored
support package, providing aircraft inventory and maintenance for the
Thailand-based airline’s A380 fleet. Thai Airways International is one
of two Asia-Pacific carriers that will receive their first A380s in
2012, along with Malaysia Airlines.
Completing Airbus’ business activity at the 2012
Singapore Airshow was the finalizing of a purchase order with
Kuwait-based ALAFCO for 35 A320neo Family aircraft, bringing this
aviation lease and finance company’s total backlog for the type to 85.
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