One of America's newest airlines has gone decidedly European.
Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines Friday confirmed it's ordering 35
aircraft from Airbus, with an option on another 60. The aircraft
will bolster the fleet, replacing the current lineup of 32
MD-80s.
While 2003 was not particularly a booming year for any major
aircraft manufacturer; Embraer seemed to have weathered the
economic storm better than its competitors. Embraer, the leading
Brazilian commercial aircraft manufacturer, registered in 2003 net
sales of US$2,143.5 million and net income of US$136.0 million,
equivalent to diluted earnings per ADS of US$0.7807. The order
backlog as of December 31, 2003 totaled US$28.1 billion, US$ 10.6
billion in firm orders and US$17.5 billion in options.
WestJet isn't happy at all with the outcome of a court decision
locking it out of the new Terminal One at Pearson Airport in
Toronto. Under the decision, WestJet won't be allowed to appeal a
decision by the Greater Toronto Airports Authority to deny WestJet
access to Terminal One.
GCW Consulting announced that Boeing will be a major sponsor of
the Inaugural Shanghai International Aviation Symposium, to be held
April 28-30, 2004 in Shanghai. The symposium will be held at The
Portman Ritz-Carlton in Shanghai. Under its sponsorship agreement
with the symposium, Boeing will showcase the 717 program's
operational successes to symposium attendees, who will include some
of the aviation industry's best-known executives.
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