Wed, Feb 22, 2012
Enders: 'Our Business Has Moved East'
The high-profile role for Airbus at Singapore’s Changi
Exhibition Centre last week 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, company officials said.
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 during the week, 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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