iscoverOn the back of an Emirates order for 150, Boeing has formally launched its much-anticipated 777X program, announcing program go-ahead, appropriately enough, at the Dubai Airshow on Sunday. In all Boeing has received a record-breaking number of customer orders and commitments for the newest member of its twin-aisle, with agreements for 259 aircraft from four
The week before Boeing is expected to officially launch its 777X program at the Dubai Airshow, the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers at the manufacturer’s Puget Sound (Washington state) facility has voted down an extension to an existing employment contract. The move potentially risks the launch and at the very least casts an
Airbus, easyJet and Norwegian sensing specialist Nicarnica Aviation have successfully created first ever significant artificial ash cloud to test new technology that detects and estimate concentrations of volcanic ash in the atmosphere. An A400M airlifter dispersed one tonne of Icelandic ash into the atmosphere at between 9,000ft and 11,000ft creating conditions consistent with the 2010
Airbus and Boeing are readying to square-off at next week’s Dubai Airshow in what stands to be one of the most significant milestones in the manufacturers’ new airliner programs. Airbus will be hoping to energise sales for its slower-than-expected A380 and that the A350 will add to the strong orders already made by some of
Sunshine Coast-based Flight Options Flight Training Centre is now a Registered Training Organisation (RTO). As an RTO, Flight Options can now award students with a nationally recognised aviation qualification on the completion of their courses. The centre currently provides the Certificate IV in Aviation – Commercial Pilot Licence and Diplomas of Aviation in Instrument Flight
Airbus has maintained its strong performance with the 153 order bookings and 59 deliveries during October. The new business brings the manufacturer’s backlog to a new industry record of nearly 5,400 aircraft, representing eight years of output at full production rates. New orders included Japan Airlines’ milestone order for 18 A350-900 and 13 A350-1000 jetliners,
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