Category: Civil Aviation

China has become the first country outside the United States to take delivery of 1000 Boeing aircraft, reflecting the country’s growing involvement in Boeing production. According to the U.S. jet maker, more than 7000 Boeing aircraft worldwide include major parts and assemblies produced in China, with Chinese companies contributing to all current Boeing production aircraft.

Shareholders of Airbus parent EADS have approved sweeping corporate changes that abandon a Franco-German power sharing agreement in favor of what the company’s leaders described as “emancipation” from political influence. The new rules would dissolve a pact that gives France, Germany and Spain veto rights on strategic decisions. Instead, an expanded board of 12 people

While Boeing says a test flight of its troubled 787 Dreamliner has gone according to script, the aircraft could face a new setback as the FAA reportedly mulls limiting the 787’s ETOPS limits. A 787 took to the skies on Monday for the first time since the model was grounded in mid-January after batteries overheated

A pair of flight-ready engines have been installed on the first Airbus A350 XWB test aircraft as the aircraft maker prepares to commence flight testing in the coming months. The Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines have been installed alongside a Honeywell HGT1700 auxiliary power unit at Airbus’ production facilities in Toulouse, France. With that done, A350