Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, becoming just the third airline to receive the long-delayed composite jet. The carrier received the aircraft on Tuesday (US time) in Seattle, and expected to fly it to Washington, DC before departing for the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. The airline has said it initially
The Australian Aviation Psychology Association will hold its 10th International Symposium from November 19-22 at the Manly Pacific Hotel in Sydney. The symposium – entitled “Next Generation Safety” – aims to “challenge current thinking and ensure innovation and adaptation continues within the aviation psychology and human factors domain.” This content is available exclusively to Australian
Boeing has named long-time sales executive John Wojick to lead its commercial sales division. Mr Wojick, most recently Boeing’s vice president for commercial sales in North America, takes over for Ray Conner, who was named president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes in June. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become
US air safety investigators have determined that a fracture to a spinning shaft inside a Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s General Electric GEnx engine caused the contained failure that led to a brush fire at a South Carolina airport late last month. The National Transportation Safety Board said it’s still trying to determine what caused the fan
NASA has flown a scale model of its updated blended wing-body research aircraft in a small step toward what many believe will be a giant leap in aircraft design. The Boeing-designed X-48C took off from Edwards Air Force Base in California yesterday morning (US time) and reached an altitude of 5,500ft before landing nine minutes
China’s Xiamen Airlines has agreed to purchase 40 Boeing 737-800s as part of a major fleet expansion. The deal, valued at US$3.5 billion at list prices, is pending Chinese government approval. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username