Category: Civil Aviation

Boeing and El Al Airlines have finalised an order for two 737-900ERs. The deal, valued at US$179.2 million at list prices, comes in addition to four -900ERs ordered in March 2011. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username

Boeing has rolled out the first 787 Dreamliner for United Airlines as the composite-built aircraft prepares to hit the US market. United’s 787 features a custom livery with a gold line wrapping the fuselage from nose to tail. “The swoop,” as United describes it, “is inspired by the trademark swoop painted on each Boeing aircraft

Airbus parent EADS has announced stronger than expected profits but further delays to its A350 program. EADS said net profits for the second quarter reached 461 million euros ($545m), up from 121 million euros in the same period last year. Sales were up 12 per cent to 13.5 billion euros, with the company’s order book

US air safety regulators have launched an investigation after debris that fell from a Boeing 787 engine started a grass fire at an airport in South Carolina. The grass fire shut down the Charleston International Airport for more than an hour on Saturday afternoon (US time), and emergency crews later found metal debris from the