iscoverBoeing has scored nearly four times as many aircraft orders as Airbus over the first two months of 2012 as it seeks to make up ground on its European rival. The US airframer sold 387 aircraft during January and February, headlined by the closing of a deal for 230 737 MAX aircraft with Indonesian LCC
Boeing says it has completed all testing required for type certification of its 787-8 Dreamliner with General Electric GEnx engines. “The last phase of testing focused on extended operations onboard a production airplane,” said Mike Sinnett, vice president and chief project engineer, 787 program. “The airplane performed beautifully during this testing, further demonstrating its reliability.”
Emirates Airlines President Tim Clark has lashed out at Airbus over its handling of A380 wing cracks, saying the airline will seek compensation for a claimed $90 million in lost revenues. Emirates is having to temporarily ground six of its 21 A380s at a time while the wing cracks are fixed. Clark told the Financial
China has held up $12 billion in aircraft sales from Airbus over the European Union’s carbon pricing scheme, Airbus said in a call for the EU to reconsider the plan. Louis Gallois, the CEO of Airbus parent EADS, told a news conference yesterday that Airbus has become a “hostage” to the dispute between the EU
Airbus will begin testing the main and nose landing gear of its A350 XWB after completing a test bench at its facility in the British city of Filton. The European planemaker says it is carrying out extensive testing campaigns on all A350 systems well ahead of first flight next year, part of an effort to
Thai Airways’ first Airbus A380 made its maiden flight yesterday from Toulouse, France to Hamburg, Germany, where it will undergo cabin installation and painting. Thai will become the ninth A380 operator when it takes delivery of the aircraft, scheduled for the third quarter of this year. The airline has ordered six of the superjumbo jets
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