Category: Civil Aviation

The US Federal Aviation Administration yesterday issued Boeing with an amended type certificate for the 787-8 Dreamliner equipped with General Electric GEnx engines. Boeing completed flight testing of the combination last month. The 787 received FAA certification with Rolls-Royce engines in August 2011 and entered commercial service in October. This content is available exclusively to

Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner has won the 2011 Collier Trophy, capping a year that saw the heavily hyped aeroplane finally enter commercial service but continue to face production snags. The Collier Trophy, an annual award presented by the US National Aeronautics Association, recognises “the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America.” First awarded in 1911,

Airbus parent EADS has predicted booming profits this year after releasing solid financial results for 2011. EADS, which also owns Eurocopter, Astrium and Cassidian, finished the year with a record order book worth €541bn euros (A$670bn) and revenues of €49bn (AU$60.6bn), a seven percent increase.  Fourth quarter profits were up 72 per cent to €612m

Boeing 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