iscoverBoeing has rolled out its new 747-8 Intercontinental passenger jet, in a ceremony attended by thousands of guests, customers, employees, government officials and suppliers at its plant in Everett, Washington on February 13. At an event themed “Incredible, Again”, the first 747-8I was revealed in a new “Sunrise” red-orange livery, which Boeing says symbolises prosperity
The fifth Boeing 747-8F to join the flight test program made its first flight on February 4. According to Boeing, “The flight included a standard 2 hour, 30 minute ‘B1’ flight profile that Boeing conducts on all production airplanes prior to delivery, plus an hour of engineering testing woven into the profile”. This content is
Airbus will increase its A330 Family production rate to 10 aircraft a month from the second quarter of 2013. The popular twin is currently being built at a rate of eight per month, with an increase to nine per month already planned for early 2012. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login
Boeing rolled out the 1000th 767 at ceremony at its Everett facility on February 2. The 1000th example of Boeing’s first widebody twin was a 767-300ER for ANA, and was the last to be built on the existing 767 assembly line. 767s from aircraft 1001 on are being built on what Boeing calls “a new,
Comair of South Africa has ordered eight Boeing 737-800s for use by its low cost subsidiary kulula.com. Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make Australian Aviation a preferred news source on Google. Click here to add Australian Aviation as a preferred news source.
Russian certification authority IAC AR has granted type certification to Sukhoi’s Superjet 100 airliner. The approval from IAC AR certifies the Superjet 100 as airworthy, opening the door for the aircraft to start commercial operations. IAC AR has also granted Design Organisation Approval to Sukhoi as a result of the successful audit process which certified
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