Category: Civil Aviation

All Nippon Airlines (ANA) has become the latest carrier to convert some of its 787-8s on order to the larger -9 variant. ANA has converted orders for 15 787-8s to the -9, although it still has 50 787-8s on order. According to a statement from the carrier, the -9’s will be used to “meet the

Boeing has confirmed the planned delivery of the first 747-8 Freighter has slipped from the last quarter of this year to mid 2011. After hinting at July’s Farnborough Airshow there may be a slip into 2011, Boeing announced the “schedule change” on September 30, attributing it to “recent flight-test discoveries” which include a low-frequency vibration

Pratt & Whitney has filed a countersuit against Rolls-Royce, claiming the that it misled the US Patent Office to obtain a patent which has formed the basis of a lawsuit which Rolls-Royce has brought against Pratt & Whitney. Rolls-Royce launched court action in the US against Pratt & Whitney on August 26 claiming that fan

Air China has announced an order for four additional Boeing 777-300ERs. The purchase is valued at US$1.1bn (A$1.14bn) at list prices. 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.