iscoverBoeing 787 ZA003 has made the type’s first visit to foreign soil, with the aircraft landing at Farnborough shortly after 9am local time on July 18 to take part in the Airshow. “It’s an honour to showcase the 787 here at the Farnborough Airshow,” said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787
Boeing has issued a “cautionary note” that delivery of the first Boeing 787-8 to launch customer All Nippon Airlines may be delayed from the last quarter of the year to early 2011. Boeing vice president and general manager 787 Scott Fancher noted that instrumentation configuration changes and the horizontal stabiliser inspections had “stacked up” and
Airbus and Eurocopter have signed a €1.5bn (A$2.1bn) agreement which will see doors for the A350 XWB designed and manufactured by Eurocopter Deutschland at Donauwörth in Germany. “This A350 XWB contract with Airbus, which gives us the go-ahead for the production phase, is of decisive importance to the future sustainability of our manufacturing site in
ATR has partnered with Giugiaro Design for the development of the new ATR ‘-600 series’ cabin, featuring new seats and optional two-class configuration. Named ARMONIA, the cabin includes new, wider and lighter weight seats which have been ergonomically designed to ensure greater knee clearance. There is also a 10 per cent increase in storage space,
Boeing has confirmed that its 787 Dreamliner will make its international debut at the Farnborough Airshow. Dreamliner ZA003, which is being used to test and certify the aircraft’s interior systems, will touch down at Farnborough the morning of Sunday July 18 and will remain on static display through mid-day July 20. It will be open
Airbus CEO Tom Enders said that he is “surprised and disappointed” by the announcement by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that it will delay a report into alleged subsidies received by Boeing which was filed in 2004 as a countersuit to a similar case filed by the US against EU aid given to Airbus. The
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