iscoverEADS CEO Louis Gallois has admitted that the A350 program has begun eating into its contingency time, but is still maintaining its schedule. Gallois made the admission in a recent interview with Bloomberg. “For the time being we’re sticking to our delivery schedule, but it’s tense, and we have eaten most of the buffer we
One of the three 747-8F test aircraft, RC521, suffered minor damage to an engine fan cowl on May 30 when it hit a tug while being towed at its Victorville test base near Los Angeles. The impact did not damage the engine, and the aircraft is expected to resume flight testing soon. This content is
Luxembourg based Luxair has ordered an additional Boeing 737-800, Boeing announced on June 2. The new aircraft will join Luxair’s existing fleet of two 737-700s and one 737-800. 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
Rolls-Royce has announced that it has successfully run the latest core engine build in its E3E (efficiency, environment, economy) two-shaft research program. “Our E3E technology, which is at the heart of our future two shaft engine product strategy, continues to make great progress,” said RR’s president of civil aerospace Mark King. This content is available
Boeing has signed an agreement with PetroChina to evaluate establishing a sustainable biofuels industry in China. Boeing says that the project will look at all phases of sustainable aviation biofuel development including agronomy, energy inputs and outputs, life cycle emissions analysis, infrastructure and government policy support. An assessment of the economic and technical feasibility is
South African Airways has ordered five additional Airbus A320s, which will be delivered from 2013. The order brings up SAA’s commitment for A320s to 20, with all to be powered by IAE V2500 engines. Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make Australian Aviation a preferred news source on Google. Click here to
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