The first 747-8 Freighter successfully made its first flight on February 8 from Paine Field, albeit after a slight delay due to weather conditions. Piloted by 747 chief pilot Mark Feuerstein and Captain Tom Inrich, the aircraft took off at 12:39pm local time and underwent a three hour, 39 minute test flight over western Washington, where
Long time CEO of International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) Steven Udzar-Hazy stepped down from the lessor on February 5, after parent American International Group (AIG) decided not to sell the company. “On behalf of AIG, I would like to thank Steve for his tireless service to ILFC,” said Robert H Benmosche, AIG president and CEO. “We
Bombardier Aerospace announced on February 5 that it delivered 302 aircraft for the year ending January 31, and received net orders for only 11 aircraft over the year, compared to orders for 367 in the previous year. For the 12 month period, the Canadian manufacturer delivered 121 commercial aircraft, comprised of 60 CRJ series and
First flight of the Boeing 747-8F is scheduled for Monday February 8 (local time), Boeing says, after announcing that the aircraft successfully completed taxi tests on February 6 at the company’s Everett facilities. “The airplane performed well,” said Mo Yahyavi, 747 program VP and GM, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “Based on early indications, the airplane is
Hong Kong Airlines has placed an order for six Airbus A330-200s, taking its total commitment for A330s to 23. The airline says that it plans to use the A330s to establish new medium and long haul services. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft has announced that the fourth prototype Sukhoi SuperJet 100, MSN 95005, has made its first flight. The aircraft, which features a number of refinements and modifications to match the production standard SSJ100, was captained by Sukhoi Civil Aircraft’s test pilots Sergey Korostiev and Alexander Ivanov. During a 2 hour and 45 minute