Category: Civil Aviation

Japan’s All Nippon Airlines has placed an order with Boeing for five 777-200ERs and five 767-300ERs. The order is valued at US$2bn (A$2.26bn) at list prices, although the airline is likely to have extracted a significant discount. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest

Boeing has attacked Airbus’s use of state aid after the US Congress released a letter urging the US administration to ensure that the European manufacturer complies with a recent WTO ruling which found some forms of aid to Airbus illegal. “Despite an imminent final WTO ruling on illegal subsidies, Airbus appears poised to extend and

Panamanian carrier Copa Airlines has ordered two additional Boeing 737-800s. The airline now has ordered 15 737s this year. 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.

The 787 completed high-speed taxi tests on December 12, the last in a series of functional tests planned in preparation for first flight, which Boeing says is planned for December 15. “Our pilots told me the airplane performed beautifully,” said Mike Delaney, vice president and chief project engineer for the 787 of the taxi tests.