Category: Civil Aviation

Boeing has announced that the window for the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner will open at 10am local time on December 15. “This date is dependent on final internal reviews, taxi tests and receiving the final experimental ticket from the US Federal Aviation Administration,” the company said in a media notice issued on December

Boeing has announced that it has completed the analysis of the static test on the wing join modification for the 787 Dreamliner, while also announcing that the first aircraft has completed its gauntlet tests. “I am happy to report that the program has validated the airplane structure for the 787 Dreamliner,” said Scott Fancher, vice

Boeing announced on December 9 that it has commenced final gauntlet testing on the first 787 (MSN ZA001), raising the prospect that the aircraft may be ready to make its first flight earlier than expected. The gauntlet tests simulate operating the aircraft’s systems in flight, and are conducted in two blocks. The first block includes

Boeing says first runs of the 747-8 Freighter’s General Electric GEnx-2B engines were successfully completed on December 8. The tests, which began just before 10am local time on Tuesday, saw the engines started and then operated at various power settings to verify systems performance. APU power was used to start the first engine, with the