iscoverBoeing 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
Boeing’s oft-delayed 787 Dreamliner took off on its first flight at approximately 10:27am local time on December 15 (approximately 5:27am December 16 AEDST) from Paine Field, Everett, to begin a three hour long flight test. The aircraft, ZA001 registered N787BA, was piloted by 787 chief pilot Michael Carriker and engineering pilot Randall Neville, with the
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.
Quickstep Holdings announced on December 7 that it has finalised a share placement with institutional and sophisticated investors, raising $11.492 million which will be used for the purchase of capital equipment for production of parts for the Joint Strike Fighter program. The company also plans to raise a further $6.24 million in a share purchase
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
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