Category: Civil Aviation

Boeing announced on October 28 that it has chosen its North Charleston, South Carolina, facility as the location for a second final assembly site for the 787. Boeing said in addition to serving as a location for final assembly of 787s, the facility also will have the capability to support the testing and delivery of

Boeing’s vice president of marketing Randy Tinseth told media in Sydney on October 26 that the economic downturn has “reached bottom and recovery has begun”, although recovery will be a “long, slow process”. Tinseth made the comments at a media conference where he presented Boeing’s Current Market Outlook, with a special focus on the Oceania

The Boeing Company has recorded a net loss of US$1.6bn (A$1.7bn) for the third quarter, as revenue increased nine per cent to US$16.7bn (A$18bn), but says that the chronically delayed 787 is still on track to make its first flight by the end of the year. The loss was attributed to delays and associated development

Hawker Beechcraft Services announced on October 21 that it reached agreement with Raytheon Airline Aviation Services (RAAS) to upgrade its Beechcraft 1900D demonstrator with the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 Integrated Display System. RAAS, which specialises in marketing Beechcraft 1900 aircraft to regional airline, freight and corporate operators, will feature the HBS IDS upgrade in