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Bombardier Unveils new CSeries Variant

My colleague Mary Kirby got a huge scoop today on the specifications for Bombardier's CSeries. ( initial details ) The full story should be running at flightglobal.com soon. The new variant gives good indication of customer interest if Bombardier...

Published Mon, Jun 30 2008 10:46 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis

Filed under: C-Series, Bombardier
June 30 - The Week Ahead Open Thread

777F to the sky! Boeing has narrowed its 777F first flight from June 27 to July 9 . The heart of that window is this week and sources point to July 3 as the likely date for the new freighter to fly for the first time. This, of course, depends on the weather...

Published Mon, Jun 30 2008 1:00 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis

Filed under: Boeing, Open Thread, Airbus, A380, 777, Singapore Airlines, Emirates
World Premier: Pratt & Whitney's GTF Trailer

In dramatic fashion, Pratt & Whitney has produced a video previewing its upcoming flight test program for the new Geared Turbofan engine. The company graciously given FlightBlogger the trailer for its world premier here on the blog. Some more background...

Published Fri, Jun 27 2008 9:29 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis

Filed under: Pratt & Whitney, Engines
Spiroid Wingtip Technology: The best kept secret in aviation?

EXTRA: Listen to the IAG Podcast with Aviation Partners CEO Joe Clark Imagine an improvement in aerodynamics that might just have the potential to transform aviation. Joe Clark, CEO of Aviation Partners, believes he's got just the thing. Spiroid tipped...

Published Thu, Jun 26 2008 7:39 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis

Filed under: Boeing, A380, 777, Pratt & Whitney, Geared Turbo Fan, 767, Fuel, Winglets, Aerodynamics, Aviation Partners
Fuel Bites

I'm working on a bunch of differing things this week that will be rolled out in the coming days and weeks. We're also working on a new design for the blog I think you'll really like. I finished up the new header yesterday and added gave representation...

Published Wed, Jun 25 2008 5:39 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis

Filed under: Fuel
June 23 - The Week Ahead Open Thread

Boeing's Goings On Boeing launched its power-on feature at newairplane.com . It gives a good rundown of the power-on process, as well as some of the first shots of a very alive ZA001 flight deck. Also, it looks as though the first sections of LN7...

Published Mon, Jun 23 2008 6:42 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis

Filed under: 787, Boeing, Open Thread, A380, Pratt & Whitney, Geared Turbo Fan, ZA004
After power-on, what's next for 787?

Image Courtesy The Boeing Company The completion of the 787 first power-on sets the stage for the next phase of the Dreamliner's march toward first flight. The milestone was met to the day according to sources familiar with the schedule. The initial...

Published Fri, Jun 20 2008 9:22 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis

Filed under: 787, Boeing, ZA004, ZY998, ZA001
Boeing Achieves 787 Power On

EVERETT, Wash., June 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) has completed the Power On sequence for the first 787 Dreamliner, marking the completion of the next major milestone on the path to first flight later this year. Power On...

Published Fri, Jun 20 2008 3:29 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis

Filed under: 787, Boeing
BYOIFE

Bring Your Own In-Flight Entertainment Who needs in-flight movie selections when you can hook up to iTunes movie rentals at 30,000 feet for $3.99? Count this blogger in for a connected flight! Read More...

Published Fri, Jun 20 2008 12:53 AM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis

Filed under: In-Flight Entertainment
The Non-Merger Merger

With oil spiraling towards $150, Continental a found the 4th way to survive the fuel crisis. In conjunction with the retirement of the Classic 737s , the airline is joining up with Star Alliance and apparently abandoning Sky Team and Delta-Northwest in...

Published Thu, Jun 19 2008 11:05 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis

Filed under: Airlines, Continental Airlines, United Airlines, Star Alliance
Breaking: GAO Sustains Boeing Tanker Protest

This is a breaking story and will be updated as details become available. GAO Statement "We recommend that the Air Force reopen discussions with the offerors, obtain revised proposals, re-evaluate the revised proposals and make a new source selection...

Published Wed, Jun 18 2008 8:23 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis

Filed under: Boeing, Airbus, KC-X, Northrop Grumman
777-300ER - Then and Now

I've been working on two new features for the pre-Farnborough issue of Flight, one on 777 and the other on the 747-8. While researching yesterday, I came across a very interesting fact. With the help of the Way Back Machine , the historical archive...

Published Wed, Jun 18 2008 2:54 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis

Filed under: Boeing, 777
June 16 - The Week Ahead Open Thread

Best. Week. Ever. FlightBlogger had its highest traffic in a single week...ever. The combination of the 787 power-on , Hawker 4000 certification , live twittering from Vought, Global Aeronautica and Spirit, and the peek inside Dreamliner Four's flight...

Published Mon, Jun 16 2008 1:00 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis

Filed under: 787, Boeing, Open Thread, Airbus, A380, QANTAS, Vought, Global Aeronautuca, Spirit, V Australia, 777F
Four's Front Office

WICHITA, KS -- This is likely to be the first, and hopefully the last, FlightBlogger blog post from inside an active tornado warning which is in effect for the Wichita area. Dreamliner Four forward fuselage, also known as Section 41, will be delivered...

Published Fri, Jun 13 2008 4:00 AM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis

Filed under: 787, Boeing, ZA004
Onboard Dreamliner Four

WICHITA, KS -- Spirit Aerosystems showed off its forward 787 Section 41 today and invited the media onboard Dreamliner Four, the first nose section to be delivered with a 100% completion of assembly. The first photo features, from left to right, Dreamliners...

Published Fri, Jun 13 2008 3:48 AM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis

Filed under: 787, Boeing, ZA004

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Bombardier Unveils new CSeries Variant

June 30 - The Week Ahead Open Thread

World Premier: Pratt & Whitney's GTF Trailer

Spiroid Wingtip Technology: The best kept secret in aviation?

Fuel Bites

June 23 - The Week Ahead Open Thread

After power-on, what's next for 787?

Boeing Achieves 787 Power On

BYOIFE

The Non-Merger Merger

Breaking: GAO Sustains Boeing Tanker Protest

777-300ER - Then and Now

June 16 - The Week Ahead Open Thread

Four's Front Office

Onboard Dreamliner Four