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• 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... Posted Jun 30 2008, 01:00 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis Filed under: Boeing, Open Thread, Airbus, A380, 777, Singapore Airlines, Emirates

• 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... Posted Jun 26 2008, 07:39 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis Filed under: Boeing, A380, 777, Pratt & Whitney, Geared Turbo Fan, 767, Fuel, Winglets, Aerodynamics, Aviation Partners

• 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... Posted Jun 23 2008, 06:42 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis Filed under: 787, Boeing, Open Thread, A380, Pratt & Whitney, Geared Turbo Fan, ZA004

• 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... Posted Jun 16 2008, 01:00 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis Filed under: 787, Boeing, Open Thread, Airbus, A380, QANTAS, Vought, Global Aeronautuca, Spirit, V Australia, 777F

• The Oil Drumbeat and B.A.B.E.

  Is the airline crisis of 2008 worse than the economic aftermath of September 11, 2001? Yes, absolutely. 9/11 was a crisis of confidence in the safety of air travel. Airlines simply couldn't fill their planes. The 2008 crisis is far more serious. The... Posted Jun 06 2008, 11:50 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis Filed under: 787, Boeing, Airbus, A380, 737, A320, A350, C-Series, Bombardier, Airlines, Embraer, Pratt & Whitney, Geared Turbo Fan, 767, Northwest, 747, Continental Airlines, United Airlines, E-Jets, Fuel, 757

• A stroll through the A380 Final Assembly Line

  This post was intended to be my final post from France, however battery life and flight departure times got the best of me. After the A380 Production Update I posted two weeks ago, I wanted to provide an inside look at the Final Assembly Line (FAL) of... Posted May 28 2008, 12:09 AM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis Filed under: Airbus, A380

• Breaking: Airbus Confirms Fresh A380 Delays

  Just broke on the Air Transport Intelligence News Wire: Airbus confirms new A380 delays Nicholas Ionides, - (13 May 08 13:43 GMT) Airbus has confirmed a new round of delays to the A380 programme that will affect deliveries at least this year and next... Posted May 13 2008, 08:22 AM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis Filed under: Airbus, A380

• A380 Production Updates - May 2008

  An American in Paris Edition This long overdue update covers the last two months of A380 production. The update covers a lot of ground including two deliveries, many new first flights and several new convoys of structural sections in Toulouse. As always... Posted May 12 2008, 09:48 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis Filed under: Airbus, A380

• Boeing, Airbus face delivery questions for 787, A380

  Within the last week, airlines and other media reports have begun to discuss further delivery delays for customers of the Boeing 787 and Airbus A380. German publication Die Welt ( German , English ) reported that airlines are expecting delays of 27 months... Posted May 03 2008, 07:41 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis Filed under: 787, Boeing, Airbus, A380

• FlightBlogger Exclusive: Emirates A380 Interior Revealed

  The all new interior of the Emirates A380. First flight: October 1, 2008 DXB-JFK 10 more images below the fold Read More... Posted Apr 15 2008, 10:00 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis Filed under: Airbus, A380, Emirates

• March 24 - The Week Ahead Open Thread

  Yeah, it rhymes. On 787 This week could see a date set for a formal announcement of the revamped delivery schedule for the Dreamliner . The assessment which has been on-going since January is expected at the end of March or early April. Analysts are expecting... Posted Mar 24 2008, 02:05 PM by Flightblogger Filed under: 787, Boeing, Open Thread, Airbus, A380, ANA, Gulfstream, MRJ, Mitsubishi, JAL

• Air France A380 Number Two

  Once again, a convoy of A380 sections has wound its way through the French Countryside on its way to the Airbus Factory in Toulouse. This week, the forward, aft and wing structures of MSN040 arrived for final assembly. The photo of its nose section was... Posted Feb 27 2008, 11:06 PM by Flightblogger Filed under: Airbus, A380, Air France

• A380s Out and About

  More and more every week, new A380 superjumbos are being seen out and about at Toulouse. MSN013 - F-WWSJ - A6-EDB - Emirates MSN019 - F-WWSP - 9V-SKG - Singapore Airlines Both images courtesy of David Barrie Read More... Posted Feb 14 2008, 11:26 PM by Flightblogger Filed under: Airbus, A380, Singapore Airlines, Emirates

• First A380 for Air France Sees Daylight

  This is the first A380 for Air France, MSN033. It will wear F-HPJA when it enters service with the French Flag Carrier. The parts for this aircraft were delivered in December to Toulouse for final assembly. Special thanks to David Barrie for assisting... Posted Feb 12 2008, 07:39 PM by Flightblogger Filed under: Airbus, A380, Air France

• A380 Production Updates - February 2008

  I've added the following updates to the main A380 production post . F-WWSI, MSN012 taxis for the first time today. Image courtesy David Barrie. FLIGHT TESTING MSN004 was repainted and flown using GTL (gas-to-liquid) synthetic fuel from Toulouse to... Posted Feb 11 2008, 09:11 PM by Flightblogger Filed under: Airbus, A380, Singapore Airlines