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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

• 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... Posted Jun 18 2008, 08:23 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis Filed under: Boeing, Airbus, KC-X, Northrop Grumman

• 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

• Virgin America: IFE Heaven

  Los Angeles -- For my flight to Seattle, I jumped at the opportunity to try Virgin America for the first time. I've spent plenty of time analyzing the new airline andwhat it means for the global Virgin brand, but had yet to have the chance to see... Posted May 18 2008, 08:12 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis Filed under: Airbus, Airlines, Virgin America, A319

• Airbus, IAE, JetBlue and Honeywell team up for 2nd generation alternative fuel

  Toulouse -- Airbus has announced a partnership with JetBlue, IAE and Honeywell to test the 2nd generation of biofuels. The joint activity will help develop renewable energy technology to convert vegetation and algae-based oils into aviation fuels. The... Posted May 15 2008, 12:41 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis Filed under: Airbus, jetBlue, Honeywell, IAE

• Airbus to test electric taxi for A320 family

  Toulouse -- Airbus announced it intended to test an electric taxi system for A320 family aircraft. The system, which would see electrical motors installed in the wheels, would power the narrowbody aircraft to the take off area to significantly reduce... Posted May 14 2008, 04:39 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis Filed under: Airbus, A320

• 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

• The FlightBlogger Roadshow

  One programming note from your friendly local FlightBlogger. I'll be traveling for the next two weeks to spend some quality time with the world's biggest aircraft manufacturers. Week one will be spent in Paris/Toulouse at Airbus for a technical... Posted May 09 2008, 08:33 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis Filed under: Boeing, Airbus

• A350 gets a new nose...and wing.

  Flightglobal.com reported this morning that new renderings of the Airbus A350 illustrate the new look of the nose with 6 windows similar to that of the A380. A closer look at the images also reveals several major changes to the wing design. The new wings... Posted May 07 2008, 08:24 PM by FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis Filed under: Airbus, A350

• 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

• Grain of Salt: A350 production delay fears

  A350 production delay fears Mar 26 2008 by Alistair Houghton, Liverpool Daily Post FEARS have surfaced that production of Airbus’ newest passenger jet – the extra wide-bodied A350 XWB – may be delayed. The redesigned A350 is struggling to catch up with... Posted Mar 26 2008, 11:54 AM by Flightblogger Filed under: Airbus, A350