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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...

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
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
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
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...

Published Fri, Jun 6 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...

Published Wed, 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...

Published Sun, May 18 2008 8:12 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...

Published Thu, 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...

Published Wed, May 14 2008 4:39 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...

Published Tue, May 13 2008 8:22 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...

Published Mon, May 12 2008 9:48 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...

Published Fri, May 9 2008 8:33 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...

Published Wed, May 7 2008 8:24 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...

Published Sat, May 3 2008 7:41 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...

Published Tue, 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...

Published Wed, Mar 26 2008 11:54 AM by Flightblogger

Filed under: Airbus, A350

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