Picture credit: Boeing
Boeing has completed the maiden flight of its flagship 787 Dreamliner, the world's first majority composite jetliner.
The aircraft - designated ZA001 - touched down at 1:35PST at Boeing Field just south of Seattle and home to the company's flight test operations centre that will oversee the nine to 12 month certification process. Continue reading...
See also Flightglobal's dedicated 787 first flight page
Gulfstream's G250, the aircraft built to replace the G200 in service, has performed it's first flight successfully in Tel Aviv, Israel.
The G250, a super midsize cabin, mid-range business jet, took off
from Ben Gurion International Airport today at 8:16 a.m. local time,
reaching an altitude of 32,000 ft and a speed of 0.7 mach. Landing gear
was retracted during the flight. Read more...
Airbus Military's first A400M transport took off from San Pablo airport near Seville, Spain at 10:15 local time on its historic first flight.
Aircraft MSN001 landed at 14:00 local time, after a sortie lasting 3h 45min.
Airbus says the first A400M reached its top speed of 300kt (555km/h) as planned during the flight, and that the aircraft performed as expected. Read more and see our photos and video...
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