All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 460
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Boeing 787 completes early taxi testing
Boeing completed early low-speed taxi tests for the first 787 on 7 July. The tests, which began with a 15kt (28km/h) roll all the way up to just over 100kt,...
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Boeing's Vought deal highlights outsourcing perils
The deal, which is expected to be closed by the end of the third quarter, was necessary as the required financial commitment outpaced the Vought Aircraft...
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Bangkok Airways cancels order for an ATR, delays A319 delivery
Bangkok Airways has cancelled an order for an ATR 72-500 and has delayed the delivery of its Airbus aircraft on order.
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NewsSAA to recommit to A320 acquisition
South African Airways (SAA) is close to finalising a new deal with Airbus that will recommit the carrier to 15 A320s originally ordered in 2002, and could...
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FAA proposes changes to flightcrew alerting rules
Recognizing that its current rules are "outdated", the US FAA is set to propose sweeping changes to the written rules governing how pilots are alerted to...
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Airbus and Boeing see orders collapse as deliveries hit record levels
Orders slump as output hits new high Big Two's slow sales exacerbated by large number of cancellations during...
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NewsAustrian regional division to axe CRJ fleet and cut 400 jobs
Austrian Airlines Group is to axe its entire Bombardier CRJ200 fleet early next year as part of a restructuring that will cut 14 aircraft from the 55 in...
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ASD hails Clean Sky progress amid EU 'bureaucracy'
The AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) has commended progress on the...
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UPDATE: Embraer's 1H deliveries nearly reach year-earlier tally
Embraer during the second quarter delivered to customers a total 56 aircraft, four more than in the same...
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NewsVIDEO: Boeing conducts first 787 Dreamliner taxi tests
FlightBlogger has video and photos from today’s first Boeing 787 taxi tests in Everett, Washington.
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Air Jamaica negotiates more early lease returns
Planned fleet reductions at Air Jamaica continue to fluctuate as ownership of the loss making carrier remains under review by the Jamaican government.
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FAA issues new $13 million rulemaking for 737 operators
The US FAA is set to release a final airworthiness directive tomorrow requiring operators of more than 500 legacy Boeing 737 models (-100 though -500) to...
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Boeing confirms deal for Vought's 787 role
Boeing today confirms it has agreed to buy out Vought Aircraft Industries' role as one of six major structural designers and producers in the 787 programme....
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IFC to receive Tu-204SMs for Iran Air Tours in 2011
Russia's United Aircraft has signed a delivery agreement with Ilyushin Finance (IFC) under which it will begin supplying Tupolev Tu-204SM aircraft in 2011...
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NewsAustrian Arrows to axe CRJ fleet and cut 400 jobs
Austrian Airlines Group is to axe its entire Bombardier CRJ200 fleet early next year, part of a restructuring which will cut 14 aircraft from the 55 in its...
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AirAsia share sale may go to single investor
Tony Fernandes, CEO of Malaysia low cost carrier AirAsia, says the 20% share issue the airline plans could go to a single investor.
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JetBird moves closer to air taxi launch
Air taxi start-up JetBird has taken a step closer to the commercial launch of its pan-European operation...
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Indonesian Merpati 737 loses wheel while taking off
A wheel on the landing-gear of a Merpati Nusantara Boeing 737-400 fell off yesterday as it was taking off from an airport in eastern Indonesia.
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FAA’s new NextGen vector: blue sky thinking; blue collar action
The USA's long-term vision for its national airspace system is taking shape one step at a time as the FAA adopts a pragmatic attitude