Boeing has completed the installation of new General Electric GEnx-2B engines on the first Boeing 747-8 Freighter as final assembly of the new variant progresses towards first flight. Boeing aims to fly the 747-8F in the fourth quarter, with deliveries to Cargolux due to start in the third quarter of 2010. Developed from the GEnx-1B that powers the 787, the -2B is rated at 65,000lb thrust (289kN).
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Source: Flight International
Comac has kicked off a joint research meeting for its in-development C929 widebody, bringing together a large group of academics, scientists and engineers, as well as government officials, from across the country.
US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chair Jennifer Homendy refutes a whistleblower’s claim that Boeing concealed key documents related to the Alaska Airlines flight 1282 accident in January.
A current Boeing quality engineer told lawmakers on 17 April that the fuselages of more than 1,000 787s could be subject to early failure due to manufacturing “shortcuts” – an allegation Boeing firmly refutes.
