US airframer Boeing has reportedly said it is not seeking a change of control at Embraer as it seeks to take over the Brazilian company. Boeing has moved quickly to create a tie-up with Embraer in what is seen as a retaliatory move to counter the Airbus/Bombardier deal which saw the [read more]
Today Emirates (EK/UAE) announced the new daily route to London Stansted (STN/EGSS) using the Boeing 777-300ER airframe with the new first class suites. This is due to the growth of London Stansted and the location of the near technology and pharmaceutical businesses. Emirates plan for this route to cover the North [read more]
Airbus has drawn a giant Christmas tree over Germany on a test flight of a new Airbus A380. The flight from Airbus’ A380 assembly facility in Hamburg took at 12:47 and proceeded to draw out the Christmas tree which could be clearly seen by users of websites such as Flightradar24, Flightaware and Plane [read more]
Danish low-fares carrier Primera Air has increased its Boeing 737 Max9 order to 10 further enhance the carrier’s growth potential with possibilities of adding, even more, new routes to its already extensive network. Primera Air will be the first airline to operate the Boeing 737 Max9 with Extended Range. Andri [read more]
Air New Zealand is the latest airline that has been forced to cancel flights due to what it described as “engine events” in their Rolls-Royce powered Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 powered Dreamliners have been involved in a raft of recent engine issues which started with issues reported [read more]
On the 25th November 2017 the Airbus A350-1000 officially got its certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Airbus’ biggest variant of the A350 got its type rating last Tuesday after a extensive flight test program carried out by the Airbus team over [read more]
The Boeing 797 project took a step closer to becoming reality this week when a Chief Project Engineer (CPE) was appointed. The brand new airliner, designed to fit between the 737 and 787 family will be the first all-new airliner from Boeing since the 787 Dreamliner. Former 777X chief project engineer [read more]
UK Engine manufacturer Rolls -Royce is engaged in talks to pitch its Trent 1000 as the power-plant for Emirates new Dreamliners. The Derby based company is one of two engine options on the Dreamliner and will be competing with US giant General Electric (GE). Emirates gave Boeing a commitment to [read more]
European airframer Airbus has suffered a setback on day one of the Dubai Airshow with a planned announcement for an A380 deal failing to materialise as Boeing wins big orders instead. Emirates (EK/UAE) was expected to give the Airbus A380 a lifeline but instead has chosen to delay that deal [read more]
Seattle based air-framer Boeing is on track to open it’s new Sheffield facility in 2018, Boeings first dedicated manufacturing facility in Europe. Boeing Sheffield will manufacture spur gears, shafts and housings with materials that are also sourced in the UK. The result of a £20m investment, the facility will support global [read more]
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