Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 22, 2009
Boeing said it completed the first engine runs on the Trent 1000s powering the first 787 yesterday. Engines ran for 40 min. According to the company, "the occasion marks the first all-electric start of a commercial jetliner engine on a commercial jetliner." Engines already had been started electronically in test facilities, it noted. Engine runs began with the Hamilton Sundstrand APS-5000 APU providing power to start them.
May 21, 2009
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. is on schedule to deliver the first MRJ90 by 2013 to launch customer ANA, which has firm orders for 25, Executive VP Junichi Miyakawa said yesterday at the Regional Airline Assn. conference in Salt Lake City. The company completed its preliminary design review in April with critical review scheduled to be finished by year end. First flight is anticipated in 2011.
May 20, 2009
Boeing said yesterday that it completed assembly of the first 747-8 freighter's forward fuselage. "The 89-ft., 2-in. fuselage section, featuring the airplane's signature upper deck, was moved from the final assembly installation tool for sealing and testing before beginning systems installation," the manufacturer said. The 747-8's fuselage is stretched by 18 ft. 4 in. compared to the 747-400 and more than 13 ft. of that stretch is located in the forward fuselage.
May 20, 2009
Finnair added its third A330-300, which will enter service today on a flight to Delhi. Two more A330s will arrive in June and November.
May 20, 2009
SuperJet International said yesterday that it is taking a hard look at its original plan to build a 75-seat regional jet and likely will go for an aircraft in the 100/115-seat range to complement the existing 95-passenger SSJ 100 platform.
Sep 25, 2015
Airbus began fuselage assembly of the largest member of the A350 family at its Hamburg and Saint-Nazaire plants.
Sep 24, 2015
Finnair has warned it may take a €30 million ($33.4 million) hit due to national pension reforms, although it is also expecting a €70 million gain from its fleet renewal.
Sep 24, 2015
Aeromexico is looking to upgauge its fleet with newer aircraft in the coming years, the airline’s SVP-global sales Jorge Goytortua said.
Sep 23, 2015
Boeing confirmed 300 aircraft orders/commitments from Chinese companies and said it will open a joint venture 737 “completion” facility in China.
Sep 23, 2015
Japan is returning to the world of commercial aviation, this time on the wings of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, expected to make its first flight in late October.
Sep 23, 2015
Chinese companies are expected to order 300 Boeing aircraft, and Boeing is poised to announce a 737 manufacturing facility in China.
Sep 22, 2015
On the eve of the formal opening ceremonies of Airbus’ first airliner factory in North America, company president and CEO Fabrice Brégier was keen to make something clear to the media gathered for the event.