Today we spoke with Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of Airplane Development at Boeing Commercial Airplanes. He leads the design, development, test and certification of the next generation of airplane models, including the 737 MAX, 767 Tanker, 777X,…
Dassault Aviation launched a new Falcon Jet model at the National Business Aircraft Association convention, the Falcon 5X, which will compete with the Gulfstream 450 and Bombardier Global 5000 in the super mid-size market segment. Views: 41
Boeing appears to have come around to the thinking that the 747 program has seen its best days in sales with its announcement of a cut in the production rate. While the industry has a relentless urge to seek better…
Bombardier announced today in Beijing that Chinese lessor CLC (CDB Leasing) is a previously unannounced customer for the CSeries, and that with its firm order for 5 CS100 and 10 CS300 aircraft, it also has options an additional 15 jetliners.…
One of the aerospace industry’s famous names includes McDonnell Douglas. You can read up on the firm’s history here. What we want to do is take a look at what is still flying that traces its heritage to this company.…
Have you ever wondered how composite materials, which unlike metal, don’t conduct electricity, can withstand lightning strikes? The answer is that they use a tailored solution of expanded metal, a very thin sheet of lightweight perforated metal that is embedded…