Airbus has formally opened its final assembly line in Mobile, Alabama, and conducted a media tour on Sunday 13 September before the formal opening ceremony tomorrow. The facility is impressive, and has the capability to build eight narrow-body aircraft per…
It might come as a surprise to many to know the LEAP-powered A320neo is already doing tests outside Europe. The aircraft is now in Bolivia. This comes after flying into French Guiana on September 9. It looks like Airbus has…
In the two minute video you will hear (and see) why Bombardier says the C Series is quieter than the already quiet Q400. The demo was for the local media of course, to demonstrate the case the airplane will work…
Here are some images of the C919 released unofficially via a “WeChat” user. WeChat is a Chinese social media platform – this link provides you with an analysis of the app. Since the provider of these images is not named,…
Late last week Airbus announced that it had started cutting metal for the first A330neo. Airbus’ statement was: The first A330neo is coming to life one year after the programme was launched, with the first ‘cutting of metal’ underway at…
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