Boeing 787-9 First Flight
First flight of the 787-9 Dreamliner has been scheduled for today at 10:00 a.m. Pacific time. A webcast will be available via Flight tracker This tracker is really wonderful – take a look at this screen scrape. Views: 18
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Boeing 787 Orders
As we get ready for this week’s first flight of the 787-9 it is a good time to review the 787 order book to see how the program is evolving. The following chart breaks down orders to date by model.…
Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 for 787-9 certified
Photo CC-BY-SA MilborneOne Rolls-Royce announced that EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) has issued type certification for the higher efficiency and thrust “Package C” version of its Trent 1000 engine. The 74,000 pound thrust engine will power Air New Zealand’s first…
Delta selects Airbus
Airbus announced that Delta has placed a firm order for 10 A330-300s and 30 A321ceos. The airline selected CFM for the A321s and CF6s for the A330s. Deliveries of the A330s start in 2015 and A321 deliveries are scheduled for…
LCI’s Mike Platt, Unplugged
Mike Platt, CEO at LCI Aviation talks about their business. Views: 27
WestJet joins MAX club
WestJet entered into a LoI to purchase 65 737 MAXs, consisting of 40 737 MAX 8s and 25 737 MAX 7s. The pending order, valued at $6.3bn at current list prices, is a key component of the Calgary-based carrier’s strategy…