Reuters reports that Norwegian has requested a meeting with Boeing to discuss its 787 challenges. The airline has two 787s in its fleet and another three on order. The two in service aircraft have experienced service delays; a power supply…
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
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.…
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…
The British Aircraft Accident Investigation Board issued its preliminary findings (S5-2013 ET-AOP) on the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 fire at London Heathrow airport, and cites the Honeywell Emergency Locator Transmitter as the likely cause. The report indicates that the most…
This was no small fire. It seems to have burned through the hull; the image shows the ribs. No public explanation for the fire has been given yet, but we know from reports that it does not appear to have…