A350XWB Reveal
At the Airbus Innovation Days event yesterday in Toulouse the company revealed its A350-900 MSN001. Innovation Days is Airbus’ name for its pre air show briefing event. There is an old saying in aerospace; “If a plane looks right it…
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787’s Grounding Has Small Impact on Boeing
Now that the Boeing 787 is returning to service and deliveries have re-started, it’s only natural to wonder what the long-term impact will be on the manufacturer. The answer is, not much. The grounding, of course, cost Boeing in terms…
A350 Roll Out
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. There is no argument that Airbus’ A350 is a beautiful airplane. The roll out of MSN001, fresh from the paint shop, is an important milestone. Airbus reports the painting was completed…
Is the A350 Order by JAL a Rebuke to Boeing?
Several international press reports today indicate that Japan Air Lines is about to break its all-Boeing fleet and order aircraft from Airbus. Reuters is reporting that the order will be for 20 Airbus A350 -1000 aircraft with an order valued…
Boeing reveals battery solution in webinar from Tokyo
Boeing provided a briefing on the 787 battery solution, which includes a new charger for the revised battery with additional spacing and shielding, and the new case and venting system that has been nicknamed the “fireplace and chimney” by some…
Will Boeing’s “Super Box” Solution Quickly Return the 787 to the Skies?
There has been a lot of speculation as to the details of the Boeing/FAA meeting last Friday, the presentation of a proposed solution to the battery issues, and whether this proposal will be acceptable to the FAA to get the…