A revealing Monday
The big OEMs have new models to show off today. Airbus has its new A330-800 out of the paint shop. Boeing has its new 737 MAX7 also out of the paint shop. This is great for both companies. Except the…
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A330neo Test Flights
Airbus has been rather quiet about this program since the first flight in October. The A330neo flight test program has been making good progress. The program has two of the program’s planned three test aircraft flying. The two flying are…
A330-800 starts final assembly
Airbus reported this morning that the A330-800 assembly has begun. “Final assembly of the newest member of the A330neo Family, the A330-800, has started and is on track for the first flight planned in mid-2018. The A330-800 complements the A330-900,…
Airbus A330neo First Flight
We got back from a whirlwind trip of under 24 hours to watch Airbus’ newest jet take to the skies. Anyone who has attended a “first flight” knows the excitement such events generate. More of our pictures here. To get…
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It’s official – the C929 is on
Reports (here and here) indicate that COMAC and UAC have signed documents to formally register a joint venture to develop a widebody jet. The concept was first mulled in 2014. That announcement included an image of what the aircraft might…