[UPDATE – Boeing has communicated with us that the company has made no decision about 777x assembly and they continue to explore all their options] With Japan Air Lines breaking Boeing’s lock on the Japanese market with an order for…
A report from Russia states that the government is considering allowing assembly of its commercial aircraft programs in India. This is a bold move. According to the report Indian production could reduce costs by 40%. Commercial aerospace chases cost reduction…
Boeing just released their third quarter delivery numbers. Comparing the orders and deliveries year to date provides the following chart. Views: 13
The US government is closed, but you wouldn’t know it by going to your local airport. TSA screeners are still checking bags, the control towers and FAA are still guiding aircraft safely to their destinations, and business travelers and tourists…
It seems the 787 and Norway can’t get along. On Saturday Norwegian took one of its new 787s out of service and demanded that Boeing repair the plane after it suffered repeated breakdowns. This is after a series of breakdowns…
LOT, the Polish national airline, is an early 787 customer and has experienced reliability difficulties, leasing in 767s as needed rather than canceling flights. Earlier this week the airline was forced to delay some of its 787 flights after checks…