- Honeywell to Upgrade Air China Fleet with New Safety Products[Sep. 22, 2011]
Honeywell Aerospace has been selected to provide avionics for Air China's incoming new fleet of 30 B737NG aircraft. These selections, a reinforcement of Honeywell's strong partnership with China's flagship carrier, will provide a safer and more efficient upgrade as the airline continues on its impressive growth track.
- Honeywell Technology Selected by Tibet Airlines for High Altitude Transportation Routes[Sep. 22, 2011]
Honeywell Aerospace has been selected by Tibet Airlines to be the only provider of auxiliary power units (APU) and aftermarket service and support on its entire A319 family fleet, establishing a strong partnership with an emerging carrier flying across some of the highest and most rugged topography in the world.
- First Boeing Dreamliner Arrives in Fortress Japan[Sep. 28, 2011]
All Nippon Airways' first Boeing 787 Dreamliner touched down in Tokyo early on Wednesday with hundreds of aviation fans welcoming the carbon-composite plane that its American maker is fielding, albeit three years late, to keep rival Airbus out of its best market.
- Aleris Reaffirms Intent to Supply Aerospace Plate to Airbus in China[Sep. 23, 2011]
Aleris plans to supply Airbus operations through its state-of-the-art rolling mill being constructed in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, China, with aerospace plate by 2013. In June, the two companies signed a five-year contract at the Paris Air Show for Aleris to provide aluminum plate and sheet in a range of alloys to Airbus for its global programs.
- China's Jumbo Jet Equipped with "Chinese Heart" Engine[Sep. 26, 2011]
A half-scale metal model of China's first jumbo jet engine, the CJ-1000A independently developed by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), made its public debut at the 14th China International Aviation Exposition in the China National Convention Center from Sep. 21 to Sep. 24 and became the focus of attention at the exposition.
- Boeing, ANA Celebrate First 787 Dreamliner Delivery[Sep. 26, 2011]
Boeing celebrated the delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner today to launch customer ANA during a ceremony adjacent to the factory where the airplane was assembled. More than 500 employees representing the 787 program walked alongside the all-new jetliner to present it to ANA executives as a crowd of thousands looked on.
- China's COMAC Sees "Substantial" C919 Plane Orders This Year[Sep. 23, 2011]
Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China, maker of the nation's first large passenger jet, expects to announce "substantial" new orders for the plane this year, bolstering efforts to challenge Boeing Co. and Airbus SAS.
- What's So Special about the Boeing 787 Dreamliner?[Sep. 26, 2011]
Today, Boeing makes the first delivery of its much-anticipated 787 Dreamliner to Japanese airline ANA.
- Japan's ANA to Receive First Dreamliner[Sep. 26, 2011]
Japan's All Nippon Airways on Sunday signed a delivery contract for receipt of Boeing's first 787 Dreamliner, more than three years later than initially planned.
- Strike Starts at Embraer, Output Unaffected[Sep. 22, 2011]
Metalworkers at Brazil's Embraer, the world's third-largest commercial planemaker, started a 24-hour strike on Thursday to demand a more than 17 percent salary increase.