- Airbus A350 XWB Landing Gear Test Bench Ready for Service[Mar. 02, 2012]
The A350 XWB's main and nose landing gear test bench is ready for service at Airbus' site in Filton, UK. This latest step in the A350 XWB's progress is achieved more than one year before the aircraft's first flight and two years before its entry into service.
- Emirates Celebrates Boeing's 1,000th 777[Mar. 05, 2012]
Emirates, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, recently celebrated the unveiling of the 1,000th Boeing 777 during a special event at the manufacturer's plant in Everett, Washington State. Emirates is the world's largest operator of the Boeing 777 and the landmark aircraft will become the 102nd to join the airline's 777 fleet when it is delivered later this month.
- Qatar Airways Expects First 787 Delivery in the Summer[Mar. 04, 2012]
New pictures have been released showing Qatar Airways' first Boeing 787 Dreamliner on the assembly line at the aircraft manufacturer's Everett production plant in Seattle.
- Air Canada: Why Adding the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Could Be a Travel Gamechanger[Mar. 02, 2012]
Air Canada is pinning its future business strategy on Boeing's new 787 jet that will enable the airline to expand to new destinations especially in emerging markets like China and India.
- Emirates Eager for Updated 777, More Visibility Here[Mar. 02, 2012]
Middle East airline's top executives want to buy revamped Boeing widebody, and they're looking at sponsorship opportunities to promote the Emirates brand, likely through soccer.
- Wing Cracks in A380 Superjumbos That Grounded Entire Fleet Blamed on British Engineering[Mar. 02, 2012]
A fault on the new A380 superjumbo which caused the grounding of every one of the jets has been blamed on British engineering.
- Boeing Monthly 787 Output Rises to 3.5 in Step Toward Goal[Mar. 03, 2012]
Boeing Co. said production of the 787 Dreamliner rose to 3.5 jets a month in a step toward reaching a goal of 10 by 2013, a record rate for a wide-body aircraft.
- Boeing Employees Celebrate 1,000th 777[Mar. 02, 2012]
Boeing employees celebrated a milestone in the 777 line on Friday, the 1,000th plane.
- Airbus Negotiating A380 Sales with Two New Prospective Customers[Mar. 02, 2012]
Airbus SAS, the world's biggest commercial planemaker, said it's negotiating with two new potential Middle East customers to sell the A380 superjumbo.
- China Southern's 3rd A380 Commences Beijing-Hong Kong Service from Mar. 2[Mar. 02, 2012]
China Southern Airlines Company Limited's 3rd Airbus A380 - registration B-6138 landed smoothly at Beijing Capital International Airport at 10:56 a.m. Thursday. The aircraft has been put into service Friday on the Beijing-Hong Kong route.