Air France says it will become the first European carrier to put the Airbus A380 into service in April 2007 on transatlantic services to New York and Montreal. It will take four aircraft out of its order for 10 in the second quarter of 2007 and will subsequently fly the ultra-large airliner to Tokyo and Beijing in 2008. Singapore Airlines is scheduled to become the first carrier to put the aircraft into service in April 2006 on its Singapore to London Heathrow route.
Source: Airline Business
Boeing chief executive David Calhoun thinks the company could have its 737 Max 7 and Max 10 certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration in the first half of 2025, while cautioning that the regulator will determine ultimate timing.
Boeing still aims by year-end to boost production to 38 737s and five 787s monthly, returning to output levels at which the company had said it was operating prior to this year’s production slowdown.
Longtime aerospace executive and former Collins Aerospace chief Kelly Ortberg will succeed David Calhoun as Boeing’s chief executive on 8 August.
