Airframers – Page 764
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KC-767 sales drive gets boost from Japan arrival
Boeing's efforts to sell the KC-767 tanker to the US Air Force received a potentially timely boost on 20 February, when the manufacturer delivered Japan's...
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US Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance project
An announcement on the delayed platform selection for the US Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance project is expected on 7 March, with a Defense Acquisition...
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2007 Airbus and Boeing order analysis
Engine manufacturer and partner CFM equipped three-quarters of the Airbus and Boeing aircraft delivered last year The rivalry between Airbus and Boeing...
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EasyJet encourages next-generation open-rotor engine technology
EasyJet wants powerplant manufacturers to pursue open-rotor architecture as the prime engine technology for next-generation narrowbody airliners as it offers...
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Qantas 747 electrical failure 'less serious' than first thought
Australian investigators say the in-flight loss of electrical power on board a Qantas Boeing 747-400 last month was not as serious as first indications suggested. During...
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PICTURE: Final assembly begins of second flight-test Boeing 787
Boeing began final assembly on 15 February of the second flight-test Boeing 787 at its Everett plant in Washington. Fuselage and wing sections for Dreamliner...
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NewsSingapore 2008: Boeing considers suspending work on 787-3
Boeing is considering suspending work on the -3 shorthaul variant of its troubled 787 twinjet as it fights to get production of the long-range -8 lead version...
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NewsSukhoi Superjet 100 completes first engine runs
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 prototype has moved a step nearer to first flight, following the completion of the...
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Low-cost carriers step up French invasion
Low-cost carriers step up French invasion EasyJet's decision to open...
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Comment - Engines of change
Despite surging narrowbody orders, the clamour is growing louder for next-generation replacements. The manufacturers had been predicting that new engine...
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Bombardier CSeries for sale
Bombardier's CSeries family of 110- to 130-seat airliners is now officially for sale after a four-year evolution, including a brief spell during which the...
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Airbus claims fuel cells first
Airbus-led team carried out flight in February with hydrogen and oxygen-based fuel cell generating up to 20kW
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Virgin biofuel demonstration to use first generation feedstock: Boeing
Virgin Atlantic looks set to use a first-generation feedstock to evaluate biofuel alternatives for air transport, something which the UK airline had widely...
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Singapore 2008: New narrowbody needs 15% better economics: Udvar-Hazy
International Lease Finance chief Steven Udvar-Hazy says a replacement narrowbody aircraft for the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 will require a 15% improvement...