China Eastern Airlines has signed a deal with Boeing's Long Beach division to convert two MD-11s into freighters for its new joint venture carrier China Cargo Airlines. The work will be subcontracted to either Kelly AFB in Texas or Aeronavali of Italy. Conversion work on the first tri-jet will start in September 1999 and be completed by December.
Source: Flight International
Airbus A220 operators have been instructed to verify the presence and correct installation of fuse pins in the main landing-gear, after a pin was found to be missing on one aircraft. Examination of the aircraft during scheduled maintenance determined that a pintle fuse pin in the left-hand main landing-gear was ...
Spirit Airlines became the latest airline on 1 August to say it had deferred deliveries of new Airbus A320neo-family jets, a move coming amid competitive pressure and operational upheavals caused by Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engine problems
There is a sense among people who study Boeing that the company’s board of directors made a very good decision in picking longtime aerospace executive Kelly Ortberg to succeed David Calhoun as chief executive.
